[jira] [Created] (GEODE-182) Generate "random" member names if no name is provided

["William Markito Oliveira (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

William Markito Oliveira created GEODE-182:
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             Summary: Generate "random" member names if no name is provided
                 Key: GEODE-182
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GEODE-182
             Project: Geode
          Issue Type: New Feature
          Components: core
            Reporter: William Markito Oliveira
            Priority: Critical


In current cloud and container deployments it's very common to allow the infrastructure to just re-execute the same command in order to provision a new node for a system.

Since Geode require unique member names on a system I'm proposing to create something similar to what Docker and other projects does and generate "random" names on when none are provided.

Following the Docker implementation, I'd suggest something like:

* List of adjectives
* List of gems 

and a combination using _ for example:

{code}
clever_alexandrite
sharp_emerald
tender_sapphire
{code}

Those would be server names when *-name* param is not specified OR if a *property file* doesn't have a name as well. 

>From the initial list I'm thinking the model would have:

* Adjectives = 56
* Names = 70
* Total names possible = 3920

Other benefits I can see for non-cloud deployments as well is for example setting member ports to 0 and by providing no name, it's also easier to create multiple geode nodes on the same physical host without specifying names.

This wouldn't change current naming features and capabilities.  I'm not planning to implement the feature for locators initially.



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