Github user zentol commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/4397#discussion_r129580082
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flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/core/fs/FileSystemKind.java ---
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+package org.apache.flink.core.fs;
+
+import org.apache.flink.annotation.PublicEvolving;
+
+/**
+ * An enumeration defining the kind and characteristics of a {@link
FileSystem}.
+ *
+ * <p>Note that the categorization here makes statements only about
<i>consistency</i> and
+ * <i>directory handling</i>. It explicitly does not look at the ability
to modify files,
+ * which we assume for no operation going through Flink's File System
abstraction, at the moment.
+ * This might change in the future.
+ */
+@PublicEvolving
+public enum FileSystemKind {
+
+ /**
+ * A POSIX compliant file system, as for example found on UNIX / Linux.
+ *
+ * <p>Posix file systems support directories, a consistent view, atomic
renames,
+ * and deletion of open files.
+ */
+ POSIX_COMPLIANT(ConsistencyLevel.POSIX_STYLE_CONSISTENCY),
+
+ /**
+ * A file system that gives a consistent view of its contents.
+ *
+ * <p>File systems in this category are for example Windows file
systems,
+ * HDFS, or MapR FS. They support directories, a consistent view, but
not
+ * necessarily atomic file renaming, or deletion of open files.
+ */
+ CONSISTENT_FILESYSTEM(ConsistencyLevel.CONSISTENT_LIST_RENAME_DELETE),
+
+ /**
+ * A consistent object store (not an actual file system).
+ *
+ * <p>"File systems" of this kind support no real directories, but and
no consistent
+ * renaming and delete operations.
+ */
+ CONSISTENT_OBJECT_STORE(ConsistencyLevel.CONSISTENT_RENAME_DELETE),
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This isn't used anywhere, do we have it for future filesystems? (same
applies to CONSISTENT_RENAME_DELETE)
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