[jira] [Commented] (UIMA-2478) Add CAS interface method that allows user to obtain a list of Markers associated with a given CAS

["Marshall Schor (JIRA)" <de...@uima.apache.org>]

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Marshall Schor commented on UIMA-2478:
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There are several intertwined issues here.

1) This is a request to have the CAS instance, itself, hold onto the marker.  A possible difficulty is that the marker data is not a serializable part of the CAS.   So, it would be necessary to examine all possible scenarios to insure that in all cases this is OK.  

2) This is also a request to surface this at the CAS API level (rather than have it be just an aspect of the implementation.  I wonder if the Marker mechanism(s) are evolved enough to warrant the implied stability putting them into the CAS (not CASImpl) interface implies.

3) Markers are created internally by UIMA for its own purpose(s) (for instance, UIMA-AS services create them); there could be some "clashes" between "users" making use of them and internal systems using this.  Because of this, it would be good to keep this out of the public CAS API, for now.
                
> Add CAS interface method that allows user to obtain a list of Markers associated with a given CAS
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>
>                 Key: UIMA-2478
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/UIMA-2478
>             Project: UIMA
>          Issue Type: New Feature
>            Reporter: Benjamin Segal
>         Attachments: UIMA-2478.bps.patch
>
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> Add a convenience function that removes the need for applications that create Markers for many CASes to separately manage them (e.g., map CAS to its related Marker), and thereby simplify application code.
> Today's current level of support allows a user to create a Marker for a given CAS (through the createMarker() method which is part of the CAS interface).
> This proposed support will allow the user to subsequently query a given CAS and obtain a complete list of Markers created against this CAS. This function is a natural extension to the given level of support (i.e., if one can create Marker for a given CAS, one should be able to query the CAS to find said Marker.)
> Having this support significant simplifies application code, offering advantages from a memory overhead, performance, and maintainability standpoint.  For example, the application won't need to build and maintain a map of CASes to Markers, given the Marker is hanging off the CAS to begin with.

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