+1 for logging a warning instead of an error

+1 for using an element to deprecate. Although I'd prefer "deprecated" for
the element name and I'd prefer "use-instead" for the attribute name.
Would keep us consistent with java conventions, @deprecated and the text is
often "use X instead".  I think having "service" in the attribute name is
unnecessary because the service engine only deals in services anyway.  The
attribute should be optional because sometimes services marked for removal
won't have a replacement, in the case of a major refactor.

Also, I think it would be a good idea to replace the attribute definitions
on the old service to use the "implements" element which would point to the
new service.  It would help keep them aligned with each other for future
changes without duplication.

Some additional nice to haves:
- Add a "since" attribute to the "deprecated" element that would contain
either a date or a release candidate version string.  This would make it
easier for us to know when the service can be removed. (I can't remember
the policy for deprecation,  remove after the next release or after two?)
- For webtools, add a strikethrough on the service name in the Service List
screen and add the information to the UI in the service definition screen.

Regards
Scott

On 7/08/2017 05:04, "Nicolas Malin" <nicolas.ma...@nereide.fr> wrote:

Thanks for your return Deepak and Taher.

I suggested to use comment to deprecated because it's really fast to
implement with a combination of process and small modification code.

Like Taher, just I found not enough just a comment. What do you think about
add a new xml element to service

<deprecate replace-by-service="theNewServiceName"> Explain the
reason</deprecated>

and on the modelService, when a deprecate is parsed and when the service is
call we put on log a warning :

WARN the service oldServiceName is now deprecated please use theNewService,
the reason is ${Explain the reason}

Nicolas



Le 06/08/2017 à 08:03, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :

> Hmmm I am not sure if comments are the most appropriate form for
> deprecation. Usually deprecation is useful when it is programmatic because
> it goes beyond raw text to logging warnings and highlighting by tools. You
> want the system to constantly remind you (both the developer and author) to
> get rid of the deprecated code.
>
> However if this entails a lot of code changes (not sure) then I think it
> might be useful to wait until we refactor the rest of the core components
> (entity engine, service engine, etc ...)
>
> On Aug 6, 2017 8:47 AM, "Deepak Dixit" <deepak.di...@hotwaxsystems.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Nicolas,
>>
>> Idea is to mark service deprecated is looks good to me,
>> What I think instead of adding deprecated as engine we can set annotation
>> for deprecated service like we set in java, annotation can be simple
>> comment or xml annotation.
>>
>> And ideally we have to mark services deprecate instead of removing, with
>> expected release on which we will remove this deprecated code.
>>
>>
>> Thanks & Regards
>> --
>> Deepak Dixit
>> www.hotwaxsystems.com
>> www.hotwax.co
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 1:34 AM, Nicolas Malin <nicolas.ma...@nereide.fr>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello with the thread https://lists.apache.org/
>>>
>> thread.html/Zoz5yfpkrfcxts1
>>
>>> and the voluntary to have a good coherence on crud service name,
>>>
>>> I would be have your suggest to manage old name and deprecated process.
>>>
>>> I review the issue OFBIZ-9550 [1] that contains this problematic :
>>>
>>> -    <service name="addPromoToMarketingCampaign" ...
>>> +    <service name="createMarketingCampaignPromo" ...
>>>
>>> Currently I follow this process :
>>>
>>> * duplicate the service definition
>>> * Rename the duplicate with the correct name
>>> * Set "DEPRECATED : use ${new service} instead" in the service
>>>
>> description
>>
>>> * implement on old service definition : return error("use ${new service}
>>> instead") to help developer to correct their specific code.
>>>
>>> I image that we can create a generic code to return the error and change
>>> the old service definition like this :
>>>
>>>      <service name="addPromoToMarketingCampaign"
>>> default-entity-name="MarketingCampaignPromo" engine="deprecated"
>>> invoke="create" auth="true">
>>>           <description>Deprecated please replace by
>>> createMarketingCampaignPromo</description>
>>>           <auto-attributes include="pk" mode="IN" optional="false"/>
>>>           <auto-attributes include="nonpk" mode="IN" optional="true"/>
>>>       </service>
>>>
>>> And deprecated engine return always error with the service description.
>>>
>>> After a new ofbiz stable branche creation, we remove all deprecated
>>> service ?
>>>
>>> Any suggests, othet ideas, comments ?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Nicolas
>>>
>>> [1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-9550
>>>
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