[seam-dev] DWG Meeting minutes

[Shane Bryzak]

On 07/09/11 16:10, Max Rydahl Andersen wrote:
>> 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.
> How does this relate to http://community.jboss.org/wiki/HowToLogInJBossProjects ?
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> I assume this is just the same and you'll need to go grab those prefixes ?
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> btw. what is DWG ? :)
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> /max
> http://about.me/maxandersen
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Hmm, I wasn't aware of that document.  I guess that we register SM as 
the Seam Event ID prefix, and then append the module code onto that.  So 
SMSEC for Seam Security, SMSLD for Solder, etc.