JCR mapping - step 2

[Christophe Lombart]

Hi all,
I commited a small prototype (basic foundation to work together) for the 
JCR mapping framework. See in the jcr-mapping subproject.

Currently, it works like this :
* There is a converter class/cms object registered in a config file (see 
a example in jcr-mapping\src\conf\convertertest\converters.xml). This 
config file is very simple for this prototype.
* A simple converter class can be found in 
org.apache.portals.graffito.jcr.testconverter.
* It is possible to use custom JCR nodetypes or unstructured nodes.  
This prototype is based on a node type called "graffito:folder"
* Check the 
jcr-mapping/src/test/org/apache/portals/graffito/jcr/session/impl/JcrSessionTest.java  
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What about the next step  ? I think the following steps should be 
interesting :
* Add search capabilities
* More unit tests
* Build a more generic converter class. I'm thinking about a more 
advanced config file.  Something like :

<converters>   
   <converter class="org.mycmsframework.Folder" 
converterClass="org.apache.portals.graffito.jcr.converter.GenericConverter" 
nodetype="graffito:folder" >
            <attributes>
                  <attribute name="description" />
                        <propertyNode name="graffito:description" />
                  </attribute>
            <attributes>
            ....
            <!-- add associations here -->    
    <converter>       
</converters>

* Any volonteer to continue this work ? Again, the code is still a  
*prototype* and you are welcome to send us patches, comments, new 
enhancements, ...  I'm going to create a new component in JIRA.

Thanks,
Christophe