Thanks Gary.... A HTTP transport based on NIO [1] may offer a considerable performance. I may implement it locally and compare the performance.
Indika [1] http://hc.apache.org/httpcomponents-core-ga/httpcore-nio/index.html On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 8:01 PM, Gary Dusbabek <gdusba...@gmail.com> wrote: > No, it's not in trunk. I created the branch as a proof-of-concept > only. I can see the utility of a RESTful interface, but I doubt > you'll be able to achieve performance comparable to thrift. > > Gary > > On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 07:23, indika kumara <indika.k...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi Gary, > > > > Thank you very much for the information. BTW, It seems that your > transport > > code is not in the Cassandra's trunk. Is it going add that code into the > > trunk? BTW, do you think what I suggested would be worth? If so, I would > > like to implement it. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Indika > > > > On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 7:05 PM, Gary Dusbabek <gdusba...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> It wouldn't be hard to do. Cassandra is structured in such a way that > >> it is pretty easy to wrap a transport around a few classes that handle > >> most of the client interaction. Last September I created a > >> RESTful-like version of Cassandra in just a few hours. I haven't > >> maintained the branch, but you can find the results of the work here: > >> https://github.com/gdusbabek/cassandra > >> > >> Gary > >> > >> On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 10:50, indika kumara <ind...@apache.org> wrote: > >> > Hi All, > >> > > >> > What would you think about the idea of exposing the Cassandra as a Web > >> > Service so that any web service client can connect to the Cassandra > >> > server? > >> > > >> > This would require embedding a web service engine in the server side, > >> > providing WSDL(s) for Cassandra’s services such as management, data > >> > access, > >> > etc. > >> > > >> > If this task can be done, it is possible to connect to the Cassandra > >> > through > >> > different languages, different transports such as TCP, HTTP, JMS, etc. > >> > Moreover, the connection between clients and the Cassandra can be > secure > >> > (WS-Security), and reliable. > >> > > >> > If this task is worth, I may be able to contribute for implementing > it. > >> > I am > >> > familiar with the Axis2 web service engine [1], and an Apache > committer. > >> > > >> > Your suggestions are welcome! > >> > > >> > Thanks, > >> > > >> > Indika > >> > > >> > [1] http://axis.apache.org/axis2/java/core/ > >> > > > > > >
