I agree with Dain.
Sing Li contributed a couple samples, GERONIMO-730 and 731. We should
check that they still work and commit them. I'm going to ask him for a
CLA just to be on the safe side.
thanks
david jencks
On Oct 12, 2005, at 11:30 AM, Dain Sundstrom wrote:
On Oct 11, 2005, at 8:23 AM, Dave Colasurdo wrote:
Is there anybody out there? Also, one additional update below..
I've been on a lot of airplanes lately...
Dave Colasurdo wrote:
I believe the community needs to settle on how Samples will be
organized within Geronimo..
I've taken a stab at a few of the issues and have offered my
suggestions on how to resolve.
1) Where in the geronimo source tree will samples reside?
The directory tree: geronimo/applications/samples should contain
(demo, magicGball, DayTrader, etc.). This separates the samples
from other geronimo applications (e.g. jmxdebug, uddi-server,
welcome).
+1
2) Will the samples (or a subset of samples) exist in the binary
download images?
Yes, have a small, simple web application available as part of the
binary download image (perhaps demo or magicGball). This will
provide a good first time experience for new users. An experienced
user can easily remove this sample from the binary before embedding
in a separate project/product.
+1
3) Should there be a separately downloadable set of additional
samples that can be easily installed and run on Geronimo?
Yes, Have an additional downloadable package of samples available
that can be easily installed and run on geronimo.
I think we should have one small example covering the normal feature
(i.e., not corba) ship with the server, and have more samples
available for download (maybe as tutorials).
4) Will the samples exist as selective choices in the downloadable
installer images?
Yes, the geronimo installer will provide a selectable choice for a
small simple web application. I believe the installer is already
doing this.
Sure.
5) How will the samples be surfaced to the users?
The small simple web application(s) will be predeployed in the
binary image and selectable as an option in the installer binary.
The Geronimo Welcome Page will contain links to these samples. The
Welcome page will also contain a link that points to the download
site which contains the additional samples and documentation/scripts
for installing these additional samples.
+1
6) What samples should we make available in the binary and installer
download image?
The default samples in the binary and installer should be Demo (and
possibly magicGball).
Hmmmm. After looking at Demo. not too sure it is the best choice..
MagicGball does seems a bit better though doesn't really demonstrate
the technology (at least not directly in your face). Tomcat has done
a good job in this space with servlets-examples and jsp-examples..
They show some of the J2EE concepts and provide an easy way to look
at the source from the browser.
Good point. Do you want to take a crack at creating some better
examples?
7) What samples should be available as a separate download?
-Existing Tomcat Samples (Servlet Examples, JSP Examples)... These
appear to work on Geronimo (w/ Jetty) with one minor change
-Day Trader (currently in sandbox)
-Petstore (currently in sandbox)
-Migration samples (currently under discussion on the devlist)
-Any other sample that can be used to showcase the geronimo
functionality.. Lets add to this list..
-Didn't someone else donate some samples awhile back?
+1
7) What else is needed?
Each additional sample should have documentation and possibly simple
scripts and plans to setup the environment (e.g. datasource).
Also, consider adding the source code to the sample. This can be
quite useful for users. Tomcat (Servlet and JSP examples)have
provided the source as part of their samples.
I suggest a wiki page for each sample, so users can easily share their
experiences.
-dain
