+1. I like the benefit of users can receive updates more quickly and regularly.
Xuanwo <xua...@apache.org> 于2024年8月1日周四 21:39写道： > Hello, everyone > > I start this thread to discussion if it possible to release package > seperately, especially for some new language implemeantions like rust which > is still at pre 1.0 stage. > > I understand this doesn't align with the community's current practices, > and I didn't thoroughly research whether this has been discussed before. > > But I really think there are many benefits for this: > > - Users can receive updates more quickly and regularly. They don't need to > wait for the entire avro project to release. > - Rust implementers no longer need to cherry-pick commits, significantly > reducing their workload. The release process could be as simple as tag at > main branch, vote and let CI to do publish. > - Given the current low activity of Avro Rust, most releases for Avro are > merely dependency updates. We can save some effort by aligning with > avro-java's own release schedule. > - The last point, which I believe is the most important, could attract > more Avro Rust users to develop at upstream. The rust community has built > avro[1], avro-rs[2], rsgen-avro[3], serde-avro-bytes[4], > serde_avro_fast[5], avro-schema[6], struct-from-avro[7], serde-avro[8]. By > combining our efforts, we can significantly accelerate improvements in Avro > Rust. > > There are also some risks: > > - Implementing these changes requires extra effort from the community. > - Avro Rust releases may be less frequent because it doesn't keep up with > the main Avro repository. > - Release rust seperately doesn't change the fact that PMC members still > need to do the work. > > I believe most issues can be addressed: > > - I have implemented the whole rust release process for OpenDAL[9] and > iceberg-rust[10]. I am also willing to help build the Rust release process > for Avro. > - That's possible, but I believe once we can get more developers involved > in developing Avro Rust, we can release more frequently instead. > - That's true, but verify rust release should be super simple with correct > tools. My experience in this area can be helpful. > > > What do you think? > > > [1]: https://crates.io/crates/avro > [2]: https://crates.io/crates/avro-rs > [3]：https://crates.io/crates/rsgen-avro > [4]: https://crates.io/crates/serde-avro-bytes > [5]: https://crates.io/crates/serde_avro_fast > [6]: https://crates.io/crates/avro-schema > [7]: https://crates.io/crates/struct-from-avro > [8]: https://crates.io/crates/serde-avro > [9]: https://opendal.apache.org/community/release/ > [10]: https://rust.iceberg.apache.org/release.html > > Xuanwo > > https://xuanwo.io/ >
