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# parse_fast_schema

> parse_fast_schema — Kinetica Rust API

[gpudb\_api](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/index.md)::<wbr />[avro](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/avro/index.md)
[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/avro.rs#L152-L154)&#x20;

<pre>`pub fn parse_fast_schema(schema_str: &str) -> Result<Schema, KineticaError>`</pre>

Parses a schema string into a serde\_avro\_fast Schema for direct use.This is an alias for `parse_schema` provided for clarity.


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