emkornfield commented on code in PR #12598: URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/12598#discussion_r2062731626
########## format/spec.md: ########## @@ -1473,7 +1473,10 @@ The following table describes the possible values for the some of the field with ### Table Metadata and Snapshots -Table metadata is serialized as a JSON object according to the following table. Snapshots are not serialized separately. Instead, they are stored in the table metadata JSON. +Table metadata is serialized as a JSON object according to the following table. Snapshots are not serialized separately. Instead, they are stored in the table metadata JSON. + +A metadata JSON file must end in `.metadata.json`. A metadata JSON file may be compressed with [GZIP](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc1952). A GZIP compressed file must end with `.gz.metadata.json`. Review Comment: @Xuanwo both of these are good points, I don't have historical context on why these conventions where chosen but this is documenting existing behavior, so I think changes should be discussed on the mailing list as a follow-up. -- 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
