Thrift primitive types are mapped to Avro schemas as follows:
| Thrift type | Avro schema |
|---|---|
| bool | "boolean" |
| byte | {"type": "int", "thrift": "byte"} |
| i16 | {"type": "int", "thrift": "short"} |
| i32 | "int" |
| i64 | "long" |
| double | "double" |
| string | "string" |
| binary | "bytes" |
Thrift complex types are mapped to Avro complex types as follows:
| Thrift | Avro |
|---|---|
| struct | record |
| enum | enum |
| list | array |
| set | array (Note: "thrift":"set" is added to schema.) |
| map | map (Note: only string keys are permitted.) |