Hi Junchao,

Thanks for pointing it out. I did not know it was just a top-level
requirement.

On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 1:08 AM Junchao Chen <[email protected]>
wrote:

> hi Harish,
>
> Thanks for raising this task.
>
> As all the repos are merged into one, we don't need the NOTICE
> <
> https://github.com/harish876/incubator-resilientdb/blob/monorepo-setup/ecosystem/cache/resilient-node-cache/NOTICE
> >
> files anymore, only rely on the top one.
>
>
> Junchao
>
> On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 12:42 AM Harish Gokul <[email protected]
> >
> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > As part of improving our release process and making it easier for the
> > Apache Incubator committee to review and validate our releases, I would
> > like to propose a shift towards a *monorepo setup* for ResilientDB.
> >
> > Specifically, we suggest adding a new top-level *ecosystem/* folder
> inside
> > the existing *incubator-resilientdb
> > <https://github.com/apache/incubator-resilientdb>* repository. All our
> > ecosystem projects (currently spread across multiple repos) would be
> > consolidated here.
> > Motivation
> >
> >    -
> >
> >    *Simplified Release Process:* A single repository allows us to cut and
> >    vote on releases more easily, with clear visibility for the IPMC.
> >    -
> >
> >    *Improved Organization:* Contributors, reviewers, and downstream users
> >    will find everything related to ResilientDB in one place, with
> > consistent
> >    structure and governance.
> >    -
> >
> >    *Attribution & History Retained:* By using *git subtree*, we will
> >    preserve commit history and attribution when migrating existing
> > projects.
> >    -
> >
> >    *Flexible Consumption:* Users who do not need the full repository can
> >    leverage *git sparse-checkout* to pull only the ecosystem subfolders
> >    they are interested in.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Implementation Plan
> >
> >    1.
> >
> >    Introduce a new ecosystem/ directory in the incubator-resilientdb
> repo.
> >    2.
> >
> >    Gradually migrate ecosystem projects into this directory using *git
> >    subtree add*, ensuring history and attribution are retained.
> >    3.
> >
> >    Configure existing github actions to not include the ecosystem folder,
> >    and introduce CI/CD checks for these folders gradually.
> >    4.
> >
> >    Document usage of git sparse-checkout for contributors/users who
> prefer
> >    working with a subset of the repository.
> >
> > This structure keeps our repository aligned with ASF release guidelines
> > while improving both contributor and reviewer experience.
> >
> > Progress Plan
> >
> >    -  An initial commit for this plan can be found here. This is
> obviously
> >    subject to change based on your feedback. -
> >    https://github.com/apache/incubator-resilientdb/pull/182
> >
> >    There is an Open PR to correct  the current github workflow actions.
> >    https://github.com/apache/incubator-resilientdb/pull/183
> >
> >    Documentation on usage can be found here and here
> >    https://github.com/apache/incubator-resilientdb/tree/master/ecosystem
> >
> >
> > Issues
> >    -   There is a github attribution visibility error, where the github
> > author names pop up, but their commits are linked under a single merge
> > commit. This might mostly be due to a bug in the way we added git
> subtrees,
> > but this might need some double checking. Regardless, if you have an
> > approach better than git subtrees or ways to rectify this bug , we would
> be
> > happy to discuss.
> >
> > Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and feedback.
> >
> > Best,
> > Harish Krishnakumar
> > PPMC Apache ResilientDB
> >
>

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