DDGP Grid Platform / News: Recent posts

Beta version (v 1.01BETA) was released. This version already contains majority of functionality planned for initial version and enables to create distributed computing/ data gathering projects. This version is available as source code only from project dowload area ( http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=132846 )

Code for new screensaver, which monitors amd start/stops DDGP agent ( that runs as a service), was added to CVS.

New detailed overview documentation is available. Overview
looks for motivation for DDGP framework, explains architecture of the framework and shows how to create a distributed project within DDGP platform. Document is available at http://ddgp.sourceforge.net/index.php?pg=1-0 .

Tool (TaskTool) for batch remote submition of tasks from XML file is now available in CVS (in agent code). Through WS interface it can remotly submit tasks, which are defined in XML file.

JavaDoc documentation is now available for Core API (API needed for writting DDGP project). Source with JavaDoc comments is now in CVS (actually also some other implementation packages are also commented) and also Core API is published on project web (ddgp.sf.net).

More security features are now available in CVS code. They include https support for web services and securing agent using java Security Manager and Policy. Tasks are now executed in a "sandbox", which is also partially configurable.

Thanks to JSW package ddgp-agent can now run as Windows service. The source is available in CVS.

New security feature is now available in CVS version - all jars for agent are now signed and agent performs signature verification.

New feature was added to CVS - it is scheduled agent run - agent is active (and executes tasks) only in specified hours. Schedule is configured by local properties file.

In CVS new features are commited - remote monitoring of the agent and monitoring GUI.

Brief build instructions document is now available on project web site at url http://ddgp.sourceforge.net/index.php?pg=1-1

The code has reached alpha status, the code can be now got from cvs. Code contais four modules - ddgp-server, ddgp-agent, ddgp-sample-projects, ddgp-cuzak-project. More detailed documentation about building solution and description of modules will follow.
For access to CVS go to https://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=132846

Project home pages were created and uploaded. You may check it at http://ddgp.sf.net