+1 Praise for @Courage in helping Rohit
On Sat, Dec 21, 2019 at 5:40 AM Rohit Jain <rohit.j...@esgyn.com> wrote: > Thanks so much for your incredible efforts Courage! First you met with me > on Hangouts to see how you could help me get the build working, and then > spent such a lot of time installing all the software needed on Windows to > try it out. I hope you are fine with my sharing this applause with the > wider team. > > Also, this is to convey the conclusion we have reached with our experience > here that there are issues with building Fineract CN on Windows. At the > current time it seems best to build on Linux. > > Rohit > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* Courage Angeh <couragean...@gmail.com> > *Date:* December 20, 2019 at 23:15:53 CST > *To:* Rohit Jain <rohit.j...@esgyn.com> > *Subject:* *Re: FW: help jump starting?* > > Hi Rohit, > > I stayed up really late so as to test this for you before the holidays. > I followed the documentation and I faced the same problems you faced when > setting up on window. > So yea you should try a Linux based same. > > Happy Christmas holidays. > > On Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 4:12 PM Rohit Jain <rohit.j...@esgyn.com> wrote: > >> BTW, my Google id is rohit.jain.aus...@gmail.com. That is my personal >> Gmail id. My work id, rohit.j...@esgyn.com is a Microsoft id. Used to >> be a Google id a while ago. >> >> >> >> *From:* Courage Angeh <couragean...@gmail.com> >> *Sent:* Friday, December 20, 2019 12:14 PM >> *To:* Rohit Jain <rohit.j...@esgyn.com> >> *Subject:* Re: FW: help jump starting? >> >> >> >> External >> >> I think Hangout will be fine >> >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 1:04 PM Rohit Jain <rohit.j...@esgyn.com> wrote: >> >> Courage, >> >> >> >> We can do it at 4 p.m. Just let me know how to connect with you. Or >> just send me an invite. >> >> >> >> Rohit >> >> >> >> *From:* Courage Angeh <couragean...@gmail.com> >> *Sent:* Friday, December 20, 2019 11:59 AM >> *To:* Rohit Jain <rohit.j...@esgyn.com> >> *Subject:* Re: FW: help jump starting? >> >> >> >> External >> >> Hi Rohit, >> >> >> >> Sorry I have been away. I am free anytime between 4 PM and 7 PM. Please >> let me know when you are available. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Courage. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 12:46 PM Rohit Jain <rohit.j...@esgyn.com> wrote: >> >> Thanks Juhan, Awasum, and others! The spirit of support that this team >> has demonstrated is something to applaud. While our own Apache Trafodion >> team has a similar spirit, I must say that such responsiveness and >> initiative to help is rare amongst many open source projects. Great to be >> part of this! Thanks again! >> >> >> >> Rohit >> >> >> >> *From:* Juhan Aasaru <aas...@gmail.com> >> *Sent:* Thursday, December 19, 2019 6:02 AM >> *To:* Dev <dev@fineract.apache.org> >> *Subject:* Re: FW: help jump starting? >> >> >> >> External >> >> Hi! >> >> it would be helpful if someone else would take time and try to set up the >> bare minimum according to >> >> the instructions I wrote: >> >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT/Bare+minimum+to+run+Fineract-CN+locally >> >> This is the bare minimum so it shouldn't take much time to follow the >> steps. >> >> This way we would get instructions that are tested and polished. >> >> And we would have more people who could support in the mailing list. >> >> >> >> Regarding logs of Rohit - I created a paste in pastebin for them: >> https://pastebin.com/7rfpdqpY >> >> Rohit and anyone else - use that service instead of attachments. >> >> >> >> Juhan >> >> >> >> Kontakt Awasum Yannick (<awa...@apache.org>) kirjutas kuupäeval N, 19. >> detsember 2019 kell 13:51: >> >> A call is really needed to unblock Rohit. Juhan or Courage, Will you be >> able to arrange something? >> >> >> >> Why is Fineract CN getting difficult to build? I thought there was a time >> when everything worked fine. the build process..etc. Is it that the >> knowledge is not documented or the architecture is just too complex? >> >> >> >> What is the bottle neck here? >> >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 12:03 AM Courage Angeh <couragean...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Can you try to send it to just me? >> >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 6:01 PM Rohit Jain <rohit.j...@esgyn.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Rohit Jain >> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 17, 2019 11:32 AM >> *To:* dev@fineract.apache.org >> *Subject:* RE: help jump starting? >> >> >> >> When I ran into a dead end with the errors after following the build >> recommendations >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT/How+To+Build+Apache+Fineract+CN >> that >> no one could help resolve, Juhan recommended his recipe >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT/Bare+minimum+to+run+Fineract-CN+locally. >> I followed that and have run into another roadblock. Hope someone can >> help me with this, since I have not been able to get a working set of >> Finearact, in order to proceed to the next step. Or perhaps suggest yet >> another alternative. >> >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> Rohit >> >> >> >> *From:* Juhan Aasaru <aas...@gmail.com> >> *Sent:* Thursday, December 12, 2019 1:57 AM >> *To:* Dev <dev@fineract.apache.org> >> *Cc:* Ebenezer Graham <egraha...@alustudent.com> >> *Subject:* Re: help jump starting? >> >> >> >> Hi! >> >> I cannot help you with the error you got but instead I will propose a >> better solution. >> >> Right now you have been trying to set up Fineract-CN using demo server >> which is more >> >> suitable to demonstrate the solution. This doesn't help you much with >> getting started with developmentent >> >> as you cannot run individual micro services directly from your IDE. >> >> >> >> Instead I wrote a new tutorial how to set up bare minimum of Fineract-CN: >> >> >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT/Bare+minimum+to+run+Fineract-CN+locally >> >> This only sets up Provisioner and Identity micro services >> >> but you should get them running with your IDE (I use IntelliJ) so you can >> jump into development >> >> and maybe compose a proof-of-concept with only these two micro services. >> >> >> >> It is possible to add other micro services step-by-step afterwards but my >> instructions don't cover that. >> >> In the end of the tutorial I also propose starting up Fims Web App (UI of >> fineract-cn) but >> >> currently I didn't manage to do complete it myself. >> >> >> >> Anyway I propose to test my instructions as you should get up to speed >> quickly. >> >> Anyone else is welcome to give feedback as well (or fix directly in >> Confluence). >> >> >> >> Kind regards >> >> Juhan >> >> >> >> >> >> Kontakt Rohit Jain (<rohit.j...@esgyn.com>) kirjutas kuupäeval K, 11. >> detsember 2019 kell 19:31: >> >> Hi guys, >> >> >> >> I am stuck. Any pointers? Advice on a different approach? >> >> >> >> Rohit >> >> >> >> *From:* Rohit Jain >> *Sent:* Monday, December 9, 2019 1:11 PM >> *To:* dev@fineract.apache.org >> *Cc:* Ebenezer Graham <egraha...@alustudent.com> >> *Subject:* RE: help jump starting? >> >> >> >> That is what I thought. I think it was the size of the log: ezmlm-reject: >> fatal: Sorry, I don't accept messages larger than 1000000 bytes (#5.2.3) >> >> >> >> I have attached a zipped version. >> >> >> >> *From:* Awasum Yannick <awa...@apache.org> >> *Sent:* Monday, December 9, 2019 1:03 PM >> *To:* Dev <dev@fineract.apache.org> >> *Cc:* Ebenezer Graham <egraha...@alustudent.com> >> *Subject:* Re: help jump starting? >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 6:32 PM Rohit Jain <rohit.j...@esgyn.com> wrote: >> >> This message got rejected because I had an attached log file. I am >> resending it without the log file. If there is a way to share the log >> file, let me know. … >> >> >> >> >> >> This list supports attachments. I dont know why you are having problems. >> Just paste the Logs in the body of the email. >> >> >> >> Hi guys, >> >> >> >> I appreciate your guidance. However, let me share some considerations >> and perhaps you can guide me better: >> >> - My focus is to see if we can demonstrate Fineract working with >> Apache Trafodion instead of PostgreSQL + Cassandra. Initially the focus >> will be to switch PostgreSQL with Trafodion using the EclipseLink/JPA >> infrastructure that has been put in place. >> - To that end I am not interested in exploring all the intricate >> details of the components or tools used by Fineract, since that would take >> me a lot of time and effort with little value, when you experts are >> already >> taking care of that part. That is, I have no idea what npm does or why. >> I >> am just following the directions on the build web page so I can get it >> running with PostgreSQL + Cassandra, then see how I can switch Fineract to >> use Trafodion, and then run the same with Trafodion to hopefully get the >> same results. >> - I am doing this on a Windows 10 Pro OS x64 PC Intel i7-6500U 2.50 >> GHz CPU, 2592 MHz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s) with 16 GB of >> physical >> memory and total virtual memory of 35 GB with around 22.5 GB available. >> If >> I need to start the process again on some other system/OS I can, but from >> what I have been told so far, it should work on this laptop. >> - I ignored putting the *fineract-cn-fims-web-app* directory in a >> *integration-tests* directory since in the past the host directory >> path has been irrelevant for most purposes. But I guess I was wrong in >> this case. So, I changed that and built Fineract CN again successfully, >> i.e. completed Step 2 recommended option 1. But when I ran Step 3 Option >> B >> – with persistence Command I, I am still getting errors. I don’t have the >> log from the beginning (my bad) but have most of the relevant parts of the >> log attached, if that gives any pointers as to what the issue may be. >> - If I should follow a different recipe to do what I need to do in >> order to move forward, I am more than willing. I don’t know if a docker >> build is what will work for what I want to do, since my intent is not to >> just demo / use the product, but rather to get it running with tests as it >> currently stands and then switch to Trafodion with whatever effort that >> requires (potentially source or configuration changes), and then run the >> tests again to prove that it all works just the same. Later I would like >> to run some performance tests at scale to demonstrate where Trafodion can >> really make a difference for Fineract customers needing high-scalability. >> But I need to get it all working first. >> >> >> >> So, any guidance would greatly be appreciated. Thanks for your patience >> and all your help! >> >> Rohit >> >> >> >> *From:* Awasum Yannick <awa...@apache.org> >> *Sent:* Friday, December 6, 2019 2:18 AM >> *To:* Dev <dev@fineract.apache.org> >> *Cc:* Rohit Jain <rohit.j...@esgyn.com>; Ebenezer Graham < >> egraha...@alustudent.com> >> *Subject:* Re: help jump starting? >> >> >> >> Hi Juhan, >> >> >> >> I think you are right and it is time to rewrite the build instructions >> for Fineract CN to adopt the Docker approach. Anyone interested in doing >> this work? >> >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 7:50 AM Juhan Aasaru <aas...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi! >> >> The problem with npm is caused by the fact that you have not cd into >> correct directory. >> >> The instructions under step #4 have this: cd into >> ‘integration-tests/fineract-cn-fims-web-app' >> >> >> >> Anyway, we can all agree that the build instructions of Fineract-CN are >> almost impossible to properly follow. >> >> And actually there is no need to use demo server. Demo server sets up the >> system but >> >> its quite untransparent and difficult to understand for a newcomer. Don't >> get me wrong, it >> >> is a great resource afterwards when learning how to call micro services >> from code and >> >> how to use listeners. >> >> >> >> To set up the system for the first time I recommend to use Docker-Compose >> with Postman instead: >> >> >> https://github.com/apache/fineract-cn-docker-compose#2-deploy-fineract-manually-using-postman >> >> This is all tested several times and should work like a charm. >> >> >> >> The following is an idea of mine that is not anywhere documented yet due >> to lack of time. >> >> Based on Docker-Compose process we could also create instructions where >> micro services are not >> >> started within Docker but they are started directly (run from IDE or java >> -jar ...). >> >> >> >> Docker-Compose instructions include creating .env file with common >> properties (and RSA keys). >> >> To run micro services directly basically a similar file should be >> created, let's call it applciation-locally.yml >> >> and then when starting apps this file should be passed as flag: >> >> --spring.config.location=../application-locally.yml >> >> >> >> Provisioning is be done with Postman (see instructions at >> fineract-cn-docker-compose) >> >> - this way one understands better what steps are taking place during >> provisioning. >> >> >> >> Kind regards >> >> Juhan >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Kontakt Awasum Yannick (<yannickawa...@gmail.com>) kirjutas kuupäeval R, >> 6. detsember 2019 kell 04:35: >> >> Why are you running npm (x) on a non node, non js repo (demo-server) ? >> >> >> >> The timeout might be showing a lack of memory problem. What is the >> capacity of your machine? >> >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 5, 2019 at 9:40 PM Rohit Jain <rohit.j...@esgyn.com> wrote: >> >> Thanks guys! >> >> >> >> I think I got off the track right at the beginning of *Step 3: >> Orchestrate Microservices Using The Demo-server*. It said “… *consider* >> manually orchestrating …”. I thought I *needed to* go to >> https://github.com/vishwasbabu/ProvisioningFineractCN. That is where it >> says start ActiveMQ. Which is why I did. I abandoned that effort when I >> realized that “consider” meant optional, and I did not really need to do >> that, since that whole key generation was getting a bit complicated on >> Windows 10. But then ActiveMQ was still running when I proceeded with the >> rest of the instructions to build. My bad! >> >> Because I had started ActiveMQ, initially demo-server immediately >> complained about not being able to use port 61616. In fact, the >> instructions say that this port should not be in use before starting >> demo-server. I guess I did not pay attention to that part until I got that >> error. I then stopped ActiveMQ, changed the port 61616 it was using, to >> 61615, and restarted it (doh!). Demo-server then ran for a long time. But >> then it gave me a slew of *connection refused* errors for port 61616, >> even though ActiveMQ was not using it, and *not that the port was being >> used*. >> >> >> >> Regardless, I stopped ActiveMQ and this time ran with Command II in the >> documentation. I did not run into the connection refused error! >> >> This time I got some [DicoverClient-*n*] errors that >> c.n.discovery.TimedSupervisorTask >> – task supervisor timed out >> >> >> >> But demo-server kept going after those timeouts and has now been running >> for 3 hours with no message "INFO o.e.jetty.server.AbstractConnector - >> StoppedServerConnector@1bdb0376{HTTP/1.1,[http/1.1]}" written to any of >> the logs as yet. I guess I should have direct standard out to a log since >> it does not seem to be capturing everything in the logs and I might have >> just missed that message. >> >> >> >> I decided to proceed to step 4 but I get the following when I run npm i … >> >> c:\Apps\fineract-cn-demo-server>npm i >> >> npm WARN saveError ENOENT: no such file or directory, open >> 'c:\Apps\fineract-cn-demo-server\package.json' >> >> npm notice created a lockfile as package-lock.json. You should commit >> this file. >> >> npm WARN enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open >> 'c:\Apps\fineract-cn-demo-server\package.json' >> >> npm WARN fineract-cn-demo-server No description >> >> npm WARN fineract-cn-demo-server No repository field. >> >> npm WARN fineract-cn-demo-server No README data >> >> npm WARN fineract-cn-demo-server No license field. >> >> >> >> up to date in 0.843s >> >> found 0 vulnerabilities >> >> >> >> c:\Apps\fineract-cn-demo-server>npm run dev >> >> npm ERR! code ENOENT >> >> npm ERR! syscall open >> >> npm ERR! path c:\Apps\fineract-cn-demo-server\package.json >> >> npm ERR! errno -4058 >> >> npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open >> 'c:\Apps\fineract-cn-demo-server\package.json' >> >> npm ERR! enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file. >> >> npm ERR! enoent >> >> >> >> There us a package-lock.json but no package.json. >> >> >> >> *From:* Ebenezer Graham <ebenezergraha...@gmail.com> >> *Sent:* Thursday, December 5, 2019 7:39 AM >> *To:* Awasum Yannick <yannickawa...@gmail.com> >> *Cc:* dev@fineract.apache.org; Ebenezer Graham <egraha...@alustudent.com> >> *Subject:* Re: help jump starting? >> >> >> >> Thanks Awasum for the response. I think that's the issue too >> >> >> >> @Rohit, it's not necessary to configure a standalone ActiveMQ when >> running the demo-server. This library ( >> https://github.com/apache/fineract-cn-command) helps to set up an >> embedded broker. >> >> >> >> Also, what is the state of this issue >> https://github.com/flyway/flyway/issues/2103 >> >> >> >> Warm regards. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 5, 2019 at 11:07 AM Awasum Yannick <yannickawa...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Hi >> >> >> >> Demo server at times runs with an embedded activemq and other data >> stores. So if you already have an activemq installed on your host, then >> thats what is causing the port in use exception. >> >> >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 4, 2019, 23:06 Rohit Jain <rohit.j...@esgyn.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Ebenezer, >> >> >> >> A thread by the same subject line was initiated by my colleague, Eric >> Owhadi, on 06 Jun, 20:51. He ran into an issue: >> >> Could not connect to broker URL: tcp://localhost:61616. Reason: >> java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused >> >> >> >> It so happens that 4 months later I have run into the exact same issue. >> Except that I am running everything on my Windows 10 laptop. Also, I >> installed and ran ActiveMQ on my laptop. In fact, the demo server got an >> error initially since it found that port 61616 was being used. So, I >> modified the activemq.xml file to change that port to avoid the conflict. >> Then the demo server started all the application services, and then at the >> end ran into the error above. >> >> >> >> You responded to Eric and said that you would provide a resolution to >> this problem. Don’t know if you have a resolution that I can use to move >> forward. The Demo server created the appropriate databases and keyspaces >> in PostgreSQL and Cassandra respectively. >> >> >> >> Rohit >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> *Best Regards,* >> >> *Ebenezer Graham* >> >> *BSc (Hons) Computing* >> >> >> >> >> >> GitHub <https://ebenezergraham.me> | LinkedIn >> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/ebenezer-graham/> | Personal Website >> <https://ebenezergraham.me> >> >> skype: >> >> ebenezer.graham >> >> | Phone: >> >> +230 5840 9206 <+230%205840%209206> >> >> >> >> *“Talk is cheap, show me the Code” *- *Linus Torvalds* >> >>
