One thing I would prefer in a BeanUtils 2 is the removal of static utility classes. I like beans; they allow me to subclass and customize. I can't do that with static access.
On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 2:43 PM, Benedikt Ritter <brit...@apache.org> wrote: > Hell André > > > 2014-02-11 20:01 GMT+01:00 André Diermann <andre.dierm...@gmail.com>: > > > Hi Benedikt, > > > > many thanks for your kind introduction. :-) I also think jumping into the > > code will do most, that's where I start for now. What I have seen so far > > looks quite promising, especially the test coverage, hence it's maybe > hard > > for me to find big improvements. ... > > > You don't have to come up with major improvements to contribute. If there > is anything that catches your eyes, even if it just a local variable with a > bad name, don't hesitate to patch that. One area that really needs some > attention is the AccessibleObjectsRegistry. We copied it from the old > BeanUtils and the core there is really complicated. So maybe you find ways > to make that easier to understand. > > > > you mentioned a requirement for BU2 is > > to provide an equal set of features as the standard BU. I think searching > > for corresponding features gaps during my "exercise" might be beneficial > > somehow - or are they already captured somewhere? > > > > Currently those features are only captured in my head :-) You can use our > wiki [1] to document the stuff that has to go into BeanUtils or even better > create tickets in Jira. > > Regards, > Benedikt > > [1] http://wiki.apache.org/commons/FrontPage > > > > > > Thank you so far. > > > > Regards, > > André > > > > > > 2014-02-11 16:58 GMT+01:00 Benedikt Ritter <brit...@apache.org>: > > > > > Hello André, > > > > > > nice that you're interested in BU2, welcome to this list. > > > > > > > > > 2014-02-11 12:26 GMT+01:00 André Diermann <andre.dierm...@gmail.com>: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I stumbled upon the BeanUtils2 project which looks quite interessing > to > > > me. > > > > Do you have any future plans? (When) Will it replace the BeanUtils > > > > component? > > > > > > > > > > We don't have a fixed development schedule. We're all working on > projects > > > in our free time, so we release stuff, when "it's done". WRT > BeanUtils2, > > we > > > currently have a stable state in trunk, which implements a subset of > the > > > functionality provided by BeanUtils. BeanUtils2 should have all > > > capabilities of BeanUtils before it can be released as a replacement. > > I've > > > fought about releasing trunk as 0.1, but I feared the binary > > compatibility > > > discussions that this approach would lead to :-) > > > > > > So hear are the things that would have to go into BU2 before it can be > > > released as a replacement for BeanUtils: > > > > > > - evaluation of property paths: BeanUtils.setProperty(myBean, > > > "adress.street", "5th Ave"); > > > - Conversation between data types > > > - The caching has to be reworked, because it relies on static fields > that > > > always cause trouble in multi class loader environments > > > - possibilities to configure custom BeanUtils instances > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm highly interested in contributing to this project. Please let me > > > know, > > > > if you plan to continue work on that project and how I might help > you. > > > > > > > > > > I'm working mainly on [lang], but I can review patches. Patches are > > > contributed through our JIRA. Just open an issue and attach a svn diff > > file > > > to it. Please make sure that you have filed an ICLA [1]. You should > also > > > read the material on our websites [2,3,4]. > > > > > > If you really want to join development of BU2, I'd recommend that you > > have > > > a look at trunk and play around with it a bit. Is there something you > can > > > improve? Are there test cases missing? This are always good exercises > for > > > getting started. > > > > > > After that we should discuss the topics I've mentioned above. > > > > > > HTH, > > > Benedikt > > > > > > [1] http://www.apache.org/licenses/ > > > [2] http://commons.apache.org/volunteering.html > > > [3] http://commons.apache.org/patches.html > > > [4] https://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > André > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > http://people.apache.org/~britter/ > > > http://www.systemoutprintln.de/ > > > http://twitter.com/BenediktRitter > > > http://github.com/britter > > > > > > > > > -- > http://people.apache.org/~britter/ > http://www.systemoutprintln.de/ > http://twitter.com/BenediktRitter > http://github.com/britter > -- Cheers, Paul
