+1 for removing any (transient) dependency to commons-logging And for logging that myfaces-commons-util classes wanna do themselves I strongly suggest SLF4J!
--Manfred On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 8:16 PM, Scott O'Bryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey guys, > > At the risk of getting hit with tomatoes and all kinds of rotten fruit, I > would like to ask about some of the dependencies for the MyFaces Commons > projects. IMO the MyFaces commons projects should not carry around an > unnecessary amount of dependencies. "Provided" dependencies are one thing, > but in general I think that dependencies on the JSF and Servlet should be > just about the extent of it for most libraries. > > Currently the myfaces-commons-util's has a runtime dependency on the Apache > Commons Logger. This means that if I'm using the renderkit and the R.I. I > have to also include the logger in my libraries. I would like to remove > this dependency and either use J2EE logging or standard java logging. > Better yet, we might be able to beef up the contract on the utilities to > throw exceptions and let logging be handled by the parent application. > > Does anyone concur? If not, please don't throw any tomatoes at me. :) > > Scott > -- http://www.irian.at Your JSF powerhouse - JSF Consulting, Development and Courses in English and German Professional Support for Apache MyFaces
