[FLINK-19802] Let BulkFormat createReader and restoreReader methods accept Splits directly

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.12.0
• Component/s: Connectors / FileSystem
• Assignee: Stephan Ewen
• Reporter: Stephan Ewen
• Created: 25/Oct/20 22:15
• Updated: 09/Nov/20 04:08
• Resolved: 05/Nov/20 15:02

Description

To support sources where the splits communicate additional information, the BulkFormats should accept a generic split type, instead of path/offset/length from the splits directly.