[KAFKA-6914] Kafka Connect - Plugins class should have a constructor that can take in parent ClassLoader

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.11.0.4, 1.0.3, 1.1.2, 2.0.1, 2.1.0
• Component/s: connect
• Assignee: Konstantine Karantasis
• Reporter: Sriram KS
• Created: 18/May/18 00:01
• Updated: 05/Oct/18 19:49
• Resolved: 05/Oct/18 19:49

Description

Currently Plugins class has a single constructor that takes in map of props.

Please make Plugin class to have a constructor that takes in a classLoader as well and use it to set DelegationClassLoader's parent classLoader.

Reason:

This will be useful if i am already having a managed class Loader environment like a Spring boot app which resolves my class dependencies using my maven/gradle dependency management.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #5720