Github user paul-rogers commented on the issue:
https://github.com/apache/drill/pull/831
Looking at the big picture, Drill should allow specialized plugins such as
this one to exist as independent projects. Users should be able to download the
plugin jar, add it to Drill, and go.
As we've discussed, Drill has a bit of work before we get there. We can't
hold up this work waiting for a better solution.
So, please fix the two minor issues you identified. The code will then be
ready for a final quick review and approval.
Later, once Drill provides the correct framework, I'd suggest that this
code move into a separate Github repo to be maintained by experts in pcap.
Frankly, most Drill developers are familiar with query engines, not pcap (or
other specialized formats.)
The same is true, for example, of the "indexr" and TSDB plugins which are
(slowly) working their way through the review process.
Summary: please add the package-info file and the comments in utils. We can
then give approval.
Can we do this by, say, July 10? If so, we can likely get this PR into
1.11, if the Release Manager agrees.
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