Hi Bertrand Just a ping...
Is this idea still being considered or did you decide against it? Cheers Oleg On Wed, 2011-02-23 at 20:48 +0100, Oleg Kalnichevski wrote: > On Wed, 2011-02-23 at 10:05 +0100, Bertrand Delacretaz wrote: > > ... > > > Would it make sense to have such an API as an optional component in > > this project? > > Hi Bertrand > > In my opinion, it would. Big time. Given the bad rap that HttpClient > gets for what some see as being over-complex, a simpler API for common > use scenarios would make a lot of sense. However, I always felt such API > should come from an external contributor, from someone with new ideas > and a different perspective on things. > > > > That would probably not provide access to the whole > > httpclient feature set, but rather provide a very simple way of > > executing http requests for the most common use cases. > > > > If yes I'm happy to contribute that code here, assuming the stanbol > > folks (where this code currently resides [2]) agree to let it go. I'll > > be using that code in various testing scenarios in Stanbol, Sling and > > $dayjob, so planning to keep maintaining it, it's not just a fun > > short-term experiment. > > > > Let me know what you think. > > > > I think it would be a very welcome contribution to the project. > > There is a few things that need to be looked at before the source code > from Stanbol moves over to HC. First of all, you will need to decide > whether the new module should have the same release cycle with > HttpClient or be developed and released independently. Both approaches > have pros and cons. Sharing the same release cycle with HttpClient would > likely require more synchronization with the rest of the HC team and > probably create pressure to freeze the API rather sooner than later. A > separate release cycle would give you more freedom with choosing release > dates and making decisions about API compatibility, but would also > require more management overhead. Be warned: HC is a small time project > with just a handful of committers and getting those three petty bindings > votes might be a challenge some times. > > As soon as you have those things worked out with the rest of Stanbol > folks, we can get you the necessary SVN karma and have you hack away ;-) > > Cheers > > Oleg > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
