Iceberg Examples

A collection of examples demonstrating the Apache Iceberg API across multiple languages, built and tested from a single Bazel workspace.

Build and Test

Use Bazel at the repository root for every sub-project:

bazel build //...
bazel test //...

The default Java toolchain is JDK 17. JDK 21 is also supported through an explicit Bazel config:

bazel build --config=jdk21 //...
bazel test --config=jdk21 //...

Common runnable targets:

bazel run //iceberg-java:iceberg_examples
bazel run //iceberg-java:data_operations_example
bazel run //iceberg-java:schema_evolution_example
bazel run //iceberg-java:table_format_v3_example
bazel run //iceberg-java:beam_iceberg_example
bazel run //iceberg-rust:iceberg_rust_examples
bazel run //iceberg-cpp:iceberg_cpp_example

The Spark examples are validated through Bazel as Python modules:

bazel test //iceberg-spark:spark_examples_smoke_test
bazel test //iceberg-flink:flink_sql_smoke_test

Running the Spark pipelines themselves still requires a Spark 4.1 environment plus an Iceberg runtime JAR. See iceberg-spark/README.md for the runtime-specific steps.

Sub-projects

Directory	Language	Description
iceberg-java/	Java	Examples using the Apache Iceberg Java API, including Apache Beam
iceberg-rust/	Rust	Examples using the Apache Iceberg Rust API
iceberg-spark/	Python / SQL	Spark 4.1 Declarative Pipelines with Apache Iceberg
iceberg-flink/	SQL	Flink SQL Iceberg catalog and table workflow example
iceberg-cpp/	C++	Minimal Iceberg-style schema modeling example in C++

Repository Layout

• MODULE.bazel defines the shared Maven, Rust crate, and PyPI dependencies.
• iceberg-java/BUILD.bazel exposes Java libraries, runnable examples, and tests.
• iceberg-rust/BUILD.bazel exposes the Rust example binary and unit tests.
• iceberg-spark/BUILD.bazel validates the Spark Python examples and exports the SQL pipeline.
• iceberg-flink/BUILD.bazel exports and validates the Flink SQL Iceberg example script.
• iceberg-cpp/BUILD.bazel builds a runnable C++ Iceberg-style schema example.

Learning Resources

• Apache Iceberg Documentation
• Iceberg Java API Quickstart
• Apache Iceberg Rust Documentation
• Apache Beam IcebergIO Documentation
• Iceberg Table Format Specification
• Apache Iceberg Flink Integration
• Spark Declarative Pipelines Programming Guide
• Apache Iceberg Spark Integration

License

This project is licensed under the same terms as the Apache Iceberg project.