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IRC Events Endpoint Implementation: Request & Response Objects

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#13,580 opened on Jul 17, 2025

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Description

Feature Request / Improvement

We have reached good consensus on the IRC Events Endpoint. Before merging this new Endpoint to the REST Catalog Specification, we want to implement core classes.

This Issue is about implementing Request as Response objects from the proposal including serialization & deserialization tests. The objects to implement are especially QueryEventsRequest and EventsResponse including all depending objects such as Event and all XXXOperation.

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  • I can contribute this improvement/feature independently
  • I would be willing to contribute this improvement/feature with guidance from the Iceberg community
  • I cannot contribute this improvement/feature at this time

Contributor guide

Research direction
Review the IRC Events Endpoint proposal (PR #12584) and the existing test patterns in the Iceberg codebase for serialization/deserialization. Implement QueryEventsRequest and EventsResponse classes with their nested objects (Event, XXXOperation). Ensure to add unit tests verifying serialization and deserialization round trip.
Tech stack
java
Domain
backendapi
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
JavaJackson serializationREST API concepts
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65