[DISCUSS] FLIP-27: Refactor Source Interface

[Steven Wu]

Becket,

Regarding "UNBOUNDED source that stops at some point", I found it difficult
to grasp what UNBOUNDED really mean.

If we want to use Kafka source with an end/stop time, I guess you call it
UNBOUNDED kafka source that stops (aka BOUNDED-streaming). The
terminology is a little confusing to me. Maybe BOUNDED/UNBOUNDED shouldn't
be used to categorize source. Just call it Kafka source and it can run in
either BOUNDED or UNBOUNDED mode.

Thanks,
Steven

On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 7:02 PM Becket Qin <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I had an offline chat with Jark, and here are some more thoughts:
>
> 1. From SQL perspective, BOUNDED source leads to the batch execution mode,
> UNBOUNDED source leads to the streaming execution mode.
> 2. The semantic of UNBOUNDED source is may or may not stop. The semantic of
> BOUNDED source is will stop.
> 3. The semantic of DataStream is may or may not terminate. The semantic of
> BoundedDataStream is will terminate.
>
> Given that, option 3 seems a better option because:
> 1. SQL already has strict binding between Boundedness and execution mode.
> Letting DataStream be consistent would be good.
> 2. The semantic of UNBOUNDED source is exactly the same as DataStream. So
> we should avoid breaking such semantic, i.e. turning some DataStream from
> "may or may not terminate" to "will terminate".
>
> For case where users want BOUNDED-streaming combination, they can simply
> use an UNBOUNDED source that stops at some point. We can even provide a
> simple wrapper to wrap a BOUNDED source as an UNBOUNDED source if that
> helps. But API wise, option 3 seems telling a pretty good whole story.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 10:30 PM Becket Qin <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> > Hi Timo,
> >
> > Bounded is just a special case of unbounded and every bounded source can
> >> also be treated as an unbounded source. This would unify the API if
> >> people don't need a bounded operation.
> >
> >
> > With option 3 users can still get a unified API with something like
> below:
> >
> > DataStream boundedStream = env.boundedSource(boundedSource);
> > DataStream unboundedStream = env.source(unboundedSource);
> >
> > So in both cases, users can still use a unified DataStream without
> > touching the bounded stream only methods.
> > By "unify the API if people don't need the bounded operation". Do you
> > expect a DataStream with a Bounded source to have the batch operators and
> > scheduler settings as well?
> >
> >
> > If we allow DataStream from BOUNDED source, we will essentially pick
> "*modified
> > option 2*".
> >
> > // The source is either bounded or unbounded, but only unbounded
> >> operations could be performed on the returned DataStream.
> >> DataStream<Type> dataStream = env.source(someSource);
> >
> >
> >> // The source must be a bounded source, otherwise exception is thrown.
> >> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
> >> env.boundedSource(boundedSource);
> >
> >
> >
> > // Add the following method to DataStream
> >
> > Boundedness DataStream#getBoundedness();
> >
> >
> > From pure logical perspective, Boundedness and runtime settings
> > (Stream/Batch) are two orthogonal dimensions. And are specified in the
> > following way.
> >
> > *Boundedness* - defined by the source: BOUNDED / UNBOUNDED.
> > *Running mode* - defined by the API class: DataStream (Streaming mode) /
> > BoundedDataStream (batch mode).
> >
> > Excluding the UNBOUNDED-batch combination, the "*modified option 2"*
> > covers the rest three combination. Compared with "*modified option 2*",
> > the main benefit of option 3 is its simplicity and clearness, by tying
> > boundedness to running mode and giving up BOUNDED-streaming combination.
> >
> > Just to be clear, I am fine with either option. But I would like to
> > understand a bit more about the bounded-streaming use case and when users
> > would prefer this over bounded-batch case, and whether the added value
> > justifies the additional complexity in the API. Two cases I can think of
> > are:
> > 1. The records in DataStream will be processed in order, while
> > BoundedDataStream processes records without order guarantee.
> > 2. DataStream emits intermediate results when processing a finite
> dataset,
> > while BoundedDataStream only emit the final result. In any case, it could
> > be supported by an UNBOUNDED source stopping at some point.
> >
> > Case 1 is actually misleading because DataStream in general doesn't
> really
> > support in-order process.
> > Case 2 seems a rare use case because the instantaneous intermediate
> result
> > seems difficult to reason about. In any case, this can be supported by an
> > UNBOUNDED source that stops at some point.
> >
> > Is there other use cases for bounded-streaming combination I missed? I am
> > a little hesitating to put the testing requirement here because ideally
> I'd
> > avoid having public APIs for testing purpose only. And this could be
> > resolved by having a UNBOUNDED source stopping at some point as well.
> >
> > Sorry for the long discussion, but I would really like to make an API
> > decision after knowing all the pros and cons.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 6:19 PM Timo Walther <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Becket,
> >>
> >> regarding *Option 3* I think we can relax the constraints for
> >> env.source():
> >>
> >> // MySource can be bounded or unbounded
> >> DataStream<Type> dataStream = env.source(mySource);
> >>
> >> // MySource must be bounded, otherwise throws exception.
> >> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream = env.boundedSource(mySource);
> >>
> >> Bounded is just a special case of unbounded and every bounded source can
> >> also be treated as an unbounded source. This would unify the API if
> >> people don't need a bounded operation. It also addresses Jark's
> concerns.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Timo
> >>
> >>
> >> On 18.12.19 14:16, Becket Qin wrote:
> >> > Hi Jark,
> >> >
> >> > Please see the reply below:
> >> >
> >> > Regarding to option#3, my concern is that if we don't support
> streaming
> >> >> mode for bounded source,
> >> >> how could we create a testing source for streaming mode? Currently,
> >> all the
> >> >> testing source for streaming
> >> >> are bounded, so that the integration test will finish finally.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > An UNBOUNDED source does not mean it will never stops. It simply
> >> indicates
> >> > that the source *may* run forever, so the runtime needs to be prepared
> >> for
> >> > that, but the task may still stop at some point when it hits some
> >> > source-specific condition. So an UNBOUNDED testing source can still
> >> stop at
> >> > some point if needed.
> >> >
> >> > Regarding to Source#getRecordOrder(), could we have a implicit
> contract
> >> >> that unbounded source should
> >> >> already read in order (i.e. reading partitions in parallel), for
> >> bounded
> >> >> source the order is not mandatory.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> This is also the behaviors of the current sources.
> >> >
> >> > 1) a source can't guarantee it reads in strict order, because the
> >> producer
> >> >> may produce data not in order.
> >> >> 2) *Bounded-StrictOrder* is not necessary, because batch can reorder
> >> data.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > It is true that sometimes the source cannot guarantee the record
> order,
> >> but
> >> > sometimes it can. Right now, even for stream processing, there is no
> >> > processing order guarantee. For example, a join operator may emit a
> >> later
> >> > record which successfully found a join match earlier.
> >> > Event order is one of the most important requirements for event
> >> processing,
> >> > a clear order guarantee would be necessary. That said, I agree that
> >> right
> >> > now even if the sources provide the record order requirement, the
> >> runtime
> >> > is not able to guarantee that out of the box. So I am OK if we add the
> >> > record order to the Source later. But we should avoid misleading users
> >> to
> >> > make them think the processing order is guaranteed when using the
> >> unbounded
> >> > runtime.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> >
> >> > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 10:29 AM Jark Wu <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hi Becket,
> >> >>
> >> >> That's great we have reached a consensus on Source#getBoundedness().
> >> >>
> >> >> Regarding to option#3, my concern is that if we don't support
> streaming
> >> >> mode for bounded source,
> >> >> how could we create a testing source for streaming mode? Currently,
> >> all the
> >> >> testing source for streaming
> >> >> are bounded, so that the integration test will finish finally.
> >> >>
> >> >> Regarding to Source#getRecordOrder(), could we have a implicit
> contract
> >> >> that unbounded source should
> >> >> already read in order (i.e. reading partitions in parallel), for
> >> bounded
> >> >> source the order is not mandatory.
> >> >> This is also the behaviors of the current sources.
> >> >> 1) a source can't guarantee it reads in strict order, because the
> >> producer
> >> >> may produce data not in order.
> >> >> 2) *Bounded-StrictOrder* is not necessary, because batch can reorder
> >> data.
> >> >>
> >> >> Best,
> >> >> Jark
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Tue, 17 Dec 2019 at 22:03, Becket Qin <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>> Hi folks,
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Thanks for the comments. I am convinced that the Source API should
> not
> >> >> take
> >> >>> boundedness as a parameter after it is constructed. What Timo and
> >> Dawid
> >> >>> suggested sounds a reasonable solution to me. So the Source API
> would
> >> >>> become:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Source {
> >> >>>      Boundedness getBoundedness();
> >> >>> }
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Assuming the above Source API, in addition to the two options
> >> mentioned
> >> >> in
> >> >>> earlier emails, I am thinking of another option:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> *Option 3:*
> >> >>> // MySource must be unbounded, otherwise throws exception.
> >> >>> DataStream<Type> dataStream = env.source(mySource);
> >> >>>
> >> >>> // MySource must be bounded, otherwise throws exception.
> >> >>> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
> >> env.boundedSource(mySource);
> >> >>>
> >> >>> The pros of this API are:
> >> >>>     a) It fits the requirements from Table / SQL well.
> >> >>>     b) DataStream users still have type safety (option 2 only has
> >> partial
> >> >>> type safety).
> >> >>>     c) Cristal clear boundedness from the API which makes DataStream
> >> join
> >> >> /
> >> >>> connect easy to reason about.
> >> >>> The caveats I see,
> >> >>>     a) It is inconsistent with Table since Table has one unified
> >> >> interface.
> >> >>>     b) No streaming mode for bounded source.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> @Stephan Ewen <[hidden email]> @Aljoscha Krettek
> >> >>> <[hidden email]> what do you think of the approach?
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Orthogonal to the above API, I am wondering whether boundedness is
> the
> >> >> only
> >> >>> dimension needed to describe the characteristic of the Source
> >> behavior.
> >> >> We
> >> >>> may also need to have another dimension of *record order*.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> For example, when a file source is reading from a directory with
> >> bounded
> >> >>> records, it may have two ways to read.
> >> >>> 1. Read files in parallel.
> >> >>> 2. Read files in the chronological order.
> >> >>> In both cases, the file source is a Bounded Source. However, the
> >> >> processing
> >> >>> requirement for downstream may be different. In the first case, the
> >> >>> record processing and result emitting order does not matter, e.g.
> word
> >> >>> count. In the second case, the records may have to be processed in
> the
> >> >>> order they were read, e.g. change log processing.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> If the Source only has a getBoundedness() method, the downstream
> >> >> processors
> >> >>> would not know whether the records emitted from the Source should be
> >> >>> processed in order or not. So combining the boundedness and record
> >> order,
> >> >>> we will have four scenarios:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> *Bounded-StrictOrder*:     A segment of change log.
> >> >>> *Bounded-Random*:          Batch Word Count.
> >> >>> *Unbounded-StrictOrder*: An infinite change log.
> >> >>> *Unbounded-Random*:     Streaming Word Count.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Option 2 mentioned in the previous email was kind of trying to
> handle
> >> the
> >> >>> Bounded-StrictOrder case by creating a DataStream from a bounded
> >> source,
> >> >>> which actually does not work.
> >> >>> It looks that we do not have strict order support in some operators
> at
> >> >> this
> >> >>> point, e.g. join. But we may still want to add the semantic to the
> >> Source
> >> >>> first so later on we don't need to change all the source
> >> implementations,
> >> >>> especially given that many of them will be implemented by 3rd party.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Given that, we need another dimension of *Record Order* in the
> Source.
> >> >> More
> >> >>> specifically, the API would become:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Source {
> >> >>>      Boundedness getBoundedness();
> >> >>>      RecordOrder getRecordOrder();
> >> >>> }
> >> >>>
> >> >>> public enum RecordOrder {
> >> >>>      /** The record in the DataStream must be processed in its
> strict
> >> >> order
> >> >>> for correctness. */
> >> >>>      STRICT,
> >> >>>      /** The record in the DataStream can be processed in arbitrary
> >> order.
> >> >>> */
> >> >>>      RANDOM;
> >> >>> }
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Any thoughts?
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Thanks,
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >> >>>
> >> >>> On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 3:44 PM Timo Walther <[hidden email]>
> >> wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>>> Hi Becket,
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> I completely agree with Dawid's suggestion. The information about
> the
> >> >>>> boundedness should come out of the source. Because most of the
> >> >> streaming
> >> >>>> sources can be made bounded based on some connector specific
> >> criterion.
> >> >>>> In Kafka, it would be an end offset or end timestamp but in any
> case
> >> >>>> having just a env.boundedSource() is not enough because parameters
> >> for
> >> >>>> making the source bounded are missing.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> I suggest to have a simple `isBounded(): Boolean` flag in every
> >> source
> >> >>>> that might be influenced by a connector builder as Dawid mentioned.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> For type safety during programming, we can still go with *Final
> state
> >> >>>> 1*. By having a env.source() vs env.boundedSource(). The latter
> would
> >> >>>> just enforce that the boolean flag is set to `true` and could make
> >> >>>> bounded operations available (if we need that actually).
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> However, I don't think that we should start making a unified Table
> >> API
> >> >>>> ununified again. Boundedness is an optimization property. Every
> >> bounded
> >> >>>> operation can also executed in an unbounded way using
> >> >> updates/retraction
> >> >>>> or watermarks.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Regards,
> >> >>>> Timo
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> On 15.12.19 14:22, Becket Qin wrote:
> >> >>>>> Hi Dawid and Jark,
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> I think the discussion ultimately boils down to the question that
> >> >> which
> >> >>>> one
> >> >>>>> of the following two final states do we want? Once we make this
> >> >>> decision,
> >> >>>>> everything else can be naturally derived.
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> *Final state 1*: Separate API for bounded / unbounded DataStream &
> >> >>> Table.
> >> >>>>> That means any code users write will be valid at the point when
> they
> >> >>>> write
> >> >>>>> the code. This is similar to having type safety check at
> programming
> >> >>>> time.
> >> >>>>> For example,
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> BoundedDataStream extends DataStream {
> >> >>>>> // Operations only available for bounded data.
> >> >>>>> BoundedDataStream sort(...);
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> // Interaction with another BoundedStream returns a Bounded
> stream.
> >> >>>>> BoundedJoinedDataStream join(BoundedDataStream other)
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> // Interaction with another unbounded stream returns an unbounded
> >> >>> stream.
> >> >>>>> JoinedDataStream join(DataStream other)
> >> >>>>> }
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> BoundedTable extends Table {
> >> >>>>>     // Bounded only operation.
> >> >>>>> BoundedTable sort(...);
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> // Interaction with another BoundedTable returns a BoundedTable.
> >> >>>>> BoundedTable join(BoundedTable other)
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> // Interaction with another unbounded table returns an unbounded
> >> >> table.
> >> >>>>> Table join(Table other)
> >> >>>>> }
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> *Final state 2*: One unified API for bounded / unbounded
> DataStream
> >> /
> >> >>>>> Table.
> >> >>>>> That unified API may throw exception at DAG compilation time if an
> >> >>>> invalid
> >> >>>>> operation is tried. This is what Table API currently follows.
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> DataStream {
> >> >>>>> // Throws exception if the DataStream is unbounded.
> >> >>>>> DataStream sort();
> >> >>>>> // Get boundedness.
> >> >>>>> Boundedness getBoundedness();
> >> >>>>> }
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> Table {
> >> >>>>> // Throws exception if the table has infinite rows.
> >> >>>>> Table orderBy();
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> // Get boundedness.
> >> >>>>> Boundedness getBoundedness();
> >> >>>>> }
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> >From what I understand, there is no consensus so far on this
> >> decision
> >> >>>> yet.
> >> >>>>> Whichever final state we choose, we need to make it consistent
> >> across
> >> >>> the
> >> >>>>> entire project. We should avoid the case that Table follows one
> >> final
> >> >>>> state
> >> >>>>> while DataStream follows another. Some arguments I am aware of
> from
> >> >>> both
> >> >>>>> sides so far are following:
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> Arguments for final state 1:
> >> >>>>> 1a) Clean API with method safety check at programming time.
> >> >>>>> 1b) (Counter 2b) Although SQL does not have programming time error
> >> >>>> check, SQL
> >> >>>>> is not really a "programming language" per se. So SQL can be
> >> >> different
> >> >>>> from
> >> >>>>> Table and DataStream.
> >> >>>>> 1c)  Although final state 2 seems making it easier for SQL to use
> >> >> given
> >> >>>> it
> >> >>>>> is more "config based" than "parameter based", final state 1 can
> >> >>> probably
> >> >>>>> also meet what SQL wants by wrapping the Source in TableSource /
> >> >>>>> TableSourceFactory API if needed.
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> Arguments for final state 2:
> >> >>>>> 2a) The Source API itself seems already sort of following the
> >> unified
> >> >>> API
> >> >>>>> pattern.
> >> >>>>> 2b) There is no "programming time" method error check in SQL case,
> >> so
> >> >>> we
> >> >>>>> cannot really achieve final state 1 across the board.
> >> >>>>> 2c) It is an easier path given our current status, i.e. Table is
> >> >>> already
> >> >>>>> following final state 2.
> >> >>>>> 2d) Users can always explicitly check the boundedness if they want
> >> >> to.
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> As I mentioned earlier, my initial thought was also to have a
> >> >>>>> "configuration based" Source rather than a "parameter based"
> Source.
> >> >> So
> >> >>>> it
> >> >>>>> is completely possible that I missed some important consideration
> or
> >> >>>> design
> >> >>>>> principles that we want to enforce for the project. It would be
> good
> >> >>>>> if @Stephan
> >> >>>>> Ewen <[hidden email]> and @Aljoscha Krettek <
> >> >>>> [hidden email]> can
> >> >>>>> also provide more thoughts on this.
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> Re: Jingsong
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> As you said, there are some batched system source, like
> parquet/orc
> >> >>>> source.
> >> >>>>>> Could we have the batch emit interface to improve performance?
> The
> >> >>>> queue of
> >> >>>>>> per record may cause performance degradation.
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> The current interface does not necessarily cause performance
> problem
> >> >>> in a
> >> >>>>> multi-threading case. In fact, the base implementation allows
> >> >>>> SplitReaders
> >> >>>>> to add a batch <E> of records<T> to the records queue<E>, so each
> >> >>> element
> >> >>>>> in the records queue would be a batch <E>. In this case, when the
> >> >> main
> >> >>>>> thread polls records, it will take a batch <E> of records <T> from
> >> >> the
> >> >>>>> shared records queue and process the records <T> in a batch
> manner.
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> Thanks,
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 1:29 PM Jingsong Li <
> [hidden email]
> >> >
> >> >>>> wrote:
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>> Hi Becket,
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> I also have some performance concerns too.
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> If I understand correctly, SourceOutput will emit data per record
> >> >> into
> >> >>>> the
> >> >>>>>> queue? I'm worried about the multithreading performance of this
> >> >> queue.
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>> One example is some batched messaging systems which only have an
> >> >>> offset
> >> >>>>>> for the entire batch instead of individual messages in the batch.
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> As you said, there are some batched system source, like
> parquet/orc
> >> >>>> source.
> >> >>>>>> Could we have the batch emit interface to improve performance?
> The
> >> >>>> queue of
> >> >>>>>> per record may cause performance degradation.
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> Best,
> >> >>>>>> Jingsong Lee
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 9:15 AM Jark Wu <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>> Hi Becket,
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>> I think Dawid explained things clearly and makes a lot of sense.
> >> >>>>>>> I'm also in favor of #2, because #1 doesn't work for our future
> >> >>> unified
> >> >>>>>>> envrionment.
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>> You can see the vision in this documentation [1]. In the future,
> >> we
> >> >>>> would
> >> >>>>>>> like to
> >> >>>>>>> drop the global streaming/batch mode in SQL (i.e.
> >> >>>>>>> EnvironmentSettings#inStreamingMode/inBatchMode).
> >> >>>>>>> A source is bounded or unbounded once defined, so queries can be
> >> >>>> inferred
> >> >>>>>>> from source to run
> >> >>>>>>> in streaming or batch or hybrid mode. However, in #1, we will
> lose
> >> >>> this
> >> >>>>>>> ability because the framework
> >> >>>>>>> doesn't know whether the source is bounded or unbounded.
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>> Best,
> >> >>>>>>> Jark
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>> [1]:
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yrKXEIRATfxHJJ0K3t6wUgXAtZq8D-XgvEnvl2uUcr0/edit#heading=h.v4ib17buma1p
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>> On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 at 20:52, Piotr Nowojski <
> [hidden email]
> >> >
> >> >>>>>> wrote:
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>> Hi,
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>> Regarding the:
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>> Collection<E> getNextRecords()
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>> I’m pretty sure such design would unfortunately impact the
> >> >>> performance
> >> >>>>>>>> (accessing and potentially creating the collection on the hot
> >> >> path).
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>> Also the
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>> InputStatus emitNext(DataOutput<T> output) throws Exception;
> >> >>>>>>>> or
> >> >>>>>>>> Status pollNext(SourceOutput<T> sourceOutput) throws Exception;
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>> Gives us some opportunities in the future, to allow Source hot
> >> >>> looping
> >> >>>>>>>> inside, until it receives some signal “please exit because of
> >> some
> >> >>>>>>> reasons”
> >> >>>>>>>> (output collector could return such hint upon collecting the
> >> >>> result).
> >> >>>>>> But
> >> >>>>>>>> that’s another topic outside of this FLIP’s scope.
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>> Piotrek
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>> On 11 Dec 2019, at 10:41, Till Rohrmann <[hidden email]
> >
> >> >>>>>> wrote:
> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>> Hi Becket,
> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>> quick clarification from my side because I think you
> >> >> misunderstood
> >> >>> my
> >> >>>>>>>>> question. I did not suggest to let the SourceReader return
> only
> >> a
> >> >>>>>>> single
> >> >>>>>>>>> record at a time when calling getNextRecords. As the return
> type
> >> >>>>>>>> indicates,
> >> >>>>>>>>> the method can return an arbitrary number of records.
> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>> Cheers,
> >> >>>>>>>>> Till
> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 10:13 AM Dawid Wysakowicz <
> >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> >> >>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Becket,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Issue #1 - Design of Source interface
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> I mentioned the lack of a method like
> >> >>>>>>>> Source#createEnumerator(Boundedness
> >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness, SplitEnumeratorContext context), because without
> >> >> the
> >> >>>>>>>> current
> >> >>>>>>>>>> proposal is not complete/does not work.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> If we say that boundedness is an intrinsic property of a
> source
> >> >>> imo
> >> >>>>>> we
> >> >>>>>>>>>> don't need the Source#createEnumerator(Boundedness
> boundedness,
> >> >>>>>>>>>> SplitEnumeratorContext context) method.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Assuming a source from my previous example:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Source source = KafkaSource.builder()
> >> >>>>>>>>>>    ...
> >> >>>>>>>>>>    .untilTimestamp(...)
> >> >>>>>>>>>>    .build()
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Would the enumerator differ if created like
> >> >>>>>>>>>> source.createEnumerator(CONTINUOUS_UNBOUNDED, ...) vs source
> >> >>>>>>>>>> .createEnumerator(BOUNDED, ...)? I know I am repeating
> myself,
> >> >> but
> >> >>>>>>> this
> >> >>>>>>>> is
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the part that my opinion differ the most from the current
> >> >>> proposal.
> >> >>>>>> I
> >> >>>>>>>>>> really think it should always be the source that tells if it
> is
> >> >>>>>>> bounded
> >> >>>>>>>> or
> >> >>>>>>>>>> not. In the current proposal methods
> >> >> continousSource/boundedSource
> >> >>>>>>>> somewhat
> >> >>>>>>>>>> reconfigure the source, which I think is misleading.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> I think a call like:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Source source = KafkaSource.builder()
> >> >>>>>>>>>>    ...
> >> >>>>>>>>>>    .readContinously() / readUntilLatestOffset() /
> >> >>> readUntilTimestamp
> >> >>>> /
> >> >>>>>>>> readUntilOffsets / ...
> >> >>>>>>>>>>    .build()
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> is way cleaner (and expressive) than
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Source source = KafkaSource.builder()
> >> >>>>>>>>>>    ...
> >> >>>>>>>>>>    .build()
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> env.continousSource(source) // which actually underneath
> would
> >> >>> call
> >> >>>>>>>> createEnumerator(CONTINUOUS, ctx) which would be equivalent to
> >> >>>>>>>> source.readContinously().createEnumerator(ctx)
> >> >>>>>>>>>> // or
> >> >>>>>>>>>> env.boundedSource(source) // which actually underneath would
> >> >> call
> >> >>>>>>>> createEnumerator(BOUNDED, ctx) which would be equivalent to
> >> >>>>>>>> source.readUntilLatestOffset().createEnumerator(ctx)
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Sorry for the comparison, but to me it seems there is too
> much
> >> >>> magic
> >> >>>>>>>>>> happening underneath those two calls.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> I really believe the Source interface should have
> >> getBoundedness
> >> >>>>>>> method
> >> >>>>>>>>>> instead of (supportBoundedness) +
> createEnumerator(Boundedness,
> >> >>> ...)
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Issue #2 - Design of
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> ExecutionEnvironment#source()/continuousSource()/boundedSource()
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> As you might have guessed I am slightly in favor of option #2
> >> >>>>>>> modified.
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Yes I am aware every step of the dag would have to be able to
> >> >> say
> >> >>> if
> >> >>>>>>> it
> >> >>>>>>>> is
> >> >>>>>>>>>> bounded or not. I have a feeling it would be easier to
> express
> >> >>> cross
> >> >>>>>>>>>> bounded/unbounded operations, but I must admit I have not
> >> >> thought
> >> >>> it
> >> >>>>>>>>>> through thoroughly, In the spirit of batch is just a special
> >> >> case
> >> >>> of
> >> >>>>>>>>>> streaming I thought BoundedStream would extend from
> DataStream.
> >> >>>>>>> Correct
> >> >>>>>>>> me
> >> >>>>>>>>>> if I am wrong. In such a setup the cross bounded/unbounded
> >> >>> operation
> >> >>>>>>>> could
> >> >>>>>>>>>> be expressed quite easily I think:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream {
> >> >>>>>>>>>>    DataStream join(DataStream, ...); // we could not really
> >> tell
> >> >> if
> >> >>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>> result is bounded or not, but because bounded stream is a
> special
> >> >>> case
> >> >>>>>> of
> >> >>>>>>>> unbounded the API object is correct, irrespective if the left
> or
> >> >>> right
> >> >>>>>>> side
> >> >>>>>>>> of the join is bounded
> >> >>>>>>>>>> }
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedStream extends DataStream {
> >> >>>>>>>>>>    BoundedStream join(BoundedStream, ...); // only if both
> >> sides
> >> >>> are
> >> >>>>>>>> bounded the result can be bounded as well. However we do have
> >> >> access
> >> >>>> to
> >> >>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>> DataStream#join here, so you can still join with a DataStream
> >> >>>>>>>>>> }
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> On the other hand I also see benefits of two completely
> >> >> disjointed
> >> >>>>>>> APIs,
> >> >>>>>>>>>> as we could prohibit some streaming calls in the bounded
> API. I
> >> >>>>>> can't
> >> >>>>>>>> think
> >> >>>>>>>>>> of any unbounded operators that could not be implemented for
> >> >>> bounded
> >> >>>>>>>> stream.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Besides I think we both agree we don't like the method:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream boundedStream(Source)
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> suggested in the current state of the FLIP. Do we ? :)
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Dawid
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> On 10/12/2019 18:57, Becket Qin wrote:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi folks,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the discussion, great feedback. Also thanks Dawid
> >> for
> >> >>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>> explanation, it is much clearer now.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> One thing that is indeed missing from the FLIP is how the
> >> >>>>>> boundedness
> >> >>>>>>> is
> >> >>>>>>>>>> passed to the Source implementation. So the API should be
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Source#createEnumerator(Boundedness boundedness,
> >> >>>>>>> SplitEnumeratorContext
> >> >>>>>>>>>> context)
> >> >>>>>>>>>> And we can probably remove the
> >> >>> Source#supportBoundedness(Boundedness
> >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness) method.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Assuming we have that, we are essentially choosing from one
> of
> >> >> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>> following two options:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Option 1:
> >> >>>>>>>>>> // The source is continuous source, and only unbounded
> >> >> operations
> >> >>>>>> can
> >> >>>>>>> be
> >> >>>>>>>>>> performed.
> >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<Type> datastream =
> env.continuousSource(someSource);
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> // The source is bounded source, both bounded and unbounded
> >> >>>>>> operations
> >> >>>>>>>> can
> >> >>>>>>>>>> be performed.
> >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
> >> >>>>>>>> env.boundedSource(someSource);
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>    - Pros:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>         a) explicit boundary between bounded / unbounded
> >> streams,
> >> >>> it
> >> >>>>>> is
> >> >>>>>>>>>> quite simple and clear to the users.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>    - Cons:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>         a) For applications that do not involve bounded
> >> >> operations,
> >> >>>>>> they
> >> >>>>>>>>>> still have to call different API to distinguish bounded /
> >> >>> unbounded
> >> >>>>>>>> streams.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>         b) No support for bounded stream to run in a
> streaming
> >> >>>> runtime
> >> >>>>>>>>>> setting, i.e. scheduling and operators behaviors.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Option 2:
> >> >>>>>>>>>> // The source is either bounded or unbounded, but only
> >> unbounded
> >> >>>>>>>> operations
> >> >>>>>>>>>> could be performed on the returned DataStream.
> >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<Type> dataStream = env.source(someSource);
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> // The source must be a bounded source, otherwise exception
> is
> >> >>>>>> thrown.
> >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
> >> >>>>>>>>>> env.boundedSource(boundedSource);
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> The pros and cons are exactly the opposite of option 1.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>    - Pros:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>         a) For applications that do not involve bounded
> >> >> operations,
> >> >>>>>> they
> >> >>>>>>>>>> still have to call different API to distinguish bounded /
> >> >>> unbounded
> >> >>>>>>>> streams.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>         b) Support for bounded stream to run in a streaming
> >> >> runtime
> >> >>>>>>>> setting,
> >> >>>>>>>>>> i.e. scheduling and operators behaviors.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>    - Cons:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>         a) Bounded / unbounded streams are kind of mixed,
> i.e.
> >> >>> given
> >> >>>> a
> >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream, it is not clear whether it is bounded or not,
> >> unless
> >> >>> you
> >> >>>>>>>> have
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the access to its source.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> If we only think from the Source API perspective, option 2
> >> >> seems a
> >> >>>>>>>> better
> >> >>>>>>>>>> choice because functionality wise it is a superset of option
> 1,
> >> >> at
> >> >>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>> cost
> >> >>>>>>>>>> of some seemingly acceptable ambiguity in the DataStream API.
> >> >>>>>>>>>> But if we look at the DataStream API as a whole, option 1
> seems
> >> >> a
> >> >>>>>>>> clearer
> >> >>>>>>>>>> choice. For example, some times a library may have to know
> >> >>> whether a
> >> >>>>>>>>>> certain task will finish or not. And it would be difficult to
> >> >> tell
> >> >>>>>> if
> >> >>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>> input is a DataStream, unless additional information is
> >> provided
> >> >>> all
> >> >>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>> way from the Source. One possible solution is to have a
> >> >> *modified
> >> >>>>>>>> option 2*
> >> >>>>>>>>>> which adds a method to the DataStream API to indicate
> >> >> boundedness,
> >> >>>>>>> such
> >> >>>>>>>> as
> >> >>>>>>>>>> getBoundedness(). It would solve the problem with a potential
> >> >>>>>>> confusion
> >> >>>>>>>> of
> >> >>>>>>>>>> what is difference between a DataStream with
> >> >> getBoundedness()=true
> >> >>>>>>> and a
> >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedDataStream. But that seems not super difficult to
> >> >> explain.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> So from API's perspective, I don't have a strong opinion
> >> between
> >> >>>>>>>> *option 1*
> >> >>>>>>>>>> and *modified option 2. *I like the cleanness of option 1,
> but
> >> >>>>>>> modified
> >> >>>>>>>>>> option 2 would be more attractive if we have concrete use
> case
> >> >> for
> >> >>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>> "Bounded stream with unbounded streaming runtime settings".
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Re: Till
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Maybe this has already been asked before but I was wondering
> >> why
> >> >>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>> SourceReader interface has the method pollNext which hands
> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>> responsibility of outputting elements to the SourceReader
> >> >>>>>>>> implementation?
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Has this been done for backwards compatibility reasons with
> the
> >> >>> old
> >> >>>>>>>> source
> >> >>>>>>>>>> interface? If not, then one could define a Collection<E>
> >> >>>>>>>> getNextRecords()
> >> >>>>>>>>>> method which returns the currently retrieved records and then
> >> >> the
> >> >>>>>>> caller
> >> >>>>>>>>>> emits them outside of the SourceReader. That way the
> interface
> >> >>> would
> >> >>>>>>> not
> >> >>>>>>>>>> allow to implement an outputting loop where we never hand
> back
> >> >>>>>> control
> >> >>>>>>>> to
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the caller. At the moment, this contract can be easily broken
> >> >> and
> >> >>> is
> >> >>>>>>>> only
> >> >>>>>>>>>> mentioned loosely in the JavaDocs.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> The primary reason we handover the SourceOutput to the
> >> >>> SourceReader
> >> >>>>>> is
> >> >>>>>>>>>> because sometimes it is difficult for a SourceReader to emit
> >> one
> >> >>>>>>> record
> >> >>>>>>>> at
> >> >>>>>>>>>> a time. One example is some batched messaging systems which
> >> only
> >> >>>>>> have
> >> >>>>>>> an
> >> >>>>>>>>>> offset for the entire batch instead of individual messages in
> >> >> the
> >> >>>>>>>> batch. In
> >> >>>>>>>>>> that case, returning one record at a time would leave the
> >> >>>>>> SourceReader
> >> >>>>>>>> in
> >> >>>>>>>>>> an uncheckpointable state because they can only checkpoint at
> >> >> the
> >> >>>>>>> batch
> >> >>>>>>>>>> boundaries.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 5:33 PM Till Rohrmann <
> >> >>> [hidden email]
> >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> wrote:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi everyone,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> thanks for drafting this FLIP. It reads very well.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Concerning Dawid's proposal, I tend to agree. The boundedness
> >> >>> could
> >> >>>>>>> come
> >> >>>>>>>>>> from the source and tell the system how to treat the operator
> >> >>>>>>>> (scheduling
> >> >>>>>>>>>> wise). From a user's perspective it should be fine to get
> back
> >> a
> >> >>>>>>>> DataStream
> >> >>>>>>>>>> when calling env.source(boundedSource) if he does not need
> >> >> special
> >> >>>>>>>>>> operations defined on a BoundedDataStream. If he needs this,
> >> >> then
> >> >>>>>> one
> >> >>>>>>>> could
> >> >>>>>>>>>> use the method BoundedDataStream
> >> >> env.boundedSource(boundedSource).
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> If possible, we could enforce the proper usage of
> >> >>>>>> env.boundedSource()
> >> >>>>>>> by
> >> >>>>>>>>>> introducing a BoundedSource type so that one cannot pass an
> >> >>>>>>>>>> unbounded source to it. That way users would not be able to
> >> >> shoot
> >> >>>>>>>>>> themselves in the foot.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Maybe this has already been asked before but I was wondering
> >> why
> >> >>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>> SourceReader interface has the method pollNext which hands
> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>> responsibility of outputting elements to the SourceReader
> >> >>>>>>>> implementation?
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Has this been done for backwards compatibility reasons with
> the
> >> >>> old
> >> >>>>>>>> source
> >> >>>>>>>>>> interface? If not, then one could define a Collection<E>
> >> >>>>>>>> getNextRecords()
> >> >>>>>>>>>> method which returns the currently retrieved records and then
> >> >> the
> >> >>>>>>> caller
> >> >>>>>>>>>> emits them outside of the SourceReader. That way the
> interface
> >> >>> would
> >> >>>>>>> not
> >> >>>>>>>>>> allow to implement an outputting loop where we never hand
> back
> >> >>>>>> control
> >> >>>>>>>> to
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the caller. At the moment, this contract can be easily broken
> >> >> and
> >> >>> is
> >> >>>>>>>> only
> >> >>>>>>>>>> mentioned loosely in the JavaDocs.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Till
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 7:49 AM Jingsong Li <
> >> >>> [hidden email]
> >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
> >> <mailto:
> >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> I think current design is good.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> My understanding is:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> For execution mode: bounded mode and continuous mode, It's
> >> >> totally
> >> >>>>>>>>>> different. I don't think we have the ability to integrate the
> >> >> two
> >> >>>>>>> models
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> at
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> present. It's about scheduling, memory, algorithms, States,
> >> etc.
> >> >>> we
> >> >>>>>>>>>> shouldn't confuse them.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> For source capabilities: only bounded, only continuous, both
> >> >>> bounded
> >> >>>>>>> and
> >> >>>>>>>>>> continuous.
> >> >>>>>>>>>> I think Kafka is a source that can be ran both bounded
> >> >>>>>>>>>> and continuous execution mode.
> >> >>>>>>>>>> And Kafka with end offset should be ran both bounded
> >> >>>>>>>>>> and continuous execution mode.  Using apache Beam with Flink
> >> >>>>>> runner, I
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> used
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> to run a "bounded" Kafka in streaming mode. For our previous
> >> >>>>>>> DataStream,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> it
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> is not necessarily required that the source cannot be
> bounded.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> So it is my thought for Dawid's question:
> >> >>>>>>>>>> 1.pass a bounded source to continuousSource() +1
> >> >>>>>>>>>> 2.pass a continuous source to boundedSource() -1, should
> throw
> >> >>>>>>>> exception.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> In StreamExecutionEnvironment, continuousSource and
> >> >> boundedSource
> >> >>>>>>> define
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the execution mode. It defines a clear boundary of execution
> >> >> mode.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Jingsong Lee
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 10:37 AM Jark Wu <[hidden email]
> >> >>> <mailto:
> >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]
> >>
> >> >>>> wrote:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> I agree with Dawid's point that the boundedness information
> >> >> should
> >> >>>>>>> come
> >> >>>>>>>>>> from the source itself (e.g. the end timestamp), not through
> >> >>>>>>>>>> env.boundedSouce()/continuousSource().
> >> >>>>>>>>>> I think if we want to support something like `env.source()`
> >> that
> >> >>>>>>> derive
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> execution mode from source,
> `supportsBoundedness(Boundedness)`
> >> >>>>>>>>>> method is not enough, because we don't know whether it is
> >> >> bounded
> >> >>> or
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> not.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Jark
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, 9 Dec 2019 at 22:21, Dawid Wysakowicz <
> >> >>>>>> [hidden email]
> >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
> >> <mailto:
> >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> One more thing. In the current proposal, with the
> >> >>>>>>>>>> supportsBoundedness(Boundedness) method and the boundedness
> >> >> coming
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> from
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> either continuousSource or boundedSource I could not find how
> >> >> this
> >> >>>>>>>>>> information is fed back to the SplitEnumerator.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Dawid
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> On 09/12/2019 13:52, Becket Qin wrote:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Dawid,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the comments. This actually brings another
> relevant
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> question
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> about what does a "bounded source" imply. I actually had the
> >> >> same
> >> >>>>>>>>>> impression when I look at the Source API. Here is what I
> >> >>> understand
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> after
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> some discussion with Stephan. The bounded source has the
> >> >> following
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> impacts.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> 1. API validity.
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - A bounded source generates a bounded stream so some
> >> operations
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> only
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> works for bounded records would be performed, e.g. sort.
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - To expose these bounded stream only APIs, there are two
> >> >> options:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>       a. Add them to the DataStream API and throw exception
> if
> >> a
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> method
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> is
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> called on an unbounded stream.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>       b. Create a BoundedDataStream class which is returned
> >> from
> >> >>>>>>>>>> env.boundedSource(), while DataStream is returned from
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> env.continousSource().
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Note that this cannot be done by having single
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> env.source(theSource)
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> even
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the Source has a getBoundedness() method.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> 2. Scheduling
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - A bounded source could be computed stage by stage without
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> bringing
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> up
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> all
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the tasks at the same time.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> 3. Operator behaviors
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - A bounded source indicates the records are finite so some
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> operators
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> can
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> wait until it receives all the records before it starts the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> processing.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> In the above impact, only 1 is relevant to the API design.
> And
> >> >> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> current
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> proposal in FLIP-27 is following 1.b.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> // boundedness depends of source property, imo this should
> >> >> always
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> preferred
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<MyType> stream = env.source(theSource);
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> In your proposal, does DataStream have bounded stream only
> >> >>> methods?
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> It
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> looks it should have, otherwise passing a bounded Source to
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> env.source()
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> would be confusing. In that case, we will essentially do 1.a
> if
> >> >> an
> >> >>>>>>>>>> unbounded Source is created from env.source(unboundedSource).
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> If we have the methods only supported for bounded streams in
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> it
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> seems a little weird to have a separate BoundedDataStream
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> interface.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Am I understand it correctly?
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 6:40 PM Dawid Wysakowicz <
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Really well written proposal and very important one. I must
> >> >> admit
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> I
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> have
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> not understood all the intricacies of it yet.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> One question I have though is about where does the
> information
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> about
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness come from. I think in most cases it is a property
> >> of
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> source. As you described it might be e.g. end offset, a flag
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> should
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> it
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> monitor new splits etc. I think it would be a really nice use
> >> >> case
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> able to say:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> new KafkaSource().readUntil(long timestamp),
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> which could work as an "end offset". Moreover I think all
> >> >> Bounded
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> sources
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> support continuous mode, but no intrinsically continuous
> source
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> support
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Bounded mode. If I understood the proposal correctly it
> suggest
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness sort of "comes" from the outside of the source,
> >> from
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> invokation of either boundedStream or continousSource.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> I am wondering if it would make sense to actually change the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> method
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> boolean Source#supportsBoundedness(Boundedness)
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Boundedness Source#getBoundedness().
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> As for the methods #boundedSource, #continousSource, assuming
> >> >> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness is property of the source they do not affect how
> >> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> enumerator
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> works, but mostly how the dag is scheduled, right? I am not
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> against
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> those
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> methods, but I think it is a very specific use case to
> actually
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> override
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the property of the source. In general I would expect users
> to
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> only
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> call
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> env.source(theSource), where the source tells if it is
> bounded
> >> >> or
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> not. I
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> would suggest considering following set of methods:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> // boundedness depends of source property, imo this should
> >> >> always
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> preferred
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<MyType> stream = env.source(theSource);
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> // always continous execution, whether bounded or unbounded
> >> >> source
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<MyType> boundedStream =
> >> >> env.continousSource(theSource);
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> // imo this would make sense if the BoundedDataStream
> provides
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> additional features unavailable for continous mode
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedDataStream<MyType> batch =
> env.boundedSource(theSource);
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Dawid
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> On 04/12/2019 11:25, Stephan Ewen wrote:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks, Becket, for updating this.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> I agree with moving the aspects you mentioned into separate
> >> >> FLIPs
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> -
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> this
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> one way becoming unwieldy in size.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> +1 to the FLIP in its current state. Its a very detailed
> >> >> write-up,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> nicely
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> done!
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 4, 2019 at 7:38 AM Becket Qin <
> >> [hidden email]
> >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> <
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Sorry for the long belated update. I have updated FLIP-27
> wiki
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> page
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> with
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the latest proposals. Some noticeable changes include:
> >> >>>>>>>>>> 1. A new generic communication mechanism between
> >> SplitEnumerator
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> SourceReader.
> >> >>>>>>>>>> 2. Some detail API method signature changes.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> We left a few things out of this FLIP and will address them
> in
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> separate
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> FLIPs. Including:
> >> >>>>>>>>>> 1. Per split event time.
> >> >>>>>>>>>> 2. Event time alignment.
> >> >>>>>>>>>> 3. Fine grained failover for SplitEnumerator failure.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Please let us know if you have any question.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 6:10 AM Stephan Ewen <
> [hidden email]
> >> >>>>>>> <mailto:
> >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]
> >>
> >> <
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi  Łukasz!
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Becket and me are working hard on figuring out the last
> details
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> implementing the first PoC. We would update the FLIP
> hopefully
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> next
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> week.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> There is a fair chance that a first version of this will be
> in
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> 1.10,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> but
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> I
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> think it will take another release to battle test it and
> >> migrate
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> connectors.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Stephan
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 11:14 AM Łukasz Jędrzejewski <
> >> >> [hidden email]
> >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> <
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> This proposal looks very promising for us. Do you have any
> >> plans
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> in
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> which
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Flink release it is going to be released? We are thinking on
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> using a
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Data
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Set API for our future use cases but on the other hand Data
> Set
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> API
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> is
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> going to be deprecated so using proposed bounded data streams
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> solution
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> could be more viable in the long term.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Łukasz
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> On 2019/10/01 15:48:03, Thomas Weise <[hidden email]
> >> >>>>>> <mailto:
> >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> wrote:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for putting together this proposal!
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> I see that the "Per Split Event Time" and "Event Time
> >> Alignment"
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> sections
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> are still TBD.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> It would probably be good to flesh those out a bit before
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> proceeding
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> too
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> far
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> as the event time alignment will probably influence the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> interaction
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> with
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the split reader, specifically ReaderStatus
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> emitNext(SourceOutput<E>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> output).
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> We currently have only one implementation for event time
> >> >> alignment
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> in
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Kinesis consumer. The synchronization in that case takes
> place
> >> >> as
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> last
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> step before records are emitted downstream (RecordEmitter).
> >> With
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> currently proposed interfaces, the equivalent can be
> >> implemented
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> in
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> reader loop, although note that in the Kinesis consumer the
> per
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> shard
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> threads push records.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Synchronization has not been implemented for the Kafka
> consumer
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> yet.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-12675 <
> >> >>>>>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-12675>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> When I looked at it, I realized that the implementation will
> >> >> look
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> quite
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> different
> >> >>>>>>>>>> from Kinesis because it needs to take place in the pull part,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> where
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> records
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> are taken from the Kafka client. Due to the multiplexing it
> >> >> cannot
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> done
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> by blocking the split thread like it currently works for
> >> >> Kinesis.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Reading
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> from individual Kafka partitions needs to be controlled via
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> pause/resume
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> on the Kafka client.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> To take on that responsibility the split thread would need to
> >> be
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> aware
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>> watermarks or at least whether it should or should not
> continue
> >> >> to
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> consume
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> a given split and this may require a different SourceReader
> or
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> SourceOutput
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> interface.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Thomas
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 1:39 AM Biao Liu <[hidden email]
> >> >>>>>> <mailto:
> >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> >> >> [hidden email]
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>> <
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Stephan,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you for feedback!
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Will take a look at your branch before public discussing.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 12:01 AM Stephan Ewen <
> >> [hidden email]
> >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> >> >>> [hidden email]
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> <
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Biao!
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for reviving this. I would like to join this
> discussion,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> but
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> am
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> quite occupied with the 1.9 release, so can we maybe pause
> this
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> discussion
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> for a week or so?
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> In the meantime I can share some suggestion based on prior
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> experiments:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> How to do watermarks / timestamp extractors in a simpler and
> >> >> more
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> flexible
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> way. I think that part is quite promising should be part of
> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> new
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> source
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> interface.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >>
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/tree/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/eventtime
> >> >>>>>>>> <
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >>
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/tree/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/eventtime
> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >>
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/blob/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/src/SourceOutput.java
> >> >>>>>>>> <
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >>
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/blob/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/src/SourceOutput.java
> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Some experiments on how to build the source reader and its
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> library
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> common threading/split patterns:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >>
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/tree/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/src
> >> >>>>>>>> <
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >>
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/tree/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/src
> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Stephan
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 10:03 AM Biao Liu <
> [hidden email]
> >> >>>>>>> <mailto:
> >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> >> >> [hidden email]
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>> <
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi devs,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Since 1.9 is nearly released, I think we could get back to
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> FLIP-27.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> I
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> believe it should be included in 1.10.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> There are so many things mentioned in document of FLIP-27.
> [1]
> >> I
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> think
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> we'd better discuss them separately. However the wiki is not
> a
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> good
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> place
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> to discuss. I wrote google doc about SplitReader API which
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> misses
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> some
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> details in the document. [2]
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> 1.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27:+Refactor+Source+Interface
> >> >>>>>>>> <
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27:+Refactor+Source+Interface
> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> 2.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R1s_89T4S3CZwq7Tf31DciaMCqZwrLHGZFqPASu66oE/edit?usp=sharing
> >> >>>>>>>> <
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R1s_89T4S3CZwq7Tf31DciaMCqZwrLHGZFqPASu66oE/edit?usp=sharing
> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> CC Stephan, Aljoscha, Piotrek, Becket
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 4:38 PM Biao Liu <[hidden email]
> >> >>>>>> <mailto:
> >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> >> >> [hidden email]
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>> <
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Steven,
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you for the feedback. Please take a look at the
> document
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> FLIP-27
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> <
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27%3A+Refactor+Source+Interface
> >> >>>>>>>> <
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27%3A+Refactor+Source+Interface
> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> which
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> is updated recently. A lot of details of enumerator were
> added
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> in
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> this
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> document. I think it would help.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Steven Wu <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]
> >>
> >> >> <
> >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
> >> >>>>>>> [hidden email]
> >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> 于2019年3月28日周四
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> 下午12:52写道：
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> This proposal mentioned that SplitEnumerator might run on the
> >> >>>>>>>>>> JobManager or
> >> >>>>>>>>>> in a single task on a TaskManager.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> if enumerator is a single task on a taskmanager, then the job
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> DAG
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> can
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> never
> >> >>>>>>>>>> been embarrassingly parallel anymore. That will nullify the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> leverage
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> fine-grained recovery for embarrassingly parallel jobs.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> It's not clear to me what's the implication of running
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> enumerator
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> on
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> jobmanager. So I will leave that out for now.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 3:05 AM Biao Liu <[hidden email]
> >> >>>>>> <mailto:
> >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> >> >> [hidden email]
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>> <
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Stephan & Piotrek,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you for feedback.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> It seems that there are a lot of things to do in community.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> I
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> am
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> just
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> afraid that this discussion may be forgotten since there so
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> many
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> proposals
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> recently.
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Anyway, wish to see the split topics soon :)
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Piotr Nowojski <[hidden email] <mailto:
> >> >>> [hidden email]
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>> <
> >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
> >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
> >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> 于2019年1月24日周四
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> 下午8:21写道：
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Biao!
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> This discussion was stalled because of preparations for
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> open
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> sourcing
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> & merging Blink. I think before creating the tickets we
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> should
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> split this
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> discussion into topics/areas outlined by Stephan and
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> create
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Flips
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> that.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> I think there is no chance for this to be completed in
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> couple
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> remaining
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> weeks/1 month before 1.8 feature freeze, however it would
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> good
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> to aim
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> with those changes for 1.9.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Piotrek
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> On 20 Jan 2019, at 16:08, Biao Liu <[hidden email]
> >> <mailto:
> >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> >> >> [hidden email]
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>> <
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi community,
> >> >>>>>>>>>> The summary of Stephan makes a lot sense to me. It is
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> much
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> clearer
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> indeed
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> after splitting the complex topic into small ones.
> >> >>>>>>>>>> I was wondering is there any detail plan for next step?
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> If
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> not,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> I
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> would
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> like to push this thing forward by creating some JIRA
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> issues.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Another question is that should version 1.8 include
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> these
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> features?
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Stephan Ewen <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
> >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
> >> >>>> <mailto:
> >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]
> >>
> >> >>>>>>>> 于2018年12月1日周六
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> 上午4:20写道：
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks everyone for the lively discussion. Let me try
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> summarize
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> where I
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> see convergence in the discussion and open issues.
> >> >>>>>>>>>> I'll try to group this by design aspect of the source.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Please
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> let me
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> know
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> if I got things wrong or missed something crucial here.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> For issues 1-3, if the below reflects the state of the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> discussion, I
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> would
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> try and update the FLIP in the next days.
> >> >>>>>>>>>> For the remaining ones we need more discussion.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> I would suggest to fork each of these aspects into a
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> separate
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> mail
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> thread,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> or will loose sight of the individual aspects.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> *(1) Separation of Split Enumerator and Split Reader*
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - All seem to agree this is a good thing
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - Split Enumerator could in the end live on JobManager
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> (and
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> assign
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> splits
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> via RPC) or in a task (and assign splits via data
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> streams)
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - this discussion is orthogonal and should come later,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> when
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> interface
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> is agreed upon.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> *(2) Split Readers for one or more splits*
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - Discussion seems to agree that we need to support
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> one
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> reader
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> possibly handles multiple splits concurrently.
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - The requirement comes from sources where one
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> poll()-style
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> call
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> fetches
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> data from different splits / partitions
> >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> example sources that require that would be for
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> example
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Kafka,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Pravega, Pulsar
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - Could have one split reader per source, or multiple
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> split
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> readers
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> share the "poll()" function
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - To not make it too complicated, we can start with
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> thinking
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> about
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> one
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> split reader for all splits initially and see if that
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> covers
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> all
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> requirements
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> *(3) Threading model of the Split Reader*
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - Most active part of the discussion ;-)
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - A non-blocking way for Flink's task code to interact
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> with
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> source
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> is
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> needed in order to a task runtime code based on a
> >> >>>>>>>>>> single-threaded/actor-style task design
> >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> I personally am a big proponent of that, it will
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> help
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> with
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> well-behaved checkpoints, efficiency, and simpler yet
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> more
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> robust
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> runtime
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> code
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - Users care about simple abstraction, so as a
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> subclass
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> SplitReader
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> (non-blocking / async) we need to have a
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> BlockingSplitReader
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> which
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> will
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> form the basis of most source implementations.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> BlockingSplitReader
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> lets
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> users do blocking simple poll() calls.
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - The BlockingSplitReader would spawn a thread (or
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> more)
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> thread(s) can make blocking calls and hand over data
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> buffers
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> via
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> a
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> blocking
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> queue
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - This should allow us to cover both, a fully async
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> runtime,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> and a
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> simple
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> blocking interface for users.
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - This is actually very similar to how the Kafka
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> connectors
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> work.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Kafka
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> 9+ with one thread, Kafka 8 with multiple threads
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - On the base SplitReader (the async one), the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> non-blocking
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> method
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> gets the next chunk of data would signal data
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> availability
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> via
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> a
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> CompletableFuture, because that gives the best
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> flexibility
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> (can
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> await
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> completion or register notification handlers).
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - The source task would register a "thenHandle()" (or
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> similar)
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> on the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> future to put a "take next data" task into the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> actor-style
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> mailbox
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> *(4) Split Enumeration and Assignment*
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - Splits may be generated lazily, both in cases where
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> there
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> is a
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> limited
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> number of splits (but very many), or splits are
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> discovered
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> over
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> time
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - Assignment should also be lazy, to get better load
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> balancing
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - Assignment needs support locality preferences
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - Possible design based on discussion so far:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> SplitReader has a method "addSplits(SplitT...)"
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> add
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> one or
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> more
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> splits. Some split readers might assume they have only
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> one
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> split
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> ever,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> concurrently, others assume multiple splits. (Note:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> idea
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> behind
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> being
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> able
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> to add multiple splits at the same time is to ease
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> startup
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> where
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> multiple
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> splits may be assigned instantly.)
> >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> SplitReader has a context object on which it can
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> call
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> indicate
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> when
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> splits are completed. The enumerator gets that
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> notification and
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> can
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> use
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> decide when to assign new splits. This should help both
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> in
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> cases
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> sources
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> that take splits lazily (file readers) and in case the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> source
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> needs to
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> preserve a partial order between splits (Kinesis,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Pravega,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Pulsar may
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> need
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> that).
> >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> SplitEnumerator gets notification when
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> SplitReaders
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> start
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> when
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> they finish splits. They can decide at that moment to
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> push
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> more
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> splits
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> that reader
> >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> The SplitEnumerator should probably be aware of
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> source
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> parallelism, to build its initial distribution.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - Open question: Should the source expose something
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> like
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> "host
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> preferences", so that yarn/mesos/k8s can take this into
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> account
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> when
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> selecting a node to start a TM on?
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> *(5) Watermarks and event time alignment*
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - Watermark generation, as well as idleness, needs to
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> per
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> split
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> (like
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> currently in the Kafka Source, per partition)
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - It is desirable to support optional
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> event-time-alignment,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> meaning
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> splits that are ahead are back-pressured or temporarily
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> unsubscribed
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - I think i would be desirable to encapsulate
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> generation
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> logic
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> in watermark generators, for a separation of concerns.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> The
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> generators should run per split.
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - Using watermark generators would also help with
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> another
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> problem of
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> suggested interface, namely supporting non-periodic
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> watermarks
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> efficiently.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - Need a way to "dispatch" next record to different
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> generators
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - Need a way to tell SplitReader to "suspend" a split
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> until a
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> certain
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark is reached (event time backpressure)
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - This would in fact be not needed (and thus simpler)
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> if
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> we
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> had
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> a
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> SplitReader per split and may be a reason to re-open
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> discussion
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> *(6) Watermarks across splits and in the Split
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Enumerator*
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - The split enumerator may need some watermark
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> awareness,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> which
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> should
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> purely based on split metadata (like create timestamp
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> file
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> splits)
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - If there are still more splits with overlapping
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> event
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> time
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> range
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> a
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> split reader, then that split reader should not advance
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> within the split beyond the overlap boundary. Otherwise
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> future
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> splits
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> will
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> produce late data.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - One way to approach this could be that the split
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> enumerator
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> may
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> send
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> watermarks to the readers, and the readers cannot emit
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> watermarks
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> beyond
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> that received watermark.
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - Many split enumerators would simply immediately send
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Long.MAX
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> out
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> leave the progress purely to the split readers.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - For event-time alignment / split back pressure, this
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> begs
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> question
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> how we can avoid deadlocks that may arise when splits
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> are
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> suspended
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> event time back pressure,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> *(7) Batch and streaming Unification*
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - Functionality wise, the above design should support
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> both
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - Batch often (mostly) does not care about reading "in
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> order"
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> generating watermarks
> >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> Might use different enumerator logic that is
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> more
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> locality
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> aware
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> and ignores event time order
> >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> Does not generate watermarks
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - Would be great if bounded sources could be
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> identified
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> at
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> compile
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> time,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> so that "env.addBoundedSource(...)" is type safe and
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> can
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> return a
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> "BoundedDataStream".
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - Possible to defer this discussion until later
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> *Miscellaneous Comments*
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - Should the source have a TypeInformation for the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> produced
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> type,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> instead
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> of a serializer? We need a type information in the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> stream
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> anyways, and
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> can
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> derive the serializer from that. Plus, creating the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> serializer
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> should
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> respect the ExecutionConfig.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> - The TypeSerializer interface is very powerful but
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> also
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> not
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> easy to
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> implement. Its purpose is to handle data super
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> efficiently,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> support
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> flexible ways of evolution, etc.
> >> >>>>>>>>>> For metadata I would suggest to look at the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> SimpleVersionedSerializer
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> instead, which is used for example for checkpoint
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> master
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> hooks,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> or for
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> streaming file sink. I think that is is a good match
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> cases
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> where
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> we
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> do
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> not need more than ser/deser (no copy, etc.) and don't
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> need to
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> push
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> versioning out of the serialization paths for best
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> performance
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> (as in
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> TypeSerializer)
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 11:45 AM Kostas Kloudas <
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email]>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Biao,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the answer!
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> So given the multi-threaded readers, now we have as
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> open
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> questions:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> 1) How do we let the checkpoints pass through our
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> multi-threaded
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> reader
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> operator?
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> 2) Do we have separate reader and source operators or
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> not? In
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> strategy
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> that has a separate source, the source operator has a
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> parallelism of
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> 1
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> is responsible for split recovery only.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> For the first one, given also the constraints
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> (blocking,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> finite
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> queues,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> etc), I do not have an answer yet.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> For the 2nd, I think that we should go with separate
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> operators
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> source and the readers, for the following reasons:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> 1) This is more aligned with a potential future
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> improvement
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> where the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> split
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> discovery becomes a responsibility of the JobManager
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> readers are
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> pooling more work from the JM.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> 2) The source is going to be the "single point of
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> truth".
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> It
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> will
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> know
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> what
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> has been processed and what not. If the source and the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> readers
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> are a
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> single
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> operator with parallelism > 1, or in general, if the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> split
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> discovery
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> is
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> done by each task individually, then:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>    i) we have to have a deterministic scheme for each
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> reader to
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> assign
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> splits to itself (e.g. mod subtaskId). This is not
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> necessarily
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> trivial
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> all sources.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>    ii) each reader would have to keep a copy of all its
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> processed
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> slpits
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>    iii) the state has to be a union state with a
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> non-trivial
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> merging
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> logic
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> in order to support rescaling.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Two additional points that you raised above:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> i) The point that you raised that we need to keep all
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> splits
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> (processed
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> not-processed) I think is a bit of a strong
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> requirement.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> This
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> would
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> imply
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> that for infinite sources the state will grow
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> indefinitely.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> This is
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> problem
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> is even more pronounced if we do not have a single
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> source
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> assigns
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> splits to readers, as each reader will have its own
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> copy
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> state.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> ii) it is true that for finite sources we need to
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> somehow
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> not
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> close
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> readers when the source/split discoverer finishes. The
> >> >>>>>>>>>> ContinuousFileReaderOperator has a work-around for
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> that.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> It is
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> not
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> elegant,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> and checkpoints are not emitted after closing the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> source,
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> but
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> this, I
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> believe, is a bigger problem which requires more
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> changes
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> than
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> just
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> refactoring the source interface.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Kostas
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> --
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Best, Jingsong Lee
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> --
> >> >>>>>> Best, Jingsong Lee
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >>
>

[Jark Wu-2]

Hi,

First of all, I think it is not called "UNBOUNDED", according to the
FLIP-27, it is called "CONTINUOUS_UNBOUNDED".
And from the description of the Boundedness in the FLIP-27[1] declares
clearly what Becket and I think.

public enum Boundedness {

    /**
     * A bounded source processes the data that is currently available and
will end after that.
     *
     * <p>When a source produces a bounded stream, the runtime may activate
additional optimizations
     * that are suitable only for bounded input. Incorrectly producing
unbounded data when the source
     * is set to produce a bounded stream will often result in programs
that do not output any results
     * and may eventually fail due to runtime errors (out of memory or
storage).
     */
    BOUNDED,

    /**
     * A continuous unbounded source continuously processes all data as it
comes.
     *
     * <p>The source may run forever (until the program is terminated) or
might actually end at some point,
     * based on some source-specific conditions. Because that is not
transparent to the runtime,
     * the runtime will use an execution mode for continuous unbounded
streams whenever this mode
     * is chosen.
     */
    CONTINUOUS_UNBOUNDED
}

Best,
Jark

[1]:
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27%3A+Refactor+Source+Interface#FLIP-27:RefactorSourceInterface-Source



On Fri, 20 Dec 2019 at 12:55, Steven Wu <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Becket,
>
> Regarding "UNBOUNDED source that stops at some point", I found it difficult
> to grasp what UNBOUNDED really mean.
>
> If we want to use Kafka source with an end/stop time, I guess you call it
> UNBOUNDED kafka source that stops (aka BOUNDED-streaming). The
> terminology is a little confusing to me. Maybe BOUNDED/UNBOUNDED shouldn't
> be used to categorize source. Just call it Kafka source and it can run in
> either BOUNDED or UNBOUNDED mode.
>
> Thanks,
> Steven
>
> On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 7:02 PM Becket Qin <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> > I had an offline chat with Jark, and here are some more thoughts:
> >
> > 1. From SQL perspective, BOUNDED source leads to the batch execution
> mode,
> > UNBOUNDED source leads to the streaming execution mode.
> > 2. The semantic of UNBOUNDED source is may or may not stop. The semantic
> of
> > BOUNDED source is will stop.
> > 3. The semantic of DataStream is may or may not terminate. The semantic
> of
> > BoundedDataStream is will terminate.
> >
> > Given that, option 3 seems a better option because:
> > 1. SQL already has strict binding between Boundedness and execution mode.
> > Letting DataStream be consistent would be good.
> > 2. The semantic of UNBOUNDED source is exactly the same as DataStream. So
> > we should avoid breaking such semantic, i.e. turning some DataStream from
> > "may or may not terminate" to "will terminate".
> >
> > For case where users want BOUNDED-streaming combination, they can simply
> > use an UNBOUNDED source that stops at some point. We can even provide a
> > simple wrapper to wrap a BOUNDED source as an UNBOUNDED source if that
> > helps. But API wise, option 3 seems telling a pretty good whole story.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 10:30 PM Becket Qin <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Timo,
> > >
> > > Bounded is just a special case of unbounded and every bounded source
> can
> > >> also be treated as an unbounded source. This would unify the API if
> > >> people don't need a bounded operation.
> > >
> > >
> > > With option 3 users can still get a unified API with something like
> > below:
> > >
> > > DataStream boundedStream = env.boundedSource(boundedSource);
> > > DataStream unboundedStream = env.source(unboundedSource);
> > >
> > > So in both cases, users can still use a unified DataStream without
> > > touching the bounded stream only methods.
> > > By "unify the API if people don't need the bounded operation". Do you
> > > expect a DataStream with a Bounded source to have the batch operators
> and
> > > scheduler settings as well?
> > >
> > >
> > > If we allow DataStream from BOUNDED source, we will essentially pick
> > "*modified
> > > option 2*".
> > >
> > > // The source is either bounded or unbounded, but only unbounded
> > >> operations could be performed on the returned DataStream.
> > >> DataStream<Type> dataStream = env.source(someSource);
> > >
> > >
> > >> // The source must be a bounded source, otherwise exception is thrown.
> > >> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
> > >> env.boundedSource(boundedSource);
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > // Add the following method to DataStream
> > >
> > > Boundedness DataStream#getBoundedness();
> > >
> > >
> > > From pure logical perspective, Boundedness and runtime settings
> > > (Stream/Batch) are two orthogonal dimensions. And are specified in the
> > > following way.
> > >
> > > *Boundedness* - defined by the source: BOUNDED / UNBOUNDED.
> > > *Running mode* - defined by the API class: DataStream (Streaming mode)
> /
> > > BoundedDataStream (batch mode).
> > >
> > > Excluding the UNBOUNDED-batch combination, the "*modified option 2"*
> > > covers the rest three combination. Compared with "*modified option 2*",
> > > the main benefit of option 3 is its simplicity and clearness, by tying
> > > boundedness to running mode and giving up BOUNDED-streaming
> combination.
> > >
> > > Just to be clear, I am fine with either option. But I would like to
> > > understand a bit more about the bounded-streaming use case and when
> users
> > > would prefer this over bounded-batch case, and whether the added value
> > > justifies the additional complexity in the API. Two cases I can think
> of
> > > are:
> > > 1. The records in DataStream will be processed in order, while
> > > BoundedDataStream processes records without order guarantee.
> > > 2. DataStream emits intermediate results when processing a finite
> > dataset,
> > > while BoundedDataStream only emit the final result. In any case, it
> could
> > > be supported by an UNBOUNDED source stopping at some point.
> > >
> > > Case 1 is actually misleading because DataStream in general doesn't
> > really
> > > support in-order process.
> > > Case 2 seems a rare use case because the instantaneous intermediate
> > result
> > > seems difficult to reason about. In any case, this can be supported by
> an
> > > UNBOUNDED source that stops at some point.
> > >
> > > Is there other use cases for bounded-streaming combination I missed? I
> am
> > > a little hesitating to put the testing requirement here because ideally
> > I'd
> > > avoid having public APIs for testing purpose only. And this could be
> > > resolved by having a UNBOUNDED source stopping at some point as well.
> > >
> > > Sorry for the long discussion, but I would really like to make an API
> > > decision after knowing all the pros and cons.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 6:19 PM Timo Walther <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi Becket,
> > >>
> > >> regarding *Option 3* I think we can relax the constraints for
> > >> env.source():
> > >>
> > >> // MySource can be bounded or unbounded
> > >> DataStream<Type> dataStream = env.source(mySource);
> > >>
> > >> // MySource must be bounded, otherwise throws exception.
> > >> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
> env.boundedSource(mySource);
> > >>
> > >> Bounded is just a special case of unbounded and every bounded source
> can
> > >> also be treated as an unbounded source. This would unify the API if
> > >> people don't need a bounded operation. It also addresses Jark's
> > concerns.
> > >>
> > >> Regards,
> > >> Timo
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On 18.12.19 14:16, Becket Qin wrote:
> > >> > Hi Jark,
> > >> >
> > >> > Please see the reply below:
> > >> >
> > >> > Regarding to option#3, my concern is that if we don't support
> > streaming
> > >> >> mode for bounded source,
> > >> >> how could we create a testing source for streaming mode? Currently,
> > >> all the
> > >> >> testing source for streaming
> > >> >> are bounded, so that the integration test will finish finally.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > An UNBOUNDED source does not mean it will never stops. It simply
> > >> indicates
> > >> > that the source *may* run forever, so the runtime needs to be
> prepared
> > >> for
> > >> > that, but the task may still stop at some point when it hits some
> > >> > source-specific condition. So an UNBOUNDED testing source can still
> > >> stop at
> > >> > some point if needed.
> > >> >
> > >> > Regarding to Source#getRecordOrder(), could we have a implicit
> > contract
> > >> >> that unbounded source should
> > >> >> already read in order (i.e. reading partitions in parallel), for
> > >> bounded
> > >> >> source the order is not mandatory.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >> This is also the behaviors of the current sources.
> > >> >
> > >> > 1) a source can't guarantee it reads in strict order, because the
> > >> producer
> > >> >> may produce data not in order.
> > >> >> 2) *Bounded-StrictOrder* is not necessary, because batch can
> reorder
> > >> data.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > It is true that sometimes the source cannot guarantee the record
> > order,
> > >> but
> > >> > sometimes it can. Right now, even for stream processing, there is no
> > >> > processing order guarantee. For example, a join operator may emit a
> > >> later
> > >> > record which successfully found a join match earlier.
> > >> > Event order is one of the most important requirements for event
> > >> processing,
> > >> > a clear order guarantee would be necessary. That said, I agree that
> > >> right
> > >> > now even if the sources provide the record order requirement, the
> > >> runtime
> > >> > is not able to guarantee that out of the box. So I am OK if we add
> the
> > >> > record order to the Source later. But we should avoid misleading
> users
> > >> to
> > >> > make them think the processing order is guaranteed when using the
> > >> unbounded
> > >> > runtime.
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks,
> > >> >
> > >> > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > >> >
> > >> > On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 10:29 AM Jark Wu <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >> Hi Becket,
> > >> >>
> > >> >> That's great we have reached a consensus on
> Source#getBoundedness().
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Regarding to option#3, my concern is that if we don't support
> > streaming
> > >> >> mode for bounded source,
> > >> >> how could we create a testing source for streaming mode? Currently,
> > >> all the
> > >> >> testing source for streaming
> > >> >> are bounded, so that the integration test will finish finally.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Regarding to Source#getRecordOrder(), could we have a implicit
> > contract
> > >> >> that unbounded source should
> > >> >> already read in order (i.e. reading partitions in parallel), for
> > >> bounded
> > >> >> source the order is not mandatory.
> > >> >> This is also the behaviors of the current sources.
> > >> >> 1) a source can't guarantee it reads in strict order, because the
> > >> producer
> > >> >> may produce data not in order.
> > >> >> 2) *Bounded-StrictOrder* is not necessary, because batch can
> reorder
> > >> data.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Best,
> > >> >> Jark
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> On Tue, 17 Dec 2019 at 22:03, Becket Qin <[hidden email]>
> > wrote:
> > >> >>
> > >> >>> Hi folks,
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>> Thanks for the comments. I am convinced that the Source API should
> > not
> > >> >> take
> > >> >>> boundedness as a parameter after it is constructed. What Timo and
> > >> Dawid
> > >> >>> suggested sounds a reasonable solution to me. So the Source API
> > would
> > >> >>> become:
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>> Source {
> > >> >>>      Boundedness getBoundedness();
> > >> >>> }
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>> Assuming the above Source API, in addition to the two options
> > >> mentioned
> > >> >> in
> > >> >>> earlier emails, I am thinking of another option:
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>> *Option 3:*
> > >> >>> // MySource must be unbounded, otherwise throws exception.
> > >> >>> DataStream<Type> dataStream = env.source(mySource);
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>> // MySource must be bounded, otherwise throws exception.
> > >> >>> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
> > >> env.boundedSource(mySource);
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>> The pros of this API are:
> > >> >>>     a) It fits the requirements from Table / SQL well.
> > >> >>>     b) DataStream users still have type safety (option 2 only has
> > >> partial
> > >> >>> type safety).
> > >> >>>     c) Cristal clear boundedness from the API which makes
> DataStream
> > >> join
> > >> >> /
> > >> >>> connect easy to reason about.
> > >> >>> The caveats I see,
> > >> >>>     a) It is inconsistent with Table since Table has one unified
> > >> >> interface.
> > >> >>>     b) No streaming mode for bounded source.
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>> @Stephan Ewen <[hidden email]> @Aljoscha Krettek
> > >> >>> <[hidden email]> what do you think of the approach?
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>> Orthogonal to the above API, I am wondering whether boundedness is
> > the
> > >> >> only
> > >> >>> dimension needed to describe the characteristic of the Source
> > >> behavior.
> > >> >> We
> > >> >>> may also need to have another dimension of *record order*.
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>> For example, when a file source is reading from a directory with
> > >> bounded
> > >> >>> records, it may have two ways to read.
> > >> >>> 1. Read files in parallel.
> > >> >>> 2. Read files in the chronological order.
> > >> >>> In both cases, the file source is a Bounded Source. However, the
> > >> >> processing
> > >> >>> requirement for downstream may be different. In the first case,
> the
> > >> >>> record processing and result emitting order does not matter, e.g.
> > word
> > >> >>> count. In the second case, the records may have to be processed in
> > the
> > >> >>> order they were read, e.g. change log processing.
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>> If the Source only has a getBoundedness() method, the downstream
> > >> >> processors
> > >> >>> would not know whether the records emitted from the Source should
> be
> > >> >>> processed in order or not. So combining the boundedness and record
> > >> order,
> > >> >>> we will have four scenarios:
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>> *Bounded-StrictOrder*:     A segment of change log.
> > >> >>> *Bounded-Random*:          Batch Word Count.
> > >> >>> *Unbounded-StrictOrder*: An infinite change log.
> > >> >>> *Unbounded-Random*:     Streaming Word Count.
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>> Option 2 mentioned in the previous email was kind of trying to
> > handle
> > >> the
> > >> >>> Bounded-StrictOrder case by creating a DataStream from a bounded
> > >> source,
> > >> >>> which actually does not work.
> > >> >>> It looks that we do not have strict order support in some
> operators
> > at
> > >> >> this
> > >> >>> point, e.g. join. But we may still want to add the semantic to the
> > >> Source
> > >> >>> first so later on we don't need to change all the source
> > >> implementations,
> > >> >>> especially given that many of them will be implemented by 3rd
> party.
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>> Given that, we need another dimension of *Record Order* in the
> > Source.
> > >> >> More
> > >> >>> specifically, the API would become:
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>> Source {
> > >> >>>      Boundedness getBoundedness();
> > >> >>>      RecordOrder getRecordOrder();
> > >> >>> }
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>> public enum RecordOrder {
> > >> >>>      /** The record in the DataStream must be processed in its
> > strict
> > >> >> order
> > >> >>> for correctness. */
> > >> >>>      STRICT,
> > >> >>>      /** The record in the DataStream can be processed in
> arbitrary
> > >> order.
> > >> >>> */
> > >> >>>      RANDOM;
> > >> >>> }
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>> Any thoughts?
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>> Thanks,
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>> On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 3:44 PM Timo Walther <[hidden email]>
> > >> wrote:
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>>> Hi Becket,
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>> I completely agree with Dawid's suggestion. The information about
> > the
> > >> >>>> boundedness should come out of the source. Because most of the
> > >> >> streaming
> > >> >>>> sources can be made bounded based on some connector specific
> > >> criterion.
> > >> >>>> In Kafka, it would be an end offset or end timestamp but in any
> > case
> > >> >>>> having just a env.boundedSource() is not enough because
> parameters
> > >> for
> > >> >>>> making the source bounded are missing.
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>> I suggest to have a simple `isBounded(): Boolean` flag in every
> > >> source
> > >> >>>> that might be influenced by a connector builder as Dawid
> mentioned.
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>> For type safety during programming, we can still go with *Final
> > state
> > >> >>>> 1*. By having a env.source() vs env.boundedSource(). The latter
> > would
> > >> >>>> just enforce that the boolean flag is set to `true` and could
> make
> > >> >>>> bounded operations available (if we need that actually).
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>> However, I don't think that we should start making a unified
> Table
> > >> API
> > >> >>>> ununified again. Boundedness is an optimization property. Every
> > >> bounded
> > >> >>>> operation can also executed in an unbounded way using
> > >> >> updates/retraction
> > >> >>>> or watermarks.
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>> Regards,
> > >> >>>> Timo
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>> On 15.12.19 14:22, Becket Qin wrote:
> > >> >>>>> Hi Dawid and Jark,
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>> I think the discussion ultimately boils down to the question
> that
> > >> >> which
> > >> >>>> one
> > >> >>>>> of the following two final states do we want? Once we make this
> > >> >>> decision,
> > >> >>>>> everything else can be naturally derived.
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>> *Final state 1*: Separate API for bounded / unbounded
> DataStream &
> > >> >>> Table.
> > >> >>>>> That means any code users write will be valid at the point when
> > they
> > >> >>>> write
> > >> >>>>> the code. This is similar to having type safety check at
> > programming
> > >> >>>> time.
> > >> >>>>> For example,
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>> BoundedDataStream extends DataStream {
> > >> >>>>> // Operations only available for bounded data.
> > >> >>>>> BoundedDataStream sort(...);
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>> // Interaction with another BoundedStream returns a Bounded
> > stream.
> > >> >>>>> BoundedJoinedDataStream join(BoundedDataStream other)
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>> // Interaction with another unbounded stream returns an
> unbounded
> > >> >>> stream.
> > >> >>>>> JoinedDataStream join(DataStream other)
> > >> >>>>> }
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>> BoundedTable extends Table {
> > >> >>>>>     // Bounded only operation.
> > >> >>>>> BoundedTable sort(...);
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>> // Interaction with another BoundedTable returns a BoundedTable.
> > >> >>>>> BoundedTable join(BoundedTable other)
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>> // Interaction with another unbounded table returns an unbounded
> > >> >> table.
> > >> >>>>> Table join(Table other)
> > >> >>>>> }
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>> *Final state 2*: One unified API for bounded / unbounded
> > DataStream
> > >> /
> > >> >>>>> Table.
> > >> >>>>> That unified API may throw exception at DAG compilation time if
> an
> > >> >>>> invalid
> > >> >>>>> operation is tried. This is what Table API currently follows.
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>> DataStream {
> > >> >>>>> // Throws exception if the DataStream is unbounded.
> > >> >>>>> DataStream sort();
> > >> >>>>> // Get boundedness.
> > >> >>>>> Boundedness getBoundedness();
> > >> >>>>> }
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>> Table {
> > >> >>>>> // Throws exception if the table has infinite rows.
> > >> >>>>> Table orderBy();
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>> // Get boundedness.
> > >> >>>>> Boundedness getBoundedness();
> > >> >>>>> }
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>> >From what I understand, there is no consensus so far on this
> > >> decision
> > >> >>>> yet.
> > >> >>>>> Whichever final state we choose, we need to make it consistent
> > >> across
> > >> >>> the
> > >> >>>>> entire project. We should avoid the case that Table follows one
> > >> final
> > >> >>>> state
> > >> >>>>> while DataStream follows another. Some arguments I am aware of
> > from
> > >> >>> both
> > >> >>>>> sides so far are following:
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>> Arguments for final state 1:
> > >> >>>>> 1a) Clean API with method safety check at programming time.
> > >> >>>>> 1b) (Counter 2b) Although SQL does not have programming time
> error
> > >> >>>> check, SQL
> > >> >>>>> is not really a "programming language" per se. So SQL can be
> > >> >> different
> > >> >>>> from
> > >> >>>>> Table and DataStream.
> > >> >>>>> 1c)  Although final state 2 seems making it easier for SQL to
> use
> > >> >> given
> > >> >>>> it
> > >> >>>>> is more "config based" than "parameter based", final state 1 can
> > >> >>> probably
> > >> >>>>> also meet what SQL wants by wrapping the Source in TableSource /
> > >> >>>>> TableSourceFactory API if needed.
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>> Arguments for final state 2:
> > >> >>>>> 2a) The Source API itself seems already sort of following the
> > >> unified
> > >> >>> API
> > >> >>>>> pattern.
> > >> >>>>> 2b) There is no "programming time" method error check in SQL
> case,
> > >> so
> > >> >>> we
> > >> >>>>> cannot really achieve final state 1 across the board.
> > >> >>>>> 2c) It is an easier path given our current status, i.e. Table is
> > >> >>> already
> > >> >>>>> following final state 2.
> > >> >>>>> 2d) Users can always explicitly check the boundedness if they
> want
> > >> >> to.
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>> As I mentioned earlier, my initial thought was also to have a
> > >> >>>>> "configuration based" Source rather than a "parameter based"
> > Source.
> > >> >> So
> > >> >>>> it
> > >> >>>>> is completely possible that I missed some important
> consideration
> > or
> > >> >>>> design
> > >> >>>>> principles that we want to enforce for the project. It would be
> > good
> > >> >>>>> if @Stephan
> > >> >>>>> Ewen <[hidden email]> and @Aljoscha Krettek <
> > >> >>>> [hidden email]> can
> > >> >>>>> also provide more thoughts on this.
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>> Re: Jingsong
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>> As you said, there are some batched system source, like
> > parquet/orc
> > >> >>>> source.
> > >> >>>>>> Could we have the batch emit interface to improve performance?
> > The
> > >> >>>> queue of
> > >> >>>>>> per record may cause performance degradation.
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>> The current interface does not necessarily cause performance
> > problem
> > >> >>> in a
> > >> >>>>> multi-threading case. In fact, the base implementation allows
> > >> >>>> SplitReaders
> > >> >>>>> to add a batch <E> of records<T> to the records queue<E>, so
> each
> > >> >>> element
> > >> >>>>> in the records queue would be a batch <E>. In this case, when
> the
> > >> >> main
> > >> >>>>> thread polls records, it will take a batch <E> of records <T>
> from
> > >> >> the
> > >> >>>>> shared records queue and process the records <T> in a batch
> > manner.
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>> Thanks,
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>> On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 1:29 PM Jingsong Li <
> > [hidden email]
> > >> >
> > >> >>>> wrote:
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>>> Hi Becket,
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>> I also have some performance concerns too.
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>> If I understand correctly, SourceOutput will emit data per
> record
> > >> >> into
> > >> >>>> the
> > >> >>>>>> queue? I'm worried about the multithreading performance of this
> > >> >> queue.
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>> One example is some batched messaging systems which only have
> an
> > >> >>> offset
> > >> >>>>>> for the entire batch instead of individual messages in the
> batch.
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>> As you said, there are some batched system source, like
> > parquet/orc
> > >> >>>> source.
> > >> >>>>>> Could we have the batch emit interface to improve performance?
> > The
> > >> >>>> queue of
> > >> >>>>>> per record may cause performance degradation.
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>> Best,
> > >> >>>>>> Jingsong Lee
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>> On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 9:15 AM Jark Wu <[hidden email]>
> > wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>> Hi Becket,
> > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>> I think Dawid explained things clearly and makes a lot of
> sense.
> > >> >>>>>>> I'm also in favor of #2, because #1 doesn't work for our
> future
> > >> >>> unified
> > >> >>>>>>> envrionment.
> > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>> You can see the vision in this documentation [1]. In the
> future,
> > >> we
> > >> >>>> would
> > >> >>>>>>> like to
> > >> >>>>>>> drop the global streaming/batch mode in SQL (i.e.
> > >> >>>>>>> EnvironmentSettings#inStreamingMode/inBatchMode).
> > >> >>>>>>> A source is bounded or unbounded once defined, so queries can
> be
> > >> >>>> inferred
> > >> >>>>>>> from source to run
> > >> >>>>>>> in streaming or batch or hybrid mode. However, in #1, we will
> > lose
> > >> >>> this
> > >> >>>>>>> ability because the framework
> > >> >>>>>>> doesn't know whether the source is bounded or unbounded.
> > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>> Best,
> > >> >>>>>>> Jark
> > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>> [1]:
> > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>
> > >>
> >
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yrKXEIRATfxHJJ0K3t6wUgXAtZq8D-XgvEnvl2uUcr0/edit#heading=h.v4ib17buma1p
> > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>> On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 at 20:52, Piotr Nowojski <
> > [hidden email]
> > >> >
> > >> >>>>>> wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>> Hi,
> > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>> Regarding the:
> > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>> Collection<E> getNextRecords()
> > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>> I’m pretty sure such design would unfortunately impact the
> > >> >>> performance
> > >> >>>>>>>> (accessing and potentially creating the collection on the hot
> > >> >> path).
> > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>> Also the
> > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>> InputStatus emitNext(DataOutput<T> output) throws Exception;
> > >> >>>>>>>> or
> > >> >>>>>>>> Status pollNext(SourceOutput<T> sourceOutput) throws
> Exception;
> > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>> Gives us some opportunities in the future, to allow Source
> hot
> > >> >>> looping
> > >> >>>>>>>> inside, until it receives some signal “please exit because of
> > >> some
> > >> >>>>>>> reasons”
> > >> >>>>>>>> (output collector could return such hint upon collecting the
> > >> >>> result).
> > >> >>>>>> But
> > >> >>>>>>>> that’s another topic outside of this FLIP’s scope.
> > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>> Piotrek
> > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>> On 11 Dec 2019, at 10:41, Till Rohrmann <
> [hidden email]
> > >
> > >> >>>>>> wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>> Hi Becket,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>> quick clarification from my side because I think you
> > >> >> misunderstood
> > >> >>> my
> > >> >>>>>>>>> question. I did not suggest to let the SourceReader return
> > only
> > >> a
> > >> >>>>>>> single
> > >> >>>>>>>>> record at a time when calling getNextRecords. As the return
> > type
> > >> >>>>>>>> indicates,
> > >> >>>>>>>>> the method can return an arbitrary number of records.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>> Cheers,
> > >> >>>>>>>>> Till
> > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 10:13 AM Dawid Wysakowicz <
> > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Becket,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Issue #1 - Design of Source interface
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> I mentioned the lack of a method like
> > >> >>>>>>>> Source#createEnumerator(Boundedness
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness, SplitEnumeratorContext context), because
> without
> > >> >> the
> > >> >>>>>>>> current
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> proposal is not complete/does not work.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> If we say that boundedness is an intrinsic property of a
> > source
> > >> >>> imo
> > >> >>>>>> we
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> don't need the Source#createEnumerator(Boundedness
> > boundedness,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> SplitEnumeratorContext context) method.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Assuming a source from my previous example:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Source source = KafkaSource.builder()
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>    ...
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>    .untilTimestamp(...)
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>    .build()
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Would the enumerator differ if created like
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> source.createEnumerator(CONTINUOUS_UNBOUNDED, ...) vs
> source
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> .createEnumerator(BOUNDED, ...)? I know I am repeating
> > myself,
> > >> >> but
> > >> >>>>>>> this
> > >> >>>>>>>> is
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the part that my opinion differ the most from the current
> > >> >>> proposal.
> > >> >>>>>> I
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> really think it should always be the source that tells if
> it
> > is
> > >> >>>>>>> bounded
> > >> >>>>>>>> or
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> not. In the current proposal methods
> > >> >> continousSource/boundedSource
> > >> >>>>>>>> somewhat
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> reconfigure the source, which I think is misleading.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think a call like:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Source source = KafkaSource.builder()
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>    ...
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>    .readContinously() / readUntilLatestOffset() /
> > >> >>> readUntilTimestamp
> > >> >>>> /
> > >> >>>>>>>> readUntilOffsets / ...
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>    .build()
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> is way cleaner (and expressive) than
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Source source = KafkaSource.builder()
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>    ...
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>    .build()
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.continousSource(source) // which actually underneath
> > would
> > >> >>> call
> > >> >>>>>>>> createEnumerator(CONTINUOUS, ctx) which would be equivalent
> to
> > >> >>>>>>>> source.readContinously().createEnumerator(ctx)
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> // or
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.boundedSource(source) // which actually underneath
> would
> > >> >> call
> > >> >>>>>>>> createEnumerator(BOUNDED, ctx) which would be equivalent to
> > >> >>>>>>>> source.readUntilLatestOffset().createEnumerator(ctx)
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Sorry for the comparison, but to me it seems there is too
> > much
> > >> >>> magic
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> happening underneath those two calls.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> I really believe the Source interface should have
> > >> getBoundedness
> > >> >>>>>>> method
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> instead of (supportBoundedness) +
> > createEnumerator(Boundedness,
> > >> >>> ...)
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Issue #2 - Design of
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> ExecutionEnvironment#source()/continuousSource()/boundedSource()
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> As you might have guessed I am slightly in favor of option
> #2
> > >> >>>>>>> modified.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Yes I am aware every step of the dag would have to be able
> to
> > >> >> say
> > >> >>> if
> > >> >>>>>>> it
> > >> >>>>>>>> is
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> bounded or not. I have a feeling it would be easier to
> > express
> > >> >>> cross
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> bounded/unbounded operations, but I must admit I have not
> > >> >> thought
> > >> >>> it
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> through thoroughly, In the spirit of batch is just a
> special
> > >> >> case
> > >> >>> of
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> streaming I thought BoundedStream would extend from
> > DataStream.
> > >> >>>>>>> Correct
> > >> >>>>>>>> me
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> if I am wrong. In such a setup the cross bounded/unbounded
> > >> >>> operation
> > >> >>>>>>>> could
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> be expressed quite easily I think:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream {
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>    DataStream join(DataStream, ...); // we could not really
> > >> tell
> > >> >> if
> > >> >>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>> result is bounded or not, but because bounded stream is a
> > special
> > >> >>> case
> > >> >>>>>> of
> > >> >>>>>>>> unbounded the API object is correct, irrespective if the left
> > or
> > >> >>> right
> > >> >>>>>>> side
> > >> >>>>>>>> of the join is bounded
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> }
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedStream extends DataStream {
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>    BoundedStream join(BoundedStream, ...); // only if both
> > >> sides
> > >> >>> are
> > >> >>>>>>>> bounded the result can be bounded as well. However we do have
> > >> >> access
> > >> >>>> to
> > >> >>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>> DataStream#join here, so you can still join with a DataStream
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> }
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> On the other hand I also see benefits of two completely
> > >> >> disjointed
> > >> >>>>>>> APIs,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> as we could prohibit some streaming calls in the bounded
> > API. I
> > >> >>>>>> can't
> > >> >>>>>>>> think
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> of any unbounded operators that could not be implemented
> for
> > >> >>> bounded
> > >> >>>>>>>> stream.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Besides I think we both agree we don't like the method:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream boundedStream(Source)
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> suggested in the current state of the FLIP. Do we ? :)
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Dawid
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> On 10/12/2019 18:57, Becket Qin wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi folks,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the discussion, great feedback. Also thanks
> Dawid
> > >> for
> > >> >>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> explanation, it is much clearer now.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> One thing that is indeed missing from the FLIP is how the
> > >> >>>>>> boundedness
> > >> >>>>>>> is
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> passed to the Source implementation. So the API should be
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Source#createEnumerator(Boundedness boundedness,
> > >> >>>>>>> SplitEnumeratorContext
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> context)
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> And we can probably remove the
> > >> >>> Source#supportBoundedness(Boundedness
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness) method.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Assuming we have that, we are essentially choosing from one
> > of
> > >> >> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> following two options:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Option 1:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> // The source is continuous source, and only unbounded
> > >> >> operations
> > >> >>>>>> can
> > >> >>>>>>> be
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> performed.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<Type> datastream =
> > env.continuousSource(someSource);
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> // The source is bounded source, both bounded and unbounded
> > >> >>>>>> operations
> > >> >>>>>>>> can
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> be performed.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
> > >> >>>>>>>> env.boundedSource(someSource);
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>    - Pros:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>         a) explicit boundary between bounded / unbounded
> > >> streams,
> > >> >>> it
> > >> >>>>>> is
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> quite simple and clear to the users.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>    - Cons:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>         a) For applications that do not involve bounded
> > >> >> operations,
> > >> >>>>>> they
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> still have to call different API to distinguish bounded /
> > >> >>> unbounded
> > >> >>>>>>>> streams.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>         b) No support for bounded stream to run in a
> > streaming
> > >> >>>> runtime
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> setting, i.e. scheduling and operators behaviors.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Option 2:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> // The source is either bounded or unbounded, but only
> > >> unbounded
> > >> >>>>>>>> operations
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> could be performed on the returned DataStream.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<Type> dataStream = env.source(someSource);
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> // The source must be a bounded source, otherwise exception
> > is
> > >> >>>>>> thrown.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.boundedSource(boundedSource);
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> The pros and cons are exactly the opposite of option 1.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>    - Pros:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>         a) For applications that do not involve bounded
> > >> >> operations,
> > >> >>>>>> they
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> still have to call different API to distinguish bounded /
> > >> >>> unbounded
> > >> >>>>>>>> streams.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>         b) Support for bounded stream to run in a streaming
> > >> >> runtime
> > >> >>>>>>>> setting,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> i.e. scheduling and operators behaviors.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>    - Cons:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>         a) Bounded / unbounded streams are kind of mixed,
> > i.e.
> > >> >>> given
> > >> >>>> a
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream, it is not clear whether it is bounded or not,
> > >> unless
> > >> >>> you
> > >> >>>>>>>> have
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the access to its source.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> If we only think from the Source API perspective, option 2
> > >> >> seems a
> > >> >>>>>>>> better
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> choice because functionality wise it is a superset of
> option
> > 1,
> > >> >> at
> > >> >>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>> cost
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> of some seemingly acceptable ambiguity in the DataStream
> API.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> But if we look at the DataStream API as a whole, option 1
> > seems
> > >> >> a
> > >> >>>>>>>> clearer
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> choice. For example, some times a library may have to know
> > >> >>> whether a
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> certain task will finish or not. And it would be difficult
> to
> > >> >> tell
> > >> >>>>>> if
> > >> >>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> input is a DataStream, unless additional information is
> > >> provided
> > >> >>> all
> > >> >>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> way from the Source. One possible solution is to have a
> > >> >> *modified
> > >> >>>>>>>> option 2*
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> which adds a method to the DataStream API to indicate
> > >> >> boundedness,
> > >> >>>>>>> such
> > >> >>>>>>>> as
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> getBoundedness(). It would solve the problem with a
> potential
> > >> >>>>>>> confusion
> > >> >>>>>>>> of
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> what is difference between a DataStream with
> > >> >> getBoundedness()=true
> > >> >>>>>>> and a
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedDataStream. But that seems not super difficult to
> > >> >> explain.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> So from API's perspective, I don't have a strong opinion
> > >> between
> > >> >>>>>>>> *option 1*
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> and *modified option 2. *I like the cleanness of option 1,
> > but
> > >> >>>>>>> modified
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> option 2 would be more attractive if we have concrete use
> > case
> > >> >> for
> > >> >>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> "Bounded stream with unbounded streaming runtime settings".
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Re: Till
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Maybe this has already been asked before but I was
> wondering
> > >> why
> > >> >>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> SourceReader interface has the method pollNext which hands
> > the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> responsibility of outputting elements to the SourceReader
> > >> >>>>>>>> implementation?
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Has this been done for backwards compatibility reasons with
> > the
> > >> >>> old
> > >> >>>>>>>> source
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface? If not, then one could define a Collection<E>
> > >> >>>>>>>> getNextRecords()
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> method which returns the currently retrieved records and
> then
> > >> >> the
> > >> >>>>>>> caller
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> emits them outside of the SourceReader. That way the
> > interface
> > >> >>> would
> > >> >>>>>>> not
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> allow to implement an outputting loop where we never hand
> > back
> > >> >>>>>> control
> > >> >>>>>>>> to
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the caller. At the moment, this contract can be easily
> broken
> > >> >> and
> > >> >>> is
> > >> >>>>>>>> only
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> mentioned loosely in the JavaDocs.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> The primary reason we handover the SourceOutput to the
> > >> >>> SourceReader
> > >> >>>>>> is
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> because sometimes it is difficult for a SourceReader to
> emit
> > >> one
> > >> >>>>>>> record
> > >> >>>>>>>> at
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> a time. One example is some batched messaging systems which
> > >> only
> > >> >>>>>> have
> > >> >>>>>>> an
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> offset for the entire batch instead of individual messages
> in
> > >> >> the
> > >> >>>>>>>> batch. In
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> that case, returning one record at a time would leave the
> > >> >>>>>> SourceReader
> > >> >>>>>>>> in
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> an uncheckpointable state because they can only checkpoint
> at
> > >> >> the
> > >> >>>>>>> batch
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundaries.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 5:33 PM Till Rohrmann <
> > >> >>> [hidden email]
> > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
> <mailto:
> > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi everyone,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> thanks for drafting this FLIP. It reads very well.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Concerning Dawid's proposal, I tend to agree. The
> boundedness
> > >> >>> could
> > >> >>>>>>> come
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> from the source and tell the system how to treat the
> operator
> > >> >>>>>>>> (scheduling
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> wise). From a user's perspective it should be fine to get
> > back
> > >> a
> > >> >>>>>>>> DataStream
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> when calling env.source(boundedSource) if he does not need
> > >> >> special
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> operations defined on a BoundedDataStream. If he needs
> this,
> > >> >> then
> > >> >>>>>> one
> > >> >>>>>>>> could
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> use the method BoundedDataStream
> > >> >> env.boundedSource(boundedSource).
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> If possible, we could enforce the proper usage of
> > >> >>>>>> env.boundedSource()
> > >> >>>>>>> by
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> introducing a BoundedSource type so that one cannot pass an
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> unbounded source to it. That way users would not be able to
> > >> >> shoot
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> themselves in the foot.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Maybe this has already been asked before but I was
> wondering
> > >> why
> > >> >>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> SourceReader interface has the method pollNext which hands
> > the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> responsibility of outputting elements to the SourceReader
> > >> >>>>>>>> implementation?
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Has this been done for backwards compatibility reasons with
> > the
> > >> >>> old
> > >> >>>>>>>> source
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface? If not, then one could define a Collection<E>
> > >> >>>>>>>> getNextRecords()
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> method which returns the currently retrieved records and
> then
> > >> >> the
> > >> >>>>>>> caller
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> emits them outside of the SourceReader. That way the
> > interface
> > >> >>> would
> > >> >>>>>>> not
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> allow to implement an outputting loop where we never hand
> > back
> > >> >>>>>> control
> > >> >>>>>>>> to
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the caller. At the moment, this contract can be easily
> broken
> > >> >> and
> > >> >>> is
> > >> >>>>>>>> only
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> mentioned loosely in the JavaDocs.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Till
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 7:49 AM Jingsong Li <
> > >> >>> [hidden email]
> > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
> > >> <mailto:
> > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think current design is good.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> My understanding is:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> For execution mode: bounded mode and continuous mode, It's
> > >> >> totally
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> different. I don't think we have the ability to integrate
> the
> > >> >> two
> > >> >>>>>>> models
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> at
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> present. It's about scheduling, memory, algorithms, States,
> > >> etc.
> > >> >>> we
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> shouldn't confuse them.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> For source capabilities: only bounded, only continuous,
> both
> > >> >>> bounded
> > >> >>>>>>> and
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> continuous.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think Kafka is a source that can be ran both bounded
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> and continuous execution mode.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> And Kafka with end offset should be ran both bounded
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> and continuous execution mode.  Using apache Beam with
> Flink
> > >> >>>>>> runner, I
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> used
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> to run a "bounded" Kafka in streaming mode. For our
> previous
> > >> >>>>>>> DataStream,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> it
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> is not necessarily required that the source cannot be
> > bounded.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> So it is my thought for Dawid's question:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1.pass a bounded source to continuousSource() +1
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2.pass a continuous source to boundedSource() -1, should
> > throw
> > >> >>>>>>>> exception.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> In StreamExecutionEnvironment, continuousSource and
> > >> >> boundedSource
> > >> >>>>>>> define
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the execution mode. It defines a clear boundary of
> execution
> > >> >> mode.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Jingsong Lee
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 10:37 AM Jark Wu <[hidden email]
> > >> >>> <mailto:
> > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> [hidden email]
> > >>
> > >> >>>> wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> I agree with Dawid's point that the boundedness information
> > >> >> should
> > >> >>>>>>> come
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> from the source itself (e.g. the end timestamp), not
> through
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.boundedSouce()/continuousSource().
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think if we want to support something like `env.source()`
> > >> that
> > >> >>>>>>> derive
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> execution mode from source,
> > `supportsBoundedness(Boundedness)`
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> method is not enough, because we don't know whether it is
> > >> >> bounded
> > >> >>> or
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> not.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Jark
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, 9 Dec 2019 at 22:21, Dawid Wysakowicz <
> > >> >>>>>> [hidden email]
> > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
> > >> <mailto:
> > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> One more thing. In the current proposal, with the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> supportsBoundedness(Boundedness) method and the boundedness
> > >> >> coming
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> from
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> either continuousSource or boundedSource I could not find
> how
> > >> >> this
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> information is fed back to the SplitEnumerator.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Dawid
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> On 09/12/2019 13:52, Becket Qin wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Dawid,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the comments. This actually brings another
> > relevant
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> question
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> about what does a "bounded source" imply. I actually had
> the
> > >> >> same
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> impression when I look at the Source API. Here is what I
> > >> >>> understand
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> after
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> some discussion with Stephan. The bounded source has the
> > >> >> following
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> impacts.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1. API validity.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - A bounded source generates a bounded stream so some
> > >> operations
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> only
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> works for bounded records would be performed, e.g. sort.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - To expose these bounded stream only APIs, there are two
> > >> >> options:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>       a. Add them to the DataStream API and throw exception
> > if
> > >> a
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> method
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> is
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> called on an unbounded stream.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>       b. Create a BoundedDataStream class which is returned
> > >> from
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.boundedSource(), while DataStream is returned from
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.continousSource().
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Note that this cannot be done by having single
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.source(theSource)
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> even
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the Source has a getBoundedness() method.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2. Scheduling
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - A bounded source could be computed stage by stage without
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> bringing
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> up
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> all
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the tasks at the same time.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> 3. Operator behaviors
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - A bounded source indicates the records are finite so some
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> operators
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> can
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> wait until it receives all the records before it starts the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> processing.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> In the above impact, only 1 is relevant to the API design.
> > And
> > >> >> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> current
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> proposal in FLIP-27 is following 1.b.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> // boundedness depends of source property, imo this should
> > >> >> always
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> preferred
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<MyType> stream = env.source(theSource);
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> In your proposal, does DataStream have bounded stream only
> > >> >>> methods?
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> It
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> looks it should have, otherwise passing a bounded Source to
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.source()
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> would be confusing. In that case, we will essentially do
> 1.a
> > if
> > >> >> an
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> unbounded Source is created from
> env.source(unboundedSource).
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> If we have the methods only supported for bounded streams
> in
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> it
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> seems a little weird to have a separate BoundedDataStream
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Am I understand it correctly?
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 6:40 PM Dawid Wysakowicz <
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Really well written proposal and very important one. I must
> > >> >> admit
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> I
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> have
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> not understood all the intricacies of it yet.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> One question I have though is about where does the
> > information
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> about
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness come from. I think in most cases it is a
> property
> > >> of
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> source. As you described it might be e.g. end offset, a
> flag
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> should
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> it
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> monitor new splits etc. I think it would be a really nice
> use
> > >> >> case
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> able to say:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> new KafkaSource().readUntil(long timestamp),
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> which could work as an "end offset". Moreover I think all
> > >> >> Bounded
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> sources
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> support continuous mode, but no intrinsically continuous
> > source
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> support
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Bounded mode. If I understood the proposal correctly it
> > suggest
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness sort of "comes" from the outside of the source,
> > >> from
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> invokation of either boundedStream or continousSource.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> I am wondering if it would make sense to actually change
> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> method
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> boolean Source#supportsBoundedness(Boundedness)
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Boundedness Source#getBoundedness().
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> As for the methods #boundedSource, #continousSource,
> assuming
> > >> >> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness is property of the source they do not affect
> how
> > >> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> enumerator
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> works, but mostly how the dag is scheduled, right? I am not
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> against
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> those
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> methods, but I think it is a very specific use case to
> > actually
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> override
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the property of the source. In general I would expect users
> > to
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> only
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> call
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.source(theSource), where the source tells if it is
> > bounded
> > >> >> or
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> not. I
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> would suggest considering following set of methods:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> // boundedness depends of source property, imo this should
> > >> >> always
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> preferred
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<MyType> stream = env.source(theSource);
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> // always continous execution, whether bounded or unbounded
> > >> >> source
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<MyType> boundedStream =
> > >> >> env.continousSource(theSource);
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> // imo this would make sense if the BoundedDataStream
> > provides
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> additional features unavailable for continous mode
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedDataStream<MyType> batch =
> > env.boundedSource(theSource);
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Dawid
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> On 04/12/2019 11:25, Stephan Ewen wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks, Becket, for updating this.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> I agree with moving the aspects you mentioned into separate
> > >> >> FLIPs
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> -
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> this
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> one way becoming unwieldy in size.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> +1 to the FLIP in its current state. Its a very detailed
> > >> >> write-up,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> nicely
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> done!
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 4, 2019 at 7:38 AM Becket Qin <
> > >> [hidden email]
> > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
> <mailto:
> > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> <
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Sorry for the long belated update. I have updated FLIP-27
> > wiki
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> page
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> with
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the latest proposals. Some noticeable changes include:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1. A new generic communication mechanism between
> > >> SplitEnumerator
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> SourceReader.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2. Some detail API method signature changes.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> We left a few things out of this FLIP and will address them
> > in
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> separate
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> FLIPs. Including:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1. Per split event time.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2. Event time alignment.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> 3. Fine grained failover for SplitEnumerator failure.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Please let us know if you have any question.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 6:10 AM Stephan Ewen <
> > [hidden email]
> > >> >>>>>>> <mailto:
> > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> [hidden email]
> > >>
> > >> <
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi  Łukasz!
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Becket and me are working hard on figuring out the last
> > details
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> implementing the first PoC. We would update the FLIP
> > hopefully
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> next
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> week.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> There is a fair chance that a first version of this will be
> > in
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1.10,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> but
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> I
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> think it will take another release to battle test it and
> > >> migrate
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> connectors.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Stephan
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 11:14 AM Łukasz Jędrzejewski <
> > >> >> [hidden email]
> > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> <
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> This proposal looks very promising for us. Do you have any
> > >> plans
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> in
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> which
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Flink release it is going to be released? We are thinking
> on
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> using a
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Data
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Set API for our future use cases but on the other hand Data
> > Set
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> API
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> is
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> going to be deprecated so using proposed bounded data
> streams
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> solution
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> could be more viable in the long term.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Łukasz
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> On 2019/10/01 15:48:03, Thomas Weise <
> [hidden email]
> > >> >>>>>> <mailto:
> > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for putting together this proposal!
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> I see that the "Per Split Event Time" and "Event Time
> > >> Alignment"
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> sections
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> are still TBD.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> It would probably be good to flesh those out a bit before
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> proceeding
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> too
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> far
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> as the event time alignment will probably influence the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> interaction
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> with
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the split reader, specifically ReaderStatus
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> emitNext(SourceOutput<E>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> output).
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> We currently have only one implementation for event time
> > >> >> alignment
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> in
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Kinesis consumer. The synchronization in that case takes
> > place
> > >> >> as
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> last
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> step before records are emitted downstream (RecordEmitter).
> > >> With
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> currently proposed interfaces, the equivalent can be
> > >> implemented
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> in
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> reader loop, although note that in the Kinesis consumer the
> > per
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> shard
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> threads push records.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Synchronization has not been implemented for the Kafka
> > consumer
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> yet.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-12675 <
> > >> >>>>>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-12675>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> When I looked at it, I realized that the implementation
> will
> > >> >> look
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> quite
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> different
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> from Kinesis because it needs to take place in the pull
> part,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> where
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> records
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> are taken from the Kafka client. Due to the multiplexing it
> > >> >> cannot
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> done
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> by blocking the split thread like it currently works for
> > >> >> Kinesis.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Reading
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> from individual Kafka partitions needs to be controlled via
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> pause/resume
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> on the Kafka client.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> To take on that responsibility the split thread would need
> to
> > >> be
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> aware
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermarks or at least whether it should or should not
> > continue
> > >> >> to
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> consume
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> a given split and this may require a different SourceReader
> > or
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> SourceOutput
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thomas
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 1:39 AM Biao Liu <
> [hidden email]
> > >> >>>>>> <mailto:
> > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > >> >> [hidden email]
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>>> <
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Stephan,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you for feedback!
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Will take a look at your branch before public discussing.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 12:01 AM Stephan Ewen <
> > >> [hidden email]
> > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > >> >>> [hidden email]
> > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> <
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Biao!
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for reviving this. I would like to join this
> > discussion,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> but
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> am
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> quite occupied with the 1.9 release, so can we maybe pause
> > this
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> discussion
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> for a week or so?
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> In the meantime I can share some suggestion based on prior
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> experiments:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> How to do watermarks / timestamp extractors in a simpler
> and
> > >> >> more
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> flexible
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> way. I think that part is quite promising should be part of
> > the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> new
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> source
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>
> > >>
> >
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/tree/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/eventtime
> > >> >>>>>>>> <
> > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>
> > >>
> >
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/tree/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/eventtime
> > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>
> > >>
> >
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/blob/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/src/SourceOutput.java
> > >> >>>>>>>> <
> > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>
> > >>
> >
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/blob/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/src/SourceOutput.java
> > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Some experiments on how to build the source reader and its
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> library
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> common threading/split patterns:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>
> > >>
> >
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/tree/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/src
> > >> >>>>>>>> <
> > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>
> > >>
> >
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/tree/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/src
> > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Stephan
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 10:03 AM Biao Liu <
> > [hidden email]
> > >> >>>>>>> <mailto:
> > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > >> >> [hidden email]
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>>> <
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi devs,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Since 1.9 is nearly released, I think we could get back to
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> FLIP-27.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> I
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> believe it should be included in 1.10.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> There are so many things mentioned in document of FLIP-27.
> > [1]
> > >> I
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> think
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> we'd better discuss them separately. However the wiki is
> not
> > a
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> good
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> place
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> to discuss. I wrote google doc about SplitReader API which
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> misses
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> some
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> details in the document. [2]
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>
> > >>
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27:+Refactor+Source+Interface
> > >> >>>>>>>> <
> > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>
> > >>
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27:+Refactor+Source+Interface
> > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>
> > >>
> >
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R1s_89T4S3CZwq7Tf31DciaMCqZwrLHGZFqPASu66oE/edit?usp=sharing
> > >> >>>>>>>> <
> > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>
> > >>
> >
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R1s_89T4S3CZwq7Tf31DciaMCqZwrLHGZFqPASu66oE/edit?usp=sharing
> > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> CC Stephan, Aljoscha, Piotrek, Becket
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 4:38 PM Biao Liu <
> [hidden email]
> > >> >>>>>> <mailto:
> > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > >> >> [hidden email]
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>>> <
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Steven,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you for the feedback. Please take a look at the
> > document
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> FLIP-27
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> <
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>
> > >>
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27%3A+Refactor+Source+Interface
> > >> >>>>>>>> <
> > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>
> > >>
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27%3A+Refactor+Source+Interface
> > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> which
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> is updated recently. A lot of details of enumerator were
> > added
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> in
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> this
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> document. I think it would help.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Steven Wu <[hidden email] <mailto:
> [hidden email]
> > >>
> > >> >> <
> > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
> > >> >>>>>>> [hidden email]
> > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
> <mailto:
> > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> 于2019年3月28日周四
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> 下午12:52写道：
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> This proposal mentioned that SplitEnumerator might run on
> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> JobManager or
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> in a single task on a TaskManager.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> if enumerator is a single task on a taskmanager, then the
> job
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> DAG
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> can
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> never
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> been embarrassingly parallel anymore. That will nullify the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> leverage
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> fine-grained recovery for embarrassingly parallel jobs.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> It's not clear to me what's the implication of running
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> enumerator
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> on
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> jobmanager. So I will leave that out for now.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 3:05 AM Biao Liu <
> [hidden email]
> > >> >>>>>> <mailto:
> > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > >> >> [hidden email]
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>>> <
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Stephan & Piotrek,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you for feedback.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> It seems that there are a lot of things to do in community.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> I
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> am
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> just
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> afraid that this discussion may be forgotten since there so
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> many
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> proposals
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> recently.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Anyway, wish to see the split topics soon :)
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Piotr Nowojski <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > >> >>> [hidden email]
> > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>> <
> > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
> > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
> > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> 于2019年1月24日周四
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> 下午8:21写道：
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Biao!
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> This discussion was stalled because of preparations for
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> open
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> sourcing
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> & merging Blink. I think before creating the tickets we
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> should
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> split this
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> discussion into topics/areas outlined by Stephan and
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> create
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Flips
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> that.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think there is no chance for this to be completed in
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> couple
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> remaining
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> weeks/1 month before 1.8 feature freeze, however it would
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> good
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> to aim
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> with those changes for 1.9.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Piotrek
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> On 20 Jan 2019, at 16:08, Biao Liu <[hidden email]
> > >> <mailto:
> > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > >> >> [hidden email]
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>>> <
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi community,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> The summary of Stephan makes a lot sense to me. It is
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> much
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> clearer
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> indeed
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> after splitting the complex topic into small ones.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> I was wondering is there any detail plan for next step?
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> If
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> not,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> I
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> would
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> like to push this thing forward by creating some JIRA
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> issues.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Another question is that should version 1.8 include
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> these
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> features?
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Stephan Ewen <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> <
> > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
> [hidden email]
> > >> >>>> <mailto:
> > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> [hidden email]
> > >>
> > >> >>>>>>>> 于2018年12月1日周六
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> 上午4:20写道：
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks everyone for the lively discussion. Let me try
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> summarize
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> where I
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> see convergence in the discussion and open issues.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> I'll try to group this by design aspect of the source.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Please
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> let me
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> know
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> if I got things wrong or missed something crucial here.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> For issues 1-3, if the below reflects the state of the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> discussion, I
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> would
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> try and update the FLIP in the next days.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> For the remaining ones we need more discussion.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> I would suggest to fork each of these aspects into a
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> separate
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> mail
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> thread,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> or will loose sight of the individual aspects.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(1) Separation of Split Enumerator and Split Reader*
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - All seem to agree this is a good thing
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Split Enumerator could in the end live on JobManager
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> (and
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> assign
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> via RPC) or in a task (and assign splits via data
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> streams)
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - this discussion is orthogonal and should come later,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> when
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> is agreed upon.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(2) Split Readers for one or more splits*
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Discussion seems to agree that we need to support
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> one
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> reader
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> possibly handles multiple splits concurrently.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - The requirement comes from sources where one
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> poll()-style
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> call
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> fetches
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> data from different splits / partitions
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> example sources that require that would be for
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> example
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Kafka,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Pravega, Pulsar
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Could have one split reader per source, or multiple
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> split
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> readers
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> share the "poll()" function
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - To not make it too complicated, we can start with
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> thinking
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> about
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> one
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> split reader for all splits initially and see if that
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> covers
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> all
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> requirements
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(3) Threading model of the Split Reader*
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Most active part of the discussion ;-)
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - A non-blocking way for Flink's task code to interact
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> with
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> source
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> is
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> needed in order to a task runtime code based on a
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> single-threaded/actor-style task design
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> I personally am a big proponent of that, it will
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> help
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> with
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> well-behaved checkpoints, efficiency, and simpler yet
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> more
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> robust
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> runtime
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> code
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Users care about simple abstraction, so as a
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> subclass
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> SplitReader
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> (non-blocking / async) we need to have a
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> BlockingSplitReader
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> which
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> will
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> form the basis of most source implementations.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> BlockingSplitReader
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> lets
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> users do blocking simple poll() calls.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - The BlockingSplitReader would spawn a thread (or
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> more)
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> thread(s) can make blocking calls and hand over data
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> buffers
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> via
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> a
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> blocking
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> queue
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - This should allow us to cover both, a fully async
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> runtime,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> and a
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> simple
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> blocking interface for users.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - This is actually very similar to how the Kafka
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> connectors
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> work.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Kafka
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> 9+ with one thread, Kafka 8 with multiple threads
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - On the base SplitReader (the async one), the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> non-blocking
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> method
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> gets the next chunk of data would signal data
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> availability
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> via
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> a
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> CompletableFuture, because that gives the best
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> flexibility
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> (can
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> await
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> completion or register notification handlers).
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - The source task would register a "thenHandle()" (or
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> similar)
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> on the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> future to put a "take next data" task into the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> actor-style
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> mailbox
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(4) Split Enumeration and Assignment*
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Splits may be generated lazily, both in cases where
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> there
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> is a
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> limited
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> number of splits (but very many), or splits are
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> discovered
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> over
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> time
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Assignment should also be lazy, to get better load
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> balancing
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Assignment needs support locality preferences
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Possible design based on discussion so far:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> SplitReader has a method "addSplits(SplitT...)"
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> add
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> one or
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> more
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits. Some split readers might assume they have only
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> one
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> split
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> ever,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> concurrently, others assume multiple splits. (Note:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> idea
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> behind
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> being
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> able
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> to add multiple splits at the same time is to ease
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> startup
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> where
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> multiple
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits may be assigned instantly.)
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> SplitReader has a context object on which it can
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> call
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> indicate
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> when
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits are completed. The enumerator gets that
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> notification and
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> can
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> use
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> decide when to assign new splits. This should help both
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> in
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> cases
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> sources
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> that take splits lazily (file readers) and in case the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> source
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> needs to
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> preserve a partial order between splits (Kinesis,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Pravega,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Pulsar may
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> need
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> that).
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> SplitEnumerator gets notification when
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> SplitReaders
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> start
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> when
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> they finish splits. They can decide at that moment to
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> push
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> more
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> that reader
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> The SplitEnumerator should probably be aware of
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> source
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> parallelism, to build its initial distribution.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Open question: Should the source expose something
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> like
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> "host
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> preferences", so that yarn/mesos/k8s can take this into
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> account
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> when
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> selecting a node to start a TM on?
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(5) Watermarks and event time alignment*
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Watermark generation, as well as idleness, needs to
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> per
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> split
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> (like
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> currently in the Kafka Source, per partition)
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - It is desirable to support optional
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> event-time-alignment,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> meaning
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits that are ahead are back-pressured or temporarily
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> unsubscribed
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - I think i would be desirable to encapsulate
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> generation
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> logic
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> in watermark generators, for a separation of concerns.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> The
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> generators should run per split.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Using watermark generators would also help with
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> another
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> problem of
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> suggested interface, namely supporting non-periodic
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermarks
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> efficiently.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Need a way to "dispatch" next record to different
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> generators
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Need a way to tell SplitReader to "suspend" a split
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> until a
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> certain
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark is reached (event time backpressure)
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - This would in fact be not needed (and thus simpler)
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> if
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> we
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> had
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> a
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> SplitReader per split and may be a reason to re-open
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> discussion
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(6) Watermarks across splits and in the Split
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Enumerator*
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - The split enumerator may need some watermark
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> awareness,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> which
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> should
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> purely based on split metadata (like create timestamp
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> file
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits)
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - If there are still more splits with overlapping
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> event
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> time
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> range
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> a
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> split reader, then that split reader should not advance
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> within the split beyond the overlap boundary. Otherwise
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> future
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> will
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> produce late data.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - One way to approach this could be that the split
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> enumerator
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> may
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> send
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermarks to the readers, and the readers cannot emit
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermarks
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> beyond
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> that received watermark.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Many split enumerators would simply immediately send
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Long.MAX
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> out
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> leave the progress purely to the split readers.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - For event-time alignment / split back pressure, this
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> begs
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> question
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> how we can avoid deadlocks that may arise when splits
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> are
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> suspended
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> event time back pressure,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(7) Batch and streaming Unification*
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Functionality wise, the above design should support
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> both
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Batch often (mostly) does not care about reading "in
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> order"
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> generating watermarks
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> Might use different enumerator logic that is
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> more
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> locality
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> aware
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> and ignores event time order
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> Does not generate watermarks
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Would be great if bounded sources could be
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> identified
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> at
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> compile
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> time,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> so that "env.addBoundedSource(...)" is type safe and
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> can
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> return a
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> "BoundedDataStream".
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Possible to defer this discussion until later
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> *Miscellaneous Comments*
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Should the source have a TypeInformation for the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> produced
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> type,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> instead
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> of a serializer? We need a type information in the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> stream
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> anyways, and
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> can
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> derive the serializer from that. Plus, creating the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> serializer
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> should
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> respect the ExecutionConfig.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> - The TypeSerializer interface is very powerful but
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> also
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> not
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> easy to
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> implement. Its purpose is to handle data super
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> efficiently,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> support
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> flexible ways of evolution, etc.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> For metadata I would suggest to look at the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> SimpleVersionedSerializer
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> instead, which is used for example for checkpoint
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> master
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> hooks,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> or for
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> streaming file sink. I think that is is a good match
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> cases
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> where
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> we
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> do
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> not need more than ser/deser (no copy, etc.) and don't
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> need to
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> push
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> versioning out of the serialization paths for best
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> performance
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> (as in
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> TypeSerializer)
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 11:45 AM Kostas Kloudas <
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email]>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Biao,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the answer!
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> So given the multi-threaded readers, now we have as
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> open
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> questions:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1) How do we let the checkpoints pass through our
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> multi-threaded
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> reader
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> operator?
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2) Do we have separate reader and source operators or
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> not? In
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> strategy
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> that has a separate source, the source operator has a
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> parallelism of
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> is responsible for split recovery only.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> For the first one, given also the constraints
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> (blocking,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> finite
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> queues,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> etc), I do not have an answer yet.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> For the 2nd, I think that we should go with separate
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> operators
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> source and the readers, for the following reasons:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1) This is more aligned with a potential future
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> improvement
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> where the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> split
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> discovery becomes a responsibility of the JobManager
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> readers are
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> pooling more work from the JM.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2) The source is going to be the "single point of
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> truth".
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> It
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> will
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> know
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> what
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> has been processed and what not. If the source and the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> readers
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> are a
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> single
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> operator with parallelism > 1, or in general, if the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> split
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> discovery
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> is
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> done by each task individually, then:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>    i) we have to have a deterministic scheme for each
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> reader to
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> assign
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits to itself (e.g. mod subtaskId). This is not
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> necessarily
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> trivial
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> all sources.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>    ii) each reader would have to keep a copy of all its
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> processed
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> slpits
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>    iii) the state has to be a union state with a
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> non-trivial
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> merging
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> logic
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> in order to support rescaling.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Two additional points that you raised above:
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> i) The point that you raised that we need to keep all
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> (processed
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> not-processed) I think is a bit of a strong
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> requirement.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> This
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> would
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> imply
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> that for infinite sources the state will grow
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> indefinitely.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> This is
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> problem
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> is even more pronounced if we do not have a single
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> source
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> assigns
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits to readers, as each reader will have its own
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> copy
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> state.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> ii) it is true that for finite sources we need to
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> somehow
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> not
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> close
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> readers when the source/split discoverer finishes. The
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> ContinuousFileReaderOperator has a work-around for
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> that.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> It is
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> not
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> elegant,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> and checkpoints are not emitted after closing the
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> source,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> but
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> this, I
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> believe, is a bigger problem which requires more
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> changes
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> than
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> just
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> refactoring the source interface.
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Kostas
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> --
> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best, Jingsong Lee
> > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>> --
> > >> >>>>>> Best, Jingsong Lee
> > >> >>>>>>
> > >> >>>>>
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> >
>

[Becket Qin]

Hi Steven,

I think the current proposal is what you mentioned - a Kafka source that
can be constructed in either BOUNDED or UNBOUNDED mode. And Flink can get
the boundedness by invoking getBoundedness().

So one can create a Kafka source by doing something like the following:

new KafkaSource().startOffset(),endOffset(); // A bounded instance.
new KafkaSource().startOffset(); // An unbounded instance.

If users want to have an UNBOUNDED Kafka source that stops at some point.
They can wrap the BOUNDED Kafka source like below:

SourceUtils.asUnbounded(new KafkaSource.startOffset().endOffset());

The wrapped source would be an unbounded Kafka source that stops at the end
offset.

Does that make sense?

Thanks,

Jiangjie (Becket) Qin

On Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 1:31 PM Jark Wu <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> First of all, I think it is not called "UNBOUNDED", according to the
> FLIP-27, it is called "CONTINUOUS_UNBOUNDED".
> And from the description of the Boundedness in the FLIP-27[1] declares
> clearly what Becket and I think.
>
> public enum Boundedness {
>
>     /**
>      * A bounded source processes the data that is currently available and
> will end after that.
>      *
>      * <p>When a source produces a bounded stream, the runtime may activate
> additional optimizations
>      * that are suitable only for bounded input. Incorrectly producing
> unbounded data when the source
>      * is set to produce a bounded stream will often result in programs
> that do not output any results
>      * and may eventually fail due to runtime errors (out of memory or
> storage).
>      */
>     BOUNDED,
>
>     /**
>      * A continuous unbounded source continuously processes all data as it
> comes.
>      *
>      * <p>The source may run forever (until the program is terminated) or
> might actually end at some point,
>      * based on some source-specific conditions. Because that is not
> transparent to the runtime,
>      * the runtime will use an execution mode for continuous unbounded
> streams whenever this mode
>      * is chosen.
>      */
>     CONTINUOUS_UNBOUNDED
> }
>
> Best,
> Jark
>
> [1]:
>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27%3A+Refactor+Source+Interface#FLIP-27:RefactorSourceInterface-Source
>
>
>
> On Fri, 20 Dec 2019 at 12:55, Steven Wu <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> > Becket,
> >
> > Regarding "UNBOUNDED source that stops at some point", I found it
> difficult
> > to grasp what UNBOUNDED really mean.
> >
> > If we want to use Kafka source with an end/stop time, I guess you call it
> > UNBOUNDED kafka source that stops (aka BOUNDED-streaming). The
> > terminology is a little confusing to me. Maybe BOUNDED/UNBOUNDED
> shouldn't
> > be used to categorize source. Just call it Kafka source and it can run in
> > either BOUNDED or UNBOUNDED mode.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Steven
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 7:02 PM Becket Qin <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >
> > > I had an offline chat with Jark, and here are some more thoughts:
> > >
> > > 1. From SQL perspective, BOUNDED source leads to the batch execution
> > mode,
> > > UNBOUNDED source leads to the streaming execution mode.
> > > 2. The semantic of UNBOUNDED source is may or may not stop. The
> semantic
> > of
> > > BOUNDED source is will stop.
> > > 3. The semantic of DataStream is may or may not terminate. The semantic
> > of
> > > BoundedDataStream is will terminate.
> > >
> > > Given that, option 3 seems a better option because:
> > > 1. SQL already has strict binding between Boundedness and execution
> mode.
> > > Letting DataStream be consistent would be good.
> > > 2. The semantic of UNBOUNDED source is exactly the same as DataStream.
> So
> > > we should avoid breaking such semantic, i.e. turning some DataStream
> from
> > > "may or may not terminate" to "will terminate".
> > >
> > > For case where users want BOUNDED-streaming combination, they can
> simply
> > > use an UNBOUNDED source that stops at some point. We can even provide a
> > > simple wrapper to wrap a BOUNDED source as an UNBOUNDED source if that
> > > helps. But API wise, option 3 seems telling a pretty good whole story.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 10:30 PM Becket Qin <[hidden email]>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Timo,
> > > >
> > > > Bounded is just a special case of unbounded and every bounded source
> > can
> > > >> also be treated as an unbounded source. This would unify the API if
> > > >> people don't need a bounded operation.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > With option 3 users can still get a unified API with something like
> > > below:
> > > >
> > > > DataStream boundedStream = env.boundedSource(boundedSource);
> > > > DataStream unboundedStream = env.source(unboundedSource);
> > > >
> > > > So in both cases, users can still use a unified DataStream without
> > > > touching the bounded stream only methods.
> > > > By "unify the API if people don't need the bounded operation". Do you
> > > > expect a DataStream with a Bounded source to have the batch operators
> > and
> > > > scheduler settings as well?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > If we allow DataStream from BOUNDED source, we will essentially pick
> > > "*modified
> > > > option 2*".
> > > >
> > > > // The source is either bounded or unbounded, but only unbounded
> > > >> operations could be performed on the returned DataStream.
> > > >> DataStream<Type> dataStream = env.source(someSource);
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> // The source must be a bounded source, otherwise exception is
> thrown.
> > > >> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
> > > >> env.boundedSource(boundedSource);
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > // Add the following method to DataStream
> > > >
> > > > Boundedness DataStream#getBoundedness();
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > From pure logical perspective, Boundedness and runtime settings
> > > > (Stream/Batch) are two orthogonal dimensions. And are specified in
> the
> > > > following way.
> > > >
> > > > *Boundedness* - defined by the source: BOUNDED / UNBOUNDED.
> > > > *Running mode* - defined by the API class: DataStream (Streaming
> mode)
> > /
> > > > BoundedDataStream (batch mode).
> > > >
> > > > Excluding the UNBOUNDED-batch combination, the "*modified option 2"*
> > > > covers the rest three combination. Compared with "*modified option
> 2*",
> > > > the main benefit of option 3 is its simplicity and clearness, by
> tying
> > > > boundedness to running mode and giving up BOUNDED-streaming
> > combination.
> > > >
> > > > Just to be clear, I am fine with either option. But I would like to
> > > > understand a bit more about the bounded-streaming use case and when
> > users
> > > > would prefer this over bounded-batch case, and whether the added
> value
> > > > justifies the additional complexity in the API. Two cases I can think
> > of
> > > > are:
> > > > 1. The records in DataStream will be processed in order, while
> > > > BoundedDataStream processes records without order guarantee.
> > > > 2. DataStream emits intermediate results when processing a finite
> > > dataset,
> > > > while BoundedDataStream only emit the final result. In any case, it
> > could
> > > > be supported by an UNBOUNDED source stopping at some point.
> > > >
> > > > Case 1 is actually misleading because DataStream in general doesn't
> > > really
> > > > support in-order process.
> > > > Case 2 seems a rare use case because the instantaneous intermediate
> > > result
> > > > seems difficult to reason about. In any case, this can be supported
> by
> > an
> > > > UNBOUNDED source that stops at some point.
> > > >
> > > > Is there other use cases for bounded-streaming combination I missed?
> I
> > am
> > > > a little hesitating to put the testing requirement here because
> ideally
> > > I'd
> > > > avoid having public APIs for testing purpose only. And this could be
> > > > resolved by having a UNBOUNDED source stopping at some point as well.
> > > >
> > > > Sorry for the long discussion, but I would really like to make an API
> > > > decision after knowing all the pros and cons.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 6:19 PM Timo Walther <[hidden email]>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Hi Becket,
> > > >>
> > > >> regarding *Option 3* I think we can relax the constraints for
> > > >> env.source():
> > > >>
> > > >> // MySource can be bounded or unbounded
> > > >> DataStream<Type> dataStream = env.source(mySource);
> > > >>
> > > >> // MySource must be bounded, otherwise throws exception.
> > > >> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
> > env.boundedSource(mySource);
> > > >>
> > > >> Bounded is just a special case of unbounded and every bounded source
> > can
> > > >> also be treated as an unbounded source. This would unify the API if
> > > >> people don't need a bounded operation. It also addresses Jark's
> > > concerns.
> > > >>
> > > >> Regards,
> > > >> Timo
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> On 18.12.19 14:16, Becket Qin wrote:
> > > >> > Hi Jark,
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Please see the reply below:
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Regarding to option#3, my concern is that if we don't support
> > > streaming
> > > >> >> mode for bounded source,
> > > >> >> how could we create a testing source for streaming mode?
> Currently,
> > > >> all the
> > > >> >> testing source for streaming
> > > >> >> are bounded, so that the integration test will finish finally.
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> > An UNBOUNDED source does not mean it will never stops. It simply
> > > >> indicates
> > > >> > that the source *may* run forever, so the runtime needs to be
> > prepared
> > > >> for
> > > >> > that, but the task may still stop at some point when it hits some
> > > >> > source-specific condition. So an UNBOUNDED testing source can
> still
> > > >> stop at
> > > >> > some point if needed.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Regarding to Source#getRecordOrder(), could we have a implicit
> > > contract
> > > >> >> that unbounded source should
> > > >> >> already read in order (i.e. reading partitions in parallel), for
> > > >> bounded
> > > >> >> source the order is not mandatory.
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >> This is also the behaviors of the current sources.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > 1) a source can't guarantee it reads in strict order, because the
> > > >> producer
> > > >> >> may produce data not in order.
> > > >> >> 2) *Bounded-StrictOrder* is not necessary, because batch can
> > reorder
> > > >> data.
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> > It is true that sometimes the source cannot guarantee the record
> > > order,
> > > >> but
> > > >> > sometimes it can. Right now, even for stream processing, there is
> no
> > > >> > processing order guarantee. For example, a join operator may emit
> a
> > > >> later
> > > >> > record which successfully found a join match earlier.
> > > >> > Event order is one of the most important requirements for event
> > > >> processing,
> > > >> > a clear order guarantee would be necessary. That said, I agree
> that
> > > >> right
> > > >> > now even if the sources provide the record order requirement, the
> > > >> runtime
> > > >> > is not able to guarantee that out of the box. So I am OK if we add
> > the
> > > >> > record order to the Source later. But we should avoid misleading
> > users
> > > >> to
> > > >> > make them think the processing order is guaranteed when using the
> > > >> unbounded
> > > >> > runtime.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Thanks,
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > > >> >
> > > >> > On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 10:29 AM Jark Wu <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
> > > >> >
> > > >> >> Hi Becket,
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> That's great we have reached a consensus on
> > Source#getBoundedness().
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> Regarding to option#3, my concern is that if we don't support
> > > streaming
> > > >> >> mode for bounded source,
> > > >> >> how could we create a testing source for streaming mode?
> Currently,
> > > >> all the
> > > >> >> testing source for streaming
> > > >> >> are bounded, so that the integration test will finish finally.
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> Regarding to Source#getRecordOrder(), could we have a implicit
> > > contract
> > > >> >> that unbounded source should
> > > >> >> already read in order (i.e. reading partitions in parallel), for
> > > >> bounded
> > > >> >> source the order is not mandatory.
> > > >> >> This is also the behaviors of the current sources.
> > > >> >> 1) a source can't guarantee it reads in strict order, because the
> > > >> producer
> > > >> >> may produce data not in order.
> > > >> >> 2) *Bounded-StrictOrder* is not necessary, because batch can
> > reorder
> > > >> data.
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> Best,
> > > >> >> Jark
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> On Tue, 17 Dec 2019 at 22:03, Becket Qin <[hidden email]>
> > > wrote:
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>> Hi folks,
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>> Thanks for the comments. I am convinced that the Source API
> should
> > > not
> > > >> >> take
> > > >> >>> boundedness as a parameter after it is constructed. What Timo
> and
> > > >> Dawid
> > > >> >>> suggested sounds a reasonable solution to me. So the Source API
> > > would
> > > >> >>> become:
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>> Source {
> > > >> >>>      Boundedness getBoundedness();
> > > >> >>> }
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>> Assuming the above Source API, in addition to the two options
> > > >> mentioned
> > > >> >> in
> > > >> >>> earlier emails, I am thinking of another option:
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>> *Option 3:*
> > > >> >>> // MySource must be unbounded, otherwise throws exception.
> > > >> >>> DataStream<Type> dataStream = env.source(mySource);
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>> // MySource must be bounded, otherwise throws exception.
> > > >> >>> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
> > > >> env.boundedSource(mySource);
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>> The pros of this API are:
> > > >> >>>     a) It fits the requirements from Table / SQL well.
> > > >> >>>     b) DataStream users still have type safety (option 2 only
> has
> > > >> partial
> > > >> >>> type safety).
> > > >> >>>     c) Cristal clear boundedness from the API which makes
> > DataStream
> > > >> join
> > > >> >> /
> > > >> >>> connect easy to reason about.
> > > >> >>> The caveats I see,
> > > >> >>>     a) It is inconsistent with Table since Table has one unified
> > > >> >> interface.
> > > >> >>>     b) No streaming mode for bounded source.
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>> @Stephan Ewen <[hidden email]> @Aljoscha Krettek
> > > >> >>> <[hidden email]> what do you think of the approach?
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>> Orthogonal to the above API, I am wondering whether boundedness
> is
> > > the
> > > >> >> only
> > > >> >>> dimension needed to describe the characteristic of the Source
> > > >> behavior.
> > > >> >> We
> > > >> >>> may also need to have another dimension of *record order*.
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>> For example, when a file source is reading from a directory with
> > > >> bounded
> > > >> >>> records, it may have two ways to read.
> > > >> >>> 1. Read files in parallel.
> > > >> >>> 2. Read files in the chronological order.
> > > >> >>> In both cases, the file source is a Bounded Source. However, the
> > > >> >> processing
> > > >> >>> requirement for downstream may be different. In the first case,
> > the
> > > >> >>> record processing and result emitting order does not matter,
> e.g.
> > > word
> > > >> >>> count. In the second case, the records may have to be processed
> in
> > > the
> > > >> >>> order they were read, e.g. change log processing.
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>> If the Source only has a getBoundedness() method, the downstream
> > > >> >> processors
> > > >> >>> would not know whether the records emitted from the Source
> should
> > be
> > > >> >>> processed in order or not. So combining the boundedness and
> record
> > > >> order,
> > > >> >>> we will have four scenarios:
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>> *Bounded-StrictOrder*:     A segment of change log.
> > > >> >>> *Bounded-Random*:          Batch Word Count.
> > > >> >>> *Unbounded-StrictOrder*: An infinite change log.
> > > >> >>> *Unbounded-Random*:     Streaming Word Count.
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>> Option 2 mentioned in the previous email was kind of trying to
> > > handle
> > > >> the
> > > >> >>> Bounded-StrictOrder case by creating a DataStream from a bounded
> > > >> source,
> > > >> >>> which actually does not work.
> > > >> >>> It looks that we do not have strict order support in some
> > operators
> > > at
> > > >> >> this
> > > >> >>> point, e.g. join. But we may still want to add the semantic to
> the
> > > >> Source
> > > >> >>> first so later on we don't need to change all the source
> > > >> implementations,
> > > >> >>> especially given that many of them will be implemented by 3rd
> > party.
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>> Given that, we need another dimension of *Record Order* in the
> > > Source.
> > > >> >> More
> > > >> >>> specifically, the API would become:
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>> Source {
> > > >> >>>      Boundedness getBoundedness();
> > > >> >>>      RecordOrder getRecordOrder();
> > > >> >>> }
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>> public enum RecordOrder {
> > > >> >>>      /** The record in the DataStream must be processed in its
> > > strict
> > > >> >> order
> > > >> >>> for correctness. */
> > > >> >>>      STRICT,
> > > >> >>>      /** The record in the DataStream can be processed in
> > arbitrary
> > > >> order.
> > > >> >>> */
> > > >> >>>      RANDOM;
> > > >> >>> }
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>> Any thoughts?
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>> Thanks,
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>> On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 3:44 PM Timo Walther <
> [hidden email]>
> > > >> wrote:
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>>> Hi Becket,
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>> I completely agree with Dawid's suggestion. The information
> about
> > > the
> > > >> >>>> boundedness should come out of the source. Because most of the
> > > >> >> streaming
> > > >> >>>> sources can be made bounded based on some connector specific
> > > >> criterion.
> > > >> >>>> In Kafka, it would be an end offset or end timestamp but in any
> > > case
> > > >> >>>> having just a env.boundedSource() is not enough because
> > parameters
> > > >> for
> > > >> >>>> making the source bounded are missing.
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>> I suggest to have a simple `isBounded(): Boolean` flag in every
> > > >> source
> > > >> >>>> that might be influenced by a connector builder as Dawid
> > mentioned.
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>> For type safety during programming, we can still go with *Final
> > > state
> > > >> >>>> 1*. By having a env.source() vs env.boundedSource(). The latter
> > > would
> > > >> >>>> just enforce that the boolean flag is set to `true` and could
> > make
> > > >> >>>> bounded operations available (if we need that actually).
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>> However, I don't think that we should start making a unified
> > Table
> > > >> API
> > > >> >>>> ununified again. Boundedness is an optimization property. Every
> > > >> bounded
> > > >> >>>> operation can also executed in an unbounded way using
> > > >> >> updates/retraction
> > > >> >>>> or watermarks.
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>> Regards,
> > > >> >>>> Timo
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>> On 15.12.19 14:22, Becket Qin wrote:
> > > >> >>>>> Hi Dawid and Jark,
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>> I think the discussion ultimately boils down to the question
> > that
> > > >> >> which
> > > >> >>>> one
> > > >> >>>>> of the following two final states do we want? Once we make
> this
> > > >> >>> decision,
> > > >> >>>>> everything else can be naturally derived.
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>> *Final state 1*: Separate API for bounded / unbounded
> > DataStream &
> > > >> >>> Table.
> > > >> >>>>> That means any code users write will be valid at the point
> when
> > > they
> > > >> >>>> write
> > > >> >>>>> the code. This is similar to having type safety check at
> > > programming
> > > >> >>>> time.
> > > >> >>>>> For example,
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>> BoundedDataStream extends DataStream {
> > > >> >>>>> // Operations only available for bounded data.
> > > >> >>>>> BoundedDataStream sort(...);
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>> // Interaction with another BoundedStream returns a Bounded
> > > stream.
> > > >> >>>>> BoundedJoinedDataStream join(BoundedDataStream other)
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>> // Interaction with another unbounded stream returns an
> > unbounded
> > > >> >>> stream.
> > > >> >>>>> JoinedDataStream join(DataStream other)
> > > >> >>>>> }
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>> BoundedTable extends Table {
> > > >> >>>>>     // Bounded only operation.
> > > >> >>>>> BoundedTable sort(...);
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>> // Interaction with another BoundedTable returns a
> BoundedTable.
> > > >> >>>>> BoundedTable join(BoundedTable other)
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>> // Interaction with another unbounded table returns an
> unbounded
> > > >> >> table.
> > > >> >>>>> Table join(Table other)
> > > >> >>>>> }
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>> *Final state 2*: One unified API for bounded / unbounded
> > > DataStream
> > > >> /
> > > >> >>>>> Table.
> > > >> >>>>> That unified API may throw exception at DAG compilation time
> if
> > an
> > > >> >>>> invalid
> > > >> >>>>> operation is tried. This is what Table API currently follows.
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>> DataStream {
> > > >> >>>>> // Throws exception if the DataStream is unbounded.
> > > >> >>>>> DataStream sort();
> > > >> >>>>> // Get boundedness.
> > > >> >>>>> Boundedness getBoundedness();
> > > >> >>>>> }
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>> Table {
> > > >> >>>>> // Throws exception if the table has infinite rows.
> > > >> >>>>> Table orderBy();
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>> // Get boundedness.
> > > >> >>>>> Boundedness getBoundedness();
> > > >> >>>>> }
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>> >From what I understand, there is no consensus so far on this
> > > >> decision
> > > >> >>>> yet.
> > > >> >>>>> Whichever final state we choose, we need to make it consistent
> > > >> across
> > > >> >>> the
> > > >> >>>>> entire project. We should avoid the case that Table follows
> one
> > > >> final
> > > >> >>>> state
> > > >> >>>>> while DataStream follows another. Some arguments I am aware of
> > > from
> > > >> >>> both
> > > >> >>>>> sides so far are following:
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>> Arguments for final state 1:
> > > >> >>>>> 1a) Clean API with method safety check at programming time.
> > > >> >>>>> 1b) (Counter 2b) Although SQL does not have programming time
> > error
> > > >> >>>> check, SQL
> > > >> >>>>> is not really a "programming language" per se. So SQL can be
> > > >> >> different
> > > >> >>>> from
> > > >> >>>>> Table and DataStream.
> > > >> >>>>> 1c)  Although final state 2 seems making it easier for SQL to
> > use
> > > >> >> given
> > > >> >>>> it
> > > >> >>>>> is more "config based" than "parameter based", final state 1
> can
> > > >> >>> probably
> > > >> >>>>> also meet what SQL wants by wrapping the Source in
> TableSource /
> > > >> >>>>> TableSourceFactory API if needed.
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>> Arguments for final state 2:
> > > >> >>>>> 2a) The Source API itself seems already sort of following the
> > > >> unified
> > > >> >>> API
> > > >> >>>>> pattern.
> > > >> >>>>> 2b) There is no "programming time" method error check in SQL
> > case,
> > > >> so
> > > >> >>> we
> > > >> >>>>> cannot really achieve final state 1 across the board.
> > > >> >>>>> 2c) It is an easier path given our current status, i.e. Table
> is
> > > >> >>> already
> > > >> >>>>> following final state 2.
> > > >> >>>>> 2d) Users can always explicitly check the boundedness if they
> > want
> > > >> >> to.
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>> As I mentioned earlier, my initial thought was also to have a
> > > >> >>>>> "configuration based" Source rather than a "parameter based"
> > > Source.
> > > >> >> So
> > > >> >>>> it
> > > >> >>>>> is completely possible that I missed some important
> > consideration
> > > or
> > > >> >>>> design
> > > >> >>>>> principles that we want to enforce for the project. It would
> be
> > > good
> > > >> >>>>> if @Stephan
> > > >> >>>>> Ewen <[hidden email]> and @Aljoscha Krettek <
> > > >> >>>> [hidden email]> can
> > > >> >>>>> also provide more thoughts on this.
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>> Re: Jingsong
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>> As you said, there are some batched system source, like
> > > parquet/orc
> > > >> >>>> source.
> > > >> >>>>>> Could we have the batch emit interface to improve
> performance?
> > > The
> > > >> >>>> queue of
> > > >> >>>>>> per record may cause performance degradation.
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>> The current interface does not necessarily cause performance
> > > problem
> > > >> >>> in a
> > > >> >>>>> multi-threading case. In fact, the base implementation allows
> > > >> >>>> SplitReaders
> > > >> >>>>> to add a batch <E> of records<T> to the records queue<E>, so
> > each
> > > >> >>> element
> > > >> >>>>> in the records queue would be a batch <E>. In this case, when
> > the
> > > >> >> main
> > > >> >>>>> thread polls records, it will take a batch <E> of records <T>
> > from
> > > >> >> the
> > > >> >>>>> shared records queue and process the records <T> in a batch
> > > manner.
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>> Thanks,
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>> On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 1:29 PM Jingsong Li <
> > > [hidden email]
> > > >> >
> > > >> >>>> wrote:
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>> Hi Becket,
> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>> I also have some performance concerns too.
> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>> If I understand correctly, SourceOutput will emit data per
> > record
> > > >> >> into
> > > >> >>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>> queue? I'm worried about the multithreading performance of
> this
> > > >> >> queue.
> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>> One example is some batched messaging systems which only
> have
> > an
> > > >> >>> offset
> > > >> >>>>>> for the entire batch instead of individual messages in the
> > batch.
> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>> As you said, there are some batched system source, like
> > > parquet/orc
> > > >> >>>> source.
> > > >> >>>>>> Could we have the batch emit interface to improve
> performance?
> > > The
> > > >> >>>> queue of
> > > >> >>>>>> per record may cause performance degradation.
> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>> Best,
> > > >> >>>>>> Jingsong Lee
> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>> On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 9:15 AM Jark Wu <[hidden email]>
> > > wrote:
> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>> Hi Becket,
> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>> I think Dawid explained things clearly and makes a lot of
> > sense.
> > > >> >>>>>>> I'm also in favor of #2, because #1 doesn't work for our
> > future
> > > >> >>> unified
> > > >> >>>>>>> envrionment.
> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>> You can see the vision in this documentation [1]. In the
> > future,
> > > >> we
> > > >> >>>> would
> > > >> >>>>>>> like to
> > > >> >>>>>>> drop the global streaming/batch mode in SQL (i.e.
> > > >> >>>>>>> EnvironmentSettings#inStreamingMode/inBatchMode).
> > > >> >>>>>>> A source is bounded or unbounded once defined, so queries
> can
> > be
> > > >> >>>> inferred
> > > >> >>>>>>> from source to run
> > > >> >>>>>>> in streaming or batch or hybrid mode. However, in #1, we
> will
> > > lose
> > > >> >>> this
> > > >> >>>>>>> ability because the framework
> > > >> >>>>>>> doesn't know whether the source is bounded or unbounded.
> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>> Best,
> > > >> >>>>>>> Jark
> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>> [1]:
> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>
> > > >>
> > >
> >
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yrKXEIRATfxHJJ0K3t6wUgXAtZq8D-XgvEnvl2uUcr0/edit#heading=h.v4ib17buma1p
> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>> On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 at 20:52, Piotr Nowojski <
> > > [hidden email]
> > > >> >
> > > >> >>>>>> wrote:
> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>> Hi,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>> Regarding the:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>> Collection<E> getNextRecords()
> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>> I’m pretty sure such design would unfortunately impact the
> > > >> >>> performance
> > > >> >>>>>>>> (accessing and potentially creating the collection on the
> hot
> > > >> >> path).
> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>> Also the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>> InputStatus emitNext(DataOutput<T> output) throws
> Exception;
> > > >> >>>>>>>> or
> > > >> >>>>>>>> Status pollNext(SourceOutput<T> sourceOutput) throws
> > Exception;
> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>> Gives us some opportunities in the future, to allow Source
> > hot
> > > >> >>> looping
> > > >> >>>>>>>> inside, until it receives some signal “please exit because
> of
> > > >> some
> > > >> >>>>>>> reasons”
> > > >> >>>>>>>> (output collector could return such hint upon collecting
> the
> > > >> >>> result).
> > > >> >>>>>> But
> > > >> >>>>>>>> that’s another topic outside of this FLIP’s scope.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>> Piotrek
> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>> On 11 Dec 2019, at 10:41, Till Rohrmann <
> > [hidden email]
> > > >
> > > >> >>>>>> wrote:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>> Hi Becket,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>> quick clarification from my side because I think you
> > > >> >> misunderstood
> > > >> >>> my
> > > >> >>>>>>>>> question. I did not suggest to let the SourceReader return
> > > only
> > > >> a
> > > >> >>>>>>> single
> > > >> >>>>>>>>> record at a time when calling getNextRecords. As the
> return
> > > type
> > > >> >>>>>>>> indicates,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>> the method can return an arbitrary number of records.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>> Cheers,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>> Till
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 10:13 AM Dawid Wysakowicz <
> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Becket,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Issue #1 - Design of Source interface
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I mentioned the lack of a method like
> > > >> >>>>>>>> Source#createEnumerator(Boundedness
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness, SplitEnumeratorContext context), because
> > without
> > > >> >> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>> current
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> proposal is not complete/does not work.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> If we say that boundedness is an intrinsic property of a
> > > source
> > > >> >>> imo
> > > >> >>>>>> we
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> don't need the Source#createEnumerator(Boundedness
> > > boundedness,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SplitEnumeratorContext context) method.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Assuming a source from my previous example:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Source source = KafkaSource.builder()
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    ...
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    .untilTimestamp(...)
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    .build()
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Would the enumerator differ if created like
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source.createEnumerator(CONTINUOUS_UNBOUNDED, ...) vs
> > source
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> .createEnumerator(BOUNDED, ...)? I know I am repeating
> > > myself,
> > > >> >> but
> > > >> >>>>>>> this
> > > >> >>>>>>>> is
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the part that my opinion differ the most from the current
> > > >> >>> proposal.
> > > >> >>>>>> I
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> really think it should always be the source that tells if
> > it
> > > is
> > > >> >>>>>>> bounded
> > > >> >>>>>>>> or
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not. In the current proposal methods
> > > >> >> continousSource/boundedSource
> > > >> >>>>>>>> somewhat
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> reconfigure the source, which I think is misleading.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think a call like:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Source source = KafkaSource.builder()
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    ...
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    .readContinously() / readUntilLatestOffset() /
> > > >> >>> readUntilTimestamp
> > > >> >>>> /
> > > >> >>>>>>>> readUntilOffsets / ...
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    .build()
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is way cleaner (and expressive) than
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Source source = KafkaSource.builder()
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    ...
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    .build()
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.continousSource(source) // which actually underneath
> > > would
> > > >> >>> call
> > > >> >>>>>>>> createEnumerator(CONTINUOUS, ctx) which would be equivalent
> > to
> > > >> >>>>>>>> source.readContinously().createEnumerator(ctx)
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // or
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.boundedSource(source) // which actually underneath
> > would
> > > >> >> call
> > > >> >>>>>>>> createEnumerator(BOUNDED, ctx) which would be equivalent to
> > > >> >>>>>>>> source.readUntilLatestOffset().createEnumerator(ctx)
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Sorry for the comparison, but to me it seems there is too
> > > much
> > > >> >>> magic
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> happening underneath those two calls.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I really believe the Source interface should have
> > > >> getBoundedness
> > > >> >>>>>>> method
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> instead of (supportBoundedness) +
> > > createEnumerator(Boundedness,
> > > >> >>> ...)
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Issue #2 - Design of
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> ExecutionEnvironment#source()/continuousSource()/boundedSource()
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> As you might have guessed I am slightly in favor of
> option
> > #2
> > > >> >>>>>>> modified.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Yes I am aware every step of the dag would have to be
> able
> > to
> > > >> >> say
> > > >> >>> if
> > > >> >>>>>>> it
> > > >> >>>>>>>> is
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> bounded or not. I have a feeling it would be easier to
> > > express
> > > >> >>> cross
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> bounded/unbounded operations, but I must admit I have not
> > > >> >> thought
> > > >> >>> it
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> through thoroughly, In the spirit of batch is just a
> > special
> > > >> >> case
> > > >> >>> of
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> streaming I thought BoundedStream would extend from
> > > DataStream.
> > > >> >>>>>>> Correct
> > > >> >>>>>>>> me
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> if I am wrong. In such a setup the cross
> bounded/unbounded
> > > >> >>> operation
> > > >> >>>>>>>> could
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be expressed quite easily I think:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream {
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    DataStream join(DataStream, ...); // we could not
> really
> > > >> tell
> > > >> >> if
> > > >> >>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>> result is bounded or not, but because bounded stream is a
> > > special
> > > >> >>> case
> > > >> >>>>>> of
> > > >> >>>>>>>> unbounded the API object is correct, irrespective if the
> left
> > > or
> > > >> >>> right
> > > >> >>>>>>> side
> > > >> >>>>>>>> of the join is bounded
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> }
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedStream extends DataStream {
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    BoundedStream join(BoundedStream, ...); // only if
> both
> > > >> sides
> > > >> >>> are
> > > >> >>>>>>>> bounded the result can be bounded as well. However we do
> have
> > > >> >> access
> > > >> >>>> to
> > > >> >>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>> DataStream#join here, so you can still join with a
> DataStream
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> }
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On the other hand I also see benefits of two completely
> > > >> >> disjointed
> > > >> >>>>>>> APIs,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> as we could prohibit some streaming calls in the bounded
> > > API. I
> > > >> >>>>>> can't
> > > >> >>>>>>>> think
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of any unbounded operators that could not be implemented
> > for
> > > >> >>> bounded
> > > >> >>>>>>>> stream.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Besides I think we both agree we don't like the method:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream boundedStream(Source)
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> suggested in the current state of the FLIP. Do we ? :)
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Dawid
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On 10/12/2019 18:57, Becket Qin wrote:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi folks,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the discussion, great feedback. Also thanks
> > Dawid
> > > >> for
> > > >> >>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> explanation, it is much clearer now.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> One thing that is indeed missing from the FLIP is how the
> > > >> >>>>>> boundedness
> > > >> >>>>>>> is
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> passed to the Source implementation. So the API should be
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Source#createEnumerator(Boundedness boundedness,
> > > >> >>>>>>> SplitEnumeratorContext
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> context)
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> And we can probably remove the
> > > >> >>> Source#supportBoundedness(Boundedness
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness) method.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Assuming we have that, we are essentially choosing from
> one
> > > of
> > > >> >> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> following two options:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Option 1:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // The source is continuous source, and only unbounded
> > > >> >> operations
> > > >> >>>>>> can
> > > >> >>>>>>> be
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> performed.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<Type> datastream =
> > > env.continuousSource(someSource);
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // The source is bounded source, both bounded and
> unbounded
> > > >> >>>>>> operations
> > > >> >>>>>>>> can
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be performed.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
> > > >> >>>>>>>> env.boundedSource(someSource);
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    - Pros:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>         a) explicit boundary between bounded / unbounded
> > > >> streams,
> > > >> >>> it
> > > >> >>>>>> is
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> quite simple and clear to the users.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    - Cons:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>         a) For applications that do not involve bounded
> > > >> >> operations,
> > > >> >>>>>> they
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> still have to call different API to distinguish bounded /
> > > >> >>> unbounded
> > > >> >>>>>>>> streams.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>         b) No support for bounded stream to run in a
> > > streaming
> > > >> >>>> runtime
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> setting, i.e. scheduling and operators behaviors.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Option 2:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // The source is either bounded or unbounded, but only
> > > >> unbounded
> > > >> >>>>>>>> operations
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> could be performed on the returned DataStream.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<Type> dataStream = env.source(someSource);
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // The source must be a bounded source, otherwise
> exception
> > > is
> > > >> >>>>>> thrown.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.boundedSource(boundedSource);
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> The pros and cons are exactly the opposite of option 1.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    - Pros:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>         a) For applications that do not involve bounded
> > > >> >> operations,
> > > >> >>>>>> they
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> still have to call different API to distinguish bounded /
> > > >> >>> unbounded
> > > >> >>>>>>>> streams.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>         b) Support for bounded stream to run in a
> streaming
> > > >> >> runtime
> > > >> >>>>>>>> setting,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> i.e. scheduling and operators behaviors.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    - Cons:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>         a) Bounded / unbounded streams are kind of mixed,
> > > i.e.
> > > >> >>> given
> > > >> >>>> a
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream, it is not clear whether it is bounded or not,
> > > >> unless
> > > >> >>> you
> > > >> >>>>>>>> have
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the access to its source.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> If we only think from the Source API perspective, option
> 2
> > > >> >> seems a
> > > >> >>>>>>>> better
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> choice because functionality wise it is a superset of
> > option
> > > 1,
> > > >> >> at
> > > >> >>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>> cost
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of some seemingly acceptable ambiguity in the DataStream
> > API.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> But if we look at the DataStream API as a whole, option 1
> > > seems
> > > >> >> a
> > > >> >>>>>>>> clearer
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> choice. For example, some times a library may have to
> know
> > > >> >>> whether a
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> certain task will finish or not. And it would be
> difficult
> > to
> > > >> >> tell
> > > >> >>>>>> if
> > > >> >>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> input is a DataStream, unless additional information is
> > > >> provided
> > > >> >>> all
> > > >> >>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> way from the Source. One possible solution is to have a
> > > >> >> *modified
> > > >> >>>>>>>> option 2*
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> which adds a method to the DataStream API to indicate
> > > >> >> boundedness,
> > > >> >>>>>>> such
> > > >> >>>>>>>> as
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> getBoundedness(). It would solve the problem with a
> > potential
> > > >> >>>>>>> confusion
> > > >> >>>>>>>> of
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> what is difference between a DataStream with
> > > >> >> getBoundedness()=true
> > > >> >>>>>>> and a
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedDataStream. But that seems not super difficult to
> > > >> >> explain.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> So from API's perspective, I don't have a strong opinion
> > > >> between
> > > >> >>>>>>>> *option 1*
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and *modified option 2. *I like the cleanness of option
> 1,
> > > but
> > > >> >>>>>>> modified
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> option 2 would be more attractive if we have concrete use
> > > case
> > > >> >> for
> > > >> >>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> "Bounded stream with unbounded streaming runtime
> settings".
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Re: Till
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Maybe this has already been asked before but I was
> > wondering
> > > >> why
> > > >> >>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SourceReader interface has the method pollNext which
> hands
> > > the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> responsibility of outputting elements to the SourceReader
> > > >> >>>>>>>> implementation?
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Has this been done for backwards compatibility reasons
> with
> > > the
> > > >> >>> old
> > > >> >>>>>>>> source
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface? If not, then one could define a Collection<E>
> > > >> >>>>>>>> getNextRecords()
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> method which returns the currently retrieved records and
> > then
> > > >> >> the
> > > >> >>>>>>> caller
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> emits them outside of the SourceReader. That way the
> > > interface
> > > >> >>> would
> > > >> >>>>>>> not
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> allow to implement an outputting loop where we never hand
> > > back
> > > >> >>>>>> control
> > > >> >>>>>>>> to
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the caller. At the moment, this contract can be easily
> > broken
> > > >> >> and
> > > >> >>> is
> > > >> >>>>>>>> only
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> mentioned loosely in the JavaDocs.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> The primary reason we handover the SourceOutput to the
> > > >> >>> SourceReader
> > > >> >>>>>> is
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> because sometimes it is difficult for a SourceReader to
> > emit
> > > >> one
> > > >> >>>>>>> record
> > > >> >>>>>>>> at
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> a time. One example is some batched messaging systems
> which
> > > >> only
> > > >> >>>>>> have
> > > >> >>>>>>> an
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> offset for the entire batch instead of individual
> messages
> > in
> > > >> >> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>> batch. In
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that case, returning one record at a time would leave the
> > > >> >>>>>> SourceReader
> > > >> >>>>>>>> in
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> an uncheckpointable state because they can only
> checkpoint
> > at
> > > >> >> the
> > > >> >>>>>>> batch
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundaries.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 5:33 PM Till Rohrmann <
> > > >> >>> [hidden email]
> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
> > <mailto:
> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> wrote:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi everyone,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> thanks for drafting this FLIP. It reads very well.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Concerning Dawid's proposal, I tend to agree. The
> > boundedness
> > > >> >>> could
> > > >> >>>>>>> come
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> from the source and tell the system how to treat the
> > operator
> > > >> >>>>>>>> (scheduling
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wise). From a user's perspective it should be fine to get
> > > back
> > > >> a
> > > >> >>>>>>>> DataStream
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> when calling env.source(boundedSource) if he does not
> need
> > > >> >> special
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> operations defined on a BoundedDataStream. If he needs
> > this,
> > > >> >> then
> > > >> >>>>>> one
> > > >> >>>>>>>> could
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> use the method BoundedDataStream
> > > >> >> env.boundedSource(boundedSource).
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> If possible, we could enforce the proper usage of
> > > >> >>>>>> env.boundedSource()
> > > >> >>>>>>> by
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> introducing a BoundedSource type so that one cannot pass
> an
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> unbounded source to it. That way users would not be able
> to
> > > >> >> shoot
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> themselves in the foot.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Maybe this has already been asked before but I was
> > wondering
> > > >> why
> > > >> >>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SourceReader interface has the method pollNext which
> hands
> > > the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> responsibility of outputting elements to the SourceReader
> > > >> >>>>>>>> implementation?
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Has this been done for backwards compatibility reasons
> with
> > > the
> > > >> >>> old
> > > >> >>>>>>>> source
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface? If not, then one could define a Collection<E>
> > > >> >>>>>>>> getNextRecords()
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> method which returns the currently retrieved records and
> > then
> > > >> >> the
> > > >> >>>>>>> caller
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> emits them outside of the SourceReader. That way the
> > > interface
> > > >> >>> would
> > > >> >>>>>>> not
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> allow to implement an outputting loop where we never hand
> > > back
> > > >> >>>>>> control
> > > >> >>>>>>>> to
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the caller. At the moment, this contract can be easily
> > broken
> > > >> >> and
> > > >> >>> is
> > > >> >>>>>>>> only
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> mentioned loosely in the JavaDocs.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Till
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 7:49 AM Jingsong Li <
> > > >> >>> [hidden email]
> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
> > > >> <mailto:
> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think current design is good.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> My understanding is:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For execution mode: bounded mode and continuous mode,
> It's
> > > >> >> totally
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> different. I don't think we have the ability to integrate
> > the
> > > >> >> two
> > > >> >>>>>>> models
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> at
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> present. It's about scheduling, memory, algorithms,
> States,
> > > >> etc.
> > > >> >>> we
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> shouldn't confuse them.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For source capabilities: only bounded, only continuous,
> > both
> > > >> >>> bounded
> > > >> >>>>>>> and
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> continuous.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think Kafka is a source that can be ran both bounded
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and continuous execution mode.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> And Kafka with end offset should be ran both bounded
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and continuous execution mode.  Using apache Beam with
> > Flink
> > > >> >>>>>> runner, I
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> used
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to run a "bounded" Kafka in streaming mode. For our
> > previous
> > > >> >>>>>>> DataStream,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> it
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is not necessarily required that the source cannot be
> > > bounded.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> So it is my thought for Dawid's question:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1.pass a bounded source to continuousSource() +1
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2.pass a continuous source to boundedSource() -1, should
> > > throw
> > > >> >>>>>>>> exception.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> In StreamExecutionEnvironment, continuousSource and
> > > >> >> boundedSource
> > > >> >>>>>>> define
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the execution mode. It defines a clear boundary of
> > execution
> > > >> >> mode.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Jingsong Lee
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 10:37 AM Jark Wu <
> [hidden email]
> > > >> >>> <mailto:
> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > [hidden email]
> > > >>
> > > >> >>>> wrote:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I agree with Dawid's point that the boundedness
> information
> > > >> >> should
> > > >> >>>>>>> come
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> from the source itself (e.g. the end timestamp), not
> > through
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.boundedSouce()/continuousSource().
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think if we want to support something like
> `env.source()`
> > > >> that
> > > >> >>>>>>> derive
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> execution mode from source,
> > > `supportsBoundedness(Boundedness)`
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> method is not enough, because we don't know whether it is
> > > >> >> bounded
> > > >> >>> or
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Jark
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, 9 Dec 2019 at 22:21, Dawid Wysakowicz <
> > > >> >>>>>> [hidden email]
> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
> > > >> <mailto:
> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> One more thing. In the current proposal, with the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> supportsBoundedness(Boundedness) method and the
> boundedness
> > > >> >> coming
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> from
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> either continuousSource or boundedSource I could not find
> > how
> > > >> >> this
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> information is fed back to the SplitEnumerator.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Dawid
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On 09/12/2019 13:52, Becket Qin wrote:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Dawid,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the comments. This actually brings another
> > > relevant
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> question
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> about what does a "bounded source" imply. I actually had
> > the
> > > >> >> same
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> impression when I look at the Source API. Here is what I
> > > >> >>> understand
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> after
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> some discussion with Stephan. The bounded source has the
> > > >> >> following
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> impacts.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1. API validity.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - A bounded source generates a bounded stream so some
> > > >> operations
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> only
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> works for bounded records would be performed, e.g. sort.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - To expose these bounded stream only APIs, there are two
> > > >> >> options:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>       a. Add them to the DataStream API and throw
> exception
> > > if
> > > >> a
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> method
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> called on an unbounded stream.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>       b. Create a BoundedDataStream class which is
> returned
> > > >> from
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.boundedSource(), while DataStream is returned from
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.continousSource().
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Note that this cannot be done by having single
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.source(theSource)
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> even
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the Source has a getBoundedness() method.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2. Scheduling
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - A bounded source could be computed stage by stage
> without
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> bringing
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> up
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> all
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the tasks at the same time.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 3. Operator behaviors
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - A bounded source indicates the records are finite so
> some
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> operators
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> can
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wait until it receives all the records before it starts
> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> processing.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> In the above impact, only 1 is relevant to the API
> design.
> > > And
> > > >> >> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> current
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> proposal in FLIP-27 is following 1.b.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // boundedness depends of source property, imo this
> should
> > > >> >> always
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> preferred
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<MyType> stream = env.source(theSource);
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> In your proposal, does DataStream have bounded stream
> only
> > > >> >>> methods?
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> It
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> looks it should have, otherwise passing a bounded Source
> to
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.source()
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> would be confusing. In that case, we will essentially do
> > 1.a
> > > if
> > > >> >> an
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> unbounded Source is created from
> > env.source(unboundedSource).
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> If we have the methods only supported for bounded streams
> > in
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> it
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> seems a little weird to have a separate BoundedDataStream
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Am I understand it correctly?
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 6:40 PM Dawid Wysakowicz <
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Really well written proposal and very important one. I
> must
> > > >> >> admit
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> have
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not understood all the intricacies of it yet.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> One question I have though is about where does the
> > > information
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> about
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness come from. I think in most cases it is a
> > property
> > > >> of
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source. As you described it might be e.g. end offset, a
> > flag
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> should
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> it
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> monitor new splits etc. I think it would be a really nice
> > use
> > > >> >> case
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> able to say:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> new KafkaSource().readUntil(long timestamp),
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> which could work as an "end offset". Moreover I think all
> > > >> >> Bounded
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> sources
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> support continuous mode, but no intrinsically continuous
> > > source
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> support
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Bounded mode. If I understood the proposal correctly it
> > > suggest
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness sort of "comes" from the outside of the
> source,
> > > >> from
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> invokation of either boundedStream or continousSource.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I am wondering if it would make sense to actually change
> > the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> method
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boolean Source#supportsBoundedness(Boundedness)
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Boundedness Source#getBoundedness().
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> As for the methods #boundedSource, #continousSource,
> > assuming
> > > >> >> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness is property of the source they do not affect
> > how
> > > >> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> enumerator
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> works, but mostly how the dag is scheduled, right? I am
> not
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> against
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> those
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> methods, but I think it is a very specific use case to
> > > actually
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> override
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the property of the source. In general I would expect
> users
> > > to
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> only
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> call
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.source(theSource), where the source tells if it is
> > > bounded
> > > >> >> or
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not. I
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> would suggest considering following set of methods:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // boundedness depends of source property, imo this
> should
> > > >> >> always
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> preferred
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<MyType> stream = env.source(theSource);
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // always continous execution, whether bounded or
> unbounded
> > > >> >> source
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<MyType> boundedStream =
> > > >> >> env.continousSource(theSource);
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // imo this would make sense if the BoundedDataStream
> > > provides
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> additional features unavailable for continous mode
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedDataStream<MyType> batch =
> > > env.boundedSource(theSource);
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Dawid
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On 04/12/2019 11:25, Stephan Ewen wrote:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks, Becket, for updating this.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I agree with moving the aspects you mentioned into
> separate
> > > >> >> FLIPs
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> -
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> this
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> one way becoming unwieldy in size.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> +1 to the FLIP in its current state. Its a very detailed
> > > >> >> write-up,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> nicely
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> done!
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 4, 2019 at 7:38 AM Becket Qin <
> > > >> [hidden email]
> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
> > <mailto:
> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> <
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> wrote:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Sorry for the long belated update. I have updated FLIP-27
> > > wiki
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> page
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> with
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the latest proposals. Some noticeable changes include:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1. A new generic communication mechanism between
> > > >> SplitEnumerator
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SourceReader.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2. Some detail API method signature changes.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> We left a few things out of this FLIP and will address
> them
> > > in
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> separate
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> FLIPs. Including:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1. Per split event time.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2. Event time alignment.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 3. Fine grained failover for SplitEnumerator failure.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Please let us know if you have any question.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 6:10 AM Stephan Ewen <
> > > [hidden email]
> > > >> >>>>>>> <mailto:
> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > [hidden email]
> > > >>
> > > >> <
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi  Łukasz!
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Becket and me are working hard on figuring out the last
> > > details
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> implementing the first PoC. We would update the FLIP
> > > hopefully
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> next
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> week.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> There is a fair chance that a first version of this will
> be
> > > in
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1.10,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> but
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> think it will take another release to battle test it and
> > > >> migrate
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> connectors.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Stephan
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 11:14 AM Łukasz Jędrzejewski <
> > > >> >> [hidden email]
> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> <
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> This proposal looks very promising for us. Do you have
> any
> > > >> plans
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> which
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Flink release it is going to be released? We are thinking
> > on
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> using a
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Data
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Set API for our future use cases but on the other hand
> Data
> > > Set
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> API
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> going to be deprecated so using proposed bounded data
> > streams
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> solution
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> could be more viable in the long term.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Łukasz
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On 2019/10/01 15:48:03, Thomas Weise <
> > [hidden email]
> > > >> >>>>>> <mailto:
> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > > wrote:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for putting together this proposal!
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I see that the "Per Split Event Time" and "Event Time
> > > >> Alignment"
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> sections
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> are still TBD.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> It would probably be good to flesh those out a bit before
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> proceeding
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> too
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> far
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> as the event time alignment will probably influence the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interaction
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> with
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the split reader, specifically ReaderStatus
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> emitNext(SourceOutput<E>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> output).
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> We currently have only one implementation for event time
> > > >> >> alignment
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Kinesis consumer. The synchronization in that case takes
> > > place
> > > >> >> as
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> last
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> step before records are emitted downstream
> (RecordEmitter).
> > > >> With
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> currently proposed interfaces, the equivalent can be
> > > >> implemented
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> reader loop, although note that in the Kinesis consumer
> the
> > > per
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> shard
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> threads push records.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Synchronization has not been implemented for the Kafka
> > > consumer
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> yet.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-12675 <
> > > >> >>>>>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-12675>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> When I looked at it, I realized that the implementation
> > will
> > > >> >> look
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> quite
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> different
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> from Kinesis because it needs to take place in the pull
> > part,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> where
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> records
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> are taken from the Kafka client. Due to the multiplexing
> it
> > > >> >> cannot
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> done
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> by blocking the split thread like it currently works for
> > > >> >> Kinesis.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Reading
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> from individual Kafka partitions needs to be controlled
> via
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> pause/resume
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> on the Kafka client.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> To take on that responsibility the split thread would
> need
> > to
> > > >> be
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> aware
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermarks or at least whether it should or should not
> > > continue
> > > >> >> to
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> consume
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> a given split and this may require a different
> SourceReader
> > > or
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SourceOutput
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thomas
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 1:39 AM Biao Liu <
> > [hidden email]
> > > >> >>>>>> <mailto:
> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > > >> >> [hidden email]
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>> <
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Stephan,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you for feedback!
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Will take a look at your branch before public discussing.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 12:01 AM Stephan Ewen <
> > > >> [hidden email]
> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > > >> >>> [hidden email]
> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> <
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Biao!
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for reviving this. I would like to join this
> > > discussion,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> but
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> am
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> quite occupied with the 1.9 release, so can we maybe
> pause
> > > this
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discussion
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for a week or so?
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> In the meantime I can share some suggestion based on
> prior
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> experiments:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> How to do watermarks / timestamp extractors in a simpler
> > and
> > > >> >> more
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> flexible
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> way. I think that part is quite promising should be part
> of
> > > the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> new
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>
> > > >>
> > >
> >
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/tree/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/eventtime
> > > >> >>>>>>>> <
> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>
> > > >>
> > >
> >
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/tree/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/eventtime
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>
> > > >>
> > >
> >
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/blob/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/src/SourceOutput.java
> > > >> >>>>>>>> <
> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>
> > > >>
> > >
> >
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/blob/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/src/SourceOutput.java
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Some experiments on how to build the source reader and
> its
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> library
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> common threading/split patterns:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>
> > > >>
> > >
> >
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/tree/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/src
> > > >> >>>>>>>> <
> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>
> > > >>
> > >
> >
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/tree/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/src
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Stephan
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 10:03 AM Biao Liu <
> > > [hidden email]
> > > >> >>>>>>> <mailto:
> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > > >> >> [hidden email]
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>> <
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi devs,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Since 1.9 is nearly released, I think we could get back
> to
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> FLIP-27.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> believe it should be included in 1.10.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> There are so many things mentioned in document of
> FLIP-27.
> > > [1]
> > > >> I
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> think
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> we'd better discuss them separately. However the wiki is
> > not
> > > a
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> good
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> place
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to discuss. I wrote google doc about SplitReader API
> which
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> misses
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> some
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> details in the document. [2]
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>
> > > >>
> > >
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27:+Refactor+Source+Interface
> > > >> >>>>>>>> <
> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>
> > > >>
> > >
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27:+Refactor+Source+Interface
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>
> > > >>
> > >
> >
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R1s_89T4S3CZwq7Tf31DciaMCqZwrLHGZFqPASu66oE/edit?usp=sharing
> > > >> >>>>>>>> <
> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>
> > > >>
> > >
> >
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R1s_89T4S3CZwq7Tf31DciaMCqZwrLHGZFqPASu66oE/edit?usp=sharing
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> CC Stephan, Aljoscha, Piotrek, Becket
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 4:38 PM Biao Liu <
> > [hidden email]
> > > >> >>>>>> <mailto:
> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > > >> >> [hidden email]
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>> <
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Steven,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you for the feedback. Please take a look at the
> > > document
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> FLIP-27
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> <
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>
> > > >>
> > >
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27%3A+Refactor+Source+Interface
> > > >> >>>>>>>> <
> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>
> > > >>
> > >
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27%3A+Refactor+Source+Interface
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> which
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is updated recently. A lot of details of enumerator were
> > > added
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> this
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> document. I think it would help.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Steven Wu <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > [hidden email]
> > > >>
> > > >> >> <
> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
> > > >> >>>>>>> [hidden email]
> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
> > <mailto:
> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 于2019年3月28日周四
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 下午12:52写道：
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> This proposal mentioned that SplitEnumerator might run on
> > the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> JobManager or
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in a single task on a TaskManager.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> if enumerator is a single task on a taskmanager, then the
> > job
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DAG
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> can
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> never
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> been embarrassingly parallel anymore. That will nullify
> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> leverage
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> fine-grained recovery for embarrassingly parallel jobs.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> It's not clear to me what's the implication of running
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> enumerator
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> on
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> jobmanager. So I will leave that out for now.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 3:05 AM Biao Liu <
> > [hidden email]
> > > >> >>>>>> <mailto:
> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > > >> >> [hidden email]
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>> <
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Stephan & Piotrek,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you for feedback.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> It seems that there are a lot of things to do in
> community.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> am
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> just
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> afraid that this discussion may be forgotten since there
> so
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> many
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> proposals
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> recently.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Anyway, wish to see the split topics soon :)
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Piotr Nowojski <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > > >> >>> [hidden email]
> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>> <
> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 于2019年1月24日周四
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 下午8:21写道：
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Biao!
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> This discussion was stalled because of preparations for
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> open
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> sourcing
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> & merging Blink. I think before creating the tickets we
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> should
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split this
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discussion into topics/areas outlined by Stephan and
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> create
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Flips
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think there is no chance for this to be completed in
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> couple
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> remaining
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> weeks/1 month before 1.8 feature freeze, however it would
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> good
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to aim
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> with those changes for 1.9.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Piotrek
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On 20 Jan 2019, at 16:08, Biao Liu <[hidden email]
> > > >> <mailto:
> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > > >> >> [hidden email]
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>> <
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi community,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> The summary of Stephan makes a lot sense to me. It is
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> much
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> clearer
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> indeed
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> after splitting the complex topic into small ones.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I was wondering is there any detail plan for next step?
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> If
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> would
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> like to push this thing forward by creating some JIRA
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> issues.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Another question is that should version 1.8 include
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> these
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> features?
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Stephan Ewen <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]
> >>
> > <
> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
> > [hidden email]
> > > >> >>>> <mailto:
> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > [hidden email]
> > > >>
> > > >> >>>>>>>> 于2018年12月1日周六
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 上午4:20写道：
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks everyone for the lively discussion. Let me try
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> summarize
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> where I
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> see convergence in the discussion and open issues.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I'll try to group this by design aspect of the source.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Please
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> let me
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> know
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> if I got things wrong or missed something crucial here.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For issues 1-3, if the below reflects the state of the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discussion, I
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> would
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> try and update the FLIP in the next days.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For the remaining ones we need more discussion.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I would suggest to fork each of these aspects into a
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> separate
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> mail
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> thread,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> or will loose sight of the individual aspects.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(1) Separation of Split Enumerator and Split Reader*
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - All seem to agree this is a good thing
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Split Enumerator could in the end live on JobManager
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (and
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> assign
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> via RPC) or in a task (and assign splits via data
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> streams)
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - this discussion is orthogonal and should come later,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> when
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is agreed upon.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(2) Split Readers for one or more splits*
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Discussion seems to agree that we need to support
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> one
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> reader
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> possibly handles multiple splits concurrently.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - The requirement comes from sources where one
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> poll()-style
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> call
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> fetches
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> data from different splits / partitions
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> example sources that require that would be for
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> example
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Kafka,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Pravega, Pulsar
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Could have one split reader per source, or multiple
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> readers
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> share the "poll()" function
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - To not make it too complicated, we can start with
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> thinking
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> about
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> one
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split reader for all splits initially and see if that
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> covers
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> all
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> requirements
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(3) Threading model of the Split Reader*
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Most active part of the discussion ;-)
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - A non-blocking way for Flink's task code to interact
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> with
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> needed in order to a task runtime code based on a
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> single-threaded/actor-style task design
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> I personally am a big proponent of that, it will
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> help
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> with
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> well-behaved checkpoints, efficiency, and simpler yet
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> more
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> robust
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> runtime
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> code
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Users care about simple abstraction, so as a
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> subclass
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SplitReader
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (non-blocking / async) we need to have a
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BlockingSplitReader
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> which
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> will
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> form the basis of most source implementations.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BlockingSplitReader
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> lets
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> users do blocking simple poll() calls.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - The BlockingSplitReader would spawn a thread (or
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> more)
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> thread(s) can make blocking calls and hand over data
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> buffers
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> via
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> a
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> blocking
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> queue
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - This should allow us to cover both, a fully async
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> runtime,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and a
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> simple
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> blocking interface for users.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - This is actually very similar to how the Kafka
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> connectors
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> work.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Kafka
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 9+ with one thread, Kafka 8 with multiple threads
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - On the base SplitReader (the async one), the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> non-blocking
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> method
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> gets the next chunk of data would signal data
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> availability
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> via
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> a
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> CompletableFuture, because that gives the best
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> flexibility
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (can
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> await
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> completion or register notification handlers).
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - The source task would register a "thenHandle()" (or
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> similar)
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> on the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> future to put a "take next data" task into the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> actor-style
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> mailbox
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(4) Split Enumeration and Assignment*
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Splits may be generated lazily, both in cases where
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> there
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is a
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> limited
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> number of splits (but very many), or splits are
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discovered
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> over
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> time
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Assignment should also be lazy, to get better load
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> balancing
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Assignment needs support locality preferences
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Possible design based on discussion so far:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> SplitReader has a method "addSplits(SplitT...)"
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> add
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> one or
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> more
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits. Some split readers might assume they have only
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> one
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> ever,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> concurrently, others assume multiple splits. (Note:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> idea
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> behind
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> being
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> able
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to add multiple splits at the same time is to ease
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> startup
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> where
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> multiple
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits may be assigned instantly.)
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> SplitReader has a context object on which it can
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> call
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> indicate
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> when
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits are completed. The enumerator gets that
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> notification and
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> can
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> use
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> decide when to assign new splits. This should help both
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> cases
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> sources
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that take splits lazily (file readers) and in case the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> needs to
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> preserve a partial order between splits (Kinesis,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Pravega,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Pulsar may
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> need
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that).
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> SplitEnumerator gets notification when
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SplitReaders
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> start
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> when
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> they finish splits. They can decide at that moment to
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> push
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> more
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that reader
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> The SplitEnumerator should probably be aware of
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> parallelism, to build its initial distribution.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Open question: Should the source expose something
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> like
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> "host
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> preferences", so that yarn/mesos/k8s can take this into
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> account
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> when
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> selecting a node to start a TM on?
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(5) Watermarks and event time alignment*
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Watermark generation, as well as idleness, needs to
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> per
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (like
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> currently in the Kafka Source, per partition)
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - It is desirable to support optional
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> event-time-alignment,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> meaning
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits that are ahead are back-pressured or temporarily
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> unsubscribed
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - I think i would be desirable to encapsulate
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> generation
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> logic
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in watermark generators, for a separation of concerns.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> The
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> generators should run per split.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Using watermark generators would also help with
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> another
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> problem of
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> suggested interface, namely supporting non-periodic
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermarks
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> efficiently.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Need a way to "dispatch" next record to different
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> generators
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Need a way to tell SplitReader to "suspend" a split
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> until a
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> certain
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark is reached (event time backpressure)
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - This would in fact be not needed (and thus simpler)
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> if
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> we
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> had
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> a
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SplitReader per split and may be a reason to re-open
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discussion
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(6) Watermarks across splits and in the Split
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Enumerator*
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - The split enumerator may need some watermark
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> awareness,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> which
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> should
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> purely based on split metadata (like create timestamp
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> file
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits)
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - If there are still more splits with overlapping
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> event
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> time
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> range
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> a
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split reader, then that split reader should not advance
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> within the split beyond the overlap boundary. Otherwise
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> future
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> will
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> produce late data.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - One way to approach this could be that the split
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> enumerator
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> may
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> send
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermarks to the readers, and the readers cannot emit
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermarks
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> beyond
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that received watermark.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Many split enumerators would simply immediately send
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Long.MAX
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> out
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> leave the progress purely to the split readers.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - For event-time alignment / split back pressure, this
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> begs
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> question
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> how we can avoid deadlocks that may arise when splits
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> are
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> suspended
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> event time back pressure,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(7) Batch and streaming Unification*
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Functionality wise, the above design should support
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> both
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Batch often (mostly) does not care about reading "in
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> order"
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> generating watermarks
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> Might use different enumerator logic that is
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> more
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> locality
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> aware
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and ignores event time order
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> Does not generate watermarks
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Would be great if bounded sources could be
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> identified
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> at
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> compile
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> time,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> so that "env.addBoundedSource(...)" is type safe and
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> can
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> return a
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> "BoundedDataStream".
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Possible to defer this discussion until later
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *Miscellaneous Comments*
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Should the source have a TypeInformation for the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> produced
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> type,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> instead
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of a serializer? We need a type information in the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> stream
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> anyways, and
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> can
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> derive the serializer from that. Plus, creating the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> serializer
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> should
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> respect the ExecutionConfig.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - The TypeSerializer interface is very powerful but
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> also
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> easy to
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> implement. Its purpose is to handle data super
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> efficiently,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> support
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> flexible ways of evolution, etc.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For metadata I would suggest to look at the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SimpleVersionedSerializer
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> instead, which is used for example for checkpoint
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> master
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> hooks,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> or for
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> streaming file sink. I think that is is a good match
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> cases
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> where
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> we
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> do
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not need more than ser/deser (no copy, etc.) and don't
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> need to
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> push
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> versioning out of the serialization paths for best
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> performance
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (as in
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> TypeSerializer)
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 11:45 AM Kostas Kloudas <
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email]>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Biao,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the answer!
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> So given the multi-threaded readers, now we have as
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> open
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> questions:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1) How do we let the checkpoints pass through our
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> multi-threaded
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> reader
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> operator?
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2) Do we have separate reader and source operators or
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not? In
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> strategy
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that has a separate source, the source operator has a
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> parallelism of
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is responsible for split recovery only.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For the first one, given also the constraints
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (blocking,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> finite
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> queues,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> etc), I do not have an answer yet.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For the 2nd, I think that we should go with separate
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> operators
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source and the readers, for the following reasons:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1) This is more aligned with a potential future
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> improvement
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> where the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discovery becomes a responsibility of the JobManager
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> readers are
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> pooling more work from the JM.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2) The source is going to be the "single point of
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> truth".
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> It
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> will
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> know
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> what
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> has been processed and what not. If the source and the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> readers
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> are a
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> single
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> operator with parallelism > 1, or in general, if the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discovery
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> done by each task individually, then:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    i) we have to have a deterministic scheme for each
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> reader to
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> assign
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits to itself (e.g. mod subtaskId). This is not
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> necessarily
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> trivial
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> all sources.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    ii) each reader would have to keep a copy of all its
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> processed
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> slpits
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    iii) the state has to be a union state with a
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> non-trivial
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> merging
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> logic
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in order to support rescaling.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Two additional points that you raised above:
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> i) The point that you raised that we need to keep all
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (processed
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not-processed) I think is a bit of a strong
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> requirement.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> This
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> would
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> imply
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that for infinite sources the state will grow
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> indefinitely.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> This is
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> problem
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is even more pronounced if we do not have a single
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> assigns
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits to readers, as each reader will have its own
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> copy
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> state.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> ii) it is true that for finite sources we need to
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> somehow
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> close
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> readers when the source/split discoverer finishes. The
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> ContinuousFileReaderOperator has a work-around for
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> It is
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> elegant,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and checkpoints are not emitted after closing the
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> but
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> this, I
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> believe, is a bigger problem which requires more
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> changes
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> than
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> just
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> refactoring the source interface.
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Kostas
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> --
> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best, Jingsong Lee
> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>> --
> > > >> >>>>>> Best, Jingsong Lee
> > > >> >>>>>>
> > > >> >>>>>
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > >
> >
>

[Becket Qin]

Hi folks,

Happy new year!

Stephan and I chatted offline yesterday. After reading the email thread
again, I found that I have misunderstood Dawid's original proposal
regarding the behavior of env.source(BoundedSource) and had an incorrect
impression about the behavior of java covariant return type.
Anyways, I agree what Dawid originally proposed makes sense, which is the
following API:

// Return a BoundedDataStream instance if the source is bounded.
// Return a DataStream instance if the source is unbounded.
DataStream env.source(Source);

// Throws exception if the source is unbounded.
// Used when users knows the source is bounded at programming time.
BoundedDataStream env.boundedSource(Source);

A BoundedDataStream only runs in batch execution mode.
A DataStream only runs in streaming execution mode.

To run a bounded source in streaming execution mode, one would do the
following:

// Return a DataStream instance with a source that will stop at some point;
DataStream env.source(SourceUtils.asUnbounded(myBoundedSource));

I'll update the FLIP wiki and resume the vote if there is no further
concerns.

Apologies for the misunderstanding and thanks for all the patient
discussions.

Thanks,

Jiangjie (Becket) Qin



On Mon, Dec 23, 2019 at 8:00 AM Becket Qin <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi Steven,
>
> I think the current proposal is what you mentioned - a Kafka source that
> can be constructed in either BOUNDED or UNBOUNDED mode. And Flink can get
> the boundedness by invoking getBoundedness().
>
> So one can create a Kafka source by doing something like the following:
>
> new KafkaSource().startOffset(),endOffset(); // A bounded instance.
> new KafkaSource().startOffset(); // An unbounded instance.
>
> If users want to have an UNBOUNDED Kafka source that stops at some point.
> They can wrap the BOUNDED Kafka source like below:
>
> SourceUtils.asUnbounded(new KafkaSource.startOffset().endOffset());
>
> The wrapped source would be an unbounded Kafka source that stops at the
> end offset.
>
> Does that make sense?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
>
> On Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 1:31 PM Jark Wu <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> First of all, I think it is not called "UNBOUNDED", according to the
>> FLIP-27, it is called "CONTINUOUS_UNBOUNDED".
>> And from the description of the Boundedness in the FLIP-27[1] declares
>> clearly what Becket and I think.
>>
>> public enum Boundedness {
>>
>>     /**
>>      * A bounded source processes the data that is currently available and
>> will end after that.
>>      *
>>      * <p>When a source produces a bounded stream, the runtime may
>> activate
>> additional optimizations
>>      * that are suitable only for bounded input. Incorrectly producing
>> unbounded data when the source
>>      * is set to produce a bounded stream will often result in programs
>> that do not output any results
>>      * and may eventually fail due to runtime errors (out of memory or
>> storage).
>>      */
>>     BOUNDED,
>>
>>     /**
>>      * A continuous unbounded source continuously processes all data as it
>> comes.
>>      *
>>      * <p>The source may run forever (until the program is terminated) or
>> might actually end at some point,
>>      * based on some source-specific conditions. Because that is not
>> transparent to the runtime,
>>      * the runtime will use an execution mode for continuous unbounded
>> streams whenever this mode
>>      * is chosen.
>>      */
>>     CONTINUOUS_UNBOUNDED
>> }
>>
>> Best,
>> Jark
>>
>> [1]:
>>
>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27%3A+Refactor+Source+Interface#FLIP-27:RefactorSourceInterface-Source
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 20 Dec 2019 at 12:55, Steven Wu <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> > Becket,
>> >
>> > Regarding "UNBOUNDED source that stops at some point", I found it
>> difficult
>> > to grasp what UNBOUNDED really mean.
>> >
>> > If we want to use Kafka source with an end/stop time, I guess you call
>> it
>> > UNBOUNDED kafka source that stops (aka BOUNDED-streaming). The
>> > terminology is a little confusing to me. Maybe BOUNDED/UNBOUNDED
>> shouldn't
>> > be used to categorize source. Just call it Kafka source and it can run
>> in
>> > either BOUNDED or UNBOUNDED mode.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Steven
>> >
>> > On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 7:02 PM Becket Qin <[hidden email]>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > > I had an offline chat with Jark, and here are some more thoughts:
>> > >
>> > > 1. From SQL perspective, BOUNDED source leads to the batch execution
>> > mode,
>> > > UNBOUNDED source leads to the streaming execution mode.
>> > > 2. The semantic of UNBOUNDED source is may or may not stop. The
>> semantic
>> > of
>> > > BOUNDED source is will stop.
>> > > 3. The semantic of DataStream is may or may not terminate. The
>> semantic
>> > of
>> > > BoundedDataStream is will terminate.
>> > >
>> > > Given that, option 3 seems a better option because:
>> > > 1. SQL already has strict binding between Boundedness and execution
>> mode.
>> > > Letting DataStream be consistent would be good.
>> > > 2. The semantic of UNBOUNDED source is exactly the same as
>> DataStream. So
>> > > we should avoid breaking such semantic, i.e. turning some DataStream
>> from
>> > > "may or may not terminate" to "will terminate".
>> > >
>> > > For case where users want BOUNDED-streaming combination, they can
>> simply
>> > > use an UNBOUNDED source that stops at some point. We can even provide
>> a
>> > > simple wrapper to wrap a BOUNDED source as an UNBOUNDED source if that
>> > > helps. But API wise, option 3 seems telling a pretty good whole story.
>> > >
>> > > Thanks,
>> > >
>> > > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 10:30 PM Becket Qin <[hidden email]>
>> > wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Hi Timo,
>> > > >
>> > > > Bounded is just a special case of unbounded and every bounded source
>> > can
>> > > >> also be treated as an unbounded source. This would unify the API if
>> > > >> people don't need a bounded operation.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > With option 3 users can still get a unified API with something like
>> > > below:
>> > > >
>> > > > DataStream boundedStream = env.boundedSource(boundedSource);
>> > > > DataStream unboundedStream = env.source(unboundedSource);
>> > > >
>> > > > So in both cases, users can still use a unified DataStream without
>> > > > touching the bounded stream only methods.
>> > > > By "unify the API if people don't need the bounded operation". Do
>> you
>> > > > expect a DataStream with a Bounded source to have the batch
>> operators
>> > and
>> > > > scheduler settings as well?
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > If we allow DataStream from BOUNDED source, we will essentially pick
>> > > "*modified
>> > > > option 2*".
>> > > >
>> > > > // The source is either bounded or unbounded, but only unbounded
>> > > >> operations could be performed on the returned DataStream.
>> > > >> DataStream<Type> dataStream = env.source(someSource);
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >> // The source must be a bounded source, otherwise exception is
>> thrown.
>> > > >> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
>> > > >> env.boundedSource(boundedSource);
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > // Add the following method to DataStream
>> > > >
>> > > > Boundedness DataStream#getBoundedness();
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > From pure logical perspective, Boundedness and runtime settings
>> > > > (Stream/Batch) are two orthogonal dimensions. And are specified in
>> the
>> > > > following way.
>> > > >
>> > > > *Boundedness* - defined by the source: BOUNDED / UNBOUNDED.
>> > > > *Running mode* - defined by the API class: DataStream (Streaming
>> mode)
>> > /
>> > > > BoundedDataStream (batch mode).
>> > > >
>> > > > Excluding the UNBOUNDED-batch combination, the "*modified option 2"*
>> > > > covers the rest three combination. Compared with "*modified option
>> 2*",
>> > > > the main benefit of option 3 is its simplicity and clearness, by
>> tying
>> > > > boundedness to running mode and giving up BOUNDED-streaming
>> > combination.
>> > > >
>> > > > Just to be clear, I am fine with either option. But I would like to
>> > > > understand a bit more about the bounded-streaming use case and when
>> > users
>> > > > would prefer this over bounded-batch case, and whether the added
>> value
>> > > > justifies the additional complexity in the API. Two cases I can
>> think
>> > of
>> > > > are:
>> > > > 1. The records in DataStream will be processed in order, while
>> > > > BoundedDataStream processes records without order guarantee.
>> > > > 2. DataStream emits intermediate results when processing a finite
>> > > dataset,
>> > > > while BoundedDataStream only emit the final result. In any case, it
>> > could
>> > > > be supported by an UNBOUNDED source stopping at some point.
>> > > >
>> > > > Case 1 is actually misleading because DataStream in general doesn't
>> > > really
>> > > > support in-order process.
>> > > > Case 2 seems a rare use case because the instantaneous intermediate
>> > > result
>> > > > seems difficult to reason about. In any case, this can be supported
>> by
>> > an
>> > > > UNBOUNDED source that stops at some point.
>> > > >
>> > > > Is there other use cases for bounded-streaming combination I
>> missed? I
>> > am
>> > > > a little hesitating to put the testing requirement here because
>> ideally
>> > > I'd
>> > > > avoid having public APIs for testing purpose only. And this could be
>> > > > resolved by having a UNBOUNDED source stopping at some point as
>> well.
>> > > >
>> > > > Sorry for the long discussion, but I would really like to make an
>> API
>> > > > decision after knowing all the pros and cons.
>> > > >
>> > > > Thanks,
>> > > >
>> > > > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 6:19 PM Timo Walther <[hidden email]>
>> > wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > >> Hi Becket,
>> > > >>
>> > > >> regarding *Option 3* I think we can relax the constraints for
>> > > >> env.source():
>> > > >>
>> > > >> // MySource can be bounded or unbounded
>> > > >> DataStream<Type> dataStream = env.source(mySource);
>> > > >>
>> > > >> // MySource must be bounded, otherwise throws exception.
>> > > >> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
>> > env.boundedSource(mySource);
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Bounded is just a special case of unbounded and every bounded
>> source
>> > can
>> > > >> also be treated as an unbounded source. This would unify the API if
>> > > >> people don't need a bounded operation. It also addresses Jark's
>> > > concerns.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Regards,
>> > > >> Timo
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >> On 18.12.19 14:16, Becket Qin wrote:
>> > > >> > Hi Jark,
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > Please see the reply below:
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > Regarding to option#3, my concern is that if we don't support
>> > > streaming
>> > > >> >> mode for bounded source,
>> > > >> >> how could we create a testing source for streaming mode?
>> Currently,
>> > > >> all the
>> > > >> >> testing source for streaming
>> > > >> >> are bounded, so that the integration test will finish finally.
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > An UNBOUNDED source does not mean it will never stops. It simply
>> > > >> indicates
>> > > >> > that the source *may* run forever, so the runtime needs to be
>> > prepared
>> > > >> for
>> > > >> > that, but the task may still stop at some point when it hits some
>> > > >> > source-specific condition. So an UNBOUNDED testing source can
>> still
>> > > >> stop at
>> > > >> > some point if needed.
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > Regarding to Source#getRecordOrder(), could we have a implicit
>> > > contract
>> > > >> >> that unbounded source should
>> > > >> >> already read in order (i.e. reading partitions in parallel), for
>> > > >> bounded
>> > > >> >> source the order is not mandatory.
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> >> This is also the behaviors of the current sources.
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > 1) a source can't guarantee it reads in strict order, because the
>> > > >> producer
>> > > >> >> may produce data not in order.
>> > > >> >> 2) *Bounded-StrictOrder* is not necessary, because batch can
>> > reorder
>> > > >> data.
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > It is true that sometimes the source cannot guarantee the record
>> > > order,
>> > > >> but
>> > > >> > sometimes it can. Right now, even for stream processing, there
>> is no
>> > > >> > processing order guarantee. For example, a join operator may
>> emit a
>> > > >> later
>> > > >> > record which successfully found a join match earlier.
>> > > >> > Event order is one of the most important requirements for event
>> > > >> processing,
>> > > >> > a clear order guarantee would be necessary. That said, I agree
>> that
>> > > >> right
>> > > >> > now even if the sources provide the record order requirement, the
>> > > >> runtime
>> > > >> > is not able to guarantee that out of the box. So I am OK if we
>> add
>> > the
>> > > >> > record order to the Source later. But we should avoid misleading
>> > users
>> > > >> to
>> > > >> > make them think the processing order is guaranteed when using the
>> > > >> unbounded
>> > > >> > runtime.
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > Thanks,
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 10:29 AM Jark Wu <[hidden email]>
>> wrote:
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> >> Hi Becket,
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >> >> That's great we have reached a consensus on
>> > Source#getBoundedness().
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >> >> Regarding to option#3, my concern is that if we don't support
>> > > streaming
>> > > >> >> mode for bounded source,
>> > > >> >> how could we create a testing source for streaming mode?
>> Currently,
>> > > >> all the
>> > > >> >> testing source for streaming
>> > > >> >> are bounded, so that the integration test will finish finally.
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >> >> Regarding to Source#getRecordOrder(), could we have a implicit
>> > > contract
>> > > >> >> that unbounded source should
>> > > >> >> already read in order (i.e. reading partitions in parallel), for
>> > > >> bounded
>> > > >> >> source the order is not mandatory.
>> > > >> >> This is also the behaviors of the current sources.
>> > > >> >> 1) a source can't guarantee it reads in strict order, because
>> the
>> > > >> producer
>> > > >> >> may produce data not in order.
>> > > >> >> 2) *Bounded-StrictOrder* is not necessary, because batch can
>> > reorder
>> > > >> data.
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >> >> Best,
>> > > >> >> Jark
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >> >> On Tue, 17 Dec 2019 at 22:03, Becket Qin <[hidden email]>
>> > > wrote:
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >> >>> Hi folks,
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>> Thanks for the comments. I am convinced that the Source API
>> should
>> > > not
>> > > >> >> take
>> > > >> >>> boundedness as a parameter after it is constructed. What Timo
>> and
>> > > >> Dawid
>> > > >> >>> suggested sounds a reasonable solution to me. So the Source API
>> > > would
>> > > >> >>> become:
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>> Source {
>> > > >> >>>      Boundedness getBoundedness();
>> > > >> >>> }
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>> Assuming the above Source API, in addition to the two options
>> > > >> mentioned
>> > > >> >> in
>> > > >> >>> earlier emails, I am thinking of another option:
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>> *Option 3:*
>> > > >> >>> // MySource must be unbounded, otherwise throws exception.
>> > > >> >>> DataStream<Type> dataStream = env.source(mySource);
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>> // MySource must be bounded, otherwise throws exception.
>> > > >> >>> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
>> > > >> env.boundedSource(mySource);
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>> The pros of this API are:
>> > > >> >>>     a) It fits the requirements from Table / SQL well.
>> > > >> >>>     b) DataStream users still have type safety (option 2 only
>> has
>> > > >> partial
>> > > >> >>> type safety).
>> > > >> >>>     c) Cristal clear boundedness from the API which makes
>> > DataStream
>> > > >> join
>> > > >> >> /
>> > > >> >>> connect easy to reason about.
>> > > >> >>> The caveats I see,
>> > > >> >>>     a) It is inconsistent with Table since Table has one
>> unified
>> > > >> >> interface.
>> > > >> >>>     b) No streaming mode for bounded source.
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>> @Stephan Ewen <[hidden email]> @Aljoscha Krettek
>> > > >> >>> <[hidden email]> what do you think of the approach?
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>> Orthogonal to the above API, I am wondering whether
>> boundedness is
>> > > the
>> > > >> >> only
>> > > >> >>> dimension needed to describe the characteristic of the Source
>> > > >> behavior.
>> > > >> >> We
>> > > >> >>> may also need to have another dimension of *record order*.
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>> For example, when a file source is reading from a directory
>> with
>> > > >> bounded
>> > > >> >>> records, it may have two ways to read.
>> > > >> >>> 1. Read files in parallel.
>> > > >> >>> 2. Read files in the chronological order.
>> > > >> >>> In both cases, the file source is a Bounded Source. However,
>> the
>> > > >> >> processing
>> > > >> >>> requirement for downstream may be different. In the first case,
>> > the
>> > > >> >>> record processing and result emitting order does not matter,
>> e.g.
>> > > word
>> > > >> >>> count. In the second case, the records may have to be
>> processed in
>> > > the
>> > > >> >>> order they were read, e.g. change log processing.
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>> If the Source only has a getBoundedness() method, the
>> downstream
>> > > >> >> processors
>> > > >> >>> would not know whether the records emitted from the Source
>> should
>> > be
>> > > >> >>> processed in order or not. So combining the boundedness and
>> record
>> > > >> order,
>> > > >> >>> we will have four scenarios:
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>> *Bounded-StrictOrder*:     A segment of change log.
>> > > >> >>> *Bounded-Random*:          Batch Word Count.
>> > > >> >>> *Unbounded-StrictOrder*: An infinite change log.
>> > > >> >>> *Unbounded-Random*:     Streaming Word Count.
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>> Option 2 mentioned in the previous email was kind of trying to
>> > > handle
>> > > >> the
>> > > >> >>> Bounded-StrictOrder case by creating a DataStream from a
>> bounded
>> > > >> source,
>> > > >> >>> which actually does not work.
>> > > >> >>> It looks that we do not have strict order support in some
>> > operators
>> > > at
>> > > >> >> this
>> > > >> >>> point, e.g. join. But we may still want to add the semantic to
>> the
>> > > >> Source
>> > > >> >>> first so later on we don't need to change all the source
>> > > >> implementations,
>> > > >> >>> especially given that many of them will be implemented by 3rd
>> > party.
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>> Given that, we need another dimension of *Record Order* in the
>> > > Source.
>> > > >> >> More
>> > > >> >>> specifically, the API would become:
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>> Source {
>> > > >> >>>      Boundedness getBoundedness();
>> > > >> >>>      RecordOrder getRecordOrder();
>> > > >> >>> }
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>> public enum RecordOrder {
>> > > >> >>>      /** The record in the DataStream must be processed in its
>> > > strict
>> > > >> >> order
>> > > >> >>> for correctness. */
>> > > >> >>>      STRICT,
>> > > >> >>>      /** The record in the DataStream can be processed in
>> > arbitrary
>> > > >> order.
>> > > >> >>> */
>> > > >> >>>      RANDOM;
>> > > >> >>> }
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>> Any thoughts?
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>> Thanks,
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>> On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 3:44 PM Timo Walther <
>> [hidden email]>
>> > > >> wrote:
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>>> Hi Becket,
>> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >> >>>> I completely agree with Dawid's suggestion. The information
>> about
>> > > the
>> > > >> >>>> boundedness should come out of the source. Because most of the
>> > > >> >> streaming
>> > > >> >>>> sources can be made bounded based on some connector specific
>> > > >> criterion.
>> > > >> >>>> In Kafka, it would be an end offset or end timestamp but in
>> any
>> > > case
>> > > >> >>>> having just a env.boundedSource() is not enough because
>> > parameters
>> > > >> for
>> > > >> >>>> making the source bounded are missing.
>> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >> >>>> I suggest to have a simple `isBounded(): Boolean` flag in
>> every
>> > > >> source
>> > > >> >>>> that might be influenced by a connector builder as Dawid
>> > mentioned.
>> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >> >>>> For type safety during programming, we can still go with
>> *Final
>> > > state
>> > > >> >>>> 1*. By having a env.source() vs env.boundedSource(). The
>> latter
>> > > would
>> > > >> >>>> just enforce that the boolean flag is set to `true` and could
>> > make
>> > > >> >>>> bounded operations available (if we need that actually).
>> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >> >>>> However, I don't think that we should start making a unified
>> > Table
>> > > >> API
>> > > >> >>>> ununified again. Boundedness is an optimization property.
>> Every
>> > > >> bounded
>> > > >> >>>> operation can also executed in an unbounded way using
>> > > >> >> updates/retraction
>> > > >> >>>> or watermarks.
>> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >> >>>> Regards,
>> > > >> >>>> Timo
>> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >> >>>> On 15.12.19 14:22, Becket Qin wrote:
>> > > >> >>>>> Hi Dawid and Jark,
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>> I think the discussion ultimately boils down to the question
>> > that
>> > > >> >> which
>> > > >> >>>> one
>> > > >> >>>>> of the following two final states do we want? Once we make
>> this
>> > > >> >>> decision,
>> > > >> >>>>> everything else can be naturally derived.
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>> *Final state 1*: Separate API for bounded / unbounded
>> > DataStream &
>> > > >> >>> Table.
>> > > >> >>>>> That means any code users write will be valid at the point
>> when
>> > > they
>> > > >> >>>> write
>> > > >> >>>>> the code. This is similar to having type safety check at
>> > > programming
>> > > >> >>>> time.
>> > > >> >>>>> For example,
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>> BoundedDataStream extends DataStream {
>> > > >> >>>>> // Operations only available for bounded data.
>> > > >> >>>>> BoundedDataStream sort(...);
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>> // Interaction with another BoundedStream returns a Bounded
>> > > stream.
>> > > >> >>>>> BoundedJoinedDataStream join(BoundedDataStream other)
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>> // Interaction with another unbounded stream returns an
>> > unbounded
>> > > >> >>> stream.
>> > > >> >>>>> JoinedDataStream join(DataStream other)
>> > > >> >>>>> }
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>> BoundedTable extends Table {
>> > > >> >>>>>     // Bounded only operation.
>> > > >> >>>>> BoundedTable sort(...);
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>> // Interaction with another BoundedTable returns a
>> BoundedTable.
>> > > >> >>>>> BoundedTable join(BoundedTable other)
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>> // Interaction with another unbounded table returns an
>> unbounded
>> > > >> >> table.
>> > > >> >>>>> Table join(Table other)
>> > > >> >>>>> }
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>> *Final state 2*: One unified API for bounded / unbounded
>> > > DataStream
>> > > >> /
>> > > >> >>>>> Table.
>> > > >> >>>>> That unified API may throw exception at DAG compilation time
>> if
>> > an
>> > > >> >>>> invalid
>> > > >> >>>>> operation is tried. This is what Table API currently follows.
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>> DataStream {
>> > > >> >>>>> // Throws exception if the DataStream is unbounded.
>> > > >> >>>>> DataStream sort();
>> > > >> >>>>> // Get boundedness.
>> > > >> >>>>> Boundedness getBoundedness();
>> > > >> >>>>> }
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>> Table {
>> > > >> >>>>> // Throws exception if the table has infinite rows.
>> > > >> >>>>> Table orderBy();
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>> // Get boundedness.
>> > > >> >>>>> Boundedness getBoundedness();
>> > > >> >>>>> }
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>> >From what I understand, there is no consensus so far on this
>> > > >> decision
>> > > >> >>>> yet.
>> > > >> >>>>> Whichever final state we choose, we need to make it
>> consistent
>> > > >> across
>> > > >> >>> the
>> > > >> >>>>> entire project. We should avoid the case that Table follows
>> one
>> > > >> final
>> > > >> >>>> state
>> > > >> >>>>> while DataStream follows another. Some arguments I am aware
>> of
>> > > from
>> > > >> >>> both
>> > > >> >>>>> sides so far are following:
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>> Arguments for final state 1:
>> > > >> >>>>> 1a) Clean API with method safety check at programming time.
>> > > >> >>>>> 1b) (Counter 2b) Although SQL does not have programming time
>> > error
>> > > >> >>>> check, SQL
>> > > >> >>>>> is not really a "programming language" per se. So SQL can be
>> > > >> >> different
>> > > >> >>>> from
>> > > >> >>>>> Table and DataStream.
>> > > >> >>>>> 1c)  Although final state 2 seems making it easier for SQL to
>> > use
>> > > >> >> given
>> > > >> >>>> it
>> > > >> >>>>> is more "config based" than "parameter based", final state 1
>> can
>> > > >> >>> probably
>> > > >> >>>>> also meet what SQL wants by wrapping the Source in
>> TableSource /
>> > > >> >>>>> TableSourceFactory API if needed.
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>> Arguments for final state 2:
>> > > >> >>>>> 2a) The Source API itself seems already sort of following the
>> > > >> unified
>> > > >> >>> API
>> > > >> >>>>> pattern.
>> > > >> >>>>> 2b) There is no "programming time" method error check in SQL
>> > case,
>> > > >> so
>> > > >> >>> we
>> > > >> >>>>> cannot really achieve final state 1 across the board.
>> > > >> >>>>> 2c) It is an easier path given our current status, i.e.
>> Table is
>> > > >> >>> already
>> > > >> >>>>> following final state 2.
>> > > >> >>>>> 2d) Users can always explicitly check the boundedness if they
>> > want
>> > > >> >> to.
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>> As I mentioned earlier, my initial thought was also to have a
>> > > >> >>>>> "configuration based" Source rather than a "parameter based"
>> > > Source.
>> > > >> >> So
>> > > >> >>>> it
>> > > >> >>>>> is completely possible that I missed some important
>> > consideration
>> > > or
>> > > >> >>>> design
>> > > >> >>>>> principles that we want to enforce for the project. It would
>> be
>> > > good
>> > > >> >>>>> if @Stephan
>> > > >> >>>>> Ewen <[hidden email]> and @Aljoscha Krettek <
>> > > >> >>>> [hidden email]> can
>> > > >> >>>>> also provide more thoughts on this.
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>> Re: Jingsong
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>> As you said, there are some batched system source, like
>> > > parquet/orc
>> > > >> >>>> source.
>> > > >> >>>>>> Could we have the batch emit interface to improve
>> performance?
>> > > The
>> > > >> >>>> queue of
>> > > >> >>>>>> per record may cause performance degradation.
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>> The current interface does not necessarily cause performance
>> > > problem
>> > > >> >>> in a
>> > > >> >>>>> multi-threading case. In fact, the base implementation allows
>> > > >> >>>> SplitReaders
>> > > >> >>>>> to add a batch <E> of records<T> to the records queue<E>, so
>> > each
>> > > >> >>> element
>> > > >> >>>>> in the records queue would be a batch <E>. In this case, when
>> > the
>> > > >> >> main
>> > > >> >>>>> thread polls records, it will take a batch <E> of records <T>
>> > from
>> > > >> >> the
>> > > >> >>>>> shared records queue and process the records <T> in a batch
>> > > manner.
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>> Thanks,
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>> On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 1:29 PM Jingsong Li <
>> > > [hidden email]
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> >>>> wrote:
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>> Hi Becket,
>> > > >> >>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>> I also have some performance concerns too.
>> > > >> >>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>> If I understand correctly, SourceOutput will emit data per
>> > record
>> > > >> >> into
>> > > >> >>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>> queue? I'm worried about the multithreading performance of
>> this
>> > > >> >> queue.
>> > > >> >>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>> One example is some batched messaging systems which only
>> have
>> > an
>> > > >> >>> offset
>> > > >> >>>>>> for the entire batch instead of individual messages in the
>> > batch.
>> > > >> >>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>> As you said, there are some batched system source, like
>> > > parquet/orc
>> > > >> >>>> source.
>> > > >> >>>>>> Could we have the batch emit interface to improve
>> performance?
>> > > The
>> > > >> >>>> queue of
>> > > >> >>>>>> per record may cause performance degradation.
>> > > >> >>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>> Best,
>> > > >> >>>>>> Jingsong Lee
>> > > >> >>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>> On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 9:15 AM Jark Wu <[hidden email]>
>> > > wrote:
>> > > >> >>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>> Hi Becket,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>> I think Dawid explained things clearly and makes a lot of
>> > sense.
>> > > >> >>>>>>> I'm also in favor of #2, because #1 doesn't work for our
>> > future
>> > > >> >>> unified
>> > > >> >>>>>>> envrionment.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>> You can see the vision in this documentation [1]. In the
>> > future,
>> > > >> we
>> > > >> >>>> would
>> > > >> >>>>>>> like to
>> > > >> >>>>>>> drop the global streaming/batch mode in SQL (i.e.
>> > > >> >>>>>>> EnvironmentSettings#inStreamingMode/inBatchMode).
>> > > >> >>>>>>> A source is bounded or unbounded once defined, so queries
>> can
>> > be
>> > > >> >>>> inferred
>> > > >> >>>>>>> from source to run
>> > > >> >>>>>>> in streaming or batch or hybrid mode. However, in #1, we
>> will
>> > > lose
>> > > >> >>> this
>> > > >> >>>>>>> ability because the framework
>> > > >> >>>>>>> doesn't know whether the source is bounded or unbounded.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>> Best,
>> > > >> >>>>>>> Jark
>> > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>> [1]:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> >
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yrKXEIRATfxHJJ0K3t6wUgXAtZq8D-XgvEnvl2uUcr0/edit#heading=h.v4ib17buma1p
>> > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>> On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 at 20:52, Piotr Nowojski <
>> > > [hidden email]
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> >>>>>> wrote:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> Hi,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> Regarding the:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> Collection<E> getNextRecords()
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> I’m pretty sure such design would unfortunately impact the
>> > > >> >>> performance
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> (accessing and potentially creating the collection on the
>> hot
>> > > >> >> path).
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> Also the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> InputStatus emitNext(DataOutput<T> output) throws
>> Exception;
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> or
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> Status pollNext(SourceOutput<T> sourceOutput) throws
>> > Exception;
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> Gives us some opportunities in the future, to allow Source
>> > hot
>> > > >> >>> looping
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> inside, until it receives some signal “please exit
>> because of
>> > > >> some
>> > > >> >>>>>>> reasons”
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> (output collector could return such hint upon collecting
>> the
>> > > >> >>> result).
>> > > >> >>>>>> But
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> that’s another topic outside of this FLIP’s scope.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> Piotrek
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>> On 11 Dec 2019, at 10:41, Till Rohrmann <
>> > [hidden email]
>> > > >
>> > > >> >>>>>> wrote:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>> Hi Becket,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>> quick clarification from my side because I think you
>> > > >> >> misunderstood
>> > > >> >>> my
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>> question. I did not suggest to let the SourceReader
>> return
>> > > only
>> > > >> a
>> > > >> >>>>>>> single
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>> record at a time when calling getNextRecords. As the
>> return
>> > > type
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> indicates,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>> the method can return an arbitrary number of records.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>> Till
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 10:13 AM Dawid Wysakowicz <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Becket,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Issue #1 - Design of Source interface
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I mentioned the lack of a method like
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> Source#createEnumerator(Boundedness
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness, SplitEnumeratorContext context), because
>> > without
>> > > >> >> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> current
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> proposal is not complete/does not work.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> If we say that boundedness is an intrinsic property of a
>> > > source
>> > > >> >>> imo
>> > > >> >>>>>> we
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> don't need the Source#createEnumerator(Boundedness
>> > > boundedness,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SplitEnumeratorContext context) method.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Assuming a source from my previous example:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Source source = KafkaSource.builder()
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    ...
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    .untilTimestamp(...)
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    .build()
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Would the enumerator differ if created like
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source.createEnumerator(CONTINUOUS_UNBOUNDED, ...) vs
>> > source
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> .createEnumerator(BOUNDED, ...)? I know I am repeating
>> > > myself,
>> > > >> >> but
>> > > >> >>>>>>> this
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> is
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the part that my opinion differ the most from the
>> current
>> > > >> >>> proposal.
>> > > >> >>>>>> I
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> really think it should always be the source that tells
>> if
>> > it
>> > > is
>> > > >> >>>>>>> bounded
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> or
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not. In the current proposal methods
>> > > >> >> continousSource/boundedSource
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> somewhat
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> reconfigure the source, which I think is misleading.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think a call like:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Source source = KafkaSource.builder()
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    ...
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    .readContinously() / readUntilLatestOffset() /
>> > > >> >>> readUntilTimestamp
>> > > >> >>>> /
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> readUntilOffsets / ...
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    .build()
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is way cleaner (and expressive) than
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Source source = KafkaSource.builder()
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    ...
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    .build()
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.continousSource(source) // which actually underneath
>> > > would
>> > > >> >>> call
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> createEnumerator(CONTINUOUS, ctx) which would be
>> equivalent
>> > to
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> source.readContinously().createEnumerator(ctx)
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // or
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.boundedSource(source) // which actually underneath
>> > would
>> > > >> >> call
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> createEnumerator(BOUNDED, ctx) which would be equivalent
>> to
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> source.readUntilLatestOffset().createEnumerator(ctx)
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Sorry for the comparison, but to me it seems there is
>> too
>> > > much
>> > > >> >>> magic
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> happening underneath those two calls.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I really believe the Source interface should have
>> > > >> getBoundedness
>> > > >> >>>>>>> method
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> instead of (supportBoundedness) +
>> > > createEnumerator(Boundedness,
>> > > >> >>> ...)
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Issue #2 - Design of
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> ExecutionEnvironment#source()/continuousSource()/boundedSource()
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> As you might have guessed I am slightly in favor of
>> option
>> > #2
>> > > >> >>>>>>> modified.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Yes I am aware every step of the dag would have to be
>> able
>> > to
>> > > >> >> say
>> > > >> >>> if
>> > > >> >>>>>>> it
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> is
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> bounded or not. I have a feeling it would be easier to
>> > > express
>> > > >> >>> cross
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> bounded/unbounded operations, but I must admit I have
>> not
>> > > >> >> thought
>> > > >> >>> it
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> through thoroughly, In the spirit of batch is just a
>> > special
>> > > >> >> case
>> > > >> >>> of
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> streaming I thought BoundedStream would extend from
>> > > DataStream.
>> > > >> >>>>>>> Correct
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> me
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> if I am wrong. In such a setup the cross
>> bounded/unbounded
>> > > >> >>> operation
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> could
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be expressed quite easily I think:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream {
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    DataStream join(DataStream, ...); // we could not
>> really
>> > > >> tell
>> > > >> >> if
>> > > >> >>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> result is bounded or not, but because bounded stream is a
>> > > special
>> > > >> >>> case
>> > > >> >>>>>> of
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> unbounded the API object is correct, irrespective if the
>> left
>> > > or
>> > > >> >>> right
>> > > >> >>>>>>> side
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> of the join is bounded
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> }
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedStream extends DataStream {
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    BoundedStream join(BoundedStream, ...); // only if
>> both
>> > > >> sides
>> > > >> >>> are
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> bounded the result can be bounded as well. However we do
>> have
>> > > >> >> access
>> > > >> >>>> to
>> > > >> >>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> DataStream#join here, so you can still join with a
>> DataStream
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> }
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On the other hand I also see benefits of two completely
>> > > >> >> disjointed
>> > > >> >>>>>>> APIs,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> as we could prohibit some streaming calls in the bounded
>> > > API. I
>> > > >> >>>>>> can't
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> think
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of any unbounded operators that could not be implemented
>> > for
>> > > >> >>> bounded
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> stream.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Besides I think we both agree we don't like the method:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream boundedStream(Source)
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> suggested in the current state of the FLIP. Do we ? :)
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Dawid
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On 10/12/2019 18:57, Becket Qin wrote:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi folks,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the discussion, great feedback. Also thanks
>> > Dawid
>> > > >> for
>> > > >> >>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> explanation, it is much clearer now.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> One thing that is indeed missing from the FLIP is how
>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>> boundedness
>> > > >> >>>>>>> is
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> passed to the Source implementation. So the API should
>> be
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Source#createEnumerator(Boundedness boundedness,
>> > > >> >>>>>>> SplitEnumeratorContext
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> context)
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> And we can probably remove the
>> > > >> >>> Source#supportBoundedness(Boundedness
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness) method.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Assuming we have that, we are essentially choosing from
>> one
>> > > of
>> > > >> >> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> following two options:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Option 1:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // The source is continuous source, and only unbounded
>> > > >> >> operations
>> > > >> >>>>>> can
>> > > >> >>>>>>> be
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> performed.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<Type> datastream =
>> > > env.continuousSource(someSource);
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // The source is bounded source, both bounded and
>> unbounded
>> > > >> >>>>>> operations
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> can
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be performed.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> env.boundedSource(someSource);
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    - Pros:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>         a) explicit boundary between bounded / unbounded
>> > > >> streams,
>> > > >> >>> it
>> > > >> >>>>>> is
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> quite simple and clear to the users.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    - Cons:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>         a) For applications that do not involve bounded
>> > > >> >> operations,
>> > > >> >>>>>> they
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> still have to call different API to distinguish bounded
>> /
>> > > >> >>> unbounded
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> streams.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>         b) No support for bounded stream to run in a
>> > > streaming
>> > > >> >>>> runtime
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> setting, i.e. scheduling and operators behaviors.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Option 2:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // The source is either bounded or unbounded, but only
>> > > >> unbounded
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> operations
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> could be performed on the returned DataStream.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<Type> dataStream = env.source(someSource);
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // The source must be a bounded source, otherwise
>> exception
>> > > is
>> > > >> >>>>>> thrown.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.boundedSource(boundedSource);
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> The pros and cons are exactly the opposite of option 1.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    - Pros:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>         a) For applications that do not involve bounded
>> > > >> >> operations,
>> > > >> >>>>>> they
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> still have to call different API to distinguish bounded
>> /
>> > > >> >>> unbounded
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> streams.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>         b) Support for bounded stream to run in a
>> streaming
>> > > >> >> runtime
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> setting,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> i.e. scheduling and operators behaviors.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    - Cons:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>         a) Bounded / unbounded streams are kind of
>> mixed,
>> > > i.e.
>> > > >> >>> given
>> > > >> >>>> a
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream, it is not clear whether it is bounded or
>> not,
>> > > >> unless
>> > > >> >>> you
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> have
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the access to its source.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> If we only think from the Source API perspective,
>> option 2
>> > > >> >> seems a
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> better
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> choice because functionality wise it is a superset of
>> > option
>> > > 1,
>> > > >> >> at
>> > > >> >>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> cost
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of some seemingly acceptable ambiguity in the DataStream
>> > API.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> But if we look at the DataStream API as a whole, option
>> 1
>> > > seems
>> > > >> >> a
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> clearer
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> choice. For example, some times a library may have to
>> know
>> > > >> >>> whether a
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> certain task will finish or not. And it would be
>> difficult
>> > to
>> > > >> >> tell
>> > > >> >>>>>> if
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> input is a DataStream, unless additional information is
>> > > >> provided
>> > > >> >>> all
>> > > >> >>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> way from the Source. One possible solution is to have a
>> > > >> >> *modified
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> option 2*
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> which adds a method to the DataStream API to indicate
>> > > >> >> boundedness,
>> > > >> >>>>>>> such
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> as
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> getBoundedness(). It would solve the problem with a
>> > potential
>> > > >> >>>>>>> confusion
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> of
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> what is difference between a DataStream with
>> > > >> >> getBoundedness()=true
>> > > >> >>>>>>> and a
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedDataStream. But that seems not super difficult to
>> > > >> >> explain.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> So from API's perspective, I don't have a strong opinion
>> > > >> between
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> *option 1*
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and *modified option 2. *I like the cleanness of option
>> 1,
>> > > but
>> > > >> >>>>>>> modified
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> option 2 would be more attractive if we have concrete
>> use
>> > > case
>> > > >> >> for
>> > > >> >>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> "Bounded stream with unbounded streaming runtime
>> settings".
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Re: Till
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Maybe this has already been asked before but I was
>> > wondering
>> > > >> why
>> > > >> >>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SourceReader interface has the method pollNext which
>> hands
>> > > the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> responsibility of outputting elements to the
>> SourceReader
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> implementation?
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Has this been done for backwards compatibility reasons
>> with
>> > > the
>> > > >> >>> old
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> source
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface? If not, then one could define a Collection<E>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> getNextRecords()
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> method which returns the currently retrieved records and
>> > then
>> > > >> >> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>> caller
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> emits them outside of the SourceReader. That way the
>> > > interface
>> > > >> >>> would
>> > > >> >>>>>>> not
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> allow to implement an outputting loop where we never
>> hand
>> > > back
>> > > >> >>>>>> control
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> to
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the caller. At the moment, this contract can be easily
>> > broken
>> > > >> >> and
>> > > >> >>> is
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> only
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> mentioned loosely in the JavaDocs.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> The primary reason we handover the SourceOutput to the
>> > > >> >>> SourceReader
>> > > >> >>>>>> is
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> because sometimes it is difficult for a SourceReader to
>> > emit
>> > > >> one
>> > > >> >>>>>>> record
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> at
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> a time. One example is some batched messaging systems
>> which
>> > > >> only
>> > > >> >>>>>> have
>> > > >> >>>>>>> an
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> offset for the entire batch instead of individual
>> messages
>> > in
>> > > >> >> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> batch. In
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that case, returning one record at a time would leave
>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>> SourceReader
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> in
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> an uncheckpointable state because they can only
>> checkpoint
>> > at
>> > > >> >> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>> batch
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundaries.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 5:33 PM Till Rohrmann <
>> > > >> >>> [hidden email]
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
>> > <mailto:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> wrote:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi everyone,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> thanks for drafting this FLIP. It reads very well.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Concerning Dawid's proposal, I tend to agree. The
>> > boundedness
>> > > >> >>> could
>> > > >> >>>>>>> come
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> from the source and tell the system how to treat the
>> > operator
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> (scheduling
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wise). From a user's perspective it should be fine to
>> get
>> > > back
>> > > >> a
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> DataStream
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> when calling env.source(boundedSource) if he does not
>> need
>> > > >> >> special
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> operations defined on a BoundedDataStream. If he needs
>> > this,
>> > > >> >> then
>> > > >> >>>>>> one
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> could
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> use the method BoundedDataStream
>> > > >> >> env.boundedSource(boundedSource).
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> If possible, we could enforce the proper usage of
>> > > >> >>>>>> env.boundedSource()
>> > > >> >>>>>>> by
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> introducing a BoundedSource type so that one cannot
>> pass an
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> unbounded source to it. That way users would not be
>> able to
>> > > >> >> shoot
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> themselves in the foot.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Maybe this has already been asked before but I was
>> > wondering
>> > > >> why
>> > > >> >>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SourceReader interface has the method pollNext which
>> hands
>> > > the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> responsibility of outputting elements to the
>> SourceReader
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> implementation?
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Has this been done for backwards compatibility reasons
>> with
>> > > the
>> > > >> >>> old
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> source
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface? If not, then one could define a Collection<E>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> getNextRecords()
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> method which returns the currently retrieved records and
>> > then
>> > > >> >> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>> caller
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> emits them outside of the SourceReader. That way the
>> > > interface
>> > > >> >>> would
>> > > >> >>>>>>> not
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> allow to implement an outputting loop where we never
>> hand
>> > > back
>> > > >> >>>>>> control
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> to
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the caller. At the moment, this contract can be easily
>> > broken
>> > > >> >> and
>> > > >> >>> is
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> only
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> mentioned loosely in the JavaDocs.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Till
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 7:49 AM Jingsong Li <
>> > > >> >>> [hidden email]
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
>> > > >> <mailto:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think current design is good.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> My understanding is:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For execution mode: bounded mode and continuous mode,
>> It's
>> > > >> >> totally
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> different. I don't think we have the ability to
>> integrate
>> > the
>> > > >> >> two
>> > > >> >>>>>>> models
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> at
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> present. It's about scheduling, memory, algorithms,
>> States,
>> > > >> etc.
>> > > >> >>> we
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> shouldn't confuse them.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For source capabilities: only bounded, only continuous,
>> > both
>> > > >> >>> bounded
>> > > >> >>>>>>> and
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> continuous.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think Kafka is a source that can be ran both bounded
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and continuous execution mode.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> And Kafka with end offset should be ran both bounded
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and continuous execution mode.  Using apache Beam with
>> > Flink
>> > > >> >>>>>> runner, I
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> used
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to run a "bounded" Kafka in streaming mode. For our
>> > previous
>> > > >> >>>>>>> DataStream,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> it
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is not necessarily required that the source cannot be
>> > > bounded.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> So it is my thought for Dawid's question:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1.pass a bounded source to continuousSource() +1
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2.pass a continuous source to boundedSource() -1, should
>> > > throw
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> exception.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> In StreamExecutionEnvironment, continuousSource and
>> > > >> >> boundedSource
>> > > >> >>>>>>> define
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the execution mode. It defines a clear boundary of
>> > execution
>> > > >> >> mode.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Jingsong Lee
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 10:37 AM Jark Wu <
>> [hidden email]
>> > > >> >>> <mailto:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
>> > [hidden email]
>> > > >>
>> > > >> >>>> wrote:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I agree with Dawid's point that the boundedness
>> information
>> > > >> >> should
>> > > >> >>>>>>> come
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> from the source itself (e.g. the end timestamp), not
>> > through
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.boundedSouce()/continuousSource().
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think if we want to support something like
>> `env.source()`
>> > > >> that
>> > > >> >>>>>>> derive
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> execution mode from source,
>> > > `supportsBoundedness(Boundedness)`
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> method is not enough, because we don't know whether it
>> is
>> > > >> >> bounded
>> > > >> >>> or
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Jark
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, 9 Dec 2019 at 22:21, Dawid Wysakowicz <
>> > > >> >>>>>> [hidden email]
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
>> > > >> <mailto:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> One more thing. In the current proposal, with the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> supportsBoundedness(Boundedness) method and the
>> boundedness
>> > > >> >> coming
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> from
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> either continuousSource or boundedSource I could not
>> find
>> > how
>> > > >> >> this
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> information is fed back to the SplitEnumerator.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Dawid
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On 09/12/2019 13:52, Becket Qin wrote:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Dawid,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the comments. This actually brings another
>> > > relevant
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> question
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> about what does a "bounded source" imply. I actually had
>> > the
>> > > >> >> same
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> impression when I look at the Source API. Here is what I
>> > > >> >>> understand
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> after
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> some discussion with Stephan. The bounded source has the
>> > > >> >> following
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> impacts.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1. API validity.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - A bounded source generates a bounded stream so some
>> > > >> operations
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> only
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> works for bounded records would be performed, e.g. sort.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - To expose these bounded stream only APIs, there are
>> two
>> > > >> >> options:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>       a. Add them to the DataStream API and throw
>> exception
>> > > if
>> > > >> a
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> method
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> called on an unbounded stream.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>       b. Create a BoundedDataStream class which is
>> returned
>> > > >> from
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.boundedSource(), while DataStream is returned from
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.continousSource().
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Note that this cannot be done by having single
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.source(theSource)
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> even
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the Source has a getBoundedness() method.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2. Scheduling
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - A bounded source could be computed stage by stage
>> without
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> bringing
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> up
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> all
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the tasks at the same time.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 3. Operator behaviors
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - A bounded source indicates the records are finite so
>> some
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> operators
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> can
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wait until it receives all the records before it starts
>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> processing.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> In the above impact, only 1 is relevant to the API
>> design.
>> > > And
>> > > >> >> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> current
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> proposal in FLIP-27 is following 1.b.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // boundedness depends of source property, imo this
>> should
>> > > >> >> always
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> preferred
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<MyType> stream = env.source(theSource);
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> In your proposal, does DataStream have bounded stream
>> only
>> > > >> >>> methods?
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> It
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> looks it should have, otherwise passing a bounded
>> Source to
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.source()
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> would be confusing. In that case, we will essentially do
>> > 1.a
>> > > if
>> > > >> >> an
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> unbounded Source is created from
>> > env.source(unboundedSource).
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> If we have the methods only supported for bounded
>> streams
>> > in
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> it
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> seems a little weird to have a separate
>> BoundedDataStream
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Am I understand it correctly?
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 6:40 PM Dawid Wysakowicz <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Really well written proposal and very important one. I
>> must
>> > > >> >> admit
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> have
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not understood all the intricacies of it yet.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> One question I have though is about where does the
>> > > information
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> about
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness come from. I think in most cases it is a
>> > property
>> > > >> of
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source. As you described it might be e.g. end offset, a
>> > flag
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> should
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> it
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> monitor new splits etc. I think it would be a really
>> nice
>> > use
>> > > >> >> case
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> able to say:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> new KafkaSource().readUntil(long timestamp),
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> which could work as an "end offset". Moreover I think
>> all
>> > > >> >> Bounded
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> sources
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> support continuous mode, but no intrinsically continuous
>> > > source
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> support
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Bounded mode. If I understood the proposal correctly it
>> > > suggest
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness sort of "comes" from the outside of the
>> source,
>> > > >> from
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> invokation of either boundedStream or continousSource.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I am wondering if it would make sense to actually change
>> > the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> method
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boolean Source#supportsBoundedness(Boundedness)
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Boundedness Source#getBoundedness().
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> As for the methods #boundedSource, #continousSource,
>> > assuming
>> > > >> >> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness is property of the source they do not affect
>> > how
>> > > >> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> enumerator
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> works, but mostly how the dag is scheduled, right? I am
>> not
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> against
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> those
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> methods, but I think it is a very specific use case to
>> > > actually
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> override
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the property of the source. In general I would expect
>> users
>> > > to
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> only
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> call
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.source(theSource), where the source tells if it is
>> > > bounded
>> > > >> >> or
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not. I
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> would suggest considering following set of methods:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // boundedness depends of source property, imo this
>> should
>> > > >> >> always
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> preferred
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<MyType> stream = env.source(theSource);
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // always continous execution, whether bounded or
>> unbounded
>> > > >> >> source
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<MyType> boundedStream =
>> > > >> >> env.continousSource(theSource);
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // imo this would make sense if the BoundedDataStream
>> > > provides
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> additional features unavailable for continous mode
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedDataStream<MyType> batch =
>> > > env.boundedSource(theSource);
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Dawid
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On 04/12/2019 11:25, Stephan Ewen wrote:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks, Becket, for updating this.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I agree with moving the aspects you mentioned into
>> separate
>> > > >> >> FLIPs
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> -
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> this
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> one way becoming unwieldy in size.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> +1 to the FLIP in its current state. Its a very detailed
>> > > >> >> write-up,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> nicely
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> done!
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 4, 2019 at 7:38 AM Becket Qin <
>> > > >> [hidden email]
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
>> > <mailto:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
>> wrote:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Sorry for the long belated update. I have updated
>> FLIP-27
>> > > wiki
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> page
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> with
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the latest proposals. Some noticeable changes include:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1. A new generic communication mechanism between
>> > > >> SplitEnumerator
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SourceReader.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2. Some detail API method signature changes.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> We left a few things out of this FLIP and will address
>> them
>> > > in
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> separate
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> FLIPs. Including:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1. Per split event time.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2. Event time alignment.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 3. Fine grained failover for SplitEnumerator failure.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Please let us know if you have any question.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 6:10 AM Stephan Ewen <
>> > > [hidden email]
>> > > >> >>>>>>> <mailto:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
>> > [hidden email]
>> > > >>
>> > > >> <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi  Łukasz!
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Becket and me are working hard on figuring out the last
>> > > details
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> implementing the first PoC. We would update the FLIP
>> > > hopefully
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> next
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> week.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> There is a fair chance that a first version of this
>> will be
>> > > in
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1.10,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> but
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> think it will take another release to battle test it and
>> > > >> migrate
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> connectors.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Stephan
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 11:14 AM Łukasz Jędrzejewski <
>> > > >> >> [hidden email]
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> This proposal looks very promising for us. Do you have
>> any
>> > > >> plans
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> which
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Flink release it is going to be released? We are
>> thinking
>> > on
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> using a
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Data
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Set API for our future use cases but on the other hand
>> Data
>> > > Set
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> API
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> going to be deprecated so using proposed bounded data
>> > streams
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> solution
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> could be more viable in the long term.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Łukasz
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On 2019/10/01 15:48:03, Thomas Weise <
>> > [hidden email]
>> > > >> >>>>>> <mailto:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
>> > > wrote:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for putting together this proposal!
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I see that the "Per Split Event Time" and "Event Time
>> > > >> Alignment"
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> sections
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> are still TBD.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> It would probably be good to flesh those out a bit
>> before
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> proceeding
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> too
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> far
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> as the event time alignment will probably influence the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interaction
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> with
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the split reader, specifically ReaderStatus
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> emitNext(SourceOutput<E>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> output).
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> We currently have only one implementation for event time
>> > > >> >> alignment
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Kinesis consumer. The synchronization in that case takes
>> > > place
>> > > >> >> as
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> last
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> step before records are emitted downstream
>> (RecordEmitter).
>> > > >> With
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> currently proposed interfaces, the equivalent can be
>> > > >> implemented
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> reader loop, although note that in the Kinesis consumer
>> the
>> > > per
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> shard
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> threads push records.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Synchronization has not been implemented for the Kafka
>> > > consumer
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> yet.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-12675 <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-12675>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> When I looked at it, I realized that the implementation
>> > will
>> > > >> >> look
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> quite
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> different
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> from Kinesis because it needs to take place in the pull
>> > part,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> where
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> records
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> are taken from the Kafka client. Due to the
>> multiplexing it
>> > > >> >> cannot
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> done
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> by blocking the split thread like it currently works for
>> > > >> >> Kinesis.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Reading
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> from individual Kafka partitions needs to be controlled
>> via
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> pause/resume
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> on the Kafka client.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> To take on that responsibility the split thread would
>> need
>> > to
>> > > >> be
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> aware
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermarks or at least whether it should or should not
>> > > continue
>> > > >> >> to
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> consume
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> a given split and this may require a different
>> SourceReader
>> > > or
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SourceOutput
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thomas
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 1:39 AM Biao Liu <
>> > [hidden email]
>> > > >> >>>>>> <mailto:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
>> > > >> >> [hidden email]
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>> <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Stephan,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you for feedback!
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Will take a look at your branch before public
>> discussing.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 12:01 AM Stephan Ewen <
>> > > >> [hidden email]
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
>> > > >> >>> [hidden email]
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Biao!
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for reviving this. I would like to join this
>> > > discussion,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> but
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> am
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> quite occupied with the 1.9 release, so can we maybe
>> pause
>> > > this
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discussion
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for a week or so?
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> In the meantime I can share some suggestion based on
>> prior
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> experiments:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> How to do watermarks / timestamp extractors in a simpler
>> > and
>> > > >> >> more
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> flexible
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> way. I think that part is quite promising should be
>> part of
>> > > the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> new
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> >
>> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/tree/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/eventtime
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> >
>> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/tree/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/eventtime
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> >
>> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/blob/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/src/SourceOutput.java
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> >
>> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/blob/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/src/SourceOutput.java
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Some experiments on how to build the source reader and
>> its
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> library
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> common threading/split patterns:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> >
>> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/tree/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/src
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> >
>> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/tree/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/src
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Stephan
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 10:03 AM Biao Liu <
>> > > [hidden email]
>> > > >> >>>>>>> <mailto:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
>> > > >> >> [hidden email]
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>> <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi devs,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Since 1.9 is nearly released, I think we could get back
>> to
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> FLIP-27.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> believe it should be included in 1.10.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> There are so many things mentioned in document of
>> FLIP-27.
>> > > [1]
>> > > >> I
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> think
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> we'd better discuss them separately. However the wiki is
>> > not
>> > > a
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> good
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> place
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to discuss. I wrote google doc about SplitReader API
>> which
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> misses
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> some
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> details in the document. [2]
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> >
>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27:+Refactor+Source+Interface
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> >
>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27:+Refactor+Source+Interface
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> >
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R1s_89T4S3CZwq7Tf31DciaMCqZwrLHGZFqPASu66oE/edit?usp=sharing
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> >
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R1s_89T4S3CZwq7Tf31DciaMCqZwrLHGZFqPASu66oE/edit?usp=sharing
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> CC Stephan, Aljoscha, Piotrek, Becket
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 4:38 PM Biao Liu <
>> > [hidden email]
>> > > >> >>>>>> <mailto:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
>> > > >> >> [hidden email]
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>> <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Steven,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you for the feedback. Please take a look at the
>> > > document
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> FLIP-27
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> >
>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27%3A+Refactor+Source+Interface
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> >
>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27%3A+Refactor+Source+Interface
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> which
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is updated recently. A lot of details of enumerator were
>> > > added
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> this
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> document. I think it would help.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Steven Wu <[hidden email] <mailto:
>> > [hidden email]
>> > > >>
>> > > >> >> <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
>> > > >> >>>>>>> [hidden email]
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
>> > <mailto:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 于2019年3月28日周四
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 下午12:52写道：
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> This proposal mentioned that SplitEnumerator might run
>> on
>> > the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> JobManager or
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in a single task on a TaskManager.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> if enumerator is a single task on a taskmanager, then
>> the
>> > job
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DAG
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> can
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> never
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> been embarrassingly parallel anymore. That will nullify
>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> leverage
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> fine-grained recovery for embarrassingly parallel jobs.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> It's not clear to me what's the implication of running
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> enumerator
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> on
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> jobmanager. So I will leave that out for now.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 3:05 AM Biao Liu <
>> > [hidden email]
>> > > >> >>>>>> <mailto:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
>> > > >> >> [hidden email]
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>> <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Stephan & Piotrek,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you for feedback.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> It seems that there are a lot of things to do in
>> community.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> am
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> just
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> afraid that this discussion may be forgotten since
>> there so
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> many
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> proposals
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> recently.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Anyway, wish to see the split topics soon :)
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Piotr Nowojski <[hidden email] <mailto:
>> > > >> >>> [hidden email]
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>> <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 于2019年1月24日周四
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 下午8:21写道：
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Biao!
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> This discussion was stalled because of preparations for
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> open
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> sourcing
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> & merging Blink. I think before creating the tickets we
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> should
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split this
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discussion into topics/areas outlined by Stephan and
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> create
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Flips
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think there is no chance for this to be completed in
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> couple
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> remaining
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> weeks/1 month before 1.8 feature freeze, however it
>> would
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> good
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to aim
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> with those changes for 1.9.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Piotrek
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On 20 Jan 2019, at 16:08, Biao Liu <[hidden email]
>> > > >> <mailto:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
>> > > >> >> [hidden email]
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>> <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi community,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> The summary of Stephan makes a lot sense to me. It is
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> much
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> clearer
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> indeed
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> after splitting the complex topic into small ones.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I was wondering is there any detail plan for next step?
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> If
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> would
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> like to push this thing forward by creating some JIRA
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> issues.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Another question is that should version 1.8 include
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> these
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> features?
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Stephan Ewen <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]
>> >>
>> > <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
>> > [hidden email]
>> > > >> >>>> <mailto:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
>> > [hidden email]
>> > > >>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>> 于2018年12月1日周六
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 上午4:20写道：
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks everyone for the lively discussion. Let me try
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> summarize
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> where I
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> see convergence in the discussion and open issues.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I'll try to group this by design aspect of the source.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Please
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> let me
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> know
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> if I got things wrong or missed something crucial here.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For issues 1-3, if the below reflects the state of the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discussion, I
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> would
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> try and update the FLIP in the next days.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For the remaining ones we need more discussion.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I would suggest to fork each of these aspects into a
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> separate
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> mail
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> thread,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> or will loose sight of the individual aspects.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(1) Separation of Split Enumerator and Split Reader*
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - All seem to agree this is a good thing
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Split Enumerator could in the end live on JobManager
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (and
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> assign
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> via RPC) or in a task (and assign splits via data
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> streams)
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - this discussion is orthogonal and should come later,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> when
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is agreed upon.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(2) Split Readers for one or more splits*
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Discussion seems to agree that we need to support
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> one
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> reader
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> possibly handles multiple splits concurrently.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - The requirement comes from sources where one
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> poll()-style
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> call
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> fetches
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> data from different splits / partitions
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> example sources that require that would be for
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> example
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Kafka,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Pravega, Pulsar
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Could have one split reader per source, or multiple
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> readers
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> share the "poll()" function
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - To not make it too complicated, we can start with
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> thinking
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> about
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> one
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split reader for all splits initially and see if that
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> covers
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> all
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> requirements
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(3) Threading model of the Split Reader*
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Most active part of the discussion ;-)
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - A non-blocking way for Flink's task code to interact
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> with
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> needed in order to a task runtime code based on a
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> single-threaded/actor-style task design
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> I personally am a big proponent of that, it will
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> help
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> with
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> well-behaved checkpoints, efficiency, and simpler yet
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> more
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> robust
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> runtime
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> code
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Users care about simple abstraction, so as a
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> subclass
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SplitReader
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (non-blocking / async) we need to have a
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BlockingSplitReader
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> which
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> will
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> form the basis of most source implementations.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BlockingSplitReader
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> lets
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> users do blocking simple poll() calls.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - The BlockingSplitReader would spawn a thread (or
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> more)
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> thread(s) can make blocking calls and hand over data
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> buffers
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> via
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> a
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> blocking
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> queue
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - This should allow us to cover both, a fully async
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> runtime,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and a
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> simple
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> blocking interface for users.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - This is actually very similar to how the Kafka
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> connectors
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> work.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Kafka
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 9+ with one thread, Kafka 8 with multiple threads
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - On the base SplitReader (the async one), the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> non-blocking
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> method
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> gets the next chunk of data would signal data
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> availability
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> via
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> a
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> CompletableFuture, because that gives the best
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> flexibility
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (can
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> await
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> completion or register notification handlers).
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - The source task would register a "thenHandle()" (or
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> similar)
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> on the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> future to put a "take next data" task into the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> actor-style
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> mailbox
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(4) Split Enumeration and Assignment*
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Splits may be generated lazily, both in cases where
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> there
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is a
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> limited
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> number of splits (but very many), or splits are
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discovered
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> over
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> time
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Assignment should also be lazy, to get better load
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> balancing
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Assignment needs support locality preferences
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Possible design based on discussion so far:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> SplitReader has a method "addSplits(SplitT...)"
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> add
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> one or
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> more
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits. Some split readers might assume they have only
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> one
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> ever,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> concurrently, others assume multiple splits. (Note:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> idea
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> behind
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> being
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> able
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to add multiple splits at the same time is to ease
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> startup
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> where
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> multiple
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits may be assigned instantly.)
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> SplitReader has a context object on which it can
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> call
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> indicate
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> when
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits are completed. The enumerator gets that
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> notification and
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> can
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> use
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> decide when to assign new splits. This should help both
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> cases
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> sources
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that take splits lazily (file readers) and in case the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> needs to
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> preserve a partial order between splits (Kinesis,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Pravega,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Pulsar may
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> need
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that).
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> SplitEnumerator gets notification when
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SplitReaders
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> start
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> when
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> they finish splits. They can decide at that moment to
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> push
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> more
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that reader
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> The SplitEnumerator should probably be aware of
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> parallelism, to build its initial distribution.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Open question: Should the source expose something
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> like
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> "host
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> preferences", so that yarn/mesos/k8s can take this into
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> account
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> when
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> selecting a node to start a TM on?
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(5) Watermarks and event time alignment*
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Watermark generation, as well as idleness, needs to
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> per
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (like
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> currently in the Kafka Source, per partition)
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - It is desirable to support optional
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> event-time-alignment,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> meaning
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits that are ahead are back-pressured or temporarily
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> unsubscribed
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - I think i would be desirable to encapsulate
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> generation
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> logic
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in watermark generators, for a separation of concerns.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> The
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> generators should run per split.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Using watermark generators would also help with
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> another
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> problem of
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> suggested interface, namely supporting non-periodic
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermarks
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> efficiently.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Need a way to "dispatch" next record to different
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> generators
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Need a way to tell SplitReader to "suspend" a split
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> until a
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> certain
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark is reached (event time backpressure)
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - This would in fact be not needed (and thus simpler)
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> if
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> we
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> had
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> a
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SplitReader per split and may be a reason to re-open
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discussion
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(6) Watermarks across splits and in the Split
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Enumerator*
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - The split enumerator may need some watermark
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> awareness,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> which
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> should
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> purely based on split metadata (like create timestamp
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> file
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits)
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - If there are still more splits with overlapping
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> event
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> time
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> range
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> a
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split reader, then that split reader should not advance
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> within the split beyond the overlap boundary. Otherwise
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> future
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> will
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> produce late data.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - One way to approach this could be that the split
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> enumerator
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> may
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> send
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermarks to the readers, and the readers cannot emit
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermarks
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> beyond
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that received watermark.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Many split enumerators would simply immediately send
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Long.MAX
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> out
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> leave the progress purely to the split readers.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - For event-time alignment / split back pressure, this
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> begs
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> question
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> how we can avoid deadlocks that may arise when splits
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> are
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> suspended
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> event time back pressure,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(7) Batch and streaming Unification*
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Functionality wise, the above design should support
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> both
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Batch often (mostly) does not care about reading "in
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> order"
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> generating watermarks
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> Might use different enumerator logic that is
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> more
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> locality
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> aware
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and ignores event time order
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> Does not generate watermarks
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Would be great if bounded sources could be
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> identified
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> at
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> compile
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> time,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> so that "env.addBoundedSource(...)" is type safe and
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> can
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> return a
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> "BoundedDataStream".
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Possible to defer this discussion until later
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *Miscellaneous Comments*
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Should the source have a TypeInformation for the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> produced
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> type,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> instead
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of a serializer? We need a type information in the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> stream
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> anyways, and
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> can
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> derive the serializer from that. Plus, creating the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> serializer
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> should
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> respect the ExecutionConfig.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - The TypeSerializer interface is very powerful but
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> also
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> easy to
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> implement. Its purpose is to handle data super
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> efficiently,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> support
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> flexible ways of evolution, etc.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For metadata I would suggest to look at the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SimpleVersionedSerializer
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> instead, which is used for example for checkpoint
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> master
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> hooks,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> or for
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> streaming file sink. I think that is is a good match
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> cases
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> where
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> we
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> do
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not need more than ser/deser (no copy, etc.) and don't
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> need to
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> push
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> versioning out of the serialization paths for best
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> performance
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (as in
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> TypeSerializer)
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 11:45 AM Kostas Kloudas <
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email]>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Biao,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the answer!
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> So given the multi-threaded readers, now we have as
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> open
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> questions:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1) How do we let the checkpoints pass through our
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> multi-threaded
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> reader
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> operator?
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2) Do we have separate reader and source operators or
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not? In
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> strategy
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that has a separate source, the source operator has a
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> parallelism of
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is responsible for split recovery only.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For the first one, given also the constraints
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (blocking,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> finite
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> queues,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> etc), I do not have an answer yet.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For the 2nd, I think that we should go with separate
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> operators
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source and the readers, for the following reasons:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1) This is more aligned with a potential future
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> improvement
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> where the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discovery becomes a responsibility of the JobManager
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> readers are
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> pooling more work from the JM.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2) The source is going to be the "single point of
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> truth".
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> It
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> will
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> know
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> what
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> has been processed and what not. If the source and the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> readers
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> are a
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> single
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> operator with parallelism > 1, or in general, if the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discovery
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> done by each task individually, then:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    i) we have to have a deterministic scheme for each
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> reader to
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> assign
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits to itself (e.g. mod subtaskId). This is not
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> necessarily
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> trivial
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> all sources.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    ii) each reader would have to keep a copy of all its
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> processed
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> slpits
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    iii) the state has to be a union state with a
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> non-trivial
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> merging
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> logic
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in order to support rescaling.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Two additional points that you raised above:
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> i) The point that you raised that we need to keep all
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (processed
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not-processed) I think is a bit of a strong
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> requirement.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> This
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> would
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> imply
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that for infinite sources the state will grow
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> indefinitely.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> This is
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> problem
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is even more pronounced if we do not have a single
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> assigns
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits to readers, as each reader will have its own
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> copy
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> state.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> ii) it is true that for finite sources we need to
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> somehow
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> close
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> readers when the source/split discoverer finishes. The
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> ContinuousFileReaderOperator has a work-around for
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> It is
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> elegant,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and checkpoints are not emitted after closing the
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> but
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> this, I
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> believe, is a bigger problem which requires more
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> changes
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> than
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> just
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> refactoring the source interface.
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Kostas
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> --
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best, Jingsong Lee
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>> --
>> > > >> >>>>>> Best, Jingsong Lee
>> > > >> >>>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>>
>> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >> >
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> >
>>
>

[Steven Wu]

Becket, is FLIP-27 still on track to be released in 1.10?

On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 7:04 PM Becket Qin <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> Happy new year!
>
> Stephan and I chatted offline yesterday. After reading the email thread
> again, I found that I have misunderstood Dawid's original proposal
> regarding the behavior of env.source(BoundedSource) and had an incorrect
> impression about the behavior of java covariant return type.
> Anyways, I agree what Dawid originally proposed makes sense, which is the
> following API:
>
> // Return a BoundedDataStream instance if the source is bounded.
> // Return a DataStream instance if the source is unbounded.
> DataStream env.source(Source);
>
> // Throws exception if the source is unbounded.
> // Used when users knows the source is bounded at programming time.
> BoundedDataStream env.boundedSource(Source);
>
> A BoundedDataStream only runs in batch execution mode.
> A DataStream only runs in streaming execution mode.
>
> To run a bounded source in streaming execution mode, one would do the
> following:
>
> // Return a DataStream instance with a source that will stop at some point;
> DataStream env.source(SourceUtils.asUnbounded(myBoundedSource));
>
> I'll update the FLIP wiki and resume the vote if there is no further
> concerns.
>
> Apologies for the misunderstanding and thanks for all the patient
> discussions.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
>
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 23, 2019 at 8:00 AM Becket Qin <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> > Hi Steven,
> >
> > I think the current proposal is what you mentioned - a Kafka source that
> > can be constructed in either BOUNDED or UNBOUNDED mode. And Flink can get
> > the boundedness by invoking getBoundedness().
> >
> > So one can create a Kafka source by doing something like the following:
> >
> > new KafkaSource().startOffset(),endOffset(); // A bounded instance.
> > new KafkaSource().startOffset(); // An unbounded instance.
> >
> > If users want to have an UNBOUNDED Kafka source that stops at some point.
> > They can wrap the BOUNDED Kafka source like below:
> >
> > SourceUtils.asUnbounded(new KafkaSource.startOffset().endOffset());
> >
> > The wrapped source would be an unbounded Kafka source that stops at the
> > end offset.
> >
> > Does that make sense?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 1:31 PM Jark Wu <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> First of all, I think it is not called "UNBOUNDED", according to the
> >> FLIP-27, it is called "CONTINUOUS_UNBOUNDED".
> >> And from the description of the Boundedness in the FLIP-27[1] declares
> >> clearly what Becket and I think.
> >>
> >> public enum Boundedness {
> >>
> >>     /**
> >>      * A bounded source processes the data that is currently available
> and
> >> will end after that.
> >>      *
> >>      * <p>When a source produces a bounded stream, the runtime may
> >> activate
> >> additional optimizations
> >>      * that are suitable only for bounded input. Incorrectly producing
> >> unbounded data when the source
> >>      * is set to produce a bounded stream will often result in programs
> >> that do not output any results
> >>      * and may eventually fail due to runtime errors (out of memory or
> >> storage).
> >>      */
> >>     BOUNDED,
> >>
> >>     /**
> >>      * A continuous unbounded source continuously processes all data as
> it
> >> comes.
> >>      *
> >>      * <p>The source may run forever (until the program is terminated)
> or
> >> might actually end at some point,
> >>      * based on some source-specific conditions. Because that is not
> >> transparent to the runtime,
> >>      * the runtime will use an execution mode for continuous unbounded
> >> streams whenever this mode
> >>      * is chosen.
> >>      */
> >>     CONTINUOUS_UNBOUNDED
> >> }
> >>
> >> Best,
> >> Jark
> >>
> >> [1]:
> >>
> >>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27%3A+Refactor+Source+Interface#FLIP-27:RefactorSourceInterface-Source
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, 20 Dec 2019 at 12:55, Steven Wu <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Becket,
> >> >
> >> > Regarding "UNBOUNDED source that stops at some point", I found it
> >> difficult
> >> > to grasp what UNBOUNDED really mean.
> >> >
> >> > If we want to use Kafka source with an end/stop time, I guess you call
> >> it
> >> > UNBOUNDED kafka source that stops (aka BOUNDED-streaming). The
> >> > terminology is a little confusing to me. Maybe BOUNDED/UNBOUNDED
> >> shouldn't
> >> > be used to categorize source. Just call it Kafka source and it can run
> >> in
> >> > either BOUNDED or UNBOUNDED mode.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Steven
> >> >
> >> > On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 7:02 PM Becket Qin <[hidden email]>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > I had an offline chat with Jark, and here are some more thoughts:
> >> > >
> >> > > 1. From SQL perspective, BOUNDED source leads to the batch execution
> >> > mode,
> >> > > UNBOUNDED source leads to the streaming execution mode.
> >> > > 2. The semantic of UNBOUNDED source is may or may not stop. The
> >> semantic
> >> > of
> >> > > BOUNDED source is will stop.
> >> > > 3. The semantic of DataStream is may or may not terminate. The
> >> semantic
> >> > of
> >> > > BoundedDataStream is will terminate.
> >> > >
> >> > > Given that, option 3 seems a better option because:
> >> > > 1. SQL already has strict binding between Boundedness and execution
> >> mode.
> >> > > Letting DataStream be consistent would be good.
> >> > > 2. The semantic of UNBOUNDED source is exactly the same as
> >> DataStream. So
> >> > > we should avoid breaking such semantic, i.e. turning some DataStream
> >> from
> >> > > "may or may not terminate" to "will terminate".
> >> > >
> >> > > For case where users want BOUNDED-streaming combination, they can
> >> simply
> >> > > use an UNBOUNDED source that stops at some point. We can even
> provide
> >> a
> >> > > simple wrapper to wrap a BOUNDED source as an UNBOUNDED source if
> that
> >> > > helps. But API wise, option 3 seems telling a pretty good whole
> story.
> >> > >
> >> > > Thanks,
> >> > >
> >> > > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 10:30 PM Becket Qin <[hidden email]>
> >> > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > Hi Timo,
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Bounded is just a special case of unbounded and every bounded
> source
> >> > can
> >> > > >> also be treated as an unbounded source. This would unify the API
> if
> >> > > >> people don't need a bounded operation.
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > With option 3 users can still get a unified API with something
> like
> >> > > below:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > DataStream boundedStream = env.boundedSource(boundedSource);
> >> > > > DataStream unboundedStream = env.source(unboundedSource);
> >> > > >
> >> > > > So in both cases, users can still use a unified DataStream without
> >> > > > touching the bounded stream only methods.
> >> > > > By "unify the API if people don't need the bounded operation". Do
> >> you
> >> > > > expect a DataStream with a Bounded source to have the batch
> >> operators
> >> > and
> >> > > > scheduler settings as well?
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > If we allow DataStream from BOUNDED source, we will essentially
> pick
> >> > > "*modified
> >> > > > option 2*".
> >> > > >
> >> > > > // The source is either bounded or unbounded, but only unbounded
> >> > > >> operations could be performed on the returned DataStream.
> >> > > >> DataStream<Type> dataStream = env.source(someSource);
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >> // The source must be a bounded source, otherwise exception is
> >> thrown.
> >> > > >> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
> >> > > >> env.boundedSource(boundedSource);
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > // Add the following method to DataStream
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Boundedness DataStream#getBoundedness();
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > From pure logical perspective, Boundedness and runtime settings
> >> > > > (Stream/Batch) are two orthogonal dimensions. And are specified in
> >> the
> >> > > > following way.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > *Boundedness* - defined by the source: BOUNDED / UNBOUNDED.
> >> > > > *Running mode* - defined by the API class: DataStream (Streaming
> >> mode)
> >> > /
> >> > > > BoundedDataStream (batch mode).
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Excluding the UNBOUNDED-batch combination, the "*modified option
> 2"*
> >> > > > covers the rest three combination. Compared with "*modified option
> >> 2*",
> >> > > > the main benefit of option 3 is its simplicity and clearness, by
> >> tying
> >> > > > boundedness to running mode and giving up BOUNDED-streaming
> >> > combination.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Just to be clear, I am fine with either option. But I would like
> to
> >> > > > understand a bit more about the bounded-streaming use case and
> when
> >> > users
> >> > > > would prefer this over bounded-batch case, and whether the added
> >> value
> >> > > > justifies the additional complexity in the API. Two cases I can
> >> think
> >> > of
> >> > > > are:
> >> > > > 1. The records in DataStream will be processed in order, while
> >> > > > BoundedDataStream processes records without order guarantee.
> >> > > > 2. DataStream emits intermediate results when processing a finite
> >> > > dataset,
> >> > > > while BoundedDataStream only emit the final result. In any case,
> it
> >> > could
> >> > > > be supported by an UNBOUNDED source stopping at some point.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Case 1 is actually misleading because DataStream in general
> doesn't
> >> > > really
> >> > > > support in-order process.
> >> > > > Case 2 seems a rare use case because the instantaneous
> intermediate
> >> > > result
> >> > > > seems difficult to reason about. In any case, this can be
> supported
> >> by
> >> > an
> >> > > > UNBOUNDED source that stops at some point.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Is there other use cases for bounded-streaming combination I
> >> missed? I
> >> > am
> >> > > > a little hesitating to put the testing requirement here because
> >> ideally
> >> > > I'd
> >> > > > avoid having public APIs for testing purpose only. And this could
> be
> >> > > > resolved by having a UNBOUNDED source stopping at some point as
> >> well.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Sorry for the long discussion, but I would really like to make an
> >> API
> >> > > > decision after knowing all the pros and cons.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Thanks,
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 6:19 PM Timo Walther <[hidden email]>
> >> > wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > >> Hi Becket,
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >> regarding *Option 3* I think we can relax the constraints for
> >> > > >> env.source():
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >> // MySource can be bounded or unbounded
> >> > > >> DataStream<Type> dataStream = env.source(mySource);
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >> // MySource must be bounded, otherwise throws exception.
> >> > > >> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
> >> > env.boundedSource(mySource);
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >> Bounded is just a special case of unbounded and every bounded
> >> source
> >> > can
> >> > > >> also be treated as an unbounded source. This would unify the API
> if
> >> > > >> people don't need a bounded operation. It also addresses Jark's
> >> > > concerns.
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >> Regards,
> >> > > >> Timo
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >> On 18.12.19 14:16, Becket Qin wrote:
> >> > > >> > Hi Jark,
> >> > > >> >
> >> > > >> > Please see the reply below:
> >> > > >> >
> >> > > >> > Regarding to option#3, my concern is that if we don't support
> >> > > streaming
> >> > > >> >> mode for bounded source,
> >> > > >> >> how could we create a testing source for streaming mode?
> >> Currently,
> >> > > >> all the
> >> > > >> >> testing source for streaming
> >> > > >> >> are bounded, so that the integration test will finish finally.
> >> > > >> >
> >> > > >> >
> >> > > >> > An UNBOUNDED source does not mean it will never stops. It
> simply
> >> > > >> indicates
> >> > > >> > that the source *may* run forever, so the runtime needs to be
> >> > prepared
> >> > > >> for
> >> > > >> > that, but the task may still stop at some point when it hits
> some
> >> > > >> > source-specific condition. So an UNBOUNDED testing source can
> >> still
> >> > > >> stop at
> >> > > >> > some point if needed.
> >> > > >> >
> >> > > >> > Regarding to Source#getRecordOrder(), could we have a implicit
> >> > > contract
> >> > > >> >> that unbounded source should
> >> > > >> >> already read in order (i.e. reading partitions in parallel),
> for
> >> > > >> bounded
> >> > > >> >> source the order is not mandatory.
> >> > > >> >
> >> > > >> >
> >> > > >> >
> >> > > >> >> This is also the behaviors of the current sources.
> >> > > >> >
> >> > > >> > 1) a source can't guarantee it reads in strict order, because
> the
> >> > > >> producer
> >> > > >> >> may produce data not in order.
> >> > > >> >> 2) *Bounded-StrictOrder* is not necessary, because batch can
> >> > reorder
> >> > > >> data.
> >> > > >> >
> >> > > >> >
> >> > > >> > It is true that sometimes the source cannot guarantee the
> record
> >> > > order,
> >> > > >> but
> >> > > >> > sometimes it can. Right now, even for stream processing, there
> >> is no
> >> > > >> > processing order guarantee. For example, a join operator may
> >> emit a
> >> > > >> later
> >> > > >> > record which successfully found a join match earlier.
> >> > > >> > Event order is one of the most important requirements for event
> >> > > >> processing,
> >> > > >> > a clear order guarantee would be necessary. That said, I agree
> >> that
> >> > > >> right
> >> > > >> > now even if the sources provide the record order requirement,
> the
> >> > > >> runtime
> >> > > >> > is not able to guarantee that out of the box. So I am OK if we
> >> add
> >> > the
> >> > > >> > record order to the Source later. But we should avoid
> misleading
> >> > users
> >> > > >> to
> >> > > >> > make them think the processing order is guaranteed when using
> the
> >> > > >> unbounded
> >> > > >> > runtime.
> >> > > >> >
> >> > > >> > Thanks,
> >> > > >> >
> >> > > >> > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >> > > >> >
> >> > > >> > On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 10:29 AM Jark Wu <[hidden email]>
> >> wrote:
> >> > > >> >
> >> > > >> >> Hi Becket,
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >> >> That's great we have reached a consensus on
> >> > Source#getBoundedness().
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >> >> Regarding to option#3, my concern is that if we don't support
> >> > > streaming
> >> > > >> >> mode for bounded source,
> >> > > >> >> how could we create a testing source for streaming mode?
> >> Currently,
> >> > > >> all the
> >> > > >> >> testing source for streaming
> >> > > >> >> are bounded, so that the integration test will finish finally.
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >> >> Regarding to Source#getRecordOrder(), could we have a implicit
> >> > > contract
> >> > > >> >> that unbounded source should
> >> > > >> >> already read in order (i.e. reading partitions in parallel),
> for
> >> > > >> bounded
> >> > > >> >> source the order is not mandatory.
> >> > > >> >> This is also the behaviors of the current sources.
> >> > > >> >> 1) a source can't guarantee it reads in strict order, because
> >> the
> >> > > >> producer
> >> > > >> >> may produce data not in order.
> >> > > >> >> 2) *Bounded-StrictOrder* is not necessary, because batch can
> >> > reorder
> >> > > >> data.
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >> >> Best,
> >> > > >> >> Jark
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >> >> On Tue, 17 Dec 2019 at 22:03, Becket Qin <
> [hidden email]>
> >> > > wrote:
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >> >>> Hi folks,
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>> Thanks for the comments. I am convinced that the Source API
> >> should
> >> > > not
> >> > > >> >> take
> >> > > >> >>> boundedness as a parameter after it is constructed. What Timo
> >> and
> >> > > >> Dawid
> >> > > >> >>> suggested sounds a reasonable solution to me. So the Source
> API
> >> > > would
> >> > > >> >>> become:
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>> Source {
> >> > > >> >>>      Boundedness getBoundedness();
> >> > > >> >>> }
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>> Assuming the above Source API, in addition to the two options
> >> > > >> mentioned
> >> > > >> >> in
> >> > > >> >>> earlier emails, I am thinking of another option:
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>> *Option 3:*
> >> > > >> >>> // MySource must be unbounded, otherwise throws exception.
> >> > > >> >>> DataStream<Type> dataStream = env.source(mySource);
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>> // MySource must be bounded, otherwise throws exception.
> >> > > >> >>> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
> >> > > >> env.boundedSource(mySource);
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>> The pros of this API are:
> >> > > >> >>>     a) It fits the requirements from Table / SQL well.
> >> > > >> >>>     b) DataStream users still have type safety (option 2 only
> >> has
> >> > > >> partial
> >> > > >> >>> type safety).
> >> > > >> >>>     c) Cristal clear boundedness from the API which makes
> >> > DataStream
> >> > > >> join
> >> > > >> >> /
> >> > > >> >>> connect easy to reason about.
> >> > > >> >>> The caveats I see,
> >> > > >> >>>     a) It is inconsistent with Table since Table has one
> >> unified
> >> > > >> >> interface.
> >> > > >> >>>     b) No streaming mode for bounded source.
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>> @Stephan Ewen <[hidden email]> @Aljoscha Krettek
> >> > > >> >>> <[hidden email]> what do you think of the approach?
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>> Orthogonal to the above API, I am wondering whether
> >> boundedness is
> >> > > the
> >> > > >> >> only
> >> > > >> >>> dimension needed to describe the characteristic of the Source
> >> > > >> behavior.
> >> > > >> >> We
> >> > > >> >>> may also need to have another dimension of *record order*.
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>> For example, when a file source is reading from a directory
> >> with
> >> > > >> bounded
> >> > > >> >>> records, it may have two ways to read.
> >> > > >> >>> 1. Read files in parallel.
> >> > > >> >>> 2. Read files in the chronological order.
> >> > > >> >>> In both cases, the file source is a Bounded Source. However,
> >> the
> >> > > >> >> processing
> >> > > >> >>> requirement for downstream may be different. In the first
> case,
> >> > the
> >> > > >> >>> record processing and result emitting order does not matter,
> >> e.g.
> >> > > word
> >> > > >> >>> count. In the second case, the records may have to be
> >> processed in
> >> > > the
> >> > > >> >>> order they were read, e.g. change log processing.
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>> If the Source only has a getBoundedness() method, the
> >> downstream
> >> > > >> >> processors
> >> > > >> >>> would not know whether the records emitted from the Source
> >> should
> >> > be
> >> > > >> >>> processed in order or not. So combining the boundedness and
> >> record
> >> > > >> order,
> >> > > >> >>> we will have four scenarios:
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>> *Bounded-StrictOrder*:     A segment of change log.
> >> > > >> >>> *Bounded-Random*:          Batch Word Count.
> >> > > >> >>> *Unbounded-StrictOrder*: An infinite change log.
> >> > > >> >>> *Unbounded-Random*:     Streaming Word Count.
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>> Option 2 mentioned in the previous email was kind of trying
> to
> >> > > handle
> >> > > >> the
> >> > > >> >>> Bounded-StrictOrder case by creating a DataStream from a
> >> bounded
> >> > > >> source,
> >> > > >> >>> which actually does not work.
> >> > > >> >>> It looks that we do not have strict order support in some
> >> > operators
> >> > > at
> >> > > >> >> this
> >> > > >> >>> point, e.g. join. But we may still want to add the semantic
> to
> >> the
> >> > > >> Source
> >> > > >> >>> first so later on we don't need to change all the source
> >> > > >> implementations,
> >> > > >> >>> especially given that many of them will be implemented by 3rd
> >> > party.
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>> Given that, we need another dimension of *Record Order* in
> the
> >> > > Source.
> >> > > >> >> More
> >> > > >> >>> specifically, the API would become:
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>> Source {
> >> > > >> >>>      Boundedness getBoundedness();
> >> > > >> >>>      RecordOrder getRecordOrder();
> >> > > >> >>> }
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>> public enum RecordOrder {
> >> > > >> >>>      /** The record in the DataStream must be processed in
> its
> >> > > strict
> >> > > >> >> order
> >> > > >> >>> for correctness. */
> >> > > >> >>>      STRICT,
> >> > > >> >>>      /** The record in the DataStream can be processed in
> >> > arbitrary
> >> > > >> order.
> >> > > >> >>> */
> >> > > >> >>>      RANDOM;
> >> > > >> >>> }
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>> Any thoughts?
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>> Thanks,
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>> On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 3:44 PM Timo Walther <
> >> [hidden email]>
> >> > > >> wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>>> Hi Becket,
> >> > > >> >>>>
> >> > > >> >>>> I completely agree with Dawid's suggestion. The information
> >> about
> >> > > the
> >> > > >> >>>> boundedness should come out of the source. Because most of
> the
> >> > > >> >> streaming
> >> > > >> >>>> sources can be made bounded based on some connector specific
> >> > > >> criterion.
> >> > > >> >>>> In Kafka, it would be an end offset or end timestamp but in
> >> any
> >> > > case
> >> > > >> >>>> having just a env.boundedSource() is not enough because
> >> > parameters
> >> > > >> for
> >> > > >> >>>> making the source bounded are missing.
> >> > > >> >>>>
> >> > > >> >>>> I suggest to have a simple `isBounded(): Boolean` flag in
> >> every
> >> > > >> source
> >> > > >> >>>> that might be influenced by a connector builder as Dawid
> >> > mentioned.
> >> > > >> >>>>
> >> > > >> >>>> For type safety during programming, we can still go with
> >> *Final
> >> > > state
> >> > > >> >>>> 1*. By having a env.source() vs env.boundedSource(). The
> >> latter
> >> > > would
> >> > > >> >>>> just enforce that the boolean flag is set to `true` and
> could
> >> > make
> >> > > >> >>>> bounded operations available (if we need that actually).
> >> > > >> >>>>
> >> > > >> >>>> However, I don't think that we should start making a unified
> >> > Table
> >> > > >> API
> >> > > >> >>>> ununified again. Boundedness is an optimization property.
> >> Every
> >> > > >> bounded
> >> > > >> >>>> operation can also executed in an unbounded way using
> >> > > >> >> updates/retraction
> >> > > >> >>>> or watermarks.
> >> > > >> >>>>
> >> > > >> >>>> Regards,
> >> > > >> >>>> Timo
> >> > > >> >>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>
> >> > > >> >>>> On 15.12.19 14:22, Becket Qin wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>>> Hi Dawid and Jark,
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>> I think the discussion ultimately boils down to the
> question
> >> > that
> >> > > >> >> which
> >> > > >> >>>> one
> >> > > >> >>>>> of the following two final states do we want? Once we make
> >> this
> >> > > >> >>> decision,
> >> > > >> >>>>> everything else can be naturally derived.
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>> *Final state 1*: Separate API for bounded / unbounded
> >> > DataStream &
> >> > > >> >>> Table.
> >> > > >> >>>>> That means any code users write will be valid at the point
> >> when
> >> > > they
> >> > > >> >>>> write
> >> > > >> >>>>> the code. This is similar to having type safety check at
> >> > > programming
> >> > > >> >>>> time.
> >> > > >> >>>>> For example,
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>> BoundedDataStream extends DataStream {
> >> > > >> >>>>> // Operations only available for bounded data.
> >> > > >> >>>>> BoundedDataStream sort(...);
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>> // Interaction with another BoundedStream returns a Bounded
> >> > > stream.
> >> > > >> >>>>> BoundedJoinedDataStream join(BoundedDataStream other)
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>> // Interaction with another unbounded stream returns an
> >> > unbounded
> >> > > >> >>> stream.
> >> > > >> >>>>> JoinedDataStream join(DataStream other)
> >> > > >> >>>>> }
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>> BoundedTable extends Table {
> >> > > >> >>>>>     // Bounded only operation.
> >> > > >> >>>>> BoundedTable sort(...);
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>> // Interaction with another BoundedTable returns a
> >> BoundedTable.
> >> > > >> >>>>> BoundedTable join(BoundedTable other)
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>> // Interaction with another unbounded table returns an
> >> unbounded
> >> > > >> >> table.
> >> > > >> >>>>> Table join(Table other)
> >> > > >> >>>>> }
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>> *Final state 2*: One unified API for bounded / unbounded
> >> > > DataStream
> >> > > >> /
> >> > > >> >>>>> Table.
> >> > > >> >>>>> That unified API may throw exception at DAG compilation
> time
> >> if
> >> > an
> >> > > >> >>>> invalid
> >> > > >> >>>>> operation is tried. This is what Table API currently
> follows.
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>> DataStream {
> >> > > >> >>>>> // Throws exception if the DataStream is unbounded.
> >> > > >> >>>>> DataStream sort();
> >> > > >> >>>>> // Get boundedness.
> >> > > >> >>>>> Boundedness getBoundedness();
> >> > > >> >>>>> }
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>> Table {
> >> > > >> >>>>> // Throws exception if the table has infinite rows.
> >> > > >> >>>>> Table orderBy();
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>> // Get boundedness.
> >> > > >> >>>>> Boundedness getBoundedness();
> >> > > >> >>>>> }
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>> >From what I understand, there is no consensus so far on
> this
> >> > > >> decision
> >> > > >> >>>> yet.
> >> > > >> >>>>> Whichever final state we choose, we need to make it
> >> consistent
> >> > > >> across
> >> > > >> >>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>> entire project. We should avoid the case that Table follows
> >> one
> >> > > >> final
> >> > > >> >>>> state
> >> > > >> >>>>> while DataStream follows another. Some arguments I am aware
> >> of
> >> > > from
> >> > > >> >>> both
> >> > > >> >>>>> sides so far are following:
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>> Arguments for final state 1:
> >> > > >> >>>>> 1a) Clean API with method safety check at programming time.
> >> > > >> >>>>> 1b) (Counter 2b) Although SQL does not have programming
> time
> >> > error
> >> > > >> >>>> check, SQL
> >> > > >> >>>>> is not really a "programming language" per se. So SQL can
> be
> >> > > >> >> different
> >> > > >> >>>> from
> >> > > >> >>>>> Table and DataStream.
> >> > > >> >>>>> 1c)  Although final state 2 seems making it easier for SQL
> to
> >> > use
> >> > > >> >> given
> >> > > >> >>>> it
> >> > > >> >>>>> is more "config based" than "parameter based", final state
> 1
> >> can
> >> > > >> >>> probably
> >> > > >> >>>>> also meet what SQL wants by wrapping the Source in
> >> TableSource /
> >> > > >> >>>>> TableSourceFactory API if needed.
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>> Arguments for final state 2:
> >> > > >> >>>>> 2a) The Source API itself seems already sort of following
> the
> >> > > >> unified
> >> > > >> >>> API
> >> > > >> >>>>> pattern.
> >> > > >> >>>>> 2b) There is no "programming time" method error check in
> SQL
> >> > case,
> >> > > >> so
> >> > > >> >>> we
> >> > > >> >>>>> cannot really achieve final state 1 across the board.
> >> > > >> >>>>> 2c) It is an easier path given our current status, i.e.
> >> Table is
> >> > > >> >>> already
> >> > > >> >>>>> following final state 2.
> >> > > >> >>>>> 2d) Users can always explicitly check the boundedness if
> they
> >> > want
> >> > > >> >> to.
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>> As I mentioned earlier, my initial thought was also to
> have a
> >> > > >> >>>>> "configuration based" Source rather than a "parameter
> based"
> >> > > Source.
> >> > > >> >> So
> >> > > >> >>>> it
> >> > > >> >>>>> is completely possible that I missed some important
> >> > consideration
> >> > > or
> >> > > >> >>>> design
> >> > > >> >>>>> principles that we want to enforce for the project. It
> would
> >> be
> >> > > good
> >> > > >> >>>>> if @Stephan
> >> > > >> >>>>> Ewen <[hidden email]> and @Aljoscha Krettek <
> >> > > >> >>>> [hidden email]> can
> >> > > >> >>>>> also provide more thoughts on this.
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>> Re: Jingsong
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>> As you said, there are some batched system source, like
> >> > > parquet/orc
> >> > > >> >>>> source.
> >> > > >> >>>>>> Could we have the batch emit interface to improve
> >> performance?
> >> > > The
> >> > > >> >>>> queue of
> >> > > >> >>>>>> per record may cause performance degradation.
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>> The current interface does not necessarily cause
> performance
> >> > > problem
> >> > > >> >>> in a
> >> > > >> >>>>> multi-threading case. In fact, the base implementation
> allows
> >> > > >> >>>> SplitReaders
> >> > > >> >>>>> to add a batch <E> of records<T> to the records queue<E>,
> so
> >> > each
> >> > > >> >>> element
> >> > > >> >>>>> in the records queue would be a batch <E>. In this case,
> when
> >> > the
> >> > > >> >> main
> >> > > >> >>>>> thread polls records, it will take a batch <E> of records
> <T>
> >> > from
> >> > > >> >> the
> >> > > >> >>>>> shared records queue and process the records <T> in a batch
> >> > > manner.
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>> Thanks,
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>> On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 1:29 PM Jingsong Li <
> >> > > [hidden email]
> >> > > >> >
> >> > > >> >>>> wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>> Hi Becket,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>> I also have some performance concerns too.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>> If I understand correctly, SourceOutput will emit data per
> >> > record
> >> > > >> >> into
> >> > > >> >>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>> queue? I'm worried about the multithreading performance of
> >> this
> >> > > >> >> queue.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> One example is some batched messaging systems which only
> >> have
> >> > an
> >> > > >> >>> offset
> >> > > >> >>>>>> for the entire batch instead of individual messages in the
> >> > batch.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>> As you said, there are some batched system source, like
> >> > > parquet/orc
> >> > > >> >>>> source.
> >> > > >> >>>>>> Could we have the batch emit interface to improve
> >> performance?
> >> > > The
> >> > > >> >>>> queue of
> >> > > >> >>>>>> per record may cause performance degradation.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>> Best,
> >> > > >> >>>>>> Jingsong Lee
> >> > > >> >>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>> On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 9:15 AM Jark Wu <[hidden email]
> >
> >> > > wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> Hi Becket,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> I think Dawid explained things clearly and makes a lot of
> >> > sense.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> I'm also in favor of #2, because #1 doesn't work for our
> >> > future
> >> > > >> >>> unified
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> envrionment.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> You can see the vision in this documentation [1]. In the
> >> > future,
> >> > > >> we
> >> > > >> >>>> would
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> like to
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> drop the global streaming/batch mode in SQL (i.e.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> EnvironmentSettings#inStreamingMode/inBatchMode).
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> A source is bounded or unbounded once defined, so queries
> >> can
> >> > be
> >> > > >> >>>> inferred
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> from source to run
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> in streaming or batch or hybrid mode. However, in #1, we
> >> will
> >> > > lose
> >> > > >> >>> this
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> ability because the framework
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> doesn't know whether the source is bounded or unbounded.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> Best,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> Jark
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> [1]:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yrKXEIRATfxHJJ0K3t6wUgXAtZq8D-XgvEnvl2uUcr0/edit#heading=h.v4ib17buma1p
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 at 20:52, Piotr Nowojski <
> >> > > [hidden email]
> >> > > >> >
> >> > > >> >>>>>> wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> Hi,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> Regarding the:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> Collection<E> getNextRecords()
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> I’m pretty sure such design would unfortunately impact
> the
> >> > > >> >>> performance
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> (accessing and potentially creating the collection on
> the
> >> hot
> >> > > >> >> path).
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> Also the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> InputStatus emitNext(DataOutput<T> output) throws
> >> Exception;
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> or
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> Status pollNext(SourceOutput<T> sourceOutput) throws
> >> > Exception;
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> Gives us some opportunities in the future, to allow
> Source
> >> > hot
> >> > > >> >>> looping
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> inside, until it receives some signal “please exit
> >> because of
> >> > > >> some
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> reasons”
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> (output collector could return such hint upon collecting
> >> the
> >> > > >> >>> result).
> >> > > >> >>>>>> But
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> that’s another topic outside of this FLIP’s scope.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> Piotrek
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>> On 11 Dec 2019, at 10:41, Till Rohrmann <
> >> > [hidden email]
> >> > > >
> >> > > >> >>>>>> wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>> Hi Becket,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>> quick clarification from my side because I think you
> >> > > >> >> misunderstood
> >> > > >> >>> my
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>> question. I did not suggest to let the SourceReader
> >> return
> >> > > only
> >> > > >> a
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> single
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>> record at a time when calling getNextRecords. As the
> >> return
> >> > > type
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> indicates,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>> the method can return an arbitrary number of records.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>> Cheers,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>> Till
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 10:13 AM Dawid Wysakowicz <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Becket,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Issue #1 - Design of Source interface
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I mentioned the lack of a method like
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> Source#createEnumerator(Boundedness
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness, SplitEnumeratorContext context), because
> >> > without
> >> > > >> >> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> current
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> proposal is not complete/does not work.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> If we say that boundedness is an intrinsic property
> of a
> >> > > source
> >> > > >> >>> imo
> >> > > >> >>>>>> we
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> don't need the Source#createEnumerator(Boundedness
> >> > > boundedness,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SplitEnumeratorContext context) method.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Assuming a source from my previous example:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Source source = KafkaSource.builder()
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    ...
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    .untilTimestamp(...)
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    .build()
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Would the enumerator differ if created like
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source.createEnumerator(CONTINUOUS_UNBOUNDED, ...) vs
> >> > source
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> .createEnumerator(BOUNDED, ...)? I know I am repeating
> >> > > myself,
> >> > > >> >> but
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> this
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> is
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the part that my opinion differ the most from the
> >> current
> >> > > >> >>> proposal.
> >> > > >> >>>>>> I
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> really think it should always be the source that tells
> >> if
> >> > it
> >> > > is
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> bounded
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> or
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not. In the current proposal methods
> >> > > >> >> continousSource/boundedSource
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> somewhat
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> reconfigure the source, which I think is misleading.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think a call like:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Source source = KafkaSource.builder()
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    ...
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    .readContinously() / readUntilLatestOffset() /
> >> > > >> >>> readUntilTimestamp
> >> > > >> >>>> /
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> readUntilOffsets / ...
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    .build()
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is way cleaner (and expressive) than
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Source source = KafkaSource.builder()
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    ...
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    .build()
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.continousSource(source) // which actually
> underneath
> >> > > would
> >> > > >> >>> call
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> createEnumerator(CONTINUOUS, ctx) which would be
> >> equivalent
> >> > to
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> source.readContinously().createEnumerator(ctx)
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // or
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.boundedSource(source) // which actually underneath
> >> > would
> >> > > >> >> call
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> createEnumerator(BOUNDED, ctx) which would be equivalent
> >> to
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> source.readUntilLatestOffset().createEnumerator(ctx)
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Sorry for the comparison, but to me it seems there is
> >> too
> >> > > much
> >> > > >> >>> magic
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> happening underneath those two calls.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I really believe the Source interface should have
> >> > > >> getBoundedness
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> method
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> instead of (supportBoundedness) +
> >> > > createEnumerator(Boundedness,
> >> > > >> >>> ...)
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Issue #2 - Design of
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> ExecutionEnvironment#source()/continuousSource()/boundedSource()
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> As you might have guessed I am slightly in favor of
> >> option
> >> > #2
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> modified.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Yes I am aware every step of the dag would have to be
> >> able
> >> > to
> >> > > >> >> say
> >> > > >> >>> if
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> it
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> is
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> bounded or not. I have a feeling it would be easier to
> >> > > express
> >> > > >> >>> cross
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> bounded/unbounded operations, but I must admit I have
> >> not
> >> > > >> >> thought
> >> > > >> >>> it
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> through thoroughly, In the spirit of batch is just a
> >> > special
> >> > > >> >> case
> >> > > >> >>> of
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> streaming I thought BoundedStream would extend from
> >> > > DataStream.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> Correct
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> me
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> if I am wrong. In such a setup the cross
> >> bounded/unbounded
> >> > > >> >>> operation
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> could
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be expressed quite easily I think:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream {
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    DataStream join(DataStream, ...); // we could not
> >> really
> >> > > >> tell
> >> > > >> >> if
> >> > > >> >>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> result is bounded or not, but because bounded stream is
> a
> >> > > special
> >> > > >> >>> case
> >> > > >> >>>>>> of
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> unbounded the API object is correct, irrespective if the
> >> left
> >> > > or
> >> > > >> >>> right
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> side
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> of the join is bounded
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> }
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedStream extends DataStream {
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    BoundedStream join(BoundedStream, ...); // only if
> >> both
> >> > > >> sides
> >> > > >> >>> are
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> bounded the result can be bounded as well. However we do
> >> have
> >> > > >> >> access
> >> > > >> >>>> to
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> DataStream#join here, so you can still join with a
> >> DataStream
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> }
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On the other hand I also see benefits of two
> completely
> >> > > >> >> disjointed
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> APIs,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> as we could prohibit some streaming calls in the
> bounded
> >> > > API. I
> >> > > >> >>>>>> can't
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> think
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of any unbounded operators that could not be
> implemented
> >> > for
> >> > > >> >>> bounded
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> stream.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Besides I think we both agree we don't like the
> method:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream boundedStream(Source)
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> suggested in the current state of the FLIP. Do we ? :)
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Dawid
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On 10/12/2019 18:57, Becket Qin wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi folks,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the discussion, great feedback. Also thanks
> >> > Dawid
> >> > > >> for
> >> > > >> >>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> explanation, it is much clearer now.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> One thing that is indeed missing from the FLIP is how
> >> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>> boundedness
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> is
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> passed to the Source implementation. So the API should
> >> be
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Source#createEnumerator(Boundedness boundedness,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> SplitEnumeratorContext
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> context)
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> And we can probably remove the
> >> > > >> >>> Source#supportBoundedness(Boundedness
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness) method.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Assuming we have that, we are essentially choosing
> from
> >> one
> >> > > of
> >> > > >> >> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> following two options:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Option 1:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // The source is continuous source, and only unbounded
> >> > > >> >> operations
> >> > > >> >>>>>> can
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> be
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> performed.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<Type> datastream =
> >> > > env.continuousSource(someSource);
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // The source is bounded source, both bounded and
> >> unbounded
> >> > > >> >>>>>> operations
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> can
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be performed.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> env.boundedSource(someSource);
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    - Pros:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>         a) explicit boundary between bounded /
> unbounded
> >> > > >> streams,
> >> > > >> >>> it
> >> > > >> >>>>>> is
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> quite simple and clear to the users.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    - Cons:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>         a) For applications that do not involve
> bounded
> >> > > >> >> operations,
> >> > > >> >>>>>> they
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> still have to call different API to distinguish
> bounded
> >> /
> >> > > >> >>> unbounded
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> streams.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>         b) No support for bounded stream to run in a
> >> > > streaming
> >> > > >> >>>> runtime
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> setting, i.e. scheduling and operators behaviors.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Option 2:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // The source is either bounded or unbounded, but only
> >> > > >> unbounded
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> operations
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> could be performed on the returned DataStream.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<Type> dataStream = env.source(someSource);
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // The source must be a bounded source, otherwise
> >> exception
> >> > > is
> >> > > >> >>>>>> thrown.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.boundedSource(boundedSource);
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> The pros and cons are exactly the opposite of option
> 1.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    - Pros:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>         a) For applications that do not involve
> bounded
> >> > > >> >> operations,
> >> > > >> >>>>>> they
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> still have to call different API to distinguish
> bounded
> >> /
> >> > > >> >>> unbounded
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> streams.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>         b) Support for bounded stream to run in a
> >> streaming
> >> > > >> >> runtime
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> setting,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> i.e. scheduling and operators behaviors.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    - Cons:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>         a) Bounded / unbounded streams are kind of
> >> mixed,
> >> > > i.e.
> >> > > >> >>> given
> >> > > >> >>>> a
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream, it is not clear whether it is bounded or
> >> not,
> >> > > >> unless
> >> > > >> >>> you
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> have
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the access to its source.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> If we only think from the Source API perspective,
> >> option 2
> >> > > >> >> seems a
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> better
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> choice because functionality wise it is a superset of
> >> > option
> >> > > 1,
> >> > > >> >> at
> >> > > >> >>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> cost
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of some seemingly acceptable ambiguity in the
> DataStream
> >> > API.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> But if we look at the DataStream API as a whole,
> option
> >> 1
> >> > > seems
> >> > > >> >> a
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> clearer
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> choice. For example, some times a library may have to
> >> know
> >> > > >> >>> whether a
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> certain task will finish or not. And it would be
> >> difficult
> >> > to
> >> > > >> >> tell
> >> > > >> >>>>>> if
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> input is a DataStream, unless additional information
> is
> >> > > >> provided
> >> > > >> >>> all
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> way from the Source. One possible solution is to have
> a
> >> > > >> >> *modified
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> option 2*
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> which adds a method to the DataStream API to indicate
> >> > > >> >> boundedness,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> such
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> as
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> getBoundedness(). It would solve the problem with a
> >> > potential
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> confusion
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> of
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> what is difference between a DataStream with
> >> > > >> >> getBoundedness()=true
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> and a
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedDataStream. But that seems not super difficult
> to
> >> > > >> >> explain.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> So from API's perspective, I don't have a strong
> opinion
> >> > > >> between
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> *option 1*
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and *modified option 2. *I like the cleanness of
> option
> >> 1,
> >> > > but
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> modified
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> option 2 would be more attractive if we have concrete
> >> use
> >> > > case
> >> > > >> >> for
> >> > > >> >>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> "Bounded stream with unbounded streaming runtime
> >> settings".
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Re: Till
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Maybe this has already been asked before but I was
> >> > wondering
> >> > > >> why
> >> > > >> >>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SourceReader interface has the method pollNext which
> >> hands
> >> > > the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> responsibility of outputting elements to the
> >> SourceReader
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> implementation?
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Has this been done for backwards compatibility reasons
> >> with
> >> > > the
> >> > > >> >>> old
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> source
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface? If not, then one could define a
> Collection<E>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> getNextRecords()
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> method which returns the currently retrieved records
> and
> >> > then
> >> > > >> >> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> caller
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> emits them outside of the SourceReader. That way the
> >> > > interface
> >> > > >> >>> would
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> not
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> allow to implement an outputting loop where we never
> >> hand
> >> > > back
> >> > > >> >>>>>> control
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> to
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the caller. At the moment, this contract can be easily
> >> > broken
> >> > > >> >> and
> >> > > >> >>> is
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> only
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> mentioned loosely in the JavaDocs.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> The primary reason we handover the SourceOutput to the
> >> > > >> >>> SourceReader
> >> > > >> >>>>>> is
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> because sometimes it is difficult for a SourceReader
> to
> >> > emit
> >> > > >> one
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> record
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> at
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> a time. One example is some batched messaging systems
> >> which
> >> > > >> only
> >> > > >> >>>>>> have
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> an
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> offset for the entire batch instead of individual
> >> messages
> >> > in
> >> > > >> >> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> batch. In
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that case, returning one record at a time would leave
> >> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>> SourceReader
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> in
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> an uncheckpointable state because they can only
> >> checkpoint
> >> > at
> >> > > >> >> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> batch
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundaries.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 5:33 PM Till Rohrmann <
> >> > > >> >>> [hidden email]
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
> >> > <mailto:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi everyone,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> thanks for drafting this FLIP. It reads very well.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Concerning Dawid's proposal, I tend to agree. The
> >> > boundedness
> >> > > >> >>> could
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> come
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> from the source and tell the system how to treat the
> >> > operator
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> (scheduling
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wise). From a user's perspective it should be fine to
> >> get
> >> > > back
> >> > > >> a
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> DataStream
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> when calling env.source(boundedSource) if he does not
> >> need
> >> > > >> >> special
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> operations defined on a BoundedDataStream. If he needs
> >> > this,
> >> > > >> >> then
> >> > > >> >>>>>> one
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> could
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> use the method BoundedDataStream
> >> > > >> >> env.boundedSource(boundedSource).
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> If possible, we could enforce the proper usage of
> >> > > >> >>>>>> env.boundedSource()
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> by
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> introducing a BoundedSource type so that one cannot
> >> pass an
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> unbounded source to it. That way users would not be
> >> able to
> >> > > >> >> shoot
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> themselves in the foot.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Maybe this has already been asked before but I was
> >> > wondering
> >> > > >> why
> >> > > >> >>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SourceReader interface has the method pollNext which
> >> hands
> >> > > the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> responsibility of outputting elements to the
> >> SourceReader
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> implementation?
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Has this been done for backwards compatibility reasons
> >> with
> >> > > the
> >> > > >> >>> old
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> source
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface? If not, then one could define a
> Collection<E>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> getNextRecords()
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> method which returns the currently retrieved records
> and
> >> > then
> >> > > >> >> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> caller
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> emits them outside of the SourceReader. That way the
> >> > > interface
> >> > > >> >>> would
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> not
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> allow to implement an outputting loop where we never
> >> hand
> >> > > back
> >> > > >> >>>>>> control
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> to
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the caller. At the moment, this contract can be easily
> >> > broken
> >> > > >> >> and
> >> > > >> >>> is
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> only
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> mentioned loosely in the JavaDocs.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Till
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 7:49 AM Jingsong Li <
> >> > > >> >>> [hidden email]
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
> [hidden email]
> >> > > >> <mailto:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think current design is good.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> My understanding is:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For execution mode: bounded mode and continuous mode,
> >> It's
> >> > > >> >> totally
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> different. I don't think we have the ability to
> >> integrate
> >> > the
> >> > > >> >> two
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> models
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> at
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> present. It's about scheduling, memory, algorithms,
> >> States,
> >> > > >> etc.
> >> > > >> >>> we
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> shouldn't confuse them.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For source capabilities: only bounded, only
> continuous,
> >> > both
> >> > > >> >>> bounded
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> and
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> continuous.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think Kafka is a source that can be ran both bounded
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and continuous execution mode.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> And Kafka with end offset should be ran both bounded
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and continuous execution mode.  Using apache Beam with
> >> > Flink
> >> > > >> >>>>>> runner, I
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> used
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to run a "bounded" Kafka in streaming mode. For our
> >> > previous
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> DataStream,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> it
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is not necessarily required that the source cannot be
> >> > > bounded.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> So it is my thought for Dawid's question:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1.pass a bounded source to continuousSource() +1
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2.pass a continuous source to boundedSource() -1,
> should
> >> > > throw
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> exception.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> In StreamExecutionEnvironment, continuousSource and
> >> > > >> >> boundedSource
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> define
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the execution mode. It defines a clear boundary of
> >> > execution
> >> > > >> >> mode.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Jingsong Lee
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 10:37 AM Jark Wu <
> >> [hidden email]
> >> > > >> >>> <mailto:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> >> > [hidden email]
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >> >>>> wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I agree with Dawid's point that the boundedness
> >> information
> >> > > >> >> should
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> come
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> from the source itself (e.g. the end timestamp), not
> >> > through
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.boundedSouce()/continuousSource().
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think if we want to support something like
> >> `env.source()`
> >> > > >> that
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> derive
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> execution mode from source,
> >> > > `supportsBoundedness(Boundedness)`
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> method is not enough, because we don't know whether it
> >> is
> >> > > >> >> bounded
> >> > > >> >>> or
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Jark
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, 9 Dec 2019 at 22:21, Dawid Wysakowicz <
> >> > > >> >>>>>> [hidden email]
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
> [hidden email]
> >> > > >> <mailto:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> One more thing. In the current proposal, with the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> supportsBoundedness(Boundedness) method and the
> >> boundedness
> >> > > >> >> coming
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> from
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> either continuousSource or boundedSource I could not
> >> find
> >> > how
> >> > > >> >> this
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> information is fed back to the SplitEnumerator.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Dawid
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On 09/12/2019 13:52, Becket Qin wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Dawid,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the comments. This actually brings another
> >> > > relevant
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> question
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> about what does a "bounded source" imply. I actually
> had
> >> > the
> >> > > >> >> same
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> impression when I look at the Source API. Here is
> what I
> >> > > >> >>> understand
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> after
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> some discussion with Stephan. The bounded source has
> the
> >> > > >> >> following
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> impacts.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1. API validity.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - A bounded source generates a bounded stream so some
> >> > > >> operations
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> only
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> works for bounded records would be performed, e.g.
> sort.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - To expose these bounded stream only APIs, there are
> >> two
> >> > > >> >> options:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>       a. Add them to the DataStream API and throw
> >> exception
> >> > > if
> >> > > >> a
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> method
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> called on an unbounded stream.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>       b. Create a BoundedDataStream class which is
> >> returned
> >> > > >> from
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.boundedSource(), while DataStream is returned from
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.continousSource().
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Note that this cannot be done by having single
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.source(theSource)
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> even
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the Source has a getBoundedness() method.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2. Scheduling
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - A bounded source could be computed stage by stage
> >> without
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> bringing
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> up
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> all
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the tasks at the same time.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 3. Operator behaviors
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - A bounded source indicates the records are finite so
> >> some
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> operators
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> can
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wait until it receives all the records before it
> starts
> >> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> processing.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> In the above impact, only 1 is relevant to the API
> >> design.
> >> > > And
> >> > > >> >> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> current
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> proposal in FLIP-27 is following 1.b.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // boundedness depends of source property, imo this
> >> should
> >> > > >> >> always
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> preferred
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<MyType> stream = env.source(theSource);
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> In your proposal, does DataStream have bounded stream
> >> only
> >> > > >> >>> methods?
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> It
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> looks it should have, otherwise passing a bounded
> >> Source to
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.source()
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> would be confusing. In that case, we will essentially
> do
> >> > 1.a
> >> > > if
> >> > > >> >> an
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> unbounded Source is created from
> >> > env.source(unboundedSource).
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> If we have the methods only supported for bounded
> >> streams
> >> > in
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> it
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> seems a little weird to have a separate
> >> BoundedDataStream
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Am I understand it correctly?
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 6:40 PM Dawid Wysakowicz <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]
> >>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Really well written proposal and very important one. I
> >> must
> >> > > >> >> admit
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> have
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not understood all the intricacies of it yet.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> One question I have though is about where does the
> >> > > information
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> about
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness come from. I think in most cases it is a
> >> > property
> >> > > >> of
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source. As you described it might be e.g. end offset,
> a
> >> > flag
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> should
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> it
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> monitor new splits etc. I think it would be a really
> >> nice
> >> > use
> >> > > >> >> case
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> able to say:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> new KafkaSource().readUntil(long timestamp),
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> which could work as an "end offset". Moreover I think
> >> all
> >> > > >> >> Bounded
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> sources
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> support continuous mode, but no intrinsically
> continuous
> >> > > source
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> support
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Bounded mode. If I understood the proposal correctly
> it
> >> > > suggest
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness sort of "comes" from the outside of the
> >> source,
> >> > > >> from
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> invokation of either boundedStream or continousSource.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I am wondering if it would make sense to actually
> change
> >> > the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> method
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boolean Source#supportsBoundedness(Boundedness)
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Boundedness Source#getBoundedness().
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> As for the methods #boundedSource, #continousSource,
> >> > assuming
> >> > > >> >> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness is property of the source they do not
> affect
> >> > how
> >> > > >> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> enumerator
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> works, but mostly how the dag is scheduled, right? I
> am
> >> not
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> against
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> those
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> methods, but I think it is a very specific use case to
> >> > > actually
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> override
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the property of the source. In general I would expect
> >> users
> >> > > to
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> only
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> call
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.source(theSource), where the source tells if it is
> >> > > bounded
> >> > > >> >> or
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not. I
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> would suggest considering following set of methods:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // boundedness depends of source property, imo this
> >> should
> >> > > >> >> always
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> preferred
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<MyType> stream = env.source(theSource);
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // always continous execution, whether bounded or
> >> unbounded
> >> > > >> >> source
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<MyType> boundedStream =
> >> > > >> >> env.continousSource(theSource);
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // imo this would make sense if the BoundedDataStream
> >> > > provides
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> additional features unavailable for continous mode
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedDataStream<MyType> batch =
> >> > > env.boundedSource(theSource);
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Dawid
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On 04/12/2019 11:25, Stephan Ewen wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks, Becket, for updating this.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I agree with moving the aspects you mentioned into
> >> separate
> >> > > >> >> FLIPs
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> -
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> this
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> one way becoming unwieldy in size.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> +1 to the FLIP in its current state. Its a very
> detailed
> >> > > >> >> write-up,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> nicely
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> done!
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 4, 2019 at 7:38 AM Becket Qin <
> >> > > >> [hidden email]
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
> >> > <mailto:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> >> wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Sorry for the long belated update. I have updated
> >> FLIP-27
> >> > > wiki
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> page
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> with
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the latest proposals. Some noticeable changes include:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1. A new generic communication mechanism between
> >> > > >> SplitEnumerator
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SourceReader.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2. Some detail API method signature changes.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> We left a few things out of this FLIP and will address
> >> them
> >> > > in
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> separate
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> FLIPs. Including:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1. Per split event time.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2. Event time alignment.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 3. Fine grained failover for SplitEnumerator failure.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Please let us know if you have any question.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 6:10 AM Stephan Ewen <
> >> > > [hidden email]
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> <mailto:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> >> > [hidden email]
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >> <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi  Łukasz!
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Becket and me are working hard on figuring out the
> last
> >> > > details
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> implementing the first PoC. We would update the FLIP
> >> > > hopefully
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> next
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> week.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> There is a fair chance that a first version of this
> >> will be
> >> > > in
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1.10,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> but
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> think it will take another release to battle test it
> and
> >> > > >> migrate
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> connectors.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Stephan
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 11:14 AM Łukasz Jędrzejewski <
> >> > > >> >> [hidden email]
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> This proposal looks very promising for us. Do you have
> >> any
> >> > > >> plans
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> which
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Flink release it is going to be released? We are
> >> thinking
> >> > on
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> using a
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Data
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Set API for our future use cases but on the other hand
> >> Data
> >> > > Set
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> API
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> going to be deprecated so using proposed bounded data
> >> > streams
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> solution
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> could be more viable in the long term.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Łukasz
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On 2019/10/01 15:48:03, Thomas Weise <
> >> > [hidden email]
> >> > > >> >>>>>> <mailto:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
> <mailto:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]
> >>
> >> > > wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for putting together this proposal!
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I see that the "Per Split Event Time" and "Event Time
> >> > > >> Alignment"
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> sections
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> are still TBD.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> It would probably be good to flesh those out a bit
> >> before
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> proceeding
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> too
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> far
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> as the event time alignment will probably influence
> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interaction
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> with
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the split reader, specifically ReaderStatus
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> emitNext(SourceOutput<E>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> output).
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> We currently have only one implementation for event
> time
> >> > > >> >> alignment
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Kinesis consumer. The synchronization in that case
> takes
> >> > > place
> >> > > >> >> as
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> last
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> step before records are emitted downstream
> >> (RecordEmitter).
> >> > > >> With
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> currently proposed interfaces, the equivalent can be
> >> > > >> implemented
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> reader loop, although note that in the Kinesis
> consumer
> >> the
> >> > > per
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> shard
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> threads push records.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Synchronization has not been implemented for the Kafka
> >> > > consumer
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> yet.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-12675 <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-12675>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> When I looked at it, I realized that the
> implementation
> >> > will
> >> > > >> >> look
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> quite
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> different
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> from Kinesis because it needs to take place in the
> pull
> >> > part,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> where
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> records
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> are taken from the Kafka client. Due to the
> >> multiplexing it
> >> > > >> >> cannot
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> done
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> by blocking the split thread like it currently works
> for
> >> > > >> >> Kinesis.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Reading
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> from individual Kafka partitions needs to be
> controlled
> >> via
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> pause/resume
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> on the Kafka client.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> To take on that responsibility the split thread would
> >> need
> >> > to
> >> > > >> be
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> aware
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermarks or at least whether it should or should not
> >> > > continue
> >> > > >> >> to
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> consume
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> a given split and this may require a different
> >> SourceReader
> >> > > or
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SourceOutput
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thomas
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 1:39 AM Biao Liu <
> >> > [hidden email]
> >> > > >> >>>>>> <mailto:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> >> > > >> >> [hidden email]
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>> <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Stephan,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you for feedback!
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Will take a look at your branch before public
> >> discussing.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 12:01 AM Stephan Ewen <
> >> > > >> [hidden email]
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> >> > > >> >>> [hidden email]
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Biao!
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for reviving this. I would like to join this
> >> > > discussion,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> but
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> am
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> quite occupied with the 1.9 release, so can we maybe
> >> pause
> >> > > this
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discussion
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for a week or so?
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> In the meantime I can share some suggestion based on
> >> prior
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> experiments:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> How to do watermarks / timestamp extractors in a
> simpler
> >> > and
> >> > > >> >> more
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> flexible
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> way. I think that part is quite promising should be
> >> part of
> >> > > the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> new
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/tree/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/eventtime
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/tree/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/eventtime
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/blob/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/src/SourceOutput.java
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/blob/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/src/SourceOutput.java
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Some experiments on how to build the source reader and
> >> its
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> library
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> common threading/split patterns:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/tree/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/src
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/tree/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/src
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Stephan
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 10:03 AM Biao Liu <
> >> > > [hidden email]
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> <mailto:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> >> > > >> >> [hidden email]
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>> <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi devs,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Since 1.9 is nearly released, I think we could get
> back
> >> to
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> FLIP-27.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> believe it should be included in 1.10.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> There are so many things mentioned in document of
> >> FLIP-27.
> >> > > [1]
> >> > > >> I
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> think
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> we'd better discuss them separately. However the wiki
> is
> >> > not
> >> > > a
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> good
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> place
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to discuss. I wrote google doc about SplitReader API
> >> which
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> misses
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> some
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> details in the document. [2]
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27:+Refactor+Source+Interface
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27:+Refactor+Source+Interface
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R1s_89T4S3CZwq7Tf31DciaMCqZwrLHGZFqPASu66oE/edit?usp=sharing
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R1s_89T4S3CZwq7Tf31DciaMCqZwrLHGZFqPASu66oE/edit?usp=sharing
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> CC Stephan, Aljoscha, Piotrek, Becket
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 4:38 PM Biao Liu <
> >> > [hidden email]
> >> > > >> >>>>>> <mailto:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> >> > > >> >> [hidden email]
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>> <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Steven,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you for the feedback. Please take a look at the
> >> > > document
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> FLIP-27
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27%3A+Refactor+Source+Interface
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27%3A+Refactor+Source+Interface
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> which
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is updated recently. A lot of details of enumerator
> were
> >> > > added
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> this
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> document. I think it would help.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Steven Wu <[hidden email] <mailto:
> >> > [hidden email]
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >> >> <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> [hidden email]
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
> >> > <mailto:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 于2019年3月28日周四
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 下午12:52写道：
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> This proposal mentioned that SplitEnumerator might run
> >> on
> >> > the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> JobManager or
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in a single task on a TaskManager.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> if enumerator is a single task on a taskmanager, then
> >> the
> >> > job
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DAG
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> can
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> never
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> been embarrassingly parallel anymore. That will
> nullify
> >> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> leverage
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> fine-grained recovery for embarrassingly parallel
> jobs.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> It's not clear to me what's the implication of running
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> enumerator
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> on
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> jobmanager. So I will leave that out for now.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 3:05 AM Biao Liu <
> >> > [hidden email]
> >> > > >> >>>>>> <mailto:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> >> > > >> >> [hidden email]
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>> <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Stephan & Piotrek,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you for feedback.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> It seems that there are a lot of things to do in
> >> community.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> am
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> just
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> afraid that this discussion may be forgotten since
> >> there so
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> many
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> proposals
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> recently.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Anyway, wish to see the split topics soon :)
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Piotr Nowojski <[hidden email] <mailto:
> >> > > >> >>> [hidden email]
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>> <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 于2019年1月24日周四
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 下午8:21写道：
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Biao!
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> This discussion was stalled because of preparations
> for
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> open
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> sourcing
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> & merging Blink. I think before creating the tickets
> we
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> should
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split this
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discussion into topics/areas outlined by Stephan and
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> create
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Flips
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think there is no chance for this to be completed in
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> couple
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> remaining
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> weeks/1 month before 1.8 feature freeze, however it
> >> would
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> good
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to aim
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> with those changes for 1.9.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Piotrek
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On 20 Jan 2019, at 16:08, Biao Liu <
> [hidden email]
> >> > > >> <mailto:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> >> > > >> >> [hidden email]
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>> <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi community,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> The summary of Stephan makes a lot sense to me. It is
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> much
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> clearer
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> indeed
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> after splitting the complex topic into small ones.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I was wondering is there any detail plan for next
> step?
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> If
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> would
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> like to push this thing forward by creating some JIRA
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> issues.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Another question is that should version 1.8 include
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> these
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> features?
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Stephan Ewen <[hidden email] <mailto:
> [hidden email]
> >> >>
> >> > <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
> >> > [hidden email]
> >> > > >> >>>> <mailto:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> >> > [hidden email]
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>> 于2018年12月1日周六
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 上午4:20写道：
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks everyone for the lively discussion. Let me try
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> summarize
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> where I
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> see convergence in the discussion and open issues.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I'll try to group this by design aspect of the source.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Please
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> let me
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> know
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> if I got things wrong or missed something crucial
> here.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For issues 1-3, if the below reflects the state of the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discussion, I
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> would
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> try and update the FLIP in the next days.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For the remaining ones we need more discussion.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I would suggest to fork each of these aspects into a
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> separate
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> mail
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> thread,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> or will loose sight of the individual aspects.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(1) Separation of Split Enumerator and Split Reader*
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - All seem to agree this is a good thing
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Split Enumerator could in the end live on JobManager
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (and
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> assign
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> via RPC) or in a task (and assign splits via data
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> streams)
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - this discussion is orthogonal and should come later,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> when
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is agreed upon.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(2) Split Readers for one or more splits*
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Discussion seems to agree that we need to support
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> one
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> reader
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> possibly handles multiple splits concurrently.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - The requirement comes from sources where one
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> poll()-style
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> call
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> fetches
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> data from different splits / partitions
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> example sources that require that would be for
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> example
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Kafka,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Pravega, Pulsar
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Could have one split reader per source, or multiple
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> readers
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> share the "poll()" function
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - To not make it too complicated, we can start with
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> thinking
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> about
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> one
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split reader for all splits initially and see if that
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> covers
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> all
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> requirements
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(3) Threading model of the Split Reader*
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Most active part of the discussion ;-)
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - A non-blocking way for Flink's task code to interact
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> with
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> needed in order to a task runtime code based on a
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> single-threaded/actor-style task design
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> I personally am a big proponent of that, it
> will
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> help
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> with
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> well-behaved checkpoints, efficiency, and simpler yet
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> more
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> robust
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> runtime
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> code
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Users care about simple abstraction, so as a
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> subclass
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SplitReader
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (non-blocking / async) we need to have a
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BlockingSplitReader
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> which
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> will
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> form the basis of most source implementations.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BlockingSplitReader
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> lets
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> users do blocking simple poll() calls.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - The BlockingSplitReader would spawn a thread (or
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> more)
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> thread(s) can make blocking calls and hand over data
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> buffers
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> via
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> a
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> blocking
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> queue
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - This should allow us to cover both, a fully async
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> runtime,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and a
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> simple
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> blocking interface for users.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - This is actually very similar to how the Kafka
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> connectors
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> work.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Kafka
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 9+ with one thread, Kafka 8 with multiple threads
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - On the base SplitReader (the async one), the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> non-blocking
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> method
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> gets the next chunk of data would signal data
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> availability
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> via
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> a
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> CompletableFuture, because that gives the best
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> flexibility
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (can
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> await
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> completion or register notification handlers).
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - The source task would register a "thenHandle()" (or
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> similar)
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> on the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> future to put a "take next data" task into the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> actor-style
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> mailbox
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(4) Split Enumeration and Assignment*
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Splits may be generated lazily, both in cases where
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> there
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is a
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> limited
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> number of splits (but very many), or splits are
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discovered
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> over
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> time
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Assignment should also be lazy, to get better load
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> balancing
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Assignment needs support locality preferences
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Possible design based on discussion so far:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> SplitReader has a method
> "addSplits(SplitT...)"
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> add
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> one or
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> more
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits. Some split readers might assume they have only
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> one
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> ever,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> concurrently, others assume multiple splits. (Note:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> idea
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> behind
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> being
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> able
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to add multiple splits at the same time is to ease
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> startup
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> where
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> multiple
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits may be assigned instantly.)
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> SplitReader has a context object on which it
> can
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> call
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> indicate
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> when
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits are completed. The enumerator gets that
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> notification and
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> can
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> use
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> decide when to assign new splits. This should help
> both
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> cases
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> sources
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that take splits lazily (file readers) and in case the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> needs to
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> preserve a partial order between splits (Kinesis,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Pravega,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Pulsar may
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> need
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that).
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> SplitEnumerator gets notification when
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SplitReaders
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> start
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> when
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> they finish splits. They can decide at that moment to
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> push
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> more
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that reader
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> The SplitEnumerator should probably be aware
> of
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> parallelism, to build its initial distribution.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Open question: Should the source expose something
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> like
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> "host
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> preferences", so that yarn/mesos/k8s can take this
> into
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> account
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> when
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> selecting a node to start a TM on?
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(5) Watermarks and event time alignment*
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Watermark generation, as well as idleness, needs to
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> per
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (like
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> currently in the Kafka Source, per partition)
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - It is desirable to support optional
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> event-time-alignment,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> meaning
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits that are ahead are back-pressured or
> temporarily
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> unsubscribed
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - I think i would be desirable to encapsulate
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> generation
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> logic
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in watermark generators, for a separation of concerns.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> The
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> generators should run per split.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Using watermark generators would also help with
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> another
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> problem of
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> suggested interface, namely supporting non-periodic
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermarks
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> efficiently.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Need a way to "dispatch" next record to different
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> generators
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Need a way to tell SplitReader to "suspend" a split
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> until a
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> certain
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark is reached (event time backpressure)
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - This would in fact be not needed (and thus simpler)
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> if
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> we
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> had
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> a
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SplitReader per split and may be a reason to re-open
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discussion
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(6) Watermarks across splits and in the Split
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Enumerator*
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - The split enumerator may need some watermark
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> awareness,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> which
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> should
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> purely based on split metadata (like create timestamp
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> file
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits)
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - If there are still more splits with overlapping
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> event
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> time
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> range
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> a
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split reader, then that split reader should not
> advance
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> within the split beyond the overlap boundary.
> Otherwise
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> future
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> will
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> produce late data.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - One way to approach this could be that the split
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> enumerator
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> may
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> send
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermarks to the readers, and the readers cannot emit
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermarks
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> beyond
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that received watermark.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Many split enumerators would simply immediately send
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Long.MAX
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> out
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> leave the progress purely to the split readers.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - For event-time alignment / split back pressure, this
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> begs
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> question
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> how we can avoid deadlocks that may arise when splits
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> are
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> suspended
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> event time back pressure,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(7) Batch and streaming Unification*
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Functionality wise, the above design should support
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> both
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Batch often (mostly) does not care about reading "in
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> order"
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> generating watermarks
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> Might use different enumerator logic that is
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> more
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> locality
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> aware
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and ignores event time order
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> Does not generate watermarks
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Would be great if bounded sources could be
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> identified
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> at
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> compile
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> time,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> so that "env.addBoundedSource(...)" is type safe and
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> can
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> return a
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> "BoundedDataStream".
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Possible to defer this discussion until later
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *Miscellaneous Comments*
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Should the source have a TypeInformation for the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> produced
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> type,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> instead
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of a serializer? We need a type information in the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> stream
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> anyways, and
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> can
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> derive the serializer from that. Plus, creating the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> serializer
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> should
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> respect the ExecutionConfig.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - The TypeSerializer interface is very powerful but
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> also
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> easy to
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> implement. Its purpose is to handle data super
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> efficiently,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> support
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> flexible ways of evolution, etc.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For metadata I would suggest to look at the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SimpleVersionedSerializer
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> instead, which is used for example for checkpoint
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> master
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> hooks,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> or for
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> streaming file sink. I think that is is a good match
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> cases
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> where
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> we
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> do
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not need more than ser/deser (no copy, etc.) and don't
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> need to
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> push
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> versioning out of the serialization paths for best
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> performance
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (as in
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> TypeSerializer)
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 11:45 AM Kostas Kloudas <
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email]>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Biao,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the answer!
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> So given the multi-threaded readers, now we have as
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> open
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> questions:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1) How do we let the checkpoints pass through our
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> multi-threaded
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> reader
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> operator?
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2) Do we have separate reader and source operators or
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not? In
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> strategy
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that has a separate source, the source operator has a
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> parallelism of
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is responsible for split recovery only.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For the first one, given also the constraints
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (blocking,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> finite
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> queues,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> etc), I do not have an answer yet.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For the 2nd, I think that we should go with separate
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> operators
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source and the readers, for the following reasons:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1) This is more aligned with a potential future
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> improvement
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> where the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discovery becomes a responsibility of the JobManager
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> readers are
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> pooling more work from the JM.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2) The source is going to be the "single point of
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> truth".
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> It
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> will
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> know
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> what
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> has been processed and what not. If the source and the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> readers
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> are a
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> single
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> operator with parallelism > 1, or in general, if the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discovery
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> done by each task individually, then:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    i) we have to have a deterministic scheme for each
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> reader to
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> assign
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits to itself (e.g. mod subtaskId). This is not
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> necessarily
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> trivial
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> all sources.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    ii) each reader would have to keep a copy of all
> its
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> processed
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> slpits
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    iii) the state has to be a union state with a
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> non-trivial
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> merging
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> logic
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in order to support rescaling.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Two additional points that you raised above:
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> i) The point that you raised that we need to keep all
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (processed
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not-processed) I think is a bit of a strong
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> requirement.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> This
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> would
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> imply
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that for infinite sources the state will grow
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> indefinitely.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> This is
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> problem
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is even more pronounced if we do not have a single
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> assigns
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits to readers, as each reader will have its own
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> copy
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> state.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> ii) it is true that for finite sources we need to
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> somehow
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> close
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> readers when the source/split discoverer finishes. The
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> ContinuousFileReaderOperator has a work-around for
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> It is
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> elegant,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and checkpoints are not emitted after closing the
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> but
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> this, I
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> believe, is a bigger problem which requires more
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> changes
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> than
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> just
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> refactoring the source interface.
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Kostas
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> --
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best, Jingsong Lee
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>> --
> >> > > >> >>>>>> Best, Jingsong Lee
> >> > > >> >>>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>
> >> > > >> >>>>
> >> > > >> >>>
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >> >
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> >
>

[Becket Qin]

Hi Steven,

Unfortunately we were behind schedule and did not get this into 1.10... So
it will be in 1.11 instead.

Thanks,

Jiangjie (Becket) Qin

On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 10:39 AM Steven Wu <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Becket, is FLIP-27 still on track to be released in 1.10?
>
> On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 7:04 PM Becket Qin <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > Happy new year!
> >
> > Stephan and I chatted offline yesterday. After reading the email thread
> > again, I found that I have misunderstood Dawid's original proposal
> > regarding the behavior of env.source(BoundedSource) and had an incorrect
> > impression about the behavior of java covariant return type.
> > Anyways, I agree what Dawid originally proposed makes sense, which is the
> > following API:
> >
> > // Return a BoundedDataStream instance if the source is bounded.
> > // Return a DataStream instance if the source is unbounded.
> > DataStream env.source(Source);
> >
> > // Throws exception if the source is unbounded.
> > // Used when users knows the source is bounded at programming time.
> > BoundedDataStream env.boundedSource(Source);
> >
> > A BoundedDataStream only runs in batch execution mode.
> > A DataStream only runs in streaming execution mode.
> >
> > To run a bounded source in streaming execution mode, one would do the
> > following:
> >
> > // Return a DataStream instance with a source that will stop at some
> point;
> > DataStream env.source(SourceUtils.asUnbounded(myBoundedSource));
> >
> > I'll update the FLIP wiki and resume the vote if there is no further
> > concerns.
> >
> > Apologies for the misunderstanding and thanks for all the patient
> > discussions.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 23, 2019 at 8:00 AM Becket Qin <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Steven,
> > >
> > > I think the current proposal is what you mentioned - a Kafka source
> that
> > > can be constructed in either BOUNDED or UNBOUNDED mode. And Flink can
> get
> > > the boundedness by invoking getBoundedness().
> > >
> > > So one can create a Kafka source by doing something like the following:
> > >
> > > new KafkaSource().startOffset(),endOffset(); // A bounded instance.
> > > new KafkaSource().startOffset(); // An unbounded instance.
> > >
> > > If users want to have an UNBOUNDED Kafka source that stops at some
> point.
> > > They can wrap the BOUNDED Kafka source like below:
> > >
> > > SourceUtils.asUnbounded(new KafkaSource.startOffset().endOffset());
> > >
> > > The wrapped source would be an unbounded Kafka source that stops at the
> > > end offset.
> > >
> > > Does that make sense?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > >
> > > On Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 1:31 PM Jark Wu <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi,
> > >>
> > >> First of all, I think it is not called "UNBOUNDED", according to the
> > >> FLIP-27, it is called "CONTINUOUS_UNBOUNDED".
> > >> And from the description of the Boundedness in the FLIP-27[1] declares
> > >> clearly what Becket and I think.
> > >>
> > >> public enum Boundedness {
> > >>
> > >>     /**
> > >>      * A bounded source processes the data that is currently available
> > and
> > >> will end after that.
> > >>      *
> > >>      * <p>When a source produces a bounded stream, the runtime may
> > >> activate
> > >> additional optimizations
> > >>      * that are suitable only for bounded input. Incorrectly producing
> > >> unbounded data when the source
> > >>      * is set to produce a bounded stream will often result in
> programs
> > >> that do not output any results
> > >>      * and may eventually fail due to runtime errors (out of memory or
> > >> storage).
> > >>      */
> > >>     BOUNDED,
> > >>
> > >>     /**
> > >>      * A continuous unbounded source continuously processes all data
> as
> > it
> > >> comes.
> > >>      *
> > >>      * <p>The source may run forever (until the program is terminated)
> > or
> > >> might actually end at some point,
> > >>      * based on some source-specific conditions. Because that is not
> > >> transparent to the runtime,
> > >>      * the runtime will use an execution mode for continuous unbounded
> > >> streams whenever this mode
> > >>      * is chosen.
> > >>      */
> > >>     CONTINUOUS_UNBOUNDED
> > >> }
> > >>
> > >> Best,
> > >> Jark
> > >>
> > >> [1]:
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27%3A+Refactor+Source+Interface#FLIP-27:RefactorSourceInterface-Source
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, 20 Dec 2019 at 12:55, Steven Wu <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Becket,
> > >> >
> > >> > Regarding "UNBOUNDED source that stops at some point", I found it
> > >> difficult
> > >> > to grasp what UNBOUNDED really mean.
> > >> >
> > >> > If we want to use Kafka source with an end/stop time, I guess you
> call
> > >> it
> > >> > UNBOUNDED kafka source that stops (aka BOUNDED-streaming). The
> > >> > terminology is a little confusing to me. Maybe BOUNDED/UNBOUNDED
> > >> shouldn't
> > >> > be used to categorize source. Just call it Kafka source and it can
> run
> > >> in
> > >> > either BOUNDED or UNBOUNDED mode.
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks,
> > >> > Steven
> > >> >
> > >> > On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 7:02 PM Becket Qin <[hidden email]>
> > >> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > > I had an offline chat with Jark, and here are some more thoughts:
> > >> > >
> > >> > > 1. From SQL perspective, BOUNDED source leads to the batch
> execution
> > >> > mode,
> > >> > > UNBOUNDED source leads to the streaming execution mode.
> > >> > > 2. The semantic of UNBOUNDED source is may or may not stop. The
> > >> semantic
> > >> > of
> > >> > > BOUNDED source is will stop.
> > >> > > 3. The semantic of DataStream is may or may not terminate. The
> > >> semantic
> > >> > of
> > >> > > BoundedDataStream is will terminate.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Given that, option 3 seems a better option because:
> > >> > > 1. SQL already has strict binding between Boundedness and
> execution
> > >> mode.
> > >> > > Letting DataStream be consistent would be good.
> > >> > > 2. The semantic of UNBOUNDED source is exactly the same as
> > >> DataStream. So
> > >> > > we should avoid breaking such semantic, i.e. turning some
> DataStream
> > >> from
> > >> > > "may or may not terminate" to "will terminate".
> > >> > >
> > >> > > For case where users want BOUNDED-streaming combination, they can
> > >> simply
> > >> > > use an UNBOUNDED source that stops at some point. We can even
> > provide
> > >> a
> > >> > > simple wrapper to wrap a BOUNDED source as an UNBOUNDED source if
> > that
> > >> > > helps. But API wise, option 3 seems telling a pretty good whole
> > story.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Thanks,
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 10:30 PM Becket Qin <[hidden email]
> >
> > >> > wrote:
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > Hi Timo,
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Bounded is just a special case of unbounded and every bounded
> > source
> > >> > can
> > >> > > >> also be treated as an unbounded source. This would unify the
> API
> > if
> > >> > > >> people don't need a bounded operation.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > With option 3 users can still get a unified API with something
> > like
> > >> > > below:
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > DataStream boundedStream = env.boundedSource(boundedSource);
> > >> > > > DataStream unboundedStream = env.source(unboundedSource);
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > So in both cases, users can still use a unified DataStream
> without
> > >> > > > touching the bounded stream only methods.
> > >> > > > By "unify the API if people don't need the bounded operation".
> Do
> > >> you
> > >> > > > expect a DataStream with a Bounded source to have the batch
> > >> operators
> > >> > and
> > >> > > > scheduler settings as well?
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > If we allow DataStream from BOUNDED source, we will essentially
> > pick
> > >> > > "*modified
> > >> > > > option 2*".
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > // The source is either bounded or unbounded, but only unbounded
> > >> > > >> operations could be performed on the returned DataStream.
> > >> > > >> DataStream<Type> dataStream = env.source(someSource);
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >> // The source must be a bounded source, otherwise exception is
> > >> thrown.
> > >> > > >> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
> > >> > > >> env.boundedSource(boundedSource);
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > // Add the following method to DataStream
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Boundedness DataStream#getBoundedness();
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > From pure logical perspective, Boundedness and runtime settings
> > >> > > > (Stream/Batch) are two orthogonal dimensions. And are specified
> in
> > >> the
> > >> > > > following way.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > *Boundedness* - defined by the source: BOUNDED / UNBOUNDED.
> > >> > > > *Running mode* - defined by the API class: DataStream (Streaming
> > >> mode)
> > >> > /
> > >> > > > BoundedDataStream (batch mode).
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Excluding the UNBOUNDED-batch combination, the "*modified option
> > 2"*
> > >> > > > covers the rest three combination. Compared with "*modified
> option
> > >> 2*",
> > >> > > > the main benefit of option 3 is its simplicity and clearness, by
> > >> tying
> > >> > > > boundedness to running mode and giving up BOUNDED-streaming
> > >> > combination.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Just to be clear, I am fine with either option. But I would like
> > to
> > >> > > > understand a bit more about the bounded-streaming use case and
> > when
> > >> > users
> > >> > > > would prefer this over bounded-batch case, and whether the added
> > >> value
> > >> > > > justifies the additional complexity in the API. Two cases I can
> > >> think
> > >> > of
> > >> > > > are:
> > >> > > > 1. The records in DataStream will be processed in order, while
> > >> > > > BoundedDataStream processes records without order guarantee.
> > >> > > > 2. DataStream emits intermediate results when processing a
> finite
> > >> > > dataset,
> > >> > > > while BoundedDataStream only emit the final result. In any case,
> > it
> > >> > could
> > >> > > > be supported by an UNBOUNDED source stopping at some point.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Case 1 is actually misleading because DataStream in general
> > doesn't
> > >> > > really
> > >> > > > support in-order process.
> > >> > > > Case 2 seems a rare use case because the instantaneous
> > intermediate
> > >> > > result
> > >> > > > seems difficult to reason about. In any case, this can be
> > supported
> > >> by
> > >> > an
> > >> > > > UNBOUNDED source that stops at some point.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Is there other use cases for bounded-streaming combination I
> > >> missed? I
> > >> > am
> > >> > > > a little hesitating to put the testing requirement here because
> > >> ideally
> > >> > > I'd
> > >> > > > avoid having public APIs for testing purpose only. And this
> could
> > be
> > >> > > > resolved by having a UNBOUNDED source stopping at some point as
> > >> well.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Sorry for the long discussion, but I would really like to make
> an
> > >> API
> > >> > > > decision after knowing all the pros and cons.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Thanks,
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 6:19 PM Timo Walther <
> [hidden email]>
> > >> > wrote:
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >> Hi Becket,
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >> regarding *Option 3* I think we can relax the constraints for
> > >> > > >> env.source():
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >> // MySource can be bounded or unbounded
> > >> > > >> DataStream<Type> dataStream = env.source(mySource);
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >> // MySource must be bounded, otherwise throws exception.
> > >> > > >> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
> > >> > env.boundedSource(mySource);
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >> Bounded is just a special case of unbounded and every bounded
> > >> source
> > >> > can
> > >> > > >> also be treated as an unbounded source. This would unify the
> API
> > if
> > >> > > >> people don't need a bounded operation. It also addresses Jark's
> > >> > > concerns.
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >> Regards,
> > >> > > >> Timo
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >> On 18.12.19 14:16, Becket Qin wrote:
> > >> > > >> > Hi Jark,
> > >> > > >> >
> > >> > > >> > Please see the reply below:
> > >> > > >> >
> > >> > > >> > Regarding to option#3, my concern is that if we don't support
> > >> > > streaming
> > >> > > >> >> mode for bounded source,
> > >> > > >> >> how could we create a testing source for streaming mode?
> > >> Currently,
> > >> > > >> all the
> > >> > > >> >> testing source for streaming
> > >> > > >> >> are bounded, so that the integration test will finish
> finally.
> > >> > > >> >
> > >> > > >> >
> > >> > > >> > An UNBOUNDED source does not mean it will never stops. It
> > simply
> > >> > > >> indicates
> > >> > > >> > that the source *may* run forever, so the runtime needs to be
> > >> > prepared
> > >> > > >> for
> > >> > > >> > that, but the task may still stop at some point when it hits
> > some
> > >> > > >> > source-specific condition. So an UNBOUNDED testing source can
> > >> still
> > >> > > >> stop at
> > >> > > >> > some point if needed.
> > >> > > >> >
> > >> > > >> > Regarding to Source#getRecordOrder(), could we have a
> implicit
> > >> > > contract
> > >> > > >> >> that unbounded source should
> > >> > > >> >> already read in order (i.e. reading partitions in parallel),
> > for
> > >> > > >> bounded
> > >> > > >> >> source the order is not mandatory.
> > >> > > >> >
> > >> > > >> >
> > >> > > >> >
> > >> > > >> >> This is also the behaviors of the current sources.
> > >> > > >> >
> > >> > > >> > 1) a source can't guarantee it reads in strict order, because
> > the
> > >> > > >> producer
> > >> > > >> >> may produce data not in order.
> > >> > > >> >> 2) *Bounded-StrictOrder* is not necessary, because batch can
> > >> > reorder
> > >> > > >> data.
> > >> > > >> >
> > >> > > >> >
> > >> > > >> > It is true that sometimes the source cannot guarantee the
> > record
> > >> > > order,
> > >> > > >> but
> > >> > > >> > sometimes it can. Right now, even for stream processing,
> there
> > >> is no
> > >> > > >> > processing order guarantee. For example, a join operator may
> > >> emit a
> > >> > > >> later
> > >> > > >> > record which successfully found a join match earlier.
> > >> > > >> > Event order is one of the most important requirements for
> event
> > >> > > >> processing,
> > >> > > >> > a clear order guarantee would be necessary. That said, I
> agree
> > >> that
> > >> > > >> right
> > >> > > >> > now even if the sources provide the record order requirement,
> > the
> > >> > > >> runtime
> > >> > > >> > is not able to guarantee that out of the box. So I am OK if
> we
> > >> add
> > >> > the
> > >> > > >> > record order to the Source later. But we should avoid
> > misleading
> > >> > users
> > >> > > >> to
> > >> > > >> > make them think the processing order is guaranteed when using
> > the
> > >> > > >> unbounded
> > >> > > >> > runtime.
> > >> > > >> >
> > >> > > >> > Thanks,
> > >> > > >> >
> > >> > > >> > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > >> > > >> >
> > >> > > >> > On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 10:29 AM Jark Wu <[hidden email]>
> > >> wrote:
> > >> > > >> >
> > >> > > >> >> Hi Becket,
> > >> > > >> >>
> > >> > > >> >> That's great we have reached a consensus on
> > >> > Source#getBoundedness().
> > >> > > >> >>
> > >> > > >> >> Regarding to option#3, my concern is that if we don't
> support
> > >> > > streaming
> > >> > > >> >> mode for bounded source,
> > >> > > >> >> how could we create a testing source for streaming mode?
> > >> Currently,
> > >> > > >> all the
> > >> > > >> >> testing source for streaming
> > >> > > >> >> are bounded, so that the integration test will finish
> finally.
> > >> > > >> >>
> > >> > > >> >> Regarding to Source#getRecordOrder(), could we have a
> implicit
> > >> > > contract
> > >> > > >> >> that unbounded source should
> > >> > > >> >> already read in order (i.e. reading partitions in parallel),
> > for
> > >> > > >> bounded
> > >> > > >> >> source the order is not mandatory.
> > >> > > >> >> This is also the behaviors of the current sources.
> > >> > > >> >> 1) a source can't guarantee it reads in strict order,
> because
> > >> the
> > >> > > >> producer
> > >> > > >> >> may produce data not in order.
> > >> > > >> >> 2) *Bounded-StrictOrder* is not necessary, because batch can
> > >> > reorder
> > >> > > >> data.
> > >> > > >> >>
> > >> > > >> >> Best,
> > >> > > >> >> Jark
> > >> > > >> >>
> > >> > > >> >>
> > >> > > >> >>
> > >> > > >> >> On Tue, 17 Dec 2019 at 22:03, Becket Qin <
> > [hidden email]>
> > >> > > wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>
> > >> > > >> >>> Hi folks,
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>> Thanks for the comments. I am convinced that the Source API
> > >> should
> > >> > > not
> > >> > > >> >> take
> > >> > > >> >>> boundedness as a parameter after it is constructed. What
> Timo
> > >> and
> > >> > > >> Dawid
> > >> > > >> >>> suggested sounds a reasonable solution to me. So the Source
> > API
> > >> > > would
> > >> > > >> >>> become:
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>> Source {
> > >> > > >> >>>      Boundedness getBoundedness();
> > >> > > >> >>> }
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>> Assuming the above Source API, in addition to the two
> options
> > >> > > >> mentioned
> > >> > > >> >> in
> > >> > > >> >>> earlier emails, I am thinking of another option:
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>> *Option 3:*
> > >> > > >> >>> // MySource must be unbounded, otherwise throws exception.
> > >> > > >> >>> DataStream<Type> dataStream = env.source(mySource);
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>> // MySource must be bounded, otherwise throws exception.
> > >> > > >> >>> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
> > >> > > >> env.boundedSource(mySource);
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>> The pros of this API are:
> > >> > > >> >>>     a) It fits the requirements from Table / SQL well.
> > >> > > >> >>>     b) DataStream users still have type safety (option 2
> only
> > >> has
> > >> > > >> partial
> > >> > > >> >>> type safety).
> > >> > > >> >>>     c) Cristal clear boundedness from the API which makes
> > >> > DataStream
> > >> > > >> join
> > >> > > >> >> /
> > >> > > >> >>> connect easy to reason about.
> > >> > > >> >>> The caveats I see,
> > >> > > >> >>>     a) It is inconsistent with Table since Table has one
> > >> unified
> > >> > > >> >> interface.
> > >> > > >> >>>     b) No streaming mode for bounded source.
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>> @Stephan Ewen <[hidden email]> @Aljoscha Krettek
> > >> > > >> >>> <[hidden email]> what do you think of the
> approach?
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>> Orthogonal to the above API, I am wondering whether
> > >> boundedness is
> > >> > > the
> > >> > > >> >> only
> > >> > > >> >>> dimension needed to describe the characteristic of the
> Source
> > >> > > >> behavior.
> > >> > > >> >> We
> > >> > > >> >>> may also need to have another dimension of *record order*.
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>> For example, when a file source is reading from a directory
> > >> with
> > >> > > >> bounded
> > >> > > >> >>> records, it may have two ways to read.
> > >> > > >> >>> 1. Read files in parallel.
> > >> > > >> >>> 2. Read files in the chronological order.
> > >> > > >> >>> In both cases, the file source is a Bounded Source.
> However,
> > >> the
> > >> > > >> >> processing
> > >> > > >> >>> requirement for downstream may be different. In the first
> > case,
> > >> > the
> > >> > > >> >>> record processing and result emitting order does not
> matter,
> > >> e.g.
> > >> > > word
> > >> > > >> >>> count. In the second case, the records may have to be
> > >> processed in
> > >> > > the
> > >> > > >> >>> order they were read, e.g. change log processing.
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>> If the Source only has a getBoundedness() method, the
> > >> downstream
> > >> > > >> >> processors
> > >> > > >> >>> would not know whether the records emitted from the Source
> > >> should
> > >> > be
> > >> > > >> >>> processed in order or not. So combining the boundedness and
> > >> record
> > >> > > >> order,
> > >> > > >> >>> we will have four scenarios:
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>> *Bounded-StrictOrder*:     A segment of change log.
> > >> > > >> >>> *Bounded-Random*:          Batch Word Count.
> > >> > > >> >>> *Unbounded-StrictOrder*: An infinite change log.
> > >> > > >> >>> *Unbounded-Random*:     Streaming Word Count.
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>> Option 2 mentioned in the previous email was kind of trying
> > to
> > >> > > handle
> > >> > > >> the
> > >> > > >> >>> Bounded-StrictOrder case by creating a DataStream from a
> > >> bounded
> > >> > > >> source,
> > >> > > >> >>> which actually does not work.
> > >> > > >> >>> It looks that we do not have strict order support in some
> > >> > operators
> > >> > > at
> > >> > > >> >> this
> > >> > > >> >>> point, e.g. join. But we may still want to add the semantic
> > to
> > >> the
> > >> > > >> Source
> > >> > > >> >>> first so later on we don't need to change all the source
> > >> > > >> implementations,
> > >> > > >> >>> especially given that many of them will be implemented by
> 3rd
> > >> > party.
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>> Given that, we need another dimension of *Record Order* in
> > the
> > >> > > Source.
> > >> > > >> >> More
> > >> > > >> >>> specifically, the API would become:
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>> Source {
> > >> > > >> >>>      Boundedness getBoundedness();
> > >> > > >> >>>      RecordOrder getRecordOrder();
> > >> > > >> >>> }
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>> public enum RecordOrder {
> > >> > > >> >>>      /** The record in the DataStream must be processed in
> > its
> > >> > > strict
> > >> > > >> >> order
> > >> > > >> >>> for correctness. */
> > >> > > >> >>>      STRICT,
> > >> > > >> >>>      /** The record in the DataStream can be processed in
> > >> > arbitrary
> > >> > > >> order.
> > >> > > >> >>> */
> > >> > > >> >>>      RANDOM;
> > >> > > >> >>> }
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>> Any thoughts?
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>> Thanks,
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>> On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 3:44 PM Timo Walther <
> > >> [hidden email]>
> > >> > > >> wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>>> Hi Becket,
> > >> > > >> >>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>> I completely agree with Dawid's suggestion. The
> information
> > >> about
> > >> > > the
> > >> > > >> >>>> boundedness should come out of the source. Because most of
> > the
> > >> > > >> >> streaming
> > >> > > >> >>>> sources can be made bounded based on some connector
> specific
> > >> > > >> criterion.
> > >> > > >> >>>> In Kafka, it would be an end offset or end timestamp but
> in
> > >> any
> > >> > > case
> > >> > > >> >>>> having just a env.boundedSource() is not enough because
> > >> > parameters
> > >> > > >> for
> > >> > > >> >>>> making the source bounded are missing.
> > >> > > >> >>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>> I suggest to have a simple `isBounded(): Boolean` flag in
> > >> every
> > >> > > >> source
> > >> > > >> >>>> that might be influenced by a connector builder as Dawid
> > >> > mentioned.
> > >> > > >> >>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>> For type safety during programming, we can still go with
> > >> *Final
> > >> > > state
> > >> > > >> >>>> 1*. By having a env.source() vs env.boundedSource(). The
> > >> latter
> > >> > > would
> > >> > > >> >>>> just enforce that the boolean flag is set to `true` and
> > could
> > >> > make
> > >> > > >> >>>> bounded operations available (if we need that actually).
> > >> > > >> >>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>> However, I don't think that we should start making a
> unified
> > >> > Table
> > >> > > >> API
> > >> > > >> >>>> ununified again. Boundedness is an optimization property.
> > >> Every
> > >> > > >> bounded
> > >> > > >> >>>> operation can also executed in an unbounded way using
> > >> > > >> >> updates/retraction
> > >> > > >> >>>> or watermarks.
> > >> > > >> >>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>> Regards,
> > >> > > >> >>>> Timo
> > >> > > >> >>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>> On 15.12.19 14:22, Becket Qin wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>>> Hi Dawid and Jark,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>> I think the discussion ultimately boils down to the
> > question
> > >> > that
> > >> > > >> >> which
> > >> > > >> >>>> one
> > >> > > >> >>>>> of the following two final states do we want? Once we
> make
> > >> this
> > >> > > >> >>> decision,
> > >> > > >> >>>>> everything else can be naturally derived.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>> *Final state 1*: Separate API for bounded / unbounded
> > >> > DataStream &
> > >> > > >> >>> Table.
> > >> > > >> >>>>> That means any code users write will be valid at the
> point
> > >> when
> > >> > > they
> > >> > > >> >>>> write
> > >> > > >> >>>>> the code. This is similar to having type safety check at
> > >> > > programming
> > >> > > >> >>>> time.
> > >> > > >> >>>>> For example,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>> BoundedDataStream extends DataStream {
> > >> > > >> >>>>> // Operations only available for bounded data.
> > >> > > >> >>>>> BoundedDataStream sort(...);
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>> // Interaction with another BoundedStream returns a
> Bounded
> > >> > > stream.
> > >> > > >> >>>>> BoundedJoinedDataStream join(BoundedDataStream other)
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>> // Interaction with another unbounded stream returns an
> > >> > unbounded
> > >> > > >> >>> stream.
> > >> > > >> >>>>> JoinedDataStream join(DataStream other)
> > >> > > >> >>>>> }
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>> BoundedTable extends Table {
> > >> > > >> >>>>>     // Bounded only operation.
> > >> > > >> >>>>> BoundedTable sort(...);
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>> // Interaction with another BoundedTable returns a
> > >> BoundedTable.
> > >> > > >> >>>>> BoundedTable join(BoundedTable other)
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>> // Interaction with another unbounded table returns an
> > >> unbounded
> > >> > > >> >> table.
> > >> > > >> >>>>> Table join(Table other)
> > >> > > >> >>>>> }
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>> *Final state 2*: One unified API for bounded / unbounded
> > >> > > DataStream
> > >> > > >> /
> > >> > > >> >>>>> Table.
> > >> > > >> >>>>> That unified API may throw exception at DAG compilation
> > time
> > >> if
> > >> > an
> > >> > > >> >>>> invalid
> > >> > > >> >>>>> operation is tried. This is what Table API currently
> > follows.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>> DataStream {
> > >> > > >> >>>>> // Throws exception if the DataStream is unbounded.
> > >> > > >> >>>>> DataStream sort();
> > >> > > >> >>>>> // Get boundedness.
> > >> > > >> >>>>> Boundedness getBoundedness();
> > >> > > >> >>>>> }
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>> Table {
> > >> > > >> >>>>> // Throws exception if the table has infinite rows.
> > >> > > >> >>>>> Table orderBy();
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>> // Get boundedness.
> > >> > > >> >>>>> Boundedness getBoundedness();
> > >> > > >> >>>>> }
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>> >From what I understand, there is no consensus so far on
> > this
> > >> > > >> decision
> > >> > > >> >>>> yet.
> > >> > > >> >>>>> Whichever final state we choose, we need to make it
> > >> consistent
> > >> > > >> across
> > >> > > >> >>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>> entire project. We should avoid the case that Table
> follows
> > >> one
> > >> > > >> final
> > >> > > >> >>>> state
> > >> > > >> >>>>> while DataStream follows another. Some arguments I am
> aware
> > >> of
> > >> > > from
> > >> > > >> >>> both
> > >> > > >> >>>>> sides so far are following:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>> Arguments for final state 1:
> > >> > > >> >>>>> 1a) Clean API with method safety check at programming
> time.
> > >> > > >> >>>>> 1b) (Counter 2b) Although SQL does not have programming
> > time
> > >> > error
> > >> > > >> >>>> check, SQL
> > >> > > >> >>>>> is not really a "programming language" per se. So SQL can
> > be
> > >> > > >> >> different
> > >> > > >> >>>> from
> > >> > > >> >>>>> Table and DataStream.
> > >> > > >> >>>>> 1c)  Although final state 2 seems making it easier for
> SQL
> > to
> > >> > use
> > >> > > >> >> given
> > >> > > >> >>>> it
> > >> > > >> >>>>> is more "config based" than "parameter based", final
> state
> > 1
> > >> can
> > >> > > >> >>> probably
> > >> > > >> >>>>> also meet what SQL wants by wrapping the Source in
> > >> TableSource /
> > >> > > >> >>>>> TableSourceFactory API if needed.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>> Arguments for final state 2:
> > >> > > >> >>>>> 2a) The Source API itself seems already sort of following
> > the
> > >> > > >> unified
> > >> > > >> >>> API
> > >> > > >> >>>>> pattern.
> > >> > > >> >>>>> 2b) There is no "programming time" method error check in
> > SQL
> > >> > case,
> > >> > > >> so
> > >> > > >> >>> we
> > >> > > >> >>>>> cannot really achieve final state 1 across the board.
> > >> > > >> >>>>> 2c) It is an easier path given our current status, i.e.
> > >> Table is
> > >> > > >> >>> already
> > >> > > >> >>>>> following final state 2.
> > >> > > >> >>>>> 2d) Users can always explicitly check the boundedness if
> > they
> > >> > want
> > >> > > >> >> to.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>> As I mentioned earlier, my initial thought was also to
> > have a
> > >> > > >> >>>>> "configuration based" Source rather than a "parameter
> > based"
> > >> > > Source.
> > >> > > >> >> So
> > >> > > >> >>>> it
> > >> > > >> >>>>> is completely possible that I missed some important
> > >> > consideration
> > >> > > or
> > >> > > >> >>>> design
> > >> > > >> >>>>> principles that we want to enforce for the project. It
> > would
> > >> be
> > >> > > good
> > >> > > >> >>>>> if @Stephan
> > >> > > >> >>>>> Ewen <[hidden email]> and @Aljoscha Krettek <
> > >> > > >> >>>> [hidden email]> can
> > >> > > >> >>>>> also provide more thoughts on this.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>> Re: Jingsong
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>> As you said, there are some batched system source, like
> > >> > > parquet/orc
> > >> > > >> >>>> source.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> Could we have the batch emit interface to improve
> > >> performance?
> > >> > > The
> > >> > > >> >>>> queue of
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> per record may cause performance degradation.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>> The current interface does not necessarily cause
> > performance
> > >> > > problem
> > >> > > >> >>> in a
> > >> > > >> >>>>> multi-threading case. In fact, the base implementation
> > allows
> > >> > > >> >>>> SplitReaders
> > >> > > >> >>>>> to add a batch <E> of records<T> to the records queue<E>,
> > so
> > >> > each
> > >> > > >> >>> element
> > >> > > >> >>>>> in the records queue would be a batch <E>. In this case,
> > when
> > >> > the
> > >> > > >> >> main
> > >> > > >> >>>>> thread polls records, it will take a batch <E> of records
> > <T>
> > >> > from
> > >> > > >> >> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>> shared records queue and process the records <T> in a
> batch
> > >> > > manner.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>> Thanks,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>> On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 1:29 PM Jingsong Li <
> > >> > > [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> >
> > >> > > >> >>>> wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> Hi Becket,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> I also have some performance concerns too.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> If I understand correctly, SourceOutput will emit data
> per
> > >> > record
> > >> > > >> >> into
> > >> > > >> >>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> queue? I'm worried about the multithreading performance
> of
> > >> this
> > >> > > >> >> queue.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> One example is some batched messaging systems which
> only
> > >> have
> > >> > an
> > >> > > >> >>> offset
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> for the entire batch instead of individual messages in
> the
> > >> > batch.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> As you said, there are some batched system source, like
> > >> > > parquet/orc
> > >> > > >> >>>> source.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> Could we have the batch emit interface to improve
> > >> performance?
> > >> > > The
> > >> > > >> >>>> queue of
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> per record may cause performance degradation.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> Best,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> Jingsong Lee
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 9:15 AM Jark Wu <
> [hidden email]
> > >
> > >> > > wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> Hi Becket,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> I think Dawid explained things clearly and makes a lot
> of
> > >> > sense.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> I'm also in favor of #2, because #1 doesn't work for
> our
> > >> > future
> > >> > > >> >>> unified
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> envrionment.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> You can see the vision in this documentation [1]. In
> the
> > >> > future,
> > >> > > >> we
> > >> > > >> >>>> would
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> like to
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> drop the global streaming/batch mode in SQL (i.e.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> EnvironmentSettings#inStreamingMode/inBatchMode).
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> A source is bounded or unbounded once defined, so
> queries
> > >> can
> > >> > be
> > >> > > >> >>>> inferred
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> from source to run
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> in streaming or batch or hybrid mode. However, in #1,
> we
> > >> will
> > >> > > lose
> > >> > > >> >>> this
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> ability because the framework
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> doesn't know whether the source is bounded or
> unbounded.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> Best,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> Jark
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> [1]:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> >
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yrKXEIRATfxHJJ0K3t6wUgXAtZq8D-XgvEnvl2uUcr0/edit#heading=h.v4ib17buma1p
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 at 20:52, Piotr Nowojski <
> > >> > > [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> >
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> Hi,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> Regarding the:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> Collection<E> getNextRecords()
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> I’m pretty sure such design would unfortunately impact
> > the
> > >> > > >> >>> performance
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> (accessing and potentially creating the collection on
> > the
> > >> hot
> > >> > > >> >> path).
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> Also the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> InputStatus emitNext(DataOutput<T> output) throws
> > >> Exception;
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> or
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> Status pollNext(SourceOutput<T> sourceOutput) throws
> > >> > Exception;
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> Gives us some opportunities in the future, to allow
> > Source
> > >> > hot
> > >> > > >> >>> looping
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> inside, until it receives some signal “please exit
> > >> because of
> > >> > > >> some
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> reasons”
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> (output collector could return such hint upon
> collecting
> > >> the
> > >> > > >> >>> result).
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> But
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> that’s another topic outside of this FLIP’s scope.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> Piotrek
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>> On 11 Dec 2019, at 10:41, Till Rohrmann <
> > >> > [hidden email]
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>> Hi Becket,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>> quick clarification from my side because I think you
> > >> > > >> >> misunderstood
> > >> > > >> >>> my
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>> question. I did not suggest to let the SourceReader
> > >> return
> > >> > > only
> > >> > > >> a
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> single
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>> record at a time when calling getNextRecords. As the
> > >> return
> > >> > > type
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> indicates,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>> the method can return an arbitrary number of records.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>> Cheers,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>> Till
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 10:13 AM Dawid Wysakowicz <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]
> >>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Becket,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Issue #1 - Design of Source interface
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I mentioned the lack of a method like
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> Source#createEnumerator(Boundedness
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness, SplitEnumeratorContext context),
> because
> > >> > without
> > >> > > >> >> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> current
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> proposal is not complete/does not work.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> If we say that boundedness is an intrinsic property
> > of a
> > >> > > source
> > >> > > >> >>> imo
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> we
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> don't need the Source#createEnumerator(Boundedness
> > >> > > boundedness,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SplitEnumeratorContext context) method.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Assuming a source from my previous example:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Source source = KafkaSource.builder()
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    ...
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    .untilTimestamp(...)
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    .build()
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Would the enumerator differ if created like
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source.createEnumerator(CONTINUOUS_UNBOUNDED, ...)
> vs
> > >> > source
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> .createEnumerator(BOUNDED, ...)? I know I am
> repeating
> > >> > > myself,
> > >> > > >> >> but
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> this
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> is
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the part that my opinion differ the most from the
> > >> current
> > >> > > >> >>> proposal.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> I
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> really think it should always be the source that
> tells
> > >> if
> > >> > it
> > >> > > is
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> bounded
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> or
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not. In the current proposal methods
> > >> > > >> >> continousSource/boundedSource
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> somewhat
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> reconfigure the source, which I think is misleading.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think a call like:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Source source = KafkaSource.builder()
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    ...
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    .readContinously() / readUntilLatestOffset() /
> > >> > > >> >>> readUntilTimestamp
> > >> > > >> >>>> /
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> readUntilOffsets / ...
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    .build()
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is way cleaner (and expressive) than
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Source source = KafkaSource.builder()
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    ...
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    .build()
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.continousSource(source) // which actually
> > underneath
> > >> > > would
> > >> > > >> >>> call
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> createEnumerator(CONTINUOUS, ctx) which would be
> > >> equivalent
> > >> > to
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> source.readContinously().createEnumerator(ctx)
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // or
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.boundedSource(source) // which actually
> underneath
> > >> > would
> > >> > > >> >> call
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> createEnumerator(BOUNDED, ctx) which would be
> equivalent
> > >> to
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> source.readUntilLatestOffset().createEnumerator(ctx)
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Sorry for the comparison, but to me it seems there
> is
> > >> too
> > >> > > much
> > >> > > >> >>> magic
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> happening underneath those two calls.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I really believe the Source interface should have
> > >> > > >> getBoundedness
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> method
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> instead of (supportBoundedness) +
> > >> > > createEnumerator(Boundedness,
> > >> > > >> >>> ...)
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Issue #2 - Design of
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >>
> ExecutionEnvironment#source()/continuousSource()/boundedSource()
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> As you might have guessed I am slightly in favor of
> > >> option
> > >> > #2
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> modified.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Yes I am aware every step of the dag would have to
> be
> > >> able
> > >> > to
> > >> > > >> >> say
> > >> > > >> >>> if
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> it
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> is
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> bounded or not. I have a feeling it would be easier
> to
> > >> > > express
> > >> > > >> >>> cross
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> bounded/unbounded operations, but I must admit I
> have
> > >> not
> > >> > > >> >> thought
> > >> > > >> >>> it
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> through thoroughly, In the spirit of batch is just a
> > >> > special
> > >> > > >> >> case
> > >> > > >> >>> of
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> streaming I thought BoundedStream would extend from
> > >> > > DataStream.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> Correct
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> me
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> if I am wrong. In such a setup the cross
> > >> bounded/unbounded
> > >> > > >> >>> operation
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> could
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be expressed quite easily I think:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream {
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    DataStream join(DataStream, ...); // we could not
> > >> really
> > >> > > >> tell
> > >> > > >> >> if
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> result is bounded or not, but because bounded stream
> is
> > a
> > >> > > special
> > >> > > >> >>> case
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> of
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> unbounded the API object is correct, irrespective if
> the
> > >> left
> > >> > > or
> > >> > > >> >>> right
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> side
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> of the join is bounded
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> }
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedStream extends DataStream {
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    BoundedStream join(BoundedStream, ...); // only
> if
> > >> both
> > >> > > >> sides
> > >> > > >> >>> are
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> bounded the result can be bounded as well. However we
> do
> > >> have
> > >> > > >> >> access
> > >> > > >> >>>> to
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> DataStream#join here, so you can still join with a
> > >> DataStream
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> }
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On the other hand I also see benefits of two
> > completely
> > >> > > >> >> disjointed
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> APIs,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> as we could prohibit some streaming calls in the
> > bounded
> > >> > > API. I
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> can't
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> think
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of any unbounded operators that could not be
> > implemented
> > >> > for
> > >> > > >> >>> bounded
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> stream.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Besides I think we both agree we don't like the
> > method:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream boundedStream(Source)
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> suggested in the current state of the FLIP. Do we ?
> :)
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Dawid
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On 10/12/2019 18:57, Becket Qin wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi folks,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the discussion, great feedback. Also
> thanks
> > >> > Dawid
> > >> > > >> for
> > >> > > >> >>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> explanation, it is much clearer now.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> One thing that is indeed missing from the FLIP is
> how
> > >> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> boundedness
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> is
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> passed to the Source implementation. So the API
> should
> > >> be
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Source#createEnumerator(Boundedness boundedness,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> SplitEnumeratorContext
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> context)
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> And we can probably remove the
> > >> > > >> >>> Source#supportBoundedness(Boundedness
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness) method.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Assuming we have that, we are essentially choosing
> > from
> > >> one
> > >> > > of
> > >> > > >> >> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> following two options:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Option 1:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // The source is continuous source, and only
> unbounded
> > >> > > >> >> operations
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> can
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> be
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> performed.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<Type> datastream =
> > >> > > env.continuousSource(someSource);
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // The source is bounded source, both bounded and
> > >> unbounded
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> operations
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> can
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be performed.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> env.boundedSource(someSource);
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    - Pros:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>         a) explicit boundary between bounded /
> > unbounded
> > >> > > >> streams,
> > >> > > >> >>> it
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> is
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> quite simple and clear to the users.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    - Cons:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>         a) For applications that do not involve
> > bounded
> > >> > > >> >> operations,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> they
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> still have to call different API to distinguish
> > bounded
> > >> /
> > >> > > >> >>> unbounded
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> streams.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>         b) No support for bounded stream to run in a
> > >> > > streaming
> > >> > > >> >>>> runtime
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> setting, i.e. scheduling and operators behaviors.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Option 2:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // The source is either bounded or unbounded, but
> only
> > >> > > >> unbounded
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> operations
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> could be performed on the returned DataStream.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<Type> dataStream =
> env.source(someSource);
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // The source must be a bounded source, otherwise
> > >> exception
> > >> > > is
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> thrown.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedDataStream<Type> boundedDataStream =
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.boundedSource(boundedSource);
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> The pros and cons are exactly the opposite of option
> > 1.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    - Pros:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>         a) For applications that do not involve
> > bounded
> > >> > > >> >> operations,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> they
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> still have to call different API to distinguish
> > bounded
> > >> /
> > >> > > >> >>> unbounded
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> streams.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>         b) Support for bounded stream to run in a
> > >> streaming
> > >> > > >> >> runtime
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> setting,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> i.e. scheduling and operators behaviors.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    - Cons:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>         a) Bounded / unbounded streams are kind of
> > >> mixed,
> > >> > > i.e.
> > >> > > >> >>> given
> > >> > > >> >>>> a
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream, it is not clear whether it is bounded or
> > >> not,
> > >> > > >> unless
> > >> > > >> >>> you
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> have
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the access to its source.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> If we only think from the Source API perspective,
> > >> option 2
> > >> > > >> >> seems a
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> better
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> choice because functionality wise it is a superset
> of
> > >> > option
> > >> > > 1,
> > >> > > >> >> at
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> cost
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of some seemingly acceptable ambiguity in the
> > DataStream
> > >> > API.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> But if we look at the DataStream API as a whole,
> > option
> > >> 1
> > >> > > seems
> > >> > > >> >> a
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> clearer
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> choice. For example, some times a library may have
> to
> > >> know
> > >> > > >> >>> whether a
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> certain task will finish or not. And it would be
> > >> difficult
> > >> > to
> > >> > > >> >> tell
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> if
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> input is a DataStream, unless additional information
> > is
> > >> > > >> provided
> > >> > > >> >>> all
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> way from the Source. One possible solution is to
> have
> > a
> > >> > > >> >> *modified
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> option 2*
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> which adds a method to the DataStream API to
> indicate
> > >> > > >> >> boundedness,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> such
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> as
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> getBoundedness(). It would solve the problem with a
> > >> > potential
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> confusion
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> of
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> what is difference between a DataStream with
> > >> > > >> >> getBoundedness()=true
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> and a
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedDataStream. But that seems not super
> difficult
> > to
> > >> > > >> >> explain.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> So from API's perspective, I don't have a strong
> > opinion
> > >> > > >> between
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> *option 1*
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and *modified option 2. *I like the cleanness of
> > option
> > >> 1,
> > >> > > but
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> modified
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> option 2 would be more attractive if we have
> concrete
> > >> use
> > >> > > case
> > >> > > >> >> for
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> "Bounded stream with unbounded streaming runtime
> > >> settings".
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Re: Till
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Maybe this has already been asked before but I was
> > >> > wondering
> > >> > > >> why
> > >> > > >> >>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SourceReader interface has the method pollNext which
> > >> hands
> > >> > > the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> responsibility of outputting elements to the
> > >> SourceReader
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> implementation?
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Has this been done for backwards compatibility
> reasons
> > >> with
> > >> > > the
> > >> > > >> >>> old
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> source
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface? If not, then one could define a
> > Collection<E>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> getNextRecords()
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> method which returns the currently retrieved records
> > and
> > >> > then
> > >> > > >> >> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> caller
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> emits them outside of the SourceReader. That way the
> > >> > > interface
> > >> > > >> >>> would
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> not
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> allow to implement an outputting loop where we never
> > >> hand
> > >> > > back
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> control
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> to
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the caller. At the moment, this contract can be
> easily
> > >> > broken
> > >> > > >> >> and
> > >> > > >> >>> is
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> only
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> mentioned loosely in the JavaDocs.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> The primary reason we handover the SourceOutput to
> the
> > >> > > >> >>> SourceReader
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> is
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> because sometimes it is difficult for a SourceReader
> > to
> > >> > emit
> > >> > > >> one
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> record
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> at
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> a time. One example is some batched messaging
> systems
> > >> which
> > >> > > >> only
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> have
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> an
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> offset for the entire batch instead of individual
> > >> messages
> > >> > in
> > >> > > >> >> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> batch. In
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that case, returning one record at a time would
> leave
> > >> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> SourceReader
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> in
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> an uncheckpointable state because they can only
> > >> checkpoint
> > >> > at
> > >> > > >> >> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> batch
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundaries.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 5:33 PM Till Rohrmann <
> > >> > > >> >>> [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
> > >> > <mailto:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi everyone,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> thanks for drafting this FLIP. It reads very well.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Concerning Dawid's proposal, I tend to agree. The
> > >> > boundedness
> > >> > > >> >>> could
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> come
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> from the source and tell the system how to treat the
> > >> > operator
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> (scheduling
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wise). From a user's perspective it should be fine
> to
> > >> get
> > >> > > back
> > >> > > >> a
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> DataStream
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> when calling env.source(boundedSource) if he does
> not
> > >> need
> > >> > > >> >> special
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> operations defined on a BoundedDataStream. If he
> needs
> > >> > this,
> > >> > > >> >> then
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> one
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> could
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> use the method BoundedDataStream
> > >> > > >> >> env.boundedSource(boundedSource).
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> If possible, we could enforce the proper usage of
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> env.boundedSource()
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> by
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> introducing a BoundedSource type so that one cannot
> > >> pass an
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> unbounded source to it. That way users would not be
> > >> able to
> > >> > > >> >> shoot
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> themselves in the foot.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Maybe this has already been asked before but I was
> > >> > wondering
> > >> > > >> why
> > >> > > >> >>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SourceReader interface has the method pollNext which
> > >> hands
> > >> > > the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> responsibility of outputting elements to the
> > >> SourceReader
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> implementation?
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Has this been done for backwards compatibility
> reasons
> > >> with
> > >> > > the
> > >> > > >> >>> old
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> source
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface? If not, then one could define a
> > Collection<E>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> getNextRecords()
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> method which returns the currently retrieved records
> > and
> > >> > then
> > >> > > >> >> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> caller
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> emits them outside of the SourceReader. That way the
> > >> > > interface
> > >> > > >> >>> would
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> not
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> allow to implement an outputting loop where we never
> > >> hand
> > >> > > back
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> control
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> to
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the caller. At the moment, this contract can be
> easily
> > >> > broken
> > >> > > >> >> and
> > >> > > >> >>> is
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> only
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> mentioned loosely in the JavaDocs.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Till
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 7:49 AM Jingsong Li <
> > >> > > >> >>> [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
> > [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> <mailto:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think current design is good.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> My understanding is:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For execution mode: bounded mode and continuous
> mode,
> > >> It's
> > >> > > >> >> totally
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> different. I don't think we have the ability to
> > >> integrate
> > >> > the
> > >> > > >> >> two
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> models
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> at
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> present. It's about scheduling, memory, algorithms,
> > >> States,
> > >> > > >> etc.
> > >> > > >> >>> we
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> shouldn't confuse them.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For source capabilities: only bounded, only
> > continuous,
> > >> > both
> > >> > > >> >>> bounded
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> and
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> continuous.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think Kafka is a source that can be ran both
> bounded
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and continuous execution mode.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> And Kafka with end offset should be ran both bounded
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and continuous execution mode.  Using apache Beam
> with
> > >> > Flink
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> runner, I
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> used
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to run a "bounded" Kafka in streaming mode. For our
> > >> > previous
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> DataStream,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> it
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is not necessarily required that the source cannot
> be
> > >> > > bounded.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> So it is my thought for Dawid's question:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1.pass a bounded source to continuousSource() +1
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2.pass a continuous source to boundedSource() -1,
> > should
> > >> > > throw
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> exception.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> In StreamExecutionEnvironment, continuousSource and
> > >> > > >> >> boundedSource
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> define
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the execution mode. It defines a clear boundary of
> > >> > execution
> > >> > > >> >> mode.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Jingsong Lee
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 10:37 AM Jark Wu <
> > >> [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> >>> <mailto:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > >> > [hidden email]
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >> >>>> wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I agree with Dawid's point that the boundedness
> > >> information
> > >> > > >> >> should
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> come
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> from the source itself (e.g. the end timestamp), not
> > >> > through
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.boundedSouce()/continuousSource().
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think if we want to support something like
> > >> `env.source()`
> > >> > > >> that
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> derive
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> execution mode from source,
> > >> > > `supportsBoundedness(Boundedness)`
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> method is not enough, because we don't know whether
> it
> > >> is
> > >> > > >> >> bounded
> > >> > > >> >>> or
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Jark
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, 9 Dec 2019 at 22:21, Dawid Wysakowicz <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
> > [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> <mailto:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> One more thing. In the current proposal, with the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> supportsBoundedness(Boundedness) method and the
> > >> boundedness
> > >> > > >> >> coming
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> from
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> either continuousSource or boundedSource I could not
> > >> find
> > >> > how
> > >> > > >> >> this
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> information is fed back to the SplitEnumerator.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Dawid
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On 09/12/2019 13:52, Becket Qin wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Dawid,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the comments. This actually brings
> another
> > >> > > relevant
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> question
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> about what does a "bounded source" imply. I actually
> > had
> > >> > the
> > >> > > >> >> same
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> impression when I look at the Source API. Here is
> > what I
> > >> > > >> >>> understand
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> after
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> some discussion with Stephan. The bounded source has
> > the
> > >> > > >> >> following
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> impacts.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1. API validity.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - A bounded source generates a bounded stream so
> some
> > >> > > >> operations
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> only
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> works for bounded records would be performed, e.g.
> > sort.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - To expose these bounded stream only APIs, there
> are
> > >> two
> > >> > > >> >> options:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>       a. Add them to the DataStream API and throw
> > >> exception
> > >> > > if
> > >> > > >> a
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> method
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> called on an unbounded stream.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>       b. Create a BoundedDataStream class which is
> > >> returned
> > >> > > >> from
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.boundedSource(), while DataStream is returned
> from
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.continousSource().
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Note that this cannot be done by having single
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.source(theSource)
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> even
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the Source has a getBoundedness() method.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2. Scheduling
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - A bounded source could be computed stage by stage
> > >> without
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> bringing
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> up
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> all
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the tasks at the same time.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 3. Operator behaviors
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - A bounded source indicates the records are finite
> so
> > >> some
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> operators
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> can
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wait until it receives all the records before it
> > starts
> > >> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> processing.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> In the above impact, only 1 is relevant to the API
> > >> design.
> > >> > > And
> > >> > > >> >> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> current
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> proposal in FLIP-27 is following 1.b.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // boundedness depends of source property, imo this
> > >> should
> > >> > > >> >> always
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> preferred
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<MyType> stream = env.source(theSource);
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> In your proposal, does DataStream have bounded
> stream
> > >> only
> > >> > > >> >>> methods?
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> It
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> looks it should have, otherwise passing a bounded
> > >> Source to
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.source()
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> would be confusing. In that case, we will
> essentially
> > do
> > >> > 1.a
> > >> > > if
> > >> > > >> >> an
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> unbounded Source is created from
> > >> > env.source(unboundedSource).
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> If we have the methods only supported for bounded
> > >> streams
> > >> > in
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> it
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> seems a little weird to have a separate
> > >> BoundedDataStream
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Am I understand it correctly?
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 6:40 PM Dawid Wysakowicz <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:
> [hidden email]
> > >>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Really well written proposal and very important
> one. I
> > >> must
> > >> > > >> >> admit
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> have
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not understood all the intricacies of it yet.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> One question I have though is about where does the
> > >> > > information
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> about
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness come from. I think in most cases it is a
> > >> > property
> > >> > > >> of
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source. As you described it might be e.g. end
> offset,
> > a
> > >> > flag
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> should
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> it
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> monitor new splits etc. I think it would be a really
> > >> nice
> > >> > use
> > >> > > >> >> case
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> able to say:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> new KafkaSource().readUntil(long timestamp),
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> which could work as an "end offset". Moreover I
> think
> > >> all
> > >> > > >> >> Bounded
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> sources
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> support continuous mode, but no intrinsically
> > continuous
> > >> > > source
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> support
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Bounded mode. If I understood the proposal correctly
> > it
> > >> > > suggest
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness sort of "comes" from the outside of the
> > >> source,
> > >> > > >> from
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> invokation of either boundedStream or
> continousSource.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I am wondering if it would make sense to actually
> > change
> > >> > the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> method
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boolean Source#supportsBoundedness(Boundedness)
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Boundedness Source#getBoundedness().
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> As for the methods #boundedSource, #continousSource,
> > >> > assuming
> > >> > > >> >> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> boundedness is property of the source they do not
> > affect
> > >> > how
> > >> > > >> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> enumerator
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> works, but mostly how the dag is scheduled, right? I
> > am
> > >> not
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> against
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> those
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> methods, but I think it is a very specific use case
> to
> > >> > > actually
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> override
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the property of the source. In general I would
> expect
> > >> users
> > >> > > to
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> only
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> call
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> env.source(theSource), where the source tells if it
> is
> > >> > > bounded
> > >> > > >> >> or
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not. I
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> would suggest considering following set of methods:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // boundedness depends of source property, imo this
> > >> should
> > >> > > >> >> always
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> preferred
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<MyType> stream = env.source(theSource);
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // always continous execution, whether bounded or
> > >> unbounded
> > >> > > >> >> source
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DataStream<MyType> boundedStream =
> > >> > > >> >> env.continousSource(theSource);
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> // imo this would make sense if the
> BoundedDataStream
> > >> > > provides
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> additional features unavailable for continous mode
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BoundedDataStream<MyType> batch =
> > >> > > env.boundedSource(theSource);
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Dawid
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On 04/12/2019 11:25, Stephan Ewen wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks, Becket, for updating this.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I agree with moving the aspects you mentioned into
> > >> separate
> > >> > > >> >> FLIPs
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> -
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> this
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> one way becoming unwieldy in size.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> +1 to the FLIP in its current state. Its a very
> > detailed
> > >> > > >> >> write-up,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> nicely
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> done!
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 4, 2019 at 7:38 AM Becket Qin <
> > >> > > >> [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
> > >> > <mailto:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > >> wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Sorry for the long belated update. I have updated
> > >> FLIP-27
> > >> > > wiki
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> page
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> with
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the latest proposals. Some noticeable changes
> include:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1. A new generic communication mechanism between
> > >> > > >> SplitEnumerator
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SourceReader.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2. Some detail API method signature changes.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> We left a few things out of this FLIP and will
> address
> > >> them
> > >> > > in
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> separate
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> FLIPs. Including:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1. Per split event time.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2. Event time alignment.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 3. Fine grained failover for SplitEnumerator
> failure.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Please let us know if you have any question.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 6:10 AM Stephan Ewen <
> > >> > > [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> <mailto:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > >> > [hidden email]
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >> <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi  Łukasz!
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Becket and me are working hard on figuring out the
> > last
> > >> > > details
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> implementing the first PoC. We would update the FLIP
> > >> > > hopefully
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> next
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> week.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> There is a fair chance that a first version of this
> > >> will be
> > >> > > in
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1.10,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> but
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> think it will take another release to battle test it
> > and
> > >> > > >> migrate
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> connectors.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Stephan
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 11:14 AM Łukasz
> Jędrzejewski <
> > >> > > >> >> [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> This proposal looks very promising for us. Do you
> have
> > >> any
> > >> > > >> plans
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> which
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Flink release it is going to be released? We are
> > >> thinking
> > >> > on
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> using a
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Data
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Set API for our future use cases but on the other
> hand
> > >> Data
> > >> > > Set
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> API
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> going to be deprecated so using proposed bounded
> data
> > >> > streams
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> solution
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> could be more viable in the long term.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Łukasz
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On 2019/10/01 15:48:03, Thomas Weise <
> > >> > [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> <mailto:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
> > <mailto:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:
> [hidden email]
> > >>
> > >> > > wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for putting together this proposal!
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I see that the "Per Split Event Time" and "Event
> Time
> > >> > > >> Alignment"
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> sections
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> are still TBD.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> It would probably be good to flesh those out a bit
> > >> before
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> proceeding
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> too
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> far
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> as the event time alignment will probably influence
> > the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interaction
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> with
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the split reader, specifically ReaderStatus
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> emitNext(SourceOutput<E>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> output).
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> We currently have only one implementation for event
> > time
> > >> > > >> >> alignment
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Kinesis consumer. The synchronization in that case
> > takes
> > >> > > place
> > >> > > >> >> as
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> last
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> step before records are emitted downstream
> > >> (RecordEmitter).
> > >> > > >> With
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> currently proposed interfaces, the equivalent can be
> > >> > > >> implemented
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> reader loop, although note that in the Kinesis
> > consumer
> > >> the
> > >> > > per
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> shard
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> threads push records.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Synchronization has not been implemented for the
> Kafka
> > >> > > consumer
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> yet.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-12675 <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-12675>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> When I looked at it, I realized that the
> > implementation
> > >> > will
> > >> > > >> >> look
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> quite
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> different
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> from Kinesis because it needs to take place in the
> > pull
> > >> > part,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> where
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> records
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> are taken from the Kafka client. Due to the
> > >> multiplexing it
> > >> > > >> >> cannot
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> done
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> by blocking the split thread like it currently works
> > for
> > >> > > >> >> Kinesis.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Reading
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> from individual Kafka partitions needs to be
> > controlled
> > >> via
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> pause/resume
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> on the Kafka client.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> To take on that responsibility the split thread
> would
> > >> need
> > >> > to
> > >> > > >> be
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> aware
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermarks or at least whether it should or should
> not
> > >> > > continue
> > >> > > >> >> to
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> consume
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> a given split and this may require a different
> > >> SourceReader
> > >> > > or
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SourceOutput
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thomas
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 1:39 AM Biao Liu <
> > >> > [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> <mailto:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > >> > > >> >> [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Stephan,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you for feedback!
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Will take a look at your branch before public
> > >> discussing.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 12:01 AM Stephan Ewen <
> > >> > > >> [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > >> > > >> >>> [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Biao!
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for reviving this. I would like to join this
> > >> > > discussion,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> but
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> am
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> quite occupied with the 1.9 release, so can we maybe
> > >> pause
> > >> > > this
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discussion
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for a week or so?
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> In the meantime I can share some suggestion based on
> > >> prior
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> experiments:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> How to do watermarks / timestamp extractors in a
> > simpler
> > >> > and
> > >> > > >> >> more
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> flexible
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> way. I think that part is quite promising should be
> > >> part of
> > >> > > the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> new
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> >
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/tree/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/eventtime
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> >
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/tree/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/eventtime
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> >
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/blob/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/src/SourceOutput.java
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> >
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/blob/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/src/SourceOutput.java
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Some experiments on how to build the source reader
> and
> > >> its
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> library
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> common threading/split patterns:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> >
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/tree/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/src
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> >
> https://github.com/StephanEwen/flink/tree/source_interface/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/common/src
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Stephan
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 10:03 AM Biao Liu <
> > >> > > [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> <mailto:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > >> > > >> >> [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi devs,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Since 1.9 is nearly released, I think we could get
> > back
> > >> to
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> FLIP-27.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> believe it should be included in 1.10.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> There are so many things mentioned in document of
> > >> FLIP-27.
> > >> > > [1]
> > >> > > >> I
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> think
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> we'd better discuss them separately. However the
> wiki
> > is
> > >> > not
> > >> > > a
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> good
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> place
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to discuss. I wrote google doc about SplitReader API
> > >> which
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> misses
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> some
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> details in the document. [2]
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27:+Refactor+Source+Interface
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27:+Refactor+Source+Interface
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> >
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R1s_89T4S3CZwq7Tf31DciaMCqZwrLHGZFqPASu66oE/edit?usp=sharing
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> >
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R1s_89T4S3CZwq7Tf31DciaMCqZwrLHGZFqPASu66oE/edit?usp=sharing
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> CC Stephan, Aljoscha, Piotrek, Becket
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 4:38 PM Biao Liu <
> > >> > [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> <mailto:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > >> > > >> >> [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Steven,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you for the feedback. Please take a look at
> the
> > >> > > document
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> FLIP-27
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27%3A+Refactor+Source+Interface
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-27%3A+Refactor+Source+Interface
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> which
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is updated recently. A lot of details of enumerator
> > were
> > >> > > added
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> this
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> document. I think it would help.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Steven Wu <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > >> > [hidden email]
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >> >> <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> <mailto:[hidden email]>> <[hidden email]
> > >> > <mailto:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 于2019年3月28日周四
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 下午12:52写道：
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> This proposal mentioned that SplitEnumerator might
> run
> > >> on
> > >> > the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> JobManager or
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in a single task on a TaskManager.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> if enumerator is a single task on a taskmanager,
> then
> > >> the
> > >> > job
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> DAG
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> can
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> never
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> been embarrassingly parallel anymore. That will
> > nullify
> > >> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> leverage
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> fine-grained recovery for embarrassingly parallel
> > jobs.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> It's not clear to me what's the implication of
> running
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> enumerator
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> on
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> jobmanager. So I will leave that out for now.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 3:05 AM Biao Liu <
> > >> > [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> <mailto:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > >> > > >> >> [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Stephan & Piotrek,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you for feedback.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> It seems that there are a lot of things to do in
> > >> community.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> am
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> just
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> afraid that this discussion may be forgotten since
> > >> there so
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> many
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> proposals
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> recently.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Anyway, wish to see the split topics soon :)
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Piotr Nowojski <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > >> > > >> >>> [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>> <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 于2019年1月24日周四
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 下午8:21写道：
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Biao!
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> This discussion was stalled because of preparations
> > for
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> open
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> sourcing
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> & merging Blink. I think before creating the tickets
> > we
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> should
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split this
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discussion into topics/areas outlined by Stephan and
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> create
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Flips
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think there is no chance for this to be completed
> in
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> couple
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> remaining
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> weeks/1 month before 1.8 feature freeze, however it
> > >> would
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> good
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to aim
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> with those changes for 1.9.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Piotrek
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On 20 Jan 2019, at 16:08, Biao Liu <
> > [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> <mailto:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > >> > > >> >> [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi community,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> The summary of Stephan makes a lot sense to me. It
> is
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> much
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> clearer
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> indeed
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> after splitting the complex topic into small ones.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I was wondering is there any detail plan for next
> > step?
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> If
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> would
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> like to push this thing forward by creating some
> JIRA
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> issues.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Another question is that should version 1.8 include
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> these
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> features?
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Stephan Ewen <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > [hidden email]
> > >> >>
> > >> > <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> <
> > >> > [hidden email]
> > >> > > >> >>>> <mailto:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> [hidden email]>> <[hidden email] <mailto:
> > >> > [hidden email]
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>> 于2018年12月1日周六
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 上午4:20写道：
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks everyone for the lively discussion. Let me
> try
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> summarize
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> where I
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> see convergence in the discussion and open issues.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I'll try to group this by design aspect of the
> source.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Please
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> let me
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> know
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> if I got things wrong or missed something crucial
> > here.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For issues 1-3, if the below reflects the state of
> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discussion, I
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> would
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> try and update the FLIP in the next days.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For the remaining ones we need more discussion.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I would suggest to fork each of these aspects into a
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> separate
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> mail
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> thread,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> or will loose sight of the individual aspects.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(1) Separation of Split Enumerator and Split
> Reader*
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - All seem to agree this is a good thing
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Split Enumerator could in the end live on
> JobManager
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (and
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> assign
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> via RPC) or in a task (and assign splits via data
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> streams)
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - this discussion is orthogonal and should come
> later,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> when
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> interface
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is agreed upon.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(2) Split Readers for one or more splits*
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Discussion seems to agree that we need to support
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> one
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> reader
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> possibly handles multiple splits concurrently.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - The requirement comes from sources where one
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> poll()-style
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> call
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> fetches
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> data from different splits / partitions
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> example sources that require that would be
> for
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> example
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Kafka,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Pravega, Pulsar
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Could have one split reader per source, or
> multiple
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> readers
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> share the "poll()" function
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - To not make it too complicated, we can start with
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> thinking
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> about
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> one
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split reader for all splits initially and see if
> that
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> covers
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> all
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> requirements
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(3) Threading model of the Split Reader*
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Most active part of the discussion ;-)
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - A non-blocking way for Flink's task code to
> interact
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> with
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> needed in order to a task runtime code based on a
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> single-threaded/actor-style task design
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> I personally am a big proponent of that, it
> > will
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> help
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> with
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> well-behaved checkpoints, efficiency, and simpler
> yet
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> more
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> robust
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> runtime
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> code
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Users care about simple abstraction, so as a
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> subclass
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SplitReader
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (non-blocking / async) we need to have a
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BlockingSplitReader
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> which
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> will
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> form the basis of most source implementations.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> BlockingSplitReader
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> lets
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> users do blocking simple poll() calls.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - The BlockingSplitReader would spawn a thread (or
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> more)
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> thread(s) can make blocking calls and hand over data
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> buffers
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> via
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> a
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> blocking
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> queue
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - This should allow us to cover both, a fully async
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> runtime,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and a
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> simple
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> blocking interface for users.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - This is actually very similar to how the Kafka
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> connectors
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> work.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Kafka
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 9+ with one thread, Kafka 8 with multiple threads
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - On the base SplitReader (the async one), the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> non-blocking
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> method
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> gets the next chunk of data would signal data
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> availability
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> via
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> a
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> CompletableFuture, because that gives the best
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> flexibility
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (can
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> await
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> completion or register notification handlers).
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - The source task would register a "thenHandle()"
> (or
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> similar)
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> on the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> future to put a "take next data" task into the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> actor-style
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> mailbox
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(4) Split Enumeration and Assignment*
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Splits may be generated lazily, both in cases
> where
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> there
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is a
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> limited
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> number of splits (but very many), or splits are
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discovered
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> over
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> time
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Assignment should also be lazy, to get better load
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> balancing
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Assignment needs support locality preferences
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Possible design based on discussion so far:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> SplitReader has a method
> > "addSplits(SplitT...)"
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> add
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> one or
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> more
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits. Some split readers might assume they have
> only
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> one
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> ever,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> concurrently, others assume multiple splits. (Note:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> idea
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> behind
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> being
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> able
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to add multiple splits at the same time is to ease
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> startup
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> where
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> multiple
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits may be assigned instantly.)
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> SplitReader has a context object on which it
> > can
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> call
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> indicate
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> when
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits are completed. The enumerator gets that
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> notification and
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> can
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> use
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> decide when to assign new splits. This should help
> > both
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> cases
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> sources
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that take splits lazily (file readers) and in case
> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> needs to
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> preserve a partial order between splits (Kinesis,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Pravega,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Pulsar may
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> need
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that).
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> SplitEnumerator gets notification when
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SplitReaders
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> start
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> when
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> they finish splits. They can decide at that moment
> to
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> push
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> more
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> to
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that reader
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> The SplitEnumerator should probably be aware
> > of
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> parallelism, to build its initial distribution.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Open question: Should the source expose something
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> like
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> "host
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> preferences", so that yarn/mesos/k8s can take this
> > into
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> account
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> when
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> selecting a node to start a TM on?
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(5) Watermarks and event time alignment*
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Watermark generation, as well as idleness, needs
> to
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> per
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (like
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> currently in the Kafka Source, per partition)
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - It is desirable to support optional
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> event-time-alignment,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> meaning
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits that are ahead are back-pressured or
> > temporarily
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> unsubscribed
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - I think i would be desirable to encapsulate
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> generation
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> logic
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in watermark generators, for a separation of
> concerns.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> The
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> generators should run per split.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Using watermark generators would also help with
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> another
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> problem of
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> suggested interface, namely supporting non-periodic
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermarks
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> efficiently.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Need a way to "dispatch" next record to different
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> generators
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Need a way to tell SplitReader to "suspend" a
> split
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> until a
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> certain
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark is reached (event time backpressure)
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - This would in fact be not needed (and thus
> simpler)
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> if
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> we
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> had
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> a
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SplitReader per split and may be a reason to re-open
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discussion
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(6) Watermarks across splits and in the Split
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Enumerator*
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - The split enumerator may need some watermark
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> awareness,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> which
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> should
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> be
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> purely based on split metadata (like create
> timestamp
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> file
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits)
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - If there are still more splits with overlapping
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> event
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> time
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> range
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> a
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split reader, then that split reader should not
> > advance
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermark
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> within the split beyond the overlap boundary.
> > Otherwise
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> future
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> will
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> produce late data.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - One way to approach this could be that the split
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> enumerator
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> may
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> send
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermarks to the readers, and the readers cannot
> emit
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> watermarks
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> beyond
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that received watermark.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Many split enumerators would simply immediately
> send
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Long.MAX
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> out
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> leave the progress purely to the split readers.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - For event-time alignment / split back pressure,
> this
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> begs
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> question
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> how we can avoid deadlocks that may arise when
> splits
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> are
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> suspended
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> event time back pressure,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *(7) Batch and streaming Unification*
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Functionality wise, the above design should
> support
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> both
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Batch often (mostly) does not care about reading
> "in
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> order"
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> generating watermarks
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> Might use different enumerator logic that is
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> more
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> locality
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> aware
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and ignores event time order
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>     --> Does not generate watermarks
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Would be great if bounded sources could be
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> identified
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> at
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> compile
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> time,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> so that "env.addBoundedSource(...)" is type safe and
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> can
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> return a
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> "BoundedDataStream".
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Possible to defer this discussion until later
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> *Miscellaneous Comments*
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - Should the source have a TypeInformation for the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> produced
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> type,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> instead
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of a serializer? We need a type information in the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> stream
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> anyways, and
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> can
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> derive the serializer from that. Plus, creating the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> serializer
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> should
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> respect the ExecutionConfig.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> - The TypeSerializer interface is very powerful but
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> also
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> easy to
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> implement. Its purpose is to handle data super
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> efficiently,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> support
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> flexible ways of evolution, etc.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For metadata I would suggest to look at the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> SimpleVersionedSerializer
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> instead, which is used for example for checkpoint
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> master
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> hooks,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> or for
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> streaming file sink. I think that is is a good match
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> cases
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> where
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> we
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> do
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not need more than ser/deser (no copy, etc.) and
> don't
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> need to
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> push
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> versioning out of the serialization paths for best
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> performance
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (as in
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> TypeSerializer)
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 11:45 AM Kostas Kloudas <
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> [hidden email]>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Biao,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the answer!
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> So given the multi-threaded readers, now we have as
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> open
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> questions:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1) How do we let the checkpoints pass through our
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> multi-threaded
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> reader
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> operator?
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2) Do we have separate reader and source operators
> or
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not? In
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> strategy
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that has a separate source, the source operator has
> a
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> parallelism of
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is responsible for split recovery only.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For the first one, given also the constraints
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (blocking,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> finite
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> queues,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> etc), I do not have an answer yet.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> For the 2nd, I think that we should go with separate
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> operators
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source and the readers, for the following reasons:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 1) This is more aligned with a potential future
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> improvement
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> where the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discovery becomes a responsibility of the JobManager
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> readers are
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> pooling more work from the JM.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> 2) The source is going to be the "single point of
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> truth".
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> It
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> will
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> know
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> what
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> has been processed and what not. If the source and
> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> readers
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> are a
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> single
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> operator with parallelism > 1, or in general, if the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> split
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> discovery
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> done by each task individually, then:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    i) we have to have a deterministic scheme for
> each
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> reader to
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> assign
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits to itself (e.g. mod subtaskId). This is not
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> necessarily
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> trivial
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> all sources.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    ii) each reader would have to keep a copy of all
> > its
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> processed
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> slpits
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>    iii) the state has to be a union state with a
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> non-trivial
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> merging
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> logic
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> in order to support rescaling.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Two additional points that you raised above:
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> i) The point that you raised that we need to keep
> all
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> (processed
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not-processed) I think is a bit of a strong
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> requirement.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> This
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> would
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> imply
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that for infinite sources the state will grow
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> indefinitely.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> This is
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> problem
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> is even more pronounced if we do not have a single
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> assigns
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> splits to readers, as each reader will have its own
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> copy
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> of
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> state.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> ii) it is true that for finite sources we need to
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> somehow
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> close
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> readers when the source/split discoverer finishes.
> The
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> ContinuousFileReaderOperator has a work-around for
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> that.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> It is
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> not
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> elegant,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> and checkpoints are not emitted after closing the
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> source,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> but
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> this, I
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> believe, is a bigger problem which requires more
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> changes
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> than
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> just
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> refactoring the source interface.
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Kostas
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> --
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best, Jingsong Lee
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> --
> > >> > > >> >>>>>> Best, Jingsong Lee
> > >> > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>>
> > >> > > >> >>>
> > >> > > >> >>
> > >> > > >> >
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >
> >
>