OK - I started a new thread. I've updated the proposal to mention that the currently bundled recipes should be deprecated.
-JZ On 12/13/11 12:01 AM, "Mahadev Konar" <maha...@hortonworks.com> wrote: >Thanks Jordan. >Want to start a new thread on this? THis has already dragged on for a >while. Can you also include - what happens to existing recipes? Would >this new sub project include the already existing recipes and port >them using Curator? > >thanks >mahadev > > >On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 11:06 PM, Jordan Zimmerman ><jzimmer...@netflix.com> wrote: >> While we're not interested in submitting Curator to the Incubator, I've >> prepared a proposal for including Curator as a ZooKeeper sub-project or >> inclusion in the main project. Here's the proposal (for commenting, >>etc.): >> >> Curator, a ZooKeeper Recipe Proposal >> ==================================== >> >> == Abstract == >> Users of Apache ZooKeeper would greatly benefit from having a high >>quality >> implementation of common recipes included with the ZooKeeper >>distribution. >> Curator is that implementation. >> >> == Proposal == >> Apache ZooKeeper should produce a new artifact for recipes/applications. >> This artifact should either be a ZooKeeper sub-project or top-level part >> of ZooKeeper itself. For Java (and possibly other JVM based languages), >> the Netflix Curator project should be the artifact. >> >> == Background == >> ZooKeeper consists of server software and client software. The client >> implementations that are part of the ZooKeeper distribution are very low >> level and difficult to use correctly. Further, implementing the recipes >> listed in the ZooKeeper documentation is non-trivial and involves deep >> knowledge of ZooKeeper best practices and edge cases. >> >> == Rationale == >> The existing clients for ZooKeeper are difficult to use and are limited. >> Further, correct usage of ZooKeeper is non-trivial and non-obvious. >>Users >> of ZooKeeper are mostly interested in the recipes/applications and are >>not >> likely interested in becoming experts in the minutiae of correct >>ZooKeeper >> client usage. What they want is a simple way to use the recipes. Curator >> is directed at this goal. >> >> == Current Status == >> Curator is an active open source project hosted at Github >> (https://github.com/netflix/curator). It has no dependencies other than >> industry standard libraries. It provides implementations for all recipes >> listed on the ZooKeeper recipes doc as well as a high level framework >>for >> using ZooKeeper that simplifies most of the low level housekeeping >> normally required. >> >> Curator has been open since October, 2011 and has been reviewed by >>several >> active members of the ZooKeeper community. >> >> Netflix is a strong proponent of open source and is supportive of >> providing the community with this project. >> >> == Core Developers == >> The initial set of committers are all employees of Netflix, Inc. The >>lead >> developer is Jordan Zimmerman (jzimmer...@netflix.com), Senior Platform >> Engineer at Netflix, Inc. >> >> == Alignment == >> The current ZooKeeper distribution has an obvious hole in regard to >> recipes/applications. Curator's minimal dependencies and use of standard >> ZooKeeper components, recipe algorithms and best practices make it a >> natural compliment to the ZooKeeper distribution. >> >> == Known Risks == >> Orphan-ing of Curator: >> ZooKeeper has become a major component at Netflix. Curator is the >> abstraction being used. >> >> Open Source Experience: >> Netflix has major experience with open source. The committers of Curator >> have long experience with open source. >> >> Homogenous/Salaried Developers: >> The current committers are all salaried employees of Netflix. This >> proposal would help by having a more diverse set of committers. >> >> Ties to Apache products: >> The initial codebase relies heavily on existing Apache technologies and >> will continue to do so. >> >> == Documentation == >> Comprehensive documentation is at >>https://github.com/Netflix/curator/wiki >> >> == Initial Source == >> The source code currently is hosted at Github at: >> https://github.com/Netflix/curator >> >> == External Dependencies == >> Runtime: >> * Apache ZooKeeper >> * Google Guava >> >> Test: >> * Test NG >> * Apache Commons Math >> * Mockito >> * Javaassist >> >> Build: >> * Apache Maven >> >> == Initial Committers == >> Jordan Zimmerman (Netflix, Inc.) >> Jay Zarfoss (Netflix, Inc.) >> Jerome Boulon (Netflix, Inc.) >> >> >
