apache / apache/airflow

Consider splitting Google Provider

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Description

The `Google` provider is huge. It's by far the biggest provider out there and it has a number of sometimes more closely coupled and sometimes not coupled at all (leveldb) operators.

We should consider splitting the Google operator into smaller pieces, but that would involve some more decisions:

* what to do with common part
* what should be the split ? Per service? Per cloud ?
* how to manage dependencies between different provider
* how to manage transition and backwards compatibility

This is more of opening the discussion than making decisions yet.

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by examining the Google provider and its operators, then map the common code, service boundaries, dependencies, and compatibility constraints. This issue is done when the split strategy and transition approach are agreed and documented.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend, data-engineering
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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