I think the utils are a perfect case of for this pattern so I would suggest to go ahead with this change. It is only about API, there we can use some scala magic. :D
On Sat, 5 Sep 2015 at 15:39 Sachin Goel <sachingoel0...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all > > Currently, to use the Scala Data Set utility functions, one needs to import > import org.apache.flink.api.scala.DataSetUtils.utilsToDataSet > > This is counter-intuitive, extra complicated and should be more in sync > with how Java utils are imported. I propose a package object which can > allow importing utils like > import org.apache.flink.api.scala.utils._ > > Since this will likely break existing code, I'm seeking opinion whether > this should be done or not. If yes, I will file a JIRA and submit a patch. > > Regards > Sachin > > -- Sachin Goel > Computer Science, IIT Delhi > m. +91-9871457685 >
