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Based on the feedback raised in on the mailing list discussion. http://ofbiz.135035.n4.nabble.com/Why-A-Framework-Rewrite-Is-Necessary-td4673385.html
We are looking to investigate options and strategies for a possible update the OFBiz framework. We will initially plan to hold a brainstorming session (e.g group call) around possible strategies of how to plan and organise a potential sub project. If you are interested in being part of the working group on this please complete the details below.
| Name | Contact Details | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Sharan Foga | sharan at apache.org | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Adrian Crum | adrian.crum at sandglass-software.com | Los Angeles, California USA |
| Taher Alkhateeb | Kuwait | |
| Ron Wheeler | rwheeler at artifact-software.com | Montreal, Canada |
Participant Etiquette
All ideas and suggestions are welcome! Please make your suggestions in the appropriate document's comments section - not in the document itself. When a consensus is reached, the document is updated. This will ensure the design documents are easy to read and understand.
Planning and Approach
Framework Subproject Goal: What do we want to Achieve?
In this proposed subproject we would like to implement a framework that would initially comprise as follows:
- Configuration.
- Globalization (locale, time zone, currency).
- Logging.
- Security (authentication/authorization).
- Actor Management (profiles, roles - required for security; Actors - people, external services) Think of UML Actor. Required to remove dependency on Party
- Persistence (file system or database).
- Lang package to provide classes that are fundamental to the framework
- Services.
- Runtime management
Initial Approach
Currently we don’t have enough information to build our implementation roadmap so have agreed on an approach that will help provide that information. Our main focus of work will be to expand and complete the existing Framework Design Documentation as follows:
| Task | Description | Status | Who is Working on It | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Describe and define what is meant by each of the 9 areas mentioned above. (what is it?, what does it do?) | In Progress | Ron, Taher, Adrian for review | |
| 2 | To do this we will write the API specification for each on the wiki (NOTE: Even though the API spec will be written in Javadoc, we want to use the wiki rather than a repository at this stage as we want to validate and agree them before any coding starts ) | Not Started | ||
| 3 | Open the API specifications for review and comments from the community, and based on feedback, do any updates | Not Started | ||
| 4 | Once the API specifications are agreed, we will have more information about the work involved and should be able to put together an initial version of our implementation roadmap | Not Started |
Initial Deliverables
- An API Specification for each of the 9 areas
- An Implementation Roadmap
Initial Milestones
- Completion of each API specification (includes feedback and community agreement) giving a total of 9
Milestone / Deliverable Planning and Tracking
| Reference | Deliverable | Status | Date Completed | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRAPI1 | Configuration API Specification | Not Complete | ||
| FRAPI2 | Globalization API Specification | Not Complete | ||
| FRAPI3 | Logging API Specification | Not Complete | ||
| FRAPI4 | Security API Specification | Not Complete | ||
| FRAPI5 | Actor Management API Specification | Not Complete | ||
| FRAPI6 | Persistence API Specification | Not Complete | ||
| FRAPI7 | Language Package API Specification | Not Complete | ||
| FRAPI8 | Services API Specification | Not Complete | ||
| FRAPI9 | Runtime Management API Specification | Not Complete | ||
| FRRMAP | Implementation Roadmap | Not Complete |
Outstanding Actions
- Find out what is involved in setting up a subproject repository and mailing list for the subproject within Apache (Sharan Foga)
- Continue to complete API Spec documentation including Javadoc (Ron Wheeler, Taher Alkhateeb, Adrian adrianc for review)
- Review organisation and structure of other frameworks for ideas to incorporate (Ron Wheeler, Taher Alkhateeb, Sharan Foga, and any other community members interested)
Reorganize Pages
This page describes a sub-component (Foundation) of the overall rewrite. It needs to be reorganized to reflect that it is a portion of the rewrite. The diagram below shows how this component fits into the overall rewrite.
