Development Process, the XWiki way

Development Process, the XWiki way Marius Florea, Eduard Moraru Ecaterina Moraru, Raluca Stavro www.xwiki.org

What is XWiki ? Developing collaborative application using wiki paradigm 5 top level projects LGPL open source license Mainly developed in JAVA

What is XWiki?http://www.xwiki.org

Adding a new feature

Release Cycles1 cycle per year (v4.x)6 minor releases per cycle (v4.0-v4.5) 2.5 months per minor release 1-3 Milestones (3 weeks each) 1-2 Release Candidates (2 weeks each)Iterative developmentTimeboxing vs Feature-drivenEarly feedback

RoadmapDiscuss new feature ideas (mailing lists, IRC)Roadmap meeting List of features to develop List of tasks and Jira issues jira.xwiki.orgInvestigation phase UI/UX mockup(s) Design and implementation details pageDiscuss investigation results and vote

Implementation

Source ManagementDistributed Version Control (Git)Clone remote sources to a local repository https://github.com/xwikiCreate local feature branch

Build Management New Maven module Project Descriptor Directory structure Dependencies Project hierarchy and inheritance Build plugins Local and remote repositories

Developing Environment (IDE)Eclipse Import maven projects (m2e plugin) Apply checkstyle rules (checkstyle plugin) Format code (formatting rules) Remote Java application debugging

Types of modulesComponents (jar) Interface and multiple implementations Inversion of control (dependency injection) Registration Unit testing (TDD)XWiki applications (xar) Collection of wiki pages (XML files) Structured data (objects) Scripts (Velocity, Groovy, etc.) JavaScript/CSS extensions

Committing your codeReview your changes1..* Local commits (local branch)Push local branch to remote repositoryEach commit triggers notification mails Code review DiscussionsSend a mail with the status of your work Ask for feedback

Merging your codeQuality assurance phase Apply code review suggestions Interface localization l10n.xwiki.orgMerge your remote branch into master A couple of days before the release Solve any existing merge conflicts

Continuous IntegrationEach commit triggers a build on Jenkins ci.xwiki.orgRuns tests (Unit and functional)Build reportsNotification mailsPush Maven artifact snapshots to Nexus nexus.xwiki.orgOthers can now depend on your code

Functional TestsUI Tests (Selenium/WebDriver) Page Objects strategyValidation (Web Standards)Security (XSS)Accessibility Web Content Accessibility GuidelinesFix regressions and update tests

DocumentationDocument the feature extensions.xwiki.org User/Admin/Developer documentationLink the Jira issue to the documentationUpdate the release notes www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/ReleaseNotes/ Backwards compatibility and migration notesClose the Jira issue

Release

Release processMake sure the build passes on CIRelease on Jira (review opened issues, create new versions)Release on maven Run automated release script Publish release artifacts on NexusAnnounce the new release Write release notes Update xwiki.org, wikipedia, wikimatrix Blog, Twitter, announcement mail

Release process

Maintenance

Maintenance and iterationsReceive bug or improvement reports Jira gardening upon received notification mailsFix issues and write tests to avoid future regressionsKeep an eye on the triggered CI buildClose resolved Jira issuesProvide support on the public mailing list related to your feature

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