+1 to add JSON support to Flink. We also see lots of requirements for JSON related functions in our internal platform. Since these are already SQL standard, I think it's a good time to add them to Flink.
Best, Kurt On Thu, Sep 5, 2019 at 10:37 AM Qi Luo <luoqi...@gmail.com> wrote: > We also see strong demands from our SQL users for JSON/Date related > functions. > > Also +Anyang Hu <huanyang1...@gmail.com> > > On Wed, Sep 4, 2019 at 9:51 PM Jark Wu <imj...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Forward, > > > > Thanks for bringing this discussion and preparing the nice design. > > I think it's nice to have the JSON functions in the next release. > > We have received some requirements for this feature. > > > > I can help to shepherd this JSON functions effort and will leave comments > > in the design doc in the next days. > > > > Hi Danny, > > > > The new introduced JSON functions are from SQL:2016, not from MySQL. > > So there no JSON type is needed. According to the SQL:2016, the > > representation of JSON data can be "character string" which is also > > the current implementation in Calcite[1]. > > > > Best, > > Jark > > > > > > [1]: https://calcite.apache.org/docs/reference.html#json-functions > > > > > > On Wed, 4 Sep 2019 at 21:22, Xu Forward <forwardxu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > hi Danny Chan ,Thank you very much for your reply, your help can help > me > > > further improve this discussion. > > > Best > > > forward > > > > > > Danny Chan <yuzhao....@gmail.com> 于2019年9月4日周三 下午8:50写道： > > > > > > > Thanks Xu Forward for bring up this topic, I think the JSON functions > > are > > > > very useful especially for those MySQL users. > > > > > > > > I saw that you have done some work within the Apache Calcite, that’s > a > > > > good start, but this is one concern from me, Flink doesn’t support > JSON > > > > type internal, so how to represent a JSON object in Flink maybe a key > > > point > > > > we need to resolve. In Calcite, we use ANY type to represent as the > > JSON, > > > > but I don’t think it is the right way to go, maybe we can have a > > > discussion > > > > here. > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > Danny Chan > > > > 在 2019年9月4日 +0800 PM8:34，Xu Forward <forwardxu...@gmail.com>，写道： > > > > > Hi everybody, > > > > > > > > > > I'd like to kick off a discussion on Support JSON functions in > Flink > > > SQL. > > > > > > > > > > The entire plan is divided into two steps: > > > > > 1. Implement Support SQL 2016-2017 JSON functions in Flink SQL[1]. > > > > > 2. Implement non-Support SQL 2016-2017 JSON functions in Flink SQL, > > > such > > > > as > > > > > JSON_TYPE in Mysql, JSON_LENGTH, etc. Very useful JSON functions. > > > > > > > > > > Would love to hear your thoughts. > > > > > > > > > > [1] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JfaFYIFOAY8P2pFhOYNCQ9RTzwF4l85_bnTvImOLKMk/edit#heading=h.76mb88ca6yjp > > > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > > ForwardXu > > > > > > > > > >
