thanks for working on this and driving it +1
On Thu, Dec 7, 2023 at 7:26 AM Feng Jin <jinfeng1...@gmail.com> wrote: > This is incredibly exciting news, a big +1 for this. > > Thank you for the fantastic work on Flink CDC. We have created thousands of > real-time integration jobs using Flink CDC connectors. > > > Best, > Feng > > On Thu, Dec 7, 2023 at 1:45 PM gongzhongqiang <gongzhongqi...@apache.org> > wrote: > > > It's very exciting to hear the news. > > +1 for adding CDC Connectors to Apache Flink ! > > > > > > Best, > > Zhongqiang > > > > Leonard Xu <xbjt...@gmail.com> 于2023年12月7日周四 11:25写道： > > > > > 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 > > > > > > -- Best regards, Sergey
