Re: [lang] Words - for 2.0

[Phil Steitz]

Stephen Colebourne wrote:
So, not too aarggh then, just pull WordWrapUtils ;-))
+1.  I agree with Hen's views on WordUtils.

Phil

(The other stuff this morning was all javadoc except for ToStringStyle where
a method rename took place with deprecation)
Stephen

----- Original Message -----
From: "Henri Yandell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Jakarta Commons Developers List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: [lang] Words - for 2.0


On Sat, 16 Aug 2003, Stephen Colebourne wrote:


In examining the release, I found I need to annoy everyone again.
*aarggh* :)


WordWrapUtils is broken.
No no no. It's a feature.


The algorithm relies on a newLineChars parameter that is used for two
purposes.
1) Splitting the input string
2) Adding newlines to the output string
This is a new class, so it should either be pulled (preferred) or fixed

(not

preferred, as there are various issues)
+1 to pulled out for consideration for 2.1/other.


Related issue - WordWrapUtils is too specific a name.
I propose:
1) changing it to WordUtils (or StringWordUtils)
+1 on WordUtils. More generic.


2) moving capitalizeAllWords to WordUtils
3) moving uncapitalizeAllWords to WordUtils
4) moving swapCase to WordUtils
+1 for 2.1/3.0.


This would help reduce the size of StringUtils, and provide much better
functional grouping. There is lots we can do with words. (Of course you
could argue for a separate [text] project, but I doubt there is that

much.)

-1 to [text] taking the above until [text] is ready for 1.0. I am +1 for a
[text], in the same way I'm +1 for [math], but I don't want us to
deprecate our methods until [math] releases at 1.0 with our methods
included.

I would like to do this for 2.0, as otherwise users of

capitaliseAllWords

will have to change twice. However we could say that is a small group of
people and postpone the change to 2.1.
Opinions?
There are going to be changes on the new features before 2.1/3.0, and
it's going to be a year probably until we have a 3.0 out [though 2.0.1 or
2.1 might be quicker]. I may be being lazy, but I don't think that going
with WordUtils right now would affect too many people and we don't really
have enough knowledge right now to get it right for 2.0.
Hen

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