Re: Plan Creator for Web Apps - Implementation Complete!

[Jacek Laskowski]

On Jan 9, 2008 11:14 PM, Hernan Cunico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> It is far from complete but pls send your input.

I like it very much. It reads fine. I've added a screenshot of the puppy.

Jacek

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http://www.JacekLaskowski.pl

Re: Plan Creator for Web Apps - Implementation Complete!

[Hernan Cunico]

Hi All,
I think this tool is extremely cool and will save a lot of time, specially for 
new users.

I've been working on some doc for this wizard, here is the link

http://cwiki.apache.org/GMOxDOC21/deployment-plan-creator.html

It is far from complete but pls send your input.

Cheers!
Hernan


Shiva Kumar H R wrote:



On Jan 4, 2008 8:22 PM, Hernan Cunico <[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> wrote:


Shiva Kumar H R wrote:
 >
 > On Jan 3, 2008 10:02 PM, Hernan Cunico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> wrote:
 >
 > Hi Shiva,
 > here are some thoughts I believe may help improve usability.
 >
 > - Add a *Back* button on each screen. Currently the only
option is
 > *Cancel* if you made a mistake while entering the data.
 >
 > Currently browser's back button can be used for going back to the
 > previous screen. If it is not intuitive, let me know and I will
add a
 > *Back *or *Previous *button. OR wait, the plan creator for EARs
that I
 > am currently working on is Dojo 1.0 based, where instead of a
sequence
 > of pages I am using Dojo tabs, and hence navigation becomes lot more
 > easier than Next/Previous buttons. If it comes up well I can
implement
 > the same for web-apps as well. Let me come up with something that you
 > can also see and we will discuss this further.

I would rather avoid using browser's back button, specially when
configuring something (most of the time you end up loosing the info
you already entered).
Tabs should do the trick ;-)

 >
 >
 > - It would be cool to have the ability to create an additional
 > resource reference directly from the wizard. For example when
 > installing a DB app it would be nice to be able to create the
JDBC
 > connection pool as well as specifying the resource ref name right
 > there. Currently it lists existing pools, maybe add a *New*
button,
 > create the pool and then come back to the previous screen. Same
 > thing would be useful for JMS, java mail, etc.
 >
 > Sure. That's my intention as well. I am yet to figure out how to
achieve
 > this.

Would a "pop-up" with just a portlet for configuring the new
resource work?

Wow! Amazing idea Hernan. It never flashed to me. Let me look at how 
this can be implemented.


Paul/others,
Any hints how this can be achieved.


Cheers!
Hernan

 >
 >
 > I'll keep testing it and will provide more feedback. BTW,
nice work!!!
 >
 > Thanks :) for looking at it.
 >
 >
 >
 >
 > Cheers!
 > Hernan
 >
 > Shiva Kumar H R wrote:
 >  > The Plan Creator portlet/wizard in Admin Console is now
complete.
 >  > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-3254
 >  >
 >  > Features:
 >  > a) EJB, EJB Local, JDBC Connection Pool, JMS Connection
Factory, JMS
 >  > Destination, JavaMail Session & Web Service *References
*declared
 > in the
 >  > web-apps are auto discovered and users are asked to
resolve them by
 >  > listing Available Resources in the server environment to which
 > they can
 >  > be linked.
 >  > b) Above type of references declared inside the Java
classes through
 >  > *Annotations *are also auto discovered.
 >  > c) Simplified configuration of *Security*.
 >  >
 >  > I have only done limited testing so please raise any
issues you might
 >  > face while using.
 >  >
 >  > I am next working on handling EJB jars. Since most of the
 > infrastructure
 >  > code is already in place, this should be complete in the
next 1 or 2
 >  > weeks (ready to be included in 2.1 release).
 >  >
 >  > Comments/Feedback/Suggestions Welcome.
 >  >
 >  > --
 >  > Thanks,
 >  > Shiva
 >
 >
 >
 >
 > --
 > Thanks,
 > Shiva




--
Thanks,
Shiva

Re: Plan Creator for Web Apps - Implementation Complete!

[Shiva Kumar H R]

On Jan 4, 2008 8:22 PM, Hernan Cunico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Shiva Kumar H R wrote:
> >
> > On Jan 3, 2008 10:02 PM, Hernan Cunico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > wrote:
> >
> > Hi Shiva,
> > here are some thoughts I believe may help improve usability.
> >
> > - Add a *Back* button on each screen. Currently the only option is
> > *Cancel* if you made a mistake while entering the data.
> >
> > Currently browser's back button can be used for going back to the
> > previous screen. If it is not intuitive, let me know and I will add a
> > *Back *or *Previous *button. OR wait, the plan creator for EARs that I
> > am currently working on is Dojo 1.0 based, where instead of a sequence
> > of pages I am using Dojo tabs, and hence navigation becomes lot more
> > easier than Next/Previous buttons. If it comes up well I can implement
> > the same for web-apps as well. Let me come up with something that you
> > can also see and we will discuss this further.
>
> I would rather avoid using browser's back button, specially when
> configuring something (most of the time you end up loosing the info you
> already entered).
> Tabs should do the trick ;-)
>
> >
> >
> > - It would be cool to have the ability to create an additional
> > resource reference directly from the wizard. For example when
> > installing a DB app it would be nice to be able to create the JDBC
> > connection pool as well as specifying the resource ref name right
> > there. Currently it lists existing pools, maybe add a *New* button,
> > create the pool and then come back to the previous screen. Same
> > thing would be useful for JMS, java mail, etc.
> >
> > Sure. That's my intention as well. I am yet to figure out how to achieve
> > this.
>
> Would a "pop-up" with just a portlet for configuring the new resource
> work?
>
Wow! Amazing idea Hernan. It never flashed to me. Let me look at how this
can be implemented.

Paul/others,
Any hints how this can be achieved.


> Cheers!
> Hernan
>
> >
> >
> > I'll keep testing it and will provide more feedback. BTW, nice
> work!!!
> >
> > Thanks :) for looking at it.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers!
> > Hernan
> >
> > Shiva Kumar H R wrote:
> >  > The Plan Creator portlet/wizard in Admin Console is now complete.
> >  > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-3254
> >  >
> >  > Features:
> >  > a) EJB, EJB Local, JDBC Connection Pool, JMS Connection Factory,
> JMS
> >  > Destination, JavaMail Session & Web Service *References *declared
> > in the
> >  > web-apps are auto discovered and users are asked to resolve them
> by
> >  > listing Available Resources in the server environment to which
> > they can
> >  > be linked.
> >  > b) Above type of references declared inside the Java classes
> through
> >  > *Annotations *are also auto discovered.
> >  > c) Simplified configuration of *Security*.
> >  >
> >  > I have only done limited testing so please raise any issues you
> might
> >  > face while using.
> >  >
> >  > I am next working on handling EJB jars. Since most of the
> > infrastructure
> >  > code is already in place, this should be complete in the next 1
> or 2
> >  > weeks (ready to be included in 2.1 release).
> >  >
> >  > Comments/Feedback/Suggestions Welcome.
> >  >
> >  > --
> >  > Thanks,
> >  > Shiva
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Thanks,
> > Shiva
>



-- 
Thanks,
Shiva

Re: Plan Creator for Web Apps - Implementation Complete!

[Hernan Cunico]

Shiva Kumar H R wrote:


On Jan 3, 2008 10:02 PM, Hernan Cunico <[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> wrote:


Hi Shiva,
here are some thoughts I believe may help improve usability.

- Add a *Back* button on each screen. Currently the only option is
*Cancel* if you made a mistake while entering the data.

Currently browser's back button can be used for going back to the 
previous screen. If it is not intuitive, let me know and I will add a 
*Back *or *Previous *button. OR wait, the plan creator for EARs that I 
am currently working on is Dojo 1.0 based, where instead of a sequence 
of pages I am using Dojo tabs, and hence navigation becomes lot more 
easier than Next/Previous buttons. If it comes up well I can implement 
the same for web-apps as well. Let me come up with something that you 
can also see and we will discuss this further.


I would rather avoid using browser's back button, specially when configuring something (most of the time you end up loosing the info you already entered). 
Tabs should do the trick ;-)





- It would be cool to have the ability to create an additional
resource reference directly from the wizard. For example when
installing a DB app it would be nice to be able to create the JDBC
connection pool as well as specifying the resource ref name right
there. Currently it lists existing pools, maybe add a *New* button,
create the pool and then come back to the previous screen. Same
thing would be useful for JMS, java mail, etc.

Sure. That's my intention as well. I am yet to figure out how to achieve 
this.


Would a "pop-up" with just a portlet for configuring the new resource work?

Cheers!
Hernan




I'll keep testing it and will provide more feedback. BTW, nice work!!!

Thanks :) for looking at it.
 




Cheers!
Hernan

Shiva Kumar H R wrote:
 > The Plan Creator portlet/wizard in Admin Console is now complete.
 > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-3254
 >
 > Features:
 > a) EJB, EJB Local, JDBC Connection Pool, JMS Connection Factory, JMS
 > Destination, JavaMail Session & Web Service *References *declared
in the
 > web-apps are auto discovered and users are asked to resolve them by
 > listing Available Resources in the server environment to which
they can
 > be linked.
 > b) Above type of references declared inside the Java classes through
 > *Annotations *are also auto discovered.
 > c) Simplified configuration of *Security*.
 >
 > I have only done limited testing so please raise any issues you might
 > face while using.
 >
 > I am next working on handling EJB jars. Since most of the
infrastructure
 > code is already in place, this should be complete in the next 1 or 2
 > weeks (ready to be included in 2.1 release).
 >
 > Comments/Feedback/Suggestions Welcome.
 >
 > --
 > Thanks,
 > Shiva




--
Thanks,
Shiva

Re: Plan Creator for Web Apps - Implementation Complete!

[Shiva Kumar H R]

On Jan 3, 2008 10:02 PM, Hernan Cunico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi Shiva,
> here are some thoughts I believe may help improve usability.
>
> - Add a *Back* button on each screen. Currently the only option is
> *Cancel* if you made a mistake while entering the data.

Currently browser's back button can be used for going back to the previous
screen. If it is not intuitive, let me know and I will add a *Back *or
*Previous
*button. OR wait, the plan creator for EARs that I am currently working on
is Dojo 1.0 based, where instead of a sequence of pages I am using Dojo
tabs, and hence navigation becomes lot more easier than Next/Previous
buttons. If it comes up well I can implement the same for web-apps as well.
Let me come up with something that you can also see and we will discuss this
further.


> - It would be cool to have the ability to create an additional resource
> reference directly from the wizard. For example when installing a DB app it
> would be nice to be able to create the JDBC connection pool as well as
> specifying the resource ref name right there. Currently it lists existing
> pools, maybe add a *New* button, create the pool and then come back to the
> previous screen. Same thing would be useful for JMS, java mail, etc.
>
Sure. That's my intention as well. I am yet to figure out how to achieve
this.


> I'll keep testing it and will provide more feedback. BTW, nice work!!!

Thanks :) for looking at it.


>
>
> Cheers!
> Hernan
>
> Shiva Kumar H R wrote:
> > The Plan Creator portlet/wizard in Admin Console is now complete.
> > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-3254
> >
> > Features:
> > a) EJB, EJB Local, JDBC Connection Pool, JMS Connection Factory, JMS
> > Destination, JavaMail Session & Web Service *References *declared in the
> > web-apps are auto discovered and users are asked to resolve them by
> > listing Available Resources in the server environment to which they can
> > be linked.
> > b) Above type of references declared inside the Java classes through
> > *Annotations *are also auto discovered.
> > c) Simplified configuration of *Security*.
> >
> > I have only done limited testing so please raise any issues you might
> > face while using.
> >
> > I am next working on handling EJB jars. Since most of the infrastructure
> > code is already in place, this should be complete in the next 1 or 2
> > weeks (ready to be included in 2.1 release).
> >
> > Comments/Feedback/Suggestions Welcome.
> >
> > --
> > Thanks,
> > Shiva
>



-- 
Thanks,
Shiva

Re: Plan Creator for Web Apps - Implementation Complete!

[Hernan Cunico]

Hi Shiva,
here are some thoughts I believe may help improve usability.

- Add a *Back* button on each screen. Currently the only option is *Cancel* if 
you made a mistake while entering the data.
- It would be cool to have the ability to create an additional resource 
reference directly from the wizard. For example when installing a DB app it 
would be nice to be able to create the JDBC connection pool as well as 
specifying the resource ref name right there. Currently it lists existing 
pools, maybe add a *New* button, create the pool and then come back to the 
previous screen. Same thing would be useful for JMS, java mail, etc.

I'll keep testing it and will provide more feedback. BTW, nice work!!!

Cheers!
Hernan 


Shiva Kumar H R wrote:
The Plan Creator portlet/wizard in Admin Console is now complete. 
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-3254


Features:
a) EJB, EJB Local, JDBC Connection Pool, JMS Connection Factory, JMS 
Destination, JavaMail Session & Web Service *References *declared in the 
web-apps are auto discovered and users are asked to resolve them by 
listing Available Resources in the server environment to which they can 
be linked.
b) Above type of references declared inside the Java classes through 
*Annotations *are also auto discovered.

c) Simplified configuration of *Security*.

I have only done limited testing so please raise any issues you might 
face while using.


I am next working on handling EJB jars. Since most of the infrastructure 
code is already in place, this should be complete in the next 1 or 2 
weeks (ready to be included in 2.1 release).


Comments/Feedback/Suggestions Welcome.

--
Thanks,
Shiva

Re: Plan Creator for Web Apps - Implementation Complete!

[Shiva Kumar H R]

On Nov 16, 2007 9:15 PM, Shiva Kumar H R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> The Plan Creator portlet/wizard in Admin Console is now complete.
> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-3254
>
> Features:
> a) EJB, EJB Local, JDBC Connection Pool, JMS Connection Factory, JMS
> Destination, JavaMail Session & Web Service *References *declared in the
> web-apps are auto discovered and users are asked to resolve them by listing
> Available Resources in the server environment to which they can be linked.
> b) Above type of references declared inside the Java classes through 
> *Annotations
> *are also auto discovered.
> c) Simplified configuration of *Security*.
>
> I have only done limited testing so please raise any issues you might face
> while using.
>
> I am next working on handling EJB jars. Since most of the infrastructure
> code is already in place, this should be complete in the next 1 or 2 weeks
> (ready to be included in 2.1 release).
>

A lot of work is still pending w.r.t. handling EJB-jars. I am not sure how
much time it might take.


> Comments/Feedback/Suggestions Welcome.
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Shiva
>



-- 
Thanks,
Shiva