Hi Jacopo That is an excellent start! I used to prefer minilang to java because it was so easy to do common tasks, but 2 things about it were so annoying that I now only use it for the simplest tasks. But with java I have to put up with all that extra code to get simple things done.
Your groovy approach takes the best of minilang and the best of java, and combines them. My only concern with it is speed, but I suppose we could use ant to compile the groovy if there is a problem? A couple of thoughts (probably you have already thought of these): Change runService to runServiceSync, so there can also be a runServiceAsync. The design effort on this could combine with the current design effort on improving minilang. Adrian's new wiki page ( https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/Mini-language+Reference) could be used to guide what functionality the new groovy DSL needs. So there could (almost) be a one-to-one mapping between a minilang tag and a DSL function. Do you intend for the DSL to work with events, as well as services? Cheers, Anne. On 9 March 2012 05:02, Jacopo Cappellato <jacopo.cappell...@hotwaxmedia.com>wrote: > Hi all, > > I have just completed my first pass in the implementation of a DSL (Domain > Specific Language) for OFBiz that can be used by Groovy services to act > like a modern version of Minilang. > > Please review my notes here: > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Groovy+Services+and+DSL+for+OFBiz > > I look forward to your comments and feedback but please consider that 1) > it is a work in progress, 2) I spent a lot of time and mental energy in the > effort (reaching simplicity is really complex task!)... so please don't be > too picky :-) > > Regards, > > Jacopo > > PS: if you find it useful, I can commit the Groovy service mentioned in > the page in Confluence -- Coherent Software Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 2773 Cheltenham Vic 3192 Phone: (03) 9585 6788 Fax: (03) 9585 1086 Web: http://www.cohsoft.com.au/ Email: sa...@cohsoft.com.au Bonsai ERP, the all-inclusive ERP system http://www.bonsaierp.com.au/
