[news.eclipse.technology.alf] Re: Code Status

["Tim Buss" <t b u s s @ S e r e n a . c o m>]

A correction regarding Event definition and registration.  The current idea
is that tools will publish a description of the events they raise in much
the same way they publish a WSDL describing the services they provide.  The
exact form of this description is still being defined but I hope to publish
a draft version very soon.

The ALF configuration Plugin is currently available and allows for manual
service flow registration and event registration. Once the format of the
event description is finalized the ALF Configuration Pluigin will be
extended to read that description.   Automating Service Flow registration is
less clear.  We have made some internal attempts to do that but these need
some more work and we haven't focused on that recently..

As Brian states, Service Flow design is considered outside the scope of ALF
since BPEL engines often come with their own and Eclipse has its own effort
to create one.

Tim

"Brian Carroll" <bcarroll@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Vinay,
>
> For theService Flow Designer I believe we use either the Oracle BPEL
> designer plug-in or a similar tool from ActiveEndpoints.  Since the BPEL
> engine is pluggable, ALF has no plans to provide either an engine or
> designer for BPEL.  Tim is closer to this area and can provide more
> information.
>
> The Event Definition is at
> http://www.eclipse.org/alf/WSDL/EventManager/ALFEventManager.wsdl
>
> Regarding the EventRegistration, there is support for that in the
> EventManager plugin, where the EventManager code is.  We originally had
the
> notion that tools would register the events and services as they became
part
> of an ALF environment, but have not found a driving need for that in
> practice.
>
> The there were several SPIs conceived for the EventManager to allow
> pluggable extensibility.  The existing EventManager has been adequate for
> the time being so we have used the resources to put other foundational
> aspects in place, such as security and starting the vocabulary definition
> process, but we expect to return to make the EventManager as extensible as
> was originally conceived.
>
> Regards,
> Brian
> -- 
> Brian Carroll
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> "Vinay" <vinay.nath.penmatsa@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >
> > The ALF Preliminary RoadMap shows the availability of . Service Flow
> > Designer
> > . Event Definition
> > . Event Registration
> > . Service Provider Interfaces (SPI)
> >
> > by Q2 2006.
> >
> > I see that the Event Manager is available. Where can I find the rest?
> > Is the CVS for the project not yet available?
> >
> > -Vinay
> >
>
>