+1 from me! On Tue, Aug 11, 2026 at 3:54 PM Mark Payne <[email protected]> wrote:
> Team, > > I have drafted NIP-38 [1] proposing that we make pluggable the two parts > of the framework that are hardcoded to write local files: the dataflow > (flow.json.gz) and the flow-change history (the audit store under > nifi.database.directory). > > For the dataflow, this adds a FlowPersistenceProvider extension point; > VersionedDataflow moves into nifi-framework-api so the provider API can be > typed, and saveFlow takes a FlowPersistenceContext so we can later add > things like a change description without breaking providers. > > For the audit history, the existing AuditService interface moves into > nifi-framework-api and becomes selectable, defaulting to today's > EntityStoreAuditService. > > The intent is for the default behavior to remain unchanged. However, this > would provide appropriate abstractions for concepts that are now > hard-coded, with rather minimal surface area / updates. > > Thanks > -Mark > > [1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NIP-38 >
