[forge-dev] Plugin Backwards Compatibility

[Vineet Reynolds Pereira]

Yes, George worked on this feature: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/FORGE-826 . I just tested it, and it works:




----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pete Muir" <pmuir at redhat.com>
> To: "forge-dev List" <forge-dev at lists.jboss.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 3:21:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [forge-dev] Plugin Backwards Compatibility
> 
> Is there a way to automatically indicate that a command or option is
> deprecated e.g. you annotate the method or parameter with
> @Deprecated and Forge automatically prints out a warning message?
> 
> On 25 Mar 2013, at 09:03, Vineet Reynolds Pereira
> <vpereira at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> > We ran into the same problem with the scaffold plugin. I wanted
> > some @Option-annotated method parameters and @Command-annotated
> > methods to be removed or deprecated, but didn't so, due to the
> > reasons Max and Lincoln have outlined. I would suggest retaining
> > the existing options and commands for backward compatibility, and
> > introduce new ones if you can make them work with the existing
> > ones.
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Max Rydahl Andersen" <max.andersen at redhat.com>
> >> To: "forge-dev List" <forge-dev at lists.jboss.org>
> >> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 10:33:56 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [forge-dev] Plugin Backwards Compatibility
> >> 
> >> On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 06:09:56PM -0700, James R. Perkins wrote:
> >>> What are the rules for plugin backward compatibility? I've done
> >>> quite a
> >>> bit of work cleaning up the JBoss AS 7 plugin, but I changed some
> >>> prompts and some behavior. I haven't completely finished testing
> >>> yet,
> >>> but since Forge allows scripts I was wondering if backwards
> >>> compatibility is important.
> >> 
> >> Yes, it is important since tutorials and eclipse plugins calling
> >> these commands
> >> will have to be updated.
> >> 
> >> Especially if your plugin is used in ticketmonster :)
> >> 
> >> /max
> >> 
> >>> --
> >>> James R. Perkins
> >>> JBoss by Red Hat
> >>> 
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