Quasar and Java support

[RollingStone]

Hi,

we are assessing the suitability of Quasar as a replacement for our current actor-model framework - Kilim. 

The reason we are looking to replace Kilim is the lack of support for later Java versions (8/9+ and especially 11, the next long term release). 

However, I am under the impression that Quasar is suffering from the same problem, I don't see any recent activity, I sent a query to the sales team on this topic and have received no reply.

Have there been any official announcements around Java support that I have missed, any plans? 

Thank you!

[seth/nqzero]

kilim works great with java 8. i've used it with java 9, but not with modules - if you can provide a simple example of modules failing, post an issue. i haven't tried 10 or 11 but support is planned - posting an issue to that effect is probably a good idea

i'm not aware of any reason that kilim shouldn't be able to support any java version - it's a very simple engine

main repo for posting issues: https://github.com/kilim/kilim

here's my fork: https://github.com/nqzero/kilim

which is in maven central as org.db4j : kilim : 2.0.0-15

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[RollingStone]

Thanks for your response.

In the past with Kilim we've had to make changes to the weaver/instrumentation in order to support some Java transitions (6->7 or 7->8, can't remember) so I guess we were hoping to use a library which has enough activity and support where these transitions are handled as part of the normal lifecycle of the project. 

That's where we were hoping Quasar could have been helpful but am not quite sure now.

I've also read articles where fibers are to become supported as part of the Java API, but am struggling to find anything official. 

Cheers!

[seth/nqzero]

so I guess we were hoping to use a library which has enough activity and support where these transitions are handled as part of the normal lifecycle of the project. 

this has been true of my fork of kilim since java 7. i just emailed sriram (the kilim founder) about promoting my fork (i'm co-maintainer) to master - filing an issue about java 9 or 10 might help nudge him in that direction

 

I've also read articles where fibers are to become supported as part of the Java API, but am struggling to find anything official. 

i believe project loom is what you're referring to - it's spearheaded by the quasar founder. there are regular changesets, but not much public discussion and i'm not aware of a roadmap

[seth/nqzero]

my version of kilim now supports java 10 (using asm 6.2). i'll push it to the main repo soon - probably this weekend

here's my fork: https://github.com/nqzero/kilim

it's in maven central as org.db4j:kilim:2.0.0-16