So... is that a +1? :)
As for annotations, I'd imagine we'd keep the XML as override so most anything you can do with annotations, you could
also do in XML. This would give Java 1.4 users mostly the same capabilities.
Don
Alexandru Popescu wrote:
This looks quite nice. I cannot figure out what means support for
annotations. Even if they are left inside the classbytecode, you will
not have access to the API to use them (except the case they are
weaving the Class.class, but I really don't think so).
./alex
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On 4/24/06, Don Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
There has been a lot of discussion on Java 5 support for Struts Action 2, and
from my reading of the comments, we have
settled on a path, but I want to formalize it in a vote to ensure we are all on
the same page.
I vote we develop Struts Action 2 with Java 5, taking advantage of it where
ever we can. At the same time, we should
use Retroweaver to build jars that will run in a 1.4 JVM. For those that
aren't familiar, Retroweaver supports
conversion of an impressive amount of Java 5 features and language changes. In
summary, Retroweaver supports [1]:
* generics
* extended for loops
* static imports
* autoboxing/unboxing
* varargs
* enumerations
* annotations
Therefore, our development philosophy will be to take _full_ advantage of Java
5, but provide a working jar for Java
1.4, however, we can't guarantee every Struts Action 2.0 feature will be
available to Java 1.4 users.
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[ ] +1 Make Java 5 the target
[ ] +0 I am fine with this move, but I'll still mainly interested in 1.4
[ ] -0 I am not too keen, because ...
[ ] -1 I am against this move, because ...
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I'll tally the votes after at least 72 hours and include the count in our
STATUS file. The vote is open to anyone.
Don
[1] http://retroweaver.sourceforge.net/documentation.html
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