Avro
- Category
- Databases and data
- Docs outline
- 10 sections
Official docs outline
avro.apache.org- Introduction
Avro data serialization system overview.
- Specification
Schemas, types, encodings, object container files and protocols.
- Schema Declaration
Primitive and complex types, names and logical types.
- Binary and JSON Encoding
How data is serialized in binary and JSON form.
- Schema Resolution
Reader/writer schema compatibility and evolution rules.
- Object Container Files
Self-describing file format with sync markers and codecs.
- Protocol and RPC
Messages and the RPC protocol.
- IDL
The Avro IDL for defining schemas and protocols.
- Java
Using Avro with Java, including code generation.
- Python
Using Avro with Python.
Each section links to the official page. Titles and summaries by Extra Credit; the docs belong to their authors.
