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Subject: RE: svn commit: r472115 -
 /incubator/harmony/enhanced/classlib/trunk/modules/swing/src/main/java/common/javax/swing/text/GapContent.java
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:26:43 +0300
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Thread-Topic: svn commit: r472115 -
 /incubator/harmony/enhanced/classlib/trunk/modules/swing/src/main/java/common/javax/swing/text/GapContent.java
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From: "Ivanov, Alexey A" <alexey.a.ivanov@intel.com>
To: <harmony-dev@incubator.apache.org>

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Alexey Petrenko [mailto:alexey.a.petrenko@gmail.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 5:17 PM
>To: harmony-dev@incubator.apache.org
>Subject: Re: svn commit: r472115 -
>/incubator/harmony/enhanced/classlib/trunk/modules/swing/src/main/java/
comm
>on/javax/swing/text/GapContent.java
>
>2006/11/15, Ivanov, Alexey A <alexey.a.ivanov@intel.com>:
>> Stepan, all,
>>
>> I've created a JIRA to document the incompatibility of
>> GapContent.replace().
>Great!
>What's the number? :)

Sorry, missed one of the most important things :(

https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HARMONY-2198


>
>> There are several test cases added, and some of them are indirectly
>> related to replace(). There's also patch which fixes
incompatibilities
>> of insertString() and remove().
>>
>>
>> By the way, HARMONY-1753 describes related problem which I suggest to
>> resolve as non-bug difference.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> --
>> Alexey A. Ivanov
>> Intel Enterprise Solutions Software Division
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Ivanov, Alexey A [mailto:alexey.a.ivanov@intel.com]
>> >Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 12:44 PM
>> >To: harmony-dev@incubator.apache.org
>> >Subject: RE: svn commit: r472115 -
>>
>/incubator/harmony/enhanced/classlib/trunk/modules/swing/src/main/java/
>> comm
>> >on/javax/swing/text/GapContent.java
>> >
>> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >>From: Stepan Mishura [mailto:stepan.mishura@gmail.com]
>> >>Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 9:47 AM
>> >>To: harmony-dev@incubator.apache.org
>> >>Subject: Re: svn commit: r472115 -
>>
>>/incubator/harmony/enhanced/classlib/trunk/modules/swing/src/main/java
>> /
>> >comm
>> >>on/javax/swing/text/GapContent.java
>> >>
>> >>On 11/8/06, Ivanov, Alexey A wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >>> >From: Stepan Mishura
>> >>> >Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 4:09 PM
>> >>> >To: harmony-dev@incubator.apache.org
>> >>> >Subject: Re: svn commit: r472115 -
>> >>>
>>
>>/incubator/harmony/enhanced/classlib/trunk/modules/swing/src/main/java
>> /
>> >>> comm
>> >>> >on/javax/swing/text/GapContent.java
>> >>> >
>> >>> >On 11/8/06, Ivanov, Alexey A wrote:
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> Stepan,
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> I must be missing something obvious...
>> >>> >> What kind of regression test do you expect?
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> >My logic is quite straightforward: the best way to fix a
decision
>> is
>> >to
>> >>> >create a regression test. For example, if another volunteer find
>> out
>> >>> that
>> >>> >Harmony implementation of GapContent differ from RI's and
propose a
>> >>> patch
>> >>> >to
>> >>> >fix it will any test remind him (or committer) about the
decision?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>To summarize my position: I see no value in discussing
compatibility
>> >issues
>> >>on harmony-dev if a discussion doesn't have any outcome (JIRA to
>> >document a
>> >>difference or a regression test to fix implementation behavior).
>> >
>> >IMHO, there are two JIRAs which document the issue: HARMONY-1809 and
>> >HARMONY-1975.
>> >
>> >I'll add another one to document the *incompatibility* in behaviour
and
>> >add a small test case which will always fail on the RI (until a
>> >volunteer would make Harmony implementation compatible with RI in
>> >respect to GapContent.replace()).
>> >
>> >
>> >Thanks for your opinion, Stepan.
>> >
>> >
>> >Regards,
>> >Alexey.
>> >
>> >>
>> >>In our case evaluation of HARMONY-1809 and HARMONY-1975 showed a
>> >>difference with RI. So we should fix/document it. Does this fit to
>> >>'Good Issue Resolution Guideline'?
>> >>
>> >>If a volunteer wants to make Harmony implementation of
>> >>> GapContent.replace() compatible with RI, they will provide many
>> tests
>> >-
>> >>> to test all invalid and edge situations to ensure the behaviour
is
>> >>> *compatible* - along with patch. And I see no reason to stop
them.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Sure, no reason to stop.
>> >>
>> >>(However, I believe a volunteer will search JIRA for GapContent
before
>> >>> starting this work. And then they face this bug.)
>> >>>
>> >>> On the other hand, I hardly imagine an application depends on
this
>> >>> functionality. That's why I haven't fixed it myself.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>IMHO, an assumption that there is no such application is not a
reason
>> >for
>> >>not documenting the difference.
>> >>
>> >>>
>> >>> >In our case we decided not to follow RI and do nothing for
invalid
>> >>> >parameters. So a regression test should verify that Harmony
>> silently
>> >>> >ignores
>> >>> >bad parameters.
>> >>>
>> >>> It may make sense.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>From my experience it always makes sense to add a test (even simple
>> and
>> >>obvious).
>> >>
>> >>Thanks,
>> >>Stepan.
>> >>
>> >>>
>> >>> >BWT, HARMONY-1809 should be marked as "non-bug difference from
RI".
>> >>>
>> >>> I'm against this.
>> >>>
>> >>> >
>> >>> >Thanks,
>> >>> >Stepan.
>> >>> >
>> >>> >What was done is the signature of the GapContent.replace had
been
>> >>> >> changed so that it didn't contain 'throws
BadLocationException'
>> >>> clause.
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> What is a regression test to demonstrate? That
>> >BadLocationException
>> >>> is
>> >>> >> not thrown any more?
>> >>> >> Or do you insist on setting gapStart to -2 after call
replace(-2,
>> >2,
>> >>> >> null, 0), so that any subsequent operation on GapContent
>> generates
>> >>> >> ArrayIndexOutOfBounds?
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> Regards,
>> >>> >> Alexey.
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> P.S. The discussion thread:
>> >>> >>
>> >>>
>>
>http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.java.harmony.devel/17837/focus=3D1783=
7
>> >>> >> The related JIRA issues:
>> >>> >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HARMONY-1809
>> >>> >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HARMONY-1975
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> --
>> >>> >> Alexey A. Ivanov
>> >>> >> Intel Middleware Product Division
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> >-----Original Message-----
>> >>> >> >From: Stepan Mishura [mailto: stepan.mishura@gmail.com ]
>> >>> >> >Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 9:12 AM
>> >>> >> >To: harmony-dev
>> >>> >> >Subject: Re: svn commit: r472115 -
>> >>> >>
>> >>>
>>
>>/incubator/harmony/enhanced/classlib/trunk/modules/swing/src/main/java
>> /
>> >>> >> comm
>> >>> >> >on/javax/swing/text/GapContent.java
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> >Hi,
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> >Any chance to see regression test (that I asked for in
>> >>> HARMONY-1975)?
>> >>> >> :-)
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> >Thanks,
>> >>> >> >Stepan.
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >>> >> >>From: apetrenko@apache.org [mailto: apetrenko@apache.org ]
>> >>> >> >>Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 7:50 PM
>> >>> >> >>To: harmony-commits@incubator.apache.org
>> >>> >> >>Subject: svn commit: r472115 -
>> >>> >>
>> >>>
>>
>>>/incubator/harmony/enhanced/classlib/trunk/modules/swing/src/main/jav
>> a
>> >>> >> /com
>> >>> >> >m
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> >>on/javax/swing/text/GapContent.java
>> >>> >> >>
>> >>> >> >>Author: apetrenko
>> >>> >> >>Date: Tue Nov  7 05:50:07 2006
>> >>> >> >>New Revision: 472115
>> >>> >> >>
>> >>> >> >>URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=3Drev&rev=3D472115
>> >>> >> >>Log:
>> >>> >> >>Patch for HARMONY-1809
>> >>> >> >>"[classlib][swing]javax.swing.text.GapContent.replace(int,
int,
>> >>> >> >> java.lang.Object, int) throws unspescified
>> >BadLocationException"
>> >>> >> >>
>> >>> >> >>Modified:
>> >>> >> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>>
>>
>>>incubator/harmony/enhanced/classlib/trunk/modules/swing/src/main/java
>> /
>> >>> >> comm
>> >>> >> >o
>> >>> >> >>n/javax/swing/text/GapContent.java
>> >>> >> >>
>> >>> >> ><SNIP>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >--
>> >>> >Stepan Mishura
>> >>> >Intel Middleware Products Division
>> >>> >------------------------------------------------------
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>> >>> --
>> >>> Alexey A. Ivanov
>> >>> Intel Middleware Product Division
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>--
>> >>Stepan Mishura
>> >>Intel Middleware Products Division
>> >>------------------------------------------------------
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>> >--
>> >Alexey A. Ivanov
>> >Intel Enterprise Solutions Software Division
>>

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Alexey A. Ivanov
Intel Enterprise Solutions Software Division