Re: [Discuss] Model for deployment plans in GEP - Move from EMF to XMLBeans or JAXB?

[Donald Woods]

One value, would be when we move to Java SE 6 as the required JDK level for Geronimo and use the JAXB implementation in the JDK, we could remove one dependency from the server assemblies...

-Donald


Shiva Kumar H R wrote:

BUT, that would also tie us to more Sun RI and we'd have to see when Harmony is going to provide a Java 6 compatible JDK....

I went through following tutorials of JAXB & XMLBeans:
  a) Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB)
  http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/WebServices/jaxb/
  b) Tutorial: First Steps with XMLBeans
  http://xmlbeans.apache.org/documentation/tutorial_getstarted.html

Also searched for comparisons btw them. Latest one I could find is the following blog from Jan'2005: http://technology.amis.nl/blog/?p=321

I am yet to see the value add JAXB brings over XMLBeans. Am I missing something? On Feb 11, 2008 4:44 PM, Shiva Kumar H R <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:

        Despite my liking for xmlbeans and its unique strengths I think
        a very strong argument can be made for moving the deployer code
        to jaxb.

    Interesting!! Let me do some quick learning of jaxb and start a
    separate thread on this.


        thanks
        david jencks

        On Feb 8, 2008, at 12:30 AM, Shiva Kumar H R wrote:

        2) Geronimo Eclipse Plug-in (GEP):
            a) Model framework for Geronimo deployment plans:
        Currently it is EMF (Eclipse Modeling Framework). With every
        update to Geronimo deployment schema, it's a major pain to
        generate new EMF classes. If however, GEP uses the same model
        framework as that of Geronimo server (XMLBeans), then at least
        this problem would be solved. IIUC JSR-88 DConfigBeans would
        be the ideal model framework for GEP - in that case even if
        the model framework of server changes in future, GEP would be
        unaffected.


        Shiva

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