I created a PR based on this idea. The solution was to introduce decorators to each input type. https://github.com/forge/core/pull/585 Comments are welcome! On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 5:04 PM, Lincoln Baxter, III <lincolnbaxter(a)gmail.com > I like this suggestion. I think supporting both the Factory and Injection > point are necessary. > > On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 1:55 PM, George Gastaldi <ggastald(a)redhat.com&gt; > >> Hello, >> >> Antonio Goncalves pointed out in >> https://issues.jboss.org/browse/FORGE-2331 (also in >> https://issues.jboss.org/browse/FORGE-2469) that some input >> configurations could be reused. >> For example, the targetPackage although is used in several commands, is >> initialized differently on some commands. >> >> What would you think it would be a nice strategy to reuse >> UIInputComponents? >> >> Based on Antonio's suggestions, I have elaborated 2 proposals: >> >> 1) Introduce specializations of UIInput: >> >> Eg: @Inject private TargetPackage targetPackage; (Where TargetPackage >> extends UIInput<String>) >> >> More info here:https://gist.github.com/gastaldi/46b3f38bc38c5efcc0ba >> >> 2) Move the component creation to utility classes: >> >> eg: @Inject InputFactory factory; >> and in the initializeUI of the UICommand: >> >> targetPackage = factory.createTargetPackage(builder) ; >> >> Of course, we could have a mix of both, but I would like to know your >> thoughts about each proposal. >> >> Best Regards, >> >> -- >> *George Gastaldi | Senior Software Engineer* >> >> JBoss Forge Team >> T: +55 11 3524-6169 >> M: +55 47 9711-1000 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> forge-dev mailing list >> forge-dev(a)lists.jboss.org >> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/forge-dev >> > > > > -- > Lincoln Baxter, III > http://ocpsoft.org > "Simpler is better." > > _______________________________________________ > forge-dev mailing list > forge-dev(a)lists.jboss.org > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/forge-dev > -- *George Gastaldi | Senior Software Engineer* JBoss Forge Team T: +55 11 3524-6169 M: +55 47 9711-1000