Sounds like a brilliant idea! Thanks for the info Rohit.
Andy. On 27 July 2015 at 15:30, Rohit Kelapure <[email protected]> wrote: > TomEETribe, > > With the spread of Platforms As A Service such as Heroku, Cloud Foundry, > Bluemix and Containers++ it becomes critical that TomEE provides first > class support to the deployment of apps in the cloud. > In many ways you already provide this with the ability to package fat jars > and TomEE Shades < > http://www.tomitribe.com/blog/2015/03/50-shades-of-tomee/> > and an official container <https://github.com/tomitribe/docker-tomee> that > dockerized apps can build on. > > *I take the liberty here to suggest a feature that will accelerate the > adoption of TomEE in the cloud*- *A buildpack for TomEE* > > *WHAT ?* This is a continuation of the conversation started here > < > https://rmannibucau.wordpress.com/2015/06/18/java-ibm-bluemix-cloudfoundry-setup-how-to-get-tomee-on-bluemix-javaee/ > >. > This TomEE buildpack will allow Enterprise Java and JavaEE developers to > push apps to Heroku <https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/buildpacks>, > Cloud Foundry AND all its derivatives like Bluemix, Pivotal Cloud Foundry, > HP Helion etc. The TomEE buildpack just like the JBOSS buildpack > <https://github.com/cloudfoundry-community/jboss-buildpack> will be a > managed fork of the java buildpack > <https://github.com/cloudfoundry/java-buildpack>. > > *WHY ?* Providing a buildpack allows developers to ONLY focus on the war > files and NOT bundle the server within the app. It also provides a way for > the operators to upgrade and manage the versions of Java and JavaEE as well > as other libraries independent of the app. It maintains a clean separation > between app code and the app server in the cloud. For a quick introduction > to the CF and the buildpack staging process see > http://www.cloudcredo.com/a-droplet-of-value/. Buildpacks provide a way to > package code and prepare an immutable code artifact aka a droplet. > > *HOW ?* We would follow the process created by the Cloud Foundry Open > Source foundation <https://www.cloudfoundry.org/foundation/at-a-glance/> > to > contribute the buildpack to the community > <https://github.com/cloudfoundry-community/cf-docs-contrib/wiki/Buildpacks > > > and ultimately https://github.com/cloudfoundry. > > Thanks, > Rohit Kelapure, > Pivotal CF [email protected] > cell: 9197242524 > > http://cloud.rohitkelapure.com/2015/07/migrating-websphere-application-server.html > > http://cloud.rohitkelapure.com/2015/07/migrating-websphere-weblogic-apps-to-cf.html > > -- Andy Gumbrecht https://twitter.com/AndyGeeDe http://www.tomitribe.com
