Hi folks, Over the past six months there has been many discussions on email and messenger between the developers regarding the new XDoclet Velocity architecture. Some of us have already started to work on this.
The build process is currently quite complicated, and we have to improve that. The way I see it we have two options: a) Make a new branch in the xdoclet module and start on XDoclet 2 there. b) Make a new CVS module and code XDoclet 2 from scratch. With all the new initiatives (XGG, XRAI, more GUI plugins) + the various points in Mathias' list http://users.pandora.be/ees/xdoclet/development/design.html, I think we're better off going for alternative b). Tag handlers will disappear, we'll decouple XDoclet from Ant, use Maven for building etc... Trying to tweak the current structure would cause too much headache IMO. -And we're talking about a major version leap, so a complete rewrite is "normal". In fact, the XDoclet core will be very thin, since plugins and xjavadoc contain most of the logic. XDoclet will only be glue. So my proposal is to create a new module called xdoclet2 where we can start from scratch and do things "right". Ara and I have already discussed this, and we have come up with a structure proposal: xdoclet2 core (now) plugins (now) ejb (now) jboss-ejb (later) jboss-web (later) jakarta-struts (later) bea-wls-web (later) bea-wls-ejb (later) bea-wls-cmprdbms (later) samples (soon) xgg (now) xdocletgui (later) xjavadoc (later) xrai (now) Some explanations: -Let's use the term "plugin" in stead of "module". That's what they are, isn't it? -Each component should provide their own documentation (xdoc). -There will be one plugin for each DTD/XML -Everything will be built by Maven (compilation, jarring...) -There will be JUnit tests everywhere So this is a proposal about a return to "one-module" CVS structure. What do you think about this? I am working on a new ejb module using a structure similar to this, based on Velocity/XGG. The intention is that it will serve as a proof-of-concept and a template "best practice" structure for all the other plugins. Aslak ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Xdoclet-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xdoclet-devel
