EJB 1.1 to EJB 2.0 conversion

[JeanLouis Marechaux]

I've just read some basic specs about EJB 2.0 and I am a little bit disapointed.
My understanding is that if I have an CMP EJB 1.1 and I want to convert it to 2.0, I nearly have to recode it from scratch.
1. the fields are not defined anymore in the class, but abstracts getter/setters instead
2. the bean has now to be abstract, while it was not the case in 1.1
3. the DD has a new syntax
4. there is a set of new methods to implement (actually, this is not the worth. It's just an add, not a modification)
It' sounds like I'm compelled to do a lot of work to take advantage of the 2.0 power.
Any obvious alternative solutions I've missed ?

[Thomas Paul]

The rule is that all the application server vendors must support backward compatibility. But if you want to take advantage of the new functionality then you must re-code your EJBs. Of course, you could probably write a program to convert source from the old to the new format. Maybe I'll do that if I have the time.
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[Phil Sharp]

Vendors may or may not provide converters for you.
We use WebLogic and they provided a converter - DDConverter. See WebLogic EJB doc for more info if thats what you use. I presume other vendors provide similar utilities.
Have to say it did not work that well for us and we still ended up making manual changes on top but its a start.
Phil

[JeanLouis Marechaux]

Of course a converter could provide some help to speed up the conversion process.
Nevertheless, I've never seen such a tool working so well that it does not need to perform some work "manually"