> Runtime nodejs, docker, swift, php, and python do not need to change, since they do not have the syntax for package, only directory.
For the runtime tests are in Scala and they may need to be changed per new package convention. Chetan Mehrotra On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 8:19 PM Vincent S Hou <s...@us.ibm.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > In order to make OpenWhisk a real member of Apache, we need to make a > overhaul for the package name existing in all openwhisk projects. This is a > must-have to relase > 1.0.0 or above. This mail is a call-for-action, making every whisker on > the same page. > > As I went through all the 12 modules, which have released under Apache for > the first time, there are only 2 modules, which need their package names > changed: OpenWhisk and openwhisk runtime java. Package really means a > grouping mechanism in terms of compiling and building for Scala and Java. > > For example, the package "whisk.***" will be changed into > "org.apache.openwhisk.***". > > All the Go modules do not need to change, since Go projects have their > native way to define the structure. > Runtime nodejs, docker, swift, php, and python do not need to change, > since they do not have the syntax for package, only directory. > Catalog does not need to change. > Apigateway does not need to change. > > If you do not agree on my discovery, feel free to chime in with comments. > > For companies with existing platforms built on top of openwhisk, this > change of package name will bring in incompatibility to the legacy. There > are two ways proposed here to cope with: 1. use the openwhisk 0.9.0 > official release available under apache as the code base; 2. change the > package name in the platform as well to cater for the package renaming. > > For other openwhisk modules, which plan to launch releases under Apache. > Double-check whether you have package, which needs to change into > "org.apache.openwhisk***". > The effort of changing the package will start soon. Be prepared. > > Thanks for your attention. > > > Best wishes. > Vincent Hou (侯胜博) > > Advisory Software Engineer, OpenWhisk Contributor, Open Technology, IBM > Cloud > > Notes ID: Vincent S Hou/Raleigh/IBM, E-mail: s...@us.ibm.com, > Phone: +1(919)254-7182 > Address: 4205 S Miami Blvd (Cornwallis Drive), Durham, NC 27703, United > States > >
