On 24/09/2015 02:45, Andrew Carr wrote: > Devs, > > I have been following the AJP enhancements for a long time and it seems the > protocol is stagnant.
I prefer 'mature'. > I do see some updates in the last year to the > enhancements page and some of the bugs, but there is not much activity. I > search for "enhancements" under the Tomcat Connectors project in Bugzilla > because it does not seem as though there is a specific category for AJP > Protocol enhancements. I am very interested in starting work on the AJP > Protocol enhancements. It seems like the protocol needs a clear > specification. We have this: http://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/ajp/ajpv13a.html I'd like to see that in more of an RFC style but the content (speaking as someone who spends a lot of time reading and then implementing specs) is pretty good. > Wouldn't a JSR for the protocol specification make sense? Aren't there > enough people on this list with a clear enough understanding to facilitate > introducing AJP 1.4 (or 2.0) as a JSR? -1. I don't believe that going via the JCP would add anything beneficial. > Even if we don't go the JCP route, shouldn't we work on the protocol? It > needs updating, imho. I do agree that there is benefit to updating the AJP protocol. Adding support for HTTP upgrade is the feature that pops to mind immediately. I also recall that we have used custom request attributes to pass additional attributes that didn't have a dedicated protocol attribute. > If you think I am wrong, please explain why, so that I may learn from the > experience. I have searched the lists and the interwebs for information on > this and I am having a hard time finding it. I have also been looking for > a place in the Tomcat project to dig in for 3 years, and I believe I have > finally found that place. > > Some other facts to support my argument about generating a specification, > it appears the enhancements to create the next AJP protocol are in multiple > locations. I know there is currently the AJP Extension Proposal, but what > about all of the AJP14 stuff floating around? > > https://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/ajp/ajpv13ext.html > https://archive.apache.org/dist/tomcat/tomcat-connectors/jk2/v2.0.0/doc/common/AJPv14-proposal.html Those look to be largely the same ideas and date from roughly the same time (10+ years ago). > Please let me know your thoughts and concerns on enhancing the AJP protocol > and possibly introducing a new version with new features. I think there is a clear case for a new version. The first thing to do would be to pull all the ideas together in one place (I'm thinking the wiki), agree what needs to be in AJP.next and then work on updating the specification to accommodate it. Regarding the wiki, the current Tomcat wiki is hosted on a system that be be very slow (minutes) to process updates. I think we should create a new wiki instance on the cwiki server that is a lot faster when editing. Mark --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@tomcat.apache.org
