[weld-dev] Should we add Annotated.isAbstract()?

[Gavin King]

In what circumstances does the RI currently call getModifiers() for
Methods and Classes? Can you make a list?

On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 11:35 AM, Pete Muir <pmuir at redhat.com> wrote:
> Ah.
>
> My main concern is that it would be very easy for users to break stuff
> totally. I think the spec would need to define some validation.
>
> On 1 Nov 2009, at 15:30, Gavin King wrote:
>
>> Well, yes, but it is very difficult to add stuff to interfaces which
>> are implemented by users. That's a breaking change....
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Pete Muir <pmuir at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Ok, I see.
>>>
>>> Personally, I think this could wait until the next release, unless there
>>> is
>>> a good use case where this would be required.
>>>
>>> On 1 Nov 2009, at 14:39, Gavin King wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yeah that was my initial thought too. But what if, for example, you
>>>> overrode isAbstract() and then also wrapped the Producer?
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 1, 2009, at 9:11 AM, Pete Muir <pmuir at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. For example, what happens if
>>>>> something takes an abstract method, and then, via the SPI, changes
>>>>> the method or class to not be abstract (but doesn't provide any
>>>>> implementation of the method/class). In this they will get a runtime
>>>>> error when we try to call the method or instantiate the class.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 31 Oct 2009, at 01:56, Gavin King wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I suppose that there are places where the container checks if a class
>>>>>> or method is abstract. I guess it makes sense to indirect that?
>>>>>>
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