Folks,
Why do you interpret the question as a necessity for action?
In my first message, "Are there any reasons why ignite does not support
yaml or json format for configuration? or some other popular format?"
On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 10:35 AM, Dmitriy Setrakyan <dsetrak...@apache.org>
wrote:
> I generally agree with Andrey Gura. I do not think that the effort required
> to implement another format for configuration justifies the means. Let's
> stick to the Spring configuration.
>
> D.
>
> On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 10:10 AM, Pavel Tupitsyn <ptupit...@apache.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Andrey G, +1
> >
> >
> > Andrey K,
> >
> > > json-schema
> > It's a draft. XML schema is a mature standard.
> >
> > > eye fatigue
> > Here is Ignite.NET config: <cacheConfiguration cacheMode='Replicated'
> > name='myCache' />
> > Equivalent JSON excerpt: "cacheConfiguration": { "cacheMode":
> > "Replicated", "name": "myCache" }
> > Enough said I guess :)
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 12:48 AM, Andrey Gura <ag...@apache.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Guys,
> > >
> > > Spring is IoC and you can't offer any format that can replace Spring.
> It
> > > will just limited DSL.
> > >
> > > Once again. We have enough problems with main functionality. Why do you
> > > want to focus on minor features?
> > >
> > >
> > > вт, 15 мая 2018 г., 23:26 Andrey Kuznetsov <stku...@gmail.com>:
> > >
> > > > Pavel,
> > > >
> > > > One can use json-schema if necessary. Of course, XML is more powerful
> > in
> > > > many aspects, but produces more eye fatigue for humans. Of course, we
> > are
> > > > to stay with XML if switching to another configuration format
> requires
> > > > significant effort.
> > > >
> > > > BTW, first time I heard about JSON from [1] : " JSON is like XML,
> > except
> > > it
> > > > doesn't suck ".
> > > >
> > > > [1] https://github.com/cajun-jsonapi/cajun-jsonapi/blob/
> > > master/Readme.txt
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 2018-05-15 22:43 GMT+03:00 Pavel Tupitsyn <ptupit...@apache.org>:
> > > >
> > > > > JSON sucks for config files anyway, there are no comments, no
> > schemas,
> > > > > quotes are required around keys, etc
> > > > >
> > > > > Just answer one question: what issue are we trying to solve?
> > > > > XML is not a problem IMO, complexity of our config is.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 8:00 PM, Igor Sapego <isap...@apache.org>
> > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > How are you going to translate this YAML config to Spring config?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > How would you deal with something like [1]?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > [1] -
> > > > > > https://github.com/apache/ignite/blob/master/modules/
> > > > > > platforms/cpp/odbc-test/config/queries-ssl-32.xml
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Best Regards,
> > > > > > Igor
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 7:10 PM, Pavel Kovalenko <
> > jokse...@gmail.com
> > > >
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Igor,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Just get one of the config samples and translate it directly to
> > > YAML:
> > > > > > > XML - https://pastebin.com/wtQXXq8f
> > > > > > > YAML - https://pastebin.com/akGu3e81
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 2018-05-15 18:49 GMT+03:00 Igor Sapego <isap...@apache.org>:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Guys, if you think the YAML or JSON would be better, how
> about
> > > > > > > > you provide us a brief example of how such configs are going
> to
> > > > > > > > look, so we can compare and see, if this ever have any sense.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Best Regards,
> > > > > > > > Igor
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 4:20 PM, Ilya Kasnacheev <
> > > > > > > > ilya.kasnach...@gmail.com>
> > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Hello!
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Maybe we should take .Net configuration as a standard,
> extend
> > > it
> > > > to
> > > > > > > JSON
> > > > > > > > > and YAML?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > <goog_787531833>
> > > > > > > > > https://apacheignite-net.readme.io/docs/configuration
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > It should be fairly robust, and there's much less
> > boilerplate.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > > Ilya Kasnacheev
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > 2018-05-15 16:09 GMT+03:00 Pavel Kovalenko <
> > jokse...@gmail.com
> > > >:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > +1 to Dmitriy G. proposal.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Since we're moving Ignite towards outside of Java world,
> we
> > > > > should
> > > > > > > > > > definitely care about config usability for users who are
> > not
> > > > > > familiar
> > > > > > > > > with
> > > > > > > > > > Java/Spring.
> > > > > > > > > > If we take a look at any of our XML-configs, we can see a
> > lot
> > > > of
> > > > > > > > > > boilerplate like "<bean class="">", "<property name="">"
> -
> > > > terms
> > > > > > > which
> > > > > > > > > say
> > > > > > > > > > nothing to users outside of Java world.
> > > > > > > > > > When I see such configs my eyes are filled with bloody
> > tears.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I think we should really consider YAML as our additional
> > > > approach
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > configure Ignite with full replacement instead of XML in
> > > > future.
> > > > > > > > > > Comparing to XML, YAML is significantly more
> human-readable
> > > and
> > > > > > > > > lightweight
> > > > > > > > > > format and has stable Java library to parse and translate
> > > > config
> > > > > > > files
> > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > Java objects without extra-magic.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > We can find a lot of famous projects which are using
> YAML:
> > > > Apache
> > > > > > > > Flink,
> > > > > > > > > > Apache Storm/Heron and one of the our main rivals -
> Apache
> > > > > > Cassandra.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Some of the projects use simple <property>=<name> config
> > form
> > > > > > (Kafka,
> > > > > > > > > > Spark), some of the projects use their own YAML-like
> format
> > > > > > > (Aerospike,
> > > > > > > > > > Tarantool), but it's really difficult to find such
> project
> > > > which
> > > > > > has
> > > > > > > so
> > > > > > > > > > heavy config as us (maybe VoltDB).
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > 2018-05-15 14:02 GMT+03:00 Andrey Gura <ag...@apache.org
> >:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Actually sometimes users ask about JSON configuration
> > (e.g.
> > > > was
> > > > > > PR
> > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > > > > vertx-ignite project). But it's non trivial task
> because
> > it
> > > > > will
> > > > > > > > > > > require development of some DSL (or set of DSL's) and
> > will
> > > > make
> > > > > > > > adding
> > > > > > > > > > > new configuration elements some kind of pain while we
> > > should
> > > > be
> > > > > > > > > > > focused on basic functionality: data grid, persistence,
> > > etc.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > I just believe that configuration format is not so
> > > important
> > > > > > aspect
> > > > > > > > > > > and this task is out of product scope.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 12:56 PM, Dmitriy Setrakyan
> > > > > > > > > > > <dsetrak...@apache.org> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > I still do not understand *why* do we need to add
> > > > additional
> > > > > > > > formats
> > > > > > > > > > for
> > > > > > > > > > > > the configuration. Can you please show me some users
> on
> > > the
> > > > > > user@
> > > > > > > > > list
> > > > > > > > > > > or
> > > > > > > > > > > > stack overflow who asked for it? I just want to make
> > sure
> > > > > that
> > > > > > if
> > > > > > > > we
> > > > > > > > > > are
> > > > > > > > > > > > creating work for ourselves, then someone actually
> > needs
> > > > it.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > D.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 12:41 PM, Igor Sapego <
> > > > > > > isap...@apache.org>
> > > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >> I don't think we need to add new formats on server
> > side
> > > as
> > > > > > there
> > > > > > > > may
> > > > > > > > > > > >> be a lot of different formats for different clients.
> > On
> > > > the
> > > > > > > other
> > > > > > > > > > hand,
> > > > > > > > > > > >> supporting additional formats may be non trivial and
> > > > > > > error-prone,
> > > > > > > > > > while
> > > > > > > > > > > >> adding little to a user experience.
> > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > >> For clients, I see no problem in adding for example
> > JSON
> > > > ->
> > > > > > XML
> > > > > > > > > > > >> converter on client side, if JS folks need it.
> > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > >> For servers, adding another configuration format
> just
> > to
> > > > > make
> > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > > more
> > > > > > > > > > > >> familiar to users with no Java background seems
> > > > unreasonable
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > me
> > > > > > > > > > > >> as well, as there still going to be Java class names
> > in
> > > > > > > > > configuration
> > > > > > > > > > > >> and Spring approach in general.
> > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > >> What will change is a XML formatting is going to
> > change
> > > to
> > > > > > JSON
> > > > > > > > > > > >> formatting, which has no much sense to me, as
> everyone
> > > > know
> > > > > > XML.
> > > > > > > > > > > >> It is Spring approach what can be confusing to
> > non-Java
> > > > > users,
> > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > > >> it is not going to change regardless of format.
> > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > >> Best Regards,
> > > > > > > > > > > >> Igor
> > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > >> On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 12:15 PM, Dmitriy
> Govorukhin <
> > > > > > > > > > > >> dmitriy.govoruk...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > Folks,
> > > > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > I guess when work on a thin client will be
> > completed,
> > > we
> > > > > get
> > > > > > > > more
> > > > > > > > > > > >> newcomers
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > who use go/python/php/js.
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > And we can do ignite more friendly for them,
> support
> > > > > > familiar
> > > > > > > > > > formats
> > > > > > > > > > > for
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > configuration.
> > > > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 12:13 PM, Dmitry Pavlov <
> > > > > > > > > > > dpavlov....@gmail.com>
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > Hi Igniters,
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > In general I aggree with adding new format, e.g.
> > > JSON
> > > > is
> > > > > > > more
> > > > > > > > > > > popular
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > than
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > XML for new applications.
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > In the same time I've never heard that user
> asked
> > > this
> > > > > in
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > user
> > > > > > > > > > > >> list.
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > Or
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > did I missed such topics?
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > Sincerely,
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > Dmitriy Pavlov
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > вт, 15 мая 2018 г. в 9:31, Pavel Tupitsyn <
> > > > > > > > ptupit...@apache.org
> > > > > > > > > >:
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > Dmitriy,
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > We don't need to support different config
> > formats
> > > on
> > > > > > > server
> > > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > > > > order
> > > > > > > > > > > >> to
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > add
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > that to thin clients.
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > Thin client protocol provides a way to create
> a
> > > > cache
> > > > > > with
> > > > > > > > > > custom
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > config
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > [1].
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > It is up to thin client library authors to use
> > any
> > > > > > config
> > > > > > > > > format
> > > > > > > > > > > they
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > like
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > and then convert it into protocol-defined
> > format.
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > C# thin client uses custom format, for
> example,
> > > not
> > > > > > > Spring.
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > [1]
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > https://apacheignite.readme.
> > > io/docs/binary-client-
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > protocol-cache-configuration-
> > > > > operations#section-op_cache_
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > create_with_configuration
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 7:54 PM, Ivan Rakov <
> > > > > > > > > > > ivan.glu...@gmail.com>
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > Dmitry,
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > We rely on Spring Framework when we start
> > Ignite
> > > > > node
> > > > > > > from
> > > > > > > > > XML
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > configuration. Spring doesn't easily support
> > > > another
> > > > > > > > formats
> > > > > > > > > > of
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > configuration files. I think, the main
> reason
> > > for
> > > > > this
> > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > > > > built-in
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > ability
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > to validate configuration via XML Schema. We
> > can
> > > > > > surely
> > > > > > > > hack
> > > > > > > > > > > this
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > around
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > (I
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > bet there are existing libraries for
> > configuring
> > > > > > Spring
> > > > > > > > with
> > > > > > > > > > > JSON),
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > but I
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > don't think that anyone suffered from
> > inability
> > > to
> > > > > > > > > statically
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > configure
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > Ignite with json/yaml.
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > Regarding thin clients: makes sense. I
> suppose
> > > > > > necessary
> > > > > > > > > > > mappings
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > will
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > be
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > implemented as a part of thin client.
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > Best Regards,
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > Ivan Rakov
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > On 14.05.2018 18:58, Dmitriy Govorukhin
> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> Hi, Igniters!
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> As far as I know, many people work on a
> thin
> > > > client
> > > > > > for
> > > > > > > > > > > different
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > language
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> (go,js,php...).
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> Are there any reasons why ignite does not
> > > support
> > > > > > yaml
> > > > > > > or
> > > > > > > > > > json
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > format
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > for
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> configuration? or some other popular
> format?
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> In future, it can help to integrate with
> thin
> > > > > > clients,
> > > > > > > > for
> > > > > > > > > > > >> example,
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > js
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> client may want to dynamic cache start, he
> > > passes
> > > > > > cache
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > configuration
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > (in
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> native format, for js it will json) through
> > > TCP,
> > > > > > Ignite
> > > > > > > > > node
> > > > > > > > > > > >> unwrap
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > and
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> remap to java representation and dynamic
> > start
> > > > > cache.
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Best regards,
> > > > Andrey Kuznetsov.
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
