[FLINK-11241] Enhance TableEnvironment to connect to a catalog via a descriptor

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Component/s: Table SQL / API
• Labels: pull-request-available
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Eron Wright
• Created: 31/Dec/18 22:55
• Updated: 29/Apr/21 10:19
• Resolved: 29/Apr/21 10:18

Description

Given FLINK-11240, extend TableEnvironment to connect to an external catalog via an ExternalCatalogDescriptor. Consider extending the existing connect() method.

Issue Links

• Is contained by: FLINK-18605 Refactor Descriptor API (TableEnvironment#connect)
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #7392