[jira] [Created] (FLINK-16009) Native support for the Variable-length and Zig-zag Variable-length integers

[Shang Yuanchun (Jira)]

Yun Gao created FLINK-16009:
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             Summary: Native support for the Variable-length and Zig-zag Variable-length integers
                 Key: FLINK-16009
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-16009
             Project: Flink
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components: API / Type Serialization System
            Reporter: Yun Gao


Currently Flink only support fixed-length integers. However, in many cases the values of the integer fields tend to be small, and we could reduce the size of serialized values by using [Variable length encoding|https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/docs/encoding#varints] and  [Zig-zag variable-length encoding|https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/docs/encoding#signed-integers]. 



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