+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
