Graduate Python feature server

docs/SUMMARY.md

@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@
 ## How-to Guides
 
 * [Running Feast with Snowflake/GCP/AWS](how-to-guides/feast-snowflake-gcp-aws/README.md)
-  * [Install Feast](how-to-guides/feast-gcp-aws/install-feast.md)
-  * [Create a feature repository](how-to-guides/feast-gcp-aws/create-a-feature-repository.md)
-  * [Deploy a feature store](how-to-guides/feast-gcp-aws/deploy-a-feature-store.md)
-  * [Build a training dataset](how-to-guides/feast-gcp-aws/build-a-training-dataset.md)
-  * [Load data into the online store](how-to-guides/feast-gcp-aws/load-data-into-the-online-store.md)
-  * [Read features from the online store](how-to-guides/feast-gcp-aws/read-features-from-the-online-store.md)
+  * [Install Feast](how-to-guides/feast-snowflake-gcp-aws/install-feast.md)
+  * [Create a feature repository](how-to-guides/feast-snowflake-gcp-aws/create-a-feature-repository.md)
+  * [Deploy a feature store](how-to-guides/feast-snowflake-gcp-aws/deploy-a-feature-store.md)
+  * [Build a training dataset](how-to-guides/feast-snowflake-gcp-aws/build-a-training-dataset.md)
+  * [Load data into the online store](how-to-guides/feast-snowflake-gcp-aws/load-data-into-the-online-store.md)
+  * [Read features from the online store](how-to-guides/feast-snowflake-gcp-aws/read-features-from-the-online-store.md)
 * [Running Feast in production](how-to-guides/running-feast-in-production.md)
 * [Upgrading from Feast 0.9](https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1AOsr\_baczuARjCpmZgVd8mCqTF4AZ49OEyU4Cn-uTT0/edit)
 * [Adding a custom provider](how-to-guides/creating-a-custom-provider.md)
@@ -75,9 +75,10 @@
 * [Feature repository](reference/feature-repository/README.md)
   * [feature\_store.yaml](reference/feature-repository/feature-store-yaml.md)
   * [.feastignore](reference/feature-repository/feast-ignore.md)
+* [Feature servers](reference/feature-servers/README.md)
+  * [Local feature server](reference/feature-servers/local-feature-server.md)
 * [\[Alpha\] On demand feature view](reference/alpha-on-demand-feature-view.md)
 * [\[Alpha\] Stream ingestion](reference/alpha-stream-ingestion.md)
-* [\[Alpha\] Local feature server](reference/feature-server.md)
 * [\[Alpha\] AWS Lambda feature server](reference/alpha-aws-lambda-feature-server.md)
 * [Feast CLI reference](reference/feast-cli-commands.md)
 * [Python API reference](http://rtd.feast.dev)

docs/reference/feature-servers/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Feature servers
+
+Feast users can choose to retrieve features from a feature server, as opposed to through the Python SDK.
+
+{% page-ref page="local-feature-server.md" %}

docs/reference/feature-server.md → docs/reference/feature-servers/local-feature-server.md

@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-# \[Alpha\] Local feature server
-
-**Warning**: This is an _experimental_ feature. It's intended for early testing and feedback, and could change without warnings in future releases.
-
-{% hint style="info" %}
-To enable this feature, run **`feast alpha enable python_feature_server`**
-{% endhint %}
+# Local feature server
 
 ## Overview
 
@@ -122,4 +116,3 @@ curl -X POST \
     }
   }' | jq
 ```
-

infra/charts/feast-python-server/README.md

@@ -56,16 +56,4 @@ RUN pip install pip --upgrade
 RUN pip install feast
 
 COPY feature_store.yaml /feature_store.yaml
-```
-
-Make sure that you have enabled the flags for the python server. Example `feature_store.yaml`:
-```
-project: feature_repo
-registry: data/registry.db
-provider: local
-online_store:
-    path: data/online_store.db
-flags:
-  alpha_features: true
-  python_feature_server: true
 ```

infra/charts/feast/charts/transformation-service/config/feature_store.yaml

@@ -5,5 +5,4 @@ provider: local
 project: {{ .Values.global.project }}
 flags:
   on_demand_transforms: true
-  python_feature_server: true
   alpha_features: true

java/serving/src/test/resources/docker-compose/feast10/feature_store.yaml

@@ -8,4 +8,3 @@ offline_store: {}
 flags:
   alpha_features: true
   on_demand_transforms: true
-  python_feature_server: true

sdk/python/feast/feature_store.py

@@ -1769,9 +1769,6 @@ def _get_feature_views_to_use(
     @log_exceptions_and_usage
     def serve(self, host: str, port: int, no_access_log: bool) -> None:
         """Start the feature consumption server locally on a given port."""
-        if not flags_helper.enable_python_feature_server(self.config):
-            raise ExperimentalFeatureNotEnabled(flags.FLAG_PYTHON_FEATURE_SERVER_NAME)
-
         feature_server.start_server(self, host, port, no_access_log)
 
     @log_exceptions_and_usage
@@ -1782,8 +1779,6 @@ def get_feature_server_endpoint(self) -> Optional[str]:
     @log_exceptions_and_usage
     def serve_transformations(self, port: int) -> None:
         """Start the feature transformation server locally on a given port."""
-        if not flags_helper.enable_python_feature_server(self.config):
-            raise ExperimentalFeatureNotEnabled(flags.FLAG_PYTHON_FEATURE_SERVER_NAME)
         if not flags_helper.enable_on_demand_feature_views(self.config):
             raise ExperimentalFeatureNotEnabled(flags.FLAG_ON_DEMAND_TRANSFORM_NAME)
 

sdk/python/feast/flags.py

@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 FLAG_ALPHA_FEATURES_NAME = "alpha_features"
 FLAG_ON_DEMAND_TRANSFORM_NAME = "on_demand_transforms"
-FLAG_PYTHON_FEATURE_SERVER_NAME = "python_feature_server"
 FLAG_AWS_LAMBDA_FEATURE_SERVER_NAME = "aws_lambda_feature_server"
 FLAG_DIRECT_INGEST_TO_ONLINE_STORE = "direct_ingest_to_online_store"
 ENV_FLAG_IS_TEST = "IS_TEST"
 
 FLAG_NAMES = {
     FLAG_ALPHA_FEATURES_NAME,
     FLAG_ON_DEMAND_TRANSFORM_NAME,
-    FLAG_PYTHON_FEATURE_SERVER_NAME,
     FLAG_AWS_LAMBDA_FEATURE_SERVER_NAME,
     FLAG_DIRECT_INGEST_TO_ONLINE_STORE,
 }

sdk/python/feast/flags_helper.py

@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ def enable_on_demand_feature_views(repo_config: RepoConfig) -> bool:
     return feature_flag_enabled(repo_config, flags.FLAG_ON_DEMAND_TRANSFORM_NAME)
 
 
-def enable_python_feature_server(repo_config: RepoConfig) -> bool:
-    return feature_flag_enabled(repo_config, flags.FLAG_PYTHON_FEATURE_SERVER_NAME)
-
-
 def enable_aws_lambda_feature_server(repo_config: RepoConfig) -> bool:
     return feature_flag_enabled(repo_config, flags.FLAG_AWS_LAMBDA_FEATURE_SERVER_NAME)