How can I use Apache beam experimental features

Question

I see there is a RedisIO source and sink since Apache Beam 2.2.0, but it seems it is impossible to just use it.
Looking at the code, I see it is marked as experimental.
How can I still use it, even when such ?

Please advise,
Shushu

Answer 1

For clarification, the Experimental annotation is simply a documentation feature to denote that the behavior of the class, method, etc may change. It doesn't have any implications or restrictions for ability to use. As you already discovered, you were just missing a dependency.

Just FYI, annotations are a feature of Java.

Reference:
1. Java Annotations
2. Apache Beam Experimental Annotation

Answer 2

Found I was missing a dependency... https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.beam/beam-sdks-java-io-redis/2.4.0