On Sep 6, 2011 8:26 PM, "Shane Bryzak" <sbryzak@redhat.com> wrote:
> People present:
>
> Jason Porter
> Ken Finnigan
> Shane Bryzak
>
> 1) Standardised error codes
>
> We discussed the idea of implementing standard error codes throughout
> all Seam modules. These error codes would be unique, and allow Seam
> developers to reference a central database (such as Seam University)
> describing each error and possible workarounds. The error codes
> themselves will be prefixed with a 2 or 3 letter code (that represents
> the module), followed by a number. For example:
>
> [SEC-1234] Invalid credentials supplied
>
> The SEC prefix represents an exception in the Seam Security module.
> Other modules would have different codes, for example CAT = Seam Catch,
> VAL = Seam Validation, SVL = Seam Servlet, and so forth. The number
> part of the error code will start at 0000 for each module. The error
> message itself should support internationalisation, which will be a
> bonus to our non-english speaking users. Each module will define its
> own internationalised message resources. Ken is going to work on
> creating a new API in Solder which we can use to perform the logging of
> these errors.
>
> 2) Inter-module dependencies
>
> The second topic we discussed was how we manage dependencies between
> modules. It was agreed that wherever possible, dependencies should be
> optional. An example of this is the dependency that seam-faces has on
> seam-catch. In some cases it may be necessary for a module to have a
> hard dependency on another module, however if this becomes an issue in
> the future we may look at alternatives such as creating sub-modules that
> separate the integration from the rest of the module.
>
> If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask. We will be holding the
> DWG meeting in TeamSpeak once per month, on the first tuesday of the
> month - details can be found in the seam-dev calendar.
>
> Thanks,
> Shane
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