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TITLE: JMPI support gcj java environment

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JMPI support gcj java environment

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Java Manageability Programming Interface (JMPI)
-----------------------------------------------

JMPI is a bridge between clients and providers written in Java and the Open
Pegasus project.

More information on JMPI's status can be found at 
   http://www.openpegasus.org/page.tpl?ggid=799


Environment settings
--------------------

In order to build this support a few environment variables have to used.
The following script has been proven useful for setting up the build and execution environment.
You might need to adjust this to your system layout.

   an example setJPeg script file:
   export PEGASUS_HOME=`pwd`
   export PEGASUS_ROOT=${PEGASUS_HOME}
   export PEGASUS_PLATFORM=LINUX_IX86_GNU
   export PEGASUS_ENABLE_JMPI_PROVIDER_MANAGER=true
   export PEGASUS_DEBUG=1
   export JAVA_SDK=/usr/java/j2sdk1.4.2_08
   export JAVA_SDKINC=${JAVA_SDK}/include
   export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:${JAVA_SDK}/jre/lib/i386/server:${JAVA_SDK}/jre/lib/i386/native_threads:${JAVA_SDK}/jre/lib/i386
   export PATH=${JAVA_SDK}/bin/:${PEGASUS_HOME}/bin:${PATH}
   export CLASSPATH=${CLASSPATH}:${PEGASUS_HOME}/lib/JMPIImpl.jar

There is now a new variable to determine which JVM to link with.  The choices are as follows:
     PEGASUS_JVM        gcj     Gnu's jvm (ex: gij (GNU libgcj) version 4.1.1 20060525 (Red Hat 4.1.1-1))
     PEGASUS_JVM        sun        Sun's jvm (ex: j2sdk1.4.2_07)
     PEGASUS_JVM        ibm        IBM's jvm (ex: IBMJava2-142)
     PEGASUS_JVM        bea        Suse's IBM jvm (ex: BEAJava2-1.4.2)
So, pick one and export that variable to the environment.  For example,
     export PEGASUS_JVM=sun
NOTE: The gcj and sun options were the only tested JVMs.

There are a couple of optional environment variables to determine how the JRE is initialized.  These are
as follows (the variable name and what JRE option that it corresponds to):

PEGASUS_JMPI_MAX_HEAP               -Xmx
PEGASUS_JMPI_INITIAL_HEAP           -Xms
PEGASUS_JMPI_JAVA_THREAD_STACK_SIZE -Xss

So, for example, you would perform the following if you want to change the maximum heap size to 128 megabytes.

export PEGASUS_JMPI_MAX_HEAP=128m

There is a new optional environment variable that tells the JVM to output more debugging information.  The variable name
is called PEGASUS_JMPI_VERBOSE.  An example usage is as follows:

export PEGASUS_JMPI_VERBOSE="jni,class"

This will tell the JVM to output debug information on the JNI layer and class loading.

When using this script, place a copy of this script above your PEGASUS_HOME directory.
"cd" to PEGASUS_HOME, and issue ". ./setJPeg". Then do a normal make.


Known restrictions
------------------

This installment has the following restrictios:

   Unloading of idle providers is not supported and Java will increase the memory footprint.
   Java 1.5 is not currently supported.


Level of coverage
-----------------

All interfaces to a provider have a sample provider written for them and are part of the
testcases.  All main CIM java classes have testcases written for them as well.


Outstanding issues
------------------

Java documentation needs to be written for the classes and methods within JMPI.


Testing
-------

This installment has a set of tests located under src/Pegasus/ProviderManager2/JMPI/org/pegasus/jmpi/tests/

   Static/

      These tests have been modelled after wetest/static.
      For the tests, I had to modify "diff" to "diff -w", why that is needed I do not understand.

   Providers/

      These tests implement the many variants of provider interfaces.

   Client/

      These tests test out the client code and various Java classes.


Running the tests
-----------------

Tests are run with the following process.
If the repository has not been built before then issue the following:

   cd to ${PEGASUS_HOME}/src/Pegasus/ProviderManager2/JMPI/
   Issue "make repository"

   This will load a schema to the repository and register the provider.

Next, run the tests.

   cd to ${PEGASUS_HOME}/src/Pegasus/ProviderManager2/JMPI/
   Issue "find -name \*.rsp -exec rm {} \;" to clean up *.rsp files from failed tests.
   Issue "make poststarttests"


Samples
-------

 There are four sample providers located in
   ${PEGASUS_HOME}/src/Pegasus/ProviderManager2/JMPI/org/pegasus/jmpi/tests/Providers/

   Associations/

      This provider implements an association provider.

   Instances/

      This provider implements an instance provider.

   Indications/

      This provider implements an indication provider.

   Properties/

      This provider implements a property provider.

   There is also sample Java code that deals with CIM classes that is located in
   ${PEGASUS_HOME}/src/Pegasus/ProviderManager2/JMPI/org/pegasus/jmpi/tests/Client/


Provider Registration
---------------------

   JMPI providers are registered as usual. The Location property in PG_ProviderModule has a special format.
        The format is: <jar-file-name>:<provider-class-name>

   JMPI providers now fall into two groups.
   1) Legacy providers use:
      InterfaceType = "JMPI"
   and use one of the 3 following based on existing JMPI samples:
      InterfaceVersion = "1.0.0";
      InterfaceVersion = "2.0.0";
      InterfaceVersion = "2.2.0";
   Note that there is no difference in behavior in the three versions.

   instance of PG_ProviderModule
   {
      Name             = "JMPIInstanceProviderModule";
      Location         = "JMPIInstanceProvider.jar:Instances/JMPIInstanceProvider";
      Vendor           = "OpenPegasus";
      Version          = "2.0.0";
      InterfaceType    = "JMPI";
      InterfaceVersion = "1.0.0";
   };

   2) New style providers use:
      InterfaceType = "JMPIExperimental"
   and:
      InterfaceVersion = "0.0.1";

   instance of PG_ProviderModule
   {
      Name             = "JMPIExpInstanceProviderModule";
      Location         = "JMPIExpInstanceProvider.jar:Instances/JMPIExpInstanceProvider";
      Vendor           = "OpenPegasus";
      Version          = "2.0.0";
      InterfaceType    = "JMPIExperimental";
      InterfaceVersion = "0.0.1";
   };


Bug reports
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   Use normal Pegasus bugzilla procedures to report malfunctions.