Hi All, I have completed my binary compatibility testing on this as well. Created a small script & example to make this reproducible: https://gist.github.com/viktorsomogyi/391defca73e7a46a2c6a40bc699231d4 .
Also, thanks for the votes so far, we're still awaiting for 2 binding. Cheers, Viktor On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 5:09 PM Harsha <ka...@harsha.io> wrote: > +1. > Thanks, > Harsha > > On Thu, Aug 30, 2018, at 4:19 AM, Attila Sasvári wrote: > > Thanks for the KIP and the updates Viktor! > > > > +1 (non-binding) > > > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 10:44 AM Manikumar <manikumar.re...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > +1 (non-binding) > > > > > > Thanks for the KIP. > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 1:41 AM Jason Gustafson <ja...@confluent.io> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > +1 Thanks for the updates. > > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 1:15 AM, Viktor Somogyi-Vass < > > > > viktorsomo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Sure, I've added it. I'll also do the testing today. > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 5:03 PM Ismael Juma <ism...@juma.me.uk> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks Viktor. I think it would be good to verify that existing > > > > > > ExtendedSerializer implementations work without recompiling. This > > > could > > > > > be > > > > > > done as a manual test. If you agree, I suggest adding it to the > > > testing > > > > > > plan section. > > > > > > > > > > > > Ismael > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 7:57 AM Viktor Somogyi-Vass < > > > > > > viktorsomo...@gmail.com> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks guys, I've updated my KIP with this info (so to keep > > > solution > > > > > #1). > > > > > > > If you find it good enough, please vote as well or let me know > if > > > you > > > > > > think > > > > > > > something is missing. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 1:14 AM Ismael Juma <ism...@juma.me.uk > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm OK with 1 too. It makes me a bit sad that we don't have a > > > path > > > > > for > > > > > > > > removing the method without headers, but it seems like the > > > simplest > > > > > and > > > > > > > > least confusing option (I am assuming that headers are not > needed > > > > in > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > serializers in the common case). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ismael > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 2:42 PM Jason Gustafson < > > > > ja...@confluent.io> > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey Viktor, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Good summary. I agree that option 1) seems like the > simplest > > > > choice > > > > > > > and, > > > > > > > > as > > > > > > > > > you note, we can always add the default implementation > later. > > > > I'll > > > > > > > leave > > > > > > > > > Ismael to make a case for the circular forwarding approach > ;) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Jason > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 3:02 AM, Viktor Somogyi-Vass < > > > > > > > > > viktorsomo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think in the first draft I didn't provide an > implementation > > > > for > > > > > > > them > > > > > > > > as > > > > > > > > > > it seemed very simple and straightforward. I looked up a > > > couple > > > > > of > > > > > > > > > > implementations of the ExtendedSerializers on github and > the > > > > > > general > > > > > > > > > > behavior seems to be that they delegate to the 2 argument > > > > > > > (headerless) > > > > > > > > > > method: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://github.com/khoitnm/practice-spring-kafka-grpc/blob/ > > > > > > > > > > > a6fc9b3395762c4889807baedd822f4653d5dcdd/kafka-common/src/ > > > > > > > > > > main/java/org/tnmk/common/kafka/serialization/protobuf/ > > > > > > > > > > ProtobufSerializer.java > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://github.com/hong-zhu/nxgen/blob/5cf1427d4e1a8f5c7fab47955af32a > > > > > > > > > > 0d4f4873af/nxgen-kafka-client/src/main/java/nxgen/kafka/ > > > > > > > > > > client/event/serdes/EventSerializer.java > > > > > > > > > > https://github.com/jerry-jx/spring-kafka/blob/ > > > > > > > > > > > ac323ec5b8b9a0ca975db2f7322ff6878fce481a/spring-kafka/src/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > main/java/org/springframework/kafka/support/serializer/ > > > > > JsonSerializer.java > > > > > > > > > > https://github.com/enzobonggio/nonblocking-kafka/blob/ > > > > > > > > > > > bc1a379b2d9593b46cf9604063bc5b38e2785d19/src/main/java/com/ > > > > > > > > > > example/kafka/producer/CustomJsonSerializer.java > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Of course 4 example is not representative but it shows > that > > > > these > > > > > > > users > > > > > > > > > > usually delegate to the "headerless" (2 argument) method. > > > I've > > > > > > tried > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > > > look it up on other code search sites but haven't had > much > > > luck > > > > > so > > > > > > > far. > > > > > > > > > > Given these examples and the way they implement them I'd > say > > > > it's > > > > > > > more > > > > > > > > > > common to delegate to the headerless method, that's why I > > > think > > > > > > it's > > > > > > > a > > > > > > > > > good > > > > > > > > > > approach for us too. Now having a default implementation > for > > > > that > > > > > > is > > > > > > > > > again > > > > > > > > > > a good question. I think current use cases wouldn't > change in > > > > > > either > > > > > > > > case > > > > > > > > > > (unless we deprecate the headerless one). > > > > > > > > > > For the new use cases it depends what do we want to > propagate > > > > > going > > > > > > > > > > forward. Do we want only one method to exist or two? As > > > Ismael > > > > > > > > > highlighted > > > > > > > > > > it might be confusing if we have 2 methods, both with > default > > > > > > > > > > implementation and in this case we want to push the 3 > > > argument > > > > > one > > > > > > > for > > > > > > > > > > users. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > So I see three possible ways: > > > > > > > > > > 1.) Don't provide a default implementation for the > headerless > > > > > > method. > > > > > > > > > This > > > > > > > > > > supports the current implementations and encourages the > > > > > delegation > > > > > > > > style > > > > > > > > > in > > > > > > > > > > future implementations. This might be the simplest > option. > > > > > > > > > > 2.) Provide a default implementation for the headerless > > > method. > > > > > > This > > > > > > > > > would > > > > > > > > > > be a bit confusing, so we'd likely push the use of the 3 > > > > > parameter > > > > > > > > method > > > > > > > > > > and deprecate the headerless. This would however further > > > litter > > > > > the > > > > > > > > code > > > > > > > > > > base with deprecation warnings as we're using the > headerless > > > > > method > > > > > > > in > > > > > > > > a > > > > > > > > > > lot of places (think of the current > > > serializers/deserializers). > > > > > So > > > > > > in > > > > > > > > > this > > > > > > > > > > case we would want to clean up the code base a little > where > > > we > > > > > can > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > may > > > > > > > > > > remove the headerless method entirely in Kafka 3. But > they > > > > would > > > > > > hang > > > > > > > > > > around until that point. I think in this case the > > > > implementation > > > > > > for > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > headerless is a detail question as that is deprecated so > we > > > > don't > > > > > > > > expect > > > > > > > > > > new implementations to use that method. > > > > > > > > > > If we decide to move this way, we have explored two > options > > > so > > > > > far: > > > > > > > > > > returning null / empty array or throwing exceptions. > (And I > > > > > > honestly > > > > > > > > > > started to like the latter as calling that with no real > > > > > > > implementation > > > > > > > > is > > > > > > > > > > really a programming error.) > > > > > > > > > > 3.) We can do it in multiple steps. In the first step we > do 1 > > > > and > > > > > > > later > > > > > > > > > 2. > > > > > > > > > > I think it would also make sense as the Kafka code base > > > heavily > > > > > > uses > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > headerless method still (think of the existing > > > > > > > > serializers/deserializers) > > > > > > > > > > and it would give us time to eliminate/change those use > > > cases. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > > > Viktor > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 11:55 PM Jason Gustafson < > > > > > > ja...@confluent.io > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To clarify, what I am suggesting is to only remove the > > > > default > > > > > > > > > > > implementation for these methods. So users would be > > > required > > > > to > > > > > > > > > implement > > > > > > > > > > > serialize(topic, data) and deserialize(topic, data). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Jason > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 1:48 PM, Jason Gustafson < > > > > > > > ja...@confluent.io > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey Viktor, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thinking about it a little more, I wonder if we > should > > > just > > > > > not > > > > > > > > > > provide a > > > > > > > > > > > > default method for serialize(topic, data) and > > > > > > deserialize(topic, > > > > > > > > > data). > > > > > > > > > > > > Implementing these methods is a trivial burden for > users > > > > and > > > > > it > > > > > > > > feels > > > > > > > > > > > like > > > > > > > > > > > > there's no good solution which allows both methods to > > > have > > > > > > > default > > > > > > > > > > > > implementations. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Also, ack on KIP-331. Thanks for the pointer. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Jason > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 12:30 PM, Viktor > Somogyi-Vass < > > > > > > > > > > > > viktorsomo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Hi Ismael, > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> Regarding the deprecation of the 2 parameter method: > > > > should > > > > > we > > > > > > > do > > > > > > > > > this > > > > > > > > > > > >> with > > > > > > > > > > > >> the Serializer interface as well? > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> I've updated the "Rejected Alternatives" with a few. > > > > > > > > > > > >> I've added this circular reference one too but > actually > > > > > > there's > > > > > > > a > > > > > > > > > way > > > > > > > > > > > >> (pretty heavyweight) by adding a guard class that > > > prevents > > > > > > > > recursive > > > > > > > > > > > >> invocation of either methods. I've tried this out > but it > > > > > seems > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > me > > > > > > > > > > an > > > > > > > > > > > >> overshoot. So just for the sake of completeness I'll > > > copy > > > > it > > > > > > > here. > > > > > > > > > :) > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> public interface Deserializer<T> extends Closeable { > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> class Guard { > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> private Set<Object> objects = > > > > > > > > > Collections.synchronizedSet(new > > > > > > > > > > > >> HashSet<>()); // might as well use concurrent > hashmap > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> private void methodCallInProgress(Object x) > { > > > > > > > > > > > >> objects.add(x); > > > > > > > > > > > >> } > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> private boolean > isMethodCallInProgress(Object > > > x) { > > > > > > > > > > > >> return objects.contains(x); > > > > > > > > > > > >> } > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> private void > clearMethodCallInProgress(Object > > > x) { > > > > > > > > > > > >> objects.remove(x); > > > > > > > > > > > >> } > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> private <T> T guard(Supplier<T> supplier) { > > > > > > > > > > > >> if (GUARD.isMethodCallInProgress(this)) > { > > > > > > > > > > > >> throw new IllegalStateException("You > > > must > > > > > > > > implement > > > > > > > > > > one > > > > > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > > > > > >> the deserialize methods"); > > > > > > > > > > > >> } else { > > > > > > > > > > > >> try { > > > > > > > > > > > >> > GUARD.methodCallInProgress(this); > > > > > > > > > > > >> return supplier.get(); > > > > > > > > > > > >> } finally { > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > GUARD.clearMethodCallInProgress(this); > > > > > > > > > > > >> } > > > > > > > > > > > >> } > > > > > > > > > > > >> } > > > > > > > > > > > >> } > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> Guard GUARD = new Guard(); > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> void configure(Map<String, ?> configs, boolean > > > isKey); > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> default T deserialize(String topic, byte[] > data) { > > > > > > > > > > > >> return GUARD.guard(() -> deserialize(topic, > > > null, > > > > > > > data)); > > > > > > > > > > > >> } > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> default T deserialize(String topic, Headers > headers, > > > > > > byte[] > > > > > > > > > data) > > > > > > > > > > { > > > > > > > > > > > >> return GUARD.guard(() -> deserialize(topic, > > > > data)); > > > > > > > > > > > >> } > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> @Override > > > > > > > > > > > >> void close(); > > > > > > > > > > > >> } > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> Cheers, > > > > > > > > > > > >> Viktor > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 3:50 PM Ismael Juma < > > > > > > ism...@juma.me.uk> > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> > Also, we may consider deprecating the deserialize > > > method > > > > > > that > > > > > > > > does > > > > > > > > > > not > > > > > > > > > > > >> take > > > > > > > > > > > >> > headers. Yes, it's a convenience, but it also adds > > > > > > confusion. > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > Ismael > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 6:48 AM Ismael Juma < > > > > > > > ism...@juma.me.uk> > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > I think the KIP needs the rejected alternatives > > > > section > > > > > to > > > > > > > > have > > > > > > > > > > more > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > detail. For example, another option would be > > > something > > > > > > like > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > > >> > following, > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > which works great as long as one overrides one > of > > > the > > > > > > > methods, > > > > > > > > > but > > > > > > > > > > > >> pretty > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > bad if one doesn't. :) > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > default T deserialize(String topic, byte[] > data) { > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > return deserialize(topic, null, data); > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > } > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > default T deserialize(String topic, Headers > headers, > > > > > > byte[] > > > > > > > > > data) > > > > > > > > > > { > > > > > > > > > > > // > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > This is the new method > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > return deserialize(topic, data); > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > } > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 3:57 AM Viktor > Somogyi-Vass > > > < > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > viktorsomo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> Hi Jason, > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> Thanks for the feedback. > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> 1. I chose to return null here because > according to > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > > >> documentation it > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> may return null data, therefore the users of > this > > > > > methods > > > > > > > are > > > > > > > > > > > >> perpared > > > > > > > > > > > >> > for > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> getting a null. Thinking of it though it may be > > > > better > > > > > to > > > > > > > > throw > > > > > > > > > > an > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> exception by default because it'd indicate a > > > > > programming > > > > > > > > error. > > > > > > > > > > > >> However, > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> would that be a backward incompatible change? > I'm > > > > > simply > > > > > > > > > thinking > > > > > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > > > > > >> > this > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> because this is a new behavior that we'd > introduce > > > > but > > > > > > I'm > > > > > > > > not > > > > > > > > > > sure > > > > > > > > > > > >> yet > > > > > > > > > > > >> > if > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> it'd cause problems. > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> Do you think it'd make sense to do the same in > > > > > > `serialize`? > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> 2. Yes, I believe that is covered in KIP-331: > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP- > > > > > 331+ > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > Add+default+implementation+to+close%28%29+and+configure%28% > > > > > > > > > > > >> 29+for+Serializer%2C+Deserializer+and+Serde > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> Cheers, > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> Viktor > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> On Wed, Aug 22, 2018 at 6:11 PM Jason > Gustafson < > > > > > > > > > > > ja...@confluent.io> > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > Hey Viktor, > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > This is a nice cleanup. Just a couple quick > > > > > questions: > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > 1. Rather than returning null for the default > > > > > > > > > > `deserialize(topic, > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> data)`, > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > would it be better to throw > > > > > > > UnsupportedOperationException? > > > > > > > > I > > > > > > > > > > > assume > > > > > > > > > > > >> > that > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > internally we'll always invoke the api which > > > takes > > > > > > > headers. > > > > > > > > > > > >> Similarly > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> for > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > `serialize(topic, data)`. > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > 2. Would it make sense to have default no-op > > > > > > > > implementations > > > > > > > > > > for > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > `configure` and `close`? > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > Jason > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > On Wed, Aug 22, 2018 at 5:27 AM, Satish > Duggana < > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> satish.dugg...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > +1 > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > On Wed, Aug 22, 2018 at 4:45 PM, Ted Yu < > > > > > > > > > yuzhih...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > +1 > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > -------- Original message --------From: > Kamal > > > > > > > > > > Chandraprakash > > > > > > > > > > > < > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > kamal.chandraprak...@gmail.com> Date: > > > 8/22/18 > > > > > > 3:19 > > > > > > > AM > > > > > > > > > > > >> > (GMT-08:00) > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > To: > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > dev@kafka.apache.org Subject: Re: [VOTE] > > > > > KIP-336: > > > > > > > > > > > Consolidate > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > ExtendedSerializer/Serializer and > > > > > > > > > > > >> > ExtendedDeserializer/Deserializer > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > +1 > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > Thanks for the KIP! > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > On Wed, Aug 22, 2018 at 2:48 PM Viktor > > > > > > Somogyi-Vass < > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > viktorsomo...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > I'd like to start a vote on this KIP ( > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > action?pageId=87298242) > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > which aims to refactor > > > > > > > ExtendedSerializer/Serializer > > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > ExtendedDeserializer/Deserializer. > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > To summarize what's the motivation: > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > When headers were introduced by KIP-82 > the > > > > > > > > > > > ExtendedSerializer > > > > > > > > > > > >> > and > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > ExtendedDeserializer classes were > created > > > in > > > > > > order > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > > > keep > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> interface > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > compatibility but still add `T > > > > > deserialize(String > > > > > > > > > topic, > > > > > > > > > > > >> Headers > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > headers, > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > byte[] data);` and `byte[] > serialize(String > > > > > > topic, > > > > > > > > > > Headers > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> headers, T > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > data);` methods that consume the > headers > > > for > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > serialization/deserialization. > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > The reason for doing so was that Kafka > at > > > > that > > > > > > time > > > > > > > > > > needed > > > > > > > > > > > be > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > compatbile > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > with Java 7. Since we're not compiling > on > > > > Java > > > > > 7 > > > > > > > > > anymore > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> (KAFKA-4423) > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > we'll > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > try consolidate the way we're using > these > > > in > > > > a > > > > > > > > backward > > > > > > > > > > > >> > compatible > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > fashion: > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > deprecating the Extended* classes and > > > moving > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > > >> aforementioned > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > methods > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > up > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > in the class hierarchy. > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > I'd be happy to get votes or additional > > > > > feedback > > > > > > on > > > > > > > > > this. > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > Viktor > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
