Streaming Any File Type with Autoloader in Databricks: A Working Guide

Spark Streaming has emerged as a dominant force as a streaming framework, known for its scalable, high-throughput, and fault-tolerant handling of live data streams. While Spark Streaming and Databricks Autoloader inherently support standard file formats like JSON, CSV, PARQUET, AVRO, TEXT, BINARYFILE, and ORC, their versatility extends far beyond these. This blog post delves into the innovative use of Spark Streaming and Databricks Autoloader for processing file types which are not natively supported.