[windup-dev] Windup terminology question

Sande Gilda sgilda at redhat.com
Fri Sep 19 10:05:50 EDT 2014


It sounds like everyone is in agreement. No to add-on or plug-in. :-)

On 09/18/2014 05:46 PM, Robb Greathouse wrote:
> I would go with neither.
>
> Originally, the rulebase was a set of rules that would always be loaded.  Additional rulesets would be added dependent on the project.
>
> I would a ruleset would apply to a group of rules that are used together for a purpose.  Such as a WebSphere 7 to JBoss EAP 6 ruleset.  A ruleset could also define a group of rules that work together in to perform a part of a migration.  Such as 2 or more rules that are used to migrate an XML file or particular piece of functionality.
>
> My two cents.
>
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
>> Ondra and I have created a glossary on the Windup Wiki to document
>> terminology that is used by Windup. The goal is to finalize the correct
>> terms we want to use in Windup and avoid confusion down the road.
>>
>> One of the open issues is whether to describe a "ruleset" (formerly
>> referred to as "rulebase") as a "Forge add-on" or as a "Windup plug-in".
>> Does anyone have a preference?
>>
>> The glossary page is located here:
>> https://github.com/windup/windup/wiki/Glossary. As you come across other
>> Windup terms, feel free to update the page directly or email/ping me so
>> that we include them on that page.
>>
>> Robb, I included some terms from your presentation and took an educated
>> guess at the meanings. Please let me know if they are incorrect.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sande
>>
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