[jsr366-experts] Re: Java EE 8 database requirements
Yep… all good.
Jeff
> On Jun 4, 2015, at 1:05 AM, Bill Shannon <bill.shannon_at_oracle.com> wrote:
>
> I haven't heard from anyone other than Arjan about this, so I'm assuming
> everyone else is happy with this. Thanks for your silence. :-)
>
> Bill Shannon wrote on 5/22/15 1:20 PM:
>> Over the years there's been some confusion about whether a Java EE
>> product is required to include a database server. It's not. But
>> it's a bit more subtle than that. I've explained it to people many
>> times, but it's time to make it more clear in the spec.
>>
>> The following changes to the spec (for Java EE 8) attempt to clarify
>> this issue (EE.2.10), as well as raise the bar on requirements related
>> to this (EE.8.5). Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> -----
>>
>> EE.2.10 Java EE Product Packaging
>>
>> [Insert before existing EE.2.10, renumbering following sections]
>>
>> This specification doesn't include requirements for the packaging
>> of a Java EE product. A Java EE product might be provided on distribution
>> media, for download on the web, or as a service available only on the
>> web, for example. A Java EE product must include implementations of
>> all the APIs required by this specification. These implementations
>> might depend on other software or services not included in the Java EE
>> product. The customer may be required to combine or configure the
>> product with other software or services that are necessary to meet the
>> requirements of this specification. The documentation for the Java EE
>> product must fully describe all the required software and configuration.
>>
>> For example, a Java EE product might depend on a database server, a
>> naming service, a mail service, and/or a messaging service. All
>> configurations in which the product is defined to operate must include
>> all the software and services necessary to meet the requirements of
>> this specification.
>>
>> Whether these services are available (running, accessible on the
>> network, properly configured, operating correctly, etc.) may be
>> controlled independently of the Java EE product - they may be
>> unavailable when the Java EE server is started, or they may fail while
>> the Java EE server is running. This specification does not require the
>> Java EE product to assure the availability of these services. However,
>> if such a service is needed to meet the requirements of this
>> specification, the Java EE product must ensure that the service has
>> been configured for use and will be usable when it is available.
>>
>> For example, this specification requires that applications can use a
>> database. If the Java EE product requires a database server to be
>> separately installed, and requires the Java EE product to be configured
>> to use that database, such configuration must be done before
>> applications are deployed. This ensures that the operational
>> environment of applications includes all the required services.
>>
>>
>> EE.8.5 Deployment
>>
>> [Insert the following after the second paragraph]
>>
>> As described in Section EE.2.10, the Java EE product might depend on
>> external services to meet the requirements of this specification.
>> While the Java EE product is not required to assure the availability
>> of these services, it is required to ensure that these services have
>> been configured for use. Deployment of applications must fail if such
>> required services have not been configured for use.
>>
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