[FLINK-11447] Deprecate "new Table(TableEnvironment, String)"

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.8.0
• Component/s: Table SQL / API
• Labels: pull-request-available

Release Note

Flink 1.8 deprecates direct usage of the constructor of the `Table` class in the Table API. This constructor would previously be used to perform a join with a _lateral table_. You should now use `table.joinLateral()` or `table.leftOuterJoinLateral()` instead.

This change is necessary for converting the Table class into an interface, which will make the API more maintainable and cleaner in the future.

• Assignee: Dian Fu
• Reporter: Timo Walther
• Created: 29/Jan/19 10:23
• Updated: 01/Oct/19 15:39
• Resolved: 26/Feb/19 10:50

Description

A more detailed description can be found in FLIP-32.

Once table is an interface we can easily replace the underlying implementation at any time. The constructor call prevents us from converting it into an interface.

Issue Links

• is a child of: FLINK-11444 Deprecate methods for uncoupling table API and table core
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #7651