> With the integration into RADiX I would suggest we make this a profile like > Rishi did with Solr.
Thanks Paul, Rishi sent me some pointers. I shall look into them after the initial codebase changes as required after the review. > +1 to a Jira Issue followed by a review board. It would be good to have a few > people take a look at this one. > > --Paul > > On Nov 12, 2014, at 3:11 AM, "Mattmann, Chris A (3980)" > <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Varun this sounds like a fantastic idea and we would welcome Wings >> as a part of Apache OODT. I think your strategy of making wings a >> webapp/wings module and integrating some of the other code elements >> in the ways you¹ve proposed are great. You¹re already an Apache OODT >> PMC member and committer and you know the drill. I think a move this >> big should result in some review boards showing the integration. I >> would be happy to be a review person for the patch on RB and in moving >> this forward. Maybe we should create a JIRA issue for this and look forward >> to the review! >> >> Cheers, >> Chris >> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. >> Chief Architect >> Instrument Software and Science Data Systems Section (398) >> NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA >> Office: 168-519, Mailstop: 168-527 >> Email: [email protected] >> WWW: http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/ >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> Adjunct Associate Professor, Computer Science Department >> University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Varun Ratnakar <[email protected]> >> Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 10:06 AM >> To: "Verma, Rishi (398M)" <[email protected]> >> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Making Wings a part of OODT >> >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi Rishi. >>> >>> >>> An update: I just committed 2 patches to the OODT svn repository in order >>> to allow the Wings-OODT integration. >>> 1. https://reviews.apache.org/r/14626/ >>> 2. https://reviews.apache.org/r/15936/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> As of now, Wings (http://www.wings-workflows.org/) is able to integrate >>> with OODT trunk via the following interfaces: >>> >>> >>> - Interfaces with File Manager via fmclient & extensions to cas-curator >>> (patch 1 above) >>> >>> >>> - Interfaces with Workflow Manager via wmclient and some extensions >>> (patch 2 above) and WMServices* >>> - *WMServices is a webapp that is currently part of the Wings OODT engine >>> extensions, but we should ideally put it into [oodt]/webapp directory >>> later >>> - Currently code is at >>> https://github.com/IKCAP/wings/tree/master/engines/oodt/wmservices >>> - *WMServices interfaces with the Workflow Manager via the >>> ³PackagedWorkflowRepository² and uses it to add tasks/workflows on the >>> fly as requested by Wings >>> >>> >>> - Interfaces with OODT Workflow Engine via wings-oodt-task >>> - wings-oodt-task is an implementation of a WorkflowTaskInstance, and >>> uses some extra configuration properties to run Wings components. >>> - wings-oodt-task-<version>.jar needs to be put in [WORKFLOW_HOME]/lib >>> - wings-oodt-task requires the file manager as well, so >>> cas-filemgr-<version>.jar also needs to be put in [WORKFLOW_HOME]/lib >>> - Code is at https://github.com/IKCAP/wings/tree/master/engines/oodt/task >>> >>> >>> (Copying over the extension diagram again for the benefit of others on >>> the mailing list. ‹ Note this doesn¹t show the file manager integration) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> We would like to move forward now, and make Wings a part of the OODT >>> source tree. Wings is currently on Github and is already a maven project, >>> so I imagine that the move shouldn¹t be too hard. The code is currently >>> at https://github.com/IKCAP/wings >>> >>> >>> If I just commit the wings code to [oodt]/webapp/wings directory (and add >>> wings as a module in the main pom.xml), would that be sufficient ? I >>> would look into integration with RADiX after the code is committed. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Varun >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 7 Nov 2014, at 22:22, Varun Ratnakar <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> This is great! OODT could really benefit by having the Wings framework >>> integrated (especially to create/modify workflows graphically). Could you >>> tell me where you are at and the extension points you¹re looking at? I¹m >>> sure you¹ve gone through >>> this many times already, but just in case, the ³extension points² >>> section of the below link is a good place to start with any integration >>> work. >>> http://oodt.apache.org/components/maven/workflow/development/developer.htm >>> l >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> I¹ve modified the diagram in the link above to explain where I'm at. >>> Explanation & Details below the diagram. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> <snip..> >>> >>> >>> >>> The Wings OODT Engine consists of an Adapter (Jar file imported by the >>> Wings Portal), a Wings OODT Task ( jar that needs to be installed into >>> [WORKFLOW_HOME]/lib ), and WMServices ( a webapp that needs to be run in >>> the same server as the Workflow >>> Manager ). >>> >>> >>> Note 1: The Adapter also connects to CAS-Curator & FMClient, but I¹ve >>> omitted them from the diagram as they don¹t pertain to the Workflow >>> Manager. >>> Note 2: Wings OODT Task needs cas-filemgr-<version>.jar to be present in >>> [WORKFLOW_HOME]/lib >>> >>> >>> The wings-oodt engine code can be found here: >>> https://github.com/IKCAP/wings/tree/master/engines/oodt ( Wings github >>> root: https://github.com/IKCAP/wings ) >>> >>> >>> For this to work, there are 2 patches to OODT required that I haven¹t yet >>> committed. >>> https://reviews.apache.org/r/14626/ >>> https://reviews.apache.org/r/15936/ >>> >>> >>> I had put up another patch for the addition of a wmservices webapp >>> (https://reviews.apache.org/r/15937/), but for now, I have moved this >>> into the Wings-OODT Engine code. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> I¹ve been working a lot on OODT RADiX and promoting that as an easier way >>> to ³use² OODT out-of-the-box. I¹d be really interested in plugging Wings >>> as a component of RADiX so that users can use Wings & OODT without much >>> configuration themselves. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Sounds great Rishi ! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> When integrating the Solr search engine in OODT RADiX as the default File >>> Manager catalog (something I did a few months back), here¹s what we did: >>> Manually integrating wiki (this was how someone would do it themselves): >>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OODT/Integrating+Solr+with+OOD >>> T+RADiX >>> Automatically (we built Solr as an optional catalog to use): >>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OODT-707 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> I shall take a look. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Once things are ready from the Wings/OODT integration side, let me know, >>> and it would be great to merge it into RADiX so people can use it right >>> away and set it as an option for people to plug their Workflow Manager >>> into. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> I think we are almost there regarding the Wings/OODT integration from my >>> side. Just need to commit those 2 patches and put the wings code into the >>> OODT codebase somehow. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Do let me know if I can bother you in the next couple of weeks, or if >>> there is someone else I could talk to about this. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Yes you can bother me anytime - although, as a recommendation, I¹d >>> suggest CCing >>> [email protected] in all e-mails so that others can weigh in and >>> provide help as well! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> I would take you up on that :-) .. And yes I will CC [email protected] >>> as you recommended. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Warm Regards, >>> Varun >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks Varun, >>> All the best. >>> >>> >>> Rishi >>> >>> On Nov 5, 2014, at 3:30 AM, Varun Ratnakar <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Hi Rishi, >>> >>> >>> How¹ve you been ?! Wanted to catch up with you and find out if you would >>> have time in the next few weeks to help out (mostly answering questions) >>> with making Wings a part of OODT. Chris had suggested that we should >>> start by just making Wings as >>> part of OODT codebase a while ago. We have been working on adding lots >>> of new features into Wings, and now that things are settling down, we >>> would really like to push this. I wanted to get an overview of what all >>> is involved in making that happen. Any pointers >>> would be helpful ! >>> >>> >>> Do let me know if I can bother you in the next couple of weeks, or if >>> there is someone else I could talk to about this. >>> >>> >>> Warm Regards, >>> Varun >>> >>> >>> PS: In case you¹re interested, you can find about the new wings features >>> here: >>> http://wings-workflows.org/node/17664 && >>> http://wings-workflows.org/tutorial >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --- >>> Rishi Verma >>> NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory >>> California Institute of Technology >>> 4800 Oak Grove Drive, M/S 158-248 >>> Pasadena, CA 91109 >>> Tel: 1-818-393-5826 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >
