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Equinox/p2/Helios/Plan
This page lays out milestone plans for the development of Equinox p2 in the Eclipse Galileo release (aka the Eclipse Platform version 3.5).
- For a high level feature plan, see Equinox/p2/Galileo/Features.
- For a more detailed view of the UI plan, see Equinox p2 UI Plan.
Contents
Current Milestone Plan: M6 - March 13th, 2009
- Complete implementation of install handler replacement [Simon / Henrik]
- Support to expose a profile as a p2 repository [Simon]
- Integrate p2 install pages with platform about dialog Bug 246875 [Susan]
- Complete integration of publisher with PDE build [Andrew N / Jeff]
- Need a way to ensure that a bundle pool is only used by one agent to avoid problems with GC [Pradeep]
- Support for explanation [Jed / Daniel / Pascal]
- Improve detection of conflicting arguments [Matthew]
- Integration of composite repositories into build [Kim / DJ]
- Support for Framework extensions [Community / Pascal]
- Make sure the publisher reuses metadata available in existing repo [Andrew / Pascal]
- Add regression/performance tests
Future Plans
3.5 items left
- Artifact repository
- Robustness in reading and writing.
- Mirroring application... ppl still have problems
- Concurrency issues when reading and writing (one process)
- Eclipse touchpoint
- Improve detection for conflicting arguments
- Native touchpoint
- Improve detection for conflicting arguments
- Engine
- Reacting to change of property
- GC of profile registry
- Update manager
- Provide replacement constructs for UM
- Review problems connecting to legacy update sites
- Publisher / generator
- Get rid of the generator bundle to the benefit of the publisher
- Director application
- Make it easier to do a set of operations (do we need a "response file")
- Provide the ability to set properties at install time
- Mirror app
- Need to make the artifact repository more robust
- UI
- Ability to define/install/uninstall user-named groups of IU's
- Fast-path install scenarios (gestures for auto-install)
- Show licenses by license instead of by IU
- Showing non-greedy optional dependencies for selection
- Misc
- Review the support for UNC paths [3]
M6 - March 12th, 2009 - API Freeze
- Polish API javadoc, package.html doc
- Add regression/performance tests
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Integrate p2 install pages with platform about dialog Bug 246875 [Susan] (Note: requires refactoring of Platform UI About contributions)
M7 - May 1st, 2009 - Development Complete
- Polish items
- Performance work
- Testing and test framework improvements
- Release train build/repository assistance
Previous Plans
M1 - August 8th, 2008
- Decompression
- Bug triage, community assistance
- Fixing critical defects and performance problems
- Test framework for dropin reconciler [DJ]
- Creation of Publisher - replacement for metadata generator [Jeff]
- UI walkthrough and usability input [Susan]
M2 - September 19th, 2008
- Planning
-
Focus on 3.4.1 defects - Port 3.4.1 fixes to 3.5 stream
- Integration of publisher [Jeff]
- Mock up new UI workflows for community feedback [Susan]
- Add a bunch of automated tests.
M3 - October 31, 2008
- Convert from using URL to URI where possible [John]
- Refactor repository managers to remove code duplication [John]
- Revise Touchpoint action contribution model [Simon]
- Integration of publisher with PDE build [Andrew N]
- Rewrite generator app and Ant tasks to invoke publisher.
- To be continued in M4
- Investigate use of Apache HTTP client (Note: cross-project impact on ECF) [Scott]
- MD5 processing step to verify download integrity [Pascal]
- Identify all Eclipse SDK dependencies on Update Manager and determine work required to remove Update Manager dependency [DJ] (Note: impact on other SDK components)
- To be continued in M4
- Map out metadata authoring and development work flow [Andrew N] (Note: impact on PDE tooling work)
- Deferred to M4
- Investigate install handler replacement solution [helpwanted]
- Deferred to M4
-
Investigate metadata construct to separate line-up information from grouping information [Pascal]
- Dropped until further notice
- Reorganize UI workflows to separate update from install [Susan] (Note: potential impact on Platform UI)
- Investigate drill-down of install info and impact on metadata [Susan]
- Release reconciler test framework [DJ]
- Release publisher tests [John]
M4 - December 12th, 2008
- Identify all Eclipse SDK dependencies on Update Manager and determine work required to remove Update Manager dependency [DJ] (Note: impact on other SDK components)
- Map out metadata authoring and development work flow [Andrew N] (Note: impact on PDE tooling work)
- Investigate install handler replacement solution [helpwanted]
- Moved to M5. Help needed.
- Complete integration of publisher with PDE build [Andrew N]
- To be continued in M5. Help needed.
- Repository association feature work [John]
- Support for composite repository [Andrew C.]
-
Closer integration with VM [Simon/Pascal]
- Removed from Galileo unless someone picks it up
- Polish the action contribution model [Simon]
- Metadata constructs allowing the expression of negation and choice [Pascal]
- Removed from Galileo, unless someone picks it up.
- Complete integration of install view with about dialog [Susan]
- Complete detailed drill-down of IU's in install view and update/install wizards [Susan]
- Separation of UI contributions from the supporting class library [Susan]
- Investigate fast-path install scenarios [Susan]
- Moved to M5
- Add regression/performance tests
M5 - January 30th, 2009 - Major Feature Freeze
- Complete implementation of install handler replacement [Simon / Henrik]
- Some initial design in place. Work to be completed early in M6
- Improve available view filtering & affordances Bug 216032 [Susan]
- Better presentation of repositories Bug 250316 [Susan]
- Improve the revert experience and workflow Bug 216031 [Simon / Susan]
- Better analysis of proposed provisioning plan/inform user when request is altered [Susan/Pascal]
- Integrate p2 install pages with platform about dialog Bug 246875 [Susan]
- Note: requires refactoring of Platform UI About contributions. Deferred to M6.
- Investigate streamlined license UI Bug 217944 [Susan]
- Not addressed in 3.5
- Complete integration of publisher with PDE build [Andrew N / Jeff]
- Most of the pieces are in place. To be completed in M6
- Multiple processes modifying the same profile registry / profile [Pradeep]
- Need a way to ensure that a bundle pool is only used by one agent to avoid problems with GC [Pradeep]
- Deferred to M6
- Support for explanation [Jed / Daniel / Pascal]
- Code to integrate with SAT4J released in a branch. Integration completion scheduled for M6.
- Reacting to change of CU
- Improve detection of conflicting arguments [Matthew]
- Code ready, deferred to M6 for lack of time from Pascal to review.
- Integration of composite repositories into build [DJ]
- Most of the pieces are in place. Need to integrate to the build. Rest of the work to happen in M6
- Metadata work-flow from production to consumption [DJ]
- Add regression/performance tests
Past Releases
Legend
Needs some investigation
Work in progress
Bug fixed / Feature added