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R. Sharma, M. AtyabCloud-Native Microservices with Apache Pulsarhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7839-0_4

4. Schema Registry

Rahul Sharma1   and Mohammad Atyab2
(1)
Delhi, Delhi, India
(2)
New Delhi, India
 

This chapter outlines using a schema registry in Apache Pulsar.

In traditional approaches, data is transferred using streams of bytes that are interpreted by the receiver. The major problem with using raw bytes is the compatibility and verification of the data that is being transferred. Adding and removing a field in a message can lead to multiple issues. An entire system can have issues when a single field is added or removed when using bytes, which wastes ...

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