I created the following tickets: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IGNITE-11379 – drop support of GARs https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IGNITE-11380 – support JARs https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IGNITE-11381 – document ignite.xml file format.
Denis ср, 20 февр. 2019 г. в 12:30, Nikolay Izhikov <nizhi...@apache.org>: > Hello, Denis. > > > This XML may contain task descriptors, but I couldn't find any > documentation on this format. > > This information can be provided in simple JAR files with the same file > structure. > > I support you proposal. Let's: > > 1. Support jar files instead of gar. > 2. Write down documentation about XML config format. > 3. Provide some examples. > > Can you crate a tickets for it? > > > ср, 20 февр. 2019 г. в 11:49, Denis Mekhanikov <dmekhani...@gmail.com>: > > > Denis, > > > > This XML may contain task descriptors, but I couldn't find any > > documentation on this format. > > Also it may contain a userVersion [1] parameter, which can be used to > force > > tasks redeployment in some cases. > > > > This information can be provided in simple JAR files with the same file > > structure. > > There is no need to confuse people and require their packages to have a > GAR > > extension. > > > > Also if you don't specify the task descriptors, then all tasks in the > file > > will be registered. > > So, I doubt, that anybody will bother specifying the descriptors. XML is > > not very user-friendly. > > This piece of configuration doesn't seem necessary to me. > > > > [1] > > > > > https://apacheignite.readme.io/docs/deployment-modes#section-un-deployment-and-user-versions > > > > Denis > > > > ср, 20 февр. 2019 г. в 01:35, Denis Magda <dma...@apache.org>: > > > > > Denis, > > > > > > What was the purpose of having XML and other files within the GARs? > Guess > > > it was somehow versioning related - you might have several tasks of the > > > same class but different versions running in a cluster. > > > > > > - > > > Denis > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 8:40 AM Ilya Kasnacheev < > > ilya.kasnach...@gmail.com > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hello! > > > > > > > > Yes, I think we should accept plain JARs if anybody needs this at > all. > > > > Might still keep meta info support for compatibility. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > -- > > > > Ilya Kasnacheev > > > > > > > > > > > > вт, 19 февр. 2019 г. в 19:38, Denis Mekhanikov < > dmekhani...@gmail.com > > >: > > > > > > > > > Hi! > > > > > > > > > > There is a feature in Ignite called DeploymentSpi [1], that allows > > > adding > > > > > and changing implementation of compute tasks without nodes' > downtime. > > > > > The only usable implementation right now is UriDeploymentSpi [2], > > which > > > > > lets you provide classes of compute tasks packaged as an archive > of a > > > > > special form. And this special form is the worst part. > > > > > GAR file is just like a JAR, but with some additional meta info. It > > may > > > > > contain an XML with description of tasks, a checksum and also > > > > dependencies. > > > > > > > > > > We barely have any tools to build these files, and they can be > > replaced > > > > > with simple uber-JARs. > > > > > The only tool we have right now is IgniteDeploymentGarAntTask, > which > > is > > > > not > > > > > documented anywhere, and it's supposed to be used from a > > long-forgotten > > > > > Apache Ant build system. > > > > > > > > > > I don't think we need this file format. How about we deprecate and > > > remove > > > > > it and make UriDeploymentSpi support plain JARs? > > > > > > > > > > [1] https://apacheignite.readme.io/docs/deployment-spi > > > > > [2] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://ignite.apache.org/releases/latest/javadoc/org/apache/ignite/spi/deployment/uri/UriDeploymentSpi.html > > > > > > > > > > Denis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >