Well, the whole problem is that isLocal() is incorrect and returns inaccurate results.
Unfortunately the fix does involve an API change - but I agree that the API should be
backward compatible. I'll make sure the method is restored and marked as deprecated,
but please use getLocality() instead. :-)
AIUI the issue is not that the method was removed (it was refactored
to dm.getLocality().isLocal()) but just that an API change in the micro series is not
allowed.
On 23 Feb 2011, at 18:19, Erik Salter wrote:
> +1.5B
>
> This method is a core component of my local transaction/redirection implementation.
Hopefully, this was an oversight and not intended to be removed.
>
> Erik
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> Subject: [infinispan-dev] API stability policy for major vs minor vs patch releases
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> In my course of upgrading AS6 from 4.2.0.Final to 4.2.1.CR3, I came across a
NoSuchMethodError. Specifically, a couple AS components utilize
DistributionManager.isLocal(String), which was dropped from the public API sometime after
4.2.1.CR1.
>
> While the fix is trivial enough (in the end I'll need to perform several
component release to compensate), this raises the larger issue of a API stability policy
for major vs minor vs patch releases. At the very least, I don't think its wise to
remove methods from a public interface in a patch release. In my opinion, removing
methods from a public API should only happen across major releases, and even then, only
after being formally deprecated.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Paul
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