Hi Matt,
Great suggestions, I added the changes around compile time scoping, and the
library name, although i did not change the name exactly like you recommended.
See https://github.com/michapringle/fluentStringUtils for the updated version.
[To those in charge] What are the chances of getting a link from the apache
commons page to this StringUtils to see if there is any interest? That seems
like a reasonable idea, and if there is interest, i will devote time to this. :D
Cheers,Micha
From: Matt Benson <gudnabr...@gmail.com>
To: Commons Developers List <dev@commons.apache.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2015 9:53 PM
Subject: Re: Proposed fluent string utils
On Nov 22, 2015 7:31 PM, "Henri Yandell" <flame...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> My suggestion would be to add a link to teh Commons Lang website to
Micha's
> repo and see how successful it is (i.e. if successful, I'd expect to see
> users contributing other Lang related fluent APIs to it).
>
> I'd suggest renaming to fluengLang :)
>
I would add that I personally would have no problem with a compile time
only annotation dependency.
Matt
> On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 11:50 AM, Benedikt Ritter <brit...@apache.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello again,
> >
> > 2015-11-16 20:22 GMT+01:00 Micha Pringle <michaprin...@yahoo.com>:
> >
> > > Hi Benedikt,
> > >
> > > Thanks for the reply.
> > >
> > > I will update the current code and make the following changes, then
> > notify
> > > the mail list when it is complete for further review.
> > > * Java 8 will be downgraded to Java 6. That's my own fault for unit
> > > testing with lambda's.
> > > * I would prefer to keep the annotations (especially the tiny
> > > net.jcip:jcip-annotations:1.0), but I will drop them and replace with
> > > javadoc.
> > > * I intended this to go into commons-lang3, I will look at BeanUtils2
and
> > > make the appropriate changes.
> > > * Since this idea looks like it will be included in Apache Commons
> > (lang3)
> > > I will review Java String and Guava String API's, to make sure
nothing is
> > > missed (and add unit tests). That seems unlikely though, StringUtils
> > seems
> > > to cover all the bases.
> > >
> >
> > I'm currently not convinced that this really belongs into Commons Lang.
> > Lang's description is "The standard Java libraries fail to provide
enough
> > methods for manipulation of its core classes. Apache Commons Lang
provides
> > these extra methods.". My opinion is, that we already have stuff in Lang
> > that isn't just auxiliary methods to the java.lang package. The change
you
> > propose looks like a fluent wrapper to java.lang.String, which while
> > generally useful does not feel like it belongs into Commons Lang. That's
> > why I've proposed to publish this as an additional package for
> > commons-lang3.
> >
> > If you would like to join development of Commons Lang, you can simply
go to
> > the bug tracker [1] and look through the open issues. To start working
on
> > open source projects, it's good to find small things to fix first. This
> > JavaDoc could be clearer, that test could be added, etc. This helps to
get
> > a general feeling for the library at hands, before tossing a big change
> > over with no discussion. It is very important for ASF projects to find
> > consensus in the community before changing code. So if you have an idea
> > which sounds good at the beginning, it may not fit into the project you
> > want to contribute it to. This doesn't make the idea less good, but it
may
> > lead to frustration if changes are not discussed at first.
> >
> > Having said this, I hope your not discouraged because I don't feel like
> > your FluentWrapper belongs into commons. We need people like you who are
> > enthusiastic! And by the way, I'm not the one to decide whether is will
be
> > added or not. I'm just sharing my thought. There may be other project
> > members you think this fits. It is still open for discussion.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Without having yet looked at BeanUtils2 (so this might be a moot
> > > question), would it be useful to have a commons-lang3.fluent package
or
> > the
> > > like?
> > >
> >
> > I don't feel like "implementing fluent wrappers" is something that
belongs
> > into commons. There could be a commons-fluent component or something
like
> > that, which provides fluent wrappers for classes of the JDK. Given the
> > popularity of fluent APIs, this may be something others could have a
use of
> > as well.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > As for unit testing, do you want me to test all the delegating
methods as
> > > well? It seems like a lot of work for nominal gain.
> > >
> >
> > Changes should always be backed up by unit tests.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Thanks again.
> > >
> >
> > Thank you for your interest in Apache Commons.
> >
> > Benedikt
> >
> > [1] http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LANG
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Micha
> > > ------------------------------
> > > *From:* Benedikt Ritter <brit...@apache.org>
> > > *To:* Commons Developers List <dev@commons.apache.org>; Micha Pringle
<
> > > michaprin...@yahoo.com>
> > > *Sent:* Monday, November 16, 2015 11:00 AM
> > > *Subject:* Re: Proposed fluent string utils
> > >
> > > Hello Micha,
> > >
> > > 2015-11-15 1:47 GMT+01:00 Micha Pringle
<michaprin...@yahoo.com.invalid
> > >:
> > >
> > >
> > > I really apologize, it seems the link below still managed to include a
> > > period despite my best efforts. Please tryhttps://
> > > github.com/michapringle/fluentStringUtils
> > >
> > > Cheers,Micha From: Micha Pringle <michaprin...@yahoo.com>
> > > To: "dev@commons.apache.org" <dev@commons.apache.org>
> > > Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2015 4:44 PM
> > > Subject: Proposed fluent string utils
> > >
> > > Hi folks,
> > >
> > > Firstly, apologies if this results in a double post. I tried posting a
> > > couple of times, but the first time I sent to the user list (sorry),
and
> > > the second time I do not see my email at all in the mail archive (
> > >
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/commons-dev/201511.mbox/thread
> > ).
> > > Hopefully 3rd time is the charm, and again, sorry for my n00biness.
> > > I have written a fluent wrapper for the string utils class. Being new
to
> > > commit anything to Apache Commons, and given the nature of the
change, I
> > > wrote up a first draft that I was hoping the community could review,
and
> > > then consider for addition to the commons library.
> > > A copy can be obtained from
> > > https://github.com/michapringle/fluentStringUtils.git. If there is a
> > > desire to add this to commons, I can complete any additional work
> > required
> > > to meet the Commons standard.
> > > Cheers,Micha
> > >
> > >
> > > Thank you for your interest in Apache Commons Lang and my apologies
for
> > > the late response. The pre-christmas time is always pretty busy for me
> > :-)
> > > Your Fluent String Utils wrapper looks generally useful, however I'm
not
> > > sure whether is fits into Commons Lang. Lang has a rather conservative
> > API
> > > design (meaning, we don't have any fluent APIs yet).
> > >
> > > This would not be a blocker but the following definitely is:
> > > - Requires Java 8 - Lang is on Java 6
> > > - Has dependencies to net.jcip:jcip-annotations:1.0
> > > and org.jetbrains:annotations:15.0 - Lang should have little to no
> > > dependencies
> > >
> > > So maybe you can simply publish this as an additional library for
> > > commons-lang3. If you would like to work on fluent APIs, you should
have
> > a
> > > look at BeanUtils2 [1] which has a really nice one.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Benedikt
> > >
> > > [1] commons.apache.org/sandbox/beanutils2
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > http://people.apache.org/~britter/
> > > http://www.systemoutprintln.de/
> > > http://twitter.com/BenediktRitter
> > > http://github.com/britter
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > http://people.apache.org/~britter/
> > http://www.systemoutprintln.de/
> > http://twitter.com/BenediktRitter
> > http://github.com/britter
> >
