For non metatype described configurations, I would just use a single
text area and display / load the configuration using the
java.util.Properties text serialization methods.
I've added some metatype descriptions to Karaf configurations, but I
think some of them can not be easily described by metatype, such as
the one for pax-logging-service (which is actually a log4j properties
file), so I think it makes sense to allow them to be edited /
displayed somehow.
2009/5/11 Felix Meschberger <fmesc...@gmail.com>:
> Hi Guillaume,
>
> Guillaume Nodet schrieb:
>> What is the config tab supposed to display when the configurations
>> available in the config admin do not have any metadata infos and are
>> not SCR managed ?
>> Currently, those are not even displayed in the list box.
>> I've been able to change that using a simple patch and now I can see 3
>> buttons (save, reset, delete), but no way to change any values.
>> Any idea?
>
> Yes ;-)
>
> The reason for only displaying configurations for which metadata exists,
> is to limit the configuration list. In addition the web console uses the
> metadata to render the configuration GUI.
>
> If there is no metadata, all the web console could do is show the
> configuration values as name value pairs - currently IIRC in a <textarea>.
>
> I could imagine the following:
>
> * A switch allows to show or hide the service PIDs for which no metadata
> exists. Service PIDs come from existing configuration and registered
> ManagedService[Factory] instances.
>
> * Configuration for which no metadata exists can be displayed as follows:
> - existing properties are displayed with property name and
> input fields according to current property value (array, vector,
> single value of a given type)
> - additional properties may be added by specifying cardinality
> and type and then the form entries are created on-the-fly
>
> WDYT ?
>
> Regards
> Felix
>
>>
>> Index:
>> src/main/java/org/apache/felix/webconsole/internal/compendium/ConfigManager.java
>> ===================================================================
>> ---
>> src/main/java/org/apache/felix/webconsole/internal/compendium/ConfigManager.java
>> (revision
>> 773613)
>> +++
>> src/main/java/org/apache/felix/webconsole/internal/compendium/ConfigManager.java
>> (working
>> copy)
>> @@ -373,7 +373,7 @@
>> name = pid;
>> }
>>
>> - if ( ocd != null )
>> +// if ( ocd != null )
>> {
>> optionsPlain.put( pid, name );
>> }
>>
>>
>
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