Github user tdunning commented on the issue:
https://github.com/apache/drill/pull/831
On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 5:34 PM, Paul Rogers <[email protected]>
wrote:
> That only works if Drill has an autoloading capability that allows storage
> formats to be loaded and authenticated easily.
>
> Why? To get pcap in 1.11, one must install a new Drill version, which
> requires a restart. Assuming that pcap were a separate project, you'd
> install a new jar, and restart. Neither provides auto loading.
>
No. But if I have 1.11 already and decide that I want pcap (or any similar
data format), it would be nice if I could do the equivalent of pip (for
python) or install.packages("...") (for R) or mvn test (for Java) and get
whatever cool capability I like.
This may be described as "just install a new jar" but the convenience level
is a proven Big Deal (tm). It would even be possible to leverage Maven
central to make it happen, but there needs to be convenience sugar around
the process to make it consumable.
> Not clear on the authentication issue. If a plugin were a separate
> project, wouldn't that project have a way of certifying its jars?
>
Dunno. Not some random project.
If Drill requires it, then yes. And I am saying that Drill should require
resolution back to some level of trust.
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