+1, thanks for driving!

One addition from my side:

It would be good to double-check each function with the source code, cause they
already diverged. I ran into issues multiple times when I only read the docs,
but the actual behavior was different, or were not covered completely.

Best,
Ferenc



On Thursday, October 29th, 2026 at 08:36, Ramin Gharib <[email protected]> 
wrote:

> Hi dylanhz,
> 
> Thanks for the feedback and the +1. No I don't think we need the Scala tab.
> During the restructuring I will keep an eye out to remove it.
> 
> @Xiqian I have added a new screenshot of the page with all the
> functions listed.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Ramin
> 
> On Thu, Oct 29, 2026 at 8:20 AM dylanhz <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Ramin,
> >
> > A strong +1 from me! More detailed, consistently structured docs would be
> > easier for both human readers and AI agents to understand.
> >
> > One small question: since the Scala APIs are deprecated, do we still need
> > the Scala syntax tab?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> > ----------
> > Best regards,
> > dylanhz
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > 2026年10月28日 21:57,Ramin Gharib <[email protected]> 写道:
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I'd like to restructure the built-in functions page [1]. It lists 306
> > > functions and operators as table rows on a single page, each with a
> > > free-form description. Arguments, return values, NULL behavior and errors
> > > are hard to find.
> > >
> > > The proposal picks up FLINK-23804 [2]:
> > > - Each function gets its own page with the same sections: syntax for SQL
> > > and the Table API, arguments, returns, usage notes and examples.
> > > - The sidebar groups the function pages by category, and each category
> > > folds open and closed.
> > >
> > > The screenshots [3] show REGEXP_EXTRACT and the sidebar in the new
> > layout,
> > > built locally with the current docs theme.
> > >
> > > I'd move one category per PR. Moving the existing entries is mostly
> > > mechanical, so I'd use AI assistance and fill in the AI disclosure in the
> > > PR template.
> > >
> > > I would be interested in your feedback on this idea.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Ramin
> > >
> > > [1]
> > >
> > https://nightlies.apache.org/flink/flink-docs-release-2.4/docs/sql/functions/built-in-functions/
> > > [2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-23804
> > > [3]
> > https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/123rKBt0ESz5Wn5VSlCcQF3hxJuwtf3Q9
> >
> >
>

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