+1 Support for standard YAML format facilitates specification

Jing Ge <j...@ververica.com.invalid> 于2023年9月22日周五 02:23写道:

> Hi Junrui,
>
> +1 for following the standard. Thanks for your effort!
>
> Best regards,
> Jing
>
> On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 5:09 AM Junrui Lee <jrlee....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Jane,
> >
> > Thank you for your valuable feedback and suggestions.
> > I agree with your point about differentiating between "flink-config.yaml"
> > and "flink-conf.yaml" to determine the standard syntax at a glance.
> >
> > While I understand your suggestion of using "flink-conf-default.yaml" to
> > represent the default YAML file for Flink 1.x, I have been considering
> > the option of using "flink-configuration.yaml" as the file name for the
> > new configuration file.
> > This name "flink-configuration.yaml" provides a clear distinction between
> > the new and old configuration files based on their names, and it does not
> > introduce any additional semantics. Moreover, this name
> > "flink-configuration.yaml" can continue to be used in future versions
> > FLINK-2.0.
> >
> > WDYT? If we can reach a consensus on this, I will update the FLIP
> > documentation
> > accordingly.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Junrui
> >
> > Jane Chan <qingyue....@gmail.com> 于2023年9月20日周三 23:38写道:
> >
> > > Hi Junrui,
> > >
> > > Thanks for driving this FLIP. +1 for adoption of the standard YAML
> > syntax.
> > > I just have one minor suggestion. It's a little bit challenging to
> > > differentiate between `flink-config.yaml` and `flink-conf.yaml` to
> > > determine which one uses the standard syntax at a glance. How about
> > > using `flink-conf-default.yaml` to represent the default yaml file for
> > > Flink 1.x?
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > Jane
> > >
> > > On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 11:06 AM Junrui Lee <jrlee....@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi devs,
> > > >
> > > > I would like to start a discussion about FLIP-366:
> > > > Support standard YAML for FLINK configuration[1]
> > > >
> > > > The current flink-conf.yaml parser in FLINK is not a standard YAML
> > > parser,
> > > > which has some shortcomings.
> > > > Firstly, it does not support nested structure configuration items and
> > > only
> > > > supports key-value pairs, resulting in poor readability. Secondly, if
> > the
> > > > value is a collection type, such as a List or Map, users are required
> > to
> > > > write the value in a FLINK-specific pattern, which is inconvenient to
> > > use.
> > > > Additionally, the parser of FLINK has some differences in syntax
> > compared
> > > > to the standard YAML parser, such as the syntax for parsing comments
> > and
> > > > null values. These inconsistencies can cause confusion for users, as
> > seen
> > > > in FLINK-15358 and FLINK-32740.
> > > >
> > > > By supporting standard YAML, these issues can be resolved, and users
> > can
> > > > create a Flink configuration file using third-party tools and
> leverage
> > > > some advanced YAML features. Therefore, we propose to support
> standard
> > > > YAML for FLINK configuration.
> > > >
> > > > You can find more details in the FLIP-366[1]. Looking forward to your
> > > > feedback.
> > > >
> > > > [1]
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-366%3A+Support+standard+YAML+for+FLINK+configuration
> > > >
> > > > Best,
> > > > Junrui
> > > >
> > >
> >
>


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