[hibernate-dev] Module ZIP for upgrading Hibernate ORM in WildFly

[Gunnar Morling]

It'd not only be a library, but an image containing WF with the latest
Hibernate ORM. But as said, the module ZIP is more versatile and is what
I'd do.

2016-06-08 16:59 GMT+02:00 Sanne Grinovero <sanne at hibernate.org>:

> On 8 June 2016 at 08:11, Gunnar Morling <gunnar at hibernate.org> wrote:
> > 2016-06-07 15:51 GMT+02:00 Steve Ebersole <steve at hibernate.org>:
> >
> >> Too bad we can't just publish a Docker image.
> >>
> >
> > We could do that, but I think we should have a solution for non-Docker
> > users, too.
>
> What's the point to package a library in a Docker image?
>
> >
> >>
> >> Is this something we'd publish somewhere (Nexus/Artifactory)?
> >>
> >
> > Yes, we'd publish it in Nexus and also BinTray/SourceForge.
> >
> > People would download it, unzip it into the "modules" directory of their
> WF
> > instance and could start using the new ORM version (provided the larger
> > scheme of integration hasn't changed, so the JipiJapa bits in WF continue
> > to work as is).
> >
> >
> >>   I know nothing about building a WF module ZIP.  But if you are willing
> >> to do the work and it helps OGM etc, of course we would incorporate it.
> >>
> >
> > Ok, cool. I'll take a look then.
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 8:19 AM Gunnar Morling <gunnar at hibernate.org>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> As discussed by some of us during the No ORM meeting in May, it'd be
> great
> >>> if there was a module ZIP allowing people to easily upgrade Hibernate
> ORM
> >>> in the WildFly version they are using.
> >>>
> >>> Just the other day there was a blog post published [1] describing how
> to
> >>> use Hibernate ORM 5.2 in WF 10, essentially via Search & Replace on the
> >>> existing module.xml files. We could do better than that, leaving the
> >>> original version intact and providing a new one with a specific slot
> >>> ("5.2") in the ZIP.
> >>>
> >>> That'd also be helpful for other projects such as Hibernate OGM which
> >>> already provide a module ZIP for WF but currently need to package ORM,
> >>> too,
> >>> in case they need features from a later ORM version.
> >>>
> >>> If we all agree that's a good thing to have, I can help with making it
> >>> happen.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>> --Gunnar
> >>>
> >>> [1]
> >>>
> >>>
> http://avolpe.github.io/docker/2016/06/05/docker-wildfly-hibernate-5.2.html
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