Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-directory-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 2078 invoked from network); 25 Aug 2008 10:29:44 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.2) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 25 Aug 2008 10:29:44 -0000 Received: (qmail 3352 invoked by uid 500); 25 Aug 2008 10:29:42 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-directory-dev-archive@directory.apache.org Received: (qmail 3324 invoked by uid 500); 25 Aug 2008 10:29:40 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@directory.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: "Apache Directory Developers List" Delivered-To: mailing list dev@directory.apache.org Received: (qmail 3313 invoked by uid 99); 25 Aug 2008 10:29:40 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:29:40 -0700 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2000.0 required=10.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received: from [140.211.11.9] (HELO minotaur.apache.org) (140.211.11.9) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with SMTP; Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:28:51 +0000 Received: (qmail 1802 invoked from network); 25 Aug 2008 10:29:20 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO ?127.0.0.1?) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 25 Aug 2008 10:29:20 -0000 Message-ID: <48B28980.7040301@apache.org> Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:29:20 +0200 From: Stefan Seelmann User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (X11/20080724) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Apache Directory Developers List Subject: Re: [Studio] Moving IDs in a plugin.properties file References: <98d8c0860808250305o7a7bbe80g85400a6e594fb42@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <98d8c0860808250305o7a7bbe80g85400a6e594fb42@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org Hi, Pierre-Arnaud Marcelot wrote: > Hi all, > > I'd like to propose to move IDs of a plugin in a plugin.properties file. > > Eclipse plugins make a profusion use of IDs and we find these duplicated > in various files (java classes and several times in the same plugin.xml > file). > Using a plugin.properties file to store these informations would prevent > typo issues and would really help if we need to change an ID one day (a > change in one file would change all occurences). > > WDYT ? Yes, makes sense. It is really easier to maintain those IDs if they are located in a properties file. Go ahead. Kind Regards, Stefan