Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-commons-dev-archive@www.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-commons-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 147EE90DF for ; Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:35:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 5465 invoked by uid 500); 10 Nov 2011 17:34:59 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-commons-dev-archive@commons.apache.org Received: (qmail 5364 invoked by uid 500); 10 Nov 2011 17:34:59 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@commons.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: "Commons Developers List" Delivered-To: mailing list dev@commons.apache.org Received: (qmail 5355 invoked by uid 99); 10 Nov 2011 17:34:59 -0000 Received: from nike.apache.org (HELO nike.apache.org) (192.87.106.230) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:34:59 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=2.2 required=5.0 tests=HTML_MESSAGE,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_NEUTRAL X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (nike.apache.org: local policy) Received: from [209.85.213.43] (HELO mail-yw0-f43.google.com) (209.85.213.43) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:34:51 +0000 Received: by ywn1 with SMTP id 1so1029636ywn.30 for ; Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:34:30 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.147.134.34 with SMTP id l34mr927165yan.37.1320946470711; Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:34:30 -0800 (PST) Sender: jcarman@carmanconsulting.com Received: by 10.147.19.9 with HTTP; Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:34:30 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.147.19.9 with HTTP; Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:34:30 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4EBC0754.6010204@apache.org> References: <4EBA678F.1040103@apache.org> <4263527.186.1320916315058.JavaMail.mobile-sync@vblb5> <-3623254911370499668@unknownmsgid> <4EBC0754.6010204@apache.org> Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:34:30 -0500 X-Google-Sender-Auth: svzrNCiGFHfN7eOH-jqqHt84lYo Message-ID: Subject: Re: [csv] Java 5? From: James Carman To: Commons Developers List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=000e0cd5254627720004b164d1f4 X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org --000e0cd5254627720004b164d1f4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just put Simone on it and it'll be out in no time (both of them)! :) On Nov 10, 2011 12:18 PM, "Emmanuel Bourg" wrote: > Le 10/11/2011 18:00, sebb a =E9crit : > > Flatfile seems to have much wider scope, and the API is >> correspondingly much more involved. >> >> I'm not sure I see how CSV fits in. >> >> But if CSV *is* merged in, I would hope the API would remain simple. >> > > +1, [csv] is simple and focused, I'd stick to it and ensure we get quickl= y > to a release. > > Now I realize that the writer package of [csv] supports fixed width files > with no delimiters, which clearly overlaps with [flatfile]. For this reas= on > I think it deserves to be removed from [csv]. > > I suggest to move in small steps: > > 1. let's push [csv] to a release, it could be done rather quickly > 2. keep on refining [flatfile] and release it independently > 3. eventually merge the two projects if it seems appropriate > > I fear that merging now could be discouraging and eventually delay much > longer a release. [flatfile] is already 3 years old and [csv] 6 years old= . > > Emmanuel Bourg > > --000e0cd5254627720004b164d1f4--