[FLINK-2838] Inconsistent use of URL and Path classes for resources

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Not a Priority
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 0.10.0
• Component/s: Runtime / Task
• Labels: auto-deprioritized-major auto-deprioritized-minor
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Maximilian Michels
• Created: 09/Oct/15 08:33
• Updated: 09/Feb/22 22:37

Description

Flink uses either Path or URL to point to resources. For example, JobGraph.addJar expects a Path while JobWithJars expects URLs for JARs.

The URL class requires an explicit file schema (e.g. file://, hdfs://) while the Path class expects any kind of well-formed paths. We should make clear which one to use for resources.