Hi Bob, Agreed that the Controls runtime is not as useful without some core controls out of the box. I think shipping at least a DB control and a Web Service control in the Beehive distribution is a must, with EJB and JMS controls a close tier-two priority. For ApacheCon, I don't think we can deliver these in time, but we should start discussing a development and packaging strategy for Controls that should be part of the core.
I know that BEA is interested in donating the 8.1 system controls code and continuing feature work for it in open source. This work should probably go on outside of Apache. It's a perfect fit for http://www.controlhaus.com. If we use ControlHaus for this, it also bootstraps that community as a place for anyone (not just Beehive committers) to do Control development. We'll have a place to point developers to when they come to us saying -- "I think the idea of a <foo> Control is great". Then, as a Beehive community, we can define some rules for inclusion of certain ControlHaus controls, or "packs" of them into the base Beehive distribution. If people like this idea, I'll write up a formal proposal, and circulate it. -Mike -----Original Message----- From: Bob Li [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 6:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Data Control Hi guys, I developed a web application by using WebLogic 8.1 Workshop and deployed to the 8.1 Platform. I am very amazed by how easy it is to develop by using Java Control and Page Flow technology especially the Data Control. That's why I come to Beehive site. But at this moment I feel it is almost useless because there is no Data Control here. If I have to write my own DAO classes by using JDBC API, why not I just write my own EJB classes? So is there any plan to include the Data Control into Beehive project? Regards, Bob _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com
