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Posted to dev@sling.apache.org by Ian Boston <ie...@tfd.co.uk> on 2013/05/01 00:07:40 UTC

Re: Interested in participating to GSoC 2013 with Sling

Hi Ishan,
Dont forget the deadline for proposals is 3rd May, ie this Friday.
Best Regards
Ian


On 29 March 2013 09:35, Ian Boston <ie...@tfd.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On 28 March 2013 01:17, Bertrand Delacretaz <bd...@apache.org>
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Ishan Thilina <is...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> ...The JMX agent I wrote collected JMX data and published them to a
> Cassandra
> >> cluster (Please take a look at [2]). So I have experience working with
> >> Cassandra too. So I think I am a good candidate to carry out this
> project.
> >> Can anyone please guide me on how I should continue..?...
> >
> > Thanks very much for your interest - IMO the next steps would be for
> > you and the potential project's mentor (Ian I assume, as you created
> > SLING-2798?) to agree on a set of goals and initial requirements.
>
>
> Yes, sorry, catching up on email.
>
> The aim here is to create a ResourceProvider which is mounted at a
> fixed location in the resource tree
> eg /content/cassandra
> and provide Resource implementations backed by Cassandra data.
> eg
> /content/cassandra/columnFamilyA/rowIDB/column  might deliver a
> Cassandra Resource implementation contain a set of properties.
>
> better would be
> /content/cassandra/a/real/human/readable/path
>
> would convert /a/real/human/readable/path into a cassandra row/column
> and deliver that.
>
> Once a read only implementation is done, we will want to add path
> based access control.
> Then make it read write.
> Then see how well it performs with certain patterns of load and use.
>
> The details of exactly how this is done, the design, the mapping, are
> all part of the project.
>
>
> If you get to the end of that, then your a RockStar!
>
>
> But first, as Bertrand says, discover more about Sling and keep an eye
> on the dates and timeline for GSoC. The deadlines are real hard
> deadlines.
>
> Good luck.
> Ian
>
>
> >
> > Note that as per
> > http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/events/google/gsoc2013 the list of
> > participating organizations is not confirmed by Google so far, so
> > there's no guarantee that this will happen, and the ASF would get a
> > limited number of slots anyway so it's hard to predict how many slots
> > Sling would get, if any.
> >
> > At this point the best way to maximize your chances is probably to get
> > familiar with Sling, you can start at
> >
> http://sling.apache.org/documentation/getting-started/discover-sling-in-15-minutes.html
> > and I suggest following up by studying the slingbucks and espblog
> > samples.
> >
> > -Bertrand
> >
> >>
> >> [1]. https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SLING-2798
> >> [2]. http://wso2.org/library/articles/2013/02/jmx-monitoring-wso2-bam
> >> [3]. http://wso2.com/products/business-activity-monitor/
>

Re: Interested in participating to GSoC 2013 with Sling

Posted by Ian Boston <ie...@tfd.co.uk>.
Hi Ishan,
No worries. Good luck with your finals.
Ian


On 4 May 2013 13:56, Ishan Somasiri <is...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Ian,
>
> I decided not to put a proposal considering my other commitments. Thank you
> very much for the reminder. Hope to get back with Sling in a future
> endeavour.
>
> --
>
> Ishan Thilina Somasiri
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Final year undergraduate,
> Computer Science and Engineering Department,
> University of Moratuwa.
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Ishan's info: www.ishans.info
> මගේ සටහන්: www.siblog.ishans.info
> Ishan's way: www.blog.ishans.info
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 3:37 AM, Ian Boston <ie...@tfd.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Hi Ishan,
> > Dont forget the deadline for proposals is 3rd May, ie this Friday.
> > Best Regards
> > Ian
> >
> >
> > On 29 March 2013 09:35, Ian Boston <ie...@tfd.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > On 28 March 2013 01:17, Bertrand Delacretaz <bd...@apache.org>
> > > wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Ishan Thilina <
> ishanthilina@gmail.com
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > > >> ...The JMX agent I wrote collected JMX data and published them to a
> > > Cassandra
> > > >> cluster (Please take a look at [2]). So I have experience working
> with
> > > >> Cassandra too. So I think I am a good candidate to carry out this
> > > project.
> > > >> Can anyone please guide me on how I should continue..?...
> > > >
> > > > Thanks very much for your interest - IMO the next steps would be for
> > > > you and the potential project's mentor (Ian I assume, as you created
> > > > SLING-2798?) to agree on a set of goals and initial requirements.
> > >
> > >
> > > Yes, sorry, catching up on email.
> > >
> > > The aim here is to create a ResourceProvider which is mounted at a
> > > fixed location in the resource tree
> > > eg /content/cassandra
> > > and provide Resource implementations backed by Cassandra data.
> > > eg
> > > /content/cassandra/columnFamilyA/rowIDB/column  might deliver a
> > > Cassandra Resource implementation contain a set of properties.
> > >
> > > better would be
> > > /content/cassandra/a/real/human/readable/path
> > >
> > > would convert /a/real/human/readable/path into a cassandra row/column
> > > and deliver that.
> > >
> > > Once a read only implementation is done, we will want to add path
> > > based access control.
> > > Then make it read write.
> > > Then see how well it performs with certain patterns of load and use.
> > >
> > > The details of exactly how this is done, the design, the mapping, are
> > > all part of the project.
> > >
> > >
> > > If you get to the end of that, then your a RockStar!
> > >
> > >
> > > But first, as Bertrand says, discover more about Sling and keep an eye
> > > on the dates and timeline for GSoC. The deadlines are real hard
> > > deadlines.
> > >
> > > Good luck.
> > > Ian
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Note that as per
> > > > http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/events/google/gsoc2013 the list
> of
> > > > participating organizations is not confirmed by Google so far, so
> > > > there's no guarantee that this will happen, and the ASF would get a
> > > > limited number of slots anyway so it's hard to predict how many slots
> > > > Sling would get, if any.
> > > >
> > > > At this point the best way to maximize your chances is probably to
> get
> > > > familiar with Sling, you can start at
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://sling.apache.org/documentation/getting-started/discover-sling-in-15-minutes.html
> > > > and I suggest following up by studying the slingbucks and espblog
> > > > samples.
> > > >
> > > > -Bertrand
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >> [1]. https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SLING-2798
> > > >> [2].
> http://wso2.org/library/articles/2013/02/jmx-monitoring-wso2-bam
> > > >> [3]. http://wso2.com/products/business-activity-monitor/
> > >
> >
>

Re: Interested in participating to GSoC 2013 with Sling

Posted by Ishan Somasiri <is...@gmail.com>.
Hi Ian,

I decided not to put a proposal considering my other commitments. Thank you
very much for the reminder. Hope to get back with Sling in a future
endeavour.

--

Ishan Thilina Somasiri
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Final year undergraduate,
Computer Science and Engineering Department,
University of Moratuwa.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Ishan's info: www.ishans.info
මගේ සටහන්: www.siblog.ishans.info
Ishan's way: www.blog.ishans.info
---------------------------------------------------------------------


On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 3:37 AM, Ian Boston <ie...@tfd.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi Ishan,
> Dont forget the deadline for proposals is 3rd May, ie this Friday.
> Best Regards
> Ian
>
>
> On 29 March 2013 09:35, Ian Boston <ie...@tfd.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > On 28 March 2013 01:17, Bertrand Delacretaz <bd...@apache.org>
> > wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Ishan Thilina <ishanthilina@gmail.com
> >
> > wrote:
> > >> ...The JMX agent I wrote collected JMX data and published them to a
> > Cassandra
> > >> cluster (Please take a look at [2]). So I have experience working with
> > >> Cassandra too. So I think I am a good candidate to carry out this
> > project.
> > >> Can anyone please guide me on how I should continue..?...
> > >
> > > Thanks very much for your interest - IMO the next steps would be for
> > > you and the potential project's mentor (Ian I assume, as you created
> > > SLING-2798?) to agree on a set of goals and initial requirements.
> >
> >
> > Yes, sorry, catching up on email.
> >
> > The aim here is to create a ResourceProvider which is mounted at a
> > fixed location in the resource tree
> > eg /content/cassandra
> > and provide Resource implementations backed by Cassandra data.
> > eg
> > /content/cassandra/columnFamilyA/rowIDB/column  might deliver a
> > Cassandra Resource implementation contain a set of properties.
> >
> > better would be
> > /content/cassandra/a/real/human/readable/path
> >
> > would convert /a/real/human/readable/path into a cassandra row/column
> > and deliver that.
> >
> > Once a read only implementation is done, we will want to add path
> > based access control.
> > Then make it read write.
> > Then see how well it performs with certain patterns of load and use.
> >
> > The details of exactly how this is done, the design, the mapping, are
> > all part of the project.
> >
> >
> > If you get to the end of that, then your a RockStar!
> >
> >
> > But first, as Bertrand says, discover more about Sling and keep an eye
> > on the dates and timeline for GSoC. The deadlines are real hard
> > deadlines.
> >
> > Good luck.
> > Ian
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Note that as per
> > > http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/events/google/gsoc2013 the list of
> > > participating organizations is not confirmed by Google so far, so
> > > there's no guarantee that this will happen, and the ASF would get a
> > > limited number of slots anyway so it's hard to predict how many slots
> > > Sling would get, if any.
> > >
> > > At this point the best way to maximize your chances is probably to get
> > > familiar with Sling, you can start at
> > >
> >
> http://sling.apache.org/documentation/getting-started/discover-sling-in-15-minutes.html
> > > and I suggest following up by studying the slingbucks and espblog
> > > samples.
> > >
> > > -Bertrand
> > >
> > >>
> > >> [1]. https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SLING-2798
> > >> [2]. http://wso2.org/library/articles/2013/02/jmx-monitoring-wso2-bam
> > >> [3]. http://wso2.com/products/business-activity-monitor/
> >
>