[bv-dev] Bean Validation and JAX-RS: conversion too?

[Gerhard Petracek]

+1 for a separated spec.

regards,
gerhard



2013/7/17 Emmanuel Bernard <emmanuel at hibernate.org>

> On Mon 2013-07-15  9:00, Edward Burns wrote:
> > >>>>> On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 09:30:36 +0200, Gunnar Morling <
> gunnar at hibernate.org> said:
> >
> > GM> I also think a dedicated spec would make sense, but it should be
> made sure
> > GM> that BV and such a new spec work nicely together.
> >
> > Here my long experience with JCP prompts me to say that in this case,
> > the domain of conversion is close enough to validation as to make it
> > worthwhile to keep in BV.
> >
> > Don't forget, we already have so many specs that it's a job even for me
> > to keep up, let alone someone who doesn't get paid full time to do so.
> >
> > At Oracle at least, the oversight for creating a new JSR sets a rather
> > high bar.
>
> I have had discussions from within Red Hat on the idea of a conversion /
> transformation spec and whether or not it should be part of Bean
> Validation.
>
> Our feeling is that yes there would be goodness in standardizing that
> part in a spec that would work in SE and be bundled in EE (at least by
> ricochet of being used by other EE specs). There are more than a few
> projects in that area besides the one we already mentioned: dozer and
> the Apache Camel type conversion framework for example.
>
> But, unlike Ed, we think it is better if Bean Validation and this new
> spec are two separate lots even though shared EG members are very
> likely.
>
> So far, we have not found the person(s) with enough bandwidth to lead
> such a spec but we would be supportive of someone starting it and would
> participate to the expert group.
>
> Emmanuel
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