[jbosstools-dev] Question on data virtualization runtimes and where downloadRuntime support belongs

[Max Rydahl Andersen]

On 13 Apr 2015, at 19:21, Rob Stryker wrote:

> On 04/13/2015 06:45 AM, Max Rydahl Andersen wrote:
>> I'm still not following/seeing why Teiid Designer needs runtime 
>> detection if it detects it at runtime ?
>>
>> /max
>
> Download Runtime consists of 2 parts:  1 downloading + installing, and 
> 2: making the server adapter (ie runtime detection).
>
> Currently there are no server beans that can identify a DV / teiid 
> installation. So the runtime would only be recognized as an "EAP-Based 
> Product" by the code in ASTools, and it won't be given the most 
> optimal name...  basically the same situation JPP was in before we 
> added custom server beans for them. It's a small issue in some ways, 
> but, it's better if all our APIs  (including server bean loader) 
> ensure the most accurate results possible, and if it's possible for 
> them to identify a DV / Teiid Runtime installation, it's better to do 
> it than to not do it.

Ah, I forgot about the naming aspect. Sure this does make sense and 
definitely something that is better of in Teiid IMO.

/max
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