> -----Original Message----- > From: Stefan Bodewig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 3:00 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [VOTE] Datatypes > > > * Allow mappers to be genericised so that particular features can > be modified > during mapping. Something similar to > > <fileset ...> > <include name="*.sh"/> > <mapper type="unix-permissions"> > <param name="user" value="ant"/> > <param name="group" value="ant"/> > <param name="mod" value="755"/> > </mapper> > </fileset> >
+1 > * Allow include/exclude tow work with multiple characteristerics > of a file. > ie include into fileset if file is readable, modified after 29th of Feb, > has a name that matches patter "**/*.java" and the property > "foo.present" > is set. Something similar to > +1 > > * provide datatypes through property tag and remove need for separate free > standing entities. ie > <property name="foo"> > <fileset dir="blah"> > <include name="*/**.java" /> > </fileset> > </property> +1 > > * provide support for non-hardwired (ie loadable) low-level > components (mappers/itemset-filters/converters). Allow them to be > loaded in either global or a new classloader. > ? > * provide support for non-hardwired (ie loadable) converters. > > /i.e. make the hardcoded rules from IntrospectionHelper pluggable/ > +1 > * Make all datatypes interfaces to allow them to be customized in many > ways. > +1 > * Set arithmetic for fileset/patternset/*set > ? > * inheritance of ant properties/datatypes/context etc in project hierarchy > +1 > * inheritance of between ant datatypes. ie fileset A inherits from > fileset B (includes all entries in A). -1 > > * Homogenize notion of PATHs and filesets. > +1
