[jbosstools-dev] Re: Feedback on 2.1.CR1

[Galder Zamarreno]

Max Rydahl Andersen wrote:
>> I've been playing around with tools 2.1.CR1 and specially the
>> build/publish area. I wanted to make a few comments on this:
>>
>> 1.- Is there a way to do a Build Archive (Full) and Publish in just one
>> click?

I think I found it. I think doing "Full Publish" in the Server view. 
This seems to build and do a full publish.

>>
>> 2.- I get no feedback when I do "Build Archive (Full)". IOW, did
>> anything change? Or didn't it build anything cos nothing had changed?
>> Maybe I forgot to rebuild? I get no type of feedback.
> 
> What kinda feedback do you expect ? An intrusive dialog or ?

Is there a view?

> 
>> 3.- If I do a publish on an archive that hasn't changed (maybe cos I
>> forgot to rebuild the archive and hence the build archive did nothing,
>> but don't know at this stage), the event log says:
>>
>> -> Publishing [1 modules, 0 files changed]
>>    -> [Full, no change] .jar
>>
>> This is very misleading cos in fact it didn't do anything even though
>> the even says "Publishing...". It didn't deploy the jar cos it hasn't
>> changed. Also, what does "0 files changed" mean?
> 
> 0 files changed means ...0 files has changed...exactly what you are asking for - right ?
> 
>> If the archive had actually changed and the publish has really occurred,
>> you get:
>>
>> -> Publishing [1 modules, 0 files changed]
>>    -> [Full, Changed] .jar
>>
>> I have to extend the event to actually realise that the jar changed was
>> actually published, even thought the title of the even still says "0
>> files changed".
> 
> That sounds like a bug - please put in jira.

Will do.

> 
>> Bottom line, the event log needs to be clearer in what happened without
>> having to do too many clicks. Besides, each publish cannot be
>> distinguished, maybe it's worth adding a timestamp or something to each
>> publish event?
> 
> There is a timestamp/relative time in the Properties view.

Ah ok. Properties view is too intrusive as mentioned before so avoid 
using it all costs.

> 
> /max

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Galder Zamarreño
Sr. Software Maintenance Engineer
JBoss, a division of Red Hat