zhangshenghang commented on issue #10352:
URL: https://github.com/apache/seatunnel/issues/10352#issuecomment-3756878914

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   Thank you for raising this issue. The current implementation in 
`DateTimeFunction.java` (L630-653) and `ZetaSQLType.java` (L430-448) does rely 
on simple substring matching via `format.contains("yy")` and 
`format.contains("mm")` to infer return types, which can lead to inconsistent 
behavior for format variants like `yyyy-M-d H:m:s`.
   
   The documentation at `docs/en/transforms/sql-functions.md` (L898-907) 
currently references `java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter` support without 
explicitly listing allowed formats, making it unclear which patterns are 
formally supported.
   
   To move forward with defining a format whitelist, could you clarify:
   
   1. Should the whitelist be extensible (e.g., allow custom formats via 
config), or strictly limited to a fixed set like `yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss`, 
`yyyy-MM-dd`, `HH:mm:ss`, and `yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss`?
   
   2. For backward compatibility, should formats currently working with 
`DateTimeFormatter` but outside the whitelist be grandfathered in, or should 
this be a breaking change?
   
   3. Should the whitelist validation happen at function planning time (type 
inference) or execution time?
   
   Providing a concrete list of formats you'd like supported, along with 
compatibility expectations, would help the community evaluate this proposal.


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