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GemFire 9 replacement of GemfireUtilLauncher

Is there a replacement for the GemfireUtilLauncher previously found at: com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.GemFireUtilLauncher?

Following documentation everything should be updated to: org.apache.geode.X.X but no such GemfireUtilLauncher exists in these new versions and there does not seem to be a jar file that incorporates it (e.g. geode-core instead of gemfire-core).

The closest example of the class I can find is at the following link but there does not seem to be any documentation for the most recent change...

http://www.programcreek.com/java-api-examples/index.php?source_dir=incubator-geode-master/gemfire-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/GemFireUtilLauncher.java

Solution

  • The GemfireUtilLauncher class was removed after Apache Geode 1.0.0-incubating.M1.

    NOTE: If you are not aware of this, Apache Geode is the open source core of Pivotal GemFire.

    A few things to keep in mind here...

    1. First, and most importantly, you should never use "internal" classes that are not part of the Apache Geode or Pivotal GemFire public API. The classes are "internal" for reason and therefore are subject to change without notice or consideration to end-users applications.

    2. Second, and as apparent from the Javadoc in the source code, this class was used to support the now "deprecated" and old GemFire shell scripts for starting processes, namely: agent, gemfire and cacheserver, as mentioned here. These shell scripts are no longer used and have been replaced by Gfsh (doc) and the LocatorLauncher (in Geode) and ServerLauncher (in Geode) classes, which are part of the "public" API.

    Regards, -John