Gary,

I think it's about intention. If you have intentions of further
expanding the user of Commons IO in test cases, I think it makes sense
to use it as a dependency. But if it is simply a one-off without plans
of further use, then I would copy the method.

Paul

On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 10:26 AM, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> HI All:
>
> I do not understand the general reluctance to reuse code in a clean way
> through jars, especially in this case for tests.
>
> I shake my head every time I open the search type dialog in Eclipse for my
> (larger) work projects and see a dozen StringUtils classes (half of them in
> org.apache).
>
> I understand that each project is independent and so on, but my hope is that
> [commons] as one project could at least eat its own dog food.
>
> Gary
>
> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 10:47 AM, Stephen Colebourne
> <scolebou...@joda.org>wrote:
>
>> Personally, I'm OK with using JUnit and mocking utilities as they are
>> both specifically intended for testing. I think using IOUtils in
>> testing [lang] is distinctly dubious, especially for a single method,
>> and I'd much rather see the code copied. This isn't a -1 veto, but its
>> a strong disapproval.
>>
>> Stephen
>>
>>
>> On 19 July 2011 15:13, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 9:28 AM, Paul Benedict <pbened...@apache.org>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> As long as Commons IO is marked as a test dependency, I am okay with
>> >> it. I just don't want it to be a compile-time dependency for the main
>> >> source.
>> >>
>> >
>> > It is specified in the test scope in the POM.
>> >
>> > Gary
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 8:24 AM, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 9:25 PM, Henri Yandell <flame...@gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Interesting issue; though thankfully it's post RC4 so not an issue
>> wrt
>> >> >> releasing 3.0.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Assuming (for argument's sake) that IO Test depends on Lang & Lang
>> >> >> Test depends on IO; is this bad? I'm not convinced it is. Dealing
>> with
>> >> >> something like that is something the build system needs to know how
>> to
>> >> >> do.
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > We depend on JUnit and EasyMock for testing, so I really think it is
>> OK
>> >> to
>> >> > also depend on [io] for testing as well. C&P'ing code is lame in this
>> >> case
>> >> > IMO.
>> >> >
>> >> > Gary
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >> Hen
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Stephen Colebourne
>> >> >> <scolebou...@joda.org> wrote:
>> >> >> > StringEscapeUtils test includes IOUtils, which it shouldn't. (If
>> its
>> >> >> > been added as a dependency, then it needs to be removed, even for
>> >> >> > testing)
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Stephen
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On 18 July 2011 23:41, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >> >> >> On Jul 18, 2011, at 18:36, Stephen Colebourne <
>> scolebou...@joda.org>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>> I'm willing to vote +1
>> >> >> >>> Although I haven't checked every recent change, but AFAIK recent
>> >> >> >>> changes have been minor and my previous issues are resolved.
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> I would note that the svn as of right now does not compile, due
>> to
>> >> an
>> >> >> >>> IOUtils reference that shouldn't be
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Hi Stephen,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Can you specify what your error is? I check both the maven and ant
>> >> >> >> builds before my commit.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Gary
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> Stephen
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> On 16 July 2011 01:18, Henri Yandell <flame...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>> Thanks Gary.
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> So 4 +1s.
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> Stephen, Niall, Paul, Phil, Sebb, James - nudge to consider
>> voting
>> >> >> >>>> (apologies if I missed anyone else who has committed to Lang
>> 3.0)?
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> Hen
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Gary Gregory <
>> >> >> garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>> That's true too. In the spirit of release early, release often,
>> I
>> >> >> remove my
>> >> >> >>>>> -1 :)
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>> Gary
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>> On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Henri Yandell <
>> >> flame...@gmail.com
>> >> >> >wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>> Less that it is painful (though I agree that it is), more
>> that
>> >> if
>> >> >> you
>> >> >> >>>>>>> hold up a release for every bug that comes in then you
>> >> continually
>> >> >> sit
>> >> >> >>>>>>> in a non-releasing state. We have a really bad habit of that
>> in
>> >> >> >>>>>>> Commons, constantly polishing and polishing before a release.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>> Hen
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 6:58 AM, Gary Gregory <
>> >> >> garydgreg...@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >>>>>>> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> Here is my main issue: we are releasing a major new version
>> and
>> >> >> there is
>> >> >> >>>>>>> a
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> known bug reported by a user which has been fixed in SVN. It
>> >> feels
>> >> >> like
>> >> >> >>>>>>> we
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> are unwilling to cut a new RC because our build process and
>> >> >> validation
>> >> >> >>>>>>> is
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> painful (it is so in my experience at least, your mileage
>> may
>> >> vary
>> >> >> using
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> custom scripts, Nexus, or other incantations.) This is not a
>> >> good
>> >> >> reason
>> >> >> >>>>>>> IMO
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> to avoid rebuilding. In the case of a major release like
>> 3.0, I
>> >> do
>> >> >> not
>> >> >> >>>>>>> want
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> to leave a bad taste in a user's mouth with a class that is
>> not
>> >> >> fully
>> >> >> >>>>>>> baked,
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> especially in code new to 3.0. I like that we are planning a
>> >> >> 3.0.1, but
>> >> >> >>>>>>> I do
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> not see why we should not include something that is already
>> >> fixed
>> >> >> for
>> >> >> >>>>>>> 3.0.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> It's not like this issue needs more time on investigating,
>> >> coding,
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> testing.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> Now, if you all really think I am being unreasonable, I'll
>> be
>> >> >> happy to
>> >> >> >>>>>>> go
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> with the flow and reverse -1, but for now, I wanted to
>> express
>> >> my
>> >> >> full
>> >> >> >>>>>>> POV.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> Thank you for reading and talking :)
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> Gary
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 3:44 AM, Henri Yandell <
>> >> >> flame...@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >>>>>>> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>> Waiting on you to determine whether your -1 is still there
>> on
>> >> >> LANG-720.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>> Then need to poke Niall, Stephen et al to do a review :)
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 11:54 AM, Gary Gregory <
>> >> >> garydgreg...@gmail.com
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> -1, let's pick up the committed fix for
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LANG-720
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> I recall seeing traffic in the escape/unescape area so it
>> >> makes
>> >> >> sense
>> >> >> >>>>>>> to
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> polish this new code as much as possible IMO.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> Gary
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 12:47 AM, Henri Yandell <
>> >> >> flame...@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> Lang is ready to consider 3.0 release again.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> RC4 is available here:
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>  http://people.apache.org/~bayard/commons-lang3-3.0-RC4/
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> SVN:
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>
>> http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/commons/proper/lang/tags/LANG_3_0_RC4/
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> Maven artifacts:
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> http://people.apache.org/~bayard/commons-lang3-3.0-RC4/maven/
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> Website:
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> http://people.apache.org/~bayard/commons-lang3-3.0-RC4/site/
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> Note that there is a 2.6->3.0 Clirr report in the site
>> that
>> >> may
>> >> >> >>>>>>> prove
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> useful:
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> http://people.apache.org/~bayard/commons-lang3-3.0-RC4/site/lang2-lang3-clirr--report.html
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> This vote will close no sooner than in 72 hours time,
>> 0500
>> >> GMT
>> >> >> 16
>> >> >> >>>>>>> July
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> 2011.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> ================
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>  [ ] +1
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>  [ ] -1, with reason
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> ================
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> Hen
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> *fingers crossed - two of my children are younger than
>> the
>> >> Lang
>> >> >> 3.0
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> effort*
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
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>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> --
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you,
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> Gary
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> http://garygregory.wordpress.com/
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> http://garygregory.com/
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> http://people.apache.org/~ggregory/
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> http://twitter.com/GaryGregory
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> --
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> Thank you,
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> Gary
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> http://garygregory.wordpress.com/
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> http://garygregory.com/
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> http://people.apache.org/~ggregory/
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> http://twitter.com/GaryGregory
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>> --
>> >> >> >>>>>> Thank you,
>> >> >> >>>>>> Gary
>> >> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>> http://garygregory.wordpress.com/
>> >> >> >>>>>> http://garygregory.com/
>> >> >> >>>>>> http://people.apache.org/~ggregory/
>> >> >> >>>>>> http://twitter.com/GaryGregory
>> >> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>> --
>> >> >> >>>>> Thank you,
>> >> >> >>>>> Gary
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>> http://garygregory.wordpress.com/
>> >> >> >>>>> http://garygregory.com/
>> >> >> >>>>> http://people.apache.org/~ggregory/
>> >> >> >>>>> http://twitter.com/GaryGregory
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>
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>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Thank you,
>> >> > Gary
>> >> >
>> >> > http://garygregory.wordpress.com/
>> >> > http://garygregory.com/
>> >> > http://people.apache.org/~ggregory/
>> >> > http://twitter.com/GaryGregory
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>> > --
>> > Thank you,
>> > Gary
>> >
>> > http://garygregory.wordpress.com/
>> > http://garygregory.com/
>> > http://people.apache.org/~ggregory/
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> Gary
>
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