Thanks Jack for looking into this. I'll try to find some time next week and will add some feedback to the proposal.
Eduard On Fri, Dec 8, 2023 at 8:20 PM Jack Ye <yezhao...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I remember a while ago we had some discussions regarding the multi-table > transaction API introduced in the REST spec at > https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/6948#discussion_r1244026460. > > I recently did a more in-depth analysis, which can be viewed at: > https://docs.google.com/document/d/10tfqETygf2BLA34CoZLxK3v5xk1BWUNKFA9WE8X_w-U/edit#heading=h.qv4y242f0g23 > > Based on the analysis, I think the current API would introduce some edge > cases for enforcing ACID guarantees. It would be great if we can take a > look into the analysis and see if the concern is legit or not. > > If it is indeed an issue, I also put a few items for the path forward to > resolve those issues, which includes making corresponding fixes in engines > like Trino and Spark, and potentially introducing a StartTransaction API in > the REST spec. > > Really appreciate if anyone could take a look and give some feedback! > > Best, > Jack Ye > > >
