[SQOOP-3190] Remove dependency on PSQL for postgres direct import

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Patch Available
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 1.4.7
• Fix Version/s: 1.5.0
• Component/s: connectors/postgresql
• Labels: newbie
• Flags: Patch
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Alex Ang Hock Hee
• Created: 30/May/17 12:06
• Updated: 30/Oct/17 13:58

Description

Current Postgres direct import requires the installation of the psql utility on all hadoop nodes. However, due to system constraints, this may not always be possible.
It should be noted that Postgres provides a Java API which can execute the same copy command as the psql utility. As such, it would be more ideal to remove the psql utility dependency and switch to the Postgres Java API.