Hey Adam, Suggestion: Have Srimanth file some JIRA tickets, and incrementally add the contribution, working with HDT committers. Srimanth -- do you have an ICLA on file?
Cheers, Chris ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. Senior Computer Scientist NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA Office: 171-266B, Mailstop: 171-246 Email: [email protected] WWW: http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Adjunct Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -----Original Message----- From: Adam Berry <[email protected]> Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, June 17, 2013 9:31 PM To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Hadoop-Eclipse project contribution >Hi Srimanth, > >Welcome! > >This looks great. I think this work is a really good fit for the HDT and >its goals. In the next couple of days I will dive a little deeper into the >code. > >I'm not sure what the process is for a larger contribution like this. >Mentors, what are the options for proceeding here. > >In the mean time Srimant, please take a look around, and let us know if >you >have any more questions. > >Cheers, >Adam > > >On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Srimanth Gunturi ><[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi Mirko, >> The update site URL is to be put into Eclipse's install new software / >> update site dialogs. >> There are files underneath there that Eclipse knows relative location >>of. >> >> I have removed the blank page, so you can see the contents too. >> Hope that helps. >> Regards, >> Srimanth >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 12:09 PM, Mirko Kämpf <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Hello Srimnath, >> > >> > I think this sound great. I would realy like to see your project >>merged >> in >> > to the HDT project. >> > >> > I just tried to install the plugins but the update site : >> > http://people.apache.org/~srimanth/hadoop-eclipse/update-site >> > is empty? >> > >> > Do you have another URL for a first test? >> > >> > Thanks and best wishes >> > Mirko >> > >> > >> > >> > 2013/6/17 Srimanth Gunturi <[email protected]>: >> >> Hello, >> >> My name is Srimanth, and am the creator of the Hadoop-Eclipse project >> >> (http://people.apache.org/~srimanth/hadoop-eclipse/) released under >> >> the Apache License. >> >> The project currently provides a HDFS Explorer written on top of >> >> Eclipse File System (EFS), and a ZooKeeper Explorer. >> >> >> >> During the creation of my project, I was unaware of the parallel >> >> creation of the Hadoop Development Tools Incubator project in Apache. >> >> I started the project to address some of the deficiencies found in >>the >> >> Eclipse functionality provided in Hadoop at that point. >> >> One of them being that the HDFS/MR clients were compiled directly >>into >> >> the plugins - which meant that only one version of the Eclipse plugin >> >> could be active at any one point. Basically it was not allowing a >> >> client to connect to multiple versions of Hadoop servers. >> >> Another was the HDFS functionality provided. Eclipse provides rich >> >> file system interaction which was not being utilized. For example, >> >> right-clicking on a HDFS file/folder was not showing the regular >> >> actions one would find (like new folder file/folder actions). >> >> >> >> In Hadoop-Eclipse project I rewrote the HDFS functionality on top of >> >> EFS so that we get for free all the rich functionality that Eclipse >> >> provides, like actions, drag&drop, Team synchronizations, >>permissions, >> >> etc. You can also access HDFS just like any Eclipse project - write >> >> scripts, etc. This is like basic functionality which can be easily >> >> expanded upon. It is important to note here that supporting new >> >> versions of HDFS is as easy as creating a fragment-plugin and >> >> extending 1 base class. >> >> I have also implemented a ZooKeeper client which provides basic >>client >> >> functionality. This helps in keeping an abstract service oriented >>view >> >> in underlying internals. >> >> >> >> If the community is interested, I would like join the group as a >> >> contributor and contribute my code to the HDT project. I would like >>to >> >> join our efforts to provide better tools in the Hadoop environment. >> >> Please let me know of any questions you have regarding functionality, >> >> code base, etc. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Srimanth >>
