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package org.apache.spark.sql

import org.apache.spark.annotation.Experimental

package object avro {
  /**
   * Converts a binary column of avro format into its corresponding catalyst value. The specified
   * schema must match the read data, otherwise the behavior is undefined: it may fail or return
   * arbitrary result.
   *
   * @param data the binary column.
   * @param jsonFormatSchema the avro schema in JSON string format.
   *
   * @since 2.4.0
   */
  @Experimental
  def from_avro(data: Column, jsonFormatSchema: String): Column = {
    new Column(AvroDataToCatalyst(data.expr, jsonFormatSchema))
  }

  /**
   * Converts a column into binary of avro format.
   *
   * @param data the data column.
   *
   * @since 2.4.0
   */
  @Experimental
  def to_avro(data: Column): Column = {
    new Column(CatalystDataToAvro(data.expr))
  }
}