>> On a side node, do we really need 'of()'. Sure it makes it sounds a little
>> more like real English, but then why is there no 'and()' between lat and
>> long.
>> The whole DSL part only carries so far when directly hosted in Java. If
>> there is no compelling reason for 'of()' i would argue one can drop it.
>
> There is a reason for the of(). An overloaded form used when the user passes
> a Coordinates object is like this
>
> builder
> .spatial()
> .forLocation("location")
> .within(500, Unit.KM)
> .of(coordinates)
> .createQuery();
>
> So you can see there is a symmetry to it.
Fair enough then. As long as there is a use for it :-)
> But we can reduce the number of methods called by doing something like this
>
> builder
> .spatial()
> .forLocation("location")
> .within(500, Unit.KM)
> .ofLatitude(48.8d).andLongitude(2.29d)
> .createQuery();
>
> Would you like it better?
much actually :-)
>> what's about 'proximity' instead of 'spatial'?
>
> I am somewhat neutral, but I think the industry term is spatial queries.
> Thoughts?
The industry term is spatial, but I think the John Doe user might be more
familiar with proximity.
--Hardy
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