Added the proposed callout to the top of the page: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/IGNITE/IEP-9+Thin+Client+Protocol
> On Jan 19, 2018, at 9:36 AM, Denis Magda <dma...@apache.org> wrote: > > Pavel, > > Do you plan to maintain this page? Frankly, since it’s an IEP and Prachi > already prepared an official documentation I would suggest us to but a teaser > on the top of the page saying that the most up-to-date and detailed > information about the protocol is on readme.io <http://readme.io/>. Agree? > > — > Denis > >> On Jan 18, 2018, at 11:37 PM, Pavel Tupitsyn <ptupit...@apache.org> wrote: >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> Just a reminder that initial spec is on wiki: >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/IGNITE/IEP-9+Thin+Client+Protocol >> >> It is quite terse and may be harder to understand. >> Prachi tried to document all of this in a more user-friendly manner with >> examples and so on. >> >> On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 6:30 AM, Denis Magda <dma...@apache.org> wrote: >> >>> Lucas, thanks for chiming in, >>> >>> The protocol itself consists of all these magic constants (type and >>> operations codes). See type codes table from this section: >>> https://apacheignite.readme.io/docs/binary-client- >>> protocol#section-data-objects <https://apacheignite.readme. >>> io/docs/binary-client-protocol> >>> >>> Hope that my explanation given to Alexey makes sense to both of you. >>> >>> Initially, we didn’t plan to have the code snippets at all and wanted to >>> document the protocol in a way similar to Mongo’s protocol: >>> https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/mongodb-wire-protocol/ < >>> https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/mongodb-wire-protocol/> >>> >>> But after several iterations we agreed to simplify a life of those who >>> will be developing thin clients on top of the protocol and filled out the >>> doc with as many code snippets as possible. Again, the snippets are not a >>> complete application and this is why we ignored some of the best practices >>> used by Java developers. >>> >>> — >>> Denis >>> >>>> On Jan 18, 2018, at 7:11 PM, Lucas Beeler <lucas.bee...@gridgain.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Igniters, >>>> >>>> I’m with Alexey here: hard-coded “magic” literals make code hard to read >>> and neither communicate coding professionalism nor comport with published >>> Sun/Oracle style guides. So I suggest that: >>>> For already defined symbolic constants, let’s use them instead of >>> literal values >>>> If there are literal values for which symbolic constants haven’t yet >>> been defined, let’s define symbolic constants for them, commit this change >>> to master, and start using the newly defined symbolic constants >>>> Anyhoo, that’s just my two cents. >>>> >>>> As always, it’s a pleasure to be a part of Ignite development... >>>> >>>> Cheers guys & gals, >>>> Lucas >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Lucas BEELER >>>> Technical Consultant, Professional Services >>>> GridGain Systems >>>> www.gridgain.com <http://www.gridgain.com/> >>>> >>>>> On Jan 18, 2018, at 6:47 PM, Alexey Kuznetsov <akuznet...@apache.org >>> <mailto:akuznet...@apache.org>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Prachi, Denis, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> It is OK that we are using numbers in code samples instead of named >>>>> constants? >>>>> >>>>> For example: >>>>> writeByteLittleEndian(3, out); // Integer type code >>>>> >>>>> It could be smth. like this: >>>>> writeByteLittleEndian(TYPE_INT, out); // Integer type code >>>>> >>>>> Where TYPE_INT is declared at some place: >>>>> .... >>>>> public static final int TYPE_INT = 3; >>>>> .... >>>>> >>>>> Make sense? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 4:47 AM, Prachi Garg <pg...@gridgain.com >>> <mailto:pg...@gridgain.com>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Igniters, >>>>>> >>>>>> The document for Binary Client Protocol (awaiting 2.4 release) is >>> ready on >>>>>> Apache Ignite readme.io <http://readme.io/>. This document explains: >>>>>> >>>>>> - How to connect to Ignite cluster >>>>>> - Common message format (Request/Response header) >>>>>> - Supported Data types and their format >>>>>> - Request/Response format for each message type >>>>>> >>>>>> Here are the links - >>>>>> >>>>>> https://apacheignite.readme.io/docs/binary-client-protocol < >>> https://apacheignite.readme.io/docs/binary-client-protocol> >>>>>> >>>>>> https://apacheignite.readme.io/docs/binary-client-protocol- >>>>>> key-value-operations >>>>>> >>>>>> https://apacheignite.readme.io/docs/binary-client- >>> protocol-sql-operations >>>>>> >>>>>> https://apacheignite.readme.io/docs/binary-client-protocol- >>>>>> binary-type-operations >>>>>> >>>>>> https://apacheignite.readme.io/docs/binary-client-protocol- >>>>>> cache-configuration-operations >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Currently these pages are hidden and are accessible only with the link. >>>>>> They will be active after the release. >>>>>> >>>>>> -Prachi >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Alexey Kuznetsov >>>> >>> >>> >