This document provides an overview of JasForge, an open source platform for managing agile Java EE projects using continuous integration. It discusses JasForge's architecture, features, integration with tools like Hudson and JIRA, and future plans to make tools available as OSGi bundles. JasForge aims to help development teams collaborate more efficiently through a centralized platform that handles all stages of a project from inception to deployment. It provides predefined roles, LDAP authentication, SCM support via Subversion, and exposes tools as web services using SOAP and REST.

1. JasForge:
The Collaborative
and Agile Project
Eclipse Summit Europe
Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010
Ludwigsburg (Germany)
By Mr Karim Djafaar
CO and Technical JEE Evangelist of
JASMINE CONSEIL ©
http://www.jasmineconseil.com

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Jasforge Project
Brief Recall of Continuous Integration
Presentation Plan
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3 What is JasForge ?
4 Simple Scenarios
5 JasForge Architecture
6 JasForge Features in detail
7 Some View of existing JasForge Tools

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Continuous Integration
Principles

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Today Problem with software integration
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Analyzethe needs
Conception
Coding
Integration/Test
http://www.info.ucl.ac.be/Enseignement/Cours/INGI2255/notes/chap1.pdf
Continuous Integration

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What is Continuous Integration (wikipedia definition) ?
« In software engineering, continuous integration
(CI) implements continuous processes of applying
quality control - small pieces of effort, applied
frequently.
Continuous integration aims to improve the quality
of software, and to reduce the time taken to deliver
it, by replacing the traditional practice of applying
quality control after completing all development.”

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CI Architecture and JasForge Open Source project
CI Repository
CI Server Deployment
Platform
Build Manager
Feedback
mecanism
1.Checkout: get all existing source from the repository1.Checkout: get all existing source from the repository
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2.Commit: commit all local modifications in the repository2.Commit: commit all local modifications in the repository
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3.Pool: See if there is a commit in the repository3.Pool: See if there is a commit in the repository
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4.Build: Build construction in the JEE lifecycle.4.Build: Build construction in the JEE lifecycle.
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5.Deploy: Artefact deployment in a target platform5.Deploy: Artefact deployment in a target platform
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6.Feedback: feedback mecanism like email notification and groupware.6.Feedback: feedback mecanism like email notification and groupware.
Jasforge : Agile and Open Source Solution for
building a custom Continuous Process

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What is JasForge ?

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What is JasForge ?
 An agile Platform to manage Continuous Integration Process
 Help development team to better collaborate and be efficient in their daily
task (project creation, development, tests, integration, deployment ...)
 A central platform for the creation and managing of middle to complex
projects, from the inception to the deployment
 Available in two edition:
– Community Edition (Eclipse Public License)
– Enterprise Edition

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JasForge Predefined Actors

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JasForge monitoring Tools
JASFORGE AgentJASFORGE Agent
maven
Nexus
JasForge:
A customized and
Agile collaborative solution
Your ToolYour Tool

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JasForge particularities vs
other existing Software Factories
Extensibility
EasyInstallation
Jasforge
Follow the CI Concept

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Open to other standard Agile tool
With JasForge, you can tailor your build process to your
specific need by choosing your specific standard tool:
– SVN, CVS for source code Management
– Maven based compilation, test (Junit) and release
– Continuous Integration Management with Hudson/Cruise Control
– Bug Tracking by JIRA (default)
– Quality Metrics with Sonar, PMD, Checkstyle
– Directory Management and role based with OpenLDAP
– Server Management and Monitoring (Tomcat/Jetty, JBoss, and
WebSphere available only in the JasForge Entreprise Edition)
– Eclipse IDE integration using the ECF framework and SOAP based API
(Entreprise Edition)

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SCM SUPPORT
Simple scenarios:

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Sample scenarios: Project creation with JasForge
maven
authentificationProject Creation
Maven archetype Creation
SVN repository creation
Monitoring and
Managing Tools CI project management
with Hudson

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JasForge Architecture

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Jasforge Project:
a layered and standardized Architecture

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JasForge : An Extensible Architecture
A factory of beans which manage all the tools to be monitored
in the JasForge monitoring tool
A dedicated agent which instrument and monitor all the
specific tool used in the infrastructure
You declare your tool as spring service in a dedicated
jasforge-service.xml descriptor using our JasForge SDK

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Jasforge: An Agile ecosystem in is own
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JasForge Features in
details

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LDAP Based and specific roles for each tool
openLDAPopenLDAP
AuthentificationAuthentification
Security RealmsSecurity Realms
JNDI RealmsJNDI Realms
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SVN synchronization
SubversionSubversion
Synchronization with SVN operations (checkin, ..)Synchronization with SVN operations (checkin, ..)
SVN ConnectorSVN Connector
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Full SCM support with Subversion
SubversionSubversion
SVN Managment using Access RightSVN Managment using Access Right
AgentAgent
JNDI
Manager
JNDI
Manager
Svnserve
Svnserve.conf
Stratégie d’auth
passwd
Users &
pwd
Authz
Groupes
& Accès
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Tools are injected exposed as web services using
SOA and REST Protocol
 The tools are services using Dependency Injection :
– Each tool is managed as a bean and transparently « injected »
in the JasForge application as a service
 JasForge tools are exposed as Forge manage all web
services using Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) and
REST-style services

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Full CI support with Hudson Tool using SOAP/REST
Support
HudsonHudson
NoticeNotice
is managed by
LDAP Authentification inside Hudson
is managed by
LDAP Authentification inside Hudson
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SOAP/REST
-createBuildService
- ……
SOAP/REST
-createBuildService
- ……
HTTP XML/RPC

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Demo: JasForge center of control

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Some view of existing JasForge
Tools integration …

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Hudson Integration
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Tools Monitoring Infrastructure

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JIRA Integration

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JasForge Future Evolution

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OSGI compliant and Update Managment
Integration with Eclipse IDE to propose existing services to
Eclipse community and enhance the support of existing tools
Agile tools will be available as bundles in a OSGI container
You will easily monitor your tools as services and enhance
the monitoring of the overal infrastructure thanks to OSGI
specification supported by Eclipse Equinox
An update installer which facilitate the localization and update
of your tools will be also available as OSGI bundle

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JasForge OSGI BundlesJasForge OSGI Bundles
JasForge Eclipse Integration :
Using Equinox on the Server Side to manage JasForge Tools as OSGI
Bundles
(Server Side Equinox)
using Tomcat
OSGI Monitoring
Agent
Eclipse
Plugins and
Eclipse Equinox OSGi
Framework
OSGI JasForge Web Application
Eclipse IDE
(Eclipse Developers)
Web Client
HTTP
Bundle
Subversion
Bundle
Hudson
Bundle
Hudson My BundleMy Bundle
JasForge
Descriptor
(contain the list
Of OSGI bundles)

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Conclusion

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Conclusion
JasForge is an Agile and Open Source Platform for
managing all the life cycle of your Agile JEE project.
Based on Standard and Open Source toolsBased on Standard and Open Source tools
Collaborative Platform for agile teamCollaborative Platform for agile team
Plugable and extensible Software FactoryPlugable and extensible Software Factory
Cover all the life cycle of a JEE ProjectCover all the life cycle of a JEE Project

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JasForge: A Jasmine Conseil concept
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