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Posted to java-dev@axis.apache.org by Afkham Azeez <af...@gmail.com> on 2007/04/16 08:46:44 UTC
Axis2 descriptor XML tagnames
I've noticed that the XML tagnames in the Axis2 descriptors are
inconsistent. Some tags start with a simple letter (e.g. parameter), some
tags start with a capital letter (e.g. Description). Some tags are written
in camel case starting with a simple letter (e.g. phaseOrder), some start
with capital letters (e.g. InFlow). Some tags are written in all simples (
e.g. axisconfig). This is very difficult for a WS developer to remember.
There are two major styles adopted by some of the popular application
servers for their descriptor files;
1. Camel case starting with a capital letter e.g. RepositoryLocation
2. All simples, separated with hyphens, e.g. repository-location
I strongly feel that we need to adopt a consistent style. On the other hand,
this change may break backward compatibility.
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Thanks
Afkham Azeez
http://www.wso2.org
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Re: Axis2 descriptor XML tagnames
Posted by Sanjiva Weerawarana <sa...@opensource.lk>.
+1 from me to make this change. We may need to keep the old names for
backwards compat for a while but let's make it consistent.
I'm +1 for (1).
Sanjiva.
Afkham Azeez wrote:
> I've noticed that the XML tagnames in the Axis2 descriptors are
> inconsistent. Some tags start with a simple letter (e.g. parameter),
> some tags start with a capital letter (e.g. Description). Some tags are
> written in camel case starting with a simple letter ( e.g. phaseOrder),
> some start with capital letters (e.g. InFlow). Some tags are written in
> all simples (e.g. axisconfig). This is very difficult for a WS developer
> to remember.
>
> There are two major styles adopted by some of the popular application
> servers for their descriptor files;
>
> 1. Camel case starting with a capital letter e.g. RepositoryLocation
> 2. All simples, separated with hyphens, e.g. repository-location
>
> I strongly feel that we need to adopt a consistent style. On the other
> hand, this change may break backward compatibility.
>
> --
> Thanks
> Afkham Azeez
>
> http://www.wso2.org
> GPG Fingerprint: 643F C2AF EB78 F886 40C9 B2A2 4AE2 C887 665E 0760
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Founder & Director; Lanka Software Foundation; http://www.opensource.lk/
Founder, Chairman & CEO; WSO2, Inc.; http://www.wso2.com/
Director; Open Source Initiative; http://www.opensource.org/
Member; Apache Software Foundation; http://www.apache.org/
Visiting Lecturer; University of Moratuwa; http://www.cse.mrt.ac.lk/
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