avro-tools ☆

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Description:
Avro command-line tools and utilities

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 1.12.1@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | @ApacheAvro | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: avro data-serialization big-data cli apache

Install: brew install avro-tools

About:
Avro Tools provides a suite of command-line utilities for working with Apache Avro data serialization system. It allows developers to create, read, parse, and validate Avro data files and schemas without writing code. This toolkit is essential for debugging data pipelines and inspecting binary Avro files in big data environments.

Key Features:

Schema parsing and validation capabilities
Data file inspection and pretty-printing
JSON to Avro conversion tools
Command-line interface for batch operations

Use Cases:

Debugging and inspecting binary Avro data files in Hadoop ecosystems
Converting JSON data to Avro format for storage optimization
Validating Avro schemas against data files

Alternatives:

parquet-tools – Parquet-tools works with Parquet format instead of Avro, offering similar CLI utilities for columnar storage
avro-cli – avro-cli is a third-party alternative with similar functionality but different command structure

License: Apache-2.0

Dependencies: openjdk

Bottles available for: all

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