Ferenc Csaky created FLINK-35939: ------------------------------------ Summary: Do not set empty config values via ConfigUtils#encodeCollectionToConfig Key: FLINK-35939 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-35939 Project: Flink Issue Type: Improvement Affects Versions: 1.19.1 Reporter: Ferenc Csaky Fix For: 2.0.0
The {{ConfigUtils#encodeCollectionToConfig}} function only skips to set a given {{ConfigOption}} value, if that value is null. If the passed collection is empty, it will set that empty collection. I think this behavior is less logical and can cause more undesired situations, when we only set a value if it is not empty AND not null. Furthermore, the method's [javadoc|https://github.com/apache/flink/blob/82b628d4730eef32b2f7a022e3b73cb18f950e6e/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/configuration/ConfigUtils.java#L73] describes the logic I just mentioned above, which is in conflict with the actual implementation and tests, which sets an empty collection. -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.20.10#820010)