[OJB-developers] Re: next release

[Thomas M. <tho...@ho...>]

Hi Matthew,


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> There is already a JTA implementation for the PersistenceBroker API 
> contributed by another JBOSS / OJB user. It's working but it's currently 
> not part of the distribution. It also won't be included in the next 
> release. If you like I can post you Armins's stuff!
> 
> 
>>Please do.


attached you'll find Armin's code for JTA Integration. He even included 
a sample ejb "OfferingManagerBean.java", which uses his JTA infrastructure.

I like his well structured approach. There are some unresolved 
references in his code (e.g. to a Factory-class de.cal.base.Creator), 
but these can be replaced without too much efforts.


>>
> 
> Jesper is working on a proposal for a complete JCA integrated solution. 
> We will take this as the base for further developments towards JCA / JTA.
> 
> But I can't give you any estimation when this will be finished.
> 
> We want to make OJB the definite O/R solution for JBOSS! That's why we 
> take the JCA integration so serious.
> 
> 
>>You should talk to Oleg Nitz. I'm sure they would love to have a JBossJDO solution, and yours could be it!.
>>


Oleg is from the JBOSS team? Do you have his email address?


> 
> If you had to guess on a 1.0 release when would that be?
> 


There are only very few features missing for 1.0.
The biggest open issue is a redesign of the repository dtd.
Once this is finished we are at 0.9
 From 0.9 to 1.0 I want to have some kind of frozen zone where only bug 
fixes and documentation may be added.

The JTA / JCA stuff is not scheduled for 1.0 but if we can finish it 
quickly we will of course include it.
I want to have 1.0 released soon. May or June might be a realistic estimate.


> If we pursue this, we are going to write a "castor to ojb" mapping file translator that I'd love to contribute to help people move from Castor to OJB.
>


Yes, that could be helpful for several people !

cu,


Thomas