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AvroIndexedRecordConverter resolves aliases before the exact field name

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
68/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
java
Domain
data-engineering

Research direction

Start by locating AvroIndexedRecordConverter and comparing its field-resolution logic with AvroRecordConverter, as the issue identifies the alias loop and exact-name match as the relevant paths. Verify that an exact field name takes precedence over an alias, and add or update coverage for a field whose alias matches another field's name.

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Description

Type: bug
Describe the bug, including details regarding any error messages, version, and platform.

The alias loop returns before the exact-name match is considered. If field b declares alias a, reading column a returns field b and thus values are mapped into the wrong field.
AvroRecordConverter does it correctly

Component(s)

Avro

Dominant language
Java
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