I don't contribute code. But looking at the dictionary meaning Scribe fits. So my vote is Scribe.
a word that fits and not confused with existing class/ responsibility? verb 1. literary write. "he scribed a note that he passed to Dan" On Wed, 2 Oct 2024, 14:35 Gary Gregory, <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry about that, I'll have a look today or tomorrow. > > Gary > > On Wed, Oct 2, 2024, 3:39 AM Claude Warren <cla...@xenei.com> wrote: > > > Not hearing any other ideas and even though I prefer "Scribe" I will > rename > > the class to "HelpWriter". > > > > Thanks everyone for your input. > > > > On Mon, Sep 30, 2024 at 9:26 PM Peter Burka <pe...@quux.net> wrote: > > > > > My vote (which everyone is free to ignore) is still for HelpWriter. > It's > > > simple and intuitive, and it's consistent with the names of the methods > > the > > > interface declares (e.g. writePara, writeTable). I > > > find SemanticAppendableDecorator too verbose and I have no intuition > for > > > what it means. > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 30, 2024, 12:31 PM Claude Warren <cla...@xenei.com> wrote: > > > > > > > If we can settle on a name for the > > > > serializer/scribe/writer/printDecorator/amenuensis thing the rest of > > the > > > > code is ready. It passes all the tests, it has 100% test coverage, > > and > > > it > > > > works for what Rat is trying to do. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 28, 2024 at 2:08 PM Claude Warren <cla...@xenei.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > I have opened https://github.com/apache/commons-cli/pull/314 to > > track > > > > the > > > > > proposed changes > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 28, 2024 at 11:42 AM Claude Warren <cla...@xenei.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> I know some graphics programs use the term "engraver" for code > that > > > > >> creates the output of graphical representations of things (like > > notes, > > > > >> staves, and resets in musical notation). Scribe seems like the > > > textual > > > > >> equivalent. > > > > >> > > > > >> If we go with the decorator approach then I think the underlying > > > > >> interface should be SemanticAppendableDecorator. > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> - Semantic because it describes what to do with the semantic > > terms > > > > >> like "paragraph", "header", and "list". > > > > >> - Appendable because that is what is wraps. > > > > >> - Decorator because that is what it does. > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> On Sat, Sep 28, 2024 at 9:26 AM Gilles Sadowski < > > gillese...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > >> > > > > >>> Le sam. 28 sept. 2024 à 00:17, Gary Gregory < > > garydgreg...@gmail.com> > > > a > > > > >>> écrit : > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > It's pretty unusual IMO, not like anything in the JDK for > > example. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Agreed. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > I'll see > > > > >>> > if I can come up with something tomorrow... > > > > >>> > > > > >>> How about "PrintDecorator" ? > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Gilles > > > > >>> > > > > >>> >>> [...] > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > > > > >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >> > > > > >> -- > > > > >> LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/claudewarren > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/claudewarren > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/claudewarren > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/claudewarren > > >
