[HUDI-5761] Create "Type" configs for current configs that take in classes

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Fix Version/s: 1.1.0
• Component/s: configs
• Labels: pull-request-available
• Story Points: 2
• Epic Link: Config Simplification
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Jonathan Vexler
• Created: 10/Feb/23 15:45
• Updated: 21/Dec/23 15:28

Description

Take for example `hoodie.datasource.write.keygenerator.type` and its counterpart `hoodie.datasource.write.keygenerator.class`. We should make configs like keygenerator.type for configs currently like keygenerator.class. Take for example `hoodie.datasource.write.record.merger.impls`. If you want HoodieAvroRecordMerger you need to set the value to org.apache.hudi.common.model.HoodieAvroRecordMerger. However, if you want HoodieSparkRecordMerger, the full class path is org.apache.hudi.HoodieSparkRecordMerger. Differences like this are an easy cause for mistakes.

Issue Links

• blocks: HUDI-6026 Reduce reflection when type config is used instead of class
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #8566