I'm happy to make changes along these lines. You are right about Iterator and RandomAccess classes. Stephen
> from: Rodney Waldhoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Why state "The API will mimic as closely as possible the object-based > API"? > > This isn't true of the current codebase (consider InputStreamCharIterator > or RandomAccess*List for example, neither of which have direct correlation > to anything in java.util) and as a design decision, not an scope one, > shouldn't be part of proposal. > > I think we should strike the sentence under "rationale" reading "The API > will mimic as closely as possible the object-based API" and the phrase > under "scope" reading "mimicing the object-based API". > > Similiarly, we should probably add something like "and related types" to > the "scope" definition, since things Iterator and other helper types (or > for that matter, Map), aren't strictly Collections. > > On Wed, 8 Oct 2003, Stephen Colebourne wrote: > > > Reminder!! This vote for a new commons proper component is still open and > > awaiting responses. There are 2 1s and 2 0s at present so more votes are > > needed :-) > > Stephen > > > > PROPOSAL: > > <html> > > <head> > > <title>Proposal for PCollections Package</title> > > </head> > > <body bgcolor="white"> > > > > <div align="center"> > > <h1>Proposal for <em>PCollections</em> Package</h1> > > </div> > > > > <h3>(0) Rationale</h3> > > <p> > > The Java Collection Framework defines a well-known and widely used API > > for collections. > > This framework is object-based, but the Java language also contains > > primitive types. > > The framework requires each primitive to be wrapped in an object, such > > as Integer, > > before they can be used in collections. This has a memory and > > performance overhead. > > </p> > > <p> > > The pcollections component will provide an API for collections based on > > primitives > > The API will mimic as closely as possible the object-based API. > > Wrappers and adaptors will be provided for integration with the > > object-based API. > > </p> > > > > <h3>(1) Scope of the Package</h3> > > <p> > > The package will create and maintain a set of collections for primitive > > types, > > mimicing the object-based API, distributed under the ASF license. > > </p> > > > > <h3>(1.5) Interaction With Other Packages</h3> > > <p> > > <em>PCollections</em> relies only on standard JDK 1.2 (or later) APIs for > > production deployment. It utilizes the commons-collections test framework > > and the JUnit unit testing framework for developing and executing unit > > tests, > > but this is of interest only to developers of the component. > > </p> > > <p> > > No external configuration files are utilized. > > </p> > > > > <h3>(2) Initial Source of the Package</h3> > > <p> > > The initial codebase is taken from commons-collections, where it was > > unreleased. > > </p> > > > > <p>The proposed package name for the new component is > > <code>org.apache.commons.pcollections</code>.</p> > > > > > > <h3>(3) Required Jakarta-Commons Resources</h3> > > <ul> > > <li>CVS Repository - New directory <code>pcollections</code> in the > > <code>jakarta-commons</code> CVS repository.</li> > > <li>Mailing List - Discussions will take place on the general > > <em>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</em> mailing list. To help > > list subscribers identify messages of interest, it is suggested that > > the message subject of messages about this component be prefixed with > > [pcollections].</li> > > <li>Bugzilla - New component "PCollections" under the "Commons" product > > category, with appropriate version identifiers as needed.</li> > > <li>Jyve FAQ - New category "commons-pcollections" (when available). > > </ul> > > > > > > <h3>(4) Initial Committers</h3> > > <ul> > > <li>Rodney Waldhoff</li> > > <li>Stephen Colebourne</li> > > </ul> > > </body> > > </html> > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Stephen Colebourne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Jakarta Commons Developers List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 1:06 AM > > Subject: [VOTE] New commons proper component - pcollections > > > > > > > The [collections] component has been housing unreleased, but stable > > > primitive collections code for some time. These are collections that store > > > primitive arrays behind the scenes instead of objects. (Note that JDK1.5 > > > does NOT address the need for these classes). > > > > > > Following discussion within the [collections] component on the best > > release > > > strategy, we would like to create a new commons-PROPER component to house > > > the code. The aim is to give this useful code room to grow without > > impacting > > > the widely used main [collections] (object-based) component. > > > > > > It is important to emphasise that this is not new code - it is stable and > > > ready for release. Thus commons-proper, rather than the sandbox, is the > > > appropriate place for the new component. > > > > > > The proposal is attached for the new component 'pcollections'. (No one > > likes > > > this name, but we haven't found a better one). > > > > > > Please vote as to whether you support this new commons-PROPER component. > > > [ ] 1 Yes, lets create [pcollections] > > > [ ] 0 > > > [ ] -0 > > > [ ] -1 No, I oppose this because.... > > > > > > Stephen > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---- > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > - Rod <http://radio.weblogs.com/0122027/> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
