[seam-dev] Re: renaming source directories in a seam-gen project

[Dan Allen]

Btw, we will still retain the concept of action and model components.
That much does make sense. So no UI changes to JBossTools would be
necessary.

-Dan

On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 4:55 AM, Dan Allen <dan.j.allen at gmail.com> wrote:
> I would like to propose that we modify the name of the source
> directories in a seam-gen project so they better reflect how they are
> built rather than what classes they might contain. The current paths
> are:
>
> src/action
> src/model
>
> The src/action directory works as the hot deployable classpath when
> running in development mode. In production mode, they both get dumped
> into the same classpath. Here is the renaming I am proposing:
>
> src/action -> src/hot
> src/model -> src/main (or src/static)
>
> I am *not* looking for a major change here. This is just a small task
> that I feel would just cause less confusion. For instance, I often
> recommend to clients to move classes that have "solidified" out of the
> hot deployment directory so that they are not constantly reloaded
> (hence wasting build time). But currently it feels unnatural to put an
> action component under src/model.
>
> I would like to know if these names are okay and if, perhaps, you have
> a better choice for "src/main". I really don't expect objections to
> "src/hot", but you have a chance to speak up.
>
> -Dan
>
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> Dan Allen
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>
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