Re: [Configuration] Wish list

[Borut Bolčina]

Hello Oliver, I understand now. I suppose each configuration class can have a well defined set of accessor methods (settings) that can be included in configuration.xml. If so, then making a schema is a no-brainer. When agreed upon, you can send me sample example files and I will make an XML Schema (xsd). bye, Borut Oliver Heger pravi: Borut Bolčina wrote: On 26.1.2006 20:53, Oliver Heger wrote: If a schema is capable to deal with the required flexibility, it would be really cool to have one. However the XML can become very variable: One feature that is already supported is the ability of setting properties on the newly created Configuration objects. For instance you can write something like that: <properties fileName="..." lineDelimiter=";" throwExceptionOnMissing="true"/> Hmmm. IMO setting properties like this isn't in the spirit of separating concerns. Putting entries in this configuration for configurations file (we are talking about configuration.xml aren't we?) introduces another place to look for keys and values. That is added complexity. It should be just as easy to have this entries in regular property file referenced by configuration.xml entry. Don't you think? What is this added value to justify the above example? This is probably a missunderstanding. Yes, we are talking about the XML file read by ConfigurationFactory. In this file you define your configuration objects. Each configuration class can have a set of fields (and corresponding accessor methods) that control their behavior, e.g. setThrowExceptionOnMissing() or setListDelimiter() (both defined in AbstractConfiguration). There must be a way of setting values for these fields in the configuration definition file. Otherwise you are forced to call these methods by hand after you have retrieved the CompositeConfiguration from the ConfigurationFactory. Oliver --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- Naključna izjava tedna iz tednika Mladina: