[ http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-2248?page=comments#action_12427316 ] Paul McMahan commented on GERONIMO-2248: ----------------------------------------
This is a good idea, I have made the exact same mistake that you described above :-) Suggestion -- instead of listing all the child components how about instead providing very explicit feedback in the form of a prompt when the user attempts to shut down a component. e.g. user clicks the "stop" link for geronimo/system-database/1.1.1/car. console responds "stopping this component will also cause the following components to stop : [list] Proceed? yes/no". this could be done with a javascript prompt or (if it looks better) in a new portlet screen. This would accomplish the same goal while avoiding the UI issues listed above. I'm also doubtful that just seeing a component's children listed will provide sufficient indication that those components will be stopped when the parent is stopped, especially to the novice or unattentive user. > Applications portlets: List Parent and Child components against each component > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Key: GERONIMO-2248 > URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-2248 > Project: Geronimo > Issue Type: Improvement > Security Level: public(Regular issues) > Components: console > Affects Versions: 1.2, 1.1, 1.1.1 > Reporter: Vamsavardhana Reddy > Fix For: 1.2 > > Attachments: GERONIMO-2248.patch > > > Applications portlets currently provide component status and links to > start/stop/restart/uninstall. They do not provide a listing of parent > components and child components. > If child components are listed, a user will immediatley know what all > configurations will be stopped if a particular component is stopped. > How is it useful? > I have stopped " geronimo/system-database/1.1.1-SNAPSHOT/car" to test > something. Only after an error HTTP 404 was displayed next, I realized that > the admin console had a dependency on > "geronimo/system-database/1.1.1-SNAPSHOT/car". Had there been a Child > Components listing next to "geronimo/system-database/1.1.1-SNAPSHOT/car", it > would have avoided the surprise. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
