[FLINK-5938] Replace ExecutionContext by Executor in Scheduler

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.2.0, 1.3.0
• Fix Version/s: 1.2.1, 1.3.0
• Component/s: Distributed Coordination
• Assignee: Till Rohrmann
• Reporter: Till Rohrmann
• Created: 28/Feb/17 16:25
• Updated: 02/Mar/17 13:01
• Resolved: 02/Mar/17 13:00

Description

The Scheduler uses internally a Scala ExecutionContext and Akka's Futures to execute concurrent tasks. In order to remove the dependency on both frameworks, we should replace it via an Executor.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #3435
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #3436
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #3439