[FLINK-30400] Stop bundling connector-base in externalized connectors

• Type: Technical Debt
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: elasticsearch-3.1.0, aws-connector-4.2.0, kafka-3.1.0, rabbitmq-3.1.0, kafka-3.0.2
• Component/s: Connectors / Common
• Labels: pull-request-available
• Assignee: Hang Ruan
• Reporter: Chesnay Schepler
• Created: 13/Dec/22 11:58
• Updated: 26/Jan/24 12:56
• Resolved: 12/Jan/24 08:40

Description

Check that none of the externalized connectors bundle connector-base; if so remove the bundling and schedule a new minor release.

Bundling this module is highly problematic w.r.t. binary compatibility, since bundled classes may rely on internal APIs.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #17
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #50
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #61
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #76
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #96