Re: [forge-dev] Plugin Backwards Compatibility

From: "Pete Muir" <pmuir(a)redhat.com&gt; To: "forge-dev List" <forge-dev(a)lists.jboss.org&gt; Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 3:21:54 PM Subject: Re: [forge-dev] Plugin Backwards Compatibility Is there a way to automatically indicate that a command or option is deprecated e.g. you annotate the method or parameter with @Deprecated and Forge automatically prints out a warning message? On 25 Mar 2013, at 09:03, Vineet Reynolds Pereira <vpereira(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote: > We ran into the same problem with the scaffold plugin. I wanted > some @Option-annotated method parameters and @Command-annotated > methods to be removed or deprecated, but didn't so, due to the > reasons Max and Lincoln have outlined. I would suggest retaining > the existing options and commands for backward compatibility, and > introduce new ones if you can make them work with the existing > ones. > > ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Max Rydahl Andersen" <max.andersen(a)redhat.com&gt; >> To: "forge-dev List" <forge-dev(a)lists.jboss.org&gt; >> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 10:33:56 AM >> Subject: Re: [forge-dev] Plugin Backwards Compatibility >> >> On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 06:09:56PM -0700, James R. Perkins wrote: >>> What are the rules for plugin backward compatibility? I've done >>> quite a >>> bit of work cleaning up the JBoss AS 7 plugin, but I changed some >>> prompts and some behavior. I haven't completely finished testing >>> yet, >>> but since Forge allows scripts I was wondering if backwards >>> compatibility is important. >> >> Yes, it is important since tutorials and eclipse plugins calling >> these commands >> will have to be updated. >> >> Especially if your plugin is used in ticketmonster :) >> >> /max >> >>> -- >>> James R. Perkins >>> JBoss by Red Hat >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> forge-dev mailing list >>> forge-dev(a)lists.jboss.org >>> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/forge-dev >> _______________________________________________ >> forge-dev mailing list >> forge-dev(a)lists.jboss.org >> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/forge-dev >> > _______________________________________________ > forge-dev mailing list > forge-dev(a)lists.jboss.org > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/forge-dev _______________________________________________ forge-dev mailing list forge-dev(a)lists.jboss.org https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/forge-dev