Is there a list of new JPA 2.0 spec features which are already covered by
existing OpenJPA features?
Such as @Dependent or @OrderColumn ?
On Sep 30, 2008, at 9:10 AM, Kevin Sutter wrote:
Due to the upcoming JPA 2.0 development activities, the OpenJPA svn
repository needs to make a few changes. Since the JPA 2.0 changes
could be disruptive to current JPA 1.0 processing (at least during
initial development), I would like to create a 1.3.x service branch.
This 1.3.x branch would indicate the end of new development based on
the JPA 1.0 specification. This 1.3.x branch could be used for any
necessary support activities (or even a potential release, if
necessary), but the mainline trunk would now become the basis for JPA
2.0 development (2.0.0-SNAPSHOT).
All new development activity would continue in trunk, just like the
past. But, we would also have the ability to start experimenting with
some of the new features that have been identified in the early
drafts of the JPA 2.0 specification. Granted, we only have the
single Early Draft Review version of the JPA 2.0 spec, but it's at
least a start. Even if we have to modify a few things along the way,
at least we're getting experience with the new specification. And,
we can initiate a roadmap for the new features and hopefully
encourage new participation by the diverse OpenJPA community.
We need to determine the "best date" for this cutover. Since I'm not
sure on the current development activities of the OpenJPA
developers, let's use this thread for the discussion. Since the end
of Sept is fast approaching, let's shoot for Friday, Oct 31 as the
cutover date.
Comments or suggestions are welcome!
