pepijnve opened a new issue, #25111: URL: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/issues/25111
### Is your feature request related to a problem or challenge? When using the Datafusion REPL as an exploration tool it can be convenient to connect to an external catalog (e.g. an Iceberg REST catalog) ad hoc using a SQL statement. At the moment this is not possible since `ATTACH ...` or `CREATE EXTERNAL CATALOG ...` are not supported. The session state also does not provide any means to register external catalog factories the same way table factories can be registered. ### Describe the solution you'd like Add an equivalent to `TableProviderFactory` for external catalogs. ### Describe alternatives you've considered _No response_ ### Additional context _No response_ -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
