delta-io/delta

[Kernel][Testing] Add more thorough testing for DataType.toJson

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#2,313 opened on Nov 20, 2023

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Description

Feature request

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Overview

All of our DataType classes provide toJson which serializes the type following the delta protocol schema serialization rules https://github.com/delta-io/delta/blob/master/PROTOCOL.md#schema-serialization-format. We use this method to serialize the physical and logical schemas in ScanStateRow.

toJson is only tested by the 2 round-trip tests in DefaultJsonHandlerSuite. We should add more thorough tests for toJson.

Contributor guide

Research direction
Examine the existing DefaultJsonHandlerSuite to understand the current round trip tests for toJson, then create comprehensive unit tests for each DataType subclass covering various schema serialization scenarios.
Tech stack
scala
Domain
databasebackend
Issue type
Test
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2
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Half day
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Active
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Mostly clear
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ScalaTesting
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60