Github user zentol commented on the issue:
https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/5844
Even then `invoke(Collection<IN>)` would never be called. `IN` is always
the type of the `DataStream` the sink is applied on, and it can't be
`Collection<IN>` as you would have an infinitely recursive type.
You need to create a subclass that extends
`CassandraSinkBase<Collection<SOMETYPE>>` which can then be applied to
`DataStream<Collection<SOMETYPE>>`, and that you can already do. Note that it
is rather unusual for the stream to contain collections, so I doubt we would be
adding much value here.
If instead you you want a sink of type `IN` that buffers elements and sends
them in batches you can use the `CassandraWriteAheadSink`.
Finally, do note that cassandra batches are a far cry from transactions.
IIRC the guarantees work as such that either the batch completes successfully
in which case all element are written, or it fails in which case _some_ records
may have been written.
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