[jira] [Commented] (APEXMALHAR-1843) Split Malhar Library and Malhar Contrib package into baby packages

["Thomas Weise (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Thomas Weise commented on APEXMALHAR-1843:
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Beyond sorting out dependency issues, splitting out modules should also consider:
- Cleanup of the code itself (checkstyle etc.)
- CI coverage
- Documentation (user, javadoc)


> Split Malhar Library and Malhar Contrib package into baby packages
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>
>                 Key: APEXMALHAR-1843
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/APEXMALHAR-1843
>             Project: Apache Apex Malhar
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>            Reporter: Chetan Narsude
>            Priority: Critical
>
> [~andyp] I am assigning this to you cause you are the one who first said it. So either you lead it or find a willing lead to get this task to completion.
> The problem with contrib and library modules of malhar is that a ton of dependencies are prescribed as optional. The motive behind it was that the users of these libraries are given an opportunity to keep the size of the dependency-included packages to bare minimum. It  comes at a cost that the dependency now has to be manually figured out. This is a complete misuse of the optional dependency, IMO. It defeats the purpose of maven having dependency management as one of the biggest features of it.
> So keep things sane - the proposed compromise is that we start creating smaller discreet packages for discrete technologies.



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