colony, modularity the easy way
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Love at first sightModularity
. Single problem found in 2008
. OSGi was too complex and heavy
. Started replicating OSGi functionality,
avoiding complexity and promoting pragmatism
Colony FrameworkThe beginning
data migration
. no dynamic language. not fun to develop. not like rails
Colony Framework
this isthe logo
the rebolution
Colony Framework Goals
. Modularity and re-usage
. Easy to use and easy to develop
. Fun to develop
. Truly open platform in every sense
. Sustained development, research oriented
just like rails
. Open standards. Opem sourcecode. Community driven
thisis true
not guided by customer demands
The research numbers
months of pure researchand prototyping6
Lines of code and 70 person years(someone should haveretired by now)
300kColony plugins developed400
years of research and development1 1/2
Colony Framework Structure
. It’s a specification and not an implementation
. 2 reference implementations . Python, Javascript
. 2 different flavours . Standard and Web
. Runtime Plugin model (OSGi and MEF inspired)
. Distributed model (OSGi inspired)
. Easy Viral deployment
Colony Framework How it works?
the core. Dependency managem
ent. Life cycle managemen
t. Inversion of control
Console Plugin. Command line processing. Minimal set of commandsfor controlling the core. Allows command extemsions
Translation Console Plugin. Provides a console translation service. Allows translation extensions
Colony Framework How it works?
the core
Console Plugin
Translation engine plugins
Translation Console Plugin
Small tech demo
Services Set. HTTP. SMTP. XMPP.Etc
Distribution Set. Serialization. Discovery. Balancing
Business Logic. Data pool managing. Load balancing
Data Set. ORM. Storage. Compression
Colony Framework the big picture
.Grid of colony instances
. Federation of colony grids
. Automatic instance discovery (UPnP, bonjour)
. Transient plugins
. Viral distribution
Colony Framework Distribution
Optimized resource usage
Colony Framework Distribution
Optimized resource usage
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just plug the cable
explore the power of millions
Colony is defined bystandard specificationsnot technologiesjust like a normal plugin
Colony Framework Distribution possibilities
. Easy scaleout
. Simple development model
. Crowd sourcing ready
. No technology commitment
Why Colony?
. Parallel development
. Natural division of work
. Easy introduction to new work
Why Colony?Development process
less collisions,less conflicts inmerges
boundaries are definedby plugin specificationa plugin is a small codebase300k of code VS 2k of code
. Open source code under GPL v3
. Open standards
. Community driven
Why Colony?Open source
a plugin can usewhatever licence
we love ’em:. OpenID. Oauth
Community isthe boss
. Easy development model
. Zero downtime
. Modularity on the web
. Open to extension, ready for the future
. many more...
Why Colony?Extras
it’s painless
for real!something new
think colony!
Build your personalized applications
from existing components...
Why Colony?Why not?
...from open source plugins
...from proprietary plugins
...deploying to a personal cloud
...using any technology and being
platform independent
Colony Applications
Business software
Scientific computing E-Government
Web consumer productsHealth Care
Energy Management
. A simple rails-like MVC application,
that expands functionality over time
.An extension to the SMTP plugin to
provide automatic mail handling
Start using ColonyWhat can I do with Colony?
Simple
Complex. A distributed system to process
scientific computing
. An enterprise application driven
by modules (pay by module)
many more
more geekslike us
they can benefit fromcolony distributed
remember it’s fun
. People to drive colony community
. Partners to develop new plugins for colony
. Deployment of colony in scientific environments
. Hobbyist usage of colony
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