[NIFI-2168] Extension Repositories (aka Extension Registry) for Dynamically-loaded Extensions

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Component/s: Extensions
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Matthew Foley
• Created: 02/Jul/16 23:46
• Updated: 30/Jan/17 01:30

Description

Enable repositories external to the NiFi deployment (aka "Extension Registry") and enable dynamically-loaded extensions from external repositories.

Please see the wiki for Design Proposal:

• https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NIFI/Extension+Repositories+%28aka+Extension+Registry%29+for+Dynamically-loaded+Extensions

Please see prototype implementation (or the beginnings of one) in github:

• https://github.com/PuspenduBanerjee/nifi/tree/NIFI-ExtRegistry