rdonkin 2004/05/24 14:30:09 Modified: beanutils/xdocs index.xml Log: Added description for bean collections (and new packaging strategy) Revision Changes Path 1.5 +31 -1 jakarta-commons/beanutils/xdocs/index.xml Index: index.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/jakarta-commons/beanutils/xdocs/index.xml,v retrieving revision 1.4 retrieving revision 1.5 diff -u -r1.4 -r1.5 --- index.xml 29 Feb 2004 21:18:08 -0000 1.4 +++ index.xml 24 May 2004 21:30:09 -0000 1.5 @@ -53,7 +53,37 @@ understand and utilize. The <em>BeanUtils</em> component provides easy-to-use wrappers around these capabilities. </p> - + <subsection name='BeanUtils Core And Modules'> + <p> +The next release will see a departure from the usual packaging strategy. +Rather than just a single jar, BeanUtils will distribute a +<code>commons-beanutils-core.jar</code> containing the essential parts of BeanUtils +with minimal dependencies (for this release just +<a href='http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/logging'>Commons Logging</a>). +Other parts of BeanUtils (typically specialized modules) will be distributed as separate, +modular jars with additional dependencies. Hopefully this will allow library and framework +creators more finely grained control over their dependencies. It should also help with +compatibility issues. + </p> + <p> +For everyone else, don't worry :) There will be a single commons-beanutils-all.jar +containing everything. Drop it in and add any dependencies your application needs. + </p> + </subsection> + <subsection name='Bean Collections'> + <p> +Bean collections is a library combining BeanUtils with +<a href='http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/collections'>Commons Collections</a> +to provide services for collections of beans. Once class (<code>BeanComparator</code>) +was previously released, the rest are new. This new distribution strategy should allow +this sub-component to evolve naturally without the concerns about size and scope +that might otherwise happen. + </p> + <p> +Bean Collections has an additional dependency on +<a href='http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/collections'>Commons Collections</a>. + </p> + </subsection> </section>
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