[FLINK-2606] Extend StormFileSpout to handle HDFS

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Component/s: Legacy Components / Storm Compatibility
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Matthias J. Sax
• Created: 02/Sep/15 08:50
• Updated: 10/Jan/19 14:08
• Resolved: 10/Jan/19 14:08

Description

Currently, `StormFileSpout` uses a simple `FileReader` internally to read local files. Thus, it cannot read data from HDFS.

With this ticket, either `StormFileSpout` should be extended to be able to handle HDFS files or a new class (eg, `StormHdfsSpout`) should be introduced for it.