RELEASE PLAN for Apache WSIF 2.0 : * alpha/baseline relelase (friday): do not use this version unless you are willing to report to us what is missing :-) just make it to have a reference point: test the process * beta (next Friday) work on documentation and doing necessary changes to get samples to run document build process (maybe also tests) * RC1 on Dec 18th (or more RCs if necessary) that is converted to final relelase * release often after 2.0 (including bug fixes and doc changes) baseline would be 2.0.x then if we really have something significant change the 0 TASKS for beta release (high priority): * check current 2.0alpah2 release and report problems * check if we can distribute all jar files * samples (we need to decide what does in and what is not to be in release -as nobody works on JCA or EJB samples AFAIK) * samples are crucial to show what WSIF can do and how to use it * DONE nirmal need sample for simple soap * DONE nirmal need sample for soap with comlex types * we need sample for EJB * we need sample for JSM/SOAP * we need sample for JCA * documentation: we have most of it now but some reading/checking will only make it better * document each sample (Nirmal is doing great work here both writing and documenting samples) * DONE nirmal documented simple soap sample * DONE nirmal documented complex soap samples * we need more people to check documentation * check initial readme/overview docs * check sample documentation for simplesoap and run sample * check sample documentation for complexsoap and run sample * check sample documentation for localjava and run sample * document WSIF code and give higher level docs than just Javadocs * Forrest proposal check in into proposals directory in CVS * fix remaining critical bugs [Ant: it seems we have only now with Axis provider] * if possible no code changes until we have this release finished unless it is bug fix ... * how to structure jar dependencies (subdirectories or everything in one directory) [to be resolved later] * make sure that all dependencies are documented * [owen] investigate using Forrest for creating separate pages for WSIF outside Axis * DONE [alek] get out an intial (alpha) release today! * DONE [Jeremy Sat 11a GMT (6am EST)] fixing problem with text files marked by Eclipse as binary in CVS * DONE [alek] but will need mroe work [alek] split README.html into smaller pices and make it addressing two communities: WSIF users and WSIF developers; README.html right now is kind of mixed up * DONE [alek] simplify wsif.css * DONE [alek] check in JAR files that we know WSIF works OK with LICENSE and README(and can be checked in) * DONE [alek] test process to build binary and source distributions * [nirmal + alek] document how to run samples (step by step) * [nirmal + alek] document how to build (step by step) TASKS (medium priority): * [jeremy] automatic generation of javadoc API on website * [ant] write/test sample that uses xmethods WSDL (DynamicInvoker + stub) * document how to run tests (step by step) * get the link to the API javadoc off the home page working * work on developer guide that explains what different methods on WSIFOperation are doing with exampels (such as executeRequestResponseAsync ...) * check (and edit if necessary) Javadoc on the main WSIF API (org.apache.wsif) * check (and edit if necessary) Javadoc on util and base (WSIFUtils and org.apache.wsif.base) TASKS (lower priority) * check (and edit if necessary) Javadoc for AXIS provider * check (and edit if necessary) Javadoc for Apache SOAP provider * check (and edit if necessary) Javadoc for JMS/SOAP provider * check (and edit if necessary) Javadoc for JCA provider * writing documentation for JCA binding * improve Javadoc for Java provider * improve Javadoc for EJB provider * figure out how to make JMS sample to use as simple as possible maybe with some locally started JMS serivce ... * document how to run sample interacting using JMS * figure out how to make JCA sample to use as simple as possible maybe with some local JCA connetor... * document how to run samle interacting using JCA * document how to run samle interacting using EJB * sample showing customisation of WSIF: how to write simple code to pick your preferred port at runtime LATER * [nirmal, alek, Jeremy ???] for sampels it would be good to have something pernament for EJB/JMS using Open Source EJBs/JMS (such as JBoss), etc. can we do that? is that feasible? * [alek ...] LATER: modularisation * allow compiling with only AXIS jars on CLASSPATH (generate only Apapche Axis SOAP provider)