[xdoclet-user] Question on conversion from XDoclet 1.2

[Craig Berry]

Our project currently uses XDoclet 1.2 to generate various J2EE deployment descriptors and “boilerplate” java classes.  However, we’re finding that XDoclet is getting increasingly “creaky” over time; for example, we had to patch in a nonstandard parser file to handle Java 5 language features.  It doesn’t seem like the 1.x project is very active Unfortunately, it also doesn’t seem like the 2.x effort is especially active.  Is there work going on that isn’t obvious?  What is the state of maturity and usability of XDoclet 2? On a technical level, we have modified several templates (e.g., for Delegate generation) to add behaviors specific to our app.  Will these work as is under XDoclet 2, or will porting be involved?  If the latter, how much pain should we expect? Finally, with 1.x apparently languishing and 2.x looking oddly quiet, what is everyone doing for Java 5 J2EE code generation support?  I can’t imagine we’re the only ones having this problem, but there seems to be little discussion about it that I can find. Thanks in advance for any assistance! -- Craig Berry Principal Architect and Technical Manager PortBlue Corporation (http://www.portblue.com/) (310) 566-7546