So, is this the path Merlin is going towards at the moment? 1) To make Merlin JMX capable 2) To build a Security framework 3) Desiderata (where I could put the automatic RMI Service maker)...
Marco ----- Original Message ----- From: "Niclas Hedhman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Avalon framework users" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 4:04 PM Subject: Re: [MERLIN] Getting involved...(was CVS problem...) > On Sunday 14 December 2003 22:53, Marco Tedone wrote: > > > Specifically, I'm running a portal on my website, and I would > > like to create a James portlet to manage James remotely > > (query/add/delete/update users, listing/sending/deleting emails, etc.). > > This is James specific, and would belong over in their camp, right? > > > what about make > > avalon services natively manageable remotely? Does it already exist such a > > solution? If not, what would it be required? > > This is very much on the "To-Do" list. IMHO, I think a proper Security > framework has a bit higher priority, especially since remote work would > require it, but I guess one could put in some rudimentary security checks > first, and then upgrade the Service Management Solution when the security > framework is in place. > > I would say that the first step would be to make Merlin JMX capable, meaning > that it should create MBeans on-the-fly for the components that are > instantiated and expose the methods declared in the service interface. > > I think all this would sit in the avalon/merlin/activation/impl... > You would be dealing with what Stephen calls the Appliance, which is a kind of > manager of the block (was it?). > I assume that when the Appliance is created, the MBean is created at the same > time, but this is way beyond what I have dug into so far... > > Cheers, > Niclas > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]