Serialize schemas feature hamba#400

schema_parse.go

@@ -20,11 +20,21 @@ func Parse(schema string) (Schema, error) {
 	return ParseBytes([]byte(schema))
 }
 
+// Serialize serializes a schema object.
+func Serialize(schema Schema) string {
+	return SerializeWithCache(schema, DefaultSchemaCache)
+}
+
 // ParseWithCache parses a schema string using the given namespace and schema cache.
 func ParseWithCache(schema, namespace string, cache *SchemaCache) (Schema, error) {
 	return ParseBytesWithCache([]byte(schema), namespace, cache)
 }
 
+// SerializeWithCache serializes a schema using the given namespace and schema cache.
+func SerializeWithCache(schema Schema, cache *SchemaCache) string {
+	return serializeType(schema, cache)
+}
+
 // MustParse parses a schema string, panicing if there is an error.
 func MustParse(schema string) Schema {
 	parsed, err := Parse(schema)
@@ -93,6 +103,10 @@ func parseType(namespace string, v any, seen seenCache, cache *SchemaCache) (Sch
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("avro: unknown type: %v", v)
 }
 
+func serializeType(schema Schema, cache *SchemaCache) string {
+	return schema.Resolve(cache)
+}
+
 func parsePrimitiveType(namespace, s string, cache *SchemaCache) (Schema, error) {
 	typ := Type(s)
 	switch typ {