On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 2:14 PM, Christian Grobmeier <grobme...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 9:17 PM, Benedikt Ritter > <b...@systemoutprintln.de> wrote: >>> But i found only discussions about duration& joda-time dated 2004. >>> >>> (http://markmail.org/thread/733yqv5zwzsngj3j) >>> Now i really need in Duration functionality (especially such as >>> Duration.parse(String)). >>> >> I heard about joda-time a while ago. My impression is, that the joda project >> is not that active anymore (please correct me, if I'm wrong). So I would >> vouch for additions to lang regarding durations. What I'm also really >> missing in lang.time is conversation of durations. For example: >> DurationUtils.convertToMinutes(long seconds). > > Joda Time is imho a great lib. Before a few weeks I replaced all the > JDK stuff with Joda and it really saved my life. There was a release > in July 2011 or so and my impression is more this lib is stable and > does not need many releases. Actually I can't imagine a feature I miss > in Joda at the moment. > >> >>> I don't understand the Commons point on this issue. >>> >>> - Commons Lang doesn't need in own implementation of this >>> functionality and you suggest use joda-time? >>> - Commons Lang needs in simple& lightweight implementation of Duration? >>> >>> Also i cannot find correspond issue in jira (but Eric Crampton in 2004 >>> wrote about >>> "Commons Lang task list that there is a need for DateRange/Duration >>> classes"). >> >> As you said, it is a while ago, since this was discussed. So let's review >> this topic again. >> >> What are your thoughts? > > Hen (who is mainly behind lang) and Gary already mentioned, they don't > want to replicate Joda code into [lang]. I don't see any reasons why > we should do that now. Instead I would prefer to mark the time package > as deprecated and point users to joda. time does rely on jdk classes > and as I have found out by own experience, it is dangerous to work > with them.
Long-term vision wise; my expectation is to drop our time package like a lead balloon as soon as Joda enters the JDK :) I'd love to see a Commons Time then created on top of the Joda code for any additons; or do it in Commons Lang if it's not going to grow that big. I'm not sure what Stephen's plan might be once Joda is in the JDK - probably a long vacation :) Hen --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
