On Tue, 23 Jan 2024 23:12:19 GMT, Archie Cobbs <[email protected]> wrote:
>> test/jdk/java/text/Format/MessageFormat/MessageFormatToPatternTest.java line
>> 96:
>>
>>> 94: @ParameterizedTest
>>> 95: @MethodSource("testCases")
>>> 96: public void testRoundTrip(MessageFormat format1) {
>>
>> Can we also include the original String pattern that created format1, to
>> help with debugging. I find myself wondering what the original String was.
>>
>> Since technically, the full round trip is _pattern string -> MessageFormat1
>> -> pattern string -> MessageFormat2_
>
> I would have done that but it's not (easily) possible. The `MessageFormat`'s
> are created not from format strings, but by piecing together plain text and
> sub-`Format` objects manually. This was we are sure what we're dealing with.
>
> Trying to create format strings with multiple levels of nesting from scratch
> is too complex for my brain due to all the levels of quoting required.
Right, should have noted that, definitely not worth to try and re-synthesize
the original String pattern for each Format. If we're adding some additional
concrete cases, its fine since those will clearly have the original String
patterns there.
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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/17416#discussion_r1464131694
