it may be good to have a proposal that is broader than just eclipse; gives you flexibility in future even if the initial target is the eclipse plugin. Certainly "Hadoop Development Tools" is pretty broad
On 17 October 2012 21:01, Adam Berry <ambe...@yahoo-inc.com> wrote: > Hello, > > Below is a proposal for a new incubator project. This idea came out of and > had strong support on the general hadoop list, see the thread at > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-general/201209.mbox/browser > . > > We are looking for feedback, and to see who else would be interested in > contributing to this effort as a committer, as well as an additional mentor. > > Cheers, > Adam Berry > > > Hadoop Development Tools Proposal > > I’d like to propose the Hadoop Development Tools, a set of extensions to > the Eclipse IDE to support developing against Apache Hadoop technologies. > > = HDT (Hadoop Development Tools) = > > == Abstract == > Tools to support developing applications that use Apache Hadoop from > within Eclipse. > > == Proposal == > Hadoop Development Tools are a set of extensions to Eclipse providing > support for creating, launching and debugging distributed applications, as > well as interacting with HDFS filesystems. This work will build on the > existing Map Reduce Tools present in the Apache Hadoop project. > > == Background == > Map Reduce Tools have existed as part of contrib for Apache Hadoop. > Unfortunately they are source tied to a single version of Hadoop, and > development has stalled, with little movement past the Hadoop 0.20 line. > > == Rationale == > Support for newer versions of Hadoop from within Eclipse is regularly > raised on the Hadoop mailing lists, so there is a clear need to drive these > tools forward. Development tools generally are worked on separate from the > target tools/platform, separating the tools out will allow for supporting > multiple versions, so a developer could work with a heterogeneous > environment. > > == Initial Goals == > * Give the tools project a home of its own. > * Port current MapReduce tools feature set to all current release lines > of Hadoop in a single Eclipse install. > * Documentation and tutorials for all features. > * Publish Eclipse update site, and join Eclipse marketplace listing. > * Establish release cycle that combines support for Hadoop and Eclipse > release cycles. > * Look to build support for YARN, MRUnit and possibly other > Hadoop-related projects. > > == Current Status == > The source for the current MapReduceTools lives in the contrib section of > the Hadoop source. In its current implementation it is tied to the version > of Hadoop against which it is compiled. The layout and API that it was > developed with means that it can only be used with the 0.20 or 1.0 Hadoop > releases, the new layout and YARN api introduced with the 0.23 and 2.0 > lines are not supported. > > > === Meritocracy === > Several people and companies have already expressed an interest in > contributing to this project, and we hope to attract additional interest > during the proposal discussion. We plan to invest and support a meritocracy > that attracts, invites, and supports newcomers to build a vibrant and > diverse community. > > === Community === > The target community is developers who are working developing Map/Reduce > applications against Hadoop. Given the success of Hadoop the target group > is likely to be quite large. Separation from the Hadoop community would > make it easier to support multiple versions of hadoop, as well as merging > the release cycles of Hadoop and Eclipse to provide predictable iteration > and improvement in the toolset. > > === Core Developers === > The initial list of developers includes people experienced with developing > against the Eclipse platform. > * Adam Berry (amberry at yahoo-inc dot com) > * Jeffrey Zemerick (jeffrrey at mtnfog dot com) > > === Alignment === > Hadoop Development Tools aligns with both Hadoop and Eclipse. Hadoop as > the platform for the development target, and Eclipse as the IDE platform > used as the base for the tools. > > == Known Risks == > > === Orphaned Products === > > === Inexperience with Open Source === > Adam Berry has experience of the Eclipse open source community, and has > been building familiarity with the Apache processes through patches to the > existing source. > > === Reliance on Salaried Developers === > Hadoop Development Tools will be developed with a mix of salaried and > volunteer time. > > === Relationships with Other Apache Projects === > Hadoop Development Tools is closely related to Apache Hadoop. > > === An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === > Given the success of Hadoop and associated projects, Apache is the > natural place for the Hadoop Development Tools. Chris Mattman suggested the > Apache Incubator as appropriate on the Hadoop general mailing list > following the success that MRUnit had taking the path from Hadoop contrib > to an Apache top level project. > > == Documentation == > Documentation for the current tools can be found at > http://wiki.apache.org/hadoop/EclipsePlugIn > > == Initial Source == > > http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/hadoop/common/trunk/hadoop-mapreduce-project/src/contrib/eclipse-plugin/ > > == Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan == > The source, and any suggested initial patches, are already hosted either > in Apache’s Subversion or JIRA. > > == External Dependencies == > Eclipse Platform > Eclipse Java Development Tools > > == Cryptography == > Hadoop Development Tools likely does not fall into this area. > > == Required Resources == > === Mailing lists === > * hdt-dev > * hdt-commits > * hdt-user > > === Subversion Directory === > * https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/hdt > > === Issue Tracking === > * JIRA Hadoop Development Tools (HDT) > > === Other Resources === > * Jenkins/Hudson for builds and test running. > > == Initial Committers == > * Adam Berry (amberry at yahoo-inc dot com) > * Jeffrey Zemerick (jeffrrey at mtnfog dot com) > > == Affiliations == > * Adam Berry - Yahoo! > * Jeffrey Zemerick - Mountain Fog > > == Sponsors == > === Champion === > Chris Douglas > > === Nominated Mentors === > Chris Douglas > Chris Mattman > > === Sponsoring Entity === > Incubator PMC >
