If I understand what Matt is doing the new converters will be annotated with 
the data type that they support, similar to how the pattern converters are 
annotated with the pattern tokens used to identify them.

Ralph

On Jun 3, 2014, at 9:42 PM, Gary Gregory <[email protected]> wrote:

> At runtime just for the core or the whole CP? Performance? 
> 
> Gary
> 
> 
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Matt Sicker
> Date:06/03/2014 23:31 (GMT-05:00)
> To: Log4J Developers List
> Subject: Re: svn commit: r1599839 - 
> /logging/log4j/log4j2/trunk/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/plugins/Plugin.java
> 
> Indeed.
> 
> 
> On 3 June 2014 19:18, Ralph Goers <[email protected]> wrote:
> Similar to why I created @ConverterKeys for pattern converters I guess? That 
> sounds correct.
> 
> Ralph
> 
> On Jun 3, 2014, at 5:07 PM, Matt Sicker <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> I changed my mind on that and am adding a @ConvertType annotation that will 
>> be scanned at runtime. No changes to @Plugin or the annotation processor 
>> this way, too.
>> 
>> 
>> On 3 June 2014 19:05, Ralph Goers <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Why would you add a class attribute when the annotation is annotating the 
>> class and you can get it from that?
>> 
>> Ralph
>> 
>> On Jun 3, 2014, at 4:50 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>> 
>> > Author: mattsicker
>> > Date: Tue Jun  3 23:50:29 2014
>> > New Revision: 1599839
>> >
>> > URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1599839
>> > Log:
>> > Revert that idea about the default name.
>> >
>> >  - Going to add an optional Class attribute instead.
>> >
>> > Modified:
>> >    
>> > logging/log4j/log4j2/trunk/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/plugins/Plugin.java
>> >
>> > Modified: 
>> > logging/log4j/log4j2/trunk/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/plugins/Plugin.java
>> > URL: 
>> > http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/logging/log4j/log4j2/trunk/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/plugins/Plugin.java?rev=1599839&r1=1599838&r2=1599839&view=diff
>> > ==============================================================================
>> > --- 
>> > logging/log4j/log4j2/trunk/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/plugins/Plugin.java
>> >  (original)
>> > +++ 
>> > logging/log4j/log4j2/trunk/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/plugins/Plugin.java
>> >  Tue Jun  3 23:50:29 2014
>> > @@ -38,10 +38,9 @@ public @interface Plugin {
>> >     String EMPTY = Strings.EMPTY;
>> >
>> >     /**
>> > -     * Name of the plugin. If no name is specified, defaults to the 
>> > simple class name of the annotated element.
>> > -     * Note that this name is case-insensitive.
>> > +     * Name of the plugin. Note that this name is case-insensitive.
>> >      */
>> > -    String name() default EMPTY;
>> > +    String name();
>> >
>> >     /**
>> >      * Category to place the plugin under. Category names are 
>> > case-sensitive.
>> >
>> >
>> 
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