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Subject: Re: [VOTE] Datatypes
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 19:56:02 +1000
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From: "Stefan Bodewig" <bodewig@apache.org>
> * Allow mappers to be genericised so that particular features can be
modified
>   during mapping. Something similar to
>
>  <fileset ...>
>    <include name="*.sh"/>
>    <mapper type="unix-permissions">
>      <param name="user" value="ant"/>
>      <param name="group" value="ant"/>
>      <param name="mod" value="755"/>
>    </mapper>
>  </fileset>

-1. Not a function of the mappers I think.

>
> * Allow include/exclude tow work with multiple characteristerics of a
file.
>   ie include into fileset if file is readable, modified after 29th of
Feb,
>   has a name that matches patter "**/*.java" and the property
"foo.present"
>   is set. Something similar to
>
>  <include>
>    <item-filter type="name" value="**/*.java"/>
>    <item-filter type="permission" value="r"/>
>
>    <!-- could optionally be directory/or some other system specific
features -->
>    <item-filter type="type" value="file"/>
>    <item-filter type="modify-time"
>                 operation="greater-than"
>                 value="29th Feb 2003"/>
>  </include>
>

+0

> * provide datatypes through property tag and remove need for separate
free
>   standing entities. ie
>   <property name="foo">
>     <fileset dir="blah">
>      <include name="*/**.java" />
>     </fileset>
>   </property>
>

-1. I think <property> should remain just the string datatype.

> * provide support for non-hardwired (ie loadable) low-level
>   components (mappers/itemset-filters/converters). Allow them to be
>   loaded in either global or a new classloader.

+1

>
> * provide support for non-hardwired (ie loadable) converters.
>
>   /i.e. make the hardcoded rules from IntrospectionHelper pluggable/

-0. Not sure what problem this is solving.

>
> * Make all datatypes interfaces to allow them to be customized in many
>   ways.

-1

>
> * Set arithmetic for fileset/patternset/*set
>

+1 to simple set arithmetic.

> * inheritance of ant properties/datatypes/context etc in project
hierarchy

+1

>
> * inheritance of between ant datatypes. ie fileset A inherits from
>   fileset B (includes all entries in A).

-1 - covered by set arithemtic

>
> * Homogenize notion of PATHs and filesets.

-1