Hi All,
I added a SerializationTest. The test contains a helper that can
generate serialization files for XMLGregorianCalendar and Duration. I've
created such files for jdk6,7,8 and 9, and manually run the test, that
is, read them back with JDK6, 7, 8 and 9. The test worked fine. In the
JDK9(or 10 in the future) repo and for an auto-run, it would use the
current JDK9/10 build and test against JDK6, 7, 8 and 9. Past JDK10, we
could consider add serialization files for JDK10.
The new fields did not affect serialization compatibility. The above
tests passed with/without the new fields being transient. But I added
transient since it's the right thing to do.
Adding fields is a compatible change in accordance with Java Object
Serialization Spec
<http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/platform/serialization/spec/version.html#6678>.
Thanks,
Joe
On 2/13/2014 6:23 AM, Alan Bateman wrote:
On 13/02/2014 08:18, huizhe wang wrote:
Hi Alan, Lance, and Daniel,
The Xerces serialization revision meant to create a serialization
form that would help maintain future serialization compatibility. But
in reality it itself is causing significant incompatibility as Alan
pointed out below and we discussed previously. I've removed the
revision from the patch as a result.
Please see the new webrev here:
http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~joehw/jdk9/8033980/webrev/
Thanks for dropping the serialization change as it was just not going
to work the way you had intended.
I agree with Daniel's comment about all the new fields added to
XMLGregorianCalendarImpl as it's not clear why they aren't transient.
I have not studied the rest of the changes but I think Daniel and
Lance are.
-Alan
