>From what I can tell the only thing that the *Data convention really helps is 
>the xdoclet calls.  I've actually tested the change from PageData to 
>WeblogTemplate and the only part that took a little finessing was the xdoclet 
>calls.

Personally, I prefer that we just choose the best possible names for the 
classes rather than always try and follow the *Data convention.

-- Allen


On Wed, 2005-06-29 at 08:06, Anil Gangolli wrote:
> Actually, we may be using *Data as a pattern for applying Xdoclet.  I'm not 
> in a position to check the sources right now.  But this 
> is something to check.
> 
> --a.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Anil Gangolli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 8:04 AM
> Subject: Re: rename PageData to WeblogTemplate?
> 
> 
> >
> > I thought the "*Data" suffix pattern is currently used on all of the pojos 
> > deriving from PersistentObject.  Following this, you 
> > would have WeblogTemplateData.  Are we moving away from this?   I'm not 
> > sure if it adds value any longer, but I think we should 
> > make it a conscious decision to move away from that pattern on the whole 
> > (which would be ok with me).
> >
> > --a.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Allen Gilliland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "roller-dev" <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 4:19 PM
> > Subject: rename PageData to WeblogTemplate?
> >
> >
> >> would anybody be upset if I renamed the PageData class to WeblogTemplate?  
> >> I figured that since I am already having to do some 
> >> alterations to make way for theme templates that it would be nice to be 
> >> consistent.
> >>
> >> Right now I have ...
> >>
> >> Template (interface)
> >>  - ThemeTemplate (implements Template)
> >>
> >> Then I would rename PageData to WeblogTemplate to follow the pattern.  
> >> WeblogTemplate seems pretty good since it is basically a 
> >> template that is attached to a specific weblog.  This won't actually 
> >> change any functionality, just a naming thing really.
> >>
> >> -- Allen
> >>
> >>
> > 
> 

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