On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:34:43 +0200, Stefano Bagnara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > robert burrell donkin ha scritto: >> the API in >> > https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/james/server/trunk/core-library/src/main/java/org/apache/james/mailboxmanager >> >> consists mostly of facet interfaces: specific capabilities that a >> mailbox may possess. though i may prefer alternative designs, IMHO >> this is a reasonable approach. >> >> IMO it does seem to me suffer from overextension: there are a number >> of interfaces which group together many other facets. the problem with >> this design is it results in an overly broad API. to interface to a >> function, it is not sufficient to implement a small, precise API >> tightly coupled to that function nor just those abilities that are >> required. >> >> this approach results in an overly coupled system which is not readily >> extensible >> >> i've been wondering whether it might be better to eliminate the >> extension between facet interfaces >> >> opinions? > > +1 (everything helping you in this process is a good step, anyway). > > Stefano >
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