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[jira] [Created] (IMPALA-7164) Define public API for RuntimeProfile

Tim Armstrong created IMPALA-7164:
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             Summary: Define public API for RuntimeProfile
                 Key: IMPALA-7164
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IMPALA-7164
             Project: IMPALA
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components: Backend
            Reporter: Tim Armstrong


Currently the only public API for the runtime profile is the Thrift definition. The exact layout and counters are all implementation-dependent and subject to change. People are trying to build tools that consume runtime profiles and process them, but that's hard since the counters can change from version to version and sometimes the semantics change.

I think we need to figure out which things are part of the public API, validate that they make sense and document them clearly. We should also clearly document that things outside of this public API are subject to change without notice. I don't think the public API necessarily needs to be "porcelain", but we should generally try to avoid unnecessary changes and mention any changes in release notes etc.

We could start simple and just collect "public" counter names in a module and comment each of them.



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