[Discuss] Develop OSGi Converter Service in Apache Felix?

[da...@apache.org]

Hi all,

In OSGi work is being done to define a Converter service. The current
working draft can be found here:
https://github.com/osgi/design/tree/master/rfcs/rfc0215

I have started prototyping an implementation of this in my personal github
project: https://github.com/coderthoughts/converter

However, it would obviously be nicer to do the implementation an a proper
opensource project, so I'm looking for a home work this work.
Apache Felix would be a good place IMHO as this will be another generally
useful OSGi component. Another place could be Apache Aries, but I was
initially thinking of Felix because this is not really an 'Enterprise'
component.

How would people feel if I would contribute my current very small codebase
with no dependencies to the Felix project and continue development here?

Best regards,

David Bosschaert

Re: [Discuss] Develop OSGi Converter Service in Apache Felix?

[da...@apache.org]

Ok, as nobody complained I have started a very small initial project here:
https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1737831

Best regards,

David

On 4 April 2016 at 09:46, <da...@apache.org> wrote:

> Hi Jamie,
>
> Thanks for the link! The OSGi specwork for RFC 215 is already based on a
> number of existing projects, but the camel converter is not yet one of
> them. I will put it on the list to look at.
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
>
> On 3 April 2016 at 17:29, Jamie G. <ja...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Have you had a look at Apache Camel's type converter
>> http://camel.apache.org/type-converter.html might be some useful code
>> in there towards your efforts.
>>
>> Conversion as a Service could be useful.
>>
>> -J
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 1:31 PM,  <da...@apache.org> wrote:
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > In OSGi work is being done to define a Converter service. The current
>> > working draft can be found here:
>> > https://github.com/osgi/design/tree/master/rfcs/rfc0215
>> >
>> > I have started prototyping an implementation of this in my personal
>> github
>> > project: https://github.com/coderthoughts/converter
>> >
>> > However, it would obviously be nicer to do the implementation an a
>> proper
>> > opensource project, so I'm looking for a home work this work.
>> > Apache Felix would be a good place IMHO as this will be another
>> generally
>> > useful OSGi component. Another place could be Apache Aries, but I was
>> > initially thinking of Felix because this is not really an 'Enterprise'
>> > component.
>> >
>> > How would people feel if I would contribute my current very small
>> codebase
>> > with no dependencies to the Felix project and continue development here?
>> >
>> > Best regards,
>> >
>> > David Bosschaert
>>
>
>

Re: [Discuss] Develop OSGi Converter Service in Apache Felix?

[da...@apache.org]

Hi Jamie,

Thanks for the link! The OSGi specwork for RFC 215 is already based on a
number of existing projects, but the camel converter is not yet one of
them. I will put it on the list to look at.

Cheers,

David

On 3 April 2016 at 17:29, Jamie G. <ja...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Have you had a look at Apache Camel's type converter
> http://camel.apache.org/type-converter.html might be some useful code
> in there towards your efforts.
>
> Conversion as a Service could be useful.
>
> -J
>
> On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 1:31 PM,  <da...@apache.org> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > In OSGi work is being done to define a Converter service. The current
> > working draft can be found here:
> > https://github.com/osgi/design/tree/master/rfcs/rfc0215
> >
> > I have started prototyping an implementation of this in my personal
> github
> > project: https://github.com/coderthoughts/converter
> >
> > However, it would obviously be nicer to do the implementation an a proper
> > opensource project, so I'm looking for a home work this work.
> > Apache Felix would be a good place IMHO as this will be another generally
> > useful OSGi component. Another place could be Apache Aries, but I was
> > initially thinking of Felix because this is not really an 'Enterprise'
> > component.
> >
> > How would people feel if I would contribute my current very small
> codebase
> > with no dependencies to the Felix project and continue development here?
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > David Bosschaert
>

Re: [Discuss] Develop OSGi Converter Service in Apache Felix?

["Jamie G." <ja...@gmail.com>]

Have you had a look at Apache Camel's type converter
http://camel.apache.org/type-converter.html might be some useful code
in there towards your efforts.

Conversion as a Service could be useful.

-J

On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 1:31 PM,  <da...@apache.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> In OSGi work is being done to define a Converter service. The current
> working draft can be found here:
> https://github.com/osgi/design/tree/master/rfcs/rfc0215
>
> I have started prototyping an implementation of this in my personal github
> project: https://github.com/coderthoughts/converter
>
> However, it would obviously be nicer to do the implementation an a proper
> opensource project, so I'm looking for a home work this work.
> Apache Felix would be a good place IMHO as this will be another generally
> useful OSGi component. Another place could be Apache Aries, but I was
> initially thinking of Felix because this is not really an 'Enterprise'
> component.
>
> How would people feel if I would contribute my current very small codebase
> with no dependencies to the Felix project and continue development here?
>
> Best regards,
>
> David Bosschaert