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[LANG]DurationUtils pull request reminder
Hi,
I would like to remind abut my pull request :
https://github.com/apache/commons-lang/pull/406
I know that you have a lot of work, but please take look at it - this PR
was created almost month ago.
Aleksander
Re: [LANG]DurationUtils pull request reminder
Posted by Aleksander Ściborek <al...@gmail.com>.
I've actually come up with a better solution but I'll have time on weekend
On Mon, Mar 18, 2019, 17:51 Eric Barnhill <er...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't have time to unravel this for you, and I am not saying my proposed
> idea was the best, but generally it is an antipattern to have a bunch of
> similarly named methods performing approximately the same task.
>
> It is a nice idea for a common utility but surely there is a way to
> implement it where someone sets the rounding method and precision somehow,
> and then calls round(), rather than having lots of method names like
> "roundUpDays()".
>
> On Sun, Mar 17, 2019 at 2:49 PM Aleksander Ściborek <
> aleksandersciborek@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I was thinking about this, the implementation of Duration class makes it
> > quite hard. If method "public long get(TemporalUnit unit)" from Duration
> > class supported all ChronoUnit it would be pretty easy to do, but with
> the
> > current implementation I would have to make a lot of switch or if
> > statements so therefore I don't see to much benefits from make this in
> more
> > objectish way
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 13 Mar 2019 at 00:20, Eric Barnhill <er...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I think this class is on its way howver I agree with Sebb's comments
> > there
> > > has to be more flexibility about the rounding approach.
> > >
> > > I am not sure a Utils class is the way to handle this flexibility. What
> > > about a DurationRounder class or similar. Then an Enum for rounding
> > method:
> > > RoundingMethod.ROUND_UP, RoundingMethod .ROUND_DOWN etc. You will
> want
> > to
> > > include what is known in Matlab as the fix() or "round toward zero"
> > method,
> > > which is a common method when there are positive and negative numbers.
> > >
> > > The user can then set the rounding method of the object during
> > construction
> > > (or a setter I guess). Then when the object is passed a Duration the
> > state
> > > of the object will dictate how it rounds. In Python or Matlab the enum
> > > would reference a function handle, I am not sure what would be the most
> > > elegant Java solution for such a situation -- perhaps using
> MethodHandle,
> > > or using a lambda expression?
> > >
> > > And then I would say ditto for the unit of rounding. So rather than
> > > repetitive methods like roundUpDays(), you construct a
> > > DurationRounder(RoundingMethod.FIX, RoundingUnit.SECONDS) and then just
> > > call round() .
> > >
> > > Please jump in if anyone finds this approach objectionable.
> > >
> > > Eric
> > >
> > > On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 4:05 PM Aleksander Ściborek <
> > > aleksandersciborek@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > > I would like to remind abut my pull request :
> > > > https://github.com/apache/commons-lang/pull/406
> > > > I know that you have a lot of work, but please take look at it - this
> > PR
> > > > was created almost month ago.
> > > > Aleksander
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Re: [LANG]DurationUtils pull request reminder
Posted by Eric Barnhill <er...@gmail.com>.
I don't have time to unravel this for you, and I am not saying my proposed
idea was the best, but generally it is an antipattern to have a bunch of
similarly named methods performing approximately the same task.
It is a nice idea for a common utility but surely there is a way to
implement it where someone sets the rounding method and precision somehow,
and then calls round(), rather than having lots of method names like
"roundUpDays()".
On Sun, Mar 17, 2019 at 2:49 PM Aleksander Ściborek <
aleksandersciborek@gmail.com> wrote:
> I was thinking about this, the implementation of Duration class makes it
> quite hard. If method "public long get(TemporalUnit unit)" from Duration
> class supported all ChronoUnit it would be pretty easy to do, but with the
> current implementation I would have to make a lot of switch or if
> statements so therefore I don't see to much benefits from make this in more
> objectish way
>
>
> On Wed, 13 Mar 2019 at 00:20, Eric Barnhill <er...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I think this class is on its way howver I agree with Sebb's comments
> there
> > has to be more flexibility about the rounding approach.
> >
> > I am not sure a Utils class is the way to handle this flexibility. What
> > about a DurationRounder class or similar. Then an Enum for rounding
> method:
> > RoundingMethod.ROUND_UP, RoundingMethod .ROUND_DOWN etc. You will want
> to
> > include what is known in Matlab as the fix() or "round toward zero"
> method,
> > which is a common method when there are positive and negative numbers.
> >
> > The user can then set the rounding method of the object during
> construction
> > (or a setter I guess). Then when the object is passed a Duration the
> state
> > of the object will dictate how it rounds. In Python or Matlab the enum
> > would reference a function handle, I am not sure what would be the most
> > elegant Java solution for such a situation -- perhaps using MethodHandle,
> > or using a lambda expression?
> >
> > And then I would say ditto for the unit of rounding. So rather than
> > repetitive methods like roundUpDays(), you construct a
> > DurationRounder(RoundingMethod.FIX, RoundingUnit.SECONDS) and then just
> > call round() .
> >
> > Please jump in if anyone finds this approach objectionable.
> >
> > Eric
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 4:05 PM Aleksander Ściborek <
> > aleksandersciborek@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > I would like to remind abut my pull request :
> > > https://github.com/apache/commons-lang/pull/406
> > > I know that you have a lot of work, but please take look at it - this
> PR
> > > was created almost month ago.
> > > Aleksander
> > >
> >
>
Re: [LANG]DurationUtils pull request reminder
Posted by Aleksander Ściborek <al...@gmail.com>.
I was thinking about this, the implementation of Duration class makes it
quite hard. If method "public long get(TemporalUnit unit)" from Duration
class supported all ChronoUnit it would be pretty easy to do, but with the
current implementation I would have to make a lot of switch or if
statements so therefore I don't see to much benefits from make this in more
objectish way
On Wed, 13 Mar 2019 at 00:20, Eric Barnhill <er...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think this class is on its way howver I agree with Sebb's comments there
> has to be more flexibility about the rounding approach.
>
> I am not sure a Utils class is the way to handle this flexibility. What
> about a DurationRounder class or similar. Then an Enum for rounding method:
> RoundingMethod.ROUND_UP, RoundingMethod .ROUND_DOWN etc. You will want to
> include what is known in Matlab as the fix() or "round toward zero" method,
> which is a common method when there are positive and negative numbers.
>
> The user can then set the rounding method of the object during construction
> (or a setter I guess). Then when the object is passed a Duration the state
> of the object will dictate how it rounds. In Python or Matlab the enum
> would reference a function handle, I am not sure what would be the most
> elegant Java solution for such a situation -- perhaps using MethodHandle,
> or using a lambda expression?
>
> And then I would say ditto for the unit of rounding. So rather than
> repetitive methods like roundUpDays(), you construct a
> DurationRounder(RoundingMethod.FIX, RoundingUnit.SECONDS) and then just
> call round() .
>
> Please jump in if anyone finds this approach objectionable.
>
> Eric
>
> On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 4:05 PM Aleksander Ściborek <
> aleksandersciborek@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I would like to remind abut my pull request :
> > https://github.com/apache/commons-lang/pull/406
> > I know that you have a lot of work, but please take look at it - this PR
> > was created almost month ago.
> > Aleksander
> >
>
Re: [LANG]DurationUtils pull request reminder
Posted by Eric Barnhill <er...@gmail.com>.
I think this class is on its way howver I agree with Sebb's comments there
has to be more flexibility about the rounding approach.
I am not sure a Utils class is the way to handle this flexibility. What
about a DurationRounder class or similar. Then an Enum for rounding method:
RoundingMethod.ROUND_UP, RoundingMethod .ROUND_DOWN etc. You will want to
include what is known in Matlab as the fix() or "round toward zero" method,
which is a common method when there are positive and negative numbers.
The user can then set the rounding method of the object during construction
(or a setter I guess). Then when the object is passed a Duration the state
of the object will dictate how it rounds. In Python or Matlab the enum
would reference a function handle, I am not sure what would be the most
elegant Java solution for such a situation -- perhaps using MethodHandle,
or using a lambda expression?
And then I would say ditto for the unit of rounding. So rather than
repetitive methods like roundUpDays(), you construct a
DurationRounder(RoundingMethod.FIX, RoundingUnit.SECONDS) and then just
call round() .
Please jump in if anyone finds this approach objectionable.
Eric
On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 4:05 PM Aleksander Ściborek <
aleksandersciborek@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I would like to remind abut my pull request :
> https://github.com/apache/commons-lang/pull/406
> I know that you have a lot of work, but please take look at it - this PR
> was created almost month ago.
> Aleksander
>