Taking a look now. Looks like the code is not really commented :(

On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Ashish <paliwalash...@gmail.com> wrote:

> hc has nio based implementation as well
> http://hc.apache.org/httpcomponents-core-ga/httpcore-nio/xref/index.html
> See nio.codecs package
>
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>
>
> On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 11:53 PM, Julien Vermillard <jvermill...@gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Definitively should take a look.
> > The only tricky issue is streaming large content, because MINA have an
> > event based paradigm where H.C. have probably a stream based approach.
> >
> > Julien
> > Le 1 janv. 2013 16:33, "Arnaud bourree" <arnaud.bour...@gmail.com> a
> > écrit :
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Happy new year 2013.
> > >
> > > I'm strongly interested in HTTP codec: I used for one project I did
> > > for my company.
> > > Here there are my point of view:
> > > - share codec between MINA 2 and 3: I initially take MINA 3 as base to
> > > implement on MINA 2 and keep classes and package structure. BTW share
> > > should be easy to do, but when I did job, I made some change due to
> > > JDK version 5 for MINA 2 and 6 for MINA 3
> > > - codec independent from MINA: I take a look on the web to find HTTP
> > > API object to convert BB to, I find that Apache HTTP Client
> > > (http-core) feet what we need.
> > > What do you think to used http-core as API for Pojo object and write
> > > HTTP codec to encode/decode BB from/to http-core objects and on top a
> > > HTTP filter for MINA framework?
> > >
> > > Regrards,
> > >
> > > Arnaud.
> > >
> > > 2013/1/1 Julien Vermillard <jvermill...@gmail.com>:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > I wanted to sleep, by my son wasn't agreeing :) I will probably crash
> > > later.
> > > >
> > > > Yeah we could experiment with the HTTP codec, it's in pretty bad
> state
> > > for
> > > > now.
> > > > It would be nice to be able to share the codec code between MINA 2
> and
> > 3.
> > > > Julien
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 9:45 AM, Emmanuel Lecharny <
> > elecha...@apache.org
> > > >wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> we should think of a codec as an independant module : it should be
> > > >> available for any java code that just needs suh a codec for its own
> > > >> purpose.
> > > >>
> > > >> such a need has already been expressed for http.
> > > >>
> > > >> imo, the current impl is over-ingeniered.
> > > >>
> > > >> Btw, it seems that we are up and running at 9am on jan. first...
> crazy
> > > open
> > > >> source developpers...
> > > >>
> > > >> happy new year !
> > > >>
> > > >> Le 1 janv. 2013 09:26, "Julien Vermillard" <jvermill...@gmail.com>
> a
> > > >> écrit :
> > > >> >
> > > >> > It's sure 10 year after SEDA is quite smelly :-)
> > > >> > In my mind the codec code should be used by a filter for
> > transforming
> > > the
> > > >> > bytes into pojos (like today) but really not dependent of MINA.
> > > >> > IMHO demux handler is a piece of s..t, you should use a visitor
> > > pattern.
> > > >> > Much more testable.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > I like the loop until it's decoded idea, it very simple to
> > understand.
> > > >> >  Le 31 déc. 2012 18:13, "Emmanuel Lécharny" <elecha...@gmail.com>
> a
> > > >> écrit
> > > >> :
> > > >> >
> > > >> > > Le 12/31/12 7:55 AM, Julien Vermillard a écrit :
> > > >> > > > Hi,
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > Since few year, I stopped to use the MINA ProtocolCodecFilter
> > and
> > > >> > > > associated stuff (CumulativeCodec..). for implementing my own
> > > codec
> > > >> > > > independent of MINA.
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > it's just a service consuming ByteBuffer and pushing decoded
> > POJO
> > > in
> > > >> a
> > > >> > > > callback. The point is to be independent of MINA for example,
> > > parse &
> > > >> > > save
> > > >> > > > files using the codec, or simply implement an HTTP version of
> > the
> > > >> > > transport
> > > >> > > > using old style servlet.
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > Basically a decoder looks like :
> > https://gist.github.com/4417934
> > > >> > > > One is instantiated by session.
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > I'm quite happy with that and I think we should not port the
> old
> > > >> > > > ProtocolCodeFilter to MINA 3.0 and replace it with a
> independent
> > > MINA
> > > >> > > async
> > > >> > > > decoder framework (consuming BB, accumulating if needed and
> > > producing
> > > >> > > pojo).
> > > >> > > It sounds a reasonnable proposal.
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > If we think about it, decoding is not part of a filter chain :
> it
> > > >> > > introduces a change of data type being passed from one filter to
> > the
> > > >> > > other, and if we have to cumulate data, we will just stop
> > processing
> > > >> the
> > > >> > > incomming data in the middle of the chain, the handler being
> > > unaware of
> > > >> > > this fact.
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > Julien's proposal seems way better : the Handler would have a
> > common
> > > >> > > interface for encoding and decoding, used as a service when a
> > > >> > > MessageReceived or a Write events are to be processed. This way,
> > the
> > > >> > > handler is fully in charge of all the aspects of the data
> > > processing,
> > > >> > > including the accumulation of data.
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > It won't either eliminate the existence of pre-written codec,
> like
> > > the
> > > >> > > HttpCodec, or the Textline codec. We can even think about a
> chain
> > of
> > > >> > > codecs : one codec depends on the result of the previous codec.
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > As far as I can tell, changing MINA this way will not impact
> > > ApacheDS,
> > > >> > > even if we are using a DemuxIoHandler (the handler called
> depends
> > on
> > > >> the
> > > >> > > received message) : I don't see such a handler as a
> simplification
> > > over
> > > >> > > a simple switch...
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > Keep in mind that the exisiting MINA logic depends on an idea
> > which
> > > is
> > > >> > > 10 years old : SEDA, and has not proven any advantage against
> > > simpler
> > > >> > > implementations. It's also important to notice that SEDA implies
> > > that
> > > >> > > each process part communicates with the next process (read :
> > > filter) by
> > > >> > > the use of queues. This is highly costly and memory consuming.
> I'm
> > > not
> > > >> > > sure that SEDA has anything to do with MINA implementation
> > anwyay...
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > On more thing : the current codec supposes that we pass a
> callback
> > > >> which
> > > >> > > is called as soon as something has been decoded. This make the
> > code
> > > >> > > extremely complicated to debug. I'd rather have a system where
> we
> > > can
> > > >> > > loop on the decoder, until it produces nothing. In other words,
> > > instead
> > > >> > > of having something like :
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > void myCallback( IoSession session, Object message ) {
> > > >> > >     // Do something
> > > >> > > }
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > void decode( IoSession session, ByteBuffer buffer, callback ) {
> > > >> > >     // Decode and call the callback
> > > >> > > }
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > void messageReceived( IoSession session, ByteBuffer buffer ) {
> > > >> > >     decode( session, myCalback );
> > > >> > >     ...
> > > >> > > }
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > I would prefer something like :
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > Object decode( IoSession session, ByteBuffer buffer ) {
> > > >> > >     // Decode
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >     return decoded;
> > > >> > > }
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > void messageReceived( IoSession session, ByteBuffer buffer ) {
> > > >> > >     while ( ( Object decoded = decode( session ) ) != null ) {
> > > >> > >         // Do something
> > > >> > >     }
> > > >> > > }
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > Julien
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > --
> > > >> > > Regards,
> > > >> > > Cordialement,
> > > >> > > Emmanuel Lécharny
> > > >> > > www.iktek.com
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >>
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> thanks
> ashish
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