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[connector-spec-users] [jsr322-experts] Re: Please review the first draft of the Connectors 1.7 specification

From: Sivakumar Thyagarajan <sivakumar.thyagarajan_at_oracle.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:25:13 +0530

Hello experts

> I will send the spec javadoc in a separate email by Monday.

The javadoc for this draft is available at
http://java.net/projects/connector-spec/downloads/download/connector-1_7-working-draft-1-javadoc.zip
for your review.

Thanks
--Siva.

On Saturday 26 January 2013 09:19 PM, Sivakumar Thyagarajan wrote:
> Hello experts
>
> Please find the first draft of the Connectors 1.7 Maintenance release
> specification uploaded at
> http://java.net/projects/connector-spec/downloads/download/connector_1_7-working-draft-v1-20130126.pdf.
>
>
> Since I did not hear any feedback on [1], in the interest of time I have
> gone ahead with Choice #1s in this draft. However, for CONNECTOR_SPEC-1,
> since we are only adding MEF.getActivationName, I have tried to write the
> requirements there so that it doesn't adversely impact MEF and AS
> implementers but still provide enough room for a portable JMS RA to be
> built. Similarly in the resource definition annotations case, I have tried
> to word the resource adapter name requirements so as to not prevent
> implementations beyond the standard deployment model. Please go through
> these two changes in more detail, and let me know your inputs.
>
> The detailed change history is in Appendix I (Page 595).
>
> This spec draft addresses the following issues in the connector-spec JIRA,
> and a bunch of other clarifications/requirements:
> - JMS 2.0 related enhancements: MEF.getActivationName
> http://java.net/jira/browse/CONNECTOR_SPEC-1, component namespace
> availability during endpoint activation
> http://java.net/jira/browse/CONNECTOR_SPEC-4, remove appendix B
> http://java.net/jira/browse/CONNECTOR_SPEC-5
> - Resource Definition Annotations (@ConnectionFactoryDefinition and
> @AdministeredObjectDefinition): http://java.net/jira/browse/CONNECTOR_SPEC-6
> - Password Aliases for confidential properties and the 'Password'
> configuration property: http://java.net/jira/browse/CONNECTOR_SPEC-2
> - Errata: http://java.net/jira/browse/CONNECTOR_SPEC-3
>
> I will send the spec javadoc in a separate email by Monday.
>
> Could you please review this and share your inputs by Wednesday (Jan 30)
> PDT end of day?
>
> My plan, as I had shared earlier, is to author the final draft that
> handles all feedback that I receive from the EG by Friday (Feb 1) and do
> one more round of sanity-check with the EG, before sending the final draft
> out to the JCP on Feb 7.
>
> I understand this is short notice, but most of the changes in the draft
> has been discussed in the EG ML for the last two months, and the verbiage
> should reflect our consensus. For easier review of the changes, go to
> Appendix I, and work with the Sections mentioned there.
>
> Any feedback that you provide in this short time would be very useful and
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> --Siva.
>
> [1]
> http://java.net/projects/connector-spec/lists/jsr322-experts/archive/2013-01/message/74
>