MSc Dissertation : A “lightweight” Java toolkit for distributed data store applications using programming abstraction
06/01/2013 Written by Cyril GRANDJEAN

Abstract

Over the past years, the quantity of data created has increased in a very significant way. Databases and more generally data stores are now installed on servers, desktop computers but also on mobile devices. As a result, distributed data stores technologies have been developed to link these data by using some communication technologies.

In this dissertation, a Java toolkit for creating distributed data stores applications is designed and developed by using Java abstraction mechanisms. Before the development of the toolkit, some middleware technologies are studied in order to establish the communication between the different data stores. At the end of the project, the toolkit is implemented inside a concrete application scenario, that is, a client application which manages several libraries which have their own database.

The toolkit has been created modular with two layers. The first layer is the middleware layer composed of the SQLSpaces and JGroups modules, the middleware technologies that have been selected after the experiments. The second layer is the data layer composed of the MySQL and RDF data stores modules. Transfer transparency between RDF data stores and databases has been implemented and data are transferred between data stores by using command objects representing commands sent to one or many data stores.

Toolkit schema

Interactions between the different modules of the toolkit

You can find below the full dissertation report.

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Last year at Oxford Brookes
15/08/2011 Written by Cyril GRANDJEAN

After four years performed at SUPINFO Troyes (France), I will do my last year of study at Oxford Brookes University in England.

Thanks to this partnership with this University, I could get the Master Degree of SUPINFO and a Master of Science (MSc) Software Engineering.

This trip would allow me to improve my English, learn a new culture but also to enjoy the benefits of a city renowned student.

Installation of Apache Tomcat on a QNAP
08/07/2011 Written by Cyril GRANDJEAN

Here is a small tutorial for all who want to install Apache Tomcat on a QNAP.

First of all, download Java and Apache Tomcat and upload on your NAS.

Below are the paths to install Java and Apache Tomcat that I used :

  • Java : /share/Qweb/java6
  • Tomcat : /share/Qweb/tomcat6

Then, I have created the file tomcat.sh on the root of tomcat6.

#!/bin/sh
#Tomcat self-starting
#Auteur : Cyril GRANDJEAN
#Description : Self-starting de tomcat
#name of the process : tomcat
#pid of  : /var/run/tomcat.pid
RETVAL=0
QPKG_NAME="tomcat6"
_exit()
{
   /bin/echo -e "Error: $*"
   /bin/echo
   exit 1
}

JRE_HOME="/share/Qweb/java6"
CATALINA_HOME="/share/Qweb/tomcat6"

case $1 in
  start)
    sh /share/Qweb/tomcat6/bin/startup.sh
    ;;
  stop)
    sh /share/Qweb/tomcat6/bin/shutdown.sh
    ;;
  restart)
    sh /share/Qweb/tomcat6/bin/shutdown.sh
    sh /share/Qweb/tomcat6/bin/startup.sh
    ;;
  *)
    echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
    exit 1
esac
exit $RETVAL



Then, to use it as a package on the interface of the QNAP, I have used the following commands :


echo "[tomcat6]" >> /etc/config/qpkg.conf
echo "Name = Tomcat6" >> /etc/config/qpkg.conf
echo "Version = 6.0" >> /etc/config/qpkg.conf
echo "Enable = TRUE" >> /etc/config/qpkg.conf
echo "Shell = /share/Qweb/tomcat6/tomcat.sh" >> /etc/config/qpkg.conf


You can now use Apache Tomcat on your QNAP.
Efficacenergie solution
23/03/2011 Written by Cyril GRANDJEAN

During my internship at Distrame from July 2010 to September 2011, I have participated to the creation of the solution Efficacenergie. This solution, directly installed on the intranet network of the customer, allows the measure of energy consumption of a building such as water consumption, gas, electricity or the measure of temperature, … Efficacenergie is compatible with the wireless sensors of the brands LEM and Coronis.

The solution is installed on a NAS working on a linux operating system. Our NAS server is going to play collector’s role of data resulting from wireless sensors. Thanks to the application server Apache Tomcat and a mySQL database, the customer can visualize his consumptions with an ergonomic Web interface developed from the javascript framework Ext-JS. You can find on my portfolio a list of available features with Efficacenergie.

Here is a small video of presentation of the solution (French video) :

New design Agora Immobilier
29/06/2010 Written by Cyril GRANDJEAN

Agora Immobilier has just changed design followed by the addition of new features such as the geo-localization of the possessions to be rented on Google Maps.

New design
19/03/2010 Written by Cyril GRANDJEAN

As you can notice, my website has a new design to bring more sobriety and professionalisme.

I was able to count on Antoine Lenoir’s support for the creation of the new graphics standards (www.studio-khaz.com).

New Redim Picture
01/03/2010 Written by Cyril GRANDJEAN

I inform you about the release of a new version of Redim Picture, my software to resize image.

What’s new :

  • Management of the main formats of image (JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP)
  • New management of the proportions
  • Possibility of changing formats of favorites images
  • Addition which allows the user to save dimensions defined by images
  • Choice of the path where to save the image

The ancient version of Redim Picture was developed in VB.NET and suffered numerous bugs (Be indulgent, it was my first program 🙂 ). This new version, developed there in C#, is a beta version. Thus, if you notice bugs or if you wish to announce me a possibility of improvement of the software, do not hesitate to contact me.

Description of the program :

  • Name : Redim Picture
  • Description : Software to resize images (see novelties)
  • System compatibles : Windows xp, vista, seven. (Require the .NET Framework 3.5, to download it, click here).
  • Download : link
New RPS server
19/09/2009 Written by Cyril GRANDJEAN

RPS1 de chez OVH

After having tested the RPS1 from OVH and after having globally been satisfied by the possibilities offered by this low-cost server from OVH, I decided to continue the adventure by launching me in the hosting of the websites that I have created.

I could use my knowledge about hosting during this migration and I could also ask advices of my colleagues from Planet Bourgogne who manage of the hosting of websites in case of problems.

I remind that the RPS is endowed with a processor Atom 1,6 Ghz, 512 Mo of RAM, 20 Gb of accessible storage with a SAN from OVH and a connection of 100 Mbps. The operating system is a Gentoo Release 2 which is a Gentoo modified for needs from OVH.

I could write some articles for all those who wish as me to dash into the adventure of the hosting.

New : This website is now on the RPS server.

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