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A version of the Cask Data Application Platform, supplied as a downloadable archive, that runs on a single machine in a single Java Virtual Machine (JVM). It provides all of the CDAP APIs without requiring a Hadoop cluster, using alternative, fully-functional implementations of CDAP features. For example, application containers are implemented as Java threads instead of YARN containers. Formerly known as the Standalone CDAP.
Pipeline Studio
A visual editor, part of the CDAP UI, for creating and configuring pipelines. You click and drag sources, transformations, and sinks, and can name and configure the pipelines. It provides an operational view of the resulting pipeline that allows for monitoring of metrics, logs, and other run-time information.
CDAP UI
The CDAP UI is a web-based application used to deploy CDAP applications, create pipelines using the CDAP Studio, and query and manage the Cask Data Application Platform instance.
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A physical pipeline is the manifestation of a logical pipeline as a CDAP application, which is a collection of programs and services that read and write through the data abstraction layer in CDAP.
Pipeline Studio
A visual editor, part of the CDAP UI, for creating and configuring pipelines. You click and drag sources, transformations, and sinks, and can name and configure the pipelines. It provides an operational view of the resulting pipeline that allows for monitoring of metrics, logs, and other run-time information.
Plugin
A plugin extends an application by implementing an interface expected by the application. Plugins are packaged in an artifact.
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