I would implement a custom serializer and configure it in the standard Hdfs sink. That way you control how you build the key for each event.
Regards, Gonzalo On 8 September 2015 at 06:42, <thomas.b...@continental-corporation.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm using Flume's HDFS SequenceFile sink for writing data to HDFS. I'm > looking for a possibility to create "custom keys". Per default, Flume is > using the Timestamp as key within a SequenceFile. However, in my usecase I > would like to use a customized string as key (instead of the timestamp). > > What are best practices for implementing/configuring such a "custom key" > within Flume? > > Best, Thomas > >
