From: "Stefan Bodewig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * 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. Not a function of the mappers I think. > > * 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 > > <include> > <item-filter type="name" value="**/*.java"/> > <item-filter type="permission" value="r"/> > > <!-- could optionally be directory/or some other system specific features --> > <item-filter type="type" value="file"/> > <item-filter type="modify-time" > operation="greater-than" > value="29th Feb 2003"/> > </include> > +0 > * 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. I think <property> should remain just the string datatype. > * 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. +1 > > * provide support for non-hardwired (ie loadable) converters. > > /i.e. make the hardcoded rules from IntrospectionHelper pluggable/ -0. Not sure what problem this is solving. > > * Make all datatypes interfaces to allow them to be customized in many > ways. -1 > > * Set arithmetic for fileset/patternset/*set > +1 to simple set arithmetic. > * 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 - covered by set arithemtic > > * Homogenize notion of PATHs and filesets. -1
