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Docs update PR - GraphFrames version, future plans re: Apache Spark i…
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rjurney authored Nov 12, 2024
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# These allow the documentation to be updated with newer releases
# of Spark, Scala, and Mesos.
GRAPHFRAMES_VERSION: 0.8.0
GRAPHFRAMES_VERSION: 0.8.4
#SCALA_BINARY_VERSION: "2.10"
#SCALA_VERSION: "2.10.4"
#MESOS_VERSION: 0.21.0
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__Will GraphFrames be part of Apache Spark?__

The GraphX component of Apache Spark has no DataFrames- or Dataset-based equivalent, so it is
natural to ask this question. The current plan is to keep GraphFrames separate from core Apache
Spark for the time being:
The GraphX component of Apache Spark has no DataFrames - or Dataset-based equivalent, so it is
natural to ask this question.

* we are still considering making small adjustments to the API. The GraphFrames project will be
considered for inclusion into Spark once we are confident that the current API addresses current
and future needs.

* some important features present in GraphX such as partitioning are missing. We would like to
offer some equivalent operations before considering merging with the Spark project.

* GraphFrames is used as a testbed for advanced, graph-specific optimizations into Spark’s
Catalyst engine. Having them in a separate project accelerates the development cycle.

That being said, GraphFrames follows the same code quality standards as Spark, and it is
cross-compiled and published for a large number of Spark versions. It is
easy for users to depend on it.
**The new plan is to merge GraphFrames with Apache Spark to make it a component of core Spark.
[Spark committer Holden Karau](https://spark.apache.org/committers.html#:~:text=Holden%20Karau,Netflix)
is willing to support this effort by reviewing the relevant pull requests.**

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