From 4410aead46e1f2537b8fac3a14d7bb529b1dc4f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ndr_brt Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:53:00 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] docs: repository restructure --- .../README.md | 47 +++++++++++++++++++ developer/decision-records/README.md | 1 + 2 files changed, 48 insertions(+) create mode 100644 developer/decision-records/2026-06-10-runtime-core-repository/README.md diff --git a/developer/decision-records/2026-06-10-runtime-core-repository/README.md b/developer/decision-records/2026-06-10-runtime-core-repository/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..82e3e3e --- /dev/null +++ b/developer/decision-records/2026-06-10-runtime-core-repository/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +# Runtime-Core Repository + +## Decision + +The `Runtime-Metamodel` repository will be expanded and renamed to `Runtime-Core`, consolidating the following: + +- The existing content of `Runtime-Metamodel` (annotations and classes used by the autodoc-processor) +- The `autodoc-processor` module, moved from the `GradlePlugins` repository +- The runtime bootstrap modules from the `Connector` repository (e.g. `boot`, dependency injection framework, and + other domain-agnostic infrastructure modules) + +The `GradlePlugins` repository will retain only `edc-build`, and will be **excluded from the platform release**, since +`edc-build` follows its own release cycle and is published on the Gradle Plugins Portal. + +## Rationale + +`Runtime-Metamodel` is an _anemic_ repository: it contains only annotations and a few classes, the latter of which +are exclusively used by the `autodoc-processor`. Since `autodoc-processor` is strictly dependent on `runtime-metamodel`, +co-locating them in the same repository removes an artificial boundary with no structural benefit. + +Similarly, the runtime bootstrap modules currently scattered across the `Connector` repository are foundational +infrastructure that is not domain-specific. Grouping them with the metamodel and the autodoc-processor creates a +cohesive set of cross-cutting concerns under a single repository: + +- **Faster platform releases**: one fewer repository in the platform release cycle. +- **Reduced coupling**: `IdentityHub` currently depends on the `Connector` repository partly because of these + foundational runtime modules. Moving them to `Runtime-Core` allows `IdentityHub` (and other repositories) to depend + only on `Runtime-Core` for runtime setup, removing the indirect dependency on `Connector`. +- **Clearer boundaries**: `Connector`, `IdentityHub`, and the `Technology` repositories become purely domain-focused; + `Runtime-Core` owns everything needed to stand up an EDC runtime. + +## Approach + +The migration will be carried out in the following steps: + +1. **Move `autodoc-processor`** from `GradlePlugins` into `Runtime-Metamodel`. +2. **Adapt release workflows**: remove `GradlePlugins` from the platform release; `edc-build` will continue to be + released independently via the Gradle Plugins Portal. +3. **Move runtime bootstrap modules** (`boot`, dependency injection framework, and related domain-agnostic + infrastructure) from the `Connector` repository into `Runtime-Metamodel`. +4. **Rename `Runtime-Metamodel`** to `Runtime-Core`. + +### Versioning and Release Cycle + +`Runtime-Core` will follow the same release cadence as the rest of the EDC platform. `GradlePlugins` (`edc-build`) +will continue to follow its own independent release cycle. + diff --git a/developer/decision-records/README.md b/developer/decision-records/README.md index eb23ef3..2e9bab3 100644 --- a/developer/decision-records/README.md +++ b/developer/decision-records/README.md @@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ - [2026-02-25 On the usage of Artificial Intelligence](./2026-02-25-using-ai/) - [2026-03-22 Catalog Crawler as Control-Plane feature](./2026-03-02-catalog-crawler/) - [2026-02-25 Introducing Dataspace Hub](./2026-03-25-dataspace-hub/) +- [2026-06-19 RuntimeCore repository](./2026-06-10-runtime-core-repository/) ## Repository-specific From 936280b6dc79a344853e285097a1a0e8dabaa05c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ndr_brt Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:54:14 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] pr remark --- .../2026-06-10-runtime-core-repository/README.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/developer/decision-records/2026-06-10-runtime-core-repository/README.md b/developer/decision-records/2026-06-10-runtime-core-repository/README.md index 82e3e3e..16a5513 100644 --- a/developer/decision-records/2026-06-10-runtime-core-repository/README.md +++ b/developer/decision-records/2026-06-10-runtime-core-repository/README.md @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ The migration will be carried out in the following steps: 3. **Move runtime bootstrap modules** (`boot`, dependency injection framework, and related domain-agnostic infrastructure) from the `Connector` repository into `Runtime-Metamodel`. 4. **Rename `Runtime-Metamodel`** to `Runtime-Core`. +5. Eventually, `Connector` could be renamed to `Control-Plane` ### Versioning and Release Cycle