[infinispan-dev] ISPN-29 and a "custom protocol"

[Manik Surtani]

Hi Alex - comments in line:

On 16 Nov 2009, at 07:25, Alex Kluge wrote:

> Hi,
> 
>  It is worth mentioning that I have a full implementation of a
> client-server binary protocol used for jboss-cache, which is similar
> to the current project and can be easily adapted to it. There are a
> number of interesting points
> 
>   - Built on Apache MINA framework, but the layers are well separated,
>     so replacing one would not be too difficult.

Nice.  

>   - Language neutral binary protocol (non Java clients are planned).

Is this protocol documented somewhere?  Galder is working on the HotRod protocol which may well benefit from this.

>   - Integrated into Jboss Cache as an L2 cache, but easily used
>     independently.
>   - Performance is quite reasonable, with request/response cycles on
>     the order of 600 microseconds for small request/response.
>   - Easily extensible, a different codec can be supplied to support
>     different protocols. Some refactoring could be done to make this
>     much easier.
>   - Non trivially tested already.
>   - Inherently asynchronous - synchronous responses are achieved by
>     immediately waiting on the response future object.
>   - Server side consistent hashing, clients connect to any server.

The plan is for HotRod to support (but not mandate) client-side CH as well for "smart" connections.

> There is raw source at
>   http://www.vizitsolutions.com/org.jboss.cache.tcpcache.tar.gz
> 
> I'll see about some explanations and examples over the next weeks.

Great!

> This was intended to be contributed back to the Jboss Cache project from the beginning, hence the organization into jboss.cache packages. Oh, and
> I never gave it a snazzy name - I just called it the Jboss Cache binary
> protocol.

:)


> 
>                                    Alex
> 
> --- On Wed, 8/19/09, Manik Surtani <manik at jboss.org> wrote:
> 
>> From: Manik Surtani <manik at jboss.org>
>> Subject: Re: [infinispan-dev] ISPN-29 and a "custom protocol"
>> To: "Jeff Ramsdale" <jeff.ramsdale at gmail.com>
>> Cc: infinispan-dev at lists.jboss.org
>> Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2009, 12:05 PM
>> Nice one Jeff ... so far this is
>> winning in my mind!
>> 
>> On 19 Aug 2009, at 18:01, Jeff Ramsdale
>> wrote:
>> How about Hot Rod? It has a connection to the
>> word "custom" and implies speed...
>> -jeff
>> 
>> On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 7:05 AM,
>> Manik Surtani <manik at jboss.org>
>> wrote:
>> Regarding
>> ISPN-29 [1], I've made some notes about what this will
>> provide on this wiki page [2].  I'm kinda tired
>> of referring to the
>> 'custom binary protocol' as a 'custom binary
>> protocol'!  Can anyone
>> think of a snazzy name for this protocol?  Keep in
>> mind that we would
>> want others to implement clients using this protocol as
>> well on other
>> platforms.
>> 
>> Here are a few thoughts to get the creative juices
>> flowing:
>> 
>>        * ICBP (Infinispan cache binary
>> protocol - BORING!)
>>        * Adhesive (the 'glue'
>> between the client and server)
>>        * Elastiglue
>>        * StickyFingers (after the
>> Rolling Stones album?)
>> 
>> - Manik
>> 
>> [1] https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/ISPN-29
>> [2] http://www.jboss.org/community/wiki/Clientandservermodules
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