SPRKSCL1130

org.apache.spark.sql.functions.greatest has a workaround.

Description

This issue appears when the tool detects the usage of org.apache.spark.sql.functions.greatest which has a workaround.

Input code

val result = greatest("columnName")

Output code

/*EWI: SPRKSCL1130 => org.apache.spark.sql.functions.greatest has a workaround, see documentation for more info*/
val result = greatest("columnName")

Scenarios

This function has two overloads.

1. greatest(exprs: Column*)

Action: does not need any change.

2. greatest(columnName: String, columnNames: String*)

Action: convert the params to Column type using the com.snowflake.snowpark.functions.col function. For example:

val result = greatest(col("columnName"))

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