Of course, another thing to consider is that "BeanSerializer" and "bx" are a lot easier to say than "WTKXSerializer" and "wtkx". ;-)
On Apr 20, 2010, at 12:07 PM, Greg Brown wrote: >>> - Move all classes in org.apache.pivot.wtkx to org.apache.pivot.beans >> >> Does this mean that it moves from pivot-wtk to pivot-core? Good. > > Yes. > >>> - Rename @WTKX to @BXML >> >> Why not use the standard @Resource annotation of JSR-250 (Common >> Annotations) which is specifically designed for dependency injection? Common >> Annotations are part of Java 6 SE. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSR_250 >> . Also note that most DI tools such as Spring already support @Resource. >> >> Alas, the @Resources annotation of JSR-299 name-clashes with Pivot's >> Resources class, so that would need to be resolved... > > If I understand the intent correctly: > > @BXML ~= @Resource > Bindable#initialize() ~= @PostConstruct > > However, I think the "Resources" name clash would cause confusion, so I think > it would be preferable to stick with the existing terminology and not attempt > to support JSR-250 (the end result is the same either way). > >> Other than that I don't care about the refactoring. I don't plan to use the >> Serializer for anything besides gui instantiation. > > OK, thanks. >
