> Well - maybe its not that bad ... but all the same - this is an early > warning .. I'm thinking about making a copy of AntBuilder > (gump/python/gump/builder/ant.py), renaming it to magic.py, making a > couple of small but significant changes, sorting out what actually does > the builder selection, updating it submitting a patch. And all of this > with zero Python experience and no compiler.
Nothing slightly heretic (unless you are talking about Ant religion not Gump religion). Magic is like Ant (based upon, I believe) but different, so you approach seems totally correct given today's Gump codebase. The only (small but significant) extras I can think off would be: 1) Add a <magic element to the project metadata (like <ant, like <maven) and update gump/model/builder.py to have such a Magic class (based upon Builder), just like the Ant class. [Feel free to update xdocs for site documentation.] 2) Modify gump/model/project.py to create the self.magic member data, and hasMagic(), getMagic() beaner methods, and clone that small section in complete() (that constructs objects from XML) that constructs a Magic class for a <magic DOM element. 3) Update gump/build/builder to have a self.magic and then if project.hasMagic() to call your gump/builder/magic.py. > If this sounds like heresy then please yell out now because as I see it > this is the next step in moving the magic gump equation forward. If > anyone wants to shepherd me though the process I'll be very grateful. We have ant.py and maven.py, so when not magic.py? Get a few more and we can refactor these steps about to allow (1) auto-discovered/auto-loaded plugins based upon the element name (2) element name to model/builder auto mappings. A few more and we'll have enough experience for a reasonable plug-in strategy. (For example, I think the CLASSPATH generation could move into the builder, so we could have similar but non-Java such stuff). BTW: What are the differences between Ant and Magic as far as Gump is concerned? regards Adam --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
