plotly/falcon

Feature request: Apache Drill connector without S3

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#450 opened on May 30, 2018

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Description

Hi,

First of all, thank you all for Falcon. It's awesome.

However, it looks like the Apache Drill connector only works with S3 buckets. Nonetheless, Drill itself is able to query from lots of other places (such as a local filesystem, HDFS, MongoDB...).

Adding generic support for Apache Drill (without the need for S3 credentials) would be great. It would expand Falcon capabilities a lot with just one connector.

Thank you!

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
database
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
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stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Familiarity with Falcon's plugin systemUnderstanding of Apache Drill's query capabilities
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
25
Research direction
The issue requests a generic Apache Drill connector that works without S3. The current connector is S3 only. To implement, start by examining the existing Drill connector code in the repository to understand its structure and dependencies. Then, identify how Drill connects to other storage backends (local filesystem, HDFS, MongoDB) and design a configuration driven approach. Finally, ensure backward compatibility and test with multiple storage types.