+1 It might fit to any component which does _not_ introduce a runtime dependency but is only needed at compile time. Basically the privilizer is kind of a preprocessor.
If such a kind of component already exists in commons, then we can look if it fits to the business of this component. Otherwise it's a new module imo. LieGrue, strub ----- Original Message ----- > From: Matt Benson <gudnabr...@gmail.com> > To: Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> > Cc: Commons Developers List <dev@commons.apache.org> > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 10:08 PM > Subject: Re: [privilizer] promotion plan > > Hi Gary, > Feel free to suggest one or more alternate names, and we can vote on > them! The intent is to quickly convey that the component "equips your code > to run in a Java security constrained environment," thus > "privilizer" or > "that which makes your code privileged." Since the main use of the > component is to instrument compiled code during the build process (a > possible future enhancement is to support RT enhancement in a custom > classloader), I don't see that it fits into any existing component, but am > open to correction. > > Thanks for your interest, > Matt > > > On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 2:55 PM, Gary Gregory > <garydgreg...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Another aspect to consider is would this new "privalizer" > component (not >> crazy about the name ATM) fit in an existing Commons component? >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Matt Benson <gudnabr...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> As long as I've been part of the Commons community I don't > know that >>> I've >>> encountered this exact situation: a committer adds some code to the >>> sandbox that is more or less complete. I don't know precisely what >>> requirements must be met before we promote [privilizer] to proper. We > seem >>> to have interest from one or more members of the PMC as prospective > users; >>> this would seem to imply that were I hit by a bus there ought to be >>> someone >>> interested in maintaining the component. Speaking for BVal I intend to >>> put >>> this component to immediate use there (that's what I wrote it > for!). Mark >>> has mentioned that OWB and perhaps other ASF projects might want to > make >>> use of it. What else do I need to do? >>> >>> Matt >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org >> JUnit in Action, 2nd Ed: <http://goog_1249600977>http://bit.ly/ECvg0 >> Spring Batch in Action: <http://s.apache.org/HOq>http://bit.ly/bqpbCK >> Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com >> Home: http://garygregory.com/ >> Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
