Perhaps we're approaching this wrong. If we need common utilities for a JSR that's yet to be released, why not submit them straight to Stephen? I don't see why Apache should take this on while the JSR isn't finished.
On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Craig L Russell<craig.russ...@sun.com> wrote: > Hi Henri, > > On Jul 7, 2009, at 12:16 AM, Henri Yandell wrote: > >> Until the new time stuff is in Java - I'm hesistant to have it in >> Lang. Yet I also don't want to do anymore work on Date based code in >> Lang :) > > It might be years before there's an update to Java SE (Sun/Oracle's > intentions regarding a new JSR in which 310 would go aren't at all clear). > > If stuff in Lang is supposed to be in sync with Java SE, maybe not good to > put Time in there. > > But I don't see any issues with a new Commons Time sub-project. I'd hope > that Commons Time would move faster than Java SE anyway... > > Craig >> >> On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 7:42 AM, Paul Benedict<pbened...@apache.org> wrote: >>> >>> I'd rather see it in Commons Lang. >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Henri Yandell<flame...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Pondering an idea of a Commons Time package that would sit on top of >>>> Joda Time/JSR 310. Lang's time package functionality would go in >>>> there, along with various enhancement ideas. The less core stuff than >>>> the JSR handles. Items like: >>>> >>>> * DateSequence, which would handle an open issue [LANG-347] for a >>>> 'addWeekDays' type item. Rather than adding and changing the date, you >>>> would walk along the sequence and get the date. Or something. >>>> * RandomDate [LANG-350] >>>> * DateFormatUtils >>>> * DateUtils (definitely rewritten on top of Joda) >>>> * DurationFormatUtils (likewise) >>>> * FastDateFormat >>>> >>>> Probably not StopWatch. >>>> >>>> Anyway, pondering people's thoughts; plus any info Stephen might have >>>> on whether this is insane or not :) >>>> >>>> Hen >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org >>>> >>>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org >>> >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org >> > > Craig L Russell > Architect, Sun Java Enterprise System http://db.apache.org/jdo > 408 276-5638 mailto:craig.russ...@sun.com > P.S. A good JDO? O, Gasp! > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
