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Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:04:56 +0100
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Subject: Re: Q: Using JackRabbit as a distributed file store
From: Stefan Guggisberg <stefan.guggisberg@gmail.com>
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On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 11:47 AM, Shaul Dar <shauldar@gmail.com> wrote:
> I was told by someone that JCR 2.X will support WAN distribution, and also
> see the following in the roadmap (
> http://jackrabbit.apache.org/jackrabbit-roadmap.html)<http://jackrabbit.apache.org/jackrabbit-roadmap.html>
> Am I misunderstanding? Thanks,

probably. i am still puzzled... what list item are you refering to as
'WAN distribution'?  WebDAV remoting? this refers to remoting
the JCR api by using the WebDAV transport underneath (as an
alternative to RMI).

however, i can confirm that there's no 'WAN distribution' feature
planned for JCR 2.0.

cheers
stefan

>
> -- Shaul
> Medium term
>
>   - Apache Jackrabbit 2.0
>   - JCR 2.0 support
>   - Transactional versioning
>   - WebDAV remoting
>   - Hot backup
>   - Full XPath
>
> On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Stefan Guggisberg <
> stefan.guggisberg@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 8:12 PM, Shaul Dar <shauldar@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> > I hope you can help me with the following. I apologize for the length of
>> > this message...
>> >
>> > My organization (non-profit) has a need for what I think of as a
>> > distributed, virtual file system. The idea is to abstract logical files
>> and
>> > folders from their physical location. I.e. logical file = handle,
>> physical
>> > file = data.
>> >
>> > There are 2 main user categories: (1) normal users = content creators
>> (e.g.
>> > video, audio and docs) need to deposit files into logical folders (i.e.
>> > create "logical files"), and give them properties (e.g. file content
>> type,
>> > intended audience). Based on predefined rules, the file should
>> > automatically be moved to 1 or more physical servers in the 3 worldwide
>> > locations we have, and stored there using the local file system (Windows,
>> > Linux etc). (2) Administrators need to control file distribution, i.e.
>> > mapping of logical files to physical replicas (e.g. delete/add replicas).
>> >
>> > We need a Web GUI for users and admins. Should support the logical folder
>> > system (create space, create/delete move folder etc), search (by file
>> name,
>> > size, date created or last modified, and possibly hash value), and a
>> > coarse-grain permissions system (e.g. user vs. admin). The back-end
>> should
>> > perform the necessary file transfers, e.g. add/fetch a replica
>> (reliably),
>> > preferably over HTTP (i.e. OS agnostic). In between should be a mapping
>> > layer that maps logical files to physical files. All metadata should be
>> kept
>> > in a DB (MySQL).
>> >
>> > To clarify, I am aware of distributed file systems (*FS), this is not
>> what I
>> > am looking for. I am looking rather for (1) management piece (Web based
>> > interface) described above + (2) the physical transfer layer, and (3) the
>> > layer that maps logical/physical files.
>> >
>> > So my questions are: does JackRabbit provide what we want? Having read
>> thru
>> > the documentation, I am still unclear on whether it is a framework or a
>> > full-blown system, and does it have only back-end components or also a
>> > front-end. In short, I'm trying to understand how much we would need to
>> > develop? I saw that Day is developing a commercial system, but for a
>> hefty
>> > sum - is there a free alternative? Also I understand that JackRabbit
>> > currently supports JCR 1.x, which does not include distribution across
>> > locations? Is there an estimate when it will support JCR 2.x, i.e.
>> > WAN distribution?
>>
>> what makes you think JCR 2.X is about WAN distribution?
>>
>> cheers
>> stefan
>