Subject:RE: DispatchTask
From: Dominique Devienne
Date: 2004-06-06 17:50:23
> So if I need to derive from something else that DispatchTask, I can simply
> implement Dispatchable and don't even need an execute method, since you've
> modified the introspecti
> From: Magesh Umasankar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> > public static void dispatchAction(String action, Task target) { ... }
> >
> > When it can be avoided, I prefer to keep my single inheritance
> > choices open. --DD
>
> Nice idea. I was thinking of the following:
So if I need to derive fro
Subject:RE: DispatchTask
From: Dominique Devienne
Date: 2004-06-04 15:14:02
> public static void dispatchAction(String action, Task target) { ... }
>
> or
>
> public static void dispatchAction(String action, Object target) { ... }
>
> to make it fully bea
> From: Magesh Umasankar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > I'd like to introduce the concept of a DispatchTask to Ant.
> >
> > Do you think a task with a mode/action that selects the method to run
> > instead of execute is really that common?
>
> Well, it is a pretty common pattern used to group clo
On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Magesh Umasankar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't see it as a debate on whether multiple tasks are better
> Vs. mutiple actions per task. DispatchTask is to be viewed as an
> alternative to writing multiple tasks and must be used diligently.
> It is just a question of styl
From: Stefan Bodewig
Date: 2004-06-04 12:45:50
Hi Stefan,
> > I'd like to introduce the concept of a DispatchTask to Ant.
>
> Do you think a task with a mode/action that selects the method to run
> instead of execute is really that common?
Well, it is a pretty common pattern used to
Hi Magesh,
nice to read from you.
On Wed, 2 Jun 2004, Magesh Umasankar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'd like to introduce the concept of a DispatchTask to Ant.
Do you think a task with a mode/action that selects the method to run
instead of execute is really that common?
It looks like one coul
Subject:RE: DispatchTask
From: Dominique Devienne
Date: 2004-06-02 18:50:53
> Hi Magesh. It's been a long time ;-)
:-)
> What's the advantage of this other writing different tasks, possibly with
> the usual Java code re-use? Especially if different mode
> From: Magesh Umasankar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Hi,
>
> I'd like to introduce the concept of a DispatchTask to Ant. This class
> may
> be subclassed by tasks that perform multiple operations depending upon a
> parameter. Currently, the task-writer would be using if...else if...else
> constr
