On Mon, 1 Apr 2024 22:53:12 GMT, Larry Cable <[email protected]> wrote:
> the beancontext package was added (by me) in JDK 1.2 to provide JavaBeans(tm) > with a containment and services hierarchy. > > based upon concepts from OpenDoc, which was a popular component model at the > time, the API pre-dated the addition of language features such as > annotations, and the invention and adoption of programming design patterns > such as "Inversion of Control" and/or "Dependency Injection". > > This API (package) has not evolved with either the language or current design > trends, as such it is, at best, anachronistic, and is probably an > anti-pattern that should be avoided. > > This package is therefore deprecated **FOR REMOVAL IN AT FUTURE RELEASE** Recommend java.beans.beancontext package.html be modified to include a deprecation note similar to the one present in java.applet package.html: > This package has been deprecated and may be removed in a future version of > the Java Platform. There is no replacement. All of the classes and interfaces > in this package have been terminally deprecated. Users are advised to migrate > their applications to other technologies. ------------- PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/18569#pullrequestreview-1972627385
