[infinispan-issues] [JBoss JIRA] Created: (ISPN-439) Define and implement configuration file backward and forward compatibility policy

[Vladimir Blagojevic (JIRA)]

Define and implement configuration file backward and forward compatibility policy
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                 Key: ISPN-439
                 URL: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/ISPN-439
             Project: Infinispan
          Issue Type: Task
    Affects Versions: 4.1.0.BETA1
            Reporter: Vladimir Blagojevic
            Assignee: Manik Surtani
             Fix For: 4.1.0.CR1


Backward compatibility:

Process any previous version configuration file from the same minor version. For example, Infinispan release 4.2 should process configuration file produced for version 4.1 without any configuration file changes or any other adjustments. For configuration options present in 4.2, but not in 4.1 assume default values. However, Infinispan version 5.0 is not required to process configuration files from previous major versions, i.e 4.0...4.x.

Forward compatibility.

Do not process any forward version configuration file. For example, Infinispan release 4.1, give configuration file input from any succeeding versions (i.e 4.2...4.x, 5.x) would simply fail outright with proper error message.


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