[Engine-devel] Java Development Lifecycle

[Eli Mesika]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Yair Zaslavsky" <yzaslavs at redhat.com>
> To: "Martin Perina" <mperina at redhat.com>
> Cc: engine-devel at ovirt.org
> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 5:34:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] Java Development Lifecycle
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Martin Perina" <mperina at redhat.com>
> > To: engine-devel at ovirt.org
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 2:54:38 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] Java Development Lifecycle
> > 
> > For me the most time consuming problem is GWT compilation. 

When compiling GWT it build both Admin & User portals , it duplicates the compilation time , can this please be separated such that I can build admin portal without a user portal and vice verse ???

It would be
> > really
> > nice
> > if we can agree to create some clear separation between frontend and
> > backend
> > part, for
> > example if frontend would communicate with backend only through REST API,
> > GWT
> > would
> > have to recompile only if REST API or some frontend code has been changed.
> > 
> > It's not something what can be done i short term, but it would be nice if
> > we
> > can
> > find a way how to do it and create a schedule for this task.
> 
> +100
> 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mooli Tayer" <mtayer at redhat.com>
> > > To: "engine-devel" <engine-devel at ovirt.org>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 1:29:01 PM
> > > Subject: [Engine-devel] Java Development Lifecycle
> > > 
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > > I've been working on the engine for a few month now,
> > > And I feel I have not yet been able to find a productive and fast
> > > approach
> > > for Java development in different engine components.
> > > 
> > > This revolves mainly around:
> > > 
> > > Compiling and deploying artifacts:
> > > ==================================
> > > If I want to check a small change in the engine,
> > > Be it in an artifact that is part of engine.ear or when I am working on
> > > one
> > > of the side tools
> > > that might run as a service (e.g ovirt-engine-notifier)
> > > or just a single jar (engine-manage-domains)
> > > It is essential to compile only parts of the project and not all of it.
> > > 
> > > This can be achieved usually quite easily with mvn,
> > > however afterwards I would like to be able to also deploy and run it
> > > locally
> > > or even take all jars comprising a project and run them exploded inside
> > > my
> > > IDE
> > > (I use intellij idea) so I can enjoy live code editing and other benefits
> > > idea
> > > jboss & gwt integration offers. I have been using remote debug
> > > (which is available by default in the engine and non existent in other
> > > jars
> > > so
> > > I have to tamper manually with a python service file to add debug flags -
> > > see
> > > next)
> > > But it's not as powerful as running inside an IDE and I feel my current
> > > development lifecycle is
> > > not as fast and productive as it could have been.
> > > (I do understand the engine is complex regarding configuration and
> > > deployment, so it's a challenge)
> > > 
> > > Configuration:
> > > ==============
> > > This might be more of a todo item, I'm not sure..
> > > After deployment of an artifact to run on a machine(again, engine,
> > > notifier
> > > or whatever)
> > > if I want to change it's configuration
> > > (configure it for remote debug as mentioned or change it's logging
> > > behavior
> > > and so on)
> > > It seems I always have to do it in a different place which I always spend
> > > hours finding.
> > > It could be great if for all artifacts configuration could be streamlined
> > > and
> > > monolithic
> > > across different components.
> > > 
> > > These issues might seem obvious to some of you or unneeded to others, but
> > > I've decided to shout out
> > > in engine-devel because my usual way of approaching individuals has not
> > > got
> > > me very far,
> > > and also because I'm convinced some of you have found ways to be
> > > productive
> > > I
> > > am unaware of -
> > > Please share them! Others may have their own good ideas & approaches(or
> > > their
> > > own needs).
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Mooli.
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