Hi michi
Could the vfs contrib be used as alternative?No, there's no benefit on using the vfs local file system over jackrabbit LocalFileSystem, it would be just an innecessary layer. Both implementations do more or less the same.
vfs provides a framework for writing custom file systems, I think it might help in a few cases. e.g. I use a memory filesystem for testing. But it's far from being an option for production.
IMHO, for now, the best os option is LocalFileSystem despite the performance problems in windows boxes.
> or is somebody else working on an alternative?
According to stefan the best option would be a b-tree database like berkeley db. It seems the Michael Aemisegger is interested in writing a BTreePersistenceManager for berkeley db. And I'm doing some research for writing one for xindice.
Thanks
Michi
regards edgar
