On Thu, 26 Nov 2020 19:08:54 GMT, Richard Fussenegger
<github.com+1059453+fleshgrin...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/UUID.java line 168:
>>
>>> 166: /**
>>> 167: * Constructs a new {@code UUID} using the specified data. {@code
>>> 168: * mostSigBits} is used for the most significant 64 bits of the
>>> {@code
>>
>> I think you need to agreement first on whether to add this API. Maybe there
>> is a case for a new factory method rather than a constructor? Are there any
>> concerns with creating UUIDs with random bytes.
>>
>> If it goes ahead then I assume the the javadoc will need a bit of work to
>> specify how the byte[] is mapped to the 128-bit value.
>>
>> You might need to tweak a few other things like the javadoc styles and
>> coding style to get it consistent with the existing code. That's for later.
>
> Hey @AlanBateman π I figured that most of the PRs I just created for UUID
> will require a CSR but I what couldn't figure out is/was how _I_ can create a
> CSR.
>
> 1. Constructor or factory, I would be fine with both and happily change the
> impl.
> 1. We de-facto already allow the construction from random data through the
> `UUID(long, long)` constructor.
> 1. No problem either.
> 1. I had a look at the whole (well, sampling) JDK and various documents
> ([super, super, like 1999 old
> documents](https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/codeconventions-introduction.html))
> and loaded the Oracle code style in IntelliJ. However, all I get is
> inconsistent. The existing files in the JDK are inconsistent. The UUID file
> is inconsistent in itself. The IntelliJ Oracle style is different too⦠I'm
> happy to change any line but would prefer it if there is some guidance with
> what is expected because I cannot figure it out on my own. π
1. Changed it to static factory `valueOf`
2. β
3. I extended the documentation.
4. I tried to match the existing formatting as good as possible.
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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/1465
