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Appendix A. Reference Material

A.1. Maven Plugin Arguments

The following is a detailed description of the available RHAMT Maven plugin arguments.

Table A.1. RHAMT Maven plugin Arguments

ArgumentDescription

customLoggingPropertiesFile

An absolute path to a logging.properties file that contains a java.util.logging.LogManager logging configuration. If the specified path is invalid, or the option is not specified, then the logging reverts to using the logging.properties file included with the Maven plugin.

disableTattletale

Flag to disable generation of the Tattletale report. If both enableTattletale and disableTattletale are set to true, then disableTattletale will be ignored and the Tattletale report will still be generated.

enableCompatibleFilesReport

Flag to enable generation of the Compatible Files report. Due to processing all files without found issues, this report may take a long time for large applications.

enableTattletale

Flag to enable generation of a Tattletale report for each application. This option is enabled by default when eap is in the included target. If both enableTattletale and disableTattletale are set to true, then disableTattletale will be ignored and the Tattletale report will still be generated.

excludePackages

A list of packages to exclude from evaluation. For example, entering "com.mycompany.commonutilities" would exclude all classes whose package name begins with "com.mycompany.commonutilities".

excludeTags

A list of tags to exclude. When specified, rules with these tags will not be processed.

explodedApps

Flag to indicate that the provided input directory contains source files for a single application. See the Input File Argument Tables for details.

exportCSV

Flag to export the report data to a CSV file on your local file system. RHAMT creates the file in the directory specified by the outputDirectory argument. The CSV file can be imported into a spreadsheet program for data manipulation and analysis. For details, see Export the Report in CSV Format.

includeTags

A list of tags to use. When specified, only rules with these tags will be processed.

inputDirectory

Specify the path to the directory containing the applications to be analyzed. This argument defaults to {project.basedir}/src/main/. See Specify the Input Directory for more information.

keepWorkDirs

Flag to instruct RHAMT to not delete temporary working files, such as the graph database and unzipped archives. This is useful for debugging purposes.

packages

A list of the packages to be evaluated by RHAMT. This argument is required. See Select Packages for more information.

offlineMode

Flag to operate in offline mode, disabling network access features, such as scheme validation. Used to improve performance.

outputDirectory

Specify the path to the directory to output the report information generated by RHAMT. This argument defaults to {project.build.directory}/windup-report. See Specify the Output Directory for more information.

overwrite

Flag to force delete the existing output directory specified by outputDirectory. Defaults to true.

Warning

Be careful not to specify a report output directory that contains important information!

sourceTechnologies

A list of one or more source technologies, servers, platforms, or frameworks to migrate from. This argument, in conjunction with the targetTechnologies argument, helps to determine which rulesets are used. See Set the Source Technology for more information.

sourceMode

Flag to indicate that the application to be evaluated contains source files rather than compiled binaries. Defaults to true. See the Input File Argument Tables for details.

targetTechnologies

A list of one or more target technologies, servers, platforms, or frameworks to migrate to. This argument, in conjunction with the sourceTechnologies argument, helps to determine which rulesets are used. See Set the Target Technology for more information.

userIgnorePath

Specify a location for RHAMT to identify files that should be ignored.

userRulesDirectory

Specify a location for RHAMT to look for custom RHAMT rules. The value can be a directory containing ruleset files or a single ruleset file. The ruleset files must use the .windup.xml or .rhamt.xml suffix.

windupHome

An optional argument that points to the root of an extracted RHAMT CLI. By referencing a local installation of the CLI, the Maven plugin has direct access to all of the indexes, resulting in a performance increase.

windupVersion

Specify the version of RHAMT to run. By default, this is the Maven plugin’s build version.

A.1.1. Specify the Input Directory

A path to the file or directory containing one or more applications to be analyzed. This defaults to {project.basedir}/src/main/.

Usage

<inputDirectory>INPUT_ARCHIVE_OR_DIRECTORY</inputDirectory>

Depending on whether the input file type provided to the inputDirectory argument is a file or directory, it will be evaluated as follows depending on the additional arguments provided.

Directory
--explodedApp--sourceModeNeither Argument

The directory is evaluated as a single application.

The directory is evaluated as a single application.

Each subdirectory is evaluated as an application.

File
--explodedApp--sourceModeNeither Argument

Argument is ignored; the file is evaluated as a single application.

The file is evaluated as a compressed project.

The file is evaluated as a single application.

A.1.2. Specify the Output Directory

Specify the path to the directory to output the report information generated by RHAMT.

Usage

<outputDirectory>OUTPUT_REPORT_DIRECTORY</outputDirectory>

  • If omitted, the report will be generated in the {project.build.directory}/windup-report directory.
  • If the output directory exists, it will be overwritten based on the value of the overwrite argument. This argument defaults to true, and causes RHAMT to delete and recreate the directory.

A.1.3. Set the Source Technology

A list of one or more source technologies, servers, platforms, or frameworks to migrate from. This argument, in conjunction with the targetTechnologies argument, helps to determine which rulesets are used.

Usage

<sourceTechnologies>
    <source>eap:6</source>
</sourceTechnologies>

The sourceTechnologies argument now provides version support, which follows the Maven version range syntax. This instructs RHAMT to only run the rulesets matching the specified versions. For example, <source>eap:5</source>.

A.1.4. Set the Target Argument

A list of one or more target technologies, servers, platforms, or frameworks to migrate to. This argument, in conjunction with the sourceTechnologies argument, helps to determine which rulesets are used. This argument is required

Usage

<targetTechnologies>
  <target>eap:7</target>
</targetTechnologies>

The targetTechnologies argument now provides version support, which follows the Maven version range syntax. This instructs RHAMT to only run the rulesets matching the specified versions. For example, <target>eap:7</target>.

Warning

When migrating to JBoss EAP, be sure to specify the version in the target, for example, eap:6. Specifying only eap will run rulesets for all versions of JBoss EAP, including those not relevant to your migration path.

See Supported Migration Paths in the RHAMT Getting Started Guide for which JBoss EAP version is appropriate for your source platform.

A.1.5. Select Packages

A list of the packages to be evaluated by RHAMT. It is highly recommended to use this argument.

Usage

<packages>
  <package>PACKAGE_1</package>
  <package>PACKAGE_2</package>
</packages>

  • In most cases, you are interested only in evaluating custom application class packages and not standard Java EE or third party packages. The PACKAGE_N argument is a package prefix; all subpackages will be scanned. For example, to scan the packages com.mycustomapp and com.myotherapp, use the following snippet in your pom.xml. 

    <packages>
  <package>com.mycustomapp</package>
  <package>com.myotherapp</package>
</packages>
  • While you can provide package names for standard Java EE third party software like org.apache, it is usually best not to include them as they should not impact the migration effort.

A.2. Default logging.properties in the Maven Plugin

The default logging.properties file included with the Maven plugin is provided below. This configuration omits many extraneous messages while allowing you to view the progress of the Maven plugin. 

#
# Copyright 2013-2014 Red Hat, Inc. and/or its affiliates.
#
# Licensed under the Eclipse Public License version 1.0, available at
# http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
#

# Additional loggers to configure (the root logger is always configured)
#loggers=
handlers=java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler
.level=INFO
#java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level=INFO

#loggers=org.jboss.forge,org.jboss.weld,org.xnio,org.jboss.forge,org.ocpsoft.rewrite,org.jboss.windup.graph.GraphModelScanner,org.jboss.windup.reporting.xml.ClassificationHandler,org.jboss.windup.graph.GraphTyp$
org.jboss.forge.level=SEVERE
org.janusgraph.level=SEVERE
org.janusgraph.diskstorage.berkeleyje.BerkeleyJEKeyValueStore.level=SEVERE
org.janusgraph.diskstorage.berkeleyje.level=SEVERE
org.jboss.weld.level=SEVERE
org.xnio.level=SEVERE
org.jboss.forge.level=SEVERE
org.ocpsoft.rewrite.level=SEVERE
org.jboss.windup.graph.GraphModelScanner.level=SEVERE
org.jboss.windup.reporting.xml.ClassificationHandler.level=SEVERE
org.jboss.windup.graph.GraphTypeManager.level=SEVERE
org.jboss.windup.graph.GraphContextImpl.level=SEVERE
org.jboss.windup.rules.files.FileMapping.level=SEVERE
org.jboss.windup.exec.level=SEVERE
org.jboss.windup.config.level=SEVERE
com.thinkaurelius.level=SEVERE
org.jboss.windup=INFO

A.3. Rule Story Points

A.3.1. What are Story Points?

Story points are an abstract metric commonly used in Agile software development to estimate the level of effort needed to implement a feature or change.

Red Hat Application Migration Toolkit uses story points to express the level of effort needed to migrate particular application constructs, and the application as a whole. It does not necessarily translate to man-hours, but the value should be consistent across tasks.

A.3.2. How Story Points are Estimated in Rules

Estimating the level of effort for the story points for a rule can be tricky. The following are the general guidelines RHAMT uses when estimating the level of effort required for a rule.

Level of EffortStory PointsDescription

Information

0

An informational warning with very low or no priority for migration.

Trivial

1

The migration is a trivial change or a simple library swap with no or minimal API changes.

Complex

3

The changes required for the migration task are complex, but have a documented solution.

Redesign

5

The migration task requires a redesign or a complete library change, with significant API changes.

Rearchitecture

7

The migration requires a complete rearchitecture of the component or subsystem.

Unknown

13

The migration solution is not known and may need a complete rewrite.

A.3.3. Task Category

In addition to the level of effort, you can categorize migration tasks to indicate the severity of the task. The following categories are used to group issues to help prioritize the migration effort.

Mandatory
The task must be completed for a successful migration. If the changes are not made, the resulting application will not build or run successfully. Examples include replacement of proprietary APIs that are not supported in the target platform.
Optional
If the migration task is not completed, the application should work, but the results may not be optimal. If the change is not made at the time of migration, it is recommended to put it on the schedule soon after your migration is completed. An example of this would be the upgrade of EJB 2.x code to EJB 3.
Potential
The task should be examined during the migration process, but there is not enough detailed information to determine if the task is mandatory for the migration to succeed. An example of this would be migrating a third-party proprietary type where there is no directly compatible type.
Information
The task is included to inform you of the existence of certain files. These may need to be examined or modified as part of the modernization effort, but changes are typically not required. An example of this would be the presence of a logging dependency or a Maven pom.xml.

For more information on categorizing tasks, see Using Custom Rule Categories in the Rules Development Guide.

A.4. Additional Resources

A.4.1. Get Involved

To help make Red Hat Application Migration Toolkit cover most application constructs and server configurations, including yours, you can help with any of the following items.

  • Send an email to jboss-migration-feedback@redhat.com and let us know what RHAMT migration rules should cover.
  • Provide example applications to test migration rules.

  • Identify application components and problem areas that may be difficult to migrate.

    • Write a short description of these problem migration areas.
    • Write a brief overview describing how to solve the problem migration areas.
  • Try Red Hat Application Migration Toolkit on your application. Be sure to report any issues you encounter.

  • Contribute to the Red Hat Application Migration Toolkit rules repository.

    • Write a Red Hat Application Migration Toolkit rule to identify or automate a migration process.
    • Create a test for the new rule.
    • Details are provided in the Rules Development Guide.

  • Contribute to the project source code.

    • Create a core rule.
    • Improve RHAMT performance or efficiency.
    • See the Core Development Guide for information about how to configure your environment and set up the project.

Any level of involvement is greatly appreciated!

A.4.3. Known RHAMT Issues

You can review known issues for RHAMT here: Open RHAMT issues.

A.4.4. Report Issues with RHAMT

Red Hat Application Migration Toolkit uses JIRA as its issue tracking system. If you encounter an issue executing RHAMT, please file a JIRA Issue.

Note

If you do not have one already, you must sign up for a JIRA account in order to create a JIRA issue.

A.4.4.1. Create a JIRA Issue

  1. Open a browser and navigate to the JIRA Create Issue page.

    If you have not yet logged in, click the Log In link at the top right side of the page and enter your credentials.

  2. Choose the following options and click the Next button.

    • Project

      For core RHAMT issues, choose Red Hat Application Migration Toolkit (WINDUP).

      For issues with RHAMT rules, choose: Red Hat Application Migration Toolkit rules (WINDUPRULE).

    • Issue Type: Bug

  3. On the next screen complete the following fields.

    • Summary: Enter a brief description of the problem or issue.
    • Environment: Provide the details of your operating system, version of Java, and any other pertinent information.
    • Description: Provide a detailed description of the issue. Be sure to include logs and exceptions traces.
    • Attachment: If the application or archive causing the issue does not contain sensitive information and you are comfortable sharing it with the RHAMT development team, attach it to the issue using the browse button.
  4. Click the Create button to create the JIRA issue.





Revised on 2019-03-26 20:05:30 UTC