Surely using the (not extremely long) full class path would avoid all import callisthenics? -W
On 7 May 2011 23:42, Michael Anstis <michael.ans...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm fixing a bug in all of Guvnors' guided editors: > https://issues.jboss.org/browse/GUVNOR-1362 > > The existing problem is if a model Date field is set in one of the guided > editors RHS we need to convert the String into a Date for use in the set > Method (currently we attempt to pass the String which fails). > > I have a working solution however it requires the user to explicitly add a > package import for "java.text.SimpleDateFormat" that handles the parsing. > This can be accomplished through the UI. > > I have two options to remove the need for the user to do anything:- > > (1) Pre-process all rules to be included in the package, check if one uses > Date in the RHS and if so add an import into the header. I'd need to > pre-process all rules as the package DRL String is built linearly and by the > time the package compiler gets to a rule that uses a Date in the RHS the > header, including imports, has already been built. > > (2) Add (another) implicit import into *all* packages. I assume we already > do something like this for the boxed primitives and some others (List? > Collection? Map? etc). > > Before I venture into option (1) can any (core) developer advise (1) where > can I add an additional implicit import (I assume the compiler somewhere), > (2) is this simpler solution acceptable to the (core) developers? > > Thanks, > > Mike > > > _______________________________________________ > rules-dev mailing list > rules-dev@lists.jboss.org > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-dev > >
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