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http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=39182 ------- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2006-04-11 18:27 ------- Thanks for the patch ! There are several aspects to consider in order to preserve completly the file structure: - the comments (property or section comments) - the blank lines - the order of the properties - the proper insertion of the new properties next to the similar properties - the format of the properties: * multiline or single line lists * decimal or hexadecimal numbers * text wrapped on multiple lines * etc To handle this I'd like to introduce a Layout class attached to the configuration rather than overloading the class with more methods. This class will maintain a List of the elements of the file. This list would look like this: <comment: Configuration file for the Foo application> <blank line> <comment: Main properties> property: foo.key.a property: foo.key.b property: foo.key.bar.a <blank line> <comment: Secondary properties> property: bar.key.a property: bar.key.b property: bar.key.c Every time a property is added or removed from the configuration, the layout will be notified and it will update the list accordingly. It will attempt to group the properties by prefix. For example, if the foo.key.bar.b property is added, it will look for the last property sharing the same prefix, that's foo.key.bar.a, and insert it after: ... property: foo.key.a property: foo.key.b property: foo.key.bar.a property: foo.key.bar.b ... If no similar property is found the property is added at the end of the list. For every property a format is attached, that's what specifies the property specific details like the list format or the number format. It'll be possible to disable this feature if performance is more important than the correctness of the file. Either by adding a flag to the layout, or by using a NullLayout that would produce the same result we have today. -- Configure bugmail: http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug, or are watching the assignee. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
