serializeAvro

Serializes data into an Avro binary format

serializeAvro(data, writerSchema [, queryFormat, useCustomSerialization]) → returns any

This function requires Adobe ColdFusion 2023 and up.  Not supported on Lucee, etc.
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See Also:   deserializeAvro

Argument Reference

data any
Required

The data to serialize

writerSchema string
Required

The Avro schema as a string or the absolute path to the schema

queryFormat string

Indicates in which format a query will be serialized
Values:
  • row
  • column
  • struct

useCustomSerialization boolean
Default: true

Whether to use the customSerializer

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Examples
Sample code invoking the serializeAvro function

Serializes a ColdFusion query into an array of Avro binary data

news = queryNew("id,title",
    "integer,varchar",
    [ {"id":1,"title":"Dewey defeats Truman"}, {"id":2,"title":"Man walks on Moon"} ]);
newsSchema = '{  
    "namespace": "my.example",
    "type": "record",
    "name": "News",
    "fields": [ {"name":"id","type":"int"}, {"name":"title","type":"string"} ]
}';
writeDump(serializeAvro(data, newsSchema));

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