Aaron, thanks for the answer. I'll do some tests in the next weeks, maybe I'll bother you with some questions then... ;-)
There is one question which actually is not essential but I just wanted to ask. The JSR-88 spec tells that the deployment manager can be obtained by an URL, for an example "deployer:" is mentioned. It is not told that "deployer:" is a normative term in that URL. So what benefit do you get from that "deployer:" prefix? On the other hand: I know two actual JSR-88 implementations now (Geronimo, Ishmael). Both use the "deployer:" prefix. So who in the expert group had a problem with adding "deployer:" as a normative term? Oh, one more question: Do you know of any other JSR-88 "driver vendors" besides Geronimo and Ishmael? I would like to contact them for more "cross tests". Rebecca Searls couldn't send me a list... :-) Thanks Markus Am Samstag, 22. November 2003 20:50 schrieb Aaron Mulder: > Markus, > Right now the Geronimo JSR-88 implementation is "partial". There > are DConfigBeans available (mainly for EJB JAR modules, but a couple for > web app modules too), and they should do the right thing, but the other > modules types and the actions (distribute, start, etc.) are by and large > not really implemented. Among other things, we have not worked out the > packaging necessary to get all the classes together for the network > operation. > > If you want to start fooling around with the DConfigBeans, you can > build the "core" module of Geronimo and take the jsr88-geronimo-plugin.jar > file from the modules/core/target/ directory, and you'll need Log4J too. > Then use the URL "deployer:geronimo:" for disconnected mode, or > "deployer:geronimo://hostname" for connected mode (assuming you have a > Geronimo server running). > > If you want to talk about the JSR-88 spec or exchange > implementation ideas, you're welcome to do so here, and I'll help you out > however I can (I was on the JSR-88 expert group). > > Aaron > > On Sat, 22 Nov 2003, Markus Karg wrote: > > Hi Geronimo Developers, > > > > this is my first email on this mailing list, so first let me introduce > > myself. > > > > My name is Markus Karg, I'm from Germany, and I've been working as a > > Software Architect for several years now. My main objective is Web and > > Java Standards. Most of my time I spend with J2SE and J2EE. In my spare > > time, as an active JCP.org and ObjectWeb.org member, I am a contributor > > of knowledge and code to the JOnAS and Ishmael projects of ObjectWeb. In > > addition I am the maintainer of the German JOnAS documentation. Finally > > I'm leading several Java related Open Source projects hosted on > > SourceForge. For more information kindly visit objectweb.org and > > sourceforge.net and do a search for markus-karg. > > > > I am writing this posting, because I am the leader of the project "J2EE > > Deployment Toolset" on SourceForge > > (http://sourceforge.net/projects/earsetup/). This project's aim is to > > provide an vendor-independent, open source implementation of JSR-88 (J2EE > > Deployment API, http://www.jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=88) compliant > > deployment tools for J2EE. Our slogan is: "We want to be the > > I*****lShield of the J2EE platform". Since August 2003 we released > > several Alphas of a "Deployment Wizard" which is able to work together > > with any JSR-88 compliant driver, and we are just working on the final > > release (plus betas of some more JSR-88 compliant tools). > > > > Since at the moment the number of such drivers is very limited, but we > > need to proof the interoperability of our toolset with _ANY_ JSR-88 > > compliant driver, we are actively seeking (possible) driver vendors to > > run interoperability tests. Also we'd like to exchange knowledge on how > > to best implemenent JSR-88. > > > > Our source is GPL'ed, so if you want, you can freely take a look into the > > way we implemented DDBeans and so on (any feedback welcome). > > > > Would be great if the "deployment group" of the Germonimo Project would > > like to exchange knowledge with us, and if there would be interest in > > trying out our toolset on the Geronimo JSR-88 driver. > > > > Also we are interested in publishin a "How To" for running our tools with > > the Geronimo driver. > > > > Just contact me on [EMAIL PROTECTED] and let's stay in > > touch! > > > > :-) > > > > Have Fun > > Markus
