RE "Builder": it just struck me that this resolver is sort of a decorator over existing URL functionality. What about [Decorator|Decorated]Resolver?
-Matt --- Xavier Hanin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 7:04 PM, Archie Cobbs > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'd like to propose that the new "builder" > resolver be included in ivy. In > > order to do this however, other developers need to > vote yes or no. So I'd > > ask that you please let the list know your > opinion. > > > > Quick summary: > > > > The Builder Resolver is a new Ivy resolver that > supports downloading, > > extracting and repackaging (as necessary) > artifacts on-demand. It allows > > for > > a clearer separation between two jobs which don't > necessarily go together: > > maintaining Ivy meta-data, and hosting the actual > artifacts. In addition, > > it's easy to use the builder resolver to build a > normal repository > > containing artifacts. > > > > The most important aspect of this new resolver is > that it makes it much > > easier to create and maintain a public Ivy > repository, something that IMHO > > is sorely lacking right now. And the Ivy RoundUp > project is already doing > > just that (note Ivy RoundUp is a completely > separate project from ivy > > itself). > > > > Some links... > > > > * Builder resolver > > patch< > > > http://ivyroundup.googlecode.com/svn/wiki/files/builder-resolver.patch> > > * Builder resolver > > > documentation<http://ivyroundup.googlecode.com/svn/wiki/files/builder.html > > > > > * Ivy RoundUp project > <http://code.google.com/p/ivyroundup/> > > > > This has also been discussed recently in a couple > of threads > > (here< > > > http://www.nabble.com/Ivy-RoundUp-Repository---feedback-requested-td16704469.html > > >and > > here > <http://www.nabble.com/Open-source-ivy-files-project--to16437122.html > > > > > ). > > > > Thanks for your feedback. > > > I'm +1 to include this in Ivy core. The patch is > well written, documented > and tested. More importantly, I think the work > Archie has began on the Ivy > roundup repository will be a great asset for the > community, if enough people > start using it. Integrating the builder resolver in > Ivy core will help drive > adoption of this new repository IMO. > > The only thing I dislike with this resolver is its > name. The 'builder' name > makes people think this resolver compiles modules, > while it just repackage > them if necessary. Hence I prefer to use another > name. > > Xavier > > > > > > > -Archie > > > > -- > > Archie L. Cobbs > > > > > > -- > Xavier Hanin - Independent Java Consultant > http://xhab.blogspot.com/ > http://ant.apache.org/ivy/ > http://www.xoocode.org/ > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
