I wonder what our scope for the org.apache.camel.spi package is vs the
org.apache.camel (API) package.
I know two valid definitions for API vs SPI:
1) API interfaces are called by the user to invoke functionality of the
framework. So API interfaces are implemented by the framework. SPI
interfaces are implemented by the user to change functionality of the
framework or for callbacks
2) SPI interfaces are for third party modules while API interfaces are
for users
So the current case for me is the new JMX annotations. Are they SPI
interfaces or API interfaces?
So what is your opinion about the specific and the general case.
As a side question: The org.apache.camel package has grown quite large.
I think we should create specialized packages for it. As we are talking
about the camel API org.apache.camel.api.* would be a good name in my
opinion. So the questions are: Should we create such specialized
packages? Should we move API parts there? Should we only use the new
packages for new stuff?
Christian
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Christian Schneider
http://www.liquid-reality.de
Open Source Architect
Talend Application Integration Division http://www.talend.com
