Hi all,
I have just put up a PR to add a JDBC datasource module for
Informix<https://github.com/geotools/geotools/pull/3828>, however I didn't
realise at first that it should have gone into unsupported first. I don't mind
putting it into unsupported first, but Andrea suggested that maybe it could go
straight into supported-land if it meets the requirements.
Here is my assessment of where it's at:
* Visibility/Module Status
* For module status (4 stars):
* IP - all code is either written from scratch by me, or adapted from
the MySQL plugin and in either case, covered by the contributor agreement. The
copyright header is present in all files. (tick)
* Releasable - no known bugs (tick)
* Used in anger - has been used in Production for >1 year via
GeoServer (tick)
* Optimised - we have not carefully analysed the performance of all
aspects of it, but it appears to work efficiently for our use case
* Supported - documentation is there, and LINZ is willing to commit
some time to support (tick)
* In terms of visibility, I'd be happy once it's in to send a separate
email just announcing that Informix is now supported. A blog post about its use
in GeoServer could be a possibility too.
* IP check - is the dependency on the Informix JDBC
driver<https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.ibm.informix/jdbc/4.50.7.1> a
problem? If so, is there a solution?
* Developers Guide - I think it meets all of these to at least the extent
that other JDBC plugins do, but it would take more time to carefully check them
all more thoroughly
* Test coverage - this is mostly determined by the tests in the super
classes, but the test coverage should be similar to the MySQL plugin I used as
a reference. I have not yet run the coverage check but I can soon.
* Documentation - yes, I added documentation to the same level as other
JDBC data sources
* Ask to be included in the next release - perhaps that could be a later
step?
I am very open to the view that it should be in unsupported first as is
standard but I figure some tailored advice won't hurt. If it does go in
unsupported, does that mean I can't make the online tests run via GitHub
actions?
Kind regards,
George Dewar
Senior Agile Developer, STEP
Property System Infrastructure
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