[FLINK-3754] Add a validation phase before construct RelNode using TableAPI

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Implemented
• Affects Version/s: 1.0.0
• Fix Version/s: 1.1.0
• Component/s: Table SQL / API
• Assignee: Yijie Shen
• Reporter: Yijie Shen
• Created: 14/Apr/16 02:06
• Updated: 18/May/16 01:38
• Resolved: 17/May/16 23:01

Description

Unlike sql string's execution, which have a separate validation phase before RelNode construction, Table API lacks the counterparts and the validation is scattered in many places.

I suggest to add a single validation phase and detect problems as early as possible.

Issue Links

• relates to: FLINK-3632 Clean up Table API exceptions
• relates to: FLINK-3738 Refactor TableEnvironment and TranslationContext
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #1958