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Working with JSON data in Apache Spark

In this video we will understand how to work with JSON data in Apache Spark.

  • Spark Version – 2.4
  • Language – Scala

Objectives

  • What is JSON file format
  • Reading JSON file – Single-line mode
  • Reading multiline JSON
  • Writing JSON to HDFS

Downloading the practice dataset

In this lecture we are using RETAIL DB database. You can download the practice dataset from our Github repository.

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Hungary for more ?

  • See our post to learn how to create a Spark cluster on Google Cloud Platform.
  • See our post to understand DataFrame abstraction in Apache Spark.
  • See our post to understand how to manipulate Date columns in Apache Spark.
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