Current Status

• Server-side code development - near 0%, very basic component/renderer class was done
  • https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/RF-7896
• Client-side code development - 3.3.x code migrated and updated for JSF 2.0.x AJAX. 90% ready, need to add support for queue listeners.
  • https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/RF-7894

Near Term Tasks

• Discuss changes in requirements for the queue: http://community.jboss.org/docs/DOC-12894
• Wiki update with 4.0 specific features: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/RFPL-343
• Implement server-side code according to updated requirements
• Update client-side code according to updated requirements (if necessary)
• Complete client-side code development

Longer Term Tasks

• Implement (migrate from 3.3.x & create new) set of unit tests for both server-side & client-side code
  • https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/RF-7895
• Documenting
  • https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/RF-7897
• Testing/bug fixing
  • https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/RF-7898
• Design a proposal for JSF 2.1 EG on the required API
• Support for standard form submits as well as AJAX request: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/RF-7492

Requirements for ALPHA2

Implement a4j:queue component over JSF 2.0 AJAX implementation: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/RF-7893 .

Both client-side & server-side code is covered by unit tests.

Develop a proposal for JSF 2.1 extension.

Implement a4j:attachQueue: http://community.jboss.org/docs/DOC-14380?uniqueTitle=false .

Estimation on Effort and Time

• Requirements discussion & update - 5 days
• Client-side code update according to changes in requirements - ?? days (can be time-consuming as component functional units are 90% covered by client-side code)
• Complete client-side code support for listeners - 2-3 days
• Unit tests for client-side code - ?? days
• Implementation of server-side code + unit tests for it - 5-10 days
• Documenting - ?? days
• Testing/bug fixing - ?? days
• JSF 2.1 proposal - 2-3 days