Hello
This messsage is to let users and the
community know that we are considering removing Weld development mode, known
as Weld Probe, from the next version of Weld 5.
Tracking
issue for this can be seen here[1] but I will provide a short overview
for this decision below. We value feedback so please don't hesitate to
reach back via weld-dev email (
weld...@lists.jboss.org), this thread, JIRA issue or via Gitter.
First
of all, the reason why we want to remove it is because the tool has
been left unmaintained for an extended period of time. Namely the UI
part is fairly outdated; especially the libraries it uses. We lack the
time and/or manpower to completely rewrite and maintain the client part
of Probe (the single page html UI) which is why we opted for removal
rather than shipping outdated code.
There are two ways we can go about this:
1. Complete removal of Probe with all of its parts
- this means there will be no development mode and it removes all Probe code
- removes (or deprecates) any configuration options linked to it
2. Removal of just the client side code (the UI) and keeping Probe internals which expose all the information via JSON
- this would only remove UI parts of Probe; you'd no longer get any means to inspect the deployment except JSON data
- however, this allows for custom community client to be written and to consume this data
As
we lack any data on whether Probe is being currently used and whether
the community would appreciate keeping the JSON data, we are at the
moment leaning towards removing Probe altogether.
That
being said, if there is interest from the community, we'd be more than
happy to keep the JSON parts of Probe in place so don't hesitate to
reach out and tell us. Last but not least, even if Probe gets removed
now, we can reintroduce it at a later point in time.
Regards
Matej
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