Hi David, This is why it's in alpha.
You should discuss this on the mailing list for that client lib, it's being actively engineered. I'm sure they would welcome any patches, it is indeed an open source project. http://code.google.com/p/google-api-java-client/ <http://code.google.com/p/google-api-java-client/> http://groups.google.com/group/google-api-java-client Thanks, -Vic On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 7:21 AM, David Bullock <[email protected]> wrote: > I have had a look at the samples for the calendar API, and find it somewhat > amusing/tragic that each of the samples has its own package where concepts > like . OK, they're on the small side. And yes, there are some minor > differences between implementations - for example, the CalendarFeed class: > > For the sample targeting Google Apps Engine: > > void appendCalendars(List<GwtCalendar> result) { > for (CalendarEntry entry : calendars) { > result.add(entry.toCalendar()); > } > } > For the sample targeting an OAuth client: > > @Override > public List<CalendarEntry> getEntries() { > return calendars; > } > For the sample targeting Android: > > @Key("entry") > public List<CalendarEntry> calendars = new ArrayList<CalendarEntry>(); > > > These differences are superficial - they're all getting a list of > CalendarEntry. The only other concrete method in the CalendarFeed was > identical across all 3 versions. So it would seem that each time you use > the google-api-client-java library to access a particular Google API, you > are doomed to recode boilerplate specific to that API as part of your > project. I mean, what use is an API to access a spreadsheet that doesn't > have a notion of a Cell? > > It's well (being polite, naturally) an odd approach to code re-use. > > Now I've only taken a fairly cursory look, and perhaps there are some good > architectural reasons why you'd want this flexibility in your client code. > But it does feel a little like all the benefits of the thinner API are > enjoyed by those providing it. > > Maybe someone can enlighten me? Anyone hooked on google-api-client-java? >
