As it is implemented today, it doesn't have much value. It never really passed the prototype stage in terms of functionality. For instance, it's not parallelized -- it runs on a single node only.
On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 8:47 PM, Jim Apple <jbap...@cloudera.com> wrote: > Is there an argument for documenting it and keeping it? Did it not meet > the need it was added for in the first place, or has that need deceased in > importance? > > On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 7:29 PM Philip Zeyliger <phi...@cloudera.com> > wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> I want to bring your attention to http://gerrit.cloudera.org:8080/9192, >> "IMPALA-6204: Remove external DataSource". This is functionality that was >> never publicly documented and, to my knowledge, is not in use by anyone. >> We'd like to remove it to reduce complexity. >> >> Please let me know if you've got concerns! >> >> Thanks, >> >> -- Philip >> >
