[FLINK-8606] Clean up Table API for Java users

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Not a Priority
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Component/s: Table SQL / API
• Labels: auto-deprioritized-major auto-deprioritized-minor auto-unassigned
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Timo Walther
• Created: 08/Feb/18 13:59
• Updated: 12/Mar/23 07:26
• Resolved: 12/Mar/23 07:26

Description

Java users are able to see many variables and methods that are declared private[flink] or even protected in Scala. Classes such as TableEnvironment look very messy from the outside in Java. We should clean up the API and remove private[flink] or protected where ever possible.