1. Nuxeo Platform Roadmap, Q1 2013
Thierry Delprat
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2. 2013 Roadmap: Strategy
Extend the platform approach
Continue to improve the infrastructure
Manage the complete application life-cycle
Prepare Nuxeo Platform 6.0
Prepare an infrastructure update
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3. 2013 To-do List
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4. 2013 To-do List
Infrastructure
Technical evolutions
Component Model, Deployment, Web Services, UI,
Repository
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5. 2013 To-do List
Cloud
Nuxeo as PaaS
NCC, Cloud deployment, Container level multi-
tenancy
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6. 2013 To-do List
Tools
Help developers be more efficient
Nuxeo Studio, Nuxeo IDE, Nuxeo Forge
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7. 2013 To-do List
Client side
Better integration
Nuxeo Drive, Nuxeo Live Edit, Web UX
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8. 2013 To-do List
Modules
Features !!!
DAM, DM, CMF, SC
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9. Infrastructure
Technical Evolutions of the Platform
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10. OSGi and CDI
OSGi + CDI is still the long term direction
Nice component models that can live together
But, we have to move carefully
Lot of work!
Broad impacts: compatibility / migration / dev and build tools
Several non-standardized aspects between JEE / OSGi / CDI
The road is long ... and we are moving forward
carefully.
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11. Component Model
We'll continue with Nuxeo Runtime
It works well : "OSGi + Declarative Services + Extension Points"
It is flexible and we can easily make changes as needed
Start background convergence infrastructure work
Fix current limitations
Improve deployment system
Continue work on reloadable registries
Bridge CDI with OSGi/Nuxeo Runtime services
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12. Deployment
What we want to improve
Be more agnostic about the target deployment environment
Adapt to new deployment constraints in the Cloud
Solutions
Migrate web deployment model to something less intrusive
(5.7)
JEE6 Servlet fragments or OSGi WAB-like model
Externalize bundle deployment in a bundle repository
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13. Web Services
Extend Automation capabilities
Improve marshaling options (5.7)
Improve support for complex types (5.7)
Improve Web Service bindings
Improve Automation Java Client
Web Service integration pattern
Automation Operation to wrap Web Service
Nuxeo Studio integration wizard
bind layout to Web Service call
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14. Core Repository
Complex types
Extend XSD support in the Core and in Studio (5.7)
Data mapping service
Automatic data duplication / de-normalization
NXQL
Support for count and join
Quota Management
Continue to refine the QuotaStats service (5.7)
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15. Core Optimizations
Clustering architecture
Provide support for a distributed cache system
Use Redis instead of the SQL DB
Event service
Better listener filtering
Connect event bus to push infrastructure
Misc database optimizations
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16. UI / Layout System
Extend the Layout system
Cross validation meta-model
Complex visibility checks
Client side bindings: pure JS/HTML5
Extend Layout usage
Manage page layouts too (5.7)
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17. UI Rendering Framework
The initial target is JSF2 / RichFaces 4 and
CDI
We did some prototyping
But, we already have most of the new JSF2 features
We need to define what we have to gain for real!
We want to make Web Framework
integration easier
Make JSF2/CDI integration available as a bootstrap
JS/HTML5 toolkit: simple framework with Automation and
Layout
Sample integration with various web frameworks (Wickets,
Play, etc.)
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18. Cloud
Building the Nuxeo Cloud Architecture
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19. Cloud Deployment
Public Cloud
AWS
Add support for RDS storage
Expose dedicated monitoring API
Azure
Support for Azure PaaS (including MS SQL)
(5.7)
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20. Cloud Tooling
Building a customized application factory
NCC: Nuxeo Cloud Controller
Configuration of application profiles
Provisioning of nodes and users (multi-tenancy)
Monitoring of nodes
Leverage Nuxeo infrastructure
Download and install packages: Private Marketplace
Component and service provisioning: Nuxeo Configuration
and Bundle Server
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21. Tools
Making the Nuxeo Platform Easier
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22. Nuxeo Studio - Team mode
Continue to extend Nuxeo Studio for power users
Multiple users in Studio
Manage concurrent access
Locking / messaging between users (2.9)
Unleash the power of Git!!!
Allow branching / merging
Multiple projects in Studio
Manage dependencies between Studio
projects
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23. Nuxeo Studio - Features
Improve support for complex schemas and
layouts
XSD import / infinite nested complex types (2.9)
Continue to extend Studio's functional scope
Faceted Search (2.9)
Smart Folders
Configure audit views
Web Service integration
Layout / Automation / Workflow
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24. Nuxeo IDE
Make it easier to use Nuxeo IDE
Make SDK more flexible
Manage bundle black-list / white-list
Not necessary to build a custom SDK
Allow Nuxeo Core developers to use IDE too!
Avoid Nuxeo IDE deployment model side
effect
Deploy IDE bundle as part of global deployment
Improve IDE and Studio integration
Publish widget types, templates and resources to Studio
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25. Nuxeo Forge
Online tools for your projects
Create and distribute Marketplace packages
SCM, Maven and CI hosting
Deploy and test your ContentApp on the Cloud
Documentation site
For all types of projects
Private projects
leverage Connect private distribution channel
use on testing and deployment
Community projects
"Open source" Studio project
hosting
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26. Client Side
Accessing the Platform
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27. Nuxeo Drive
Desktop integration
Multi-platform desktop client (Python)
Does not rely on any OS provided library (like WebDav or
WSS)
Fix filename mapping issues (local database)
Customization
Client will be extensible
Use Automation-based synchronization API
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28. Live Edit
Live Edit is not dead!
But we surely want to make it better
Make deployment easy
Use Nuxeo Drive as infrastructure
Session management
Local file system cache
Communication with the server
Shared Protocol Handler
Use simple "Macro-based addons"
No need for .Net / COM deployments
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29. Mobile Devices
Hybrid Mobile Web Applications
Continue investment in Apache Cordova
Push more logic client side
Use client side rendering
Provide offline support
Leverage local storage
Nuxeo Drive
Reuse the Drive Sync API if applicable
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30. Web UI
Safe Editing
Use HTML5 local storage (5.7)
Never lose your updated form content again
Ajax navigation
Use HTML5 history to keep URL in sync (5.7)
Make UI more reactive
Drag and Drop
Key bindings
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31. Modules
Feature Pack Evolution
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32. Distribution Convergence
DM and SC getting closer
Integrate Social Collaboration features with Document
Management workspaces
Uniformize Social Collaboration and Document Management
views
DAM and DM continue convergence
Continue to uniformize DM / DAM views on assets
Community WebSites (5.7)
Integrate new WebSite factory
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33. DAM (5.7)
Infrastructure Evolutions
Rebuild the asset browser using Layout
system
Allow Studio configuration
Ajax but Restful
Ensure asynchronous processing of assets
New Features
Asset collections
Folderish asset
Asset upload validation
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34. CMF: Status and Feedback
CMF: learning from experience
CMF Content Model is great for mail management
but for a simple case management projects, it is too
complex
CMF workflow model is good for mail distribution
not suitable for all "generic business processes"
It would be great to use Case Management Framework
features inside Document Management
Use CMF Mailboxes in DM (Smart Folders and Content
Views)
Use Content Routing in DM
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35. CMF and Workflow
One workflow engine, two flavors
2 Route types
Serial / parallel route: introduced for CMF
Suitable for mail distribution
Allow Route tweaking from CMF Web UI
Graph Route: Introduced for DM 5.6
More complex but more generic workflow (loops, jumps, etc.)
Configuration is generated from Nuxeo Studio
Both flavors will continue to live.
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36. Content Routing Evolution
Continue improving the Graph
Engine
Extended Workflow dashboard
Workflow management console
Exception management
Escalation
Better integration with Layout system
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37. Semantic Extensions
Leverage all the good R&D work!
Nuxeo and Apache Stanbol
Package integration
Update semantic entities
SOLR integration
use SOLR faceted search with semantic integration
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38. Release Timeline
Nuxeo Platform 5.7
Yes, there will be a 5.7!
Targeting March / April
Nuxeo Platform 6.0
Will include all infrastructure changes
Component model, rendering, cloud, etc.
We target a release for Q4
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39. Q&A
Do you have questions ?
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40. Thank you!
tdelprat
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