If you would like to contribute - start a PR and get a VOTE on it. That's
what most people do when they want to add a new provider or call for LAZY
CONSENSUS if you think consensus is reached and you can get it by the lazy
consensus https://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html

On Wed, Aug 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM Ghaeli, Sean <gha...@amazon.com.invalid>
wrote:

> Valkey checks off many boxes that align with Airflow’s provider criteria:
>
> * Truly open-source
> * Dedicated maintainers responsive to community questions
> * Not a commercial service that could maintain their own provider
> * Very lean dependencies:
> https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey/blob/unstable/src/CMakeLists.txt
> * Popular and actively maintained with broad community support:
> https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey
>
> Given all of these, I believe the Valkey provider makes sense as an
> official Airflow provider.
>
> Sean
>
> On 2025-07-15, 1:22 PM, "Jarek Potiuk" <ja...@potiuk.com <mailto:
> ja...@potiuk.com>> wrote:
>
>
> CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not
> click links or open attachments unless you can confirm the sender and know
> the content is safe.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> AVERTISSEMENT: Ce courrier électronique provient d’un expéditeur externe.
> Ne cliquez sur aucun lien et n’ouvrez aucune pièce jointe si vous ne pouvez
> pas confirmer l’identité de l’expéditeur et si vous n’êtes pas certain que
> le contenu ne présente aucun risque.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM Dominik Heilbock <dheilb...@gmx.net.inva
> <mailto:dheilb...@gmx.net.inva>lid>
> wrote:
>
>
> > As of last year, the redis Python client was still fully compatible with
> > Valkey, has this changed? This would make it even easier. I think they
> also
> > forked redis-py
>
>
>
>
> Yep. I think that's part of the solution to make the dependency tree for
> the provider independent of redis-controlled dependencies.
>
>
> Governance, decision making and release process of valley should be
> separate from redis (the company). That's for me one of the criteria and
> requirements for having a separate valley provider. Very much like
> "opensearch" is separate from "elasticsearch".
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >
>
>
> > Gesendet: Dienstag, den 15.07.2025 um 21:38 Uhr
> > > Von: "Jarek Potiuk" <ja...@potiuk.com <mailto:ja...@potiuk.com>>
> > > An: dev@airflow.apache.org <mailto:dev@airflow.apache.org>
> > > Cc: gha...@amazon.com.inva <mailto:gha...@amazon.com.inva>lid
> > > Betreff: Re: [DISCUSSION] New Provider: Valkey (Redis OSS Fork)
> > >
> > > > Can you please explain why it should be a provider managed by Airflow
> > > rather than on your own?
> > >
> > > Just to explain it Elad - and yes, I know I am usually the one that is
> > > sceptical -> valley is truly community driven replacement for redis
> > > https://valkey.io/participants/ <https://valkey.io/participants/> -
> you see a lot of well-known community
> > > recognised entities, and there is no single entity behind it that could
> > > take "responsibility" - while there are enough stakeholders to make
> sure
> > > that it will be maintained here in Airflow community. Also it's a
> > "drop-in"
> > > replacement for redis generally - and I do not expect a lot of problems
> > > when we start with both redis provider and redis celery integration.
> > >
> > > I've heard and saw a lot of praise from the community for Valkey being
> > good
> > > redis replacement, and - even we at the PMC and devlist discussions
> > > discussed about the dangers Redis licence creates for that - even now
> we
> > > limited Redis support in Helm chart of ours to the "really free"
> version
> > > and we discussed that Valkey might be a good way forward - especially
> if
> > > someone wants to contribute support for it. so if someone wants to
> > > contribute to Airflow AND make sure that Redis broker support in Celery
> > is
> > > covered - I am all for it.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jul 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM Elad Kalif <elad...@gmail.com <mailto:
> elad...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> > >
> > > > > * Helm Chart support to run valley as Celery Broker instead of
> Redis
> > > >
> > > > Oh yes! didn't consider its usage as a broker but is it related to
> the
> > > > provider package?
> > > > Amazon SQS can be used as broker but it's not related to the SQS
> > > > integrations in the Airflow amazon provider (hook,operator,sensor)
> > > > I also don't see ValKey listed as option for brokers in
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> https://docs.celeryq.dev/en/latest/getting-started/backends-and-brokers/index.html#broker-overview
> <
> https://docs.celeryq.dev/en/latest/getting-started/backends-and-brokers/index.html#broker-overview
> >
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Jul 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM Jarek Potiuk <ja...@potiuk.com
> <mailto:ja...@potiuk.com>>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Yes. Valkey is a good replacement/parallel implementation to Redis.
> > One
> > > > > thing however is important - I would see this even more useful if
> it
> > also
> > > > > allows for the Celery Redis replacement for broker - means that it
> is
> > > > fully
> > > > > supported in our:
> > > > >
> > > > > * unit tests (of course)
> > > > > * integration tests with ("valkey") integration - including running
> > > > > docker-compose integration to run in CI
> > > > > * Helm Chart support to run valley as Celery Broker instead of
> Redis
> > > > >
> > > > > I think I'd only consider valley as "successful" provider
> > integration if
> > > > > all that above is completed.
> > > > >
> > > > > J.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, Jul 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM Ghaeli, Sean
> > <gha...@amazon.com.inva <mailto:gha...@amazon.com.inva>lid>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi all,
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I’d like to propose the addition of a new provider to support
> > Valkey<
> > > > > > https://valkey.io/> <https://valkey.io/&gt;>: a fully
> open-source, community-governed fork
> > of
> > > > > > Redis 7.2, now maintained under the Linux Foundation.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Valkey has been gaining traction recently, in part due to changes
> > by
> > > > > Redis
> > > > > > moving their license to one unrecognized by the Open Source
> > Initiative.
> > > > > > Valkey represents a future-proof alternative. The proposed
> provider
> > > > would
> > > > > > closely mirror the existing Redis provider in functionality and
> > serve
> > > > as
> > > > > a
> > > > > > drop-in, OSS-aligned option for workflows that depend on
> key-value
> > > > > storage,
> > > > > > pub/sub, or caching patterns.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Tentatively, here are the components I plan on implementing
> > (mirroring
> > > > > the
> > > > > > Redis provider):
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > * ValkeyHook – Manage connections and interactions with the
> > Valkey
> > > > > > server, enabling reuse across operators and sensors.
> > > > > > * ValkeyPublishOperator – Allows tasks to publish messages to
> > > > Valkey
> > > > > > pub/sub channels, useful for event-driven workflows or inter-task
> > > > > signaling.
> > > > > > * ValkeyKeySensor – Waits for a specific key to exist or reach
> > a
> > > > > > value, supporting synchronization patterns where one task's
> output
> > > > > controls
> > > > > > downstream logic.
> > > > > > * ValkeyPubSubSensor – Subscribes to a Valkey channel and
> > triggers
> > > > on
> > > > > > incoming messages, enabling real-time DAG triggering.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Here's an example of how we could use the components to publish a
> > > > message
> > > > > > and then trigger a DAG:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > `
> > > > > >
> > > > > > publish_message = ValkeyPublishOperator(
> > > > > >
> > > > > > task_id="publish_ready_signal",
> > > > > >
> > > > > > channel="processing_status",
> > > > > >
> > > > > > message="READY",
> > > > > >
> > > > > > valkey_conn_id="valkey_default",
> > > > > >
> > > > > > )
> > > > > >
> > > > > > `
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This task publishes the message "READY" to the processing_status
> > > > channel
> > > > > > on a Valkey server. Other processes listening to this channel
> will
> > > > > receive
> > > > > > the message and proceed with their execution.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > `
> > > > > >
> > > > > > wait_for_ready = ValkeyPubSubSensor(
> > > > > >
> > > > > > task_id="wait_for_ready_message",
> > > > > >
> > > > > > channel="processing_status",
> > > > > >
> > > > > > valkey_conn_id="valkey_default",
> > > > > >
> > > > > > timeout=600,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > )
> > > > > >
> > > > > > `
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Here, a sensor waits for the message on the same channel before
> > > > > > continuing. Once the message is received, the DAG can continue
> with
> > > > > further
> > > > > > tasks—such as triggering another DAG—in an event-driven manner.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Given the community's interest in event-driven scheduling (AIP
> 82<
> > > > > > https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues/52712> <
> https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues/52712&gt;>) as well as
> > concerns
> > > > > > about limited provider optionality (PR #52712<
> > > > > > https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues/52712> <
> https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues/52712&gt;>), a Valkey
> > provider
> > > > > would
> > > > > > expand user choice.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I’d be happy to begin working on the initial PR and
> documentation.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Looking forward to feedback.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Sean
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@airflow.apache.org <mailto:
> dev-unsubscr...@airflow.apache.org>
> > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@airflow.apache.org <mailto:
> dev-h...@airflow.apache.org>
> >
> >
>
>
>
>

Reply via email to