Using interfaces and implementing them are two entirely separate things. For instance, people use Logger instances, but we've added new APIs to that interface in log4j-api while maintaining backwards compatibility (though we do that by providing abstract base classes for implementations to use).
On 13 March 2017 at 21:08, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 14 March 2017 at 01:38, Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > If they're not user-implemented interfaces, then changing them isn't > really > > a backwards incompatible change. > > I agree, but since users asked for the changes to the interfaces that > suggests that the interfaces are being used externally. > > > On 13 March 2017 at 17:50, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> On 13 March 2017 at 20:12, henrib <hen...@apache.org> wrote: > >> > > >> > The interface modifications are fixes to user enhancement requests: > >> > > >> > JEXL-211: Add callable method to JexlExpression interface > >> > JEXL-198: JxltEngine Template deos not expose pragmas > >> > JEXL-201: Allow Interpreter to use live values from JexlEngine.Option > >> > interface implemented by JexlContext > >> > > >> > Note again that these interfaces are *not* expected to be implemented > by > >> > user code. > >> > >> I'm not sure I understand how that follows. > >> > >> If the JIRAs are enhancement requests for users, surely the intention > >> is to allow the users to make use of the new methods? > >> > >> That suggests that the users are currently using the interfaces. > >> > >> > The likelihood of any user implementing those and not filling > >> > enhancements requests or even asking questions in the Apache mailing > >> lists > >> > (or Stackoverflow) seems very small... > >> > >> Sorry, no idea what you mean by that. > >> > >> > Choice is please (the few) users using the library or stay true to a > rule > >> > that protects no real usage in this case. I wish this was seen as an > easy > >> > choice for the community. > >> > >> Nor that. > >> > >> > Cheers > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > View this message in context: http://apache-commons.680414. > >> n4.nabble.com/jexl-3-1-release-review-tp4691513p4696492.html > >> > Sent from the Commons - Dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >> > > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > 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 > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > > -- Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com>
