Ok, I've added some entries here: http://wiki.apache.org/commons/CodeStyle

See the latest VFS commits for this order of imports: java, javax, org, com. 
Same as [io] and [lang].

Gary

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ralph Goers [mailto:ralph.go...@dslextreme.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 14:43
> To: Commons Developers List
> Subject: Re: VFS release
> 
> 
> On Nov 30, 2010, at 9:28 AM, sebb wrote:
> 
> > On 30 November 2010 17:16, Gary Gregory <ggreg...@seagullsoftware.com>
> wrote:
> >> Hm... I just noticed that VFS follows a different import convention that
> other [commons] projects.
> >>
> >> In [lang] and [io] for example, we list java packages first and the
> project's packages last. In VFS, it's the reverse. Consistency would be nice.
> Time to match [lang] and [io]?
> >
> > OK by me.
> >
> >> Time to wiki this as a guideline? Too micro?
> >
> > IMO, that would be fine as a guideline. Makes it a bit easier when
> > adding new code.
> 
> I usually have IntelliJ add the imports.  I have no idea what controls the
> order it chooses.  As long as like packages are grouped I really don't care
> what the order is.
> 
> >
> > If there are currently no guidelines on imports, I would add:
> > * never use wildcard imports, except perhaps for static imports of
> constants.
> 
> That is also reported as an error by checkstyle.
> 
> Ralph
> 
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