Sounds good but how about exposing the logical plan layer instead? Wouldn't that yield the same effect? From python for example you still can construct a logical plan and give to Pig to execute. On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 10:07 AM, Ted Dunning <ted.dunn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2009/2/17 Alan Gates <ga...@yahoo-inc.com> > > > [not commenting on the switch, only on the exposure of AST's] Is that > > correct? > > > > Nearly so. > > > > So whether we switch parsing technologies or not is not of interest to > you, > > only the interfaces we expose? > > > > I would think that switching parsing technologies would encourage creation > of a better AST interface layer which further my goal of getting to the > AST's for other purposes. I also think that exposing the AST layer would > further your goal of switching parser technology by allowing outsiders to > contribute parsers that you might ultimately like better. > > So I do see a linkage and do support switching. > > +1 to switching parsers (and thus making switching easier) >
