JEP 11 [1] defines a process for delivering non-final JDK APIs in
incubator modules.
Similarly, some JavaFX APIs would benefit from spending a period of time
in a JavaFX release prior to being deemed stable. I propose JavaFX
incubator modules as a means of putting non-final API in the hands of
developers, while the API progresses towards either finalization or
removal in a future release. This is especially useful for complex
features with a large API surface.
The JavaFX proposal is largely the same as the JDK one, but has some
important differences.
Please take a look at the preliminary proposal [2]. I have also created
a Draft PR [3], for illustrative purposes only, to show how this might work.
Please reply to this message with any feedback.
Thanks.
-- Kevin
[1] https://openjdk.org/jeps/11
[2]
https://github.com/kevinrushforth/jfx/blob/javafx.incubator/INCUBATOR-MODULES.md
[3] https://github.com/openjdk/jfx/pull/1375
