[Building Sakai] 2.7.0: Profile2 v Profile

[Anthony Whyte]

I assumed that profile would be replaced by profile2 if the latter got  
the nod for 2.7.0 (it has) but I'd like others to consider the  
implications of what Steve writes below and comment on list.

Cheers,

Anth

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Steve Swinsburg <steve.swinsburg at gmail.com>
> Date: December 11, 2009 6:36:05 PM GMT-05:00
> To: Anthony Whyte <arwhyte at umich.edu>, Clay Fenlason <clay.fenlason at et.gatech.edu 
> >
> Subject: Re: Profile2 v Profile
>
> Actually, if this is an issue I could do it a different way. I might  
> be able to create a separate implementation of the ProfileManager  
> API and bundle that with Profile2 instead, leaving the current  
> ProfileManager API untouched. You could then just swap the beans out  
> in the Roster config to activate it. This would mean touching code  
> to activate Profile2 though and I don't know if you just want to  
> remove the Profile altogether.
>
> I didn't want to do this initially as it meant touching a few more  
> tools but if it's necessary I guess I'll need to do it.
>
> Let me know how you want to proceed.
>
> cheers,
> Steve
>
>
> On 12/12/2009, at 10:26 AM, Steve Swinsburg wrote:
>
>> Hi Anthony and Clay,
>>
>> Just a heads up, which I am not sure the PC are aware of as such,  
>> is that the Roster integration work with Profile2 essentially  
>> renders the existing Profile unusable, so when it goes into trunk,  
>> the Profile will need to be removed.
>>
>> I had to re-write the legacy ProfileManager to get its data and  
>> privacy settings from Profile2 rather than Profile so the Roster  
>> will get the right info. This then deploys itself as the same  
>> artifact so it overwrites the one produced from the Profile tool.  
>> This is the only way to do it otherwise there would be two  
>> implementations of the ProfileManager API.
>>
>> I hope this doesn't upset the apple-cart but it was a necessary  
>> move to get the integration working.
>>
>> Let me know if you need any more info.
>>
>> thanks,
>> Steve
>>
>>
>

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