tuesday, I was at a Jigsaw presentation from Remi Forax in France, where the
fact that nothing was taken into consideration looked something that was
happenning (and the recent publication shows that it has happened now)
Then Remi and I discussed and looked for ideas on what lighter proposal to do
for the namespace concern when sharing modules publicly
And I proposed a simplified idea that looked promising when we challenged it:
for modules that are to be shared on Maven Central,
handwritten full module name should *start with groupId*
applied to the example for Hibernate, this would just say: Hibernate project
owns "org.hibernate" module namespace on [Maven] Central since they own
org.hibernate groupId
Notice: automodules won't give same module names. Automodules are just
transient automagic values for temporary local work, not for public shared
work
Notice 2: whatever does not go to [Maven] Central has just other conventions.
Knowing the impact of existing [Maven] Central content, people doing their
local convention will probably "naturally" think at:
- immediate compatibility, to be able to consume public artifacts
- future compatibility, to be able to later publish a private artifact that
may be later shared as public artifact
I started to share this idea (which is not far from initial proposal: just not
about automodule names and not using artifactId) yesterday with Robert: the
discussion just started, nobody had time yet to write the proposal down and
share it with a wider audience
WDYT?
Regards,
Hervé
Le jeudi 16 février 2017, 19:56:41 CET Manfred Moser a écrit :
> And it looks like they are saying .. just add the groupId (or similar
> namespace) to the modulename. A bit like some artifact repeat the groupId
> in the artifactId to be specific... seems like a wasted opportunity to
> define a good usage pattern. The idea of actually supporting same module
> names for different forks or the same thing is touted as an advantage.
> Anybody that ever had to debug something like this will know its not an
> advantage at all .. just simply path to troubleshooting nightmares.
>
> I expected as much but I am still disappointed and see lots of trouble with
> this in the future. Maybe it would be good if all Apache project and others
> that are going to publish modules start with using the full namespace in
> the module name. Problem is of course that the examples I saw so far all do
> NOT do that so we will end up with a mess anyway..
>
> Manfred
>
> Brian Fox wrote on 2017-02-16 10:42:
> > On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 1:38 PM, Igor Fedorenko <i...@ifedorenko.com>
wrote:
> >> Can't we just block auto-named modules from the build? We control
> >> dependencies and should be able to look inside and barf if we don't like
> >> anything, no?
> >
> > Yes but this only applies to things that are modularized. The bigger issue
> > is all the existing stuff that would be used as automodules...first they
> > are already out there and second, there's nothing to see and block.
> >
> >> I realize this does not set good defaults for non-maven projects, so
> >> there will be some friction there, but hopefully maven userbase is big
> >> enough to create sufficient pressure for non-maven projects to provide
> >> explicit module names.
> >
> > That's exactly my point in originally suggesting to leverage the g:a by
> > default, but we can do exactly the same thing by injecting the Module-Name
> > asap to build up the right practices before jigsaw takes off.
> >
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >> Igor
> >>
> >> On Thu, Feb 16, 2017, at 01:11 PM, Brian Fox wrote:
> >> > I generally agree the concerns were mostly ignored. Specifically the
> >> > dangers in not carefully approaching and setting best practices in the
> >> > names, thereby willfully ignoring what happened with NPM.
> >> >
> >> > The inclusion of the Module-Name metadata is frankly, more than I
> >> > expected
> >> > we would get. I think this does give us something to work with, first
> >> > by
> >> > making that defaulted by the Maven plugins and later by enforcing in
> >> > the
> >> > repo as appropriate. Using this correctly could help solve some of my
> >> > initial concerns that we weren't appropriately leveraging the
> >> > default-effect.
> >> >
> >> > PS: those of you who aren't sure what this was all about, see here:
> >> > http://www.sonatype.org/nexus/2017/01/23/advice-for-jigsaw-> >>
> >> regarding-auto-modules/
> >>
> >> > On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 12:26 PM, Manfred Moser
> >> > <manf...@simpligility.com>
> >> >
> >> > wrote:
> >> > > I just read it all .. sigh. Looks like our concerns got ignored to me
> >> > >
> >> > > Manfred
> >> > >
> >> > > Robert Scholte wrote on 2017-02-16 09:23:
> >> > > > FYI,
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Robert
> >> > > >
> >> > > > ------- Forwarded message -------
> >> > > > From: mark.reinh...@oracle.com
> >> > > > To: jpms-spec-expe...@openjdk.java.net
> >> > > > Cc:
> >> > > > Subject: How to name modules, automatic and otherwise
> >> > > > Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 17:48:27 +0100
> >> > > >
> >> > > > This note is in reply to the concerns about automatic modules
> >> > > > raised
> >>
> >> by
> >>
> >> > > > Robert Scholte and Brian Fox [1], and by Stephen Colebourne and
> >>
> >> others
> >>
> >> > > > [2]. I've collected my conclusions here rather than in separate
> >>
> >> messages
> >>
> >> > > > because there are several distinct yet intertwined issues.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Summary:
> >> > > > - Module names should not include Maven group identifiers,
> >> > > > because
> >> > > >
> >> > > > modules are more abstract than the artifacts that define them.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > - Module names should use the reverse-domain-name-prefix
> >>
> >> convention
> >>
> >> > > > or, preferably, the project-name-prefix convention.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > - We should not abandon automatic modules, since they are a key
> >>
> >> tool
> >>
> >> > > > for migration and adoption.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > - We can address the problems of automatic modules with two
> >> > > > fairly
> >> > > >
> >> > > > minor technical enhancements.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > If any of these points strikes you as controversial, please read
> >> > > > on!
> >> > > >
> >> > > > * * *
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Module names should not include Maven group identifiers, as Robert
> >> > > > Scholte and Brian Fox suggest [1], even for modules declared
> >>
> >> explicitly
> >>
> >> > > > in `module-info.java` files. Modules in JPMS are a construct of
> >> > > > the
> >>
> >> Java
> >>
> >> > > > programming language, implemented in both the compiler and the
> >>
> >> virtual
> >>
> >> > > > machine. As such, they are more abstract entities than the
> >> > > > artifacts
> >> > > > that define them. This distinction is useful, both conceptually
> >> > > > and
> >> > > > practically, hence module names should remain more abstract.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > This distinction is useful conceptually because it makes it easier,
> >>
> >> as
> >>
> >> > > > we read source code, to think clearly about the nature of a module.
> >>
> >> We
> >>
> >> > > > can reason about a module's dependences, exports, services, and so
> >>
> >> forth
> >>
> >> > > > without cluttering our minds with the details of group identifiers
> >>
> >> and
> >>
> >> > > > version constraints. Today, e.g., we can write, and read:
> >> > > > module foo.data {
> >> > > >
> >> > > > exports com.bar.foo.data;
> >> > > > requires hibernate.core;
> >> > > > requires hibernate.jcache;
> >> > > > requires hibernate.validator;
> >> > > >
> >> > > > }
> >> > > >
> >> > > > If we were to extend the syntax of module names to include group
> >> > > > identifiers, and encourage people to use them, then we'd be faced
> >>
> >> with
> >>
> >> > > > something much more verbose:
> >> > > > module com.bar:foo.data {
> >> > > >
> >> > > > exports com.bar.foo.data;
> >> > > > requires org.hibernate:hibernate.core;
> >> > > > requires org.hibernate:hibernate.jcache;
> >> > > > requires org.hibernate:hibernate.validator;
> >> > > >
> >> > > > }
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Group identifiers make perfect sense in the context of a build
> >> > > > system
> >> > > > such as Maven, where they bring necessary structure to the names of
> >>
> >> the
> >>
> >> > > > millions of artifacts available across different repositories.
> >> > > > Such
> >> > > > structure is superfluous and distracting in the context of a module
> >> > > > system, where the number of relevant modules in any particular
> >>
> >> situation
> >>
> >> > > > is more likely to be in the tens, or hundreds, or (rarely)
> >> > > > thousands.
> >> > > > All else being equal, simpler names are better.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > At a practical level, the distinction between modules and artifacts
> >>
> >> is
> >>
> >> > > > useful because it leaves the entire problem of artifact selection
> >> > > > to
> >>
> >> the
> >>
> >> > > > build system. This allows us to switch from one artifact to
> >> > > > another
> >> > > > simply by editing a `pom.xml` file to adjust a version constraint
> >> > > > or
> >>
> >> a
> >>
> >> > > > group identifier; if module names included group identifiers then
> >>
> >> we'd
> >>
> >> > > > also have to edit the `module-info.java` file. This flexibility
> >> > > > can
> >>
> >> be
> >>
> >> > > > helpful if, e.g., a project is forked and a new module with the
> >> > > > same
> >>
> >> name
> >>
> >> > > > and artifact identifier is published under a different group
> >>
> >> identifier.
> >>
> >> > > > We long ago decided not to do version selection in the module
> >> > > > system,
> >> > > > which surprised some people but has worked out fairly well. We
> >>
> >> should
> >>
> >> > > > treat group selection in the same manner.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Another practical benefit of the module/artifact distinction is
> >> > > > that
> >>
> >> it
> >>
> >> > > > keeps the module system independent of any particular build system,
> >>
> >> so
> >>
> >> > > > that build systems can continue to improve and evolve independently
> >>
> >> over
> >>
> >> > > > time. Maven-style coordinates are the most popular way to name
> >>
> >> artifacts
> >>
> >> > > > in repositories today, but that might not be true ten years from
> >>
> >> now. It
> >>
> >> > > > would be unwise to adopt Maven's naming convention for module names
> >>
> >> just
> >>
> >> > > > because it's popular now, and doubly so to bake Maven's
> >>
> >> group-identifier
> >>
> >> > > > concept into the Java programming language.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > * * *
> >> > > >
> >> > > > If module names don't include group identifiers, then how should
> >>
> >> modules
> >>
> >> > > > be named? What advice should we give to someone who's creating a
> >> > > > new
> >> > > > module from scratch, or modularizing an existing component by
> >>
> >> writing a
> >>
> >> > > > `module-info.java` file for it? (Continue to set aside, for the
> >>
> >> moment,
> >>
> >> > > > the problems of automatic modules.)
> >> > > >
> >> > > > In structuring any particular space of names we must balance (at
> >>
> >> least)
> >>
> >> > > > three fundamental tensions: We want names that are long enough to
> >> > > > be
> >> > > > descriptive, short enough to be memorable, and unique enough to
> >> > > > avoid
> >> > > > needless conflicts.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > If you control all of the modules upon which your module depends,
> >> > > > and
> >> > > > all of the modules that depend upon it, then you can of course name
> >>
> >> your
> >>
> >> > > > module whatever you want, and change its name at any time. If,
> >>
> >> however,
> >>
> >> > > > you're going to publish your module for use by others -- whether
> >> > > > just
> >> > > > within your own organization or to a global repository such as
> >> > > > Maven
> >> > > > Central -- then you should take more care. There are two
> >> > > > well-known
> >> > > > ways to go about this.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > - Choose module names that start with the reversed form of an
> >>
> >> Internet
> >>
> >> > > > domain name that you control, or are at least associated with.
> >>
> >> The
> >>
> >> > > > Java Language Specification has long suggested this convention
> >>
> >> as a
> >>
> >> > > > way to minimize conflicts amongst package names, and it has
> >> > > > been
> >> > > > widely though not universally adopted for that purpose.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > - Choose module names that start with the name of your project
> >> > > > or
> >> > > >
> >> > > > product. Module (and package) names that start with reversed
> >>
> >> domain
> >>
> >> > > > names are less likely to conflict but they're unnecessarily
> >>
> >> verbose,
> >>
> >> > > > they start with the least-important information (e.g., `com`,
> >>
> >> `org`,
> >>
> >> > > > or `net`), and they don't read well after exogenous changes
> >>
> >> such as
> >>
> >> > > > open-source donations or corporate acquisitions (e.g.,
> >>
> >> `com.sun.*`).
> >>
> >> > > > The reversed domain-name approach was sensible in the early days of
> >>
> >> Java,
> >>
> >> > > > before we had development tools sophisticated enough to help us
> >> > > > deal
> >>
> >> with
> >>
> >> > > > the occasional conflict. We have such tools now, so going forward
> >>
> >> the
> >>
> >> > > > superior readability of short module and package names that start
> >>
> >> with
> >>
> >> > > > project or product names is preferable to the onerous verbosity of
> >>
> >> those
> >>
> >> > > > that start with reversed domain names.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > This advice will strike some readers as controversial. I respect
> >>
> >> those
> >>
> >> > > > who will choose, for the sake of tradition or an abundance of
> >>
> >> caution, to
> >>
> >> > > > use the reversed domain-name convention for module names and
> >>
> >> continue to
> >>
> >> > > > use that convention for package names. I do know, however, of at
> >>
> >> least
> >>
> >> > > > one major, well-known project whose developers intend to adopt the
> >> > > > project-name-prefix convention for their module names.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > * * *
> >> > > >
> >> > > > If module names don't include group identifiers, then how should
> >> > >
> >> > > automatic
> >> > >
> >> > > > modules be named? Or are automatic modules so troublesome that we
> >>
> >> should
> >>
> >> > > > remove them from the design?
> >> > > >
> >> > > > To answer the second question first: It would be a tragic shame to
> >>
> >> drop
> >>
> >> > > > automatic modules, since otherwise top-down migration is impossible
> >>
> >> if
> >>
> >> > > > you're not willing to modify artifacts that you don't maintain,
> >> > > > which
> >> > > > most people (quite sensibly) aren't. Even if you limit your use of
> >> > > > automatic modules to closed systems, as Stephen Colebourne suggests
> >>
> >> [2],
> >>
> >> > > > they're still of significant value. Let's see if we can rescue
> >> > > > them.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > The present algorithm for naming automatic modules has two
problems:
> >> > > > (A) Conflicts are possible across large artifact repositories,
> >>
> >> since
> >>
> >> > > > the name of an automatic module is computed from the name of
> >>
> >> the
> >>
> >> > > > artifact that defines it. [1]
> >> > > >
> >> > > > (B) It's risky to publish a module that `requires` some other
> >>
> >> module
> >>
> >> > > > that has not yet been modularized, and hence must be used as
> >>
> >> an
> >>
> >> > > > automatic module. If the maintainer of that module later
> >>
> >> chooses
> >>
> >> > > > an explicit name different from the automatic name then you
> >>
> >> must
> >>
> >> > > > publish a new version of your module with an updated
> >>
> >> `requires`
> >>
> >> > > > directive. [2]
> >> > > >
> >> > > > As to (A), yes, conflicts exist, though it's worth observing that
> >>
> >> many of
> >>
> >> > > > the conflicts in the Maven Central data are due to poorly-chosen
> >>
> >> artifact
> >>
> >> > > > names: `parent`, `library`, `core`, and `common` top the list,
> >> > > > which
> >>
> >> then
> >>
> >> > > > falls off in a long-tail distribution. When conflicts are detected
> >>
> >> then
> >>
> >> > > > build tools can rename artifacts either automatically or,
> >>
> >> preferably, to
> >>
> >> > > > user-specified names that map to sensible automatic-module names.
> >> > > > If
> >> > > > renaming artifacts in the filesystem proves impractical then we
> >> > > > could
> >> > > > extend the syntax of the `--module-path` option to allow a module
> >>
> >> name
> >>
> >> > > > to be specified for each specifically-named artifact, though
> >> > > > strictly
> >> > > > speaking that would be a feature of the JDK rather than JPMS.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > We can address (B) by enabling the maintainers of existing
> >>
> >> components to
> >>
> >> > > > specify the module names that should be given to their components
> >>
> >> when
> >>
> >> > > > used as automatic modules, without having to write
> >> > > > `module-info.java`
> >> > > > files. This can be done very simply, with a single new JAR-file
> >>
> >> manifest
> >>
> >> > > > `Module-Name` attribute, as first suggested almost a year ago [3].
> >> > > >
> >> > > > If we add this one feature then the maintainer of an existing
> >>
> >> component
> >>
> >> > > > that, e.g., must still build and run on JDK 7 can choose a module
> >>
> >> name
> >>
> >> > > > for that component, record it in the manifest by adding a few lines
> >>
> >> to
> >>
> >> > > > the `pom.xml` file, and tell users that they can use it as an
> >>
> >> automatic
> >>
> >> > > > module on JDK 9 without fear that the module name will change when
> >>
> >> the
> >>
> >> > > > component is properly modularized some years from now. The actual
> >>
> >> change
> >>
> >> > > > to the component is small and low-risk, so it can reasonably be
> >> > > > done
> >>
> >> in
> >>
> >> > > > a patch release. There's no need to write a `module-info.java`
> >> > > > file,
> >> > > > and in fact doing so may be inadvisable at this point if the
> >>
> >> component
> >>
> >> > > > depends on other components that have not yet been given module
> >>
> >> names.
> >>
> >> > > > This approach for (B) does add one more (optional) step to the
> >>
> >> migration
> >>
> >> > > > path, but it will hopefully lead to a larger number of
> >>
> >> explicitly-named
> >>
> >> > > > modules in the world -- and in particular in Maven Central --
> >> > > > sooner
> >> > > > rather than later.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > - Mark
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > [1]
> >> > > > http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jpms-spec-experts/
> >> > >
> >> > > 2017-January/000537.html
> >> > >
> >> > > > [2]
> >> > > > http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jigsaw-dev/2017-> >> > >
> >> > > January/011106.html
> >> > >
> >> > > > [3]
> >> > > > http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jigsaw/spec/issues/#
> >> > >
> >> > > ModuleNameInManifest
> >> > >
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