Re: [jbosstools-dev] Extending the AS Server View
Hey Max,
> Once again, I'm working on SwitchYard tooling and would like
to
> present details about the SY subsystem and deployments in the
> Servers view. I know the mechanics of extending the view, but
> need access to the management client so I can generate the
> content. I noticed there is a ManagerService, but it only
> provides support for basic operations (deploy, undeploy, start,
> stop). Are there any plans to expand this interface to allow the
> execution of generic operations (e.g. ModelNode execute(ModelNode
> node))?
I see no problem in extending it - just need someone with the use
case for supporting it.
At this point, I think the minimum is to simply expose a method for executing management
requests. This involves the following minor changes:
* add a ModelNode execute(IAS7ManagementDetails, ModelNode request) method to
IJBoss7ManagerService.
* move jboss-dmr from ...management.as71 to ...management.core (for ModelNode dependency)
* implement the new method in the as71 service, which simply delegates to
AS71Manager.execute(), whose scope changes to package (from private)
> On that same note, are there any plans to add some basic content
to
> the servers view (e.g. details, subsystems, etc.)? Since I'll be
> adding support for a subsystem, it would be nice if there were a
> "Subsystems" container provided by the core tooling.
we have stayed away from reproducing the admin console for now.
I understand. Currently, I'm just suggesting displaying some details; no actions.
But specific use cases would be useful for sure.
i.e. exposing the subsystem model raw I don't find useful from a
"normal" user perspective.
Exposing existing deployments etc. is useful - but only works for
servers you have full admin access to afaik so would have
to be resilient against not having access - i.e. openshift does not
expose such and remote servers might not either.
I haven't quite worked out the details for where to place this stuff, probably a new
project (something like org.jboss.ide.eclipse.as.v7.ui?).
> I don't mind putting together a patch for any (all) of this
stuff.
> I should be able to get the basics done in a couple days.
patches are welcome but do be aware we are starting to lock down for
GA soon (codefreeze for beta is 16th)
I'll definitely keep that in mind.
Thanks again,
Rob