All, Recently there have been some questions and discussions about Spring support in Axis2 [1] [2] [3] [4]. As mentioned in these references, WSO2 has developed a framework that provides Axis2-Spring integration [5]. Also, Sagara Gunathunga has done some very interesting work [6], but this has not yet been released. In [1] I argue that neither of these two frameworks provide a definite solution and Sagara actually agrees with my analysis. On my side, after writing my review and in reaction to [3], I wrote some PoC code to explore how some of my wish list items could be implemented. This code is available at [7]. I would also like to mention the interesting contributions made by Stephan van Hugten, who opened [3]. I would really like to see him continuing to contribute.
After discussion with Sagara, we decided to join our efforts under the umbrella of the Axis2 project. Probably what you will see happening in the next days is that Sagara will bring the existing Axis2M Spring code into a sandbox area in Axis2 [8] and that we will start a discussion about how to best merge our two codebases (which for the moment address different parts of the problem) into a single one. I think that everybody agrees that it will be beneficial for Axis2 to provide a good Spring integration out of the box. Of course, this is also the right moment to look for involvement of others in the community (developers and end users). I you want to help shaping the solution, please participate in discussions, provide scenarios that you would like to see supported, make suggestions, contribute code or simply test the code. Andreas [1] http://veithen.blogspot.com/2010/03/some-thoughts-about-axis2-spring.html [2] http://ssagara.blogspot.com/2010/03/roadmap-for-axis2m.html [3] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS2-4662 [4] http://markmail.org/thread/n2gpvabeh6ncdcxw [5] http://wso2.org/projects/wsf/spring [6] http://axis2m.sourceforge.net/axis2m-spring.html [7] https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/axis/axis2/java/core/scratch/java/veithen/spring/axis2-spring-core/ [8] Note that Sagara was part of the bunch of committers we recently voted into the new Axis TLP. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-user-unsubscr...@axis.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: java-user-h...@axis.apache.org
