uPortal RoadmapuPortal Roadmap

Patches, evolution, and revolutionPatches, evolution, and revolution

Andrew Petro, Yale UniversityAndrew Petro, Yale University

Eric Dalquist, UniconEric Dalquist, Unicon

uPortal ReleasesuPortal Releases

uPortal 2.4.3

MajorMinor

Patch

Types of releasesTypes of releases Patch releasesPatch releases

Bug fixes, backwards-compatibleBug fixes, backwards-compatible Every 1-2 monthsEvery 1-2 months Easy to upgradeEasy to upgrade

Minor releasesMinor releases New features and possible database changesNew features and possible database changes Every 6-12 monthsEvery 6-12 months May take work to upgradeMay take work to upgrade

Major releases Major releases Extensive changesExtensive changes Every 2-4 yearsEvery 2-4 years (May be) Difficult to upgrade(May be) Difficult to upgrade

2.4.32.5.1

2.5.02.6.0

3.0.0

Marching towards a particular Marching towards a particular releaserelease

Nightly buildNightly build ““Milestone”Milestone”AlphaAlphaBetaBetaRelease CandidateRelease Candidate

General Audience ReleaseGeneral Audience Release

This PresentationThis Presentation

uPortal 2.x RoadmapuPortal 2.x Roadmap

uPortal 3.x RoadmapuPortal 3.x Roadmap

Questions and AnswersQuestions and Answers

uPortal 2.x RoadmapuPortal 2.x Roadmap

2-4-patches2-4-patches

2-5-patches2-5-patches

Towards 2.6 and beyondTowards 2.6 and beyond

What’s a Roadmap?What’s a Roadmap?

2.5.0 Happened. What’s in it?2.5.0 Happened. What’s in it?2.4.3 Plans2.4.3 Plans2.5.1 Plans2.5.1 Plans

2.6.0 Opportunities2.6.0 Opportunities

3.0.0 Revolution3.0.0 Revolution

uPortal 2.5.0uPortal 2.5.0

Evolutionary improvementEvolutionary improvement

Incremental new features, Incremental new features,

Takes some work to upgradeTakes some work to upgrade

Released 26 May 2005Released 26 May 20052.5.0

2.5.0 features2.5.0 features

DLMDLMBetter JSR-168 supportBetter JSR-168 supportRequire / embrace JDK 1.4Require / embrace JDK 1.4

Chaining throwablesChaining throwablesSupport JDK 1.5Support JDK 1.5SpringSpringDOM3 / JAXP 1.3DOM3 / JAXP 1.3Threading / Concurrency libraryThreading / Concurrency library

2.5.0

DLMDLM

Alternative to ALMAlternative to ALMPushed fragments managed as layouts of Pushed fragments managed as layouts of

“fragment owners”“fragment owners”

2.5.0

What is DLM?What is DLM?

User’s Layout

Personal Preferences

Declarative Configuration

Fragment Owners

Library TabLibrary Tab

2.5.0

Library Tab PlusLibrary Tab Plus

2.5.0

Simple User Layout ManagementSimple User Layout Management

PersonDirectory

Template Assignment

Template Personal Layout

2.5.0

Simple User Layout ManagementSimple User Layout Management

PersonDirectory

Template Assignment

Template Personal Layout

2.5.0

““Distributed” User Layout Distributed” User Layout ManagementManagement

PersonDirectory

“Template” Assignment

Dynamic “Template” Personal Layout

2.5.0

““Distributed” User Layout Distributed” User Layout ManagementManagement

Person Directory

Template Assignment

Dynamic Template Personal Layout

2.5.0

SLM? ALM? DLM?SLM? ALM? DLM?Currently:

SLM ALM DLM

Where we’re going:

SLM CLM

JSR-168 support improvementsJSR-168 support improvements

Expiration cachingExpiration cachingRedirectsRedirectsWindow state changing in processActionWindow state changing in processAction

2.5.0

JDK 1.4 / Chaining ThrowablesJDK 1.4 / Chaining Throwables

NullPointerException

ChannelRenderingException

PortalException

PortalException

2.5.0

JDK 1.5 supportJDK 1.5 support

Compiles and runs under JDK / JRE 1.5Compiles and runs under JDK / JRE 1.5

2.5.0

SpringSpring

Declarative configurationDeclarative configurationThat’s about Java Objects, rather than That’s about Java Objects, rather than

about Stringsabout Strings

The sun is setting on static factories that The sun is setting on static factories that read class names from portal.properties.read class names from portal.properties.

PersonDirectory as the first Springified PersonDirectory as the first Springified componentcomponent

2.5.0

uPortal 2.4.3uPortal 2.4.3

The next 2-4-patches deliverableThe next 2-4-patches deliverableBackwards compatible conservative Backwards compatible conservative

fixes, enhancementfixes, enhancementSharing of fixes for released code.Sharing of fixes for released code.

2.4.3

Adoption of threading libraryAdoption of threading library

Backport-util-concurrentBackport-util-concurrent

2.4.3

Minor bugfixesMinor bugfixes

2.4.3

2.5.12.5.1

Backwards-compatible Backwards-compatible improvement.improvement.

Bugfixes.Bugfixes.

2.5.1

uPortal 2.6uPortal 2.6

And beyondAnd beyond

2.6.0

uPortal CVS headuPortal CVS head

portal

2.5.0

2.4.0

2-4-patches

2-5-patchesHea

d

2.4.1

2.4.3…

2.5.1

Will there be a uP 2.6?Will there be a uP 2.6?

Are there incremental improvements that Are there incremental improvements that could be made beyond uP 2.5 that would could be made beyond uP 2.5 that would make you want to deploy 2.6?make you want to deploy 2.6?

So much so that there are developers, So much so that there are developers, resources interested in working to make resources interested in working to make this happen?this happen?

Then it makes sense to produce uP 2.6.Then it makes sense to produce uP 2.6.

2.6.0

Some uP 2.6 ideasSome uP 2.6 ideas

Continue to improve Layout ManagementContinue to improve Layout ManagementStability, Stability, StabilityStability, Stability, StabilityHave we stopped leaking memory yet?Have we stopped leaking memory yet?Skinning improvements, CSS/Divs as Skinning improvements, CSS/Divs as

default exampledefault exampleGroups and PermissionsGroups and PermissionsMore SpringMore Spring……

2.6.0

Serializable SessionsSerializable Sessions

And sessions worth serializingAnd sessions worth serializing

Beyond load balancing and clusteringBeyond load balancing and clusteringState-retaining failover *State-retaining failover *

(For channels written to take advantage)(For channels written to take advantage)

Wait, not just in HEAD…Wait, not just in HEAD…

Some features can be Some features can be accommodated conservativelyaccommodated conservatively

portal

2.5.0

2.4.0

2-4-patches

2-5-patchesHea

d

2.4.1

2.4.3…

2.5.1

JIRA for project planningJIRA for project planning

Identify desired improvementsIdentify desired improvementsSchedule for 2.6Schedule for 2.6 ““Assign” resourcesAssign” resourcesTrack to completionTrack to completion

2.6.0

Lather, Rinse, RepeatLather, Rinse, Repeat

Continue to Continue to incrementally improve incrementally improve uPortal 2.x so long as uPortal 2.x so long as there’s interest and there’s interest and resources.resources.

2.6.0

Many deployers of uP 2.xMany deployers of uP 2.x

Work to doWork to do

portal

2.5.0

2.4.0

2-4-patches

2-5-patchesHea

d

2.4.1

2.4.3…

2.5.1

At some pointAt some point

Interest in continuing to develop uP 2.x Interest in continuing to develop uP 2.x waneswanes

Because there’s something better to work Because there’s something better to work onon

Move what we need into uP 3Move what we need into uP 3

And now, for uPortal 3 roadmap…And now, for uPortal 3 roadmap…

2.6.0