Thanks Junrui for creating the FLIP and kicking off this discussion. Exposing a mutable ExecutionConfig which is even shared by multiple operators is truly a defect which can result in weird results.
+1 Thanks, Zhu Junrui Lee <[email protected]> 于2023年11月15日周三 16:53写道： > Hi all, > > I'd like to start a discussion of FLIP-391: Deprecate > RuntimeContext#getExecutionConfig[1]. > > Currently, the FLINK RuntimeContext is important for connecting user > functions to the underlying runtime details. It provides users with > necessary runtime information during job execution. > However, he current implementation of the FLINK RuntimeContext exposes the > ExecutionConfig to users, resulting in two issues: > Firstly, the ExecutionConfig contains much unrelated information that can > confuse users and complicate management. > Secondly, exposing the ExecutionConfig allows users to modify it during job > execution, which can cause inconsistencies and problems, especially with > operator chaining. > > Therefore, we propose deprecating the RuntimeContext#getExecutionConfig in > the FLINK RuntimeContext. In the upcoming FLINK-2.0 version, we plan to > completely remove the RuntimeContext#getExecutionConfig method. Instead, we > will introduce alternative getter methods that enable users to access > specific information without exposing unnecessary runtime details. These > getter methods will include: > > 1. @PublicEvolving <T> TypeSerializer<T> > createSerializer(TypeInformation<T> typeInformation); > 2. @PublicEvolving Map<String, String> getGlobalJobParameters(); > 3. @PublicEvolving boolean isObjectReuseEnabled(); > > Looking forward to your feedback and suggestions, thanks. > > [1] > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=278465937 > > Best regards, > Junrui >
