OTIndigo

The Eclipse Object Teams Project intends to join the Indigo release train. Here are the details wrt the Eclipse Simultaneous Release document.

Do the basics ... early

• express statement of intent in the Portal

Planning

• update project plan

IP Documentation

• ongoing

Release Review

• (typically at RC2)

Play well with others ... to be in common repository

Communication

• subscribe to cross-project mailing list (sherrmann)
• subscribe to cross-project bugzilla inbox (sherrmann)
• todo: provide contact details for build engineer (see below).

API

Here is where the fun starts :)

• todo: document non-standard usage
  • usage of internal classes
  • aspect binding to bundle
    • decapsulation
    • interception
  • patch feature for org.eclipse.jdt.core
• discuss how to handle the above
  • API requests in bugzilla
  • extended friend mechanisms?
    • integrate with API tools?
    • establish communication protocol between teams?
  • transparency for end users, see bug 316702!

Message Bundles

• mostly done.

Version Numbers

• 4-part version numbers are consistently used

OSGi bundle format

• all plugins are true OSGi bundles.

Execution Environment

• all bundles have BREE set to J2SE-1.5

Signing

• all jars are signed on build.eclipse.org

Jarred Bundles

• most bundles are jarred
  • check these exceptions: otdt, otdt.ui.help, otdt.samples, is unpacking still needed?

Re-use and share

• the only external dependency org.apache.bcel is consumed from Orbit.

Capabilities

• todo

Support Translations

• string externalization is mostly done, participation in babel TODO

Excel in NL support

• investigate where this would make sense

Branding

• About dialog icon with details is in place.

Do No Harm

• potential incompatibilities could arise from
  • other feature providing a patch to org.eclipse.jdt.core, too. => incompatible
  • other feature applying bytecode weaving, too. Needs investigation, should be possible.
  • OTDT's aspect bindings interfering with other features. Shouldn't happen, if it happens we can fix on short notice.
• planning to cross-test the OTDT with other bytecode weaving plugins installed
  • These are not part of Indigo: AJDT, Greclipse, Scala IDE
  • any weaving bundles in Indigo?

License text consistency

• Release 0.7.0 already consistently uses the June 15, 2010 version of about texts etc.

Be a good Eclipse Citizen ... and document it

Engage Community

• New&Noteworthy documents are available at each milestone (cumulative up-to release)
  • e.g.: 0.7.0 N&N

Usability

• Mimic and extend JDT's lead.

Performance

• todo

Test Localization

• todo

Enable Use with All Languages

• todo awaiting users from non-western locals for input

Builds

• see OTBuilding

Ramp Down Planned and Defined

• todo

Accessibility

• todo

Unit Tests

• currently more than 45400 tests
  • publish test results?

API Policy

• will follow general rules concerning x-internal etc.

Retention Policy

• todo

Project Metrics

• docuware from 0.7.0 release revies should be a good starting point

Technical Details of Contributing to Indigo

• As documented in OTBuilding the automated build includes creating a deployable p2 repository with these properties
  • signed
  • with pack200 files
  • accumulative meta data per minor release
  • categorized

• Figure out the exact semantics of contribution definition (see Indigo/Contributing_to_Indigo_Build):
  • We will contribute our features to the Programming Languages category, and OT/Equinox also to the EclipseRT Target Platform Components category.
  • After first experiments with the b3 Aggregation Editor our contribution will look approximately like this:

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ASCII"?>
 <aggregator:Contribution xmi:version="2.0" xmlns:xmi="http://www.omg.org/XMI" xmlns:aggregator="http://www.eclipse.org/b3/2010/aggregator/1.0.0" label="Object Teams">
   <repositories location="http://download.eclipse.org/objectteams/updates/unstable">
     <features name="org.eclipse.objectteams.otdt.feature.group">
       <categories href="indigo.b3aggr#//@customCategories[identifier='Programming%20Languages']"/>
     </features>
     <features name="org.eclipse.objectteams.otequinox.feature.group">
       <categories href="indigo.b3aggr#//@customCategories[identifier='Programming%20Languages']"/>
       <categories href="indigo.b3aggr#//@customCategories[identifier='EclipseRT%20Target%20Platform%20Components']"/>
     </features>
   </repositories>
   <contacts href="indigo.b3aggr#//@contacts[email='stephan@...']"/>
 </aggregator:Contribution>

Currently awaiting commit right for /cvsroot/callisto