hi fellow-suffers,
i guess i state the obvious
that no one is
really excited about the task to add the EPL header to ALL source files.
and I wonder if we can
automate it with a
tool that either exists or we may write on our own.
before we dive into this: I
wonder if it is
worth it.
hence the question: how far
along are u
with this task and do u think it is worth to invest the time.
I see two main functions for
this tool that
should work for the most common source files, e.g. .java, .properties,
.xml
(and other xml docs such as .xsd)
a)
check if the
header is present
and correct
if not: flag/report the file
b)
add EPL headers
to files. this
would need to be parameterized to some extend, e.g. the initial
contributor.
for b) I at least see
continuous need to
avoid having to do this manually all the time even after initial
contribution.
I would also do a fairly
simple
implementation, such as a
a)
normalize
target EPL header to
A
b)
normalize file
to be checked to
B
c)
text search A
in B
normalize would mean: strip
out all non
alpha-numeric chars including whitespace.
so, what is ur idea on the
subject?
PS: the eclipse plugin
javadoc can also
generate the file headers, if none are present.
-
but this only
for java files
(AFAIK)
-
and wont
correct any present
header either
Kind
regards
Thomas Menzel
brox IT-Solutions GmbH
