I have done some more work on the class diagram ( http://www.integralsource.com/cli/datatype2.gif ). As you can see by supporting the choice of 'char' and 'String' as the Option name the design is much more complex. Wouldn't it be much better to drop support for 'char'? This would simplify the design by reducing the number of classes: . No need for Posix/GnuOption just OptionImpl . No need for Posix/GnuArgument just ArgumentImpl . reduced number of methods on CommandLine (API not finalized) . reduced number of methods on the builder (not specified yet but should be very similar to the current approach).
Do people think that dropping support for 'char' would cause much pain for people? If a migration script is provided that will update code that uses the char to use String would that make the pain acceptable? Cheers, -John K - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jakarta Commons CLI http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/cli --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
