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Re: [ptp-dev] About to commit major change to Attributes on HEAD

The commit will commence now.  Actually the commit
will probably happen before you get this email.

R^2

On Wed, 2007-05-30 at 08:17 -0600, Greg Watson wrote:
> Randy,
> 
> Would you be able to commit this today? I have large number of  
> changes that is growing. I'd like to update before it gets out of hand.
> 
> Greg
> 
> On May 29, 2007, at 5:26 PM, Randy M. Roberts wrote:
> 
> > Dave, Greg, Craig, others concerned,
> >
> > I am about to commit a major change in the Attribute system.
> > It covers 93 files.
> >
> > Attributes and AttributeDefinitions are now parameterized by
> > three types, e.g. the new definition for IAttribute is
> >
> > public interface IAttribute<T, A extends IAttribute<T,A,D>, D extends
> > IAttributeDefinition<T,A,D>>
> > extends Comparable<A> {
> > 	
> > 	/**
> > 	 * @return the attribute definition object associated with this
> > attribute
> > 	 */
> > 	public D getDefinition();
> > 	
> > 	/**
> > 	 * @return
> > 	 */
> > 	public T getValue();
> > 	
> > 	/**
> > 	 * @return string
> > 	 */
> > 	public String getValueAsString();
> > 	
> > 	/**
> > 	 * @return whether any UI elements for this attribute
> > 	 * should be enabled.
> > 	 */
> > 	public boolean isEnabled();
> > 	
> > 	/**
> > 	 * Is the string parsable to a valid
> > 	 * attribute of this type?
> > 	 *
> > 	 * @param string
> > 	 * @return
> > 	 */
> > 	public boolean isValid(String string);
> > 		
> > 	/**
> > 	 * @param value
> > 	 * @throws IllegalValueException
> > 	 */
> > 	public void setValue(T value) throws IllegalValueException;
> > 	
> > 	/**
> > 	 * @param string
> > 	 * @throws IAttribute.IllegalValue
> > 	 */
> > 	public void setValueAsString(String string) throws
> > IllegalValueException;
> > }
> >
> > The same change has been made for AttributeDefinition's.
> >
> > Also note that ArrayAttribute is parameterized on its
> > contained type.  Its getValue() now returns a List<T> instead of
> > T[].
> >
> > Let me know if there is any reason not to commit these changes.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Randy
> > -- 
> > Randy M. Roberts
> > rsqrd@xxxxxxxx
> > work: (505)665-4285
> >
> > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."  -- Benjamin Franklin
> >
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