Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-geronimo-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 81126 invoked from network); 14 Nov 2009 08:48:48 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.3) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 14 Nov 2009 08:48:48 -0000 Received: (qmail 14942 invoked by uid 500); 14 Nov 2009 08:48:47 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-geronimo-dev-archive@geronimo.apache.org Received: (qmail 14854 invoked by uid 500); 14 Nov 2009 08:48:47 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@geronimo.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk list-help: list-unsubscribe: List-Post: Reply-To: dev@geronimo.apache.org List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list dev@geronimo.apache.org Received: (qmail 14845 invoked by uid 99); 14 Nov 2009 08:48:47 -0000 Received: from nike.apache.org (HELO nike.apache.org) (192.87.106.230) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:48:47 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.2 required=10.0 tests=SPF_NEUTRAL X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (nike.apache.org: local policy) Received: from [209.85.211.172] (HELO mail-yw0-f172.google.com) (209.85.211.172) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:48:35 +0000 Received: by ywh2 with SMTP id 2so3854957ywh.27 for ; Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:48:14 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.101.189.17 with SMTP id r17mr6133482anp.46.1258188494076; Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:48:14 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <14af40510911140018g2f5764cfp64bc27f2e4e1940@mail.gmail.com> References: <14af40510911130105p36c93e59xc15883796ff33455@mail.gmail.com> <4AFD75E0.6070809@apache.org> <14af40510911140018g2f5764cfp64bc27f2e4e1940@mail.gmail.com> From: Quintin Beukes Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:47:54 +0200 Message-ID: <1f3854d50911140047m740daab5k6972a027865f6f5b@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: Toplink plugin for geronimo To: dev@geronimo.apache.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org It should be worth it as something not shipped, but documented and availabl= e. It will definitely open the door for Toplink apps to be ported to Geronimo. Even though JPA is a spec not all providers act the same. I had application written with Toplink and when I started building OpenEJB unit tests I had to find a way to either get toplink working in OpenEJB or modify the JPA code to support both. This is especially true if you use non-JPA features. So having support for Toplink that can be enabled by just loading a plugin will certainly make some people happy. Further, as I understand it, EclipseLink is the new versions of the free Toplink (Toplink Essentials). It was renamed to EclipseLink. Then you still get "Toplink" which is Oracle's enterprise grade JPA provider with much more advanced features like clusters/grids/etc. Quintin Beukes On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Ashish Jain wrote: > It will be a geronimo plugin which can be installed using the plugin port= let > or command line. > This will be only for those user who wants to use toplink as the persiste= nce > provider with geronimo. > However the default persistence provider out of the box will still be > openJPA. > > Thanks > Ashish > > On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 8:36 PM, Donald Woods wrote: >> >> I assume you mean EclipseLink? >> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0http://wiki.eclipse.org/EclipseLink >> >> Seems like more of a users list question, as OpenJPA is the chosen JPA >> provider for our JavaEE certified assemblies.... >> >> >> -Donald >> >> >> Ashish Jain wrote: >>> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> Is it worth to have a toplink plugin for geronimo? Please provide your >>> comments. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Ashish > >