Bug 827584

I was thinking about various names when I was creating this script and we (with Carlo) decided to use the jboss-as-cp name. I agree, that it could be better. I like the "jboss-as-user-instance" name which gives us some flexibility (for example adding 'remove' action).

Let's leave this open for now (jboss-as-7.1.1-4 will not be released very soon). If someone has comments to it, please add them and we'll choose the best from the list.

Hmm, I really hope that we can agree on changing it. I have an additional reason for why we might want to do that. When I first heard from you about the jboss-as-cp script I thought it meant that it was just going to copy all of JBoss AS to a writable location, and it made me skeptical about the packaging effort. When I came to realize it was actually just creating a new domain / instance with a handful of files, then I totally understood the benefit of the package.

Thus, I think the right name for this script is important for perception (I have to assume that other developers with see "cp" and think "copy"). I don't think we should drag our feet and let it get too entrenched.

Perhaps we could use a doodle poll to encourage feedback. wdyt? I'd even say that having input from the AS 7 team and contributors is important here.

Created attachment 606968 [details]
Proposed jboss-as-instance script

I've attached a proposed jboss-as-instance script. The usage is as follows:

Manages custom instances of JBoss AS that are based on the system installation but don't require special privileges to run.

COMMANDS:
   create  Creates a JBoss AS instance by copying required folder structure, configuration files and startup script to specified location
   update  Copies the configuration xml file from $JBOSS_HOME/docs/examples/config/ into the instance directory
   delete  Removes the JBoss AS instance at the specified location

OPTIONS:
   -h      Show this message
   -c      JBoss AS configuration xml file (see $JBOSS_HOME/docs/examples/configs/), default: standalone-web.xml
   -l, -d  Location where the directory structure should be created (required)
   -p      Port offset, see https://community.jboss.org/docs/DOC-16705

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