All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable

All Known Subinterfaces:

GenericSchema<T>, KeyValueSchema<K,V>
```
@Public
@Stable
public interface Schema<T>
extends java.lang.Cloneable
```
Message schema definition.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static Schema<java.lang.Boolean>`	`BOOL`	Boolean Schema.
`static Schema<java.nio.ByteBuffer>`	`BYTEBUFFER`	ByteBuffer Schema.
`static Schema<byte[]>`	`BYTES`	Schema that doesn't perform any encoding on the message payloads.
`static Schema<java.util.Date>`	`DATE`	Date Schema.
`static Schema<java.lang.Double>`	`DOUBLE`	Double Schema.
`static Schema<java.lang.Float>`	`FLOAT`	Float Schema.
`static Schema<java.time.Instant>`	`INSTANT`	Instant Schema.
`static Schema<java.lang.Short>`	`INT16`	INT16 Schema.
`static Schema<java.lang.Integer>`	`INT32`	INT32 Schema.
`static Schema<java.lang.Long>`	`INT64`	INT64 Schema.
`static Schema<java.lang.Byte>`	`INT8`	INT8 Schema.
`static Schema<java.time.LocalDate>`	`LOCAL_DATE`	LocalDate Schema.
`static Schema<java.time.LocalDateTime>`	`LOCAL_DATE_TIME`	LocalDateTime Schema.
`static Schema<java.time.LocalTime>`	`LOCAL_TIME`	LocalTime Schema.
`static Schema<java.lang.String>`	`STRING`	Schema that can be used to encode/decode messages whose values are String.
`static Schema<java.sql.Time>`	`TIME`	Time Schema.
`static Schema<java.sql.Timestamp>`	`TIMESTAMP`	Timestamp Schema.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Schema<GenericRecord>`	`AUTO()`	Deprecated.
`static Schema<GenericRecord>`	`AUTO_CONSUME()`	Create a schema instance that automatically deserialize messages based on the current topic schema.
`static Schema<byte[]>`	`AUTO_PRODUCE_BYTES()`	Create a schema instance that accepts a serialized payload and validates it against the topic schema.
`static Schema<byte[]>`	`AUTO_PRODUCE_BYTES(Schema<?> schema)`	Create a schema instance that accepts a serialized payload and validates it against the schema specified.
`static <T> Schema<T>`	`AVRO(java.lang.Class<T> pojo)`	Create a Avro schema type by default configuration of the class.
`static <T> Schema<T>`	`AVRO(SchemaDefinition<T> schemaDefinition)`	Create a Avro schema type with schema definition.
`Schema<T>`	`clone()`	Duplicates the schema.
`default void`	`configureSchemaInfo(java.lang.String topic, java.lang.String componentName, SchemaInfo schemaInfo)`	Configure the schema to use the provided schema info.
`default T`	`decode(byte[] bytes)`	Decode a byte array into an object using the schema definition and deserializer implementation.
`default T`	`decode(byte[] bytes, byte[] schemaVersion)`	Decode a byte array into an object using a given version.
`default T`	`decode(java.nio.ByteBuffer data, byte[] schemaVersion)`	Decode a ByteBuffer into an object using a given version.
`byte[]`	`encode(T message)`	Encode an object representing the message content into a byte array.
`static GenericSchema<GenericRecord>`	`generic(SchemaInfo schemaInfo)`	Returns a generic schema of existing schema info.
`default java.util.Optional<java.lang.Object>`	`getNativeSchema()`	Return the native schema that is wrapped by Pulsar API.
`static Schema<?>`	`getSchema(SchemaInfo schemaInfo)`
`SchemaInfo`	`getSchemaInfo()`
`static <T> Schema<T>`	`JSON(java.lang.Class<T> pojo)`	Create a JSON schema type by extracting the fields of the specified class.
`static <T> Schema<T>`	`JSON(SchemaDefinition schemaDefinition)`	Create a JSON schema type with schema definition.
`static <K,V> Schema<KeyValue<K,V>>`	`KeyValue(java.lang.Class<K> key, java.lang.Class<V> value)`	Key Value Schema whose underneath key and value schemas are JSONSchema.
`static <K,V> Schema<KeyValue<K,V>>`	`KeyValue(java.lang.Class<K> key, java.lang.Class<V> value, SchemaType type)`	Key Value Schema using passed in schema type, support JSON and AVRO currently.
`static <K,V> Schema<KeyValue<K,V>>`	`KeyValue(Schema<K> key, Schema<V> value)`	Key Value Schema using passed in key and value schemas.
`static <K,V> Schema<KeyValue<K,V>>`	`KeyValue(Schema<K> key, Schema<V> value, KeyValueEncodingType keyValueEncodingType)`	Key Value Schema using passed in key, value and encoding type schemas.
`static Schema<KeyValue<byte[],byte[]>>`	`KV_BYTES()`	Schema that can be used to encode/decode KeyValue.
`static Schema<byte[]>`	`NATIVE_AVRO(java.lang.Object schema)`	Create a schema instance that accepts a serialized Avro payload without validating it against the schema specified.
`static <T extends com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3> Schema<T>`	`PROTOBUF(java.lang.Class<T> clazz)`	Create a Protobuf schema type by extracting the fields of the specified class.
`static <T extends com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3> Schema<T>`	`PROTOBUF(SchemaDefinition<T> schemaDefinition)`	Create a Protobuf schema type with schema definition.
`static <T extends com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3> Schema<T>`	`PROTOBUF_NATIVE(java.lang.Class<T> clazz)`	Create a Protobuf-Native schema type by extracting the fields of the specified class.
`static <T extends com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3> Schema<T>`	`PROTOBUF_NATIVE(SchemaDefinition<T> schemaDefinition)`	Create a Protobuf-Native schema type with schema definition.
`default boolean`	`requireFetchingSchemaInfo()`	Check if this schema requires fetching schema info to configure the schema.
`default void`	`setSchemaInfoProvider(SchemaInfoProvider schemaInfoProvider)`
`default boolean`	`supportSchemaVersioning()`	Returns whether this schema supports versioning.
`default void`	`validate(byte[] message)`	Check if the message is a valid object for this schema.

- Field Detail
  - BYTES
```
static final Schema<byte[]> BYTES
```
    Schema that doesn't perform any encoding on the message payloads. Accepts a byte array and it passes it through.
  - BYTEBUFFER
```
static final Schema<java.nio.ByteBuffer> BYTEBUFFER
```
    ByteBuffer Schema.
  - STRING
```
static final Schema<java.lang.String> STRING
```
    Schema that can be used to encode/decode messages whose values are String. The payload is encoded with UTF-8.
  - INT8
```
static final Schema<java.lang.Byte> INT8
```
    INT8 Schema.
  - INT16
```
static final Schema<java.lang.Short> INT16
```
    INT16 Schema.
  - INT32
```
static final Schema<java.lang.Integer> INT32
```
    INT32 Schema.
  - INT64
```
static final Schema<java.lang.Long> INT64
```
    INT64 Schema.
  - BOOL
```
static final Schema<java.lang.Boolean> BOOL
```
    Boolean Schema.
  - FLOAT
```
static final Schema<java.lang.Float> FLOAT
```
    Float Schema.
  - DOUBLE
```
static final Schema<java.lang.Double> DOUBLE
```
    Double Schema.
  - DATE
```
static final Schema<java.util.Date> DATE
```
    Date Schema.
  - TIME
```
static final Schema<java.sql.Time> TIME
```
    Time Schema.
  - TIMESTAMP
```
static final Schema<java.sql.Timestamp> TIMESTAMP
```
    Timestamp Schema.
  - INSTANT
```
static final Schema<java.time.Instant> INSTANT
```
    Instant Schema.
  - LOCAL_DATE
```
static final Schema<java.time.LocalDate> LOCAL_DATE
```
    LocalDate Schema.
  - LOCAL_TIME
```
static final Schema<java.time.LocalTime> LOCAL_TIME
```
    LocalTime Schema.
  - LOCAL_DATE_TIME
```
static final Schema<java.time.LocalDateTime> LOCAL_DATE_TIME
```
    LocalDateTime Schema.
- Method Detail
  - validate
```
default void validate(byte[] message)
```
    Check if the message is a valid object for this schema.
    The implementation can choose what its most efficient approach to validate the schema. If the implementation doesn't provide it, it will attempt to use decode(byte[]) to see if this schema can decode this message or not as a validation mechanism to verify the bytes.
    
    Parameters:
    
    message - the messages to verify
    
    Throws:
    
    SchemaSerializationException - if it is not a valid message
  - encode
```
byte[] encode(T message)
```
    Encode an object representing the message content into a byte array.
    
    Parameters:
    
    message - the message object
    
    Returns:
    
    a byte array with the serialized content
    
    Throws:
    
    SchemaSerializationException - if the serialization fails
  - supportSchemaVersioning
```
default boolean supportSchemaVersioning()
```
    Returns whether this schema supports versioning.
    Most of the schema implementations don't really support schema versioning, or it just doesn't make any sense to support schema versionings (e.g. primitive schemas). Only schema returns GenericRecord should support schema versioning.
    If a schema implementation returns false, it should implement decode(byte[]); while a schema implementation returns true, it should implement decode(byte[], byte[]) instead.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this schema implementation supports schema versioning; otherwise returns false.
  - setSchemaInfoProvider
```
default void setSchemaInfoProvider(SchemaInfoProvider schemaInfoProvider)
```
  - decode
```
default T decode(byte[] bytes)
```
    Decode a byte array into an object using the schema definition and deserializer implementation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bytes - the byte array to decode
    
    Returns:
    
    the deserialized object
  - decode
```
default T decode(byte[] bytes,
                 byte[] schemaVersion)
```
    Decode a byte array into an object using a given version.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bytes - the byte array to decode
    
    schemaVersion - the schema version to decode the object. null indicates using latest version.
    
    Returns:
    
    the deserialized object
  - decode
```
default T decode(java.nio.ByteBuffer data,
                 byte[] schemaVersion)
```
    Decode a ByteBuffer into an object using a given version.
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - the ByteBuffer to decode
    
    schemaVersion - the schema version to decode the object. null indicates using latest version.
    
    Returns:
    
    the deserialized object
  - getSchemaInfo
```
SchemaInfo getSchemaInfo()
```
    Returns:
    
    an object that represents the Schema associated metadata
  - requireFetchingSchemaInfo
```
default boolean requireFetchingSchemaInfo()
```
    Check if this schema requires fetching schema info to configure the schema.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the schema requires fetching schema info to configure the schema, otherwise false.
  - configureSchemaInfo
```
default void configureSchemaInfo(java.lang.String topic,
                                 java.lang.String componentName,
                                 SchemaInfo schemaInfo)
```
    Configure the schema to use the provided schema info.
    
    Parameters:
    
    topic - topic name
    
    componentName - component name
    
    schemaInfo - schema info
  - clone
```
Schema<T> clone()
```
    Duplicates the schema.
    
    Returns:
    
    The duplicated schema.
  - getNativeSchema
```
default java.util.Optional<java.lang.Object> getNativeSchema()
```
    Return the native schema that is wrapped by Pulsar API. For instance with this method you can access the Avro schema
    
    Returns:
    
    the internal schema or null if not present
  - PROTOBUF
```
static <T extends com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3> Schema<T> PROTOBUF(java.lang.Class<T> clazz)
```
    Create a Protobuf schema type by extracting the fields of the specified class.
    
    Parameters:
    
    clazz - the Protobuf generated class to be used to extract the schema
    
    Returns:
    
    a Schema instance
  - PROTOBUF
```
static <T extends com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3> Schema<T> PROTOBUF(SchemaDefinition<T> schemaDefinition)
```
    Create a Protobuf schema type with schema definition.
    
    Parameters:
    
    schemaDefinition - schemaDefinition the definition of the schema
    
    Returns:
    
    a Schema instance
  - PROTOBUF_NATIVE
```
static <T extends com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3> Schema<T> PROTOBUF_NATIVE(java.lang.Class<T> clazz)
```
    Create a Protobuf-Native schema type by extracting the fields of the specified class.
    
    Parameters:
    
    clazz - the Protobuf generated class to be used to extract the schema
    
    Returns:
    
    a Schema instance
  - PROTOBUF_NATIVE
```
static <T extends com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3> Schema<T> PROTOBUF_NATIVE(SchemaDefinition<T> schemaDefinition)
```
    Create a Protobuf-Native schema type with schema definition.
    
    Parameters:
    
    schemaDefinition - schemaDefinition the definition of the schema
    
    Returns:
    
    a Schema instance
  - AVRO
```
static <T> Schema<T> AVRO(java.lang.Class<T> pojo)
```
    Create a Avro schema type by default configuration of the class.
    
    Parameters:
    
    pojo - the POJO class to be used to extract the Avro schema
    
    Returns:
    
    a Schema instance
  - AVRO
```
static <T> Schema<T> AVRO(SchemaDefinition<T> schemaDefinition)
```
    Create a Avro schema type with schema definition.
    
    Parameters:
    
    schemaDefinition - the definition of the schema
    
    Returns:
    
    a Schema instance
  - JSON
```
static <T> Schema<T> JSON(java.lang.Class<T> pojo)
```
    Create a JSON schema type by extracting the fields of the specified class.
    
    Parameters:
    
    pojo - the POJO class to be used to extract the JSON schema
    
    Returns:
    
    a Schema instance
  - JSON
```
static <T> Schema<T> JSON(SchemaDefinition schemaDefinition)
```
    Create a JSON schema type with schema definition.
    
    Parameters:
    
    schemaDefinition - the definition of the schema
    
    Returns:
    
    a Schema instance
  - KeyValue
```
static <K,V> Schema<KeyValue<K,V>> KeyValue(java.lang.Class<K> key,
                                                        java.lang.Class<V> value,
                                                        SchemaType type)
```
    Key Value Schema using passed in schema type, support JSON and AVRO currently.
  - KV_BYTES
```
static Schema<KeyValue<byte[],byte[]>> KV_BYTES()
```
    Schema that can be used to encode/decode KeyValue.
  - KeyValue
```
static <K,V> Schema<KeyValue<K,V>> KeyValue(java.lang.Class<K> key,
                                                        java.lang.Class<V> value)
```
    Key Value Schema whose underneath key and value schemas are JSONSchema.
  - KeyValue
```
static <K,V> Schema<KeyValue<K,V>> KeyValue(Schema<K> key,
                                                        Schema<V> value)
```
    Key Value Schema using passed in key and value schemas.
  - KeyValue
```
static <K,V> Schema<KeyValue<K,V>> KeyValue(Schema<K> key,
                                                        Schema<V> value,
                                                        KeyValueEncodingType keyValueEncodingType)
```
    Key Value Schema using passed in key, value and encoding type schemas.
  - AUTO
```
@Deprecated
static Schema<GenericRecord> AUTO()
```
    Deprecated.
  - AUTO_CONSUME
```
static Schema<GenericRecord> AUTO_CONSUME()
```
    Create a schema instance that automatically deserialize messages based on the current topic schema.
    The messages values are deserialized into a GenericRecord object, that extends the GenericObject interface.
    
    Returns:
    
    the auto schema instance
  - AUTO_PRODUCE_BYTES
```
static Schema<byte[]> AUTO_PRODUCE_BYTES()
```
    Create a schema instance that accepts a serialized payload and validates it against the topic schema.
    Currently this is only supported with Avro and JSON schema types.
    This method can be used when publishing a raw JSON payload, for which the format is known and a POJO class is not available.
    
    Returns:
    
    the auto schema instance
  - AUTO_PRODUCE_BYTES
```
static Schema<byte[]> AUTO_PRODUCE_BYTES(Schema<?> schema)
```
    Create a schema instance that accepts a serialized payload and validates it against the schema specified.
    
    Returns:
    
    the auto schema instance
    
    Since:
    
    2.5.0
    
    See Also:
    
    AUTO_PRODUCE_BYTES()
  - NATIVE_AVRO
```
static Schema<byte[]> NATIVE_AVRO(java.lang.Object schema)
```
    Create a schema instance that accepts a serialized Avro payload without validating it against the schema specified. It can be useful when migrating data from existing event or message stores.
    
    Returns:
    
    the auto schema instance
    
    Since:
    
    2.9.0
  - getSchema
```
static Schema<?> getSchema(SchemaInfo schemaInfo)
```
  - generic
```
static GenericSchema<GenericRecord> generic(SchemaInfo schemaInfo)
```
    Returns a generic schema of existing schema info.
    Only supports AVRO and JSON.
    
    Parameters:
    
    schemaInfo - schema info
    
    Returns:
    
    a generic schema instance

Interface Schema<T>

Field Summary

Method Summary

Field Detail

BYTES

BYTEBUFFER

STRING

INT8

INT16

INT32

INT64

BOOL

FLOAT

DOUBLE

DATE

TIME

TIMESTAMP

INSTANT

LOCAL_DATE

LOCAL_TIME

LOCAL_DATE_TIME

Method Detail

validate

encode

supportSchemaVersioning

setSchemaInfoProvider

decode

decode

decode

getSchemaInfo

requireFetchingSchemaInfo

configureSchemaInfo

clone

getNativeSchema

PROTOBUF

PROTOBUF

PROTOBUF_NATIVE

PROTOBUF_NATIVE

AVRO

AVRO

JSON

JSON

KeyValue

KV_BYTES

KeyValue

KeyValue

KeyValue

AUTO

AUTO_CONSUME

AUTO_PRODUCE_BYTES

AUTO_PRODUCE_BYTES

NATIVE_AVRO

getSchema

generic