Jackson is how we handle YAML and JSON configs anyways. It might be worth looking into for 2.1.
On 2 June 2014 08:19, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm not trying to handle all cases under the sun. But... we've chosen NOT > to use an XML Schema based XML IO framework (like JAXB or Jackson), instead > we've invented our own. I know we do JSON as well, but so does Jackson and > it likely also has a plugin for YAML. So now, every time I'm looking for > some minor improvement, it means tweaking our custom framework or adding > boilerplate code to plugins. It's a pain, but that's where we are today. At > least now, with the new type converters, I get the type conversion from to > int for free :-) > > In this case, I meant, you can only use attribute A or B. > > It is probably worth stepping back and looking at the big picture and > whether we want to invest in improving the current config IO framework or > at least consider if Jackson would be a better fit. Likely not for 2.0 ;-) > > Gary > > > On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 4:03 AM, Ralph Goers <rgo...@apache.org> wrote: > >> Are you looking for annotations to handle every kind of thing you might >> like to do instead of just putting a couple lines of code in the factory >> method? I would have handled this by saying foo and bar both need to be >> Integer and then adding a line do code that insures exactly one, or at most >> one, is present ( depending on what you want ). >> >> I really have no idea what it means for an attribute or element to be in >> a "choice". Does it mean at most one is specified or exactly one? What if I >> want exactly one in some cases and at most one in others? >> >> Ralph >> >> On Jun 1, 2014, at 11:53 PM, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> How do I tell my plugin that it can have attribute1 or 2, but not both? >> IOW I want the config framework to do the validation for me. >> >> How about: >> >> >> @PluginAttribute(choice="group1") int foo, >> >> >> @PluginAttribute(choice="group1") int bar >> >> Same thing for elements. >> >> Thoughts? >> >> Gary >> >> -- >> E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org >> Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition >> <http://www.manning.com/bauer3/> >> JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/> >> Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/> >> Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com >> Home: http://garygregory.com/ >> Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory >> >> > > > -- > E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org > Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition > <http://www.manning.com/bauer3/> > JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/> > Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/> > Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com > Home: http://garygregory.com/ > Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory > -- Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com>
