Add Support for Automagic Provisioning of Solr Cores

[skwashd]

I have written some java code which allows automatic provisioning of apache solr cores by sending a http request to the solr admin console. My blog details how it works and has the binary and source attached - http://davehall.com.au/blog/dave/2010/06/26/multi-core-apache-solr-ubuntu-1004-drupal-auto-provisioning

I think some users would find this useful. Can you please add it to Barracuda?

[omega8cc]

Hey David! Your permission to use your code in Barracuda is more than welcome! It could be an awesome add-on and we could switch from Tomcat to Jetty. We will add it as soon as possible. Thanks again. ~Grace.

[skwashd]

Hi Grace,

The code is GPLv3, so you don't need permission to use it. I released it on my blog for the world to use :)

Thanks for including the code. I hope to helps bring attention to it and increases it's use. The use of Jetty is optional, the code should also work with Tomcat. I never tried it with Tomcat. The code shouldn't need to be recompiled for a different path layout, but if it does you have the source.

Keep me posted on how you go with it.

Cheers

Dave

Edit: Updated for clarity and accuracy

[mysty]

this sounds great. I got stuck when I tried @skwashd's Jetty based instructions in the past. So having them included here would be a great help

[omega8cc]

We should have it included in the next Barracuda edition, later this week. Thanks again!

[skwashd]

@omega8cc Great! Thanks for this. Any problems, let me know.

@mysty I'd be happy to help sort out your issues

[mysty]

@skwashd I think I tried it shortly after you posted the Solr on Jetty article, so it was quite a while ago now - can't remember what part I got stuck with.

Very much hoping omega8cc might get it in to this set of scripts - would be golden.

[omega8cc]

We are looking to integrate this Solr setup directly in Aegir, however it is still in a to-do stage.

[skwashd]

When I last looked at this I decided to do it in the installation profile - using drupal_http_request().