Data client library consolidation

Merging common functionality between the gLite and ARC data access libraries.

Due 14 December 2011: Development of consolidated library. A design will be presented on how to merge the ARC and gLite data access libraries and a plan on how to migrate.

Due 31 December 2012: Migration of the new data client component. Full migration to the merged data access libraries will be finalized.

People: Jon, David, Michail, Zsombor, Zsolt

Work plan

• Full survey of ARC and gLite data access libraries - which components are there, which components are overlapping, can they be (easily) replaced?
  • Evaluation of existing clients
• Investigate what features in the libs/clients are used/ needed (is there some EMI group we can ask for this?)
• Identify and rank consolidation scenarios and analyse efforts, costs, benefits, risks, dependencies
• Get a decision (from PTs, PEB, EGI) on which scenario is the best solution
• Implement solution
• Test solution (test plan in preparation)

Meetings and Minutes

Documents and drafts

• EMI_datalib-consolidation-EMI-tech-doc-v5.docx: Internally agreed data consolidation plan
• EMI_datalib-consolidation-EMI-tech-doc-v5.pdf: Internally agreed consolidation plan (pdf)

-- JonKerrNilsen - 01-Nov-2010