+1 to using a different file extension for gproperties

Le mar. 6 nov. 2018 à 11:32, Daniil Ovchinnikov <
daniil.ovchinni...@jetbrains.com> a écrit :

>  we can not replace Properties in existing groovy
> code easily because we have to change the file extension
>
>
> Exactly this.
>
> Also please consider tooling. We already have support for .properties in
> IntelliJ based on file extension.
> If .properties would be used for GProperties, then user should go in
> settings and change mapping for all .properties files to be handled as
> GProperties.
> And what if some file is actually Properties one and another is
> GProperties? It’s just confusing.
>
> Imagine you create a new language (say Groovy) which is syntax-compatible
> with Java and you use its default extension (.java), because why not,
> otherwise you should change file extension of your existing .java files.
>
> —
>
> Daniil Ovchinnikov
> JetBrains
>
> On 3 Nov 2018, at 07:11, Daniel.Sun <sun...@apache.org> wrote:
>
> No. GProperties to Properties is similar with GString to String,
> GProperties
> is much more powerful than Properties, so I recommend groovy users use
> GProperties where Properties is used. If GProperties only process the file
> with new file extension, we can not replace Properties in existing groovy
> code easily because we have to change the file extension.
>
> Cheers,
> Daniel.Sun
>
>
>
>
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