So maybe the activemq-openwire project should just be deprecated and go
away since it is not used or maintained.

It has been several years now but I'm pretty sure I just used the
activemq-openwire-generator 5.x module (as Tim mentioned) to generate the
latest v12 Openwire version that is in use today.
https://github.com/apache/activemq/commit/3953b9aaefaee914bdd0702f27aef47c021ceb27

On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 5:49 PM Arthur Naseef <a...@amlinv.com> wrote:

> Thank you Tim.  That helps.
>
> Art
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 2:23 PM Timothy Bish <tabish...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On 8/22/23 15:28, Arthur Naseef wrote:
> > > I'd like to ask first to get some clarification.
> > >
> > > Using the activemq-openwire project, I was able to get it to generate
> > > openwire Java code, but that code did not exactly match the code in the
> > > activemq codebase.  It appeared to be mostly non-functional
> differences,
> > > such as packages being renamed, and import statements vs.
> full-qualified
> > > class names in the code.
> > >
> > > Here are my questions:
> > >
> > >     - What is the process for building and releasing a new version of
> the
> > >     openwire protocol?
> >
> > There is no process other than running the generator in the ActiveMQ
> > tree if you can get it to run, I don't recall if there's anything
> > written down now that explains it as it has been years since I touched
> > it and my memory is foggy.  I vaguely recall there being an antrun
> > target in the pom file to run the generator so something like 'mvn
> > antrun:run'.
> >
> > possibly some insights here:
> >
> >
> https://github.com/apache/activemq-nms-openwire-generator/blob/d16ff371fecade87f97942cdf0174ab790bc999c/pom.xml#L172
> >
> >
> > >     - Where are the NMS and C++ parts generated?  Are there others
> > generated
> > >     as well?
> >
> > I already answered this, please read my previous response.
> >
> >
> > >     - How much manual intervention is needed in that process (e.g. are
> > the
> > >     java files generated, then copied and editted before being
> committed
> > in the
> > >     main project)?
> >
> > I don't recall anymore if there is much intervention needed other than
> > generating the new marshallers but I do recall that KahaDB has some
> > settings that indicate which version it uses as a baseline.  I'd look at
> > git commits in the 5.x code around the marshaller version code and see
> > what was touched in the commit.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Art
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 12:22 PM Matt Pavlovich <mattr...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi-
> > >>
> > >> The activmeq-openwire project is currently hosted in a separate git
> > >> repository. The project is used to generate marshaller classes for
> > multiple
> > >> languages and would be suitable for supporting multi-broker openwire
> > >> support as well (5.x and Artemis). However, it does not appear to be
> > active
> > >> in any build lifecycle or toolchain for any of the ActiveMQ projects.
> > >>
> > >> I propose that we host the activemq-openwire project in the main 5.x
> > tree
> > >> for a couple reasons:
> > >>
> > >> 1. JDK changes and overall maintenance is easier from a single repo.
> We
> > >> can add notes able compatibility or a README-VERSIONS.md to note what
> > >> product releases go to which protocol versions, and when those
> protocol
> > >> versions changed.
> > >>
> > >> 2. ActiveMQ 5.x uses openwire as its internal native protocol. It
> makes
> > >> sense to host it there, especially of things like enhancements to
> > network
> > >> connector commands, which other client libraries and brokers usually
> do
> > not
> > >> adopt fully.
> > >>
> > >> 3. There are planned enhancements coming that most likely require
> > openwire
> > >> version bumps:
> > >>      - JMS 2.0 support features
> > >>      - Replication support (using Network Connectors)
> > >>
> > >> Discuss.
> > >>
> > >> Thank you,
> > >> Matt Pavlovich
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> > --
> > Tim Bish
> >
> >
>

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