| RE: [fproj-dev] Can we setup a call to cover plans for the Faceted Project Framework project and wtp adoption issues? |
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Hi
Chuck, My
apologies for taking so long to reply. I have been pretty swamped with other
work and haven’t been able to dedicate sufficient time to this framework.
We can certainly setup a meeting if one is necessary, but honestly my calendar
is so chocked with meetings already that I am barely able to find time to code
in between meetings. I’d like to see if we can address any questions that
people might have over e-mail instead. That has added advantage of archiving
the discussion for other people who might have the same questions at a later
date. I
suspect that a lot of the questions would be answered by reading the transition
plan [1] and the last status update message [2]. [1]
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Faceted_Project_Framework/WTP_Transition_Plan [2]
http://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php?t=msg&th=1018&start=0&S=d5873469d6115d4dc93f79b9ade753be Regarding
the specific questions that you posed… >
What new API/scenarios beyond the existing WTP feature will be introduced? No
major new functionality is planned for the 1.0 release. The primary goals are laying
down foundation for broader appeal (thus a separate project), cleanup of the
existing API and solid backwards compatibility layer for WTP.
I
am assuming that you are referring to the new API rather than the backwards
compatibility layer whose API signature will not change. For the new API, all items
marked deprecated will be removed, also some newer API concepts (such as the
working copy) will be solidified more firmly by removing some older and now
redundant API. The new API will be lean and to the point without all the historical
dead weight. Some
work will happen in the runtime modeling part of the API. Expect to see solidification
of the runtime bridge concept. One of the problems that was never resolved by
the runtime bridge is how one creates new runtimes or put another way what does
the new button on the target runtimes panel do. It is currently a rather ugly
hack that uses reflection to call into server tools. This hack will need to be
removed. Expect to see a new runtime creation wizard that people will be able
to plug wizards into easily via an extension point. The existing server tools
wizard would be one of the entries in that wizard, thus maintaining continuity.
Let
me know if there are further more specific questions. -
Konstantin From:
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Behalf Of Chuck Bridgham Hi
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