Agenda

• 4.2 Update
• Update on CI
• Update on the new configuration and build system
• Standardized Message Bus Format
• 4.3 - GQv2 and The Next Roadmap

iRODS 4.2 Update

Rule Engine Plugins

• Moving Native Rule engine entirely to a plugin
• Plugins now running user-land rules (irule)
• Security concerns related to irule
• C++ Default rule engine plugin

New Rule Engines

• Python
• JavaScript
• Haskell

iRODS 4.2 Update

Single Server Build

• No longer build an IES or Resource Server
• Servers have roles - provider, consumer or proxy

API Plugins - New Serialization

• API Plugins & Static APIs now trigger dynPEPs
• Full serialization of parameters to the PEP
  • ​Everything routed as std::map of std::strings
  • Out variable string still supported for communication of state
  • parameters re-serialized for post-PEP​

Build and Configuration

Updates to CI & Build System

• CMake
• CPack
• Federation & Plugin testing
• Repository for external dependencies
  • Internal version system

New Configuration Framework

• New pure python framework
• Updates to schema(s) now done by irodsctrl

Standardization of Message Bus Format

Events vs. Policy Enforcement Points 

• A large collection of PEPs may route to a single event
  • Open/Write/Close vs Put

Consolidate Effort across existing deployments

• Cyverse Discovery Environment
• Hydroshare
• DFC

Package Capabilities into install-able components

• Search
• Notification

iRODS 4.3 Roadmap

Focus on backlog

• Harden 4.2 features
• Work off build-up of existing bugs and enhancements

Expose GenQuery v2 as Experimental Service

• Expose as a new API plugin while it is hardened

Refactor existing GenQuery facility

• Use a proper parser via Flex & Bison
• Possible optional code generation for GQv2