On 2 avr. 2012, at 11:44, Hardy Ferentschik wrote:

>> 
>> What's your definition of an SPI, in the team we have slightly different 
>> ones.
>> 
>> In Hibernate search an SPI is targeted at frameworks or hyper advanced user 
>> who are willing to integrate or enhance Hibernate Search. Otherwise, they 
>> are considered APIs - which includes interfaces you might need to implement 
>> like FieldBridge. Hibernate ORM has a different semantic where an API is 
>> what the application directly code on.
> 
> The HV interpretation of SPI is the same view as in ORM. Imo It makes for a 
> simpler, easier to understand cut between API and SPI. 

You guys think too much of your own comfort and less of the user's ;P
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