Re: [jdf-dev] Spring WebsphereMQ quickstart

From: "Pete Muir" <pmuir(a)redhat.com&gt; To: "Sande Gilda" <sgilda(a)redhat.com&gt; Cc: jdf-dev(a)lists.jboss.org, "Doug Grove" <dgrove(a)redhat.com&gt; Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 7:46:19 AM Subject: Re: [jdf-dev] Spring WebsphereMQ quickstart Maybe it is sensible for GSS to keep a library of quickstarts that follow the format we've got, but cover topics like this? On 13 Nov 2012, at 21:57, Sande Gilda wrote: > Hi Doug, > > > The instructions have no information about how to download > WebSphere MQ, how to configure it, where to get the RAR, etc. A > quickstart needs to have detailed instructions for every step in > the process. Check out the "Install and Configure the PostgreSQL > Database" in the root readme file for the quickstarts here for an > example of what I'm talking about: > https://github.com/jboss-jdf/jboss-as-quickstart > > My biggest concern is the ability to configure, test (including > automated tests), and support this quickstart. I still think there > may be a better location for this information. > > Thanks, > Sande > > > On 11/13/2012 04:17 PM, Doug Grove wrote: >> We actually had a debate internally on the applicability of this >> sample >> code as a quickstart - for exactly the reasons that Sande lists. >> >> I originally wrote the code in my own testing project, but after >> several >> customer requests, we thought to do it in quickstart format. >> >> I suspect that this might be a continuing theme. Use the >> quickstart >> format for customer interactions, even if the specific topic may >> not >> warrant inclusion on the main site. >> >> Certainly, let me know how I can improve the instructions. >> >> On Tue, 2012-11-13 at 15:25 -0500, Sande Gilda wrote: >> >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> Doug submitted a quickstart that demonstrates IBM's WebSphere MQ >>> messaging and Spring JMS. it's a very nice example, but I 'm >>> don't think >>> it is a good candidate for a quickstart. >>> >>> While we ship other quickstarts that are dependent on 3rd party >>> software, currently we only include those where the 3rd party >>> software >>> is freely downloadable and fairly simple to configure. My concern >>> with >>> this quickstart is that even though you can get an evaluation >>> copy for >>> free, it is short term and doesn't allow us to test this >>> quickstart over >>> numerous releases. Also, WebSphere MQ requires setup and >>> configuration >>> and I really don't think we want to support this in a quickstart. >>> I also >>> don't know how we could set up automated tests for it. I would >>> prefer to >>> see this written up on confluence, docspace, or as a support >>> document, >>> although I think it needs more detailed instructions. >>> >>> You can view the pull here: >>> >>> https://github.com/jboss-jdf/jboss-as-quickstart/pull/356 >>> >>> >>> What does everyone else think about this? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Sande >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > jdf-dev mailing list > jdf-dev(a)lists.jboss.org > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/jdf-dev _______________________________________________ jdf-dev mailing list jdf-dev(a)lists.jboss.org https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/jdf-dev