That is essentially the same thing Matt is doing with his builders. Sent from my iPad
> On Jun 2, 2014, at 7:57 AM, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 10:57 AM, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 10:34 AM, Ralph Goers <rgo...@apache.org> wrote: >>> I don't recall Jackson providing a way to specify constraints or default >>> values. Does it? >> >> I do not think so, but you an init a non-final field yourself and let >> Jackson override it as suggested here: > > http://jackson-users.ning.com/forum/topics/default-value-for-missing-int-property-when-deserializing-json > > Gary > >> >> >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>>> On Jun 2, 2014, at 6:19 AM, 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 >>>>>> JUnit in Action, Second Edition >>>>>> Spring Batch in Action >>>>>> 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 >>>> JUnit in Action, Second Edition >>>> Spring Batch in Action >>>> 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 >> JUnit in Action, Second Edition >> Spring Batch in Action >> 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 > JUnit in Action, Second Edition > Spring Batch in Action > Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com > Home: http://garygregory.com/ > Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory
