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| Date | Action | Decided by |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-21 | Appointed Richard Zowalla | the board, by resolution |
| Date | Decision | Item | Outcome |
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| 2025-05-21 | Establish the Apache StormCrawler Project | special order | approved |
## Description: The mission of Apache StormCrawler is the creation and maintenance of software related to an open source collection of resources for building low-latency, scalable web crawlers on Apache Storm. ## Project Status: Current project status: Active Issues for the board: None ## Membership Data: Apache StormCrawler was founded 2025-05-21 (a year ago) There are currently 12 committers and 6 PMC members in this project. The Committer-to-PMC ratio is 2:1. Community changes, past quarter: - No new PMC members. Last addition was Dávid Szigecsán on 2026-03-03. - Davide Polato was added as committer on 2026-05-11. ## Project Activity: External contributions continue to arrive at a steady pace. A new release manager has stepped up and is currently working on getting the next release out. In parallel, discussions around StormCrawler 4.0.0 are underway, with the current proposal targeting Apache Storm 3.0.0 as the baseline and moving to Java 25 in order to take advantage of virtual threads. Recent releases: stormcrawler-3.7.0 was released on 2026-08-01. stormcrawler-3.6.0 was released on 2026-05-26. stormcrawler-3.5.1 was released on 2026-01-25. ## Community Health: The StormCrawler community remains active and stable. External contributions continue to arrive, and the addition of Davide Polato as a new committer during the quarter is a positive signal of community growth. He also stepped up as release manager and prepared his first StormCrawler release. Early discussions around a 4.0.0 release, including a modernized baseline on Storm 3.0.0 and Java 25, indicate healthy forward planning within the community.
## Description: The mission of Apache StormCrawler is the creation and maintenance of software related to an open source collection of resources for building low-latency, scalable web crawlers on Apache Storm ## Project Status: Current project status: Active Issues for the board: None ## Membership Data: Apache StormCrawler was founded 2025-05-21 (a year ago) There are currently 11 committers and 6 PMC members in this project. The Committer-to-PMC ratio is roughly 2:1. Community changes, past quarter: - Dávid Szigecsán was added to the PMC on 2026-03-03 - No new committers. Last addition was Dávid Szigecsán on 2025-09-23. A new committer candidate is currently under vote. ## Project Activity: Contributions from external participants continue to arrive, including from first-time contributors. We are also seeing encouraging traffic on the revamped documentation site introduced with the most recent release, which suggests the improved structure and accessibility are helping users find what they need. We hope this will continue to lower the barrier to entry and bring more contributors into the project over time. On the trademark front, we have finalized a logo for the project following feedback from M&P. With the logo now in place, we plan to move forward with the remaining steps of the trademark process. Recent releases: stormcrawler-3.5.1 was released on 2026-01-25. stormcrawler-3.5.0 was released on 2025-09-16. stormcrawler-3.4.0 was released on 2025-06-27. ## Community Health: The StormCrawler community remains active and stable. Pull requests from external contributors continue to arrive, and engagement with the new documentation is a positive signal for community growth. Since the last report, we have added a new PMC member, bringing the PMC to six, which partially addresses the concern raised previously about the small size of the PMC and the difficulty of gathering votes within short timeframes. Discussion of an additional committer is underway on the private list, which would further strengthen the contributor base. Ongoing documentation improvements remain a focus to ensure newcomers can participate easily and existing contributors stay engaged.
## Description: The mission of Apache StormCrawler is the creation and maintenance of software related to an open source collection of resources for building low-latency, scalable web crawlers on Apache Storm ## Project Status: Current project status: Active Issues for the board: None ## Membership Data: Apache StormCrawler was founded 2025-05-21 (8 months ago) There are currently 11 committers and 5 PMC members in this project. The Committer-to-PMC ratio is roughly 2:1. Community changes, past quarter: - No new PMC members. - No new committers. Last addition was Dávid Szigecsán on 2025-09-23. ## Project Activity: Contributions from external participants continue to arrive. With the most recent release, we have enhanced our documentation, making it more comprehensive and accessible. We hope that these improvements will not only provide better guidance for existing users but also encourage new users and contributors to explore, engage with, and contribute to the project. Trademark-related initiatives are still in the early planning stages. We are currently evaluating a new logo and have already received feedback from M&P. Based on this input, we hope to finalize a strong candidate and move forward with the trademark process in the near future. Recent releases: stormcrawler-3.5.1 was released on 2026-01-25. stormcrawler-3.5.0 was released on 2025-09-16. stormcrawler-3.4.0 was released on 2025-06-27. ## Community Health: The StormCrawler community remains active and stable. We continue to receive pull requests from external contributors, including first-time participants. Our ongoing efforts to improve documentation are designed to lower the barrier to entry, making it easier for newcomers to participate and for existing contributors to stay engaged. Additionally, there is a need to expand our PMC, which currently consists of only five members. With a small PMC, it can sometimes be challenging to gather enough votes in a short timeframe, particularly during holiday periods or when members are temporarily unavailable.
## Description: The mission of Apache StormCrawler is the creation and maintenance of software related to an open source collection of resources for building low-latency, scalable web crawlers on Apache Storm ## Project Status: Current project status: Active Issues for the board: None ## Membership Data: Apache StormCrawler was founded 2025-05-21 (5 months ago) There are currently 11 committers and 5 PMC members in this project. The Committer-to-PMC ratio is roughly 2:1. Community changes, past quarter: - No new PMC members. - Dávid Szigecsán was added as committer on 2025-09-23 ## Project Activity: Outside contributions continue to arrive regularly, demonstrating interest and participation from the broader community. We’re pleased to have added a new committer, which further strengthens our core team. In addition, we’ve established our security model to ensure clearer processes for handling potential vulnerabilities with the ASF security team. Trademark-related tasks remain in the early planning stages. Recent releases: stormcrawler-3.5.0 was released on 2025-09-16. stormcrawler-3.4.0 was released on 2025-06-27. ## Community Health: The StormCrawler community remains active and stable. We continue to receive pull requests from external contributors and first-time participants, most of whom address GitHub issues labeled as “good first issue.” These labels have proven effective in attracting new contributions. Our ongoing focus on improving documentation aims to further lower the barrier to entry and encourage continued engagement.
## Description: The mission of Apache StormCrawler is the creation and maintenance of software related to an open source collection of resources for building low-latency, scalable web crawlers on Apache Storm ## Project Status: Current project status: active Issues for the board: none ## Membership Data: Apache StormCrawler was founded 2025-05-21 (3 months ago) There are currently 10 committers and 5 PMC members in this project. The Committer-to-PMC ratio is 2:1. Community changes, past quarter: - No new PMC members (project graduated recently). - No new committers were added. ## Project Activity: As we are now in the European summer holiday period, contributions have temporarily slowed — which is expected and typical for this time of year. Despite this, we continue to receive pull requests and interest from outside contributors, which is a strong and encouraging sign of ongoing engagement with the project. There has also been discussion around the existing project logo, particularly the need to convert it into an SVG format to better support branding needs. While no final decision has been made yet, this conversation marks a positive step toward improving our visual identity as part of our broader TLP transition. We’ve also started work on overhauling our documentation to support better onboarding and contributor engagement. Trademark-related tasks are in the early planning stages. ## Community Health: The StormCrawler community remains healthy and stable. Although activity has slightly slowed due to the start of the summer holiday season in Europe, contributions from new participants continue to arrive — including pull requests and outreach from individuals outside the established group. Our current focus on improved documentation should lower the barrier to entry for new users and contributors. We hope that these efforts will further strengthen engagement and participation over time.
## Description: The mission of Apache StormCrawler is the creation and maintenance of software related to an open source collection of resources for building low-latency, scalable web crawlers on Apache Storm ## Project Status: Current project status: active Issues for the board: none ## Membership Data: Apache StormCrawler was founded 2025-05-21 (a month ago) There are currently 10 committers and 5 PMC members in this project. The Committer-to-PMC ratio is 2:1. Community changes, past quarter: - No new PMC members (project graduated recently). - No new committers were added. ## Project Activity: StormCrawler graduated from the Apache Incubator about two months ago. The project has made our first official release as a TLP. We have also implemented a new external module that leverages generative AI for text extraction — offering a modern alternative to the existing rule-based and XPath-based approaches. This enhancement brings StormCrawler's capabilities closer to leading Python-based crawlers and reflects our commitment to innovation and usability. StormCrawler has maintained a stable user base over the past decade and continues to be well-regarded. Although the number of committers and contributors remains relatively small, the project's activity level is on par with other established TLPs. We’ve begun to receive contributions from outside the usual suspects, which is encouraging. We hope some of these new contributors will stay and become longer-term participants in the StormCrawler community. We have started work on improved documentation to simplify onboarding for both users and potential contributors. We also plan to begin working on trademark-related tasks in the coming weeks, to ensure proper branding and compliance as part of our transition to a full TLP. Recent releases: 3.4.0 was released on 2025-06-27. ## Community Health: The StormCrawler community remains active and stable. We’ve started to see contributions from new participants outside the core group, which is a positive sign for long-term growth. While the number of committers has not changed, there is increased engagement from external contributors, and we hope some of them will stay involved and eventually take on larger roles. With work on improved documentation now underway, we aim to make it easier for new users and contributors to get started and participate more actively. These efforts are expected to further strengthen the project's community over time.
## Description: StormCrawler is a collection of resources for building low-latency, customisable and scalable web crawlers on Apache Storm. ## Project Status: Current project status: active Issues for the board: none ## Membership Data: Apache StormCrawler was founded 2025-05-21 (15 days ago) There are currently 10 committers and 5 PMC members in this project. The Committer-to-PMC ratio is 2:1. Community changes, past quarter: - No new PMC members (project graduated recently). - No new committers were added. ## Project Activity: StormCrawler graduated from the Apache Incubator about three weeks ago. The project is now in the process of removing references to the Incubator and establishing itself as a top-level project (TLP). StormCrawler has maintained a stable user base over the past decade and continues to be well-regarded. Although the number of committers and contributors remains relatively small, the project's activity level is on par with other established TLPs. We recognize that StormCrawler can be challenging for new users to adopt. To address this, we plan to develop comprehensive documentation aimed at simplifying onboarding for both users and potential contributors. Additionally, we are considering the development of a new external module that leverages generative AI for text extraction —offering an alternative to the current rule-based and XPath-based approaches. This enhancement would align our feature set more closely with leading Python-based crawlers, and we hope it will attract a broader community of users and developers by offering modern, state-of-the-art capabilities paired with our easy-to-use documentation initiative. ## Community Health: While the community remains active and stable, there is room for growth through the engagement of new contributors.
StormCrawler is a collection of resources for building low-latency, customisable and scalable web crawlers on Apache Storm. StormCrawler has been incubating since 2024-03-19. ### Three most important unfinished issues to address before graduating: There are no remaining issues. After list discussions with our mentors, we have confirmed that it would be the right time for graduation.0 ### Are there any issues that the IPMC or ASF Board need to be aware of? None. ### How has the community developed since the last report? StormCrawler remains well-established, with a steady user base over the past decade. While the number of committers and contributors remains small, the project's activity level is comparable to some established TLPs. Seasoned committers with experience across various ASF projects continue to contribute, ensuring the project's stability and sustainability. Although community growth has been minimal (but did happen), there has been some progress. Additionally, the rise of generative AI has shifted focus toward production-ready, turnkey solutions, reducing the incentive for many users to contribute directly to StormCrawler. Instead, they often prefer to adopt mature, off-the-shelf software like StormCrawler rather than actively participating in development. This industry trend may explain the limited influx of new contributors despite the project's ongoing relevance. ### How has the project developed since the last report? The project has seen steady progress with various bug fixes and dependency updates. Additionally, there have been some external contributions to the documentation, indicating ongoing interest and engagement from the community. ### How would you assess the podling's maturity? Please feel free to add your own commentary. - [ ] Initial setup - [ ] Working towards first release - [ ] Community building - [X] Nearing graduation - [ ] Other: The project is well-established, has maintained steady activity, and has experienced contributors who are familiar with ASF processes. While community growth has been modest, the project's engagement level and stability suggest it is ready for graduation. The presence of seasoned committers and ongoing development efforts further support this assessment. ### Date of last release: 2025-03-24 ### When were the last committers or PPMC members elected? 2024-09-21 ### Have your mentors been helpful and responsive? Yes, our mentors have been supportive, providing guidance throughout the process. They have been available for discussions, particularly regarding the project's readiness for graduation, and have helped ensure we are on the right track. Their experience and insights have been valuable in navigating ASF Incubator processes. ### Is the PPMC managing the podling's brand / trademarks? Yes. The name was approved by VP Trademarks. ### Signed-off-by: - [ ] (stormcrawler) Dave Fisher Comments: - [ ] (stormcrawler) Lewis John McGibbney Comments: - [X] (stormcrawler) Ayush Saxena Comments: Successfully managed multiple releases during incubation and now preparing for graduation. - [X] (stormcrawler) PJ Fanning Comments: Discussing Graduation ### IPMC/Shepherd notes:
StormCrawler is a collection of resources for building low-latency, customisable and scalable web crawlers on Apache Storm. StormCrawler has been incubating since 2024-03-19. ### Three most important unfinished issues to address before graduating: 1. Community building 2. 3. ### Are there any issues that the IPMC or ASF Board need to be aware of? No. ### How has the community developed since the last report? StormCrawler remains a rather mature and stable project, continuing to serve its niche effectively. While there isn’t much new to report in terms of major developments, we did have a contributor show up recently and provide some pull requests, which is always a positive sign. It’s worth noting that, even in the age of AI, the number of people conducting their own large-scale web crawls remains relatively low. Many opt to leverage datasets like Common Crawl rather than setting up and maintaining their own crawling infrastructure. This makes community contributions even more valuable, as StormCrawler continues to be a reliable solution for those who do require custom crawling capabilities. ### How has the project developed since the last report? A new release of StormCrawler was made. However, one area of concern is the level of engagement among the initial committers. Out of the five original committers, only three have been actively contributing, while the remaining two have shown little to no involvement since the project's incubation. While it's not uncommon to see fluctuations in contributor activity due to shifting priorities and time constraints, this does highlight the need to expand the committer base. Therefore, we are happy that we could add an additional committer and PPMC member since incubation. ### How would you assess the podling's maturity? Please feel free to add your own commentary. - [ ] Initial setup - [ ] Working towards first release - [X] Community building - [ ] Nearing graduation - [ ] Other: ### Date of last release: 2024-12-03 ### When were the last committers or PPMC members elected? 2024-09-21 ### Have your mentors been helpful and responsive? Nothing of note. ### Is the PPMC managing the podling's brand / trademarks? The name was approved by VP, Brand after consulting the Apache Storm project. ### Signed-off-by: - [X] (stormcrawler) Dave Fisher Comments: The podling knows that community growth is required. - [ ] (stormcrawler) Lewis John McGibbney Comments: - [X] (stormcrawler) Ayush Saxena Comments: - [X] (stormcrawler) PJ Fanning Comments: ### IPMC/Shepherd notes:
StormCrawler is a collection of resources for building low-latency, customisable and scalable web crawlers on Apache Storm. StormCrawler has been incubating since 2024-03-19. ### Three most important unfinished issues to address before graduating: 1. Community building 2. 3. ### Are there any issues that the IPMC or ASF Board need to be aware of? No ### How has the community developed since the last report? Nothing new to report. One contributor showed up and provided some PRs, which is a good sign. ### How has the project developed since the last report? A first release was made. A slight source of concern is that 3 out of the initial 5 committers have so far shown no or very little involvement in the project since its incubation, which makes it even more urgent to increase the committer base. ### How would you assess the podling's maturity? Please feel free to add your own commentary. - [ ] Initial setup - [ ] Working towards first release - [X] Community building - [ ] Nearing graduation - [ ] Other: ### Date of last release: 2024-05-16 ### When were the last committers or PPMC members elected? No new committers yet. ### Have your mentors been helpful and responsive? Nothing of note. ### Is the PPMC managing the podling's brand / trademarks? No progress yet. ### Signed-off-by: - [ ] (stormcrawler) Dave Fisher Comments: - [ ] (stormcrawler) Lewis John McGibbney Comments: - [X] (stormcrawler) Ayush Saxena Comments: Working towards building community - [X] (stormcrawler) PJ Fanning Comments: Release made but may need more work on community building. ### IPMC/Shepherd notes:
StormCrawler is a collection of resources for building low-latency, customisable and scalable web crawlers on Apache Storm. StormCrawler has been incubating since 2024-03-19. ### Three most important unfinished issues to address before graduating: 1. Community building 2. 3. ### Are there any issues that the IPMC or ASF Board need to be aware of? Nothing yet. ### How has the community developed since the last report? We got some involvement (issues, simple PRs) from outside the usual suspects. We need to increase our outreach to attract more users / developers to foster a healthy community development. ### How has the project developed since the last report? We have published our first release (3.0). We are currently working on adding the feedback received for 3.0. ### How would you assess the podling's maturity? Please feel free to add your own commentary. - [X] Initial setup - [X] Working towards first release - [X] Community building - [ ] Nearing graduation - [ ] Other: ### Date of last release: 2024-05-16 ### When were the last committers or PPMC members elected? No new committers yet. ### Have your mentors been helpful and responsive? Nothing to note. ### Is the PPMC managing the podling's brand / trademarks? No answer. ### Signed-off-by: - [ ] (stormcrawler) Dave Fisher Comments: - [ ] (stormcrawler) Lewis John McGibbney Comments: - [ ] (stormcrawler) Ayush Saxena Comments: - [ ] (stormcrawler) PJ Fanning Comments: ### IPMC/Shepherd notes:
StormCrawler is a collection of resources for building low-latency, customisable and scalable web crawlers on Apache Storm. StormCrawler has been incubating since 2024-03-19. ### Three most important unfinished issues to address before graduating: 1. Community building 2. Work towards a first release 3. ### Are there any issues that the IPMC or ASF Board need to be aware of? Nothing yet. ### How has the community developed since the last report? We got some involvement (issues, simple doc PRs) from outside the usual suspects. We need to increase our outreach to attract more users / developers to foster a healthy community development. ### How has the project developed since the last report? Project is currently discussing to start a vote on a first release (3.0) containing the breaking changes from joining as a poddling. Website, build environment, etc. is set up. ### How would you assess the podling's maturity? Please feel free to add your own commentary. - [X] Initial setup - [X] Working towards first release - [X] Community building - [ ] Nearing graduation - [ ] Other: ### Date of last release: No release yet. ### When were the last committers or PPMC members elected? No new committers yet. ### Have your mentors been helpful and responsive? Nothing to note. ### Is the PPMC managing the podling's brand / trademarks? No answer. ### Signed-off-by: - [X] (stormcrawler) Dave Fisher Comments: Good start to incubation - [ ] (stormcrawler) Lewis John McGibbney Comments: - [X] (stormcrawler) Ayush Saxena Comments: The community is actively working towards their first ASF release - [X] (stormcrawler) PJ Fanning Comments: Good progress setting up the podling and first release under discussion ### IPMC/Shepherd notes:
StormCrawler is a collection of resources for building low-latency, customisable and scalable web crawlers on Apache Storm. StormCrawler has been incubating since 2024-03-19. ### Three most important unfinished issues to address before graduating: 1. Set up Git Repos and Builds 2. Community building 3. Work towards a new release ### Are there any issues that the IPMC or ASF Board need to be aware of? Nothing yet. ### How has the community developed since the last report? First Report. ### How has the project developed since the last report? N/A ### How would you assess the podling's maturity? Please feel free to add your own commentary. - [X] Initial setup - [X] Working towards first release - [X] Community building - [ ] Nearing graduation - [ ] Other: ### Date of last release: None. ### When were the last committers or PPMC members elected? No new committers yet. ### Have your mentors been helpful and responsive? Nothing to note. ### Is the PPMC managing the podling's brand / trademarks? No answer. ### Signed-off-by: - [ ] (stormcrawler) Dave Fisher Comments: - [ ] (stormcrawler) Lewis John McGibbney Comments: - [ ] (stormcrawler) Ayush Saxena Comments: - [X] (stormcrawler) PJ Fanning Comments: ### IPMC/Shepherd notes: The project is finished the setup. It's using wiki to hold the project information.
