Project state regarding past release of Camunda 8

[mickroll]

I am fairly new to camunda, and wks-platform looks like a promising implementation base for new projects. Great work!

As Camunda 8 was released mid 2022, i am wondering if a migration to it is planned for the near future.

I must admit, a migration does look complicated, as a lot has changed. https://docs.camunda.io/docs/8.0/guides/migrating-from-camunda-platform-7/
As i understand, a migration would need a rewrite of some core components (the camunda API changed, for example the concept of ExternalTaskHandler was replaced by ZeebeWorker). Additionally, the underlying process engine was replaced by zeebe (i don't know what was used before, though). Process-Models need to be migrated. All in all, this seems like a lot of work, especially if not only code but also existing data of process instances needs to be migrated.

So, of course, before I decide to use wks-platform in its current state, I'm trying to assess the pros and cons of waiting until Camunda 8 is integrated.

@francav What puzzles me a bit is that Camnuda 8 was released about 3 months before the first commit to wks-platform. Might i ask, why you stuck to Camunda 7 back then? Was C8 not ready or lacked features you needed at the time? I am curious to understand the whole Camunda ecosystem a bit better.

[francav]

Hi @mickroll I am sorry for the delay. Outlook was sending github messages to my "other" inbox =/
Will answer your questions in a few.

[francav]

@Hafflgav

[francav]

Thanks for your words @mickroll I am glad you are considering WKS Platform as a base for your projects.
This project was designed with compatibility for multiple process engines in mind. See the following java modules for reference:

https://github.com/wkspower/wks-platform/tree/main/apps/java/libraries/bpm-engine-interface (bpm concepts abstraction)
https://github.com/wkspower/wks-platform/tree/main/apps/java/libraries/bpm-engine-client (bpm engine client abstraction)
https://github.com/wkspower/wks-platform/tree/main/apps/java/libraries/bpm-engine-c7-client (Camunda 7 client implementation - Ready)
https://github.com/wkspower/wks-platform/tree/main/apps/java/libraries/bpm-engine-c8-client (Camunda 8 client implementation - WIP)

[francav]

Hence, our goal is to have it integrated with C7, C8 and other bpm engines

[mickroll]

Ah, that sheds some light. Thank you very much for the explanation. Do you have a time horizon for the implementation of the camunda 8 client?

[francav]

Would you like to help on that?

[francav]

I can help on explaining the requirements

[francav]

Should we connect? www.linkedin.com/in/victorfranca
@mickroll

[francav]

Camunda 8 integration completed @mickroll