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Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2015 11:37:49 -0400
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Subject: Re: 2.0 is now alpha
From: Reza Naghibi <rezan@apache.org>
To: DeviceMap Dev <dev@devicemap.apache.org>
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I did some updates. Here is the README:

https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/devicemap/trunk/clients/2.0/reference/README

Also, I remove the jars from the source (compile.sh now downloads the
required jars):

https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/devicemap/trunk/clients/2.0/reference/

Let me know what you think...


On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 9:09 AM, Reza Naghibi <rezan@apache.org> wrote:

> > Do you think slightly enhancing that reference client so it can be used
> as a barebones client is a bad idea?
>
> I think thats a good idea. But the client would have to be copied into the
> clients/2.0/java folder first before being worked on. Like I said, with
> minimal work, this client can be turned into the official Java client. I
> personally would prefer someone else to take the lead on the Java client,
> so maybe Volkan or someone else can spearhead this task (obviously I will
> and can assist). Whoever does this is free to write, restructure, and
> evolve the client as they wish, as long as they adhere to the client
> guidelines, which are a no brainer....
>
> http://wiki.apache.org/devicemap/DataSpec2#Client
>
> > It might be good to explain that in the module's README for others who might
> be as lost as I was
>
> Yes, I will definitely spend time soon beefing up the README.
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 8:43 AM, Bertrand Delacretaz <
> bdelacretaz@apache.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi Reza,
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 2:23 PM, Reza Naghibi <rezan@apache.org> wrote:
>> > ...The reference client basically exists to validate, debug, and build
>> domains
>> > and provide a guide to how a real client should be written. This client
>> > isnt really meant to be used directly by users. Its also meant to be
>> > written very cleanly (hopefully) and make minimal use of Java idioms and
>> > patterns. This is why I avoided maven and most 3rd party libs...
>>
>> Ok, got it now, thanks!
>>
>> It might be good to explain that in the module's README for others who
>> might be as lost as I was ;-)
>>
>> Do you think slightly enhancing that reference client so it can be
>> used as a barebones client is a bad idea?
>>
>> A basic Maven build that produces a runnable jar that's also an OSGi
>> bundle is simple to setup, and the tests can run as JUnit tests - but
>> maybe you prefer having that in a separate "basic 2.0 java client"?
>>
>> As for a basic Java API, would a Map<Map> work?
>>
>> deviceMap.get(String userAgent) returns a Map<String, String> of
>> device properties or null if not found.
>>
>> -Bertrand
>>
>
>

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