The key to efficiently converting a large JSON dataset to Parquet files of a specific size without shuffling data lies in controlling the size of the output files directly.
* Setting spark.sql.files.maxPartitionBytes to 512 MB configures Spark to process data in chunks of
512 MB. This setting directly influences the size of the part-files in the output, aligning with the target file size.
* Narrow transformations (which do not involve shuffling data across partitions) can then be applied to this data.
* Writing the data out to Parquet will result in files that are approximately the size specified by spark.sql.files.maxPartitionBytes, in this case, 512 MB.
* The other options involve unnecessary shuffles or repartitions (B, C, D) or an incorrect setting for this specific requirement (E).
References:
* Apache Spark Documentation: Configuration - spark.sql.files.maxPartitionBytes
* Databricks Documentation on Data Sources: Databricks Data Sources Guide