Jim: Thank you for the suggestions. I adjusted the schema to only null or string array and modified the incoming flowfile to cooperate and it worked.
Greg > On May 6, 2021, at 3:57 PM, Jim Williams <jwilli...@alertlogic.com> wrote: > > Greg - > > Maybe use the standard Jolt transformation processor (not the record oriented > one) on the initial set of JSON to avoid the need to apply a schema at the > start. In that processor, use the 'cardinality' transformation with the MANY > option so that any "mac" keys with a scalar string are transformed to an > array with a single element. > > Then your Avro schema could go like this: > > ... > { > "name": "mac", > "type": [ > "null", > {"type":"array","items": "string" } > ] > } > ... > > > Warm regards, > > Jim Williams | Manager, Site Reliability Engineering > > jwilli...@alertlogic.com <mailto:jwilli...@alertlogic.com> | alertlogic.com > <http://alertlogic.com/> > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gregory M. Foreman <gfore...@spinnerconsulting.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 6, 2021 1:50 PM > To: users@nifi.apache.org <mailto:users@nifi.apache.org> > Subject: JoltTransformRecord producing IllegalTypeConversionException > > Hello: > > I am using Nifi 1.11.4 and ran into an issue. > > JSON Input: > > { > "mac":["aabb"] > > } > > avro schema defined: > > { > "type": "record", > "name": "generalInformation", > "namespace": "org.apache.nifi", > "fields": [ > { > "name": "mac", > "type": [ > "null", > "string", > {"type":"array","items": "string" } > ] > } > ] > } > > > No errors experienced when running the file through ConvertRecord. But when > using JoltTransformRecord with: > > [{ > "operation": "shift", > "spec": { > "*": "&" > } > }] > > > I receive the following: > > > JoltTransformRecord[id=33f13cf0-fc17-1b9f-9b11-46f210013a8a] Unable to > transform > StandardFlowFileRecord[uuid=e9905127-b2a2-444a-95bb-baa87523e59d,claim=StandardContentClaim > [resourceClaim=StandardResourceClaim[id=1620323949487-603, > container=content1, section=603], offset=760454, > length=24],offset=0,name=e9905127-b2a2-444a-95bb-baa87523e59d,size=24] due to > org.apache.nifi.serialization.record.util.IllegalTypeConversionException: > Cannot convert value [[Ljava.lang.Object;@4e63fe90] of type CHOICE[STRING, > ARRAY[STRING]] to Map for field mac because the type is not supported: Cannot > convert value [[Ljava.lang.Object;@4e63fe90] of type CHOICE[STRING, > ARRAY[STRING]] to Map for field mac because the type is not supported > > > Is there a way to workaround this problem on 1.11.4? This works fine in Nifi > 1.12.1. > > > Thanks, > Greg > > > > Confidentiality Notice | This email and any included attachments may be > privileged, confidential and/or otherwise protected from disclosure. Access > to this email by anyone other than the intended recipient is unauthorized. If > you believe you have received this email in error, please contact the sender > immediately and delete all copies. If you are not the intended recipient, you > are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in > reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. > > > Disclaimer > > The information contained in this communication from the sender is > confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others > authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby > notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in > relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may > be unlawful. > > This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and may have been > automatically archived by Mimecast, a leader in email security and cyber > resilience. Mimecast integrates email defenses with brand protection, > security awareness training, web security, compliance and other essential > capabilities. Mimecast helps protect large and small organizations from > malicious activity, human error and technology failure; and to lead the > movement toward building a more resilient world. To find out more, visit our > website. >