Hi! Sorry for taking up your time, but do you guys have any thoughts on this one?
Balázs 2013/7/24 Pinczel Balázs <[email protected]> > Hi, > > I am currently using a custom Partition implementation with ApacheDS 1.5.5, > where configuration is XML-based. I would like to switch to the latest > version, but I have problems with configuring the server to use my > Partition > implementation. (I do realize that the Partition interface slightly > differs, > that's not the source of my problem.) > > With 1.5.5, all I have to do is place my implementation on the classpath, > and add a few lines under the <partitions> part in config.xml, like this > <s:bean id="mypartition" class="fully.qualified.name.of.MyPartition"> ... > </s:bean> > > However, I found that I can't do the same with the LDIF-based configuration > of 2.0.0. > > A solution I found requires altering the source code for ApacheDS 2.0.0: > looks like I should add a createMyPartition() method to > org.apache.directory.server.config.builder.ServiceBuilder, similar to > createJdbmPartition(), and call it at the appropriate places, like the else > branch of the if in createPartition(DirectoryService, PartitionBean). (And > also, some other work ensuring that my configuration information gets read > from the LDIF and passed to this createPartition() function as an instance > of some class, like MyPartitionBean). > > I am unsure about this solution, as the previous version I used (1.5.5) > required no recompiling of the server source code to achieve the same > purpose, and I hoped a similar configuration method would be available > here. > It seems weird to me that the ability to easily configure and use custom > Partition implementations is taken away in the new version (it's like the > choice of JdbmPartition is hard-coded into ServiceBuilder, when it only > checks for instances of JdbmPartitionBean). > > I would be grateful, if you could help me by answering my questions: > - Is the solution I outlined above correct? > - Are there any other options to use a custom Partition implementation > (preferably without changing the source)? > > Thanks in advance, > > Balázs > >
