Isn't the most useful function of a module id to serve as a unique Java
subpackage?

On 12 May 2012 06:10, Burke Mamlin <bu...@openmrs.org> wrote:

> That's fine.
>
> Actually, I'd like to abandon our current c...@openmrs.org bottleneck
> approach to module IDs by adding a UUID to the module config to ensure
> uniqueness... or by auto-assigning devs a UUID that can be used to
> namespace any modules they create.
>
> c...@openmrs.org has served us well in ensuring naming conventions are
> followed in our repository and helping highlight redundant efforts;
> however, it would be nice to get past the "getting approval" & "ensuring
> unique module IDs" aspects.  With those gone, the remaining uses of
> c...@openmrs.org (applying conventions & recognizing/highlighting
> redundant efforts) could probably be done better & in a more public way as
> well.
>
> -Burke
>
>
> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 6:56 PM, Darius Jazayeri <djazay...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi Code, (copying Dev)
>>
>> I have created the following modules, and deployed them to our maven
>> repo, and to the module repository:
>>
>>    - uiframework (the UI framework formerly known as 2.x)
>>    - uilibrary (standard widgets built on uiframework)
>>    - appframework (the idea of "app" buttons on your homepage that can
>>    be enabled per user and role)
>>
>> I didn't email c...@openmrs.org at the time because I put the code in my
>> github account, but it just occurred to me that since I've deployed these
>> to maven and the module repo, I really *should* have requested the
>> module id.
>>
>> So, can I please get those retroactively blessed? :-)
>>
>> Our documentation about this is currently lacking. In a quick search the
>> only reference I found to emailing c...@openmrs.org is on this page:
>> https://wiki.openmrs.org/x/UwAJ and it's specifically talking about
>> access to the svn repo.
>>
>> Obviously I should be allowed to put my code at
>> github.com/djazayeri/openmrs-module-uiframework without asking
>> permission. But I *should* need to ask permission to take a module id in
>> the maven and module repos. Do we want to just rephrase our documentation
>> to say you need to ask c...@openmrs.org to claim a module id in the
>> OpenMRS repos? Or do want to consider something else?
>>
>> -Darius
>>
>> PS- working with git and github is wonderful. Like playing in cotton
>> candy clouds with sunshine and rainbows. The combination of
>> Eclipse+git+maven works a lot better than with svn, for not having to worry
>> about annoying eclipse plugin and connector versions. The workflow *is* more
>> complicated, but I mostly haven't had to deal with that yet.
>>
>
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