On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 4:06 PM, Mark Struberg <[email protected]> wrote:

> I think the spec is implemented completely. But if you ever hit some Jira
> issue, then check against the spec if the current behaviour is really a bug,
> or if it is not just really well defined in the spec. Or if the issue is in
> fact a non-issue ;)
>
> If I contribute something to OpenJPA (most times after hitting some
> potentially weird behaviour in my projects), then I proceed with the
> following steps
>
> 1.) check if the behaviour is spec conforn and does make sense in other
> scenarios. The basic question here is: did I use it wrong or is really
> OpenJPA to blame for the malfunction.
>
> 1.99) (optional) ask for clarification if this is really a bug on the dev
> list.
>
> 2.) Create a Jira issue for it
>
> 2.1.) Write a unit test in OpenJPA which shows the issue and attach it to
> the Jira issue.
>
> 3.) Try to solve the problem after discussing possible solutions as either
> a comment in Jira or on the dev list.
>
>
> E.g.: You could try to tinker on the Sequencer issue which popped up here
> on the list this week.
>

Thanks a lot Mark for your valuable tips :)
It'll be really useful.


Thanks,
~Umashanthi



>
> LieGrue,
> strub
>
> --- On Sun, 1/30/11, Umashanthi Pavalanathan <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > From: Umashanthi Pavalanathan <[email protected]>
> > Subject: Re: Ideas for Google Summer of Code 2011
> > To: [email protected]
> > Date: Sunday, January 30, 2011, 9:58 AM
> > On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Mark
> > Struberg <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > First of things to read is the JPA2 spec which is
> > available in JSR-317 [1]
> > > :)
> > >
> >
> > Thanks for the link Mark. I will start reading the spec.
> >
> > Is the spec fully implemented in the current version of
> > OpenJPA or any
> > improvements required? I would like to have a look at any
> > missing parts as
> > well.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > ~Umashanthi
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > LieGrue,
> > > strub
> > >
> > >
> > > [1] http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=317
> > >
> > > --- On Sun, 1/30/11, Umashanthi Pavalanathan <[email protected]>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > From: Umashanthi Pavalanathan <[email protected]>
> > > > Subject: Ideas for Google Summer of Code 2011
> > > > To: [email protected]
> > > > Date: Sunday, January 30, 2011, 8:53 AM
> > > > Hi devs,
> > > >
> > > > I am an undergraduate student interested in
> > contributing to
> > > > OpenJPA and
> > > > would like to know whether you have any ideas for
> > Google
> > > > Summer of Code
> > > > 2011.
> > > >
> > > > I have checked out the source code and
> > successfully built
> > > > it with the help
> > > > of Mark. Currently I am in the process of
> > studying the Java
> > > > Persistence API
> > > > using the OpenJPA user guide. Any suggestions and
> > links to
> > > > resources that
> > > > would help me understand the concepts and get
> > started with
> > > > OpenJPA?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > > ~Umashanthi
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>
>

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