snazy commented on code in PR #10877: URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/10877#discussion_r1714878668
########## core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/RESTUtil.java: ########## @@ -194,15 +192,34 @@ public static String decodeString(String encoded) { * @return UTF-8 encoded string representing the namespace, suitable for use as a URL parameter */ public static String encodeNamespace(Namespace ns) { - Preconditions.checkArgument(ns != null, "Invalid namespace: null"); - String[] levels = ns.levels(); + return encodeNamespace(ns, NAMESPACE_ESCAPED_SEPARATOR); + } + + /** + * Returns a String representation of a namespace that is suitable for use in a URL / URI. + * + * <p>This function needs to be called when a namespace is used as a path variable (or query + * parameter etc.), to format the namespace per the spec. + * + * <p>{@link RESTUtil#decodeNamespace(String, String)} should be used to parse the namespace from + * a URL parameter. + * + * @param namespace namespace to encode + * @param separator The namespace separator to use for encoding + * @return UTF-8 encoded string representing the namespace, suitable for use as a URL parameter Review Comment: Clarification would help nonetheless. The code/javadoc is being added here - so I think it's justified to clarify things. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@iceberg.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@iceberg.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: issues-h...@iceberg.apache.org