Jody,
I must admit I'm a little confused trying to get things sorted out between
GeoAPI and GeoTools. Let me see if the following sounds like a good course
of action for my efforts:
[1] Implement my FeatureCache for OpenJUMP utilizing the GeoAPI 2.0 Feature
Model. (The FeatureCache will be designed to work with interfaces only, not
with implementations.)
[2] Work on moving GeoTools Feature Model to match GeoAPI 2.0 Feature Model,
which can be incorporated into the GeoTools 2.4 release. (I'm not sure what
will be required here, but it sounds like I need to check with Chris Holmes
and Gabriel?)
[3] Refactoring of Shapefile I/O for the following changes:
-> Replace Feature and FeatureType and FeatureBuilder and
FeatureTypeBuilder.
-> Have FeatureBuilder and FeatureTypeBuilder delegate to
SimpleFeatureFactory and SimpleFeatureTypeFactory
Who is in charge of the Feature Model module in GeoTools? Would my work on
[2] be under their direction? Who is in charge of the Shapefile I/O module?
Would my work for [3] be done under their direction? Does anyone even have
the time to baby sit me for these tasks?
Thanks for your help as I try to get a handle on these issues and form a
task list for myself.
The Sunburned Surveyor
P.S. - You wrote "The only way GeoAPI currently changes is when a new
specification is brought out; or in rare cases when a mistake was made and
not caught by the review process." I wasn't really talking about GeoAPI when
I said "I think we really need to see some sort of document or policy that
indicates under what circumstances the GeoTools Feature Model interfaces
would change." Do I understand it correctly if I say that GeoTools uses the
GeoAPI interfaces, so in essence the GeoAPI's policy for updates and
modifications becomes GeoTools policy by default?
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