+1. I really like this idea. Should ease deployments between instances and facilitate a better UX throughout the lifecycle of a dataflow.
Matt On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 7:52 AM, Koji Kawamura <ijokaruma...@gmail.com> wrote: > Huge +1! I was excited to read the design documents :) > Agree with flow versioning at ProcessGroup level. > > I don't know if this is helpful, but here is an experimental project > of mine which tries to achieve the same goal, versioning ProcessGroup. > https://github.com/ijokarumawak/nifi-deploy-process-group > > It contains logics that will probably need to be implemented such as > checking remaining flow files in the queues around ProcessGroup, or > checking number of input/output ports from/to the ProcessGroup ... etc > > Hope that helps in some way, and I'd like to help make this come true! > > Thanks, > Koji > > On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 9:43 PM, Joe Gresock <jgres...@gmail.com> wrote: > > +1, I've been waiting for this idea since NiFi went open source! > > > > On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 4:53 AM, Ricky Saltzer <ri...@cloudera.com> > wrote: > > > >> I'm a big +1 to this proposal. It would solve a huge burden that is > keeping > >> NARs up to date in environments where there's alot of teams that share > NARs > >> but have separate NiFi deployments and repositories. > >> > >> On Feb 8, 2017 7:09 PM, "Peter Wicks (pwicks)" <pwi...@micron.com> > wrote: > >> > >> > I think a lot of us are facing the same challenges, and this sounds > like > >> a > >> > step in the right direction. > >> > I had actually started to dig into a Flow Configuration plugin that > would > >> > use Git branches to copy/sync flows between instances/environments, > and > >> > keep them versioned; hadn't gotten very far. > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: Jeremy Dyer [mailto:jdy...@gmail.com] > >> > Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2017 3:54 PM > >> > To: dev@nifi.apache.org > >> > Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Proposal for an Apache NiFi sub-project - NiFi > >> > Registry > >> > > >> > Bryan - I think this is a fantastic idea. I would also think this > would > >> be > >> > a good place to add a "device registry" as well. It makes much more > sense > >> > in my mind to have these efforts in sub projects outside of the > >> nifi/minifi > >> > core. > >> > > >> > On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 4:50 PM, Bryan Bende <bbe...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > > >> > > NiFi Community, > >> > > > >> > > I'd like to initiate a discussion around creating a sub-project of > >> > > NiFi to encompass the registry capabilities outlined in several of > the > >> > > feature proposals on the Wiki [1]. A possible name for this > >> > > sub-project is simply "NiFi Registry". > >> > > > >> > > Currently there are two feature proposals that call for NiFi to > >> > > interact with an external registry: > >> > > > >> > > Configuration Management of Flows [2] - This feature proposal calls > >> > > for a flow registry where versioned flows can be published and > >> > > consumed, allowing flows to be easily migrated between environments > . > >> > > > >> > > Extension Registry [3] - This feature proposal calls for a place to > >> > > publish NARs containing extensions, allowing NiFi to decouple itself > >> > > from including all of the NARs in the main distribution, and > allowing > >> > > better discovery of available extensions. > >> > > > >> > > The idea would be to create a NiFi Registry sub-project, with > >> > > sub-modules for the various registries. These registries could then > be > >> > > packaged and distributed as a single artifact and run as a > >> > > complimentary application to NiFi and MiNiFi. NiFi would not require > >> > > the registry application, however, a given NiFi could be configured > to > >> > > know about one or more flow registries, or one or more extension > >> > > registries. > >> > > > >> > > Creating a sub-project would allow the registry code to evolve > >> > > independently of NiFi and be released on it's own timeline. In > >> > > addition, it would make tracking issues/work much clearer through a > >> > > separate JIRA. > >> > > > >> > > Please discuss and provide and thoughts or feedback. > >> > > > >> > > Thanks, > >> > > > >> > > Bryan > >> > > > >> > > [1] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NIFI/NiFi+ > >> > > Feature+Proposals > >> > > [2] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NIFI/ > >> > > Configuration+Management+of+Flows > >> > > [3] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NIFI/ > >> > > Extension+Repositories+%28aka+Extension+Registry%29+for+ > >> > > Dynamically-loaded+Extensions > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I > > have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, > > whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can > do > > all this through him who gives me strength. *-Philippians 4:12-13* >
