[ http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRSERVER-760?page=comments#action_12447362 ] Norval Hope commented on DIRSERVER-760: ---------------------------------------
Ok, I understand how the objects other then attribute type and object class are handled now. The Maven plug-in generates stub classes for 13 different aspects of a schema (see ProducerTypeEnum), but only fills in the contents for attribute types and object classes automatically. Hence three of the existing schemas (system, nis, inetorgperson) need extra manually maintained java classes to be sucked in, in addition to their .schema files. Hence I need I'm thinking of removing the existing ???Schema.java classes (which implement BootstrapSchema) and replace them with an optional placemarker, which can be used to suck in manually maintained content if its is found on the classpath at the time its related ???.schema file is loaded. These new optional ???Schema classes will implement a method: BootstrapProducer getProducer(ProducerTypeEnum) and will return a non-null producer for any cases where manual additions are required. For schemas where no manual additions are required no ??Schema class will be required at all. > reading .schema files at server start-up > ---------------------------------------- > > Key: DIRSERVER-760 > URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRSERVER-760 > Project: Directory ApacheDS > Issue Type: New Feature > Components: core > Affects Versions: 1.1.1 > Environment: N/A > Reporter: Norval Hope > Attachments: schema_loader.patch > > > I am submitting a patch for a feature I required, and which I've seen a > number of queries about on the DEV list. Currently the only way to get new > .schema information into ApacheDS is to use the Maven2 plugin, requiring a > rebuild of the server (not to mention working around problems like methods > being generated which are too long for Java to handle). > Instead this patch adds support for reading of specified .schema files from > server.xml at server startup, via a new interface SchemaLoader and a default > implementation FileSystemSchemaLoader. The latter supports reading all files > matching a specified regex in a specified directory (in which case users must > be careful to ensure that files appear lexicographically before their > dependant files, ala init.rc in Linux) or reading an ordered list of file > names under a specified directory. An example server.xml snippet is as > follows: > <property name="bootstrapSchemas"> > <set> > <bean > class="org.apache.directory.server.core.schema.bootstrap.AutofsSchema"/> > <bean > class="org.apache.directory.server.core.schema.bootstrap.CorbaSchema"/> > <bean > class="org.apache.directory.server.core.schema.bootstrap.CoreSchema"/> > <bean > class="org.apache.directory.server.core.schema.bootstrap.CosineSchema"/> > <bean > class="org.apache.directory.server.core.schema.bootstrap.ApacheSchema"/> > <bean > class="org.apache.directory.server.core.schema.bootstrap.CollectiveSchema"/> > <bean > class="org.apache.directory.server.core.schema.bootstrap.InetorgpersonSchema"/> > <bean > class="org.apache.directory.server.core.schema.bootstrap.JavaSchema"/> > <bean > class="org.apache.directory.server.core.schema.bootstrap.Krb5kdcSchema"/> > <bean > class="org.apache.directory.server.core.schema.bootstrap.NisSchema"/> > <bean > class="org.apache.directory.server.core.schema.bootstrap.SystemSchema"/> > <bean > class="org.apache.directory.server.core.schema.bootstrap.ApachednsSchema"/> > </set> > </property> > <property name="schemaLoaders"> > <list> > <bean > class="org.apache.directory.server.core.schema.FileSystemSchemaLoader"> > <constructor-arg><value>./</value></constructor-arg> > > <!--<constructor-arg><value>.*_openldap.schema</value></constructor-arg>--> > <constructor-arg> > <list> > <value>my1_openldap.schema</value> > <value>my2_openldap.schema</value> > </list> > </constructor-arg> > </bean> > </list> > </property> > noting that the Maven2 style approach is of course still supported where > desired. A list is used so that multiple SchemaLoader implementations can be > appended if required (which I do). > I have also included SchemaFromSearchConverter which can read a schema from > another directory via conventional query, which may come in useful for people > using ApacheDS as a virtual directory container of sorts. It is not required > by the core patch and can be excluded if no generic use is seen for it. > A few issues are still outstanding: > 1. Is the patch seen as worthwhile by the DEV list and/or are there any > issues with my implementation of it? > 2. At it's core the patch uses the OpenLdapSchemaParser to read the > .schema files, which is currently only available in the Maven2 plugin > artifact > <groupId>org.apache.directory.server</groupId> > <artifactId>apacheds-core-plugin</artifactId> > > which is a bit clunky as it means people need to include this jar in > their classpath (or in the UberJar). Perhaps this parsing component should be > separated from the rest of the maven plugin to tidy this up (I don't know > maven well enough to do this myself). > > 3. If the feature and implementation are ok, what further steps should I > take re preparing the patch for inclusion? > Thanks (by the way I was previously known as Norbert Reilly) -- 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
