Thanks Ioannis, Emmanuel, Ashish and Bernd. // Roger Schildmeijer
On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Bernd Fondermann < bernd.fonderm...@googlemail.com> wrote: > +1, sounds interesting. Good luck! > > Bernd > > On 28 Jun 2011 08:42, "Ashish" <paliwalash...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > +1 > > > > On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 3:37 AM, Niklas Gustavsson <nik...@protocol7.com > >wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I would like to propose Deft to be an Apache Incubator project. Deft > > > is a non-blocking, asynchronous, event driven high performance web > > > framework running on the JVM. > > > > > > Here's a link to the proposal in the Incubator wiki: > > > http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/DeftProposal > > > > > > As you will note, the list of mentors is in need of some volunteers, > > > so if you find this interesting, feel free to sign up. Needless to > > > say, the same of course goes for committers. > > > > > > You'll find the initial proposal pasted below. > > > > > > /niklas > > > > > > > > > > > > = Deft Proposal = > > > == Abstract == > > > Deft is a non-blocking, asynchronous, event driven high performance > > > web framework running on the JVM. > > > > > > == Proposal == > > > Deft is a web framework that makes using it feel a bit like ordinary > > > Java servlets, but with additional tools and optimizations to take > > > advantage of the underlying non-blocking infrastructure. The framework > > > is distinct from most mainstream Java web server frameworks because it > > > is non-blocking and reasonably fast. It's ideal for real-time web > > > services because it can support thousands of simultaneous idle > > > connections. > > > > > > Key features: > > > > > > * Optimized for thousands of simultaneous connections > > > * Using pure Java NIO (java.nio & java.nio.channels) > > > * Asynchronous (nonblocking I/O) > > > * Event driven > > > > > > == Background == > > > Deft was initially inspired by Facebook's (actually !FriendFeed's ) > > > Tornado open source project. Tornado is written in python and was open > > > sourced by Facebook September 2009. Deft was started in October 2010 > > > by Roger Schildmeijer and Jim Petersson, since then, a number of > > > other developers (from different parts of the world) have submitted > > > patches to the project. External contributors have also been involved > > > in the pre-commit review process that Deft has adopted from Apache > > > Cassandra. Currently the project is hosted on github and has 133 > > > watchers and 19 forks. > > > > > > == Rationale == > > > The goals of the project are very much aligned with the goals of the > > > Apache Software Foundation. i.e there is interest in (continuing to) > > > foster a collaborative, consensus based development process, using an > > > open and pragmatic software license, and a desire to create high > > > quality software that leads the way in its field. > > > > > > == Initial Goals == > > > Even though the basic functionality is in place we would like to see > > > the following features included in future releases: > > > > > > * More third party libraries that works within Deft's IOLoop > > > * Https support for the async http client > > > * Optimized buffer usage in the async socket abstraction > > > * Template engine > > > * Chunked transfer-encoding > > > * Websockets > > > * Https support > > > * Improved Http 1.1 compliance > > > > > > = Current Status = > > > == Meritocracy == > > > Deft has been an open source project since day one. The project has > > > transformed from being primarily a two person led (and funded) project > > > to one with a number of diverse participants. Any potentially > > > controversial architecture change is discussed on the public mailing > > > list. Development has been coordinated primarily through a mailing > > > list, pull requests and with some IRC. > > > > > > == Community == > > > Building an active open source community will be one of Deft's top > > > priority. The amount of interest in the project from social networks > > > (like twitter and github) and individual developers and users suggests > > > a strong community will develop once the framework to support one is > > > in place. Currently the Deft community exists out of the core > > > developers, and the users integration Deft in an end-user products > > > (the actual number is unknown). > > > > > > == Core Developers == > > > * Roger Schildmeijer > > > * Jim Petersson > > > * Johnathan Meehan > > > * Nicholas Whitehead > > > * Séven Le Mesle > > > > > > Other contributors to the project include: William Edwards, Jacob > > > Kristhammar, Rickard Böttcher, ilmich, 1730wang (Nemo), Khaled > > > Essghaier, Mikael Piotrowski > > > > > > == Alignment == > > > Deft is a web framework with a strong focus on speed and asynchronous > > > principles. Some parts of Deft are a complex (especiallt the > > > asynchronous parts) and it makes sense to have a > > > supporting/developing community. Apache provides a solid base with > > > established processes and rules to create such community. > > > > > > == Known Risks == > > > === Inexperience with Open Source === > > > The current code that has been developed for Deft is open sourced > > > under the Apache 2.0 license. The majority of the initial developers > > > of Deft are familiar with the Apache model for open-source > > > development. > > > > > > === Orphaned Products === > > > All participants are active users and contributors to open source. > > > One of them (Roger Schildmeijer) has experience as a contributor on > > > the Apache Cassandra open source project. > > > > > > === Homogeneous Developers === > > > Deft's initial set of committers include people that have a strong JVM > > > background, and are spread over a number of countries and different > > > employers. > > > > > > === Reliance on Salaried Developers === > > > None of the developers working on Deft are salaried specifically to > > > work on the project. The initial set of committers will continue to > > > use their spare time to develop Deft. > > > > > > === Relationships with Other Apache Products === > > > Deft has dependencies upon other Apache Projects: !HttpClient and > > > Maven. Also, Deft comes with a "built-in" asynchronous http client. It > > > could be worth time to investigate if parts of > > > [[http://mina.apache.org/asyncweb/client-ideas.html|Apache Mina's > > > async http client]] could be reused. > > > > > > === An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === > > > The initial set of developers respect the Apache brand and feel that > > > Apache is the right place to establish a healthy open source > > > community. Deft itself will hopefully have benefits from Apache, in > > > terms of attracting a community and establishing a solid group of > > > developers. However, even if this proposal is not accepted, the > > > development will continue. As such, there is no need to, or reason > > > to, "abuse" the brand. > > > > > > == Documentation == > > > Infoq article about Deft: http://www.infoq.com/articles/deft-loft > > > > > > Deft documentation: http://deftserver.org/ > > > > > > Deft issue tracker and source: https://github.com/rschildmeijer/deft/ > > > > > > Deft Continuous Integration: http://savagesprout.com:8180/jenkins/ > > > > > > == External Dependencies == > > > The external dependencies that Deft uses are all Apache license or > > > compatible licenses. > > > > > > * Google Guava (http://code.google.com/p/guava-libraries/, Apache > License > > > 2.0) > > > * Logback (http://logback.qos.ch, Dual license, LGPL 2.1 and EPL > v1.0) > > > * Apache HttpClient (for unit/system tests) > > > (http://hc.apache.org/httpcomponents-client-ga/, Apache License 2.0) > > > * Ning's Async Http Client (for unit/system tests) > > > (https://github.com/sonatype/async-http-client, Apache License 2.0) > > > * JUnit (http://www.junit.org/, Common Public License - v 1.0) > > > * javax.activation > > > (http://mvnrepository.com/artifact/javax.activation/activation/1.1.1, > > > Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL) Version 1.0) > > > > > > == Required Resources == > > > === Mailing lists === > > > * deft-private > > > * deft-dev > > > * deft-commits > > > * deft-user > > > > > > === Subversion Directory === > > > https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/deft > > > > > > === Issue Tracking === > > > JIRA DEFT (Deft) > > > > > > === Other Resources === > > > * Jenkins for continuos integration. > > > * deftserver.org domain to be transferred to ASF upon incubation. > > > > > > == Initial Committers == > > > * Roger Schildmeijer (schildmeijer [at] gmail com) > > > * Jim Petersson (jim.petersson [at] gmail com) > > > * Johnathan Meehan (jmeehan [at] phasevariance com) > > > * Nicholas Whitehead (nwhitehead [at] heliosdev org) > > > * Séven Le Mesle (slemesle [at] xebia fr) > > > > > > == Sponsors == > > > === Champion === > > > * Niklas Gustavsson n...@apache.org > > > > > > === Nominated Mentors === > > > > > > > > > === Sponsoring Entity === > > > * Apache Incubator PMC > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > thanks > > ashish > > > > Blog: http://www.ashishpaliwal.com/blog > > My Photo Galleries: http://www.pbase.com/ashishpaliwal >
