Erandi- Great proposal overall! I put a few comments in the draft for you to address. Thanks, Steven
On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 10:52 AM, Erandi Ganepola <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jacob and Preston, > > I have submitted my draft proposal to GSoC site. Please give your valuable > feedback. > > Thanks and Regards, > Erandi > > > *Erandi Ganepola* > Undergraduate > BSc. Management and Information Technology (IT Sp.) > University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka > > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/erandiganepola/> > <https://github.com/erandiganepola> <https://twitter.com/erandiganepola> > > On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 10:07 AM, Erandi Ganepola < > [email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi Preston, > > > > Then I will not consider about the rest API authentication for now. I was > > thinking on using jax-rs to implement the REST-API server. Is that ok? > > > > *Erandi Ganepola* > > Undergraduate > > BSc. Management and Information Technology (IT Sp.) > > University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka > > > > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/erandiganepola/> > > <https://github.com/erandiganepola> <https://twitter.com/ > erandiganepola> > > > > On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 9:32 AM, Preston Carman <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> At this point, we are not implementing auth support. In the future, we > >> will consider this feature once Hyracks supports this option. > >> > >> On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 8:45 PM, Erandi Ganepola > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Hi Preston, > >> > > >> > Thank you for the comment in JIRA and this clarification. Now I get > the > >> > idea. One more thing, should the REST API be implemented with auth > >> support? > >> > > >> > > >> > *Erandi Ganepola* > >> > Undergraduate > >> > BSc. Management and Information Technology (IT Sp.) > >> > University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka > >> > > >> > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/erandiganepola/> > >> > <https://github.com/erandiganepola> <https://twitter.com/erandiga > >> nepola> > >> > > >> > On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 8:39 AM, Preston Carman <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> >> One clarifying comment about the CLI and the proposed interfaces. > >> >> > >> >> The CLI handles two methods of executing a query: on a cluster and > >> >> when no cluster is specified. When a cluster is specified, the query > >> >> should be submitted to the RESTful API. As for when a cluster does > not > >> >> exist, the CLI creates a temporary cluster to execute the query. The > >> >> same process can continue, but now we have the option of using the > >> >> current method or update to using the RESTful API of the temporary > >> >> cluster. > >> >> > >> >> Basically, we should always use the RESTful API when possible so we > >> >> only need to support one API. > >> >> > >> >> On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 6:43 PM, Erandi Ganepola > >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> > Hi Steven, > >> >> > > >> >> > I will complete and submit my draft proposal today. > >> >> > > >> >> > Thanks for the quick response! > >> >> > > >> >> > *Erandi Ganepola* > >> >> > Undergraduate > >> >> > BSc. Management and Information Technology (IT Sp.) > >> >> > University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka > >> >> > > >> >> > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/erandiganepola/> > >> >> > <https://github.com/erandiganepola> <https://twitter.com/ > >> >> erandiganepola> > >> >> > > >> >> > On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 2:41 AM, Steven Jacobs <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> >> Erandi, > >> >> >> If you have time, I recommend that you submit your proposal draft > >> early > >> >> >> (today?). That we we can provide feedback on the proposal before > the > >> >> final > >> >> >> copy is due next Monday. > >> >> >> Steven > >> >> >> > >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 4:21 AM, Erandi Ganepola < > >> >> [email protected] > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> wrote: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Hi Jacob and Preston, > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Sorry for the late reply. Thanks for sharing more information on > >> the > >> >> >> > project. I went through the links you had shared, swagger.io > [1] > >> and > >> >> the > >> >> >> > REST API definition (swagger configuration) [2] in the wiki > >> pages. I > >> >> now > >> >> >> > have a better idea on what is to be done. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > As I understand, we can build the server (I'm thinking of > JAX-RS. > >> >> What do > >> >> >> > you think?) directly from swagger to match our definition. Then > I > >> will > >> >> >> have > >> >> >> > to modify the generated server code to integrate query/request > >> >> processing > >> >> >> > to VXQuery core. This way, we will only be generating the > request > >> >> >> handling > >> >> >> > part, not the request processing part. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > While I'm going through the CLI module [3], I saw that you are > >> parsing > >> >> >> > command line arguments (CmdLineOptions class) and executing > >> VXQuery > >> >> >> > instances accordingly. In the server side of the REST API, we > >> need to > >> >> >> have > >> >> >> > a such mechanism to convert the request parameters (similarly to > >> the > >> >> >> > options above) to options and then execute the queries. But the > >> doubt > >> >> I > >> >> >> > have is, then we will be doing some kind of duplication in the > >> same > >> >> >> > operations which are already in the CLI classes. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Therefore what I think is that I should come up with an > >> intermediate > >> >> >> layer > >> >> >> > (probably a set of interfaces that can be used as the API for > >> both CLI > >> >> >> and > >> >> >> > the REST API) which will generalize the query execution among > the > >> CLI > >> >> and > >> >> >> > the REST API in the future. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > It will be better you can provide me with your kind suggestions > >> and > >> >> >> > feedback so that I can add an improved design to my project > >> proposal. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Thanks in advance! > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > [1] http://swagger.io > >> >> >> > [2] > >> >> >> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/VXQUERY/ > >> >> >> > SwaggerIO+Configuration > >> >> >> > [3] > >> >> >> > https://github.com/apache/vxquery/blob/master/vxquery- > >> >> >> > cli/src/main/java/org/apache/vxquery/cli/VXQuery.java > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Kind Regards, > >> >> >> > *Erandi Ganepola* > >> >> >> > Undergraduate > >> >> >> > BSc. Management and Information Technology (IT Sp.) > >> >> >> > University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/erandiganepola/> > >> >> >> > <https://github.com/erandiganepola> <https://twitter.com/ > >> >> >> erandiganepola> > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 10:32 PM, Preston Carman < > >> [email protected] > >> >> > > >> >> >> > wrote: > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > Hi Erandi, > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > Similar to my comment on the issue. Our goal is to get a Web > >> >> Interface > >> >> >> > > for executing queries. To achieve this goal we have three > steps: > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > 1. Implement a RESTful API (most of the documentation is > >> complete) > >> >> >> > > 2. Update current query execution path to use the RESTful API > >> >> (command > >> >> >> > > line query execution) > >> >> >> > > 3. Implement a simple web interface for single query execution > >> >> >> > > 4. Update the web interface for more advance operations > (showing > >> >> query > >> >> >> > > plans, asynchronous jobs, etc.) > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > Our sister project AsterixDB has designed a HTTP API we would > >> like > >> >> to > >> >> >> > > emulate: https://cwiki.apache.org/ > confluence/display/ASTERIXDB/ > >> >> >> > > New+HTTP+API+Design. > >> >> >> > > Both projects build on Hyracks and in the future could move > the > >> API > >> >> >> > > into into this shared dependent project. Consider these tasks > >> and > >> >> your > >> >> >> > > skill level and come up with what steps you think you could > >> achieve > >> >> >> > > during the summer. > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > Let us know if you have specific questions. > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > On Sat, Mar 18, 2017 at 8:48 AM, Vinayak Borkar < > >> [email protected] > >> >> > > >> >> >> > > wrote: > >> >> >> > > > I love the way this email expresses interest in $subject. It > >> >> >> indicates > >> >> >> > a > >> >> >> > > > good grasp of XQuery variables. > >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> > > > On Mar 18, 2017 08:39, "Erandi Ganepola" < > >> >> [email protected]> > >> >> >> > > wrote: > >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> > > >> Hi All, > >> >> >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > >> I am a final year undergraduate of University of Kelaniya, > >> Sri > >> >> >> Lanka. > >> >> >> > I > >> >> >> > > >> have been a proud user of open source products and a > >> contributor > >> >> >> > too. I > >> >> >> > > >> have completed internships at *WSO2 Lanka (Pvt) Ltd* (which > >> is a > >> >> >> > leading > >> >> >> > > >> open source middleware company http://wso2.com/) and at > >> *Huawei > >> >> >> > > >> Technologies-Headquarters, China*. Currently I'm involved > in > >> >> machine > >> >> >> > > >> learning and natural language processing related research > >> >> projects. > >> >> >> I > >> >> >> > am > >> >> >> > > >> passionate in Computer Science and I have a strong interest > >> >> towards > >> >> >> > open > >> >> >> > > >> source developments. > >> >> >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > >> I am interested in $subject. I went through the issue and > >> got a > >> >> >> brief > >> >> >> > > >> understanding > >> >> >> > > >> on the task. > >> >> >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > >> Can anyone kindly give me further guidance on the scope of > >> the > >> >> >> project > >> >> >> > > to > >> >> >> > > >> proceed? Your valuable information is highly appreciated. > >> >> >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > >> Thanks and Regards, > >> >> >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > >> *Erandi Ganepola* > >> >> >> > > >> Undergraduate > >> >> >> > > >> BSc. Management and Information Technology (IT Sp.) > >> >> >> > > >> University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka > >> >> >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > >> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/erandiganepola/> > >> >> >> > > >> <https://github.com/erandiganepola> < > https://twitter.com/ > >> >> >> > > erandiganepola> > >> >> >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > >> >> > >> > > > > >
