Re: [xwiki-devs] [GSoC] More extension repositories [Bintray / Artifactory]

I've investigater Artifactory and Bintray APIs. They are totally

I updated desing page: http://design.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Proposal/

2017-06-08 11:35 GMT+02:00 Krzysiek Płachno <krzysiekplachno(a)gmail.com>om>: > Ok - I got it (I confused in my mind ExtensionRepositorySource > with ExtensionRepository) > > I'll compare in detail the apis of Artifactory and Bintray - if they're > (almost) the same - it makes sense to do it as you described. > > KP > > 2017-06-08 11:26 GMT+02:00 Thomas Mortagne <thomas.mortagne(a)xwiki.com>om>: > >> On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 11:05 AM, Krzysiek Płachno >> <krzysiekplachno(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> > Ok - then. >> > >> > So: >> >> > 1. Do I understand well that the advantage of Rest connection over >> native >> > Maven connection is that when using maven we cannot search repo? >> >> Yes you don't have live search in standard Maven repository. In some >> repository you can download an index but that's all. >> >> > 2. The goal would be to produce an extension with two components >> > ExtensionRepositoryFactory: 'bintray' and 'artifactory' which

>> the >> > same logic will allow to connect Bintray and Artifactory? Or just >> > one ExtensionRepositoryFactory with name 'artifactory' to be used

>> for >> > both? This naming is a bit important since in xwiki.properties whilst >> > giving url to external repo user also gives type of repo. (As >> > regards ExtensionRepositorySource components - they are completely >> hidden >> > so it may be one for both Artifactory and Bintray) >> >> If Bintray use Artifactory REST API then there should be only one >> 'artifactory' ExtensionRepositoryFactory. >> >> ExtensionRepositorySource point is to provide default repository (for >> example extensions.xwiki.org or nexus.xwiki.org) so it only make sense >> for Bintray jcenter (unless jcenter does not expose REST API). I >> totally skipped the fact that anyone was able to create a Bintray >> instance and I was actually only thinking about jcenter. >> >> > >> > KP >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > 2017-06-07 10:12 GMT+02:00 Thomas Mortagne <

>> > >> >> Some comments: >> >> >> >> The difference between Artifactory and Bintray you are describing >> >> don't really matter for your use case IMO. >> >> >> >> The only thing you should deal with are: >> >> >> >> * downloading artifacts >> >> * searching for artifacts (that is actually the only feature brought >> >> by this extension since as you said you can download artifacts

>> >> Maven access) >> >> >> >> and AFAIK those two features have the same API in both cases since >> >> Bintray is essentially a public Artifactory instance. >> >> >> >> So unless I really missing something here you should IMO work on two >> >> extensions (on just two component in the same extension): >> >> * an ExtensionRepositoryFactory for Artifactory >> >> * a ExtensionRepositorySource which automatically register Bintray >> >> with the type "artifactory" >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 12:05 PM, Krzysiek Płachno >> >> &lt;krzysiekplachno(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: >> >> > Hey! >> >> > >> >> > I investigated a bit Binatray and Artifactory and uploaded

>> >> short >> >> > raport: >> >> > http://design.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Proposal/ >> >> MoreextensionrepositoriesArtifactoryBintray >> >> > >> >> > Any comments, ideas, relfections - highly appreciated. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Best, >> >> > Krzysztof Płachno >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Thomas Mortagne >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Thomas Mortagne >> > >