Note: This time, I favor changing the API, as with TC 5, I think we got as far as we could without.
Some of my first items would be:
- refactor the request and response API using concrete classes (CoyoteRequest and CoyoteResponse) rather than interfaces, in order to simplify the code and lower the amount of RTTI and casts
- the current valve design mirrors the filters, but is actually different in what it can do (now that filters can work in request dispatchers), so I don't see the point of using the same pattern anymore; using the model from Tomcat pre-4.0 (yes, I know, it's old ;) ) would lower the number method calls and reduce significantly the stack trace
- more JMX, such as redoing the notification model (questionable, since the gain isn't too evident)
- (definitely) flexible configuration persistence (instead of the hack that is currently used ;) )
- I like the nested containers, and I think the server.xml structure is ok: I don't quite see how to simplify that without taking away from the functionality (Craig deserves some credit for the design, which aged rather well)
- no non blocking IO for me, but introducing blocking NIO could be good
This should keep me busy :)
Rémy
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