Spring Modules 0.9 Release Plan

[xcoulon]

- Modules used :
jcr
cache

- Spring version :
2.0 + 2.5

- JDK version .
5.0

[belugabob]

- Modules used :
XT framework

- Spring version :
2.5

- JDK version :
java 5.0

[rburton]

What are the plans for SpringModules? I know things are starting to get back in motion again and I was just wondering what plans are in store for the project.

Some of my questions are as follows:

1. What's going to be the base line JDK version supported?

Looking at the initial posting of this thread from over a year ago, it seems like there was thought for making it JDK 1.5. I know there’s a lot of legacy applications out there that are using JDK 1.4 and lower, but is this the version that SpringModules is looking to support moving forward? I believe that the project could benefit greatly from upgrading to JDK 1.5 and it’s proven itself stable.

2. When will SpringModules support Maven 100%?
Looking at the current project, I see it’s built using Ant. Locally, I migrated the Cache project to Maven 2. In this process I also split up the project in the following manner.

springmodules-cache-core – The core of SpringModules cache project with the exclusion of the various providers.
springmodules-cache-tiger – This portion of the project is for JDK 1.5 support. Depending on the base line support of the JDK, this could be integrated into the core project.
springmodules-cache-${provider} – The ${provider} is a place holder for the various vendors supported. E.g., ehcache, jcs, jboss, websphere, etc. Instead of having all of the providers placed under the core project and making the dependency list bloated, I isolated each of the providers into its own project. This is beneficial since users of the project would then select only the provider they intend to use without having to worry about placing a bunch of exclusions in their poms.

3. What version of Spring will be supported for the various projects?

I know there have been great strides in performance with Spring 2.5.x and I also acknowledge that not everyone has the ability to update their projects because of testing, but there has been patches done to the Spring framework since SpringModules has started.

4. What’s the ETA on SpringModules 0.9 release?

Best Regards,
Richard L. Burton III

[fpereira]

Any feedback about richard question? release dates?

Thanks,
Fernando

[mahbub.rahman]

- Modules used :
JSR-94
jBPM

- Spring version :
2.0 + 2.5

- JDK version :
java 5.0

[bvonhaden]

- Modules used :
lucene

- Spring version :
2.0.6

- JDK version :
java 5.0