Re: [forge-dev] Persistence Model Generator

Ok, part way through writing this email I realized it probably makes some sense to break it down a bit more. Now I'm thinking we need an AnnotationProcessor interface with methods like: String getClassName() String getOptions() String getSourceDirectory() String getOutputDirectory() List<Dependency> getDependencies() Then the AnnotationProcessorFacet methods would be: addAnnotationProcessor(AnnotationProcessor processor) removeAnnotationProcessor(AnnotationProcessor processor) List<AnnotationProcessor> getAnnotationProcessors() processAnnotations() processAnnotation(AnnotationProcessor processor) That's some real thinking on the fly so any other thoughts/enhancements are most welcome! Ken On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 5:04 PM, Lincoln Baxter, III < lincolnbaxter(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > Hmm, > > Good questions. I think #2 would probably be the easiest, but we could > offer #1 as an alternative for those who don't want to use the maven build > plugin. > > I think #3 would probably be the most robust for future use. What kinds of > methods are you thinking of including for the facet? > > ~Lincoln > > > On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 3:41 PM, Ken Finnigan <ken(a)kenfinnigan.me&gt; wrote: > >> Hey Lincoln, >> >> Have been working on adding JPA model generation to the persistence >> plugin over the last few days and have been mulling over the best way to >> implement it and wanted to get your thoughts. >> >> I see that there are a few possibilities: >> >> 1) Call the NativeMethodExec utility to call javac for running annotation >> processing only. >> 2) Add an annotation processing profile to the pom as part of the install >> of the plugin (if they select they want model gen), and then performing the >> model gen would execute the maven to process and generate annotations >> 3) An extension of 2 would be to make an AnnotationProcessorFacet, and >> then do 2 as a Maven implementation of that facet. >> >> After thinking about it today I think 3 seems the most flexible, but >> wanted to get your thoughts. >> >> Thanks >> Ken >> > > > > -- > Lincoln Baxter, III > http://ocpsoft.com > http://scrumshark.com > "Keep it Simple" >