[jira] Created: (JCR-1422) Support and Document Node Type Definitions in XML or Java API

["hector rovira (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Support and Document Node Type Definitions in XML or Java API
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                 Key: JCR-1422
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCR-1422
             Project: Jackrabbit
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components: nodetype
            Reporter: hector rovira
            Priority: Minor


I have been using Jackrabbit for the past few months, and all the APIs are accessible and relatively easy to configure and understand.
Except when it comes to configuring custom NodeTypes.  I read the documentation (http://jackrabbit.apache.org/node-type-notation.html) and it seems impractical to require developers to learn a new notation, just because you want to compress the size of the document.

It makes sense to compress the size of the document if you are transmitting lots of information and want to improve performance (i.e. JSON).  But to configure an application, you want to be as clear (and accessible) as possible.

I spend most of my development effort integrating open source software components.  I would like to be able to do this as quickly as possible, with standard mechanisms and APIs.  That is why XML is such a great standard for integration (Maven, Spring).

Also, I don't even know how to programmatically create a node type.  What if I wanted to expose such a functionality through a UI?

I think the case needs to be reopened.

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