[jira] Updated: (IVY-855) Overuse of XML attributes where subelements would be more appropriate

["Xavier Hanin (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Xavier Hanin updated IVY-855:
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    Issue Type: Improvement  (was: Bug)

> Overuse of XML attributes where subelements would be more appropriate
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: IVY-855
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IVY-855
>             Project: Ivy
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: Core
>    Affects Versions: 2.0.0-beta-2
>            Reporter: Sakari Maaranen
>            Priority: Minor
>
> Ivy uses XML attributes all too often. Many information elements, especially potential multiline text items should be possible to specify as XML elements instead of attributes.
> Probably the best examples are various description-items, e.g. module configuration descriptions. Currently one must specify: {{<conf name="example" description="WENDY" />}}
> It would be better to do it like so:
> {{<conf name="example">}}
> {{  <description>}}
> {{    WELCOME TO MIAMI BEACH.}}
> {{    HAVE A NICE DAY!}}
> {{  </description>}}
> {{</conf>}}
> At least potentially long data elements like descriptions should be made sub-elements instead of attributes. Of course both could be allowed like Ant often does.
> This should also be promoted as a design principle, and not just an individual bug. Always supports XML element notation when some information element is potentially long, multiline, or structural. Both the attribute and the element notation should be supported when an item can be either small or large (multiple lines / structured).

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