Project: Java 8 and Google Cloud SDK Migration
Overall Direction:
- Migrate to Java 8 runtime
- Update libraries to latest, particularly those blocked by Java 8
- Adopt Java 8 best practices and syntaxes (lambda, functional interface, etc.)
- Migrate development tools to Google Cloud SDK in CLI, Eclipse, IntelliJ
- Establish TEAMMATES as a Java 8 project
Week 1 Plan:
- Change build/test environments to Java 8, remove/update incompatible libraries
- Update all tests to pass under Java 8 environment
Week 1 Works:
- Merged: Upgrade to Java 8
Week 1 Retrospect:
No major setback; managed to achieve the goal of allowing the whole system to run under Java 8 runtime.
Week 2 Plan:
- Update CheckStyle to 8.0
- Update Selenium to 3.x
Week 2 Works:
- Merged: Update CheckStyle to 8.0
Week 2 Retrospect:
Selenium update is delayed because there are too many failing tests.
Week 3:
- Update Selenium to 3.x
- Migrate development tools from Google Plugin to Google Cloud SDK
- Temporarily disable support for all IDEs
Week 3 Works:
Week 3 Retrospect:
- Selenium update is taken out of the action plan as it is not critical for the project's goal of supporting Java 8 runtime.
- Met some difficulties and disagreement on how to handle local datastore getting wiped out across different builds; will resolve and finish the ongoing PR by next week.
Week 4 (current):
- Migrate development tools from Google Plugin to Google Cloud SDK
- Temporarily disable support for all IDEs
Week 5:
- Migrate Eclipse development tools to Cloud Tools for Eclipse
Week 6:
- Migrate IntelliJ development tools to Cloud Tools for IntelliJ
Week 7:
- Cooling-off period for core team members to try the new routine
- Merge back to
masterbranch and release as V6.0.0