[ecf-dev] No Mon 25th conference call, and ECF API work focus proposal

[Scott Lewis <slewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Folks,

No conference call Mon Sept 25:

I'm going to be unable to have a conference call on Monday, Sept 25th, 
so I've rescheduled the next conference call for Monday, Oct 2.  See 
here for info:

http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Eclipse_Communication_Framework_Project

Proposal for ECF API Focus

I would like to begin/continue a technical dialog (on this mailing list) 
about the following APIs in order to get them 
refined/implemented/documented sufficiently to include in ECF 1.0 as 
soon as possible:

1) Fileshare API (org.eclipse.ecf.fileshare plugin).  I've been thinking 
that this API should be simplified, and have started that effort with 
some new interfaces in org.eclipse.ecf.filetransfer package (new package 
in fileshare API plugin).  I would like to get others taking a look at 
these directions and commenting on them (via this list) so that they can 
be refined and completed quickly.

2) New remoteservice API (org.eclipse.ecf.remoteservice plugin).  I 
would like to get this API established and in place with test and 
example/other code as soon as possible, so that it could serve as input 
to idea for OSGi standardization work in the area of distributed OSGi 
services.  Currently, the API is in place and documented, I've 
introduced a feature that will include it (and a provider for it) in the 
next ECF build/release (0.9.2, which I think can probably be done Wed 
(27th) of next week.  There is also a junit plugin test (in 
org.eclipse.ecf.test.remoteservice plugin).    Please if you have any 
thoughts and/or comments lets get them on the mailing list and newsgroup 
(please post to both).

3) New bulletin board API (Erkki's recent work).  I will do my best to 
get the pending dialog about designs and such going again via this 
mailing list so that the design issues Erkki has identified can be 
addressed and the API can be moved into ECF itself as soon as possible.

4) Pubsub api (org.eclipse.ecf.example.pubsub).  I would like to explore 
how/whether the pubsub API could be integrated with the remoteservice 
API to provide a pubsub remoteservice.

Please if you have a chance take a look at these APIs, and 
comment/critique them via newsgroup and mailing list.  I would like to 
try to get all four of them (plus some implementation, and more example 
code) into ECF 1.0 in late October/early November timeframe.

Thanks,

Scott