Package org.apache.avro.specific

package org.apache.avro.specific
Generate specific Java classes for schemas and protocols.

This API is recommended for most RPC uses and for data applications that always use the same datatypes, i.e., whose schemas are known at compile time. For data applications that accept dynamic datatypes the generic API is recommended.

Avro types are mapped to Java as follows:

  • Record, enum, and fixed schemas generate Java class definitions.
  • If a Conversion instance is available for the related logical type, the value will be mapped to the object returned by that Conversion. The logical type conversions for date, time-millis, timestamp-millis and decimal are pre-defined in the class invalid input: '{@link <a href="../../../../org/apache/avro/compiler/specific/SpecificCompiler.html" title="class in org.apache.avro.compiler.specific"><code>SpecificCompiler</code></a>'}.
  • All other types are mapped as in the generic API.

Note that when a generated class is not found corresponding to a record, enum or fixed schema, a generic representation is used. This permits generated classes to be nested within generic data structures.