Any comments?
On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 09:29:29 -0700 (PDT), S Schrem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [x] -1 - No, don't release! Here's why....
>
> I've been developing with Jelly b3 (in isolation) for
> a while and have encountered and fixed various
> problems. These problems occur in the core
> implementation, core tags, Swing Tags, etc. I admit
> that I have not checked to see if these have been
> resolved in the CVS version.
>
> I'll list a few here as best I can in no particular
> order:
>
> Throughout
> Add to all occurences of code like:
> ClassLoader classLoader = this.getClass
> ().getClassLoader () ;
> the following
> if (classLoader == null)
> {
> classLoader = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader
> () ;
> }
> as some JVMs (e.g. IBM's J9) return null if
> SystemClassLoader was used, in that case add explicit
> call to get SystemClassLoader
>
> org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.ArgTag
> Register ArgTag's converters with
> ConvertUtilsBean's singleton.
> Use converters registered with ConvertUtilsBean's
> singleton.
>
> org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.IncludeTag
> Fixed setExport
>
> org.apache.commons.jelly.JellyContext
> runScript(), inherit flag seemed to clobber
> existing variables
>
> org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.UseBeanTag
> doTag(), remover 'var' attribute so it doesnt get
> passed to setBeanProperties
> Added a new 'ref' attribute which is
> systematically set to the bean instance before tag
> body is invoked.
>
> org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.swing.DialogTag
> org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.swing.ComponentTag
> Refactored so that they share a new common parent
> class AbstractComponentTag.
> Support layout constraints on contentPanes.
>
> org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.swing.ActionTag
> doTag(), call invokeBody immdediately if 'class'
> or 'action' attribute is specified.
>
> org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.swing.FontTag
> Made it actually work.
> Now supports java.awt.font.TextAttribute.
>
> org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.swing.GbcTag
> Made it Java 1.3 compatible.
>
> org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.swt.*
> Better parent widget management.
> Including:
> org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.swt.WidgetTag
> WidgetTag used to be a class, I have made it
> an interface, DefaultWidgetTag is a copy of the
> original WidgetTag.
> DefaultWidgetTag has better parent widget
> management.
>
> org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.swt.OnEventTag
>
> New Tags written:
> Improved bean creation and property getter and
> setter tags that mirror 'core' tags.
> W3C DOM Document Tag
> TreeSelectionListenerTag
> TreeUIManagerTag
> more BorderTags
> ActionListenerTag, unlike, JellySwing ActionTag,
> it adds itself to the immediate parent ComponentTag or
> ArgTagParent if 'var' is not specified.
> JXPath tags (jXPathContext, jXPathIterator)
> FormAttachmentTag (swt/jface)
>
> Requests:
> My number one request, jettison BeanUtils. It is slow
> but more importantly, does not indicate that a method
> has not been found via introspection (at least as used
> by Jelly).
>
> Make Jelly Java 1.3 compatible.
>
> Add instance and static member access to JEXL.
>
> org.apache.commons.jelly.JellyContext
> Should discern between variables with a value of
> null and variables that don't exits.
>
> org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.UseBeanTag
> Better management of bean storage. i.e. It is up
> to the subclass (in processbean, after invokeBody) to
> decide whether to store the bean or insert in in the
> tah hierarchy.
>
> More controversial, have bean based tags look for a
> parent BeanSource with a bean of the approriate type
> rather that a parent Tag of a specified Type.
> This is what I have done in a set of parallel
> 'core' tags I have developed.
>
> Again, I am not sure where Jelly b4 stands with
> respect to the above, but should it be of interest, I
> am willing to explain some of the above in more
> detail.
>
> --- Dion Gillard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Ok,
> >
> > all known issues for beta-4 have been completed.
> >
> > I'd like to do a beta release in the next day or so.
> > Please vote on
> > the beta release:
> >
> > [ ] +1 - Yes release
> > [ ] +0 - Release, I have minor issues which can
> > wait....
> > [ ] -1 - No, don't release! Here's why....
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 14:46:24 +1000, Dion Gillard
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > From JIRA there is one issue remaining for beta 4
> > :
> > >
> > > http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JELLY-47
> > >
> > > which seems to be a dom4j related issue.
> > >
> > > I'd like to do a new release of Jelly ASAP and
> > start planning the next beta.
> > >
> > > If anyone has bugs they'd like fixed for the beta
> > or *urgent* new
> > > functionality, please say so ASAP so we can
> > finalize this release.
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> > >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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