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04/02/2026

05:51 AM Bug #11325: JVM shutdown hooks executed on FWD server, but they belong to the FWD client

Committed revision 16495 (11325a) should fix the shutdown hook on exit by providing which the file system is used the... Sergey Ivanovskiy

05:05 AM Bug #11325: JVM shutdown hooks executed on FWD server, but they belong to the FWD client

Sergey, Teodor is correct, we need explicit temp sub-folder for each FWD client.
Also, using FileSystem resource i... Constantin Asofiei

04:53 AM Bug #11325: JVM shutdown hooks executed on FWD server, but they belong to the FWD client

OK. Do not mind. I will fix this part. Sergey Ivanovskiy

04:47 AM Bug #11325: JVM shutdown hooks executed on FWD server, but they belong to the FWD client

OK, but should we delegate to @OSResourceManager.getInstance().getFileSystem().getTempDirectory()@? Sergey Ivanovskiy

04:44 AM Bug #11325: JVM shutdown hooks executed on FWD server, but they belong to the FWD client

Sergey, when I have worked on #10136, I have the similar question.
The reason why we should create the directory is ... Teodor Gorghe

04:40 AM Bug #11325: JVM shutdown hooks executed on FWD server, but they belong to the FWD client

Thank you, I should check this. Should we always return the client side directory for this session? If it is executed... Sergey Ivanovskiy

04:37 AM Bug #11325: JVM shutdown hooks executed on FWD server, but they belong to the FWD client

+ Constantin Teodor Gorghe

04:35 AM Bug #11325: JVM shutdown hooks executed on FWD server, but they belong to the FWD client

The code is used by @SESSION:TEMP-DIRECTORY@. How should this property be retrieved for 4GL?
Our implementation loo... Sergey Ivanovskiy

04/01/2026

06:44 AM Bug #11325 (WIP): JVM shutdown hooks executed on FWD server, but they belong to the FWD client

I can take this task if there are no objections. Sergey Ivanovskiy

06:15 AM Bug #11271: server-side streams and files with frames/redirected terminal

Constantin Asofiei wrote:
> Hynek, you were correct to fix the 'nextId' on 'store'.
Actually this one was spotted... Hynek Cihlar

03/31/2026

03:13 PM Bug #11271: server-side streams and files with frames/redirected terminal

> I think we need to plan for server-side redirected terminal (and thus frames) rather sooner than later; I think for... Greg Shah

01:17 PM Bug #11271: server-side streams and files with frames/redirected terminal

Hynek, you were correct to fix the 'nextId' on 'store'. Also I found a regression in ChUI - RemoteStream was caching... Constantin Asofiei

03/27/2026

03:16 AM Bug #11271: server-side streams and files with frames/redirected terminal

Teodor Gorghe wrote:
> *Constantin*, do you need to do a change in 11271b? I am asking about this to know if I put t... Constantin Asofiei

03:15 AM Bug #11271: server-side streams and files with frames/redirected terminal

*Constantin*, do you need to do a change in 11271b? I am asking about this to know if I put this into ChUI regression... Teodor Gorghe

03/25/2026

10:13 AM Bug #11327: implement size limited "chunking" for bulk data transfer between client and server

As documented in #5776-4, there are use cases where we do bulk data transfer between client and server using a @byte[... Greg Shah

10:08 AM Bug #11327 (Internal Test): implement size limited "chunking" for bulk data transfer between clie...

Greg Shah

09:48 AM Feature #5776: reduce memory requirements for the FWD client

Constantin Asofiei wrote:
> Greg, this task I think needs to be reopened - see #5776-4, which is not implemented.
T... Constantin Asofiei

09:47 AM Feature #5776: reduce memory requirements for the FWD client

Greg, this task I think needs to be reopened - see #5776-4, which is not implemented. Constantin Asofiei

09:09 AM Bug #11271: server-side streams and files with frames/redirected terminal

>> Code Review Task Branch 11271a Revision 16469
>
> Sorry, the branch to review is 11271b rev 16492 as of now.
... Greg Shah

08:29 AM Bug #11271: server-side streams and files with frames/redirected terminal

Hynek Cihlar wrote:
> Code review 11271b.
>
> @FileStream.restoreStateAndOpen@ always reopens with @append=true@.... Constantin Asofiei

08:10 AM Bug #11271: server-side streams and files with frames/redirected terminal

Code review 11271b.
@FileStream.restoreStateAndOpen@ always reopens with @append=true@. What if the original strea... Hynek Cihlar

07:09 AM Bug #11271: server-side streams and files with frames/redirected terminal

Greg Shah wrote:
> Code Review Task Branch 11271a Revision 16469
Sorry, the branch to review is 11271b rev 16492 as... Constantin Asofiei

07:06 AM Bug #11271: server-side streams and files with frames/redirected terminal

Is the testcase from #11271-7 a common pattern? Should we just complete the implementation of a server-side headless... Greg Shah

07:04 AM Bug #11271: server-side streams and files with frames/redirected terminal

Code Review Task Branch 11271a Revision 16469
1. Let's find a different name than @IStream@ for the interface. I ... Greg Shah

06:18 AM Bug #11271: server-side streams and files with frames/redirected terminal

Hynek: Please review this with urgency.
I will review it shortly. Greg Shah

03/24/2026

11:19 AM Bug #11325: JVM shutdown hooks executed on FWD server, but they belong to the FWD client

Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> Why should we manage temporarily folders?
Each client in the legacy OE env runs on its o... Constantin Asofiei

11:15 AM Bug #11325: JVM shutdown hooks executed on FWD server, but they belong to the FWD client

Why should we manage temporarily folders? Sergey Ivanovskiy

10:03 AM Bug #11325: JVM shutdown hooks executed on FWD server, but they belong to the FWD client

For temp folder, FWD relies on JVM shutdown hooks executed on the FWD servers. Look how @p2j.util.Utils.createDirecto... Constantin Asofiei

10:01 AM Bug #11325 (Test): JVM shutdown hooks executed on FWD server, but they belong to the FWD client

Constantin Asofiei

03/23/2026

09:16 AM Bug #11271: server-side streams and files with frames/redirected terminal

Tested also in Web GUI, times are similar to Swing, in both cases. Constantin Asofiei

09:13 AM Bug #11271: server-side streams and files with frames/redirected terminal

Constantin Asofiei wrote:
> Alex, I've ran your image load test and I don't see any difference with server-side file... Constantin Asofiei

08:54 AM Bug #11271: server-side streams and files with frames/redirected terminal

Alex, I've ran your image load test and I don't see any difference with server-side file-system - it takes ~0.5s in b... Constantin Asofiei

03/20/2026

07:55 AM Bug #11271 (Review): server-side streams and files with frames/redirected terminal

Greg, please review 11271b rev 16483. I'm still going through testing. Thing to note is launcher can't be used on s... Constantin Asofiei

03/19/2026

12:10 PM Bug #11271: server-side streams and files with frames/redirected terminal

For streams to work server-side, we need to also bring the file-system to the server-side. But @OS-GETENV@ converts ... Constantin Asofiei

03/18/2026

06:54 AM Feature #9686: move FWD to Java 25

The @hotel_gui@ already has the new JDK debug options. Teodor Gorghe

06:53 AM Feature #9686: move FWD to Java 25

Yes, these options were introduced long ago, since JDK 1.5. Teodor Gorghe

06:52 AM Feature #9686: move FWD to Java 25

Even the debugging options? Greg Shah

03:13 AM Feature #9686: move FWD to Java 25

All the changes should be compatible with JDK17. Teodor Gorghe

03/17/2026

03:21 PM Feature #9686 (WIP): move FWD to Java 25

Code Review Task Branch 9686a Revisions 16365 through 16367
I don't have an objection to the changes.
The pri... Greg Shah

03/13/2026

02:29 AM Feature #9686: move FWD to Java 25

Eugenie Lyzenko wrote:
> Greg Shah wrote:
> > Eugenie: Please review the changes in branch FWD 9686a.
> >
>
> ... Teodor Gorghe

03/12/2026

12:37 PM Feature #9686: move FWD to Java 25

Review result for *16365* - *16367*.
My only question: have you tested new debug option for @spawn.c@? Is it confi... Eugenie Lyzenko

12:08 PM Feature #9686: move FWD to Java 25

Greg Shah wrote:
> Eugenie: Please review the changes in branch FWD 9686a.
>
Teodor,
What are the changes in... Eugenie Lyzenko

07:43 AM Feature #9686: move FWD to Java 25

Branch 9686a was merged into harness trunk as rev. 41 and archived. Teodor Gorghe

07:38 AM Feature #9686: move FWD to Java 25

Eugenie: Please review the changes in branch FWD 9686a.
Teodor: You can merge the harness_9686a branch to the harn... Greg Shah

07:36 AM Feature #9686: move FWD to Java 25

Code Review Task Branch harness_9686a Revision 40
No objections. Greg Shah

03/10/2026

06:31 AM Feature #11275: Add UDS (Unix Domain Socket) support for communication between FWD client and server

> Also, I have a question. For web clients to connect on UDS, you need to use revision 16459.
I used 11275a/rev. 1... Alexandru Lungu

02:23 AM Feature #11275: Add UDS (Unix Domain Socket) support for communication between FWD client and server

Also, I have a question. For web clients to connect on UDS, you need to use revision *16459*.
I think you are using ... Teodor Gorghe

02:17 AM Feature #11275: Add UDS (Unix Domain Socket) support for communication between FWD client and server

I will also considering testing the scenario which you are trying, to see if there is something else. Teodor Gorghe

02:15 AM Feature #11275: Add UDS (Unix Domain Socket) support for communication between FWD client and server

Alexandru Lungu wrote:
> Server has this config; again, is the secure_prot, secure and insecure_port required?
@n... Teodor Gorghe

03/09/2026

08:47 AM Feature #11275: Add UDS (Unix Domain Socket) support for communication between FWD client and server

Teodor, I did the trivial patch of #11275-6. I did not saw any performance improvement per se, but I want to ensure t... Alexandru Lungu

03/06/2026

07:00 AM Feature #11275: Add UDS (Unix Domain Socket) support for communication between FWD client and server

Please also take in consideration the fact that for database UDS, we still use @junixsocket@.
This was introduced fo... Teodor Gorghe

06:52 AM Feature #11275 (Review): Add UDS (Unix Domain Socket) support for communication between FWD clien...

Teodor Gorghe

06:52 AM Feature #11275: Add UDS (Unix Domain Socket) support for communication between FWD client and server

Committed revision *16461* on task branch *11275a*:
- Added *javadocs* and reverted @AppServerHelper@ changes.
Co... Teodor Gorghe

05:18 AM Feature #11275: Add UDS (Unix Domain Socket) support for communication between FWD client and server

Constantin Asofiei wrote:
> Teodor Gorghe wrote:
> > Yes, the same file is used by all clients and appserver and al... Teodor Gorghe

05:12 AM Feature #11275: Add UDS (Unix Domain Socket) support for communication between FWD client and server

Teodor Gorghe wrote:
> Yes, the same file is used by all clients and appserver and all data transfer is done in *mem... Constantin Asofiei

05:10 AM Feature #11275: Add UDS (Unix Domain Socket) support for communication between FWD client and server

Yes, the same file is used by all clients and appserver and all data transfer is done in *memory*.
UDS can simulat... Teodor Gorghe

05:07 AM Feature #11275: Add UDS (Unix Domain Socket) support for communication between FWD client and server

Teodor Gorghe wrote:
> Also, I don't quite understand what do you mean by cleaning when the FWD client terminates, a... Constantin Asofiei

04:49 AM Feature #11275: Add UDS (Unix Domain Socket) support for communication between FWD client and server

Constantin Asofiei wrote:
> More, these files need to be cleaned (by the FWD server) when the client terminates, oth... Teodor Gorghe

04:42 AM Feature #11275: Add UDS (Unix Domain Socket) support for communication between FWD client and server

Constantin Asofiei wrote:
> Next: is @p2j.net.SessionListener.terminate@ notification still working?
Yes, is stil... Teodor Gorghe

04:30 AM Feature #11275: Add UDS (Unix Domain Socket) support for communication between FWD client and server

Teodor, I think the path of the UDS file needs to be calculated automatically by FWD, using some random UUID and plac... Constantin Asofiei

03:53 AM Feature #11275: Add UDS (Unix Domain Socket) support for communication between FWD client and server

Committed revision *16460* on task branch *11275a*:
- Added probing mechanism which guarantees that only one instanc... Teodor Gorghe

02:21 AM Feature #11275: Add UDS (Unix Domain Socket) support for communication between FWD client and server

Committed revision *16459* on task branch *11275a*:
- Allow only UDS clients to authenticate on the process account.... Teodor Gorghe

03/05/2026

10:08 AM Feature #11275: Add UDS (Unix Domain Socket) support for communication between FWD client and server

Created task branch *11275a*.
Committed revision *16458* on task branch *11275a*:
- Make Appservers and FWD client ... Teodor Gorghe

09:51 AM Feature #11275: Add UDS (Unix Domain Socket) support for communication between FWD client and server

I will commit the changes soon, I need to fix the web clients real quick. Teodor Gorghe

09:49 AM Feature #11275: Add UDS (Unix Domain Socket) support for communication between FWD client and server

Teodor, feel free to commit any intermediary work on #11275. I intend to also make some tests on another customer for... Alexandru Lungu

06:02 AM Feature #11275 (WIP): Add UDS (Unix Domain Socket) support for communication between FWD client a...

There are two types of *Sockets* available on the major operating systems @Windows/Linux/MacOS@:
- Network Sockets ... Teodor Gorghe

05:44 AM Feature #11275 (Review): Add UDS (Unix Domain Socket) support for communication between FWD clien...

Teodor Gorghe

03/04/2026

06:31 AM Bug #11271: server-side streams and files with frames/redirected terminal

AH, it also requires a folder @images/@ with 100 generated bmps. Attached a script to generate them. Alexandru Lungu

06:29 AM Bug #11271: server-side streams and files with frames/redirected terminal

> Alexandru: do you have some standalone tests for the behavior in #11184?
Attached example run in Hotel.
* Pro... Alexandru Lungu

06:26 AM Bug #11271: server-side streams and files with frames/redirected terminal

Currently, enabling server-side streams does not allow work with FRAMEs (i.e. redirected terminal). To make it work,... Constantin Asofiei

06:22 AM Bug #11271 (Test): server-side streams and files with frames/redirected terminal

Constantin Asofiei