Seems like you have done a lot of investigation so let meask. Can you develop a mechanism that iz extensible to support the various localls and then just implement the simple version? This would provide a framework so others could implement the ones the desire as needs arise.
On 21 May 2017 16:48, "Benedikt Ritter" <brit...@apache.org> wrote: > Hi, > > > Am 21.05.2017 um 08:06 schrieb Duncan Jones <dun...@wortharead.com>: > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I’ve found some time to continue breaking WordUtils into separate > classes (eschewing the “big collection of static methods” approach). > However, as I read more about case handling in Unicode, I realise how > simplistic the WordUtils methods are and how complex a full solution would > need to be. > > > > Section 5.18 of the Unicode specification [1] describes these > complexities. The mains ones that bother me are: > > > > 1. Title case conversions vary widely between different locales and > languages. I’m not clear whether any locale is satisfied by the current > simplistic implementation in WordUtils.capitalize(str). Supporting this > correctly would be a serious challenge. > > > > 2. All types of case conversion may vary depending upon context/locale. > There are examples provided in [1] where the outcome is different in a > Turkish locale or if the letter in question is followed by another or not. > > > > Does anyone have a suggestion for how to move forward with this work? I > see three options: 1] Admit defeat and avoid the case conversion mess > entirely. 2] Mimic the existing functionality, but document the > limitations. 3] Attempt to deliver a locale-dependent version, perhaps > still with limitations (or for certain languages). > > > > I’m leaning towards 2, perhaps even calling the classes “SimpleX…”. > > Sounds good to me. > > > > > Thanks, > > Duncan > > > > > > [1] http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode9.0.0/ch05.pdf > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > >
