> > Bintray JCenter may be connected even today using Maven Connector. > > > > Maven Connector does not allow for searching, but in the case of JCenter > > that stores in the vast major non-xwiki extensions searching is > > unnecessary. > > I don't think you understood the main goal of this project. The point > is not to install XWiki stuff, Extension Manager can install any JARs > and JCenter is full of useful JARs. > > Yes - it seems that I misunderstood. The name of the project was "More extension repositories" and in my application I wrote only about extensions. But anyway it does not change a lot for my project - if as you wrote "Extension Manager can install any JARs".
> Of course I can still prepare extension resolving artifacts and versions > of > > packages from Bintray via it's rest api, leaving space for future feature > > of searching when Bintray's API will be richer. The question is what's > more > > usefull or needed. > > If it does not support search then it's useless. It does support search but in very simple way as described on design page: http://design.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Proposal/MoreextensionrepositoriesArtifactoryBintray#Investigationreport2 searching goes only thorough names and descriptions. So lets imagine that someone connects JCenter (Bintray) (with searching feature) in it's Xwiki instance, goes to Extension Magager and search for some extension putting e.g. LDAP. This will return a lot of results from JCenter (completely not needed), among which there'll be XWiki LDAP Authenticator extension - difficult to find. I see two solutions: - not enabling searching at all for Bintray - enabling searching of Bintray but, adding in Extension Manager UI option to select from which repository search WDYT? > > > > Best, > > Krzysztof > > > > 2017-06-09 15:23 GMT+02:00 Thomas Mortagne <thomas.morta...@xwiki.com>: > > > >> Very surprising, I really tough Bintray was a cloud of Artifactory > >> instances... > >> > >> Since the main use case is to support Bintray jcenter I think you > >> should concentrate on Bintray APi support only and skip Artifactory > >> for now. > >> > >> On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 3:12 PM, Krzysiek Płachno > >> <krzysiekplac...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > I've investigater Artifactory and Bintray APIs. They are totally > >> different. > >> > > >> > I updated desing page: > >> > http://design.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Proposal/ > >> MoreextensionrepositoriesArtifactoryBintray > >> > > >> > 2017-06-08 11:35 GMT+02:00 Krzysiek Płachno < > krzysiekplac...@gmail.com>: > >> > > >> >> Ok - I got it (I confused in my mind ExtensionRepositorySource > >> >> with ExtensionRepository) > >> >> > >> >> I'll compare in detail the apis of Artifactory and Bintray - if > they're > >> >> (almost) the same - it makes sense to do it as you described. > >> >> > >> >> KP > >> >> > >> >> 2017-06-08 11:26 GMT+02:00 Thomas Mortagne < > thomas.morta...@xwiki.com>: > >> >> > >> >>> On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 11:05 AM, Krzysiek Płachno > >> >>> <krzysiekplac...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >>> > Ok - then. > >> >>> > > >> >>> > So: > >> >>> > >> >>> > 1. Do I understand well that the advantage of Rest connection over > >> >>> native > >> >>> > Maven connection is that when using maven we cannot search repo? > >> >>> > >> >>> Yes you don't have live search in standard Maven repository. In some > >> >>> repository you can download an index but that's all. > >> >>> > >> >>> > 2. The goal would be to produce an extension with two components > >> >>> > ExtensionRepositoryFactory: 'bintray' and 'artifactory' which > >> sharing > >> >>> the > >> >>> > same logic will allow to connect Bintray and Artifactory? Or just > >> >>> > one ExtensionRepositoryFactory with name 'artifactory' to be used > >> also > >> >>> for > >> >>> > both? This naming is a bit important since in xwiki.properties > whilst > >> >>> > giving url to external repo user also gives type of repo. (As > >> >>> > regards ExtensionRepositorySource components - they are completely > >> >>> hidden > >> >>> > so it may be one for both Artifactory and Bintray) > >> >>> > >> >>> If Bintray use Artifactory REST API then there should be only one > >> >>> 'artifactory' ExtensionRepositoryFactory. > >> >>> > >> >>> ExtensionRepositorySource point is to provide default repository > (for > >> >>> example extensions.xwiki.org or nexus.xwiki.org) so it only make > sense > >> >>> for Bintray jcenter (unless jcenter does not expose REST API). I > >> >>> totally skipped the fact that anyone was able to create a Bintray > >> >>> instance and I was actually only thinking about jcenter. > >> >>> > >> >>> > > >> >>> > KP > >> >>> > > >> >>> > > >> >>> > > >> >>> > > >> >>> > 2017-06-07 10:12 GMT+02:00 Thomas Mortagne < > >> thomas.morta...@xwiki.com>: > >> >>> > > >> >>> >> Some comments: > >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> The difference between Artifactory and Bintray you are describing > >> >>> >> don't really matter for your use case IMO. > >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> The only thing you should deal with are: > >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> * downloading artifacts > >> >>> >> * searching for artifacts (that is actually the only feature > brought > >> >>> >> by this extension since as you said you can download artifacts > >> through > >> >>> >> Maven access) > >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> and AFAIK those two features have the same API in both cases > since > >> >>> >> Bintray is essentially a public Artifactory instance. > >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> So unless I really missing something here you should IMO work on > two > >> >>> >> extensions (on just two component in the same extension): > >> >>> >> * an ExtensionRepositoryFactory for Artifactory > >> >>> >> * a ExtensionRepositorySource which automatically register > Bintray > >> >>> >> with the type "artifactory" > >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 12:05 PM, Krzysiek Płachno > >> >>> >> <krzysiekplac...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >>> >> > Hey! > >> >>> >> > > >> >>> >> > I investigated a bit Binatray and Artifactory and uploaded > >> relatively > >> >>> >> short > >> >>> >> > raport: > >> >>> >> > http://design.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Proposal/ > >> >>> >> MoreextensionrepositoriesArtifactoryBintray > >> >>> >> > > >> >>> >> > Any comments, ideas, relfections - highly appreciated. > >> >>> >> > > >> >>> >> > > >> >>> >> > Best, > >> >>> >> > Krzysztof Płachno > >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> -- > >> >>> >> Thomas Mortagne > >> >>> >> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> -- > >> >>> Thomas Mortagne > >> >>> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Thomas Mortagne > >> > > > > -- > Thomas Mortagne >
