Di Liu enhanced the snowflakedb/snowflake-kafka-connector repository by developing targeted integration tests for Snowpipe Streaming Ingestion with Kafka. Focusing on schema evolution and the lifecycle of interactive tables, Di implemented a Java-based test that validates both the creation and evolution of interactive tables as data flows from Kafka into Snowflake. This work emphasized database integration and robust testing practices, ensuring that schema changes are accurately handled during streaming ingestion. By increasing test coverage for these complex scenarios, Di improved the resilience and reliability of the connector’s end-to-end data pipeline, demonstrating depth in both Kafka integration and automated test development.