apache / apache/gravitino

[Improvement] Can Gravitino replace HMS?

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Description

Gravitino creates the catalog by relying on an external metastore storage system. Unlike unitycatalog, creating a catalog does not depend on other Metastores.
For example, spark + hms, replaced with spark + Gravitino, create a parquet format table:

create table demos (
id long,
name string
) using parquet

spark+Flink and Gravitino are used to store metadata, instead of relying on other table metadata such as hms, glue catalog, aliyun DLF, and jdbc.

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Research direction

Start by comparing the described Spark plus HMS workflow with Spark or Flink plus Gravitino, including the parquet table example and the listed metastore alternatives. Done would require a defined scope and evidence that Gravitino can provide the required catalog and metadata storage without those external metastores.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
data, databases
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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