[SPARK-49433] Protect connect UdfUtils

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 4.0.0
• Component/s: Connect, SQL
• Epic Link: Unified SQL Scala Interface
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Herman van Hövell
• Created: 28/Aug/24 01:57
• Updated: 10/Sep/24 00:29

Description

it is not possible to consolidate UdfUtils because this class is used by older clients.

We should however make it very hard to change this class, by properly documenting it, and - perhaps - by adding some tests.