Hi all,
let me add a few more words on this topic:
The @PublicEvolving interface is kind of a staging annotation for
@Public. We still need to be careful when to change classes with
@PublicEvolving annotation. Usually, it still involves a proper
deprecation process over 1-2 releases to give d
Hi Blake,
thank you for reaching out. @PublicEvolving interface can only be changed
with a minor release of Apache Flink (e.g. 1.6). While the JavaDoc is
indeed ambiguous there was a FLIP recently that discussed this topic:
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-196%3A+Source+API+s
Hello,
I've noticed the usage of "PublicEvolving" in some Flink classes described
as follows
/**
* Annotation to mark classes and methods for public use, but with evolving
interfaces.
*
* Classes and methods with this annotation are intended for public use
and have stable behavior.
* However,
