Hello everyone, I’d like to discuss the following topic (see below) with community since the optimal solution is not clear for me.
There is Java IO module, called “hadoop-input-format”, which allows to use MapReduce InputFormat implementations to read data from different sources (for example, org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.lib.db.DBInputFormat). According to its name, it has only “Read" and it's missing “Write” part, so, I'm working on “hadoop-output-format” to support MapReduce OutputFormat (PR 6306 <https://github.com/apache/beam/pull/6306>). For this I created another module with this name. So, in the end, we will have two different modules “hadoop-input-format” and “hadoop-output-format” and it looks quite strange for me since, afaik, every existed Java IO, that we have, incapsulates Read and Write parts into one module. Additionally, we have “hadoop-common” and “hadoop-file-system” as other hadoop-related modules. Now I’m thinking how it will be better to organise all these Hadoop modules better. There are several options in my mind: 1) Add new module “hadoop-output-format” and leave all Hadoop modules “as it is”. Pros: no breaking changes, no additional work Cons: not logical for users to have the same IO in two different modules and with different names. 2) Merge “hadoop-input-format” and “hadoop-output-format” into one module called, say, “hadoop-format” or “hadoop-mapreduce-format”, keep the other Hadoop modules “as it is”. Pros: to have InputFormat/OutputFormat in one IO module which is logical for users Cons: breaking changes for user code because of module/IO renaming 3) Add new module “hadoop-format” (or “hadoop-mapreduce-format”) which will include new “write” functionality and be a proxy for old “hadoop-input-format”. In its turn, “hadoop-input-format” should become deprecated and be finally moved to common “hadoop-format” module in future releases. Keep the other Hadoop modules “as it is”. Pros: finally it will be only one module for hadoop MR format; changes are less painful for user Cons: hidden difficulties of implementation this strategy; a bit confusing for user 4) Add new module “hadoop” and move all already existed modules there as submodules (like we have for “io/google-cloud-platform”), merge “hadoop-input-format” and “hadoop-output-format” into one module. Pros: unification of all hadoop-related modules Cons: breaking changes for user code, additional complexity with deps and testing 5) Your suggestion?.. My personal preferences are lying between 2 and 3 (if 3 is possible). I’m wondering if there were similar situations in Beam before and how it was finally resolved. If yes then probably we need to do here in similar way. Any suggestions/advices/comments would be very appreciated. Thanks, Alexey
