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Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2003 13:37:25 -0500
From: Michael Becke <becke@u.washington.edu>
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To: Commons HttpClient Project <commons-httpclient-dev@jakarta.apache.org>
Subject: Re: Propose a new commons-uri package
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Sounds like a good plan.  I am happy to help if needed.

One quick question regarding the HttpURL and HttpsURL classes.  I 
mentioned this earlier when you were discussing the commons-uri package. 
  Are these classes needed and would we want to bring them in to a new 
package?

Mike

Jeffrey Dever wrote:
> 
> 
> This is just a draft regarding factoring out the URI based code in 
> HttpClient into its own dedicated package.  Please comment.
> 
> (0) rationale
> 
> The concept of a URI is prevelent in networking.  A specific form of 
> URI, a URL is used ubiquitously across the internet.  Currently 
> HttpClient houses the URI and URL based classes, but these have much 
> broader use.  This common functionality should be housed in its own 
> dedicated, small, reusable package.  Any projects that require URI, URL 
> or URN functionality can do so by importing a small, focused package, 
> commons-uri.jar.
> 
> (1) scope of the package
> 
> The package shall provide a complete java implementation of RFC2396. 
> This includes the URI as well as URL and URN classes and utilities. The 
> implementation will be fully character set aware.
> 
> (1.5) interaction with other packages
> 
> Have no dependancies beyond the standard java packages.
> 
>    *
> 
> (2) identify the initial source for the packages
> 
> Various classes in common from from Commons HttpClient Jakarta Slide.
> 
> (2.1) identify the base name for the package
> 
> org.apache.commons.uri
> 
> (2.2) identify the coding conventions for this package
> 
> The code uses the conventions from the Jakarta Commons.
> 
> (2.1) Identify the initial file structure
> 
> jakarta-commons/org/apache/commons/uri
> 
> uri/
>     URI.java
>     URIUtil.java
>     URIException.java
>     url/
>          HttpsURL.java
>          HttpURL.java
>     urn/
> (3) identify any Jakarta-Commons resources to be created
> 
> (3.1) mailing list
> 
> commons-dev@jakarta.apache.org
> 
> (3.2) CVS repositories
> 
> jakarta-commons/uri
> 
> (3.3) Bugzilla
> 
> The package should be listed as the uri component under the 
> Jakarta-Commons Bugzilla entry.
> 
> (4) identify the initial set of committers to be listed in the Status File.
> 
> Jeff Dever (jsdever)
> Sung-Gu Park (jericho)
> others?
> 
> 
> 
> 
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