Configuration layout

[jmesnil]

Our current configuration layout is messy and spread in many places (AS/config, src/config) and is confusing (JMS tests is hard-coded with the bean config from AS/config and the server configuration from src/config)

We need to clean this up and make it simple.

the proposal is to reorganize our configs:

src/config/non-clustered -> beans and configuration for (non-clustered) standalone
src/config/clustered -> beans and configuration for clustered standalone
src/config/jbossas/non-clustered/ -> beans for (non-clustered) AS 5 integration
src/config/jbossas/clustered -> beans for clustered AS 5 integration

Each of this 4 dirs would contain a full configuration (-beans, jbm-configuration, jbm-jms, jbm-queues, etc.)

There would be 2 profiles created for JBoss AS 5:
jbm2_default taking the conf from jbossas/non-clustered
jbm2_clustered taking the conf from jbossas/clustered

The jms tests should be refactored to use src/config/non-clustered config (there are tests
depending on JBoss Security manager which needs to be refactored for that)

Ideally, integration tests should not depend on a given configuration: it's part of the test setup to configure the server with the configuration suited from the tests.

This layout change will impact the creation of AS 5 profiles and the Java EE examples (esp. the clustered one).
If you see a problem with this new layout, speak up now :)


wdyt?

[jmesnil]

"jmesnil" wrote:

src/config/non-clustered -> beans and configuration for (non-clustered) standalone
src/config/clustered -> beans and configuration for clustered standalone
src/config/jbossas/non-clustered/ -> beans for (non-clustered) AS 5 integration
src/config/jbossas/clustered -> beans for clustered AS 5 integration

Oups! wrong layout. The correct layout is

src/config/standalone/non-clustered -> beans and configuration for (non-clustered) standalone
src/config/standalone/clustered -> beans and configuration for clustered standalone
src/config/jbossas/non-clustered/ -> beans for (non-clustered) AS 5 integration
src/config/jbossas/clustered -> beans for clustered AS 5 integration

[timfox]

"jmesnil" wrote:

src/config/non-clustered -> beans and configuration for (non-clustered) standalone
src/config/clustered -> beans and configuration for clustered standalone
src/config/jbossas/non-clustered/ -> beans for (non-clustered) AS 5 integration
src/config/jbossas/clustered -> beans for clustered AS 5 integration

I would prefer:

src/config/stand-alone/non-clustered -> beans and configuration for (non-clustered) standalone
src/config/stand-alone/clustered -> beans and configuration for clustered standalone
src/config/jbossas/non-clustered/ -> beans for (non-clustered) AS 5 integration
src/config/jbossas/clustered -> beans for clustered AS 5 integration

just to be symmetrical

[clebert.suconic]

For jbas, there is some stuff that could go on either clustered or non-clustered.

Shouldt we have a common dir?

[timfox]

I want to keep the configs completely separate.

Even if some things are the same now, such as beans files, they might not be in the future, and using a common dir just complicates things and makes them harder to change going ahead.

[gaohoward]

Is it possible that we just keep a single set of template configuration files and whoever needs a specific configuration could 'generate' it from the template?

We can consider 'velocity' for that purpose. or use ant filtered copy task.

[clebert.suconic]

There is a saying in Brazil that translates my feeling:

"The dog bitten by a snake fears sausage".


I had personally had hassles while handling auto-generated scripts based on a common template. At the end it took the team I was working at, more time to maintain the messy script than maintaining a few copies.


I could be a different experience now (Hence my reference to the brazilian saying)... but I feel a Dejavou when thinking about scripts like that.

[gaohoward]

That's true. :)

Chinese has a similar one, in English like:

Once got bitten by a snake, one will fear rope for ten years.

[timfox]

I have a saying:

"Developer who's task takes too long gets ass kicked by project lead".

And one specially for Clebert:

"Clebert gets ass kicked anyway"

;)

[jmesnil]

the new config layout has been committed.

To create the AS 5 profiles (default-with-jbm2 and all-with-jbm2), run ant from the distribution's config/jboss-as directory.