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Re: [ecf-dev] ECF status -- discovery

Hi Markus,

Markus Alexande Kuppe wrote:
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a given discovered service (via IServiceInfo). This is just a thought. Although fairly simple now, there might be ways to make it easier.

Are you talking about something like a more specific listener registration?

That would be an idea...i.e. types/sub-types of listeners...for specific service types. My thinking here is that it's just sort of cumbersome code to write to (e.g.) match against a set of properties and/or a IService id.



3) Markus and I spoke during today's conference call about possibly adding to the discovery service browser view an extension point that allowed other plugins to register themselves as interested in certain types of services...and then being able to insert actions that the user can/could invoke...e.g. invoke service. This would make it very easy to test services published via the discovery API.

4) I would like to persue some demo applications for EclipseCon that use/show the discovery API. Some initial thoughts: a) Use the discovery view to discover and then invoke iTunes remote control (iTunes has a remote control interface that is exposed via zeroconf). This might make kind of a cool demo...running iTunes via Eclipse. b) Putting together the discovery API, SLP provider, and the r-OSGi provider for the ECF remote services API. Perhaps an Equinox server and/or an eRCP device interacting via discovery/remote services. c) Discovering and accessing some Eclipse-based services...e.g. PlatformAdmin (to diagnose and fix bundle installation problems), update manager (e.g. to discover lan-based update sites and present them in (e.g.) the list of available remote sites in update.
d) setup discovery of p2 meta-data and artifact repositories
e) others?

For 3) and 4) I'd need to get our service view into shape for contribution. I'm not entirely sure that I can pull that off in time for EclipseCon, though for a demo the code probably doesn't need to be through the IP process.

Do you think you/your employer would be able to contribute to ecf1.osusol.org CVS first, and allow us to work on it/prepare demos, etc? With the expectation of going through the IP process later? Too bad it's unlikely to be in Ganymede.

I've been looking at the current discovery view and contemplating making changes to it to do 3 and 4...and it would certainly be a waste to do such things twice.

Thanks,


Cheers
Markus

PS: I've just moved the jSLP provider and tests to dev.eclipse.org. Consider the IP process for jSLP provider done. :) Next on my list is jSLP itself.

Cool.  Thanks for keeping all updated.

Scott




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