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Subject: RE: [oasis-charter-discuss] All these OASIS Service Component Arc hitecturefor XXXX language...



Michael,

I believe that the SCA Assembly and SCA Policy specifications do provide the language-neutral description of
SCA that allows ease of porting of the SCA model to new languages and new platforms that you describe in your
email.

These two specifications describe the general features of SCA that must be considered when creating a definition
of a new SCA implementation type (ie for components written in some language or using some platform).

The individual language specifications then describe the details of the model in that language - for example, how
existing concepts in the language map to SCA and how SCA artifacts map to the language.  It may also define
extensions to the language or to the platform that make things simpler and easier for the programmer.

So, on the one hand, the SCA BPEL specification is short and simple, with most of the document concentrating on
how BPEL partner links map to SCA services and references.  There are a couple of extensions to BPEL described
that provide a means to map SCA properties to BPEL processes, but these are few and simple.

On the other hand, the SCA Java specification is much larger.  It does describe a very simple mapping of Java
POJOs to SCA.  However, it also describes a Dependency Injection mechanism, plus a set of APIs for getting
more detail contextual information for advanced users.  The spec also provides a set of language-specific
annotations which are used to provide inline metadata about the Java component that make the mapping to
SCA clearer and which reduce the amount of metadata that has to be specified in separate XML files.  Most
of the details of the SCA Java specification are not mandated directly by the SCA Assembly and SCA Policy
specifications - but they are provided to give the Java programmer a simple and natural experience in
developing service components.

In preparing the various SCA specifications in the Open SOA collaboration, we certainly found it useful to
split the specifications in the way that we propose for OASIS.  There are very different considerations and
skills involved in building the SCA language specifications from the SCA Assembly and SCA Policy specifications
and the membership of the teams working on the different specifications turned out to be quite different in
most cases.  In addition, some of the langauge working groups turned out to have a lot of work to do - the Java
language team had to develop a plain "Java POJO" specification, then tackle Spring, Java EE and also handle
JAX-WS, since all of these platforms/frameworks are used to build components in the Java language - and
each has its unique twists in terms of connection to SCA.


Yours,  Mike.

Strategist - Emerging Technologies, SCA & SDO.
IBM Hursley Park, Mail Point 146, Winchester, SO21 2JN, Great Britain.
Phone & FAX: +44-1962-818014    Mobile: +44-7802-467431  
Email:  mike_edwards@uk.ibm.com



"Poulin, Michael" <Michael.Poulin@uk.fid-intl.com>

04/07/2007 09:22

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RE: [oasis-charter-discuss] All these OASIS Service Component Arc        hitecture for XXXX language...





Michael,
 
I am absolutely agree with you in that "it would be difficult to try to create a single specification that represented all three programming models in a way that the specialization for each language". My initial message was driven by the question like this: taking in consideration complexity and specifics of target platforms and languages, will the SCA standard allow ease porting of the architecture from one platform/language onto another (like CORBA IDL)? That is, I am talking about a meta-model of the component architecture that might be "put on the ground" depending on available/preferable execution environment (where the environment is quite platform/language specific).
 
- Michael Poulin


From: Michael Rowley [mailto:mrowley@bea.com]
Sent:
03 July 2007 18:30
To:
Poulin, Michael; David RR Webber (XML); mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org
Cc:
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Subject:
RE: [oasis-charter-discuss] All these OASIS Service Component Architecture for XXXX language...


 
David and Michael,
 
SCA is intended to provide a fairly complete set of technologies that make it possible to develop, configure and deploy service-based applications using multiple languages. Some of the pieces of this picture, such as assembly and policy, can be created in a way that is independent of the language that is used for developing components.
 
However, the components themselves must be developed using some language. How development in each language looks is designed to be as simple as possible, where one way to achieve this simplicity is to use mechanisms that are natural for the language in question. This implies that we need language-specific TC's that design the programming model for creating SCA components with that language.
 
Therefore, to achieve portability and to simplify the development of SCA compliant components using the various, popular languages/platforms, SCA defines mappings of the SCA concepts and the language-neutral syntax to the native model/syntax of individual language/platforms. In some cases, the applicable mappings may be relatively simple and short. However, in other cases, especially where the development platforms are complex and rich in functionality (e.g. Java EE, Spring), mapping of SCA to the native concepts and syntax involves significant amount of work.
 
To make this concrete, you can look at the SCA specifications that describe the programming model for the first three languages tackled: Java, C++ and BPEL, and for the the first development platform: Spring.
 
You can see from these specifications, that the programming models are sufficiently large and different (especially BPEL's) that it would be difficult to try to create a single specification that represented all three programming models in a way that the specialization for each language could just be a short appendix.
 
We also want to provide more than just "non-normative guides".  It is important that developers be able to create SCA components for each of these languages in a way that will be portable between different implementations of SCA.
 
Michael Rowley
 
 



From: Poulin, Michael [mailto:Michael.Poulin@uk.fid-intl.com]
Sent:
Tuesday, July 03, 2007 5:09 AM
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David RR Webber (XML); mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org
Cc:
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Subject:
RE: [oasis-charter-discuss] All these OASIS Service Component Architecture for XXXX language...

 
Hi Mary,
I also was surprised a little with the separation right away. I thought it might be a core SCA TC in the beginning continued with sub-TC for 'platform' porting later on.
 
Cheers,
- Michael Poulin
 



From: David RR Webber (XML) [mailto:david@drrw.info]
Sent:
02 July 2007 15:46
To:
mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org
Cc:
oasis-charter-discuss@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject:
[oasis-charter-discuss] All these OASIS Service Component Architecture for XXXX language...

Mary,
 
Is it just me - but I thought the whole point of SCA was that there is a common consistent approach - that is language agnostic - and that you should not need a TC for every language out there implementing SCA...
 
Rather - from the base SCA work - you should be able to develop simple Appendices - for BPEL, Java, C++, VB, Delphi, Ruby, SQL et al as non-normative guides.
 
Am I missing something here?  Or is this really just a case of everyone deciding they have to own their own little patch of the turf?!?
 
DW

"The way to be is to do" - Confucius (551-472 B.C.)




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Subject: [members] Proposed Charter for OASIS Service Component
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Date: Mon, July 02, 2007 9:17 am
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email: mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org  
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===========
PROPOSED CHARTER FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT
 
OASIS SERVICE COMPONENT ARCHITECTURE FOR
JAVA(TM) TC
1. Normative information
a. Name
OASIS Service Component Architecture for Java(tm) (SCA J) Technical
Committee
 
Member Section Affiliation
Open CSA Member Section
 
b. Statement of Purpose
The purpose of the OASIS SCA-J Technical Committee (TC) is to develop
specifications that
s!
tandardi
ze the use of the use of Java(tm) technologies within an SCA

domain.  This TC is part of
the Open-CSA member section and its work must be coordinated with the
work of the other TCs
in the member section.
The TC will define:
*  APIs a!
nd annotations that facilitate the declaration and use of SCA

constructs from Java.  
*  A Java-based programming model for creating SCA component
implementations that
depends only on Java Standard Edition, version 5 or greater.
*  A Java-based programming model for creating SCA component
!
!
implemen
tations that use

the technologies of the Spring Framework Core.
*  Mechanisms that allow an SCA domain to use and interoperate with
constructs defined
by Java Enterprise Edition, enabling the following scenarios:
1. Accessing EJB session beans that have been deployed to JavaEE
runtimes through SCA
references that use an EJB-specific binding.
2. Providing SCA services through an EJB session bean binding.
3. Consumption of SCA-exposed services from Java EE components in an
SCA-aware
JavaEE runtime.
4. Use of Java EE components as Service!
 Compone
nt Implementations.

5. Use of recursive SCA assembly in Java EE applications.
6. Use of Java EE modules as Service Component Implementations.
The work of this committee will be based the following specifications,
submitted to the TC as a
reference:
*  SCA Java Component Implementation Specification
*  SCA Java Common Annotations and APIs
*  SCA Spring Component Implementation
*  SCA EJB(tm) Session Bean Binding
 
c. Scope
The scope of this TC includes work to!
 define any of the following:

*  Java annotations and API'sfor declaring, using or configuring any
SCA-related construct.
*  Java API's for accessing and manipulating data that is associated
with the runtime
context of an SCA component or client.
*  A Java-based programming model for creating SCA c!
omponent

implementations that
depends only on Java Standard Edition, version 5 or greater.
*  A Java-based programming model for creating SCA component
implementations that
use the technologies of the Spring Framework Core.
*  An E!
JB session bean binding that allows access to services that ar!
e

deployed as
JavaEE EJBs or to make SCA services available as EJBs.
*  Java-specific characteristics of the packaging format used for an
SCA contribution that
may be deployed to Java-based runtimes.
*  Mechanisms for resolving Java class n!
ames, QNames and other artifact

references
within a Java-based SCA runtime.  Such a mechanism may make use of
existing
standardized artifact resolution mechanisms.
*  Annotations for standard policy intents that may be used by
compo!
nents in a Java-

based SCA runtime.
The following additional in-scope items relate to the development of a
specification for the
integration of SCA with Java EE:
*  SCA implementation types for components of Java EE programming models:
1. Web Components
2. EJB Components
a. Session Beans
b. Message-Driven Beans
c. JAX-WS annotated session beans
3. JAX-WS Components
4. JCA Resource Adapter Components
*  SCA implementation types for Java EE module typ!
es, such
as EJB JARs

and EARs.
*  SCA deployment for Java EE
1. For Enterprise Application packages (.ear)
2. For single module packages (ejb-jar, .war, .rar)
*  The use of SCA assembly:
1. Within the deployment package that can be used with JavaEE
2. Over existing packages within the SCA Domain
*  Definition of the relationship between policy equivalents in Java EE
and the SCA policies
framework
*  Defining constructs for accessing SCA components from Java EE
presentat!
ion tier

technologies.
 
Out of Scope
The following is a non-exhaustive list. It is provided only for the
sake of clarity. If some function,
mechanism or feature is not mentioned here, and it is not mentioned in
the Scope of Work section
either, then it will be deemed to be out of scope.
The TC will not define Service Provider Interfaces (SPIs) that may be
used to extend a Java
based SCA runtime.
The TC will not define APIs that modify the contents of an installed
composite definition.
The TC will not define API's related to managing a Java-based SCA
runtime, including:
*  Java APIs for initiating and shutting down a runtime that can host
SCA components or
clients.
*  Java APIs associated with the deployment of SCA components
(including composites).
The TC will not define new SCA implementation types, other than those
mentioned in the in-
scope section.
The TC will not define SCA intents or policy sets.  
The TC will not define any wire-level protocols.
The TC will not define a mapping of user-defined data formats (in XML
or otherwise) into or out of
Java constructs.
 
Upwards Compatibility
 
There are no formal requirements for upwards compatibility from the
input documents to
this TC. This is to ensure that the TC has maximum freedom of action
in defining the
OASIS standard. However it is recognized that there will be early
implementations in the
marketplace based !
upon the
se input documents and careful consideration

must be applied
to any change of feature/function that would cause incompatibilities
in the OASIS
standard at:
 
*  Source Code level
*  Compiled Object Code
*  XML data definitions
 
At minimum, known enhancements to the input documents that will cause
compatibility
issues with early implementations in the marketplace will be specified
in a chapter in!
 the

specification offering migration guidance.
 
Conformance
 
In line with the OASIS TC process, the TC will produce normative
conformance information
describing the normative characteristics of the specification and
specific statements about what
an implementation must do to conform to the specification, and what
aspects are optional (if any).
 
 
Test Suite
 
The TC will produce a test suite which can be used to test conformance
to the specification which
will include:
 
1. A series of valid and invalid test cases which cover as much as is
practical of the
conformance statements of the specifications produced by this TC, with
a description of
each of the artifacts involved, constraints on the environment, the
test case
characteristics and their expected behavior.
 
2. Example bindings may form part of the test suite, and are only
provided as working
samples which can be replaced by other specific bindings.
 
The Test Suite shall be packaged separately from the specifications
produced by the TC and will
contain a set of materials including but not limited to SCA composite
and related SCA files, Java
files, WSDL files, XSD files.
 
The TC shall develop the test suite in collaboration with other TCs
within the Open-CSA Member
Se!
ction.

 
The following material should be considered as best practice for the
preparation of
conformance and test suite materials:
*  From OASIS: material on specification conformance statements:
http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/305/conformance_requirements-v1.pdf
 
 
*  From the W3C, material on specification variability, test metadata &
specification clarity:
http://www.w3.org!
/TR/2005/NOTE-spec-variability-20050831/
 !
<
/FONT>

http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/NOTE-test-metadata-20050914/  
http://www.w3.org/TR/qaframe-spec/
 
d. Deliverables
The TC has the following set of deliverables.
*  A revised SCA Java Component Implementation Specification.
*  A revised SCA Java Common Annotations and APIs Specification
*  A revised SCA Spring Component Implementation Specification
*  A revised SCA EJB Session Bean Binding Specification.
*  A specification that standardizes SCA integration with Java EE
These specifications will reflect refinement!
s, corre
ctions or material

technological improvements
with respect to the input documents and in accordance with this charter.
Ratification of the above specifications as OASIS Standards, including
a brief period to address
any errata, will mark the end of the TC's lifecycle.
The TC may choose to vary the number of the specification documents
and their titles.
 
Exit Criteria
 
The TC shall define concrete exit criteria that include at least two
independent offerings
that implement and are compliant with the all normative portions of
specifications and
demonstrate interoperability and portability as appropriate. Note that
these are minimums
and that the TC is free to set more stringent criteria.
 
Maintenance
 
Once the TC has completed work on a deliverable and it has become an
OASIS standard,
the TC will enter "maintenance mode" for the deliverable.
 
The purpose of maintenance mode is !
to provide minor revisions to

previously adopted
deliverables to clarify ambiguities, inconsistencies and obvious
errors.  Maintenance
mode is not intended to enhance a deliverable or extend its
functionality.
 
The TC will collect issues raised against the deliverables and
periodically process those
issues.  Issues that request or require new or enhanced functionality
shall be marked as
enhancement requests and set aside.  Issues that result in the
clarification or correction of
the deliverables shall be processed.  The TC shall maintain a list of
these adopted
clarifications and shall periodically create a new minor revision of
the deliverables
including these updates.  Periodically, but at least once a year, the
TC shall produce and
vote upon a new minor revision of the deliverables.
 
e. IPR Mode
 
The TC will operate under the RF on Limited Terms mode under the OASIS
IPR Policy.
 
f. Anticipated Audience
The anticipated audience for this work includes:
*  Vendors offering Java-based SCA runtimes;
*  Other specification authors that need Java APIs and annotations for
SCA constructs.
*  Software architects and programmers, who design, write or integrate
SCA applications.
 
g. Language
TC business will be conducted in English.
 
 
2. Non-normative information regarding the startup of the TC
!  
a. Related and similar work
 
The SCA specifications are intended to encompass a range of
technologies which are
useful in implementing service-oriented solutions.  These include the
range of Web-
services related specifications such as WSDL and SOAP, the various
WS-Security
specifications, WS-Addressing, WS-Notification. The list is extensive
and there is no
limit to the relevance of these specifications to SCA.  SCA does not
intend to r!
eplace


these specifications, but to build upon them.

 
Other existing technologies such as Java Enterprise Edition, the
Spring Framework and
CORBA also have a relationship to SCA and SCA anticipates optionally
using these in
relevant parts of the specifications (eg to define specific
implementation types for
artifacts such as JEE EJBs and Spring application contexts).
 
 
b. Proposed date, time, and location of first TC meeting
 
Date: Sept 6
Time: 13:00 EDT
Duration: 1 hour
Mode: Teleconference
Telephone: Dial-in TBC, along with e-Meeting facilities
Sponsor: SAP
 
 
Date: Sept 18
Time: 09:00 EDT
Duration: 3 days (in parallel with F2F meetings of other TCs
affiliated with this member
section)
Mode: F2F!
 meeting in East-Coast USA location (location TBC)

Telephone: Dial-in TBC, along with e-Meeting facilities
Sponsor: SAP
 
c. On-going schedule
 
Weekly 60 Minute teleconferences sponsored by TBC.
Time TBC by the TC.
 
It is anticipated that the committee will meet face-to-face once every
quarter at a date and
venue to be decided by the TC, but with a commitment to hold meetings
in different
regions of the world so !
as to share the effort of travel.

 
d. Supporters:
 
The following eligible individuals are in support of this proposal:
 
Michael Rowley, BEA, mrowley@bea.com
Michael Beisiegel, IBM, mbgl@us.ibm.com
Jim Marino, BEA, jmarino@bea.com
Anish Karmarkar, Oracle, anish.karmarkar@oracle.com
Henning Blohm, SAP, henning.blohm@sap.com
Ron Barack, SAP, ron.barack@sap.com
Adrian Colyer, Interface21,!
 
adrian.colyer@interface21.com
Scott Vorthmann, TIBCO, scottv@tibco.com
Dave Booz, IBM, booz@us.ibm.com
Mike Edwards, IBM, mike_edwards@uk.ibm.com
Peter Peshev, SAP, peter.peshev@sap.com
Peter Walk!
er, Sun Microsystems,
peter.walker@sun.com
Glen Daniels, Progress, gdaniels@progress.com
Kimberly Palko, Progress,  kpalko@progress.com
 
e. Convener:
 
Henning Blohm, SAP, henning.blohm@sap.com
 
f. Name of Member Section to which this TC is Affiliated
 
Open CSA member section.
 
g. Anticipated contributions
 
It is expected that the following SCA Specifications, Version 1.00, as
published in March
2007 will be a contributions from the Open SOA Collaboration:
 
*  SCA Java Common Annotations and APIs
*  SCA Java Component Implementation
*  SCA Spring Component Implementation
 (see [2]), along with references to the other SCA Version 1.00
specifications (see [2]),
plus any work performed by the Open SOA collaboration between March
2007 and the
start of the work of the SCA-Assembl!
y TC.

 
h. Draft FAQ Document
 
Intentionally left empty.
 
i. Proposed working title
 
SCA Java Component Implementation Specification.
SCA Java Common Annotations and APIs Specification
SCA Spring Component Implementation Specification
SCA EJB Session Bean Binding Specification.
SCA Java EE Integration Specification
 
 
References
[1] Service Component Archtecture Assembly Specification Version 1.0
http://www.osoa.org/download/attachments/35/SCA_AssemblyModel_V100.pdf
 
[2] Service Component Architecture Version 1.0 Specifications
http://www.osoa.org/display/Main/Service+Component+Architecture+Specifications
 
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