Thank you all for the encouraging feedback! So far the reaction to add this to Flink was exclusively positive, which is really great to see!
To make this happen, here would be the next steps: (1) As per the bylaws, a contribution like that would need a PMC vote, because it is a commitment to take this and shepherd it in the future. I will kick that off next. (2) The biggest open question in the current discussion would be whether to go with a separate repository, or put it into Flink core. Related to the repository discussion is also how to link and present this on the Flink website. I will spin off a separate discussion for that, to keep the threads focused. Best, Stephan On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 10:16 AM Becket Qin <becket....@gmail.com> wrote: > +1 to adding Stateful Function to Flink. It is a very useful addition to > the Flink ecosystem. > > Given this is essentially a new top-level / first-citizen API of Flink, it > seems better to have it the Flink core repo. This will also avoid letting > this important new API to be blocked on potential problems of maintaining > multiple different repositories. > > Thanks, > > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin > > On Sun, Oct 13, 2019 at 4:48 AM Hequn Cheng <chenghe...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Stephan, >> >> Big +1 for adding this to Apache Flink! >> >> As for the problem of whether this should be added to the Flink main >> repository, from my side, I prefer to put it in the main repository. Not >> only Stateful Functions shares very close relations with the current Flink, >> but also other libs or modules in Flink can make use of it the other way >> round in the future. At that time the Flink API stack would also be changed >> a bit and this would be cool. >> >> Best, Hequn >> >> On Sat, Oct 12, 2019 at 9:16 PM Biao Liu <mmyy1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Stehpan, >>> >>> +1 for having Stateful Functions in Flink. >>> >>> Before discussing which repository it should belong, I was wondering if >>> we have reached an agreement of "splitting flink repository" as Piotr >>> mentioned or not. It seems that it's just no more further discussion. >>> It's OK for me to add it to core repository. After all almost everything >>> is in core repository now. But if we decide to split the core repository >>> someday, I tend to create a separate repository for Stateful Functions. It >>> might be good time to take the first step of splitting. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Biao /'bɪ.aʊ/ >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, 12 Oct 2019 at 19:31, Yu Li <car...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Stephan, >>>> >>>> Big +1 for adding stateful functions to Flink. I believe a lot of user >>>> would be interested to try this out and I could imagine how this could >>>> contribute to reduce the TCO for business requiring both streaming >>>> processing and stateful functions. >>>> >>>> And my 2 cents is to put it into flink core repository since I could >>>> see a tight connection between this library and flink state. >>>> >>>> Best Regards, >>>> Yu >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, 12 Oct 2019 at 17:31, jincheng sun <sunjincheng...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Stephan, >>>>> >>>>> bit +1 for adding this great features to Apache Flink. >>>>> >>>>> Regarding where we should place it, put it into Flink core repository >>>>> or create a separate repository? I prefer put it into main repository and >>>>> looking forward the more detail discussion for this decision. >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> Jincheng >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Jingsong Li <jingsongl...@gmail.com> 于2019年10月12日周六 上午11:32写道： >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Stephan, >>>>>> >>>>>> big +1 for this contribution. It provides another user interface that >>>>>> is easy to use and popular at this time. these functions, It's hard for >>>>>> users to write in SQL/TableApi, while using DataStream is too complex. >>>>>> (We've done some stateFun kind jobs using DataStream before). With >>>>>> statefun, it is very easy. >>>>>> >>>>>> I think it's also a good opportunity to exercise Flink's core >>>>>> capabilities. I looked at stateful-functions-flink briefly, it is very >>>>>> interesting. I think there are many other things Flink can improve. So I >>>>>> think it's a better thing to put it into Flink, and the improvement for >>>>>> it >>>>>> will be more natural in the future. >>>>>> >>>>>> Best, >>>>>> Jingsong Lee >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Oct 11, 2019 at 7:33 PM Dawid Wysakowicz < >>>>>> dwysakow...@apache.org> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Stephan, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I think this is a nice library, but what I like more about it is >>>>>>> that it suggests exploring different use-cases. I think it definitely >>>>>>> makes >>>>>>> sense for the Flink community to explore more lightweight applications >>>>>>> that >>>>>>> reuses resources. Therefore I definitely think it is a good idea for >>>>>>> Flink >>>>>>> community to accept this contribution and help maintaining it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Personally I'd prefer to have it in a separate repository. There >>>>>>> were a few discussions before where different people were suggesting to >>>>>>> extract connectors and other libraries to separate repositories. >>>>>>> Moreover I >>>>>>> think it could serve as an example for the Flink ecosystem website[1]. >>>>>>> This >>>>>>> could be the first project in there and give a good impression that the >>>>>>> community sees potential in the ecosystem website. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Lastly, I'm wondering if this should go through PMC vote according >>>>>>> to our bylaws[2]. In the end the suggestion is to adopt an existing code >>>>>>> base as is. It also proposes a new programs concept that could result >>>>>>> in a >>>>>>> shift of priorities for the community in a long run. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Best, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dawid >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [1] >>>>>>> http://apache-flink-mailing-list-archive.1008284.n3.nabble.com/DISCUSS-Create-a-Flink-ecosystem-website-td27519.html >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [2] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/Flink+Bylaws >>>>>>> On 11/10/2019 13:12, Till Rohrmann wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Stephan, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> +1 for adding stateful functions to Flink. I believe the new set of >>>>>>> applications this feature will unlock will be super interesting for new >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> existing Flink users alike. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> One reason for not including it in the main repository would to not >>>>>>> being bound to Flink's release cadence. This would allow to release >>>>>>> faster >>>>>>> and more often. However, I believe that having it eventually in Flink's >>>>>>> main repository would be beneficial in the long run. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> Till >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 11, 2019 at 12:56 PM Trevor Grant < >>>>>>> trevor.d.gr...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> +1 non-binding on contribution. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Separate repo, or feature branch to start maybe? I just feel like >>>>>>>> in the beginning this thing is going to have lots of breaking changes >>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>> maybe aren't going to fit well with tests / other "v1+" release code. >>>>>>>> Just >>>>>>>> my .02. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 11, 2019 at 4:38 AM Stephan Ewen <se...@apache.org> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Dear Flink Community! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Some of you probably heard it already: On Tuesday, at Flink >>>>>>>>> Forward Berlin, we announced **Stateful Functions**. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Stateful Functions is a library on Flink to implement general >>>>>>>>> purpose applications. It is built around stateful functions (who >>>>>>>>> would have >>>>>>>>> thunk) >>>>>>>>> that can communicate arbitrarily through messages, have consistent >>>>>>>>> state, and a small resource footprint. They are a bit like keyed >>>>>>>>> ProcessFunctions >>>>>>>>> that can send each other messages. >>>>>>>>> As simple as this sounds, this means you can now communicate in >>>>>>>>> non-DAG patterns, so it allows users to build programs they cannot >>>>>>>>> build >>>>>>>>> with Flink. >>>>>>>>> It also has other neat properties, like multiplexing of functions, >>>>>>>>> modular composition, tooling both container-based deployments and >>>>>>>>> as-a-Flink-job deployments. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> You can find out more about it here >>>>>>>>> - Website: https://statefun.io/ >>>>>>>>> - Code: https://github.com/ververica/stateful-functions >>>>>>>>> - Talk with motivation: >>>>>>>>> https://speakerdeck.com/stephanewen/stateful-functions-building-general-purpose-applications-and-services-on-apache-flink?slide=12 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Now for the main issue: **We would like to contribute this project >>>>>>>>> to Apache Flink** >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I believe that this is a great fit for both sides. >>>>>>>>> For the Flink community, it would be a way to extend the >>>>>>>>> capabilities and use cases of Flink into a completely different type >>>>>>>>> of >>>>>>>>> applications and thus grow the community into this new field. >>>>>>>>> Many discussions recently about evolving the Flink runtime (both >>>>>>>>> on the mailing list and at conferences) show the interest in Flink >>>>>>>>> users in >>>>>>>>> the space that Stateful Functions covers. >>>>>>>>> It seems natural that Stateful Functions should closely co-develop >>>>>>>>> with Apache Flink, ideally as part of the project. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> There are many details to be discusses, for example whether this >>>>>>>>> should be added to the Flink core repository, or whether we and to >>>>>>>>> create a >>>>>>>>> separate repository >>>>>>>>> for this. But I think we should start discussing this after we >>>>>>>>> have consensus on whether the community wants this contribution. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Really looking forward to hear what you think! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Best Regards, >>>>>>>>> Stephan >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Best, Jingsong Lee >>>>>> >>>>>
