map the data file path to schema path.
map the data file path to schema path. Ignores ".gz", ".csv", ".tsv" extensions when constructions schema file path. For example: "/a/b/foo.csv" --> "/a/b/foo.schema". Makes for cleaner mapping.
read a schema file as an RDD of schema entries.
read a schema file as an RDD of schema entries. One entry per line. Each entry format is "name : type"
convert a single line schema definition string into a schema object.
convert a single line schema definition string into a schema object. The schema entries in the input line must be separated by ";" example: "id:String; value:Double"