[jbosstools-dev] Export/Import Runtime/Servers?

[Galder Zamarreno]

I can see remote runtime/servers shareable by users, i.e. staging or 
testing AS/EAP instances.

I can't see however how likely you're to share runtime/servers in your 
local machine with others although it could happen, if your machine was 
used by others for testing. However in that case, I'd use a machine not 
used by anyone.

Rob Stryker wrote:
> This is a really interesting idea. I'd like to see a JIRA on it but with 
> a low priority since it's not at all on my roadmap now. But it's 
> something I'd like to investigate "Later".
> 
> Thanks for the idea, Galder.
> 
> Max Rydahl Andersen wrote:
>>>> Yes.
>>>>
>>>>      
>>>>> If this was configurable and you could assigned a user library defined
>>>>> by me, that would be ideal.
>>>>>         
>>>> Well...kinda, but the problem with user libraries is that they are 
>>>> workspace dependendent and not
>>>> easily sharable.
>>>>       
>>> Hmmm, I'm not sure I agree here. User libraries are, at least in my
>>> case, based on absolute libraries.     
>>
>> Yes, so they are definitly not sharable.
>>
>>  
>>> OK, they're stored in the workspace
>>> but you they're not based on workspace data but absolute paths. You can
>>> export/import them easily. That's precisely what I did to move from a
>>> Eclipse workspace to a JBDS workspace.
>>>     
>>
>> absolute paths is not what I call sharable between team members. of 
>> course it is possible to "share"
>>  it on the same machine
>>
>> /max
>>
>>  
>>>>> Now, if you're able to export a runtime, which will indirectly export
>>>>> the user library I linked to it, then you have user libraries and
>>>>> runtimes exported into a single file. Saving quite a few clicks when
>>>>> moving from workspace to another.
>>>>>         
>>>> well we could save a set of libraries together with the runtime, 
>>>> that optionally
>>>> could point to user libraries.
>>>>
>>>>      
>>>>> Out of runtime, you can create many servers, so if when you exported
>>>>> runtimes, you exported any servers for it, triple bonus.
>>>>>         
>>>> servers are machine specific (e.g. paths to server), but yes this 
>>>> could be done more generically.
>>>>
>>>>      
>>>>> Bottom line, the feature I propose is:
>>>>> Exporting/Importing runtimes that indirectly e/i associated user
>>>>> libraries (if this feature was approved) and associated servers.
>>>>>         
>>>> I actually think the servers today are saveable in the workspace.
>>>>
>>>> Rob, isn't that possible today in some sense?
>>>>       
>>> What do you mean exactly? If you wanna rebuild your workspace, you need
>>> to enter the runtimes and servers again, or can you copy them somehow
>>> from the old workspace? Is that what you're trying to say?
>>>
>>>    
>>>> -max
>>>>       
>>
>>
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Galder Zamarreño
Sr. Software Maintenance Engineer
JBoss, a division of Red Hat