GitHub user JackieTien97 edited a comment on the discussion: [GSoC 2026] Flink connector for IoTDB table mode – prospective contributor
Thank you for your strong interest in the Apache IoTDB Flink connector project. We are impressed with your thorough preparation and understanding of the project's goals. Regarding your questions, here is some guidance: Research Focus: We recommend you start by delving into the Source and Sink implementations for the Tree Mode within the existing flink-iotdb-connector[1]. This will provide you with a solid understanding of the current data flow and architecture, which is key to identifying the refactoring or challenges required to properly adapt it for Table Mode. Your plan to explore Table Mode SQL features is also excellent. API Prioritization: Given that the Flink Table API is the primary integration path for many users, I suggest focusing your initial proposal and implementation on strong Table API support to quickly achieve a Minimal Viable Product (MVP) for core read/write functionality. However, the DataStream API is the underlying foundation, and a complete connector should ideally support both, so please keep it in mind for the overall design. Your initial steps are sound. We encourage you to share your exploratory findings or any preliminary design ideas with us, perhaps as a Pull Request (PR) or another Discussion thread, so we can provide more specific feedback. [1] https://github.com/apache/iotdb-extras/tree/master/connectors/flink-iotdb-connector GitHub link: https://github.com/apache/iotdb/discussions/17128#discussioncomment-15667638 ---- This is an automatically sent email for [email protected]. To unsubscribe, please send an email to: [email protected]
