Re: [ejb-dev] How can we best make the EJB30 tests that use Corba option

[Brian Stansberry <brian.stansberry@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 4:43 PM David Blevins <dblevins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Feb 25, 2021, at 2:06 PM, Alasdair Nottingham <alasdair.nottingham@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> A. PortableRemoteObject.narrow must remain a requirement for everyone, regardless if CORBA is or is not supported

To clarify, it's a requirement for everyone who supports the Jakarta Enterprise Beans 2.x API group, yes?

>> B. PortableRemoteObject.narrow is removed, required for no one, and servers deal with this under the covers as they do for EJB 3.0 remote interfaces
>>
>> I'm fine with either option.  B has the perk that the class will be guaranteed to be there and old apps will deploy on any new Java 11 server.  It does mean we need to add signature tests for it in the TCK and require everyone to ship it.
>>
>
> I’m a little confused because your description of B seems a better fit for option A so I’m wondering if I’ve totally misunderstood your point, or if you mixed up A and B in the previous paragraph.

Thanks, Alasdair, I did mix them up.  Should be "A has the perk that the class will be guaranteed to be there...."


-David

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