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Posted to commits@kafka.apache.org by ew...@apache.org on 2017/05/18 17:39:23 UTC

[3/3] kafka git commit: KAFKA-3487: Support classloading isolation in Connect (KIP-146)

KAFKA-3487: Support classloading isolation in Connect (KIP-146)

Author: Konstantine Karantasis <ko...@confluent.io>

Reviewers: Randall Hauch <rh...@gmail.com>, Ewen Cheslack-Postava <ew...@confluent.io>

Closes #3028 from kkonstantine/KAFKA-3487-Support-classloading-isolation-in-Connect


Project: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/repo
Commit: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/commit/45f22617
Tree: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/tree/45f22617
Diff: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/diff/45f22617

Branch: refs/heads/trunk
Commit: 45f2261763eac5caaebf860daab32ef5337c9293
Parents: 5aaaba7
Author: Konstantine Karantasis <ko...@confluent.io>
Authored: Thu May 18 10:39:15 2017 -0700
Committer: Ewen Cheslack-Postava <me...@ewencp.org>
Committed: Thu May 18 10:39:15 2017 -0700

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 build.gradle                                    |   1 +
 checkstyle/import-control.xml                   |   5 +
 checkstyle/suppressions.xml                     |   2 +-
 config/connect-distributed.properties           |  10 +
 config/connect-standalone.properties            |  11 +
 .../kafka/connect/cli/ConnectDistributed.java   |   7 +-
 .../kafka/connect/cli/ConnectStandalone.java    |   7 +-
 .../kafka/connect/runtime/AbstractHerder.java   |  91 +++---
 .../kafka/connect/runtime/ConnectorConfig.java  |  67 ++++-
 .../apache/kafka/connect/runtime/Herder.java    |   9 +-
 .../kafka/connect/runtime/PluginDiscovery.java  | 126 --------
 .../connect/runtime/SinkConnectorConfig.java    |  10 +-
 .../connect/runtime/SourceConnectorConfig.java  |   5 +-
 .../apache/kafka/connect/runtime/Worker.java    | 173 ++++++++---
 .../kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerConfig.java     |  31 +-
 .../kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerSinkTask.java   |   3 +-
 .../kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerSourceTask.java |   3 +-
 .../kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerTask.java       |  12 +-
 .../runtime/distributed/DistributedHerder.java  |   4 +-
 .../isolation/DelegatingClassLoader.java        | 299 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../runtime/isolation/PluginClassLoader.java    |  68 +++++
 .../connect/runtime/isolation/PluginDesc.java   | 110 +++++++
 .../runtime/isolation/PluginScanResult.java     |  55 ++++
 .../connect/runtime/isolation/PluginType.java   |  58 ++++
 .../connect/runtime/isolation/PluginUtils.java  | 147 +++++++++
 .../connect/runtime/isolation/Plugins.java      | 217 ++++++++++++++
 .../rest/entities/ConnectorPluginInfo.java      |  37 +--
 .../resources/ConnectorPluginsResource.java     |  40 ++-
 .../runtime/standalone/StandaloneHerder.java    |   4 +-
 .../connect/runtime/ConnectorConfigTest.java    |  27 +-
 .../connect/runtime/WorkerConnectorTest.java    |  30 +-
 .../connect/runtime/WorkerSinkTaskTest.java     |   8 +-
 .../runtime/WorkerSinkTaskThreadedTest.java     |   7 +-
 .../connect/runtime/WorkerSourceTaskTest.java   |   5 +-
 .../kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerTaskTest.java   |  30 +-
 .../kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerTest.java       | 224 ++++++++++++--
 .../distributed/DistributedHerderTest.java      |  67 +++--
 .../runtime/isolation/PluginUtilsTest.java      | 127 ++++++++
 .../resources/ConnectorPluginsResourceTest.java | 128 ++++++--
 .../standalone/StandaloneHerderTest.java        |  72 +++--
 gradle/dependencies.gradle                      |   4 +-
 41 files changed, 1937 insertions(+), 404 deletions(-)
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http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/blob/45f22617/build.gradle
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diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 8d6e703..1693723 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1056,6 +1056,7 @@ project(':connect:runtime') {
     compile libs.jettyServlet
     compile libs.jettyServlets
     compile(libs.reflections)
+    compile(libs.mavenArtifact)
 
     testCompile project(':clients').sourceSets.test.output
     testCompile libs.easymock

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/blob/45f22617/checkstyle/import-control.xml
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diff --git a/checkstyle/import-control.xml b/checkstyle/import-control.xml
index 21d9d3c..7f51979 100644
--- a/checkstyle/import-control.xml
+++ b/checkstyle/import-control.xml
@@ -254,6 +254,11 @@
         <allow pkg="org.glassfish.jersey" />
         <allow pkg="com.fasterxml.jackson" />
       </subpackage>
+
+      <subpackage name="isolation">
+        <allow pkg="com.fasterxml.jackson" />
+        <allow pkg="org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning" />
+      </subpackage>
     </subpackage>
 
     <subpackage name="cli">

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/blob/45f22617/checkstyle/suppressions.xml
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diff --git a/checkstyle/suppressions.xml b/checkstyle/suppressions.xml
index dc00bee..3b865bc 100644
--- a/checkstyle/suppressions.xml
+++ b/checkstyle/suppressions.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 
     <!-- Connect -->
     <suppress checks="ClassFanOutComplexity"
-              files="DistributedHerder.java"/>
+              files="DistributedHerder(|Test).java"/>
 
     <suppress checks="MethodLength"
               files="(KafkaConfigBackingStore|RequestResponseTest).java"/>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/blob/45f22617/config/connect-distributed.properties
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diff --git a/config/connect-distributed.properties b/config/connect-distributed.properties
index b0092bb..752e1f5 100644
--- a/config/connect-distributed.properties
+++ b/config/connect-distributed.properties
@@ -58,3 +58,13 @@ offset.flush.interval.ms=10000
 # The Hostname & Port that will be given out to other workers to connect to i.e. URLs that are routable from other servers.
 #rest.advertised.host.name=
 #rest.advertised.port=
+
+# Set to a list of filesystem paths separated by commas (,) to enable class loading isolation for plugins
+# (connectors, converters, transformations). The list should consist of top level directories that include 
+# any combination of: 
+# a) directories immediately containing jars with plugins and their dependencies
+# b) uber-jars with plugins and their dependencies
+# c) directories immediately containing the package directory structure of classes of plugins and their dependencies
+# Examples: 
+# plugin.path=/usr/local/share/java,/usr/local/share/kafka/plugins,/opt/connectors,
+#plugin.path=

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/blob/45f22617/config/connect-standalone.properties
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diff --git a/config/connect-standalone.properties b/config/connect-standalone.properties
index 8760590..0039796 100644
--- a/config/connect-standalone.properties
+++ b/config/connect-standalone.properties
@@ -35,3 +35,14 @@ internal.value.converter.schemas.enable=false
 offset.storage.file.filename=/tmp/connect.offsets
 # Flush much faster than normal, which is useful for testing/debugging
 offset.flush.interval.ms=10000
+
+# Set to a list of filesystem paths separated by commas (,) to enable class loading isolation for plugins
+# (connectors, converters, transformations). The list should consist of top level directories that include 
+# any combination of: 
+# a) directories immediately containing jars with plugins and their dependencies
+# b) uber-jars with plugins and their dependencies
+# c) directories immediately containing the package directory structure of classes of plugins and their dependencies
+# Note: symlinks will be followed to discover dependencies or plugins.
+# Examples: 
+# plugin.path=/usr/local/share/java,/usr/local/share/kafka/plugins,/opt/connectors,
+#plugin.path=

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/blob/45f22617/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/cli/ConnectDistributed.java
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diff --git a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/cli/ConnectDistributed.java b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/cli/ConnectDistributed.java
index fb3d693..717ccd9 100644
--- a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/cli/ConnectDistributed.java
+++ b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/cli/ConnectDistributed.java
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Exit;
 import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Time;
 import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Utils;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.Connect;
-import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.ConnectorFactory;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.Worker;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.distributed.DistributedConfig;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.distributed.DistributedHerder;
+import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.isolation.Plugins;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.rest.RestServer;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.storage.ConfigBackingStore;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.storage.KafkaConfigBackingStore;
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ public class ConnectDistributed {
                 Utils.propsToStringMap(Utils.loadProps(workerPropsFile)) : Collections.<String, String>emptyMap();
 
         Time time = Time.SYSTEM;
-        ConnectorFactory connectorFactory = new ConnectorFactory();
+        Plugins plugins = new Plugins(workerProps);
+        plugins.compareAndSwapWithDelegatingLoader();
         DistributedConfig config = new DistributedConfig(workerProps);
 
         RestServer rest = new RestServer(config);
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ public class ConnectDistributed {
         KafkaOffsetBackingStore offsetBackingStore = new KafkaOffsetBackingStore();
         offsetBackingStore.configure(config);
 
-        Worker worker = new Worker(workerId, time, connectorFactory, config, offsetBackingStore);
+        Worker worker = new Worker(workerId, time, plugins, config, offsetBackingStore);
 
         StatusBackingStore statusBackingStore = new KafkaStatusBackingStore(time, worker.getInternalValueConverter());
         statusBackingStore.configure(config);

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/blob/45f22617/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/cli/ConnectStandalone.java
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diff --git a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/cli/ConnectStandalone.java b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/cli/ConnectStandalone.java
index 0465048..c6d0e59 100644
--- a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/cli/ConnectStandalone.java
+++ b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/cli/ConnectStandalone.java
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Time;
 import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Utils;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.Connect;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.ConnectorConfig;
-import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.ConnectorFactory;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.Herder;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.Worker;
+import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.isolation.Plugins;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.rest.RestServer;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.rest.entities.ConnectorInfo;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.standalone.StandaloneConfig;
@@ -65,14 +65,15 @@ public class ConnectStandalone {
                 Utils.propsToStringMap(Utils.loadProps(workerPropsFile)) : Collections.<String, String>emptyMap();
 
         Time time = Time.SYSTEM;
-        ConnectorFactory connectorFactory = new ConnectorFactory();
+        Plugins plugins = new Plugins(workerProps);
+        plugins.compareAndSwapWithDelegatingLoader();
         StandaloneConfig config = new StandaloneConfig(workerProps);
 
         RestServer rest = new RestServer(config);
         URI advertisedUrl = rest.advertisedUrl();
         String workerId = advertisedUrl.getHost() + ":" + advertisedUrl.getPort();
 
-        Worker worker = new Worker(workerId, time, connectorFactory, config, new FileOffsetBackingStore());
+        Worker worker = new Worker(workerId, time, plugins, config, new FileOffsetBackingStore());
 
         Herder herder = new StandaloneHerder(worker);
         final Connect connect = new Connect(herder, rest);

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/blob/45f22617/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/AbstractHerder.java
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diff --git a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/AbstractHerder.java b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/AbstractHerder.java
index fb286e2..6293b01 100644
--- a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/AbstractHerder.java
+++ b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/AbstractHerder.java
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ import org.apache.kafka.common.config.Config;
 import org.apache.kafka.common.config.ConfigDef;
 import org.apache.kafka.common.config.ConfigDef.ConfigKey;
 import org.apache.kafka.common.config.ConfigDef.Type;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.config.ConfigException;
 import org.apache.kafka.common.config.ConfigValue;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.connector.Connector;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.errors.NotFoundException;
+import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.isolation.Plugins;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.rest.entities.ConfigInfo;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.rest.entities.ConfigInfos;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.rest.entities.ConfigKeyInfo;
@@ -78,7 +80,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractHerder implements Herder, TaskStatus.Listener, Con
     protected final ConfigBackingStore configBackingStore;
 
     private Map<String, Connector> tempConnectors = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
-    private Thread classPathTraverser;
 
     public AbstractHerder(Worker worker,
                           String workerId,
@@ -96,20 +97,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractHerder implements Herder, TaskStatus.Listener, Con
         this.worker.start();
         this.statusBackingStore.start();
         this.configBackingStore.start();
-        traverseClassPath();
     }
 
     protected void stopServices() {
         this.statusBackingStore.stop();
         this.configBackingStore.stop();
         this.worker.stop();
-        if (this.classPathTraverser != null) {
-            try {
-                this.classPathTraverser.join();
-            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-                // ignore as it can only happen during shutdown
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -189,6 +182,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractHerder implements Herder, TaskStatus.Listener, Con
     }
 
     @Override
+    public Plugins plugins() {
+        return worker.getPlugins();
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public ConnectorStateInfo connectorStatus(String connName) {
         ConnectorStatus connector = statusBackingStore.get(connName);
         if (connector == null)
@@ -233,32 +231,53 @@ public abstract class AbstractHerder implements Herder, TaskStatus.Listener, Con
         if (connType == null)
             throw new BadRequestException("Connector config " + connectorConfig + " contains no connector type");
 
-        Connector connector = getConnector(connType);
-
-        final ConfigDef connectorConfigDef = ConnectorConfig.enrich(
-                (connector instanceof SourceConnector) ? SourceConnectorConfig.configDef() : SinkConnectorConfig.configDef(),
-                connectorConfig,
-                false
-        );
-
         List<ConfigValue> configValues = new ArrayList<>();
         Map<String, ConfigKey> configKeys = new HashMap<>();
         List<String> allGroups = new ArrayList<>();
 
-        // do basic connector validation (name, connector type, etc.)
-        Map<String, ConfigValue> validatedConnectorConfig = validateBasicConnectorConfig(connector, connectorConfigDef, connectorConfig);
-        configValues.addAll(validatedConnectorConfig.values());
-        configKeys.putAll(connectorConfigDef.configKeys());
-        allGroups.addAll(connectorConfigDef.groups());
-
-        // do custom connector-specific validation
-        Config config = connector.validate(connectorConfig);
-        ConfigDef configDef = connector.config();
-        configKeys.putAll(configDef.configKeys());
-        allGroups.addAll(configDef.groups());
-        configValues.addAll(config.configValues());
+        Connector connector = getConnector(connType);
+        ClassLoader savedLoader = worker.getPlugins().compareAndSwapLoaders(connector);
+        try {
+            // do basic connector validation (name, connector type, etc.)
+            ConfigDef basicConfigDef = (connector instanceof SourceConnector)
+                                       ? SourceConnectorConfig.configDef()
+                                       : SinkConnectorConfig.configDef();
+            Map<String, ConfigValue> validatedConnectorConfig = validateBasicConnectorConfig(
+                    connector,
+                    basicConfigDef,
+                    connectorConfig
+            );
+            configValues.addAll(validatedConnectorConfig.values());
+            configKeys.putAll(basicConfigDef.configKeys());
+            allGroups.addAll(basicConfigDef.groups());
+
+            ConnectorConfig connectorConfigToEnrich = (connector instanceof SourceConnector)
+                    ? new SourceConnectorConfig(plugins(), connectorConfig)
+                    : new SinkConnectorConfig(plugins(), connectorConfig);
+            final ConfigDef connectorConfigDef = connectorConfigToEnrich.enrich(
+                    plugins(),
+                    basicConfigDef,
+                    connectorConfig,
+                    false
+            );
 
-        return generateResult(connType, configKeys, configValues, allGroups);
+            // Override is required here after the enriched ConfigDef has been created successfully
+            configKeys.putAll(connectorConfigDef.configKeys());
+            allGroups.addAll(connectorConfigDef.groups());
+
+            // do custom connector-specific validation
+            Config config = connector.validate(connectorConfig);
+            ConfigDef configDef = connector.config();
+            configKeys.putAll(configDef.configKeys());
+            allGroups.addAll(configDef.groups());
+            configValues.addAll(config.configValues());
+            return generateResult(connType, configKeys, configValues, allGroups);
+        } catch (ConfigException e) {
+            // Basic validation must have failed. Return the result.
+            return generateResult(connType, configKeys, configValues, allGroups);
+        } finally {
+            Plugins.compareAndSwapLoaders(savedLoader);
+        }
     }
 
     // public for testing
@@ -334,7 +353,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractHerder implements Herder, TaskStatus.Listener, Con
         if (tempConnectors.containsKey(connType)) {
             return tempConnectors.get(connType);
         } else {
-            Connector connector = worker.getConnectorFactory().newConnector(connType);
+            Connector connector = worker.getPlugins().newConnector(connType);
             tempConnectors.put(connType, connector);
             return connector;
         }
@@ -383,14 +402,4 @@ public abstract class AbstractHerder implements Herder, TaskStatus.Listener, Con
             return null;
         }
     }
-
-    private void traverseClassPath() {
-        classPathTraverser = new Thread(new Runnable() {
-            @Override
-            public void run() {
-                PluginDiscovery.scanClasspathForPlugins();
-            }
-        }, "CLASSPATH traversal thread.");
-        classPathTraverser.start();
-    }
 }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/blob/45f22617/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/ConnectorConfig.java
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diff --git a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/ConnectorConfig.java b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/ConnectorConfig.java
index 74aef62..869cfbd 100644
--- a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/ConnectorConfig.java
+++ b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/ConnectorConfig.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import org.apache.kafka.common.config.ConfigDef.Width;
 import org.apache.kafka.common.config.ConfigException;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.connector.ConnectRecord;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.errors.ConnectException;
+import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.isolation.PluginDesc;
+import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.isolation.Plugins;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.transforms.Transformation;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -81,6 +83,17 @@ public class ConnectorConfig extends AbstractConfig {
     private static final String TRANSFORMS_DOC = "Aliases for the transformations to be applied to records.";
     private static final String TRANSFORMS_DISPLAY = "Transforms";
 
+    private final EnrichedConnectorConfig enrichedConfig;
+    private static class EnrichedConnectorConfig extends AbstractConfig {
+        EnrichedConnectorConfig(ConfigDef configDef, Map<String, String> props) {
+            super(configDef, props);
+        }
+
+        public Object get(String key) {
+            return super.get(key);
+        }
+    }
+
     public static ConfigDef configDef() {
         return new ConfigDef()
                 .define(NAME_CONFIG, Type.STRING, Importance.HIGH, NAME_DOC, COMMON_GROUP, 1, Width.MEDIUM, NAME_DISPLAY)
@@ -100,16 +113,25 @@ public class ConnectorConfig extends AbstractConfig {
                 }, Importance.LOW, TRANSFORMS_DOC, TRANSFORMS_GROUP, 6, Width.LONG, TRANSFORMS_DISPLAY);
     }
 
-    public ConnectorConfig() {
-        this(new HashMap<String, String>());
+    public ConnectorConfig(Plugins plugins) {
+        this(plugins, new HashMap<String, String>());
+    }
+
+    public ConnectorConfig(Plugins plugins, Map<String, String> props) {
+        this(plugins, configDef(), props);
     }
 
-    public ConnectorConfig(Map<String, String> props) {
-        this(configDef(), props);
+    public ConnectorConfig(Plugins plugins, ConfigDef configDef, Map<String, String> props) {
+        super(configDef, props);
+        enrichedConfig = new EnrichedConnectorConfig(
+                enrich(plugins, configDef, props, true),
+                props
+        );
     }
 
-    public ConnectorConfig(ConfigDef configDef, Map<String, String> props) {
-        super(enrich(configDef, props, true), props);
+    @Override
+    public Object get(String key) {
+        return enrichedConfig.get(key);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -142,15 +164,20 @@ public class ConnectorConfig extends AbstractConfig {
      * <p>
      * {@code requireFullConfig} specifies whether required config values that are missing should cause an exception to be thrown.
      */
-    public static ConfigDef enrich(ConfigDef baseConfigDef, Map<String, String> props, boolean requireFullConfig) {
-        final List<String> transformAliases = (List<String>) ConfigDef.parseType(TRANSFORMS_CONFIG, props.get(TRANSFORMS_CONFIG), Type.LIST);
-        if (transformAliases == null || transformAliases.isEmpty()) {
+    public ConfigDef enrich(Plugins plugins, ConfigDef baseConfigDef, Map<String, String> props, boolean requireFullConfig) {
+        Object transformAliases = ConfigDef.parseType(TRANSFORMS_CONFIG, props.get(TRANSFORMS_CONFIG), Type.LIST);
+        if (!(transformAliases instanceof List)) {
             return baseConfigDef;
         }
 
-        final ConfigDef newDef = new ConfigDef(baseConfigDef);
-
-        for (String alias : new LinkedHashSet<>(transformAliases)) {
+        ConfigDef newDef = new ConfigDef(baseConfigDef);
+        LinkedHashSet<?> uniqueTransformAliases = new LinkedHashSet<>((List<?>) transformAliases);
+        for (Object o : uniqueTransformAliases) {
+            if (!(o instanceof String)) {
+                throw new ConfigException("Item in " + TRANSFORMS_CONFIG + " property is not of "
+                        + "type String");
+            }
+            String alias = (String) o;
             final String prefix = TRANSFORMS_CONFIG + "." + alias + ".";
             final String group = TRANSFORMS_GROUP + ": " + alias;
             int orderInGroup = 0;
@@ -164,7 +191,7 @@ public class ConnectorConfig extends AbstractConfig {
             };
             newDef.define(transformationTypeConfig, Type.CLASS, ConfigDef.NO_DEFAULT_VALUE, typeValidator, Importance.HIGH,
                     "Class for the '" + alias + "' transformation.", group, orderInGroup++, Width.LONG, "Transformation type for " + alias,
-                    Collections.<String>emptyList(), new TransformationClassRecommender());
+                    Collections.<String>emptyList(), new TransformationClassRecommender(plugins));
 
             final ConfigDef transformationConfigDef;
             try {
@@ -204,9 +231,19 @@ public class ConnectorConfig extends AbstractConfig {
      * Recommend bundled transformations.
      */
     static final class TransformationClassRecommender implements ConfigDef.Recommender {
+        private final Plugins plugins;
+
+        TransformationClassRecommender(Plugins plugins) {
+            this.plugins = plugins;
+        }
+
         @Override
         public List<Object> validValues(String name, Map<String, Object> parsedConfig) {
-            return (List) PluginDiscovery.transformationPlugins();
+            List<Object> transformationPlugins = new ArrayList<>();
+            for (PluginDesc<Transformation> plugin : plugins.transformations()) {
+                transformationPlugins.add(plugin.pluginClass());
+            }
+            return Collections.unmodifiableList(transformationPlugins);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -215,4 +252,4 @@ public class ConnectorConfig extends AbstractConfig {
         }
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/blob/45f22617/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/Herder.java
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diff --git a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/Herder.java b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/Herder.java
index 93fc6f0..5dfb808 100644
--- a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/Herder.java
+++ b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/Herder.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime;
 
+import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.isolation.Plugins;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.rest.entities.ConfigInfos;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.rest.entities.ConnectorInfo;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.rest.entities.ConnectorStateInfo;
@@ -168,6 +169,12 @@ public interface Herder {
      */
     void resumeConnector(String connector);
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a handle to the plugin factory used by this herder and its worker.
+     *
+     * @return a reference to the plugin factory.
+     */
+    Plugins plugins();
 
     class Created<T> {
         private final boolean created;
@@ -200,4 +207,4 @@ public interface Herder {
             return Objects.hash(created, result);
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/blob/45f22617/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/PluginDiscovery.java
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diff --git a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/PluginDiscovery.java b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/PluginDiscovery.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 482139a..0000000
--- a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/PluginDiscovery.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,126 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
- * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
- * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
- * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
- * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
- * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime;
-
-import org.apache.kafka.connect.connector.Connector;
-import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.rest.entities.ConnectorPluginInfo;
-import org.apache.kafka.connect.tools.MockConnector;
-import org.apache.kafka.connect.tools.MockSinkConnector;
-import org.apache.kafka.connect.tools.MockSourceConnector;
-import org.apache.kafka.connect.tools.SchemaSourceConnector;
-import org.apache.kafka.connect.tools.VerifiableSinkConnector;
-import org.apache.kafka.connect.tools.VerifiableSourceConnector;
-import org.apache.kafka.connect.transforms.Transformation;
-import org.apache.kafka.connect.util.ReflectionsUtil;
-import org.reflections.Reflections;
-import org.reflections.util.ClasspathHelper;
-import org.reflections.util.ConfigurationBuilder;
-
-import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.Comparator;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Set;
-
-public class PluginDiscovery {
-
-    private static final List<Class<? extends Connector>> CONNECTOR_EXCLUDES = Arrays.asList(
-            VerifiableSourceConnector.class, VerifiableSinkConnector.class,
-            MockConnector.class, MockSourceConnector.class, MockSinkConnector.class,
-            SchemaSourceConnector.class
-    );
-
-    private static final List<Class<? extends Transformation>> TRANSFORMATION_EXCLUDES = Arrays.asList();
-
-    private static boolean scanned = false;
-    private static List<ConnectorPluginInfo> validConnectorPlugins;
-    private static List<Class<? extends Transformation>> validTransformationPlugins;
-
-    public static synchronized List<ConnectorPluginInfo> connectorPlugins() {
-        scanClasspathForPlugins();
-        return validConnectorPlugins;
-    }
-
-    public static synchronized List<Class<? extends Transformation>> transformationPlugins() {
-        scanClasspathForPlugins();
-        return validTransformationPlugins;
-    }
-
-    public static synchronized void scanClasspathForPlugins() {
-        if (scanned) return;
-        ReflectionsUtil.registerUrlTypes();
-        final Reflections reflections = new Reflections(new ConfigurationBuilder().setUrls(ClasspathHelper.forJavaClassPath()));
-        validConnectorPlugins = Collections.unmodifiableList(connectorPlugins(reflections));
-        validTransformationPlugins = Collections.unmodifiableList(transformationPlugins(reflections));
-        scanned = true;
-    }
-
-    private static List<ConnectorPluginInfo> connectorPlugins(Reflections reflections) {
-        final Set<Class<? extends Connector>> connectorClasses = reflections.getSubTypesOf(Connector.class);
-        connectorClasses.removeAll(CONNECTOR_EXCLUDES);
-
-        final List<ConnectorPluginInfo> connectorPlugins = new ArrayList<>(connectorClasses.size());
-        for (Class<? extends Connector> connectorClass : connectorClasses) {
-            if (isConcrete(connectorClass)) {
-                connectorPlugins.add(new ConnectorPluginInfo(connectorClass));
-            }
-        }
-
-        Collections.sort(connectorPlugins, new Comparator<ConnectorPluginInfo>() {
-            @Override
-            public int compare(ConnectorPluginInfo a, ConnectorPluginInfo b) {
-                return a.className().compareTo(b.className());
-            }
-        });
-
-        return connectorPlugins;
-    }
-
-    private static List<Class<? extends Transformation>> transformationPlugins(Reflections reflections) {
-        final Set<Class<? extends Transformation>> transformationClasses = reflections.getSubTypesOf(Transformation.class);
-        transformationClasses.removeAll(TRANSFORMATION_EXCLUDES);
-
-        final List<Class<? extends Transformation>> transformationPlugins = new ArrayList<>(transformationClasses.size());
-        for (Class<? extends Transformation> transformationClass : transformationClasses) {
-            if (isConcrete(transformationClass)) {
-                transformationPlugins.add(transformationClass);
-            }
-        }
-
-        Collections.sort(transformationPlugins, new Comparator<Class<? extends Transformation>>() {
-            @Override
-            public int compare(Class<? extends Transformation> a, Class<? extends Transformation> b) {
-                return a.getName().compareTo(b.getName());
-            }
-        });
-
-        return transformationPlugins;
-    }
-
-    private static boolean isConcrete(Class<?> cls) {
-        final int mod = cls.getModifiers();
-        return !Modifier.isAbstract(mod) && !Modifier.isInterface(mod);
-    }
-
-    public static void main(String... args) {
-        System.out.println(connectorPlugins());
-        System.out.println(transformationPlugins());
-    }
-
-}

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/blob/45f22617/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/SinkConnectorConfig.java
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diff --git a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/SinkConnectorConfig.java b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/SinkConnectorConfig.java
index 21abdd0..e47d537 100644
--- a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/SinkConnectorConfig.java
+++ b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/SinkConnectorConfig.java
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 package org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime;
 
 import org.apache.kafka.common.config.ConfigDef;
+import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.isolation.Plugins;
 
-import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
@@ -35,15 +35,11 @@ public class SinkConnectorConfig extends ConnectorConfig {
     static ConfigDef config = ConnectorConfig.configDef()
         .define(TOPICS_CONFIG, ConfigDef.Type.LIST, TOPICS_DEFAULT, ConfigDef.Importance.HIGH, TOPICS_DOC, COMMON_GROUP, 4, ConfigDef.Width.LONG, TOPICS_DISPLAY);
 
-    public SinkConnectorConfig() {
-        this(new HashMap<String, String>());
-    }
-
     public static ConfigDef configDef() {
         return config;
     }
 
-    public SinkConnectorConfig(Map<String, String> props) {
-        super(config, props);
+    public SinkConnectorConfig(Plugins plugins, Map<String, String> props) {
+        super(plugins, config, props);
     }
 }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/blob/45f22617/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/SourceConnectorConfig.java
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diff --git a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/SourceConnectorConfig.java b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/SourceConnectorConfig.java
index 651ac74..6915421 100644
--- a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/SourceConnectorConfig.java
+++ b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/SourceConnectorConfig.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime;
 
 import org.apache.kafka.common.config.ConfigDef;
+import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.isolation.Plugins;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ public class SourceConnectorConfig extends ConnectorConfig {
 
     private static ConfigDef config = configDef();
 
-    public SourceConnectorConfig(Map<String, String> props) {
-        super(config, props);
+    public SourceConnectorConfig(Plugins plugins, Map<String, String> props) {
+        super(plugins, config, props);
     }
 }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/blob/45f22617/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/Worker.java
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diff --git a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/Worker.java b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/Worker.java
index 400ae08..12802c1 100644
--- a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/Worker.java
+++ b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/Worker.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.apache.kafka.connect.connector.Connector;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.connector.ConnectorContext;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.connector.Task;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.errors.ConnectException;
+import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.isolation.Plugins;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.sink.SinkRecord;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.sink.SinkTask;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.source.SourceRecord;
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ public class Worker {
     private final ExecutorService executor;
     private final Time time;
     private final String workerId;
-    private final ConnectorFactory connectorFactory;
+    private final Plugins plugins;
     private final WorkerConfig config;
     private final Converter defaultKeyConverter;
     private final Converter defaultValueConverter;
@@ -78,20 +79,45 @@ public class Worker {
     private final ConcurrentMap<ConnectorTaskId, WorkerTask> tasks = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
     private SourceTaskOffsetCommitter sourceTaskOffsetCommitter;
 
-    public Worker(String workerId, Time time, ConnectorFactory connectorFactory, WorkerConfig config, OffsetBackingStore offsetBackingStore) {
+    public Worker(
+            String workerId,
+            Time time,
+            Plugins plugins,
+            WorkerConfig config,
+            OffsetBackingStore offsetBackingStore
+    ) {
         this.executor = Executors.newCachedThreadPool();
         this.workerId = workerId;
         this.time = time;
-        this.connectorFactory = connectorFactory;
+        this.plugins = plugins;
         this.config = config;
-        this.defaultKeyConverter = config.getConfiguredInstance(WorkerConfig.KEY_CONVERTER_CLASS_CONFIG, Converter.class);
+        // Converters are required properties, thus getClass won't return null.
+        this.defaultKeyConverter = plugins.newConverter(
+                config.getClass(WorkerConfig.KEY_CONVERTER_CLASS_CONFIG).getName(),
+                config
+        );
         this.defaultKeyConverter.configure(config.originalsWithPrefix("key.converter."), true);
-        this.defaultValueConverter = config.getConfiguredInstance(WorkerConfig.VALUE_CONVERTER_CLASS_CONFIG, Converter.class);
+        this.defaultValueConverter = plugins.newConverter(
+                config.getClass(WorkerConfig.VALUE_CONVERTER_CLASS_CONFIG).getName(),
+                config
+        );
         this.defaultValueConverter.configure(config.originalsWithPrefix("value.converter."), false);
-        this.internalKeyConverter = config.getConfiguredInstance(WorkerConfig.INTERNAL_KEY_CONVERTER_CLASS_CONFIG, Converter.class);
-        this.internalKeyConverter.configure(config.originalsWithPrefix("internal.key.converter."), true);
-        this.internalValueConverter = config.getConfiguredInstance(WorkerConfig.INTERNAL_VALUE_CONVERTER_CLASS_CONFIG, Converter.class);
-        this.internalValueConverter.configure(config.originalsWithPrefix("internal.value.converter."), false);
+        // Same, internal converters are required properties, thus getClass won't return null.
+        this.internalKeyConverter = plugins.newConverter(
+                config.getClass(WorkerConfig.INTERNAL_KEY_CONVERTER_CLASS_CONFIG).getName(),
+                config
+        );
+        this.internalKeyConverter.configure(
+                config.originalsWithPrefix("internal.key.converter."),
+                true);
+        this.internalValueConverter = plugins.newConverter(
+                config.getClass(WorkerConfig.INTERNAL_VALUE_CONVERTER_CLASS_CONFIG).getName(),
+                config
+        );
+        this.internalValueConverter.configure(
+                config.originalsWithPrefix("internal.value.converter."),
+                false
+        );
 
         this.offsetBackingStore = offsetBackingStore;
         this.offsetBackingStore.configure(config);
@@ -171,17 +197,23 @@ public class Worker {
             throw new ConnectException("Connector with name " + connName + " already exists");
 
         final WorkerConnector workerConnector;
+        ClassLoader savedLoader = plugins.currentThreadLoader();
         try {
-            final ConnectorConfig connConfig = new ConnectorConfig(connProps);
+            final ConnectorConfig connConfig = new ConnectorConfig(plugins, connProps);
             final String connClass = connConfig.getString(ConnectorConfig.CONNECTOR_CLASS_CONFIG);
             log.info("Creating connector {} of type {}", connName, connClass);
-            final Connector connector = connectorFactory.newConnector(connClass);
+            final Connector connector = plugins.newConnector(connClass);
             workerConnector = new WorkerConnector(connName, connector, ctx, statusListener);
             log.info("Instantiated connector {} with version {} of type {}", connName, connector.version(), connector.getClass());
+            savedLoader = plugins.compareAndSwapLoaders(connector);
             workerConnector.initialize(connConfig);
             workerConnector.transitionTo(initialState);
+            Plugins.compareAndSwapLoaders(savedLoader);
         } catch (Throwable t) {
             log.error("Failed to start connector {}", connName, t);
+            // Can't be put in a finally block because it needs to be swapped before the call on
+            // statusListener
+            Plugins.compareAndSwapLoaders(savedLoader);
             statusListener.onFailure(connName, t);
             return false;
         }
@@ -205,7 +237,14 @@ public class Worker {
         WorkerConnector workerConnector = connectors.get(connName);
         if (workerConnector == null)
             throw new ConnectException("Connector " + connName + " not found in this worker.");
-        return workerConnector.isSinkConnector();
+
+        ClassLoader savedLoader = plugins.currentThreadLoader();
+        try {
+            savedLoader = plugins.compareAndSwapLoaders(workerConnector.connector());
+            return workerConnector.isSinkConnector();
+        } finally {
+            Plugins.compareAndSwapLoaders(savedLoader);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -225,14 +264,23 @@ public class Worker {
 
         Connector connector = workerConnector.connector();
         List<Map<String, String>> result = new ArrayList<>();
-        String taskClassName = connector.taskClass().getName();
-        for (Map<String, String> taskProps : connector.taskConfigs(maxTasks)) {
-            Map<String, String> taskConfig = new HashMap<>(taskProps); // Ensure we don't modify the connector's copy of the config
-            taskConfig.put(TaskConfig.TASK_CLASS_CONFIG, taskClassName);
-            if (sinkTopics != null)
-                taskConfig.put(SinkTask.TOPICS_CONFIG, Utils.join(sinkTopics, ","));
-            result.add(taskConfig);
+        ClassLoader savedLoader = plugins.currentThreadLoader();
+        try {
+            savedLoader = plugins.compareAndSwapLoaders(connector);
+            String taskClassName = connector.taskClass().getName();
+            for (Map<String, String> taskProps : connector.taskConfigs(maxTasks)) {
+                // Ensure we don't modify the connector's copy of the config
+                Map<String, String> taskConfig = new HashMap<>(taskProps);
+                taskConfig.put(TaskConfig.TASK_CLASS_CONFIG, taskClassName);
+                if (sinkTopics != null) {
+                    taskConfig.put(SinkTask.TOPICS_CONFIG, Utils.join(sinkTopics, ","));
+                }
+                result.add(taskConfig);
+            }
+        } finally {
+            Plugins.compareAndSwapLoaders(savedLoader);
         }
+
         return result;
     }
 
@@ -252,13 +300,19 @@ public class Worker {
     public boolean stopConnector(String connName) {
         log.info("Stopping connector {}", connName);
 
-        WorkerConnector connector = connectors.remove(connName);
-        if (connector == null) {
+        WorkerConnector workerConnector = connectors.remove(connName);
+        if (workerConnector == null) {
             log.warn("Ignoring stop request for unowned connector {}", connName);
             return false;
         }
 
-        connector.shutdown();
+        ClassLoader savedLoader = plugins.currentThreadLoader();
+        try {
+            savedLoader = plugins.compareAndSwapLoaders(workerConnector.connector());
+            workerConnector.shutdown();
+        } finally {
+            Plugins.compareAndSwapLoaders(savedLoader);
+        }
 
         log.info("Stopped connector {}", connName);
         return true;
@@ -280,8 +334,8 @@ public class Worker {
      * @return true if the connector is running, false if the connector is not running or is not manages by this worker.
      */
     public boolean isRunning(String connName) {
-        WorkerConnector connector = connectors.get(connName);
-        return connector != null && connector.isRunning();
+        WorkerConnector workerConnector = connectors.get(connName);
+        return workerConnector != null && workerConnector.isRunning();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -307,14 +361,20 @@ public class Worker {
             throw new ConnectException("Task already exists in this worker: " + id);
 
         final WorkerTask workerTask;
+        ClassLoader savedLoader = plugins.currentThreadLoader();
         try {
-            final ConnectorConfig connConfig = new ConnectorConfig(connProps);
+            final ConnectorConfig connConfig = new ConnectorConfig(plugins, connProps);
+            String connType = connConfig.getString(ConnectorConfig.CONNECTOR_CLASS_CONFIG);
+            ClassLoader connectorLoader = plugins.delegatingLoader().connectorLoader(connType);
+            savedLoader = Plugins.compareAndSwapLoaders(connectorLoader);
             final TaskConfig taskConfig = new TaskConfig(taskProps);
-
             final Class<? extends Task> taskClass = taskConfig.getClass(TaskConfig.TASK_CLASS_CONFIG).asSubclass(Task.class);
-            final Task task = connectorFactory.newTask(taskClass);
+            final Task task = plugins.newTask(taskClass);
             log.info("Instantiated task {} with version {} of type {}", id, task.version(), taskClass.getName());
 
+            // By maintaining connector's specific class loader for this thread here, we first
+            // search for converters within the connector dependencies, and if not found the
+            // plugin class loader delegates loading to the delegating classloader.
             Converter keyConverter = connConfig.getConfiguredInstance(WorkerConfig.KEY_CONVERTER_CLASS_CONFIG, Converter.class);
             if (keyConverter != null)
                 keyConverter.configure(connConfig.originalsWithPrefix("key.converter."), true);
@@ -326,10 +386,14 @@ public class Worker {
             else
                 valueConverter = defaultValueConverter;
 
-            workerTask = buildWorkerTask(connConfig, id, task, statusListener, initialState, keyConverter, valueConverter);
+            workerTask = buildWorkerTask(connConfig, id, task, statusListener, initialState, keyConverter, valueConverter, connectorLoader);
             workerTask.initialize(taskConfig);
+            Plugins.compareAndSwapLoaders(savedLoader);
         } catch (Throwable t) {
             log.error("Failed to start task {}", id, t);
+            // Can't be put in a finally block because it needs to be swapped before the call on
+            // statusListener
+            Plugins.compareAndSwapLoaders(savedLoader);
             statusListener.onFailure(id, t);
             return false;
         }
@@ -351,7 +415,8 @@ public class Worker {
                                        TaskStatus.Listener statusListener,
                                        TargetState initialState,
                                        Converter keyConverter,
-                                       Converter valueConverter) {
+                                       Converter valueConverter,
+                                       ClassLoader loader) {
         // Decide which type of worker task we need based on the type of task.
         if (task instanceof SourceTask) {
             TransformationChain<SourceRecord> transformationChain = new TransformationChain<>(connConfig.<SourceRecord>transformations());
@@ -361,11 +426,11 @@ public class Worker {
                     internalKeyConverter, internalValueConverter);
             KafkaProducer<byte[], byte[]> producer = new KafkaProducer<>(producerProps);
             return new WorkerSourceTask(id, (SourceTask) task, statusListener, initialState, keyConverter,
-                     valueConverter, transformationChain, producer, offsetReader, offsetWriter, config, time);
+                    valueConverter, transformationChain, producer, offsetReader, offsetWriter, config, loader, time);
         } else if (task instanceof SinkTask) {
             TransformationChain<SinkRecord> transformationChain = new TransformationChain<>(connConfig.<SinkRecord>transformations());
             return new WorkerSinkTask(id, (SinkTask) task, statusListener, initialState, config, keyConverter,
-                    valueConverter, transformationChain, time);
+                    valueConverter, transformationChain, loader, time);
         } else {
             log.error("Tasks must be a subclass of either SourceTask or SinkTask", task);
             throw new ConnectException("Tasks must be a subclass of either SourceTask or SinkTask");
@@ -382,7 +447,14 @@ public class Worker {
         log.info("Stopping task {}", task.id());
         if (task instanceof WorkerSourceTask)
             sourceTaskOffsetCommitter.remove(task.id());
-        task.stop();
+
+        ClassLoader savedLoader = plugins.currentThreadLoader();
+        try {
+            savedLoader = Plugins.compareAndSwapLoaders(task.loader());
+            task.stop();
+        } finally {
+            Plugins.compareAndSwapLoaders(savedLoader);
+        }
     }
 
     private void stopTasks(Collection<ConnectorTaskId> ids) {
@@ -457,8 +529,8 @@ public class Worker {
         return internalValueConverter;
     }
 
-    public ConnectorFactory getConnectorFactory() {
-        return connectorFactory;
+    public Plugins getPlugins() {
+        return plugins;
     }
 
     public String workerId() {
@@ -468,14 +540,37 @@ public class Worker {
     public void setTargetState(String connName, TargetState state) {
         log.info("Setting connector {} state to {}", connName, state);
 
-        WorkerConnector connector = connectors.get(connName);
-        if (connector != null)
-            connector.transitionTo(state);
+        WorkerConnector workerConnector = connectors.get(connName);
+        if (workerConnector != null) {
+            ClassLoader connectorLoader =
+                    plugins.delegatingLoader().connectorLoader(workerConnector.connector());
+            transitionTo(workerConnector, state, connectorLoader);
+        }
 
         for (Map.Entry<ConnectorTaskId, WorkerTask> taskEntry : tasks.entrySet()) {
-            if (taskEntry.getKey().connector().equals(connName))
-                taskEntry.getValue().transitionTo(state);
+            if (taskEntry.getKey().connector().equals(connName)) {
+                WorkerTask workerTask = taskEntry.getValue();
+                transitionTo(workerTask, state, workerTask.loader());
+            }
         }
     }
 
+    private void transitionTo(Object connectorOrTask, TargetState state, ClassLoader loader) {
+        ClassLoader savedLoader = plugins.currentThreadLoader();
+        try {
+            savedLoader = Plugins.compareAndSwapLoaders(loader);
+            if (connectorOrTask instanceof WorkerConnector) {
+                ((WorkerConnector) connectorOrTask).transitionTo(state);
+            } else if (connectorOrTask instanceof WorkerTask) {
+                ((WorkerTask) connectorOrTask).transitionTo(state);
+            } else {
+                throw new ConnectException(
+                        "Request for state transition on an object that is neither a "
+                                + "WorkerConnector nor a WorkerTask: "
+                                + connectorOrTask.getClass());
+            }
+        } finally {
+            Plugins.compareAndSwapLoaders(savedLoader);
+        }
+    }
 }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/blob/45f22617/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerConfig.java
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diff --git a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerConfig.java b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerConfig.java
index 680edaf..fe7a35a 100644
--- a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerConfig.java
+++ b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerConfig.java
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ import org.apache.kafka.common.config.ConfigDef;
 import org.apache.kafka.common.config.ConfigDef.Importance;
 import org.apache.kafka.common.config.ConfigDef.Type;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
@@ -122,6 +125,18 @@ public class WorkerConfig extends AbstractConfig {
         + "The default value of the Access-Control-Allow-Methods header allows cross origin requests for GET, POST and HEAD.";
     protected static final String ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_METHODS_DEFAULT = "";
 
+    public static final String PLUGIN_PATH_CONFIG = "plugin.path";
+    protected static final String PLUGIN_PATH_DOC = "List of paths separated by commas (,) that "
+            + "contain plugins (connectors, converters, transformations). The list should consist"
+            + " of top level directories that include any combination of: \n"
+            + "a) directories immediately containing jars with plugins and their dependencies\n"
+            + "b) uber-jars with plugins and their dependencies\n"
+            + "c) directories immediately containing the package directory structure of classes of "
+            + "plugins and their dependencies\n"
+            + "Note: symlinks will be followed to discover dependencies or plugins.\n"
+            + "Examples: plugin.path=/usr/local/share/java,/usr/local/share/kafka/plugins,"
+            + "/opt/connectors";
+
     /**
      * Get a basic ConfigDef for a WorkerConfig. This includes all the common settings. Subclasses can use this to
      * bootstrap their own ConfigDef.
@@ -155,7 +170,21 @@ public class WorkerConfig extends AbstractConfig {
                         ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_ORIGIN_DOC)
                 .define(ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_METHODS_CONFIG, Type.STRING,
                         ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_METHODS_DEFAULT, Importance.LOW,
-                        ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_METHODS_DOC);
+                        ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_METHODS_DOC)
+                .define(
+                        PLUGIN_PATH_CONFIG,
+                        Type.LIST,
+                        null,
+                        Importance.LOW,
+                        PLUGIN_PATH_DOC
+                );
+    }
+
+    public static List<String> pluginLocations(Map<String, String> props) {
+        String locationList = props.get(WorkerConfig.PLUGIN_PATH_CONFIG);
+        return locationList == null
+                         ? new ArrayList<String>()
+                         : Arrays.asList(locationList.trim().split("\\s*,\\s*", -1));
     }
 
     public WorkerConfig(ConfigDef definition, Map<String, String> props) {

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/blob/45f22617/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerSinkTask.java
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diff --git a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerSinkTask.java b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerSinkTask.java
index d5f337d..43ad6a1 100644
--- a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerSinkTask.java
+++ b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerSinkTask.java
@@ -83,8 +83,9 @@ class WorkerSinkTask extends WorkerTask {
                           Converter keyConverter,
                           Converter valueConverter,
                           TransformationChain<SinkRecord> transformationChain,
+                          ClassLoader loader,
                           Time time) {
-        super(id, statusListener, initialState);
+        super(id, statusListener, initialState, loader);
 
         this.workerConfig = workerConfig;
         this.task = task;

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/blob/45f22617/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerSourceTask.java
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diff --git a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerSourceTask.java b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerSourceTask.java
index ed15b85..5627145 100644
--- a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerSourceTask.java
+++ b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerSourceTask.java
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ class WorkerSourceTask extends WorkerTask {
                             OffsetStorageReader offsetReader,
                             OffsetStorageWriter offsetWriter,
                             WorkerConfig workerConfig,
+                            ClassLoader loader,
                             Time time) {
-        super(id, statusListener, initialState);
+        super(id, statusListener, initialState, loader);
 
         this.workerConfig = workerConfig;
         this.task = task;

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/blob/45f22617/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerTask.java
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diff --git a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerTask.java b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerTask.java
index 43d45d8..9b233dd 100644
--- a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerTask.java
+++ b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/WorkerTask.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime;
 
+import org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.isolation.Plugins;
 import org.apache.kafka.connect.util.ConnectorTaskId;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ abstract class WorkerTask implements Runnable {
 
     protected final ConnectorTaskId id;
     private final TaskStatus.Listener statusListener;
+    protected final ClassLoader loader;
     private final CountDownLatch shutdownLatch = new CountDownLatch(1);
     private volatile TargetState targetState;
     private volatile boolean stopping;   // indicates whether the Worker has asked the task to stop
@@ -46,9 +48,11 @@ abstract class WorkerTask implements Runnable {
 
     public WorkerTask(ConnectorTaskId id,
                       TaskStatus.Listener statusListener,
-                      TargetState initialState) {
+                      TargetState initialState,
+                      ClassLoader loader) {
         this.id = id;
         this.statusListener = statusListener;
+        this.loader = loader;
         this.targetState = initialState;
         this.stopping = false;
         this.cancelled = false;
@@ -58,6 +62,10 @@ abstract class WorkerTask implements Runnable {
         return id;
     }
 
+    public ClassLoader loader() {
+        return loader;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Initialize the task for execution.
      * @param taskConfig initial configuration
@@ -177,6 +185,7 @@ abstract class WorkerTask implements Runnable {
 
     @Override
     public void run() {
+        ClassLoader savedLoader = Plugins.compareAndSwapLoaders(loader);
         try {
             doRun();
             onShutdown();
@@ -186,6 +195,7 @@ abstract class WorkerTask implements Runnable {
             if (t instanceof Error)
                 throw (Error) t;
         } finally {
+            Plugins.compareAndSwapLoaders(savedLoader);
             shutdownLatch.countDown();
         }
     }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/blob/45f22617/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/distributed/DistributedHerder.java
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diff --git a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/distributed/DistributedHerder.java b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/distributed/DistributedHerder.java
index e908d0b..8f7503e 100644
--- a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/distributed/DistributedHerder.java
+++ b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/distributed/DistributedHerder.java
@@ -954,10 +954,10 @@ public class DistributedHerder extends AbstractHerder implements Runnable {
             ConnectorConfig connConfig;
             List<String> sinkTopics = null;
             if (worker.isSinkConnector(connName)) {
-                connConfig = new SinkConnectorConfig(configs);
+                connConfig = new SinkConnectorConfig(plugins(), configs);
                 sinkTopics = connConfig.getList(SinkConnectorConfig.TOPICS_CONFIG);
             } else {
-                connConfig = new SourceConnectorConfig(configs);
+                connConfig = new SourceConnectorConfig(plugins(), configs);
             }
 
             final List<Map<String, String>> taskProps

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/blob/45f22617/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/isolation/DelegatingClassLoader.java
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diff --git a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/isolation/DelegatingClassLoader.java b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/isolation/DelegatingClassLoader.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da8b444
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/isolation/DelegatingClassLoader.java
@@ -0,0 +1,299 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.isolation;
+
+import org.apache.kafka.connect.connector.Connector;
+import org.apache.kafka.connect.storage.Converter;
+import org.apache.kafka.connect.transforms.Transformation;
+import org.reflections.Reflections;
+import org.reflections.util.ClasspathHelper;
+import org.reflections.util.ConfigurationBuilder;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.net.URLClassLoader;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.InvalidPathException;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.security.AccessController;
+import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.SortedMap;
+import java.util.SortedSet;
+import java.util.TreeMap;
+import java.util.TreeSet;
+
+public class DelegatingClassLoader extends URLClassLoader {
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DelegatingClassLoader.class);
+
+    private final Map<String, SortedMap<PluginDesc<?>, ClassLoader>> pluginLoaders;
+    private final SortedSet<PluginDesc<Connector>> connectors;
+    private final SortedSet<PluginDesc<Converter>> converters;
+    private final SortedSet<PluginDesc<Transformation>> transformations;
+    private final List<String> pluginPaths;
+    private final Map<Path, PluginClassLoader> activePaths;
+
+    public DelegatingClassLoader(List<String> pluginPaths, ClassLoader parent) {
+        super(new URL[0], parent);
+        this.pluginPaths = pluginPaths;
+        this.pluginLoaders = new HashMap<>();
+        this.activePaths = new HashMap<>();
+        this.connectors = new TreeSet<>();
+        this.converters = new TreeSet<>();
+        this.transformations = new TreeSet<>();
+    }
+
+    public DelegatingClassLoader(List<String> pluginPaths) {
+        this(pluginPaths, ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader());
+    }
+
+    public Set<PluginDesc<Connector>> connectors() {
+        return connectors;
+    }
+
+    public Set<PluginDesc<Converter>> converters() {
+        return converters;
+    }
+
+    public Set<PluginDesc<Transformation>> transformations() {
+        return transformations;
+    }
+
+    public ClassLoader connectorLoader(Connector connector) {
+        return connectorLoader(connector.getClass().getName());
+    }
+
+    public ClassLoader connectorLoader(String connectorClassOrAlias) {
+        log.debug("Getting plugin class loader for connector: '{}'", connectorClassOrAlias);
+        SortedMap<PluginDesc<?>, ClassLoader> inner =
+                pluginLoaders.get(connectorClassOrAlias);
+        if (inner == null) {
+            log.error(
+                    "Plugin class loader for connector: '{}' was not found. Returning: {}",
+                    connectorClassOrAlias,
+                    this
+            );
+            return this;
+        }
+        return inner.get(inner.lastKey());
+    }
+
+    private static PluginClassLoader newPluginClassLoader(
+            final URL pluginLocation,
+            final URL[] urls,
+            final ClassLoader parent
+    ) {
+        return (PluginClassLoader) AccessController.doPrivileged(
+                new PrivilegedAction() {
+                    @Override
+                    public Object run() {
+                        return new PluginClassLoader(pluginLocation, urls, parent);
+                    }
+                }
+        );
+    }
+
+    private <T> void addPlugins(Collection<PluginDesc<T>> plugins, ClassLoader loader) {
+        for (PluginDesc<T> plugin : plugins) {
+            String pluginClassName = plugin.className();
+            SortedMap<PluginDesc<?>, ClassLoader> inner = pluginLoaders.get(pluginClassName);
+            if (inner == null) {
+                inner = new TreeMap<>();
+                pluginLoaders.put(pluginClassName, inner);
+                // TODO: once versioning is enabled this line should be moved outside this if branch
+                log.info("Added plugin '{}'", pluginClassName);
+            }
+            inner.put(plugin, loader);
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected void initLoaders() {
+        String path = null;
+        try {
+            for (String configPath : pluginPaths) {
+                path = configPath;
+                Path pluginPath = Paths.get(path).toAbsolutePath();
+                // Currently 'plugin.paths' property is a list of top-level directories
+                // containing plugins
+                if (Files.isDirectory(pluginPath)) {
+                    for (Path pluginLocation : PluginUtils.pluginLocations(pluginPath)) {
+                        log.info("Loading plugin from: {}", pluginLocation);
+                        URL[] urls = PluginUtils.pluginUrls(pluginLocation).toArray(new URL[0]);
+                        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                            log.debug("Loading plugin urls: {}", Arrays.toString(urls));
+                        }
+                        PluginClassLoader loader = newPluginClassLoader(
+                                pluginLocation.toUri().toURL(),
+                                urls,
+                                this
+                        );
+
+                        scanUrlsAndAddPlugins(loader, urls, pluginLocation);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            path = "classpath";
+            // Finally add parent/system loader.
+            scanUrlsAndAddPlugins(
+                    getParent(),
+                    ClasspathHelper.forJavaClassPath().toArray(new URL[0]),
+                    null
+            );
+        } catch (InvalidPathException | MalformedURLException e) {
+            log.error("Invalid path in plugin path: {}. Ignoring.", path);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            log.error("Could not get listing for plugin path: {}. Ignoring.", path);
+        } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException e) {
+            log.error("Could not instantiate plugins in: {}. Ignoring: {}", path, e);
+        }
+        addAllAliases();
+    }
+
+    private void scanUrlsAndAddPlugins(
+            ClassLoader loader,
+            URL[] urls,
+            Path pluginLocation
+    ) throws InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException {
+        PluginScanResult plugins = scanPluginPath(loader, urls);
+        log.info("Registered loader: {}", loader);
+        if (!plugins.isEmpty()) {
+            if (loader instanceof PluginClassLoader) {
+                activePaths.put(pluginLocation, (PluginClassLoader) loader);
+            }
+
+            addPlugins(plugins.connectors(), loader);
+            connectors.addAll(plugins.connectors());
+            addPlugins(plugins.converters(), loader);
+            converters.addAll(plugins.converters());
+            addPlugins(plugins.transformations(), loader);
+            transformations.addAll(plugins.transformations());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private PluginScanResult scanPluginPath(
+            ClassLoader loader,
+            URL[] urls
+    ) throws InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException {
+        ConfigurationBuilder builder = new ConfigurationBuilder();
+        builder.setClassLoaders(new ClassLoader[]{loader});
+        builder.addUrls(urls);
+        Reflections reflections = new Reflections(builder);
+
+        return new PluginScanResult(
+                getPluginDesc(reflections, Connector.class, loader),
+                getPluginDesc(reflections, Converter.class, loader),
+                getPluginDesc(reflections, Transformation.class, loader)
+        );
+    }
+
+    private <T> Collection<PluginDesc<T>> getPluginDesc(
+            Reflections reflections,
+            Class<T> klass,
+            ClassLoader loader
+    ) throws InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException {
+        Set<Class<? extends T>> plugins = reflections.getSubTypesOf(klass);
+
+        Collection<PluginDesc<T>> result = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (Class<? extends T> plugin : plugins) {
+            if (PluginUtils.isConcrete(plugin)) {
+                // Temporary workaround until all the plugins are versioned.
+                if (Connector.class.isAssignableFrom(plugin)) {
+                    result.add(
+                            new PluginDesc<>(
+                                    plugin,
+                                    ((Connector) plugin.newInstance()).version(),
+                                    loader
+                            )
+                    );
+                } else {
+                    result.add(new PluginDesc<>(plugin, "undefined", loader));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected Class<?> loadClass(String name, boolean resolve) throws ClassNotFoundException {
+        if (!PluginUtils.shouldLoadInIsolation(name)) {
+            // There are no paths in this classloader, will attempt to load with the parent.
+            return super.loadClass(name, resolve);
+        }
+
+        SortedMap<PluginDesc<?>, ClassLoader> inner = pluginLoaders.get(name);
+        if (inner != null) {
+            log.trace("Retrieving loaded class '{}' from '{}'", name, inner.get(inner.lastKey()));
+            ClassLoader pluginLoader = inner.get(inner.lastKey());
+            return pluginLoader instanceof PluginClassLoader
+                   ? ((PluginClassLoader) pluginLoader).loadClass(name, resolve)
+                   : super.loadClass(name, resolve);
+        }
+
+        Class<?> klass = null;
+        for (PluginClassLoader loader : activePaths.values()) {
+            try {
+                klass = loader.loadClass(name, resolve);
+                break;
+            } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+                // Not found in this loader.
+            }
+        }
+        if (klass == null) {
+            return super.loadClass(name, resolve);
+        }
+        return klass;
+    }
+
+    private void addAllAliases() {
+        addAliases(connectors);
+        addAliases(converters);
+        addAliases(transformations);
+    }
+
+    private <S> void addAliases(Collection<PluginDesc<S>> plugins) {
+        for (PluginDesc<S> plugin : plugins) {
+            if (PluginUtils.isAliasUnique(plugin, plugins)) {
+                String simple = PluginUtils.simpleName(plugin);
+                String pruned = PluginUtils.prunedName(plugin);
+                SortedMap<PluginDesc<?>, ClassLoader> inner = pluginLoaders.get(plugin.className());
+                pluginLoaders.put(simple, inner);
+                if (simple.equals(pruned)) {
+                    log.info("Added alias '{}' to plugin '{}'", simple, plugin.className());
+                } else {
+                    pluginLoaders.put(pruned, inner);
+                    log.info(
+                            "Added aliases '{}' and '{}' to plugin '{}'",
+                            simple,
+                            pruned,
+                            plugin.className()
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/blob/45f22617/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/isolation/PluginClassLoader.java
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diff --git a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/isolation/PluginClassLoader.java b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/isolation/PluginClassLoader.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07438e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/isolation/PluginClassLoader.java
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.isolation;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.net.URLClassLoader;
+
+public class PluginClassLoader extends URLClassLoader {
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DelegatingClassLoader.class);
+    private final URL pluginLocation;
+
+    public PluginClassLoader(URL pluginLocation, URL[] urls, ClassLoader parent) {
+        super(urls, parent);
+        this.pluginLocation = pluginLocation;
+    }
+
+    public PluginClassLoader(URL pluginLocation, URL[] urls) {
+        super(urls);
+        this.pluginLocation = pluginLocation;
+    }
+
+    public String location() {
+        return pluginLocation.toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "PluginClassLoader{pluginLocation=" + pluginLocation + "}";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected Class<?> loadClass(String name, boolean resolve) throws ClassNotFoundException {
+        Class<?> klass = findLoadedClass(name);
+        if (klass == null) {
+            if (PluginUtils.shouldLoadInIsolation(name)) {
+                try {
+                    klass = findClass(name);
+                } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+                    // Not found in loader's path. Search in parents.
+                }
+            }
+            if (klass == null) {
+                klass = super.loadClass(name, false);
+            }
+        }
+        if (resolve) {
+            resolveClass(klass);
+        }
+        return klass;
+    }
+}

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/blob/45f22617/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/isolation/PluginDesc.java
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diff --git a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/isolation/PluginDesc.java b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/isolation/PluginDesc.java
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index 0000000..a607704
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/isolation/PluginDesc.java
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.isolation;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.DefaultArtifactVersion;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+public class PluginDesc<T> implements Comparable<PluginDesc<T>> {
+    private final Class<? extends T> klass;
+    private final String name;
+    private final String version;
+    private final DefaultArtifactVersion encodedVersion;
+    private final PluginType type;
+    private final String typeName;
+    private final String location;
+
+    public PluginDesc(Class<? extends T> klass, String version, ClassLoader loader) {
+        this.klass = klass;
+        this.name = klass.getName();
+        this.version = version;
+        this.encodedVersion = new DefaultArtifactVersion(version);
+        this.type = PluginType.from(klass);
+        this.typeName = type.toString();
+        this.location = loader instanceof PluginClassLoader
+                ? ((PluginClassLoader) loader).location()
+                : "classpath";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "PluginDesc{" +
+                "klass=" + klass +
+                ", name='" + name + '\'' +
+                ", version='" + version + '\'' +
+                ", encodedVersion=" + encodedVersion +
+                ", type=" + type +
+                ", typeName='" + typeName + '\'' +
+                ", location='" + location + '\'' +
+                '}';
+    }
+
+    public Class<? extends T> pluginClass() {
+        return klass;
+    }
+
+    @JsonProperty("class")
+    public String className() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    @JsonProperty("version")
+    public String version() {
+        return version;
+    }
+
+    public PluginType type() {
+        return type;
+    }
+
+    @JsonProperty("type")
+    public String typeName() {
+        return typeName;
+    }
+
+    @JsonProperty("location")
+    public String location() {
+        return location;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (!(o instanceof PluginDesc)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        PluginDesc<?> that = (PluginDesc<?>) o;
+        return Objects.equals(klass, that.klass) &&
+                Objects.equals(version, that.version) &&
+                type == that.type;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(klass, version, type);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int compareTo(PluginDesc other) {
+        int nameComp = name.compareTo(other.name);
+        return nameComp != 0 ? nameComp : encodedVersion.compareTo(other.encodedVersion);
+    }
+}

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/kafka/blob/45f22617/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/isolation/PluginScanResult.java
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diff --git a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/isolation/PluginScanResult.java b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/isolation/PluginScanResult.java
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+++ b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/isolation/PluginScanResult.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.isolation;
+
+import org.apache.kafka.connect.connector.Connector;
+import org.apache.kafka.connect.storage.Converter;
+import org.apache.kafka.connect.transforms.Transformation;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+public class PluginScanResult {
+    private final Collection<PluginDesc<Connector>> connectors;
+    private final Collection<PluginDesc<Converter>> converters;
+    private final Collection<PluginDesc<Transformation>> transformations;
+
+    public PluginScanResult(
+            Collection<PluginDesc<Connector>> connectors,
+            Collection<PluginDesc<Converter>> converters,
+            Collection<PluginDesc<Transformation>> transformations
+    ) {
+        this.connectors = connectors;
+        this.converters = converters;
+        this.transformations = transformations;
+    }
+
+    public Collection<PluginDesc<Connector>> connectors() {
+        return connectors;
+    }
+
+    public Collection<PluginDesc<Converter>> converters() {
+        return converters;
+    }
+
+    public Collection<PluginDesc<Transformation>> transformations() {
+        return transformations;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isEmpty() {
+        return connectors().isEmpty() && converters().isEmpty() && transformations().isEmpty();
+    }
+}

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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.kafka.connect.runtime.isolation;
+
+import org.apache.kafka.connect.connector.Connector;
+import org.apache.kafka.connect.sink.SinkConnector;
+import org.apache.kafka.connect.source.SourceConnector;
+import org.apache.kafka.connect.storage.Converter;
+import org.apache.kafka.connect.transforms.Transformation;
+
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+public enum PluginType {
+    SOURCE(SourceConnector.class),
+    SINK(SinkConnector.class),
+    CONNECTOR(Connector.class),
+    CONVERTER(Converter.class),
+    TRANSFORMATION(Transformation.class),
+    UNKNOWN(Object.class);
+
+    private Class<?> klass;
+
+    PluginType(Class<?> klass) {
+        this.klass = klass;
+    }
+
+    public static PluginType from(Class<?> klass) {
+        for (PluginType type : PluginType.values()) {
+            if (type.klass.isAssignableFrom(klass)) {
+                return type;
+            }
+        }
+        return UNKNOWN;
+    }
+
+    public String simpleName() {
+        return klass.getSimpleName();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return super.toString().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
+    }
+}