You may need to attach code to a Bugzilla request (select Commons then Sandbox, prefix by [convert]). Or make available by a link. Stephen
----- Original Message ----- From: "Legostaev, Andrei" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Dear [convert] Members and Contributors > > As discussed, Goldman Sachs has allowed me to release the core of my > conversion > framework under Apache License 2.0. Goldman Sachs has already signed Apache > Foundation's "Contributor License Agreement" as part of an earlier > contribution > to HttpClient. > > I've renamed the packages and classes to be in line with conventions used in > > [convert]. This way if Stephen finds it appropriate he can easily add the > implementation to CVS as option "convert3". I did not include unit tests in > my > rip-out-and-rename effort, I will gladly do so on request. > > I also did not include any classes that had external dependencies. The > small > amount of code that remains should demonstrate how the concept fits > together! > > You'll notice that the proposed Conversion.convert() takes only one > parameter > as discussed earlier. > > You'll also notice that ConversionRegistry.convert() takes only one "key" > parameter instead of "from type" / "to type" pair. This came about for two > reasons. First, I noticed that application code concerned with conversion > in > each direction (say String->Object vs. Object->String) was typically > disjoint. > It was easy to use two single-keyed instances of ConversionRegistry instead > of one pair-keyed. Second, by ridding the key of semantic baggage one can > reuse ConversionRegistry in a different pattern, for example associating a > Conversion with a Method or property name rather than type. > > In any case, ConversionRegistry is not the only possible manager semantic. > A > two-keyed implementation perhaps with a different mapping algorithms can be > implemented where required. > > I hope that the attached code will help generate good design ideas. > > Andrei > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
