Frameworks snaps?

[Jamie Bennett]

Hi,

> On 11 Nov 2015, at 09:54, Simon Eisenmann <simon at struktur.de> wrote:
> 
> Hi Daniel,
> 
> Am 11.11.2015 um 10:27 schrieb Daniel Holbach:
>> 
>> - Who of you is currently thinking about implementing something
>>   in a framework snap? What kind of framework is it going to be?
>> - Have you tried to implement something in a framework? How did
>>   you fare?
> 
> I am experimenting with Frameworks to essentially extend the Snappy base
> system by software and services which lots of snaps require but should
> not be included in any and each snap due to update issues and size. The
> best example i have for this, is the openssl binary. Many snaps need
> this to generate and validate keys and certificates.
> 
> The other issue i tied to solve with a framework is the access to system
> wide resources, mote notably ports. Eg, a web server framework would
> provide ways for other snapps to inject their web service api and end
> points via reverse proxy into the framework running the web server.

I can only echo these two use cases: web server and openssl. These are two
that I am personally looking into at the moment. Of course there is scope for 
just installing Docker and going that route but this is not always the desired 
route forward.

> I was told on IRC that i am kind of abusing the framework concept, but
> still these two issues come up on my desk often.
> 
>> - Is there functionality missing for which you'd like to see a
>>   framework?
>> - Do you have questions about frameworks?
>> 
>> Getting feedback on the above questions would be great, as it could be a
>> conversation starter and help fixing [2] among other things. :-)
> 
> 
> We can have a more detailed discussion in IRC if you like.
> 
> 
> Best regards
> Simon
> 
> 
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Regards,
Jamie.
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