I have used commons-workflow on a couple of projects - using it right now in fact. I'm using it for two purposes which are I think a little beyond the original scope:
1) As a lightweight RPC mechanism, to locate and run server activities from any arbitrary client (e.g. struts action, browser client, or any client capable of consuming XML over HTTP). 2) As a control framework for a Java client, allowing me to reuse presentation tier logic across multiple channels (e.g. I can re-use non-visual logic process flows in a struts based web app). I'm also thinking about working on an editor for composing activity flows, rather than having to hand edit XML files. I may even end up generating code so that the activities end up as compiled classes, rather than dynamically constructed from an external definition. I would be using Eclipse EMF for this part, so I guess this wouldn't end up in Jakarta, but I would probably make it available through some other means. Colin Sharples IBM Business Consulting Services, New Zealand sharples -at- nz.ibm.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Colbert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 15 July 2004 6:47 a.m. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [workflow] new contributor > > > I'd like to volunteer to contribute time and code to the > commons-workflow > project. I've written two workflow engines in the past two > years for two > seperate organizations and have some new ideas I would like > to explore in > open-source. I see the commons-workflow project as a good > starting point. > > Having said that, I'd like to get a feel for the > commons-workflow community. > Who is using it? What are you using it for? What do you see > are the strengths > and weaknesses of the project as it stands? How can I help? > > Thanks, > Mike Colbert > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email > ______________________________________________________________________ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
