Equinox/p2/Galileo/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.

Current Plan: RC4 - June 5, 2009 - Documentation pass

The following documents need creating and/or updating during the Galileo documentation pass:

• Workbench User Guide
  • Document new p2 UI
  • Fix references to old p2 UI
  • Look for obsolete references to Help > Software Updates
  • Review user guide for references to About dialog, due to About changes in 3.5
  • Review p2 items in What's new for accuracy of content and screenshots
• Platform Plug-in Developers Guide
  • Document new p2 director application and Ant task
  • Document Repo2Runnable application and Ant task
  • Document Composite repository Ant tasks
  • Document new publisher applications/tasks
  • Document p2.inf format and usage
  • Consider adding interesting ISV information in What's new (new apps/tasks, etc)
• PDE User guide
  • Document PDE/p2 integration

Future Plans

3.5 items left

• Transport
  • Better explanation of error [1]
  • Improved cancellability [2]

• 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]

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.
• Integration of install view into proposed about dialog framework [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

M6 - March 13th, 2009

• Complete implementation of install handler replacement [Simon / Henrik]
• Support to expose a profile as a p2 repository [Simon]
• Refactor platform UI about contributions and integrate with p2 install pages Bug 246875 [Susan]
• Better support for disconnected user during install [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

M7 - May 1st, 2009 - Development Complete

• Polish items
• Performance work
• UI Accessibility
• Testing and test framework improvements
• Release train build/repository assistance

Past Releases

p2 Ganymede Milestone Plan

Legend

Needs some investigation

Work in progress

Bug fixed / Feature added