Re: [iot-wg] Future Requirements and Releases of Paho

[Jens Reimann <jens.reimann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Ian,

I also could think of these enhancements as a layer on top of these
existing libraries. So bare protocol implementations can stay stable
while the extensions, building on top of it.

On 08/28/2014 11:56 AM, Ian Craggs wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I'm wondering what the future of Paho should look like.  From two
> points of view: functionality and participation in the wider Eclipse
> community.
>
> The reason is that barring a few relatively minor enhancements
> (automatic reconnect, publishing when not connected, persistence), I
> don't see that the existing client libraries (Java, Javascript, C,
> Python) need a lot of new work, and could stabilize within the near
> future.
>
> There may be new components - client libraries in different languages,
> or a different style of library for a different purpose (like the
> embedded C/C++ APIs I'm working on at the moment).
>
> So the first question:  are there Paho features, additional to the
> current libraries, or new components, that would be useful to the
> Eclipse IoT community?
>
> The second question is about participation in Mars and future
> simultaneous releases.  If the Paho components were stable but still
> useful, how would Paho participate in a simultaneous release?
>