On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, Bill Barker wrote: > I'm in favor of this, since the protocol is only being extended, not really > changed. > > However, I think that one of the extensions that should be implemented early > on is a version negotiation so that the newer side can gracefully degrade in > the future without having to rely on the user changing configuration > settings.
Yes, Henri already implemented this in the login phase - however Ajp13 doesn't support this. The distinction between post Ajp14 will be the number of callbacks supported - and login/negotiation is the essential one to diferentiate between Ajp13 and Ajp14+. If the user doesn't set the login callback - we will use 'plain' ajp13. If the user does have a login - it's clear he wants ajp14 ( or later ) and we can detect the number of callbacks supported. The distinction between ajp13, 14, ... will be in the number of callbacks - each version will have a set of callbacks ( sort of API version instead of protocol version ). Regardless of the Ajp version, we should support all previous ones up to 13. This will also minimize the amount of pain for 3.2.x users, who are unlikely to get Ajp14 ported, and also for users of 4.0 - again, support for ajp14 is likely to be available in 4.0.2 or later. They'll still be able to get most fixes, and we'll have less code to maintain. Costin > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 3:19 PM > Subject: Ajp14 and Ajp13 > > > > Hi, > > > > Right now we treat Ajp13 and 14 as 2 separate workers ( even if most of > > the code is shared). The problem is that this adds complexity that we > > could avoid. > > > > Given that Ajp14 is not 'official' yet, I would propose to change it to > > "Ajp14 == Ajp13 + extra functions". > > > > We should use exactly the same header and encapsulation as in Ajp13 - > > since this is very well tested. The main difference is in the startup > > phase, where Ajp14 will login and auto-configure. > > > > That can be easily configured and we can have the new Ajp14 clients > > talking with older Ajp13 servers ( so most fixes will go in the same > > codebase, without needing to fix both the new 1.4 worker and the old one). > > > > If the ajp14 worker will be configured with a login password - then it'll > > do the extra login and configuration steps. If not - it'll be just our old > > ajp13 client, capable to speak with tomcat3.2 ... tomcat4.0. > > > > On tomcat side, if the connector will be configured to require a login > > it'll behave as a ajp14 server, and do the autoconfiguration ( and refuse > > connections from unauthenticated ajp13 clients ). > > > > This can be extended in future as more callbacks are added. Instead of > > having ajp15, 16... we'll keep Ajp13 as the base and configure the > > calls and callbacks to use. > > > > The main reason for this is simplifying the code - which is very > > important to do before any extension. This would also allow a smooth > > transition - all new features will be included in mod_jk and the new java > > connector, but the user will be able to use only what he needs and > > support multiple server versions. > > > > What do you think ? > > > > Costin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > *----* > > This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) listed above > as the intended recipient(s), and may contain information that is > PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL. If you are not an intended recipient, > you may not read, copy, or distribute this message or any attachment. > If you received this communication in error, please notify us immediately > by e-mail and then delete all copies of this message and any attachments. > > > In addition you should be aware that ordinary (unencrypted) e-mail sent > through the Internet is not secure. Do not send confidential or sensitive > information, such as social security numbers, account numbers, personal > identification numbers and passwords, to us via ordinary (unencrypted) > e-mail. > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
