The "this-is-easier-to-read vs thisIsEasierToRead argument" would apply to all parameters, not only goals.
But the minus '-' sign inside a parameter is equally hard to distinguish from the - which prefixes a parameter in unixoid systems, so I personally would prefer mixedCase notation. $> mvn myplugin:my-goal-or-not -Dtest-switch-which-one -is-minus-and-which -one-is-parameter LieGrue, strub --- Jason van Zyl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb am Mo, 18.8.2008: > Von: Jason van Zyl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Betreff: Re: Naming Convention for Goals? > An: "Maven Developers List" <dev@maven.apache.org> > Datum: Montag, 18. August 2008, 18:13 > Just for the record this discussion of naming has popped up > on the > ruby and perl lists over the years. > > Camel case naming which is what's generally used in > Java is hard for > non-english speakers to grok. > > this-is-easier-to-read then thisIsEasierToRead. > > Just another data point. > > On 18-Aug-08, at 8:57 AM, Dan Fabulich wrote: > > > Wendy Smoak wrote: > > > >> On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 1:09 AM, Benjamin Bentmann > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >>> do we have an agreed naming convention for > plugin goals? E.g. > >>> reactor:makeMyChanges > >>> and > >>> dependency:purge-local-repository > >>> > >>> obviously follow different rules. Having one > naming style would ease > >>> memorizing since users only need to remember > the words and not > >>> also their > >>> writing style. > >> > >> Also for configuration parameters? I commented on > MWAR-159 about the > >> naming of the > "filteringDeploymentDescriptors" param (compared > to > >> 'attachClasses' for example.) > >> > >> I'd also drop the 'My' in the reactor > example-- just makeChanges or > >> updateFiles, etc. > > > > To clarify the goal's purpose I've renamed it > to "makeScmChanges". > > > > Thanks! > > > > -Dan > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Thanks, > > Jason > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Jason van Zyl > Founder, Apache Maven > jason at sonatype dot com > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > believe nothing, no matter where you read it, > or who has said it, > not even if i have said it, > unless it agrees with your own reason > and your own common sense. > > -- Buddha > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sie sind Spam leid? Yahoo! Mail verfügt über einen herausragenden Schutz gegen Massenmails. http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
