org.kitesdk.data

Class Formats

java.lang.Object

org.kitesdk.data.Formats

public class Formats
extends Object

Contains constant definitions for the standard Format instances supported by the library. AVRO is the default format.

Since:

0.2.0

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static Format	AVRO AVRO: the Avro row-oriented format
static Format	CSV CSV: comma-separated values (read-only).
static Format	INPUTFORMAT INPUTFORMAT: a mapreduce InputFormat (read-only).
static Format	JSON JSON: white-space separated json values (read-only).
static Format	PARQUET PARQUET: the Parquet columnar format

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Format	fromString(String formatName) Return a Format for the format name specified.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

AVRO

public static final Format AVRO

AVRO: the Avro row-oriented format

PARQUET

public static final Format PARQUET

PARQUET: the Parquet columnar format

JSON

public static final Format JSON

JSON: white-space separated json values (read-only).

Since:

0.18.0

CSV

public static final Format CSV

CSV: comma-separated values (read-only).

Since:

0.9.0

INPUTFORMAT

public static final Format INPUTFORMAT

INPUTFORMAT: a mapreduce InputFormat (read-only).

Since:

0.18.0

Method Detail

fromString

public static Format fromString(String formatName)

Return a Format for the format name specified. If formatName is not a valid name, an IllegalArgumentException is thrown. Currently the formats avro, csv, and parquet are supported. Format names are case sensitive.

Returns:

an appropriate instance of Format

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if formatName is not a valid format.

Since:

0.9.0