Berin Loritsch wrote:
>>From: Peter Donald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>
>>At 01:10 AM 6/10/2002 -0400, you wrote:
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>>>>>That way we can have a look at and play with the
>>>>
>>interfaces until
>>
>>>>>we like them.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Dont like the idea of hints and especially hate the idea
>>>
>>that hints
>>
>>>>be objects
>>>
>>>Pete, what's wrong with this?
>>
>>Do I have to say it again? ;) Okay lets try it another way ...
>
>
> Yes you do.
>
>
>
>>Why is it needed?
>
>
> Let me remind you that you need it as well. Let's say we are
> implementing an HTTP server. The HTTP server needs to set up
> both SSL enabled and non SSL enabled connections. You can't
> cleanly expect to be able to do this:
>
> ConnectionManager regular =
> (ConnectionManager)m_manager.lookup(ConnectionManager.ROLE);
> ConnectionManager ssl =
> (ConnectionManager)m_manager.lookup(ConnectionManager.ROLE);
>
> It's just plain ludicrous to be able to keep track of requests
> for a component and then return different instances for each one.
> You know it and I know it.
I second Berin.
One thing is a Role, another is a Flavor-Hint.
One is WHAT, the other is HOW.
"How" is less important than "what", as long as it gets done.
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