[jsr-314-open] [JSF 2.1 NEW] composite component namespace simplification

[David Geary]

2009/12/11 Dan Allen <dan.j.allen at gmail.com>

> On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 11:45 AM, David Geary <clarity.training at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Yup, understood, thanks for the clarification, Dan.
>>
>> btw, it seems to me that we really don't need the jsf prefix either. After
>> all, it's only used in JSF applications, so I'd just prefer something like
>> cc:acme, which of course, ala Dan's clarification really means cc:whatever.
>>
>> I suppose one could argue that we should have it because we have it in our
>> other namespaces, but we're not using java.sun.com, which we also have in
>> the other namespaces, so why not just simplify as much as possible and say
>> cc:whatever?
>>
>
> Just to throw in another option, we could do jsfcc. That way, we qualify
> but still cut another character.
>
> Perhaps we need a vote.
>
> a) jsf:cc:whatevername
> b) cc:whatevername
> c) jsfcc:whatevername
>
> I vote for (c).
>

+1


> One other point to think about. The reason we are sticking with a valid XML
> namespace syntax is because, if you recall, the goal in the future is to
> recognize the view template as a pure XML document that can leverage all of
> the great XML tooling that is already out there w/o any special plugins. We
> can have an XSD generated automatically (or hand written) and then you get
> tag completion on your new, shiny composite components. If we abandon XML
> rules, we jeopordize that vision. (proposal for all that is
> pending...somewhere in my 1000 things to do)
>

Thanks for that clarification, Dan. I hate to admit it, but I didn't realize
that all along. :)


david

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