So cool, Big +1 for this exciting work. Best Hongshun
On Thu, Dec 7, 2023 at 12:20 PM Qingsheng Ren <re...@apache.org> wrote: > Thanks for kicking this off, Leonard! > > As one of the contributors of the CDC project, I'm truly honored to be part > of the community and so excited to hear the news. CDC project was born from > and developed together with Apache Flink, and we are so proud to be > accepted by more and more users around the world. > > To put my Flink hat on, I believe having the CDC project as a part of > Apache Flink will broadly expand our ecosystem and the usage scenarios. > Both two projects will benefit from closer cooperation, so +1 from my side. > > Best, > Qingsheng > > On Thu, Dec 7, 2023 at 12:06 PM Samrat Deb <decordea...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > That's really cool :) > > +1 for the great addition > > > > Bests, > > Samrat > > > > On Thu, 7 Dec 2023 at 9:20 AM, Jingsong Li <jingsongl...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> Wow, Cool, Nice > >> > >> CDC is playing an increasingly important role. > >> > >> +1 > >> > >> Best, > >> Jingsong > >> > >> On Thu, Dec 7, 2023 at 11:25 AM Leonard Xu <xbjt...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > > >> > Dear Flink devs, > >> > > >> > As you may have heard, we at Alibaba (Ververica) are planning to > donate > >> CDC Connectors for the Apache Flink project[1] to the Apache Flink > >> community. > >> > > >> > CDC Connectors for Apache Flink comprise a collection of source > >> connectors designed specifically for Apache Flink. These connectors[2] > >> enable the ingestion of changes from various databases using Change Data > >> Capture (CDC), most of these CDC connectors are powered by Debezium[3]. > >> They support both the DataStream API and the Table/SQL API, facilitating > >> the reading of database snapshots and continuous reading of transaction > >> logs with exactly-once processing, even in the event of failures. > >> > > >> > > >> > Additionally, in the latest version 3.0, we have introduced many > >> long-awaited features. Starting from CDC version 3.0, we've built a > >> Streaming ELT Framework available for streaming data integration. This > >> framework allows users to write their data synchronization logic in a > >> simple YAML file, which will automatically be translated into a Flink > >> DataStreaming job. It emphasizes optimizing the task submission process > and > >> offers advanced functionalities such as whole database synchronization, > >> merging sharded tables, and schema evolution[4]. > >> > > >> > > >> > I believe this initiative is a perfect match for both sides. For the > >> Flink community, it presents an opportunity to enhance Flink's > competitive > >> advantage in streaming data integration, promoting the healthy growth > and > >> prosperity of the Apache Flink ecosystem. For the CDC Connectors > project, > >> becoming a sub-project of Apache Flink means being part of a neutral > >> open-source community, which can attract a more diverse pool of > >> contributors. > >> > > >> > Please note that the aforementioned points represent only some of our > >> motivations and vision for this donation. Specific future operations > need > >> to be further discussed in this thread. For example, the sub-project > name > >> after the donation; we hope to name it Flink-CDC aiming to streaming > data > >> intergration through Apache Flink, following the naming convention of > >> Flink-ML; And this project is managed by a total of 8 maintainers, > >> including 3 Flink PMC members and 1 Flink Committer. The remaining 4 > >> maintainers are also highly active contributors to the Flink community, > >> donating this project to the Flink community implies that their > permissions > >> might be reduced. Therefore, we may need to bring up this topic for > further > >> discussion within the Flink PMC. Additionally, we need to discuss how to > >> migrate existing users and documents. We have a user group of nearly > 10,000 > >> people and a multi-version documentation site need to migrate. We also > need > >> to plan for the migration of CI/CD processes and other specifics. > >> > > >> > > >> > While there are many intricate details that require implementation, we > >> are committed to progressing and finalizing this donation process. > >> > > >> > > >> > Despite being Flink’s most active ecological project (as evaluated by > >> GitHub metrics), it also boasts a significant user base. However, I > believe > >> it's essential to commence discussions on future operations only after > the > >> community reaches a consensus on whether they desire this donation. > >> > > >> > > >> > Really looking forward to hear what you think! > >> > > >> > > >> > Best, > >> > Leonard (on behalf of the Flink CDC Connectors project maintainers) > >> > > >> > [1] https://github.com/ververica/flink-cdc-connectors > >> > [2] > >> > https://ververica.github.io/flink-cdc-connectors/master/content/overview/cdc-connectors.html > >> > [3] https://debezium.io > >> > [4] > >> > https://ververica.github.io/flink-cdc-connectors/master/content/overview/cdc-pipeline.html > >> > > >
