+1 (binding) On 11/6/12 10:57 AM, "Adam Berry" <ambe...@yahoo-inc.com> wrote:
>Hello, > >This proposal has been open for discussion for a a few weeks, so now >submitting for a vote for this project to be accepted into the incubator. > >Cheers, >Adam Berry > >= HDT (Hadoop Development Tools) = > >== Abstract == >Tools to support developing applications that use Apache Hadoop from >within Eclipse. > >== Proposal == >Hadoop Development Tools are a set of extensions to Eclipse providing >support for creating, launching and debugging distributed applications, >as well as interacting with HDFS filesystems. This work will build on the >existing Map Reduce Tools present in the Apache Hadoop project. > >== Background == >Map Reduce Tools have existed as part of contrib for Apache Hadoop. >Unfortunately they are source tied to a single version of Hadoop, and >development has stalled, with little movement past the Hadoop 0.20 line. > >== Rationale == >Support for newer versions of Hadoop from within Eclipse is regularly >raised on the Hadoop mailing lists, so there is a clear need to drive >these tools forward. Development tools generally are worked on separate >from the target tools/platform, separating the tools out will allow for >supporting multiple versions, so a developer could work with a >heterogeneous environment. > >== Initial Goals == > * Give the tools project a home of its own. > * Port current MapReduce tools feature set to all current release lines >of Hadoop in a single Eclipse install. > * Documentation and tutorials for all features. > * Publish Eclipse update site, and join Eclipse marketplace listing. > * Establish release cycle that combines support for Hadoop and Eclipse >release cycles. > * Look to build support for YARN, MRUnit and possibly other >Hadoop-related projects. > >== Current Status == >The source for the current MapReduceTools lives in the contrib section of >the Hadoop source. In its current implementation it is tied to the >version of Hadoop against which it is compiled. The layout and API that >it was developed with means that it can only be used with the 0.20 or 1.0 >Hadoop releases, the new layout and YARN api introduced with the 0.23 and >2.0 lines are not supported. > > >=== Meritocracy === >Several people and companies have already expressed an interest in >contributing to this project, and we hope to attract additional interest >during the proposal discussion. We plan to invest and support a >meritocracy that attracts, invites, and supports newcomers to build a >vibrant and diverse community. > >=== Community === >The target community is developers who are working developing Map/Reduce >applications against Hadoop. Given the success of Hadoop the target group >is likely to be quite large. Separation from the Hadoop community would >make it easier to support multiple versions of hadoop, as well as merging >the release cycles of Hadoop and Eclipse to provide predictable iteration >and improvement in the toolset. > >=== Core Developers === >The initial list of developers includes people experienced with Hadoop >and developing against the Eclipse platform. > * Adam Berry (amberry at yahoo-inc dot com) > * Jeffrey Zemerick (jeffrrey at mtnfog dot com) > * Evert Lammerts (Evert dot Lammerts at sara dot nl) > * Simone Gianni (simoneg at apache dot org) > >=== Alignment === >Hadoop Development Tools aligns with both Hadoop and Eclipse. Hadoop as >the platform for the development target, and Eclipse as the IDE platform >used as the base for the tools. > >== Known Risks == > >=== Orphaned Products === > >=== Inexperience with Open Source === >The committers have experience with Apache and Eclipse open source >development. > >=== Reliance on Salaried Developers === >Hadoop Development Tools will be developed with a mix of salaried and >volunteer time. > >=== Relationships with Other Apache Projects === >Hadoop Development Tools is closely related to Apache Hadoop. > >=== An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === >Given the success of Hadoop and associated projects, Apache is the >natural place for the Hadoop Development Tools. Chris Mattman suggested >the Apache Incubator as appropriate on the Hadoop general mailing list >following the success that MRUnit had taking the path from Hadoop contrib >to an Apache top level project. > >== Documentation == >Documentation for the current tools can be found at >http://wiki.apache.org/hadoop/EclipsePlugIn > >== Initial Source == >http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/hadoop/common/trunk/hadoop-mapreduce-proje >ct/src/contrib/eclipse-plugin/ > >== Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan == >The source, and any suggested initial patches, are already hosted either >in Apache¹s Subversion or JIRA. > >== External Dependencies == >Eclipse Platform >Eclipse Java Development Tools > >== Cryptography == >Hadoop Development Tools likely does not fall into this area. > >== Required Resources == >=== Mailing lists === > * hdt-dev > * hdt-commits > * hdt-user > >=== Git Repository === > * git://git.apache.org/incubator-hdt.git > >=== Issue Tracking === > * JIRA Hadoop Development Tools (HDT) > >=== Other Resources === > * Jenkins/Hudson for builds and test running. > >== Initial Committers == > * Adam Berry (amberry at yahoo-inc dot com) > * Jeffrey Zemerick (jeffrrey at mtnfog dot com) > * Evert Lammerts (Evert dot Lammerts at sara dot nl) > * Simone Gianni (simoneg at apache dot org) > >== Affiliations == > * Adam Berry - Yahoo! > * Jeffrey Zemerick - Mountain Fog > * Evert Lammerts - SARA > * Simone Gianni - n/a > >== Sponsors == >=== Champion === > * Roman Shaposhnik > >=== Nominated Mentors === > * Chris Douglas > * Chris Mattman > * Roman Shaposhnik > >=== Sponsoring Entity === >Incubator PMC > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
