On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 9:10 AM, Franklin, Matthew B.
<[email protected]>wrote:

> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Chris Geer [mailto:[email protected]]
> >Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 7:54 PM
> >To: dev
> >Subject: ID change to Strings
> >
> >As we've been looking at splitting apart the core model a little bit, to
> >provide better loose coupling between objects, we also decided to migrate
> >from using longs for IDs in the interfaces to using Strings. Strings will
> >give backend implementers much more flexibility as to how they want to map
> >to data storage. I've implemented to conversion of the IDs and I was
> >wondering, does it make sense to integrate that change into trunk sooner
> >rather than later so that as trunk continues to change all the new
> >development is already using the new IDs?
>
> IMHO, I think this change can wait until we merge the branch.  Other
> thoughts?
>

>From a functionality perspective, I agree, it can wait because it doesn't
add any benefit. It would just reduce the complexity of the merges around
IDs.

>
> >
> >Chris
>

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