+1 to be brave and make Lang 3.6 be Java 8, so Lambda helpers can join here. I have a couple of Stream helpers that could also fit in there.
On 21 September 2016 at 18:19, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 8:04 AM, Benedikt Ritter <brit...@apache.org> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Jörg Schaible <joerg.schai...@bpm-inspire.com> schrieb am Mi., 21. Sep. >> 2016 um 16:55 Uhr: >> >> > Jan Matèrne (jhm) wrote: >> > >> > > >> > >> We could also have Lamda utility classes in [lang], the classes would >> > >> target Java 8 while the other classes would remain at the Java 6 level >> > >> (this implies compiling the classes separately and recombining them in >> > >> the final jar). >> > > >> > > From a users point of view I would search in commons-lang for language >> > > "extensions". But this kind of building would be ... complex. >> > >> > No, it's a quite simple configuration with Maven. However, you have to be >> > prepared for users running into problems using the resulting jar file: >> > >> > 1/ in Android, because the Dalvik compiler is not able to convert the >> > classes targeting Java 8 >> > >> > 2/ in Web/App Servers running with Java 7 or below that scan the >> libraries >> > in the classpath for annotations >> > >> >> I still think we should use Commons Functor for this kind of functionality. >> Commons Lang originally only hosted extensions to the java.lang package. >> Over time more and more stuff creeped in (reflect, concurrent, text). We >> responded to that by creating Commons Text and Commons Functor. I think >> small focused components are the right direction instead of putting even >> more stuff into Commons Lang. I hope to have some time to work on Text and >> Functor after I'm done with the Commons Lang 3.5 release... :) >> > > Once [lang] 3.5 is out, I think we should update [lang] to Java 7. We could > talk about going directly to Java 8. > > Lambdas are a core Java feature, it feel to me like it belongs in [lang]. > [functor] feels like something that should only be for pre-Java 8. > > Gary > >> >> Regards, >> Benedikt >> >> >> > >> > Cheers, >> > Jörg >> > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org >> > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org >> > >> > >> > > > > -- > E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org > Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition > <http://www.manning.com/bauer3/> > JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/> > Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/> > Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com > Home: http://garygregory.com/ > Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory -- Stian Soiland-Reyes http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9842-9718 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
