GSOC 2012/Student Application Cerberus/Fedora JBOSS spin

Proposal Description

• Please describe your proposal in detail. Include:

An overview of your proposal

• To help package JBOSS AS7 and similar components to help create a Fedora JBOSS spin.
• To get Shrinkwrap packaged and able to successfully build, install, and run for the next release.
• To get Arquillian packaged and able to successfully build, install, and run for the next release.
• To pick up any other packaging tasks that are required to complete the packaging for the Fedora JBOSS spin project.

The need you believe it fulfills

• JBOSS provides Java Enterprise developers with an option of a compact distribution via a Fedora JBOSS spin.
• Shrinkwrap provides a simple mechanism to assemble archives like JARs, WARs, and EARs with a friendly, fluent API, for Java Enterprise developers.
• Arquillian is a powerful testing platform that handles the plumbing of of managing the container lifecycle, deployment and framework initialization so you can focus on writing your integration tests.
• These features would entice Java Enterprise developers to chose Fedora as their primary operating system.

Any relevant experience you have

• Junior in the Computer Engineering program at University of Maryland Baltimore County. I have experience in developing, compiling, and submitting projects on a Linux distribution. I know C, C++, Python, Java, ant, cvs, and bash and I have used Fedora for years.

How do you intend to implement your proposal

• Start by becoming a proven packager.
• Do some research on using Maven.
• Start packaging the dependencies required by Shrinkwrap.
• Separate the Shrinkwrap source into separate build-able modules.
• Try to build against rawhide.
• And, test, test, test.
• Then start seperating Arquillian into seperate build-able modules.
• Try to build Arquillian componenets against rawhide.
• Then test, test, test.
• Repeat as necessary.

Final deliverable of the proposal at the end of the period

• Shrinkwrap and Arquillian completely packaged and ready for the Fedora JBOSS spin.

Any other details you feel we should consider

• I have a lot of time to spend over the summer on this project.

Have you communicated with a potential mentor? If so, who?

• Yes, Marek Goldmann.

Proposal Description

• Please describe your proposal in detail. Include:

An overview of your proposal

• To help package JBOSS AS7 and similar components to help create a Fedora JBOSS spin.
• To get Shrinkwrap packaged and able to successfully build, install, and run for the next release.
• To get Arquillian packaged and able to successfully build, install, and run for the next release.
• To pick up any other packaging tasks that are required to complete the packaging for the Fedora JBOSS spin project.

The need you believe it fulfills

• JBOSS provides Java Enterprise developers with an option of a compact distribution via a Fedora JBOSS spin.
• Shrinkwrap provides a simple mechanism to assemble archives like JARs, WARs, and EARs with a friendly, fluent API, for Java Enterprise developers.
• Arquillian is a powerful testing platform that handles the plumbing of of managing the container lifecycle, deployment and framework initialization so you can focus on writing your integration tests.
• These features would entice Java Enterprise developers to chose Fedora as their primary operating system.

Any relevant experience you have

• Junior in the Computer Engineering program at University of Maryland Baltimore County. I have experience in developing, compiling, and submitting projects on a Linux distribution. I know C, C++, Python, Java, ant, cvs, and bash and I have used Fedora for years.

How do you intend to implement your proposal

• Start by becoming a proven packager.
• Do some research on using Maven.
• Start packaging the dependencies required by Shrinkwrap.
• Separate the Shrinkwrap source into separate build-able modules.
• Try to build against rawhide.
• And, test, test, test.
• Then start seperating Arquillian into seperate build-able modules.
• Try to build Arquillian componenets against rawhide.
• Then test, test, test.
• Repeat as necessary.

Final deliverable of the proposal at the end of the period

• Shrinkwrap and Arquillian completely packaged and ready for the Fedora JBOSS spin.

Any other details you feel we should consider

• I have a lot of time to spend over the summer on this project.

Have you communicated with a potential mentor? If so, who?

• Yes, Marek Goldmann.