Jakarta Commons Attributes

- You can grab the snapshot jars here: -

+ + +

+ Download the following files and put them in your $ANT_HOME/lib directory: +

+ +

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Client API: commons-attributes-api-SNAPSHOT.jar
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Ant task: commons-attributes-compiler-SNAPSHOT.jar
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Commons Collections 2.1: commons-collections-2.1.jar
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Xjavadoc 1.0: xjavadoc-1.0.jar
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+ + + +

+ Download the following files: +

Client API: commons-attributes-api-SNAPSHOT.jar
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Drop the client API and the ant task jars into your ${maven repository}/commons-attributes/jars/ directory, and the - maven plugin in your ${maven home}/plugins/ directory. You can now use attributes in your Java code, provided that - you declare a dependency on the client API:

Drop the -api and -compiler jars into your ${maven repository}/commons-attributes/jars/ + directory, and the Maven -plugin in your ${maven home}/plugins/ directory. + You can now use attributes in your Java code, provided that you declare a dependency on the client API:

commons-attributes @@ -65,6 +89,7 @@

The attribute compiler will act as a precompiler to the java:compile goal, so you do not need to do anything else.

1.3 +14 -17 jakarta-commons-sandbox/attributes/site/xdocs/navigation.xml Index: navigation.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/jakarta-commons-sandbox/attributes/site/xdocs/navigation.xml,v retrieving revision 1.2 retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3 --- navigation.xml 19 Feb 2004 14:49:14 -0000 1.2 +++ navigation.xml 3 Mar 2004 22:32:19 -0000 1.3 @@ -17,21 +17,18 @@ = --> - - Jakarta Commons Attributes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Jakarta Commons Attributes + + + + + + + + + + + + + 1.1 jakarta-commons-sandbox/attributes/site/xdocs/tutorial.xml Index: tutorial.xml =================================================================== Leo Sutic Tutorial

Commons Attributes enables Java programmers to use C#/.Net-style attributes in their code. Please see the Javadoc overview for a thorough explanation of the features and how the project integrates into the development process.

Download the following files and put them in your $ANT_HOME/lib directory:

Client API: commons-attributes-api-SNAPSHOT.jar
Ant task: commons-attributes-compiler-SNAPSHOT.jar
Commons Collections 2.1: commons-collections-2.1.jar
Xjavadoc 1.0: xjavadoc-1.0.jar

Download the following files:

Client API: commons-attributes-api-SNAPSHOT.jar
Ant task: commons-attributes-compiler-SNAPSHOT.jar
Maven plugin: commons-attributes-plugin-2.0alpha.jar

Drop the -api and -compiler jars into your ${maven repository}/commons-attributes/jars/ directory, and the Maven -plugin in your ${maven home}/plugins/ directory. You can now use attributes in your Java code, provided that you declare a dependency on the client API:

commons-attributes commons-attributes-api SNAPSHOT ]]>

The attribute compiler will act as a precompiler to the java:compile goal, so you do not need to do anything else.

Commons Attributes enables you to add attributes to your code:

As the example shows, the attributes are type-safe and provides for validation of values.

Can add attributes to classes	Yes
Can add attributes to nested classes	Yes
Can add attributes to methods and constructors	Yes
Can add attributes to return values of methods	Yes
Can add attributes to method parameters	Yes
Can add attributes to fields	Yes
Type safe attributes	Yes
Attribute inheritance	Yes, add the @@Inheritable() attribue to any attribute you wish to be inheritable.
Inheritance without access to superclass source code	Yes
Named parameters in attribute declaration	Yes, corresponds to setter methods. A Sealable interface enables the instance to become read-only when all relevant setters have been called.
Ability to quickly find all classes with a specific attribute	Yes, via attribute indexes.
Ant task	Yes
Maven plugin	Yes
Object attributes don't have to be serializable	Yes
Multiple attributes with same tag on an element	Yes, this is controlled by the attribute itself
Incremental compilation	Yes
Attribute storage	Generated classes
Runtime code size	21kB
Unit test coverage	Excellent

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