Difference between `normalize` and `parse` callbacks in redux-form - redux-form

The current redux-form documentation (version 6.5.0 at the time of this writing) mentions 2 callbacks for the Field object: normalize and parse.
Both descriptions sound pretty similar: They take the value entered by the user in an input field and transform it to a value stored in redux.
What's the difference between these 2 callbacks?

Essentially the two functions do exactly the same thing, i.e. take the value a user has input to the Field and transform it before it's stored in the redux store.
The differences lie in the flavor of these functions and the order in which they are called:
parse parses the string input value should convert it to the type you want to be stored the redux store, for example you parse a date string from a datepicker into a Date object
normalize is meant enforce certain formatting of input values in the redux store, for example ensuring that phone numbers are stored in a cohesive format
When it comes to the order in which these methods are called in the redux-form value lifecycle: parse is called before normalize, which means normalize is called with the parsed input value.
So in short, use parse to convert user input (usually in string form) to a type that suits your needs. Use normalize to enforce a specific input format on the user.

This is what the Value Lifecycle Hooks page tries to explain.

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I have a listbox with 2 columns (say "from time" and "to time"). I want to filter user input by 24 hour format only i.e. no other key should be allowed to press except 24 hour time format (i.e 00:00 to 24:00) in the cell. I tried with this: &"0-2"#&"0-3"#:& "0-5"#&"0-9"# it works well but it didn't allow to put something 19:22 or the value after 13:59 in the cell value as I haven't passed other optional value for that 24 hour time format. In regex, it's a bit easy to achieve this ('/^([01][0-9]|2[0-3]):([0-5][0-9])$/') but not sure how this can be done in the 4d database listbox cell field.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
I suggest you make the list box columns text and manage the display and UI yourself if you require fine control over the input values.
The Time string method will convert a time value for you:
$timeStr:=Time string(Current time) // $timeStr = "07:23:45"
The input filters are not RegEx and will not give you the kind of fine control you need. They will let you filter unwanted characters (anything besides numbers for instance). Try this for the Entry Filter on the column
!0&9##:##:##
The result will be a text string of the numbers entered. Write a method to take the input string, parse the elements, validate them, update the data source and then return a properly formatted string for display. I would use the On data change form event as the trigger for running the method.
$h:=Num(Substring($inputStr;1;2))
$m:=Num(Substring($inputStr;3;2))
$s:=Num(Substring($inputStr;5;2))
Recent versions of 4D manage time values as seconds since midnight which is why you may get a longint value instead of a 'time' value sometimes. And depending on which version you are using and the type of listbox (collection, entity selection, array, etc.) you may not even have a 'time' type option for the list box column which can be confusing. Given all that it's just easier to stringify the value and work with that.
For example, what do you want to do if a user enters "33:45:00"? If you want to reject the "33" at the outset you can do this by evaluating each character as it is typed. The On After Keystroke form event lets you run your evaluation method after each change in the field and the Get edited text command allows you to see what the user is entering. https://doc.4d.com/4Dv18R3/4D/18-R3/Get-edited-text.301-4901376.en.html
To convert a string (or longint) into a time value use the Time method:
$timeVar:=Time($timeStr)
4D is a typed language and has had a time type since the beginning. However with the addition of ORDA some UI objects no longer support the time type (collection and entity selection list boxes, for example) and use a longint type instead. This can be confusing if you are working with an existing app or older code but attempting to use the newer tools. Be sure to look over
https://developer.4d.com/docs/en/Concepts/time.html
and
https://doc.4d.com/4Dv18/4D/18/Date-and-Time.201-4504355.en.html
You may not need to get so involved in the input. It depends on the nature of the UI and the data. Time and date is tricky in just about every platform.

h2o Steam Prediction Servlet not accepting character values from python script

I am using Steam to attempt to build a prediction service using a python preprocessing script. When python passes the cleaned data to the prediction service in the
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for (String p : pairs) {
String[] a = p.split(":");
String term = a[0];
double value = Float.parseFloat(a[1]);
row.put(term, value);
}
Are character values not allowed to be sent in this format? If so is there a way to get the PredictPythonServlet file to use the csvToRowData function that is defined but never used? I'd like to not have to use One-Hot encoding for my models so being able to pass the actual character string representation would be ideal.
Additionally, I passed the numeric representation found in the model pojo file for the categorical variables and received the error:
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How can I get the value of important id and ValueType?
I have tried using web_save_param_regexp (but unfortunately I don't fully understand how the function works).
I have also tried using web_save_param (with the help of offset and length).
unfortunately once again I cannot get the accurate value some values change in length specially when the total amount values dynamically changes per run.
<important id=\"insertsomevalueshere\" record=\"1\" nucTotal=\"NUC609.40\"><total amount=\"68.75\" currency=\"USD\"/><total amount=\"609.40\" currency=\"USD\"/><out avgsomecost=\"540.65\" ValueType=\"insertsomevalueshere\" containsawesomeness=\"1\" Score=\"-97961\" somedatatype=\"1\" typeofData=\"VAL\" web=\"1\">
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I wanted to develop a map reduce logic to find sentence count form the input file

I am new to hadoop and have basic idea of map reduce , the input to the map function will be key and value pair. So how do i basically identify when my sentence is completed and how can i count it. Is default input format that is TextInput format can be used or can we use some other input format to do it in a easier way.
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