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Paul Rogers commented on DRILL-4791:
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Absolutely. Nevertheless, please see the attached proposal for why a "light
weight" and "versioned" API may be helpful for client apps. The proposal
suggests a revised JDBC interface on top of the light-weight client.
> Provide a light-weight, versioned client API
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>
> Key: DRILL-4791
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DRILL-4791
> Project: Apache Drill
> Issue Type: New Feature
> Reporter: Paul Rogers
> Assignee: Paul Rogers
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> Drill's existing client APIs are "industrial strength" - they provide full
> access to the sophisticated distributed, columnar RPCs which Drill uses
> internall. However, they are too complex for most client needs. Provide a
> simpler API optimized for clients: row-based result sets, synchronous, etc.
> At the same time, Drill clients must currently link with the same version of
> Drill code as is running on the Drill cluster. This forces clients to upgrade
> in lock-step with the cluster. Allow Drill clients to be upgraded after (or
> even before) the Drill cluster to simplify management of desktop apps that
> use Drill.
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