Work on java.util.logging was done some days ago, and I've just updated it following suggestions from comments in GitHub.
https://github.com/apache/commons-imaging/pull/35 Will start working on the maven plugin versions, copying things from the pom.xml of rng & lang to match commons-parent version and properties (I assume that's a requirement for the new commons release plugin), and commit my work on a IMAGING-103 branch. If there are no other comments or objections, will merge the jul work next weekend 25/26 aug. And if I have the website updated and building locally, 1.0 vote should go out in September! Thanks! Bruno ________________________________ From: Bruno P. Kinoshita <brunodepau...@yahoo.com.br.INVALID> To: Commons Developers List <dev@commons.apache.org> Sent: Thursday, 16 August 2018 12:26 AM Subject: Re: [imaging] IMAGING-154 remove Debug class Hi, Remko's suggestion sounded good, and the KISS principle resounded well with this issue. I think we are using very little of what's provided by a complete logging framework, so JUL should do the trick for now. Also decided to have a crack at it before weekend. Pull request updated, where 1) Debug is in a "internal" package now, using JUL instead of System.out 2) Debug messages go to FINE level 3) Verbose messages, and messages that were printed without any flag, are now in INFO level 4) Removed a few lines that were printing empty lines 5) Tried to keep API the same the maximum I could If approved & merged, planning to add a section to the web site with something about the items above, and an example on how to configure it. Would someone have time to, please, review the pull request? https://github.com/apache/commons-imaging/pull/35/files Backed up the old branch with a different name (just in case). Thanks you! Bruno ________________________________ From: Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> To: Commons Developers List <dev@commons.apache.org> Sent: Wednesday, 15 August 2018 9:20 AM Subject: Re: [imaging] IMAGING-154 remove Debug class Depends on how complicated your log messages are. Parameterized logging and automatic level-checking guards aren't available, but it's workable. If you use Java 8 at least, they added a lambda version of log messages so you don't even need to worry about string formatting having a performance issue when logging is disabled. On Tue, 14 Aug 2018 at 05:56, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 13 August 2018 at 20:01, Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > As an end user of JUL in other projects, let me warn you that you'll > miss a > > lot of abstractions that log4j2 and slf4j provide. :) > > But do they matter in this context? > > Or is JUL (+ adapter) good enough? > > > On Mon, 13 Aug 2018 at 09:50, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> I like Remko's suggestion, a nice application of the KISS principle ;-) > >> > >> Gary > >> > >> On Mon, Aug 13, 2018, 07:58 Remko Popma <remko.po...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> > If it was up to me I would use JUL in this particular case to keep the > >> > library free of dependencies. JUL is reasonable since performance is > not > >> an > >> > issue. > >> > > >> > Users that use a logging framework can redirect the JUL logging into > >> their > >> > log file with the JUL adapter of their logging library. > >> > > >> > But that’s just me. > >> > > >> > Remko > >> > > >> > (Shameless plug) Every java main() method deserves > http://picocli.info > >> > > >> > > On Aug 13, 2018, at 21:05, Bruno P. Kinoshita < > >> > brunodepau...@yahoo.com.br.INVALID> wrote: > >> > > > >> > > I was thinking more about using that as an argument for using a > logging > >> > framework, but I think you are right. Probably slf4j/commons-logging + > >> some > >> > default binding, then allowing users to change the implementation. > >> > > > >> > > Perhaps slf4j + log4j? > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Bruno > >> > > > >> > > ________________________________ > >> > > From: Remko Popma <remko.po...@gmail.com> > >> > > To: Commons Developers List <dev@commons.apache.org> > >> > > Sent: Monday, 13 August 2018 11:55 PM > >> > > Subject: Re: [imaging] IMAGING-154 remove Debug class > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > For new projects I would really avoid using Commons Logging. Ceki > had a > >> > point when he created SLF4J. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > The projects you mentioned that have a dependency on Commons Logging > >> > were started before SLF4J (and perhaps JUL) were created, I believe. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > (Shameless plug) Every java main() method deserves > http://picocli.info > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>> On Aug 13, 2018, at 18:22, Bruno P. Kinoshita < > >> > brunodepau...@yahoo.com.br.INVALID> wrote: > >> > > > >> > >> Right now that's where I am standing too. If adding a dependency to > >> > log4j is a no-no, then I'd probably check if jul would be OK, or > >> otherwise > >> > maybe import just Log4J's LowLevelLogUtil into the project would work? > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >> Commons DBCP, Commons Configuration, Commons Beanutils, Commons > JEXL, > >> > and Commons Validator. All of these have a compile dependency to > Commons > >> > Logging. So it wouldn't be creating a new precedent. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >> Commons Pool and Commons Compress have some optional dependencies, > but > >> > none for logging... maybe an optional dependency, with disabling the > >> > logging by default **could** work? > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >> Cheers > >> > > > >> > >> Bruno > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >> ________________________________ > >> > > > >> > >> From: Remko Popma <remko.po...@gmail.com> > >> > > > >> > >> To: Commons Developers List <dev@commons.apache.org> > >> > > > >> > >> Sent: Monday, 13 August 2018 9:50 AM > >> > > > >> > >> Subject: Re: [imaging] IMAGING-154 remove Debug class > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >> If you want to avoid a dependency I would not create a custom > logging > >> > abstraction but just use JUL. Most logging libraries have JUL > adapters so > >> > clients can do the bridging on their side. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >> (Shameless plug) Every java main() method deserves > >> http://picocli.info > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>> On Aug 13, 2018, at 0:17, Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>> What I've seen done when trying to avoid a logging API dependency > is > >> to > >> > > > >> > >>> create a minimal logging API purely for framework use. This can > have > >> a > >> > > > >> > >>> default System.err style implementation, but the idea is to make > it > >> > easy > >> > > > >> > >>> (and performant hopefully) to bridge into the end user's choice of > >> > > > >> > >>> framework and configuration without actually requiring a real > logging > >> > > > >> > >>> framework (at least until you want to use it in production). > While it > >> > seems > >> > > > >> > >>> overkill, the problem is that neither JUL nor System.err are > >> > sufficient for > >> > > > >> > >>> logging. Even a simple API like Android's logging API can be good > >> > enough to > >> > > > >> > >>> abstract it in a small library. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>> For a look at the very simplest route, you can see how Log4j2 > handles > >> > > > >> > >>> logging before any logging classes have been initialized. It's > >> > basically a > >> > > > >> > >>> configurable wrapper around System.err: > >> > > > >> > >>> > >> > > >> > https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/blob/master/log4j-api/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/util/LowLevelLogUtil.java > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>> On Sun, 12 Aug 2018 at 09:12, Gary Gregory < > garydgreg...@gmail.com> > >> > wrote: > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>> You could also log to a pluggable print stream which could be sys > >> err > >> > by > >> > > > >> > >>>> default. Kind of like what JDBC allows. My bias is to Log4j 2 as > >> well > >> > :-) > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>> Gary > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>> On Sun, Aug 12, 2018, 08:00 Remko Popma <remko.po...@gmail.com> > >> > wrote: > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>> There’s a couple of considerations about doing logging in a > >> library, > >> > but > >> > > > >> > >>>>> I’ll just mention a few: > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>> * dependencies > >> > > > >> > >>>>> * performance > >> > > > >> > >>>>> * ease of use > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>> * Dependencies* > >> > > > >> > >>>>> Will the library be less attractive to users if it requires an > >> > external > >> > > > >> > >>>>> dependency? Then don’t introduce one (so: use system err or > JUL). > >> On > >> > the > >> > > > >> > >>>>> other hand, if the vast majority of usages is in a context with > >> many > >> > > > >> > >>>> other > >> > > > >> > >>>>> external libraries (like in a web container) you have more > freedom. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>> *Performance* > >> > > > >> > >>>>> Please take a look at the log4j 2 performance page ( > >> > > > >> > >>>>> https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/performance.html#tradeoffs > ). > >> > > > >> > >>>> Console > >> > > > >> > >>>>> logging is 50x (yes fifty times) slower than file logging. > >> > > > >> > >>>>> That’s a strong argument against system err logging. I’m not a > fan > >> of > >> > > > >> > >>>> JUL, > >> > > > >> > >>>>> but if you need to avoid dependencies you’re better off using > JUL, > >> > that’s > >> > > > >> > >>>>> only 5x slower than log4j. Also depends on how much logging you > >> > expect to > >> > > > >> > >>>>> do in the worst case. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>> *Ease of use* > >> > > > >> > >>>>> I’m biased and would say that Log4j 2 has the nicest and richest > >> API. > >> > > > >> > >>>>> Console logging (System.err.printf) probably has the poorest > API. > >> > Other > >> > > > >> > >>>>> libraries sit in the middle. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>> *Final note* > >> > > > >> > >>>>> I would never log to System out, always use system err instead. > >> This > >> > > > >> > >>>>> allows programs using your library to pipe output to other > programs > >> > > > >> > >>>> without > >> > > > >> > >>>>> their output getting mixed with your library’s diagnostic > output. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>> Hope this helps, > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>> Remko > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>> (Shameless plug) Every java main() method deserves > >> > http://picocli.info > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> On Aug 12, 2018, at 21:21, Gilles < > gil...@harfang.homelinux.org> > >> > > > >> > >>>> wrote: > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> Hello Bruno. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> On Sun, 12 Aug 2018 08:56:37 +0000 (UTC), Bruno P. Kinoshita > >> wrote: > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> Hi all, > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> I commented on IMAGING-154, but copying the last comment here > as > >> it > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> contains the approach I would like to follow to fix the last > >> > change in > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> the project blocking > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> a 1.0 release: > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> --- > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> So went ahead to re-design the Debug class, in a way users > could > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> still enable/disable debugging, and also use a PrintStream so > >> that > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> other thing rather than System.out could be used. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> Then, realized removing System.out was the natural next step. > But > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> alas, the library uses System.out for debugging, but > sometimes it > >> > uses > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> it for writing to System.out in a "verbose mode". What is more > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> complicated, is that sometimes classes methods like > `toString()` > >> > are > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> calling debug methods that receive a PrintStream already. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> So I spent some more time quickly comparing what other > libraries > >> > I've > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> seen being used / or used for image processing: > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>> > >> > > >> > https://kinoshita.eti.br/2018/08/12/use-of-logging-in-java-image-processing-libraries/ > >> > > > >> > >>>>> . > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> Turns out only very low level libraries, such as the JNI > bridge > >> for > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> OpenCV, im4java, and Java's ImageIO can do with just throwing > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> Exception's. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> All other libraries have one way or another of logging. Be it > >> with > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> JUL, SLF4J, custom loggers, or with the ol' System.out/err. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> My preferred compromise for this ticket was to keep Debug, > making > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> System.out possible but optional, and mark the class internal > >> only. > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> Now my preferred solution is to keep the Debug internal, but > add > >> a > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> logger to it. And then also add logging to replace where > >> > System.out is > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> used for the "verbose" mode. > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> --- > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> Any thoughts? Objections? If none, I will try to work on this > >> issue > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> next weekend, making the Debug class internal only, and > replacing > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> System.out by a logging utility. After that, we should be > good to > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> start preparing the vote for 1.0. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> * I know it's hard to get a consensus on having logging in > >> Commons > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> components, as we have normally low level libraries, where > using > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> logging is not always practical. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> There are Log4j2 experts reading here. It would be interesting > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> to hear them about what is practical or not. There are several > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> aspects to "practical": simplicity, flexibility, compatibility, > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> performance, ... > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> How does Log4j2 fare in these areas? > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> Is there a known (through experience) limit in where it should > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> be used? > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> But I would now argue that Java own > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> ImageIO is low level. But ImageJ2, Processing, OpenJPEG, and > >> > Commons > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> Imaging are located at a higher level, some times even using > it > >> for > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> basic image handling/parsing/reading. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> As with many discussions on this list, conflicting arguments > occur > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> because people lack common (!) definitions. > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> So one goes: "You cannot do <something> in a low-level > component" > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> but does not define "low-level"... > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> * Feel free to cast a counter-argument for it, but please > think > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> whether you'd still be -0, +0 for this change. We have delayed > >> 1.0 > >> > for > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> a while, so if you have a strong opinion on not adding a > logger, > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> please provide an alternative for IMAGING-154. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> Otherwise we may fail > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> to prepare a 1.0 release yet again, and then somebody else may > >> > have to > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> work on it in a few months/years... > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> We are there because the project is too rigid about itself as > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> a whole (cf. for example the [RNG] thread about BC). > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> IMHO, it's not the always least common denominator that is the > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> best decision... > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> As you noticed, components most easily stall in their > development > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> for lack of proper review, or risk acceptance (i.e. assume that > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> those who are closer to the code (at a given time) probably > know > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> best... :-/ > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> My opinion is that we can take the risk to introduce logging, > and > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> if people complain somehow, take it back later. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> one possible compromise for this, > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> might be i) make Debug internal, > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> +1 > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> [Hmm... Does "internal" mean that minor release can break BC > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> on such a class?] > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> ii) remove all System.out calls, > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> +1 or > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> -1 > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> [Depends on what "low-level" means here. "stdout"/"stderr" is > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> indeed used in low-level utilities but is the intent the same > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> here?] > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> which means removing the verbose flags, the checks, and calls > to > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> System.out in there. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> It would be a loss of potentially useful information (e.g. for > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> debugging). > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> Regards, > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> Gilles > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> Thanks! > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> Bruno > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> ________________________________ > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> From: Bruno P. Kinoshita <brunodepau...@yahoo.com.br.INVALID> > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> To: Commons Developers List <dev@commons.apache.org> > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, 6 February 2018 11:30 PM > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [imaging] IMAGING-154 remove Debug class > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> Hi sebb, > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> Another aspect of debugging is ensuring that methods are > small > >> and > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> easily tested independently. > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> However this is difficult to do, and care must be taken to > >> ensure > >> > > > >> > >>>> that > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> the public API is not unnecessarily extended.. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> A very good point. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> The parsers in commons-imaging expose some #dump... methods > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> ( > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>> > >> > > >> > https://github.com/apache/commons-imaging/blob/7e7f96857df999175bb614732e13272a82f7962a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/imaging/ImageParser.java#L794 > >> > > > >> > >>>>> ). > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> While I can see that parsers may need to dump the data they > are > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> holding in some structured way for inspecting, reporting, > >> > serializing, > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> etc, it looks like some other classes were affected by it too. > >> For > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> example... > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> A JPEG Segment has a #dump() method > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>> > >> > > >> > https://github.com/apache/commons-imaging/blob/7e7f96857df999175bb614732e13272a82f7962a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/imaging/formats/jpeg/segments/Segment.java#L34 > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> which gets defined in each subclass of Segment. It can be > >> confusing > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> to have a method such as #dump() in a Segment, from the point > of > >> > view > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> of someone writing a photo editor for example. The user could > use > >> > that > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> to pass his/her own logger's PrintWriter, which would make > >> > removing or > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> changing logging in the future in commons-imaging. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> If we keep the Debug class, and make it internal, there would > >> still > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> be these methods to take care. And there are some methods > where > >> > users > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> can provide a PrintWriter, while others instead use System.out > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> (e.g. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>> > >> > > >> > https://github.com/apache/commons-imaging/blob/7e7f96857df999175bb614732e13272a82f7962a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/imaging/FormatCompliance.java#L70 > >> > > > >> > >>>>> ). > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> Cheers > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> Bruno > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> ________________________________ > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> From: sebb <seb...@gmail.com> > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> To: Commons Developers List <dev@commons.apache.org>; Bruno > P. > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> Kinoshita <brunodepau...@yahoo.com.br> > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, 6 February 2018 11:06 PM > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [imaging] IMAGING-154 remove Debug class > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> On 6 February 2018 at 09:52, Bruno P. Kinoshita > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> <brunodepau...@yahoo.com.br.invalid> wrote: > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> Hi Jorg, > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> I'd be fine with that solution too. I think this one would > cause > >> > the > >> > > > >> > >>>>> smaller change to the code as is. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> I believe my preference is still to remove the Debug class. > But > >> > > > >> > >>>>> between logging and making Debug internal only, I'd choose > making > >> it > >> > > > >> > >>>>> internal. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> +1 > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> I think making it internal means it can still be dropped > later. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> Looking forward to hearing what others think about these > >> options. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> Another aspect of debugging is ensuring that methods are small > >> and > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> easily tested independently. > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> However this is difficult to do, and care must be taken to > ensure > >> > that > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>> the public API is not unnecessarily extended.. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> Thanks > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> Bruno > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> ________________________________ > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> From: Jörg Schaible <joerg.schai...@bpm-inspire.com> > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> To: dev@commons.apache.org > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, 6 February 2018 9:24 PM > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [imaging] IMAGING-154 remove Debug class > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> Hi Bruno, > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> if it might also be helpful to our users, why not keep and > >> provide > >> > > > >> > >>>> it. > >> > > > >> > >>>>> As > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> I understand it, the Debug class is a tool helping in > >> development > >> > to > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> analyze some behavior. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> Nothing stops us from declaring this class internal (we might > >> even > >> > > > >> > >>>> put > >> > > > >> > >>>>> it > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> into a package "internal" or "debug") that might be changed > >> > without > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> further comment. Nobody may rely on it in production code, > but > >> > during > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> development it might be helpful. With such an approach we > might > >> > not > >> > > > >> > >>>>> have > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> a need to find a better interface to provide this > functionality. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> Just my 2¢, > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> Jörg > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>> Am Mon, 05 Feb 2018 12:20:58 +0000 schrieb Bruno P. > Kinoshita: > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>>> Hello, > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>>> If memory serves me well, some time ago we had a discussion > >> > around > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>>> sanselan & commons-imaging 1.0. One of the issues with > >> > > > >> > >>>> commons-imaging > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>>> 1.0 was the Debug class. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IMAGING-154 > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>>> I finished the pull request, but Gilles raised an important > >> > point, > >> > > > >> > >>>>> about > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>>> discussing other alternatives first. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>>> Initially I am against logging in low level libraries, > >> especially > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>>> commons components. But some time ago I had to debug TIFF > >> issues > >> > in > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>>> commons-imaging, and having the dump methods was a > tremendous > >> > help. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>>> The issue is that some imaging algorithms/processing have a > lot > >> > of > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>>> variables that can be altered. And keeping an eye on all of > >> them > >> > in > >> > > > >> > >>>>> the > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>>> debugger can be quite hard - though not impossible. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>>> So all in all, now I am more confident to proceed without > the > >> > Debug > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>>> class. But some users could have a hard time investigating > >> > possible > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>>> issues in the library without seeing what's going on within > the > >> > > > >> > >>>>> library. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>>> IMO, that could be solved with the logging/dump features... > or > >> > > > >> > >>>>> through a > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>>> better design, especially around exception > handling/throwing. > >> The > >> > > > >> > >>>>> latter > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>>> is my preferred approach. Instead of logging, I prefer - > >> whenever > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>>> possible - that low level libraries throw exceptions and > let me > >> > > > >> > >>>> handle > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>>> the logging. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>>> So, any thoughts? :) I'm +1 to remove the Debug class, and > +0 > >> to > >> > a > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>>> logging added to commons-imaging. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>>>>> Bruno > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > >> > > > >> > >>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >>> -- > >> > > > >> > >>> Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > > > >> > >> 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 > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > > > >> > > 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 > >> > > > >> > > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > >> > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > -- > > Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > > -- Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
