ISSUE 9: C++ namespace names

[Bryan Aupperle <aupperle@us.ibm.com>]

An update...

Some additional information.  The
Java TC has not discussed this topic yet.  The only feedback when
I asked that TC was a preference from Simon Nash to keep the current package
names unless a incompatible change was made..

Bryan Aupperle, Ph.D.
STSM, WebSphere Enterprise Platform Software Solution Architect
Master Inventor

Research Triangle Park,  NC 
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Internet Address: aupperle@us.ibm.com
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"Mary McRae" <mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org>
Sent by: Mary McRae <marypmcrae@gmail.com>

12/13/2007 05:06 PM

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<mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org>

To	Bryan Aupperle/Raleigh/IBM@IBMUS
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Subject	RE: [sca-j] package names

Thanks Bryan, for the info.
I hadn’t considered actual executable code. I think replacing osoa with
oasis is all that would be required; beyond that I would accept best practice.
Most TCs aren’t involved in writing code, or it’s done as an external
project and not part of the actual TC work product.
 
I’m glad I asked the question!
 
Mary
 
From: Bryan Aupperle [mailto:aupperle@us.ibm.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 4:34 PM
To: mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org
Subject: RE: [sca-j] package names
 

Packages are a Java concept and are used partition the Java name space
to eliminate collisions much the same way namespaces are used in XML.  They
are hierarchical in nature and there is a direct correspondence between
the package name hierarchy and the directory structure in which the classes
that belong to packages are stored in a file system.  Some examples:
java.lang.annotation 
javax.xml.xpath 
org.apache.xerces 
org.eclipse.sdk 
As I said below, the current one for SCA is org.osoa.sca, but I suspect
that this will need to change.  There is a similar concept is C++,
which is prompting my query.  C++ has a namespace construct.  It
is also hierarchical in nature insofar as one namespace can be nested in
another.  C++ namespaces have names that are valid C++ identifiers.
 Currently in C++ we use osoa::sca.

I did not find anything in the OASIS material that provided any guidance
on this. 

Bryan Aupperle, Ph.D.
STSM, WebSphere Enterprise Platform Software Solution Architect
Master Inventor

Research Triangle Park,  NC 
+1 919-254-7508 (T/L 444-7508)
Internet Address: aupperle@us.ibm.com

"Mary McRae" <mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org>
Sent by: Mary McRae <marypmcrae@gmail.com>

12/13/2007 01:24 PM

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<mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org>

To	Bryan Aupperle/Raleigh/IBM@IBMUS
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Subject	RE: [sca-j] package names

 

Hi Bryan,
 
 Not sure what you mean by “package names” – there are TC Admin-approved namespace and URI designs, if that’s what you’re referring to? If not, I’m happy to provide assistance.
 
Regards,
 
Mary
 
From: Bryan Aupperle [mailto:aupperle@us.ibm.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:11 PM
To: sca-j@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: [sca-j] package names
 

I know that this is a minor thing, but has there been any discussion about needing to change the package names from org.osoa.sca... to something else - potentially org.oasis.sca... or org.oasis-open.sca...?

Bryan Aupperle, Ph.D.
STSM, WebSphere Enterprise Platform Software Solution Architect

Research Triangle Park,  NC
+1 919-254-7508 (T/L 444-7508)
Internet Address: aupperle@us.ibm.com