Re: Re: Java Project API/SPI

Svata Dedic wrote:
> Jan Pokorsky wrote:
> 
>> I've been inspired by 
>> http://openide.netbeans.org/tutorial/api-design.html document that 
>> suggests to separate api for clients from support api and that 
>> clarifies reasons. ProjectPath and JavaProject seem to me as good 
>> candidates.
>>
> As I talked offline with several people, the approach is greatly 
> beneficial if the API layer adds some value (e.g. brings 
> synchronization, provides wrappers, accessors, helpers) on top of more 
> narrow SPI interface.
> Functionally the API-directly-subclassed and API/SPI approaches are 
> equivalent; if you feel the split pattern is appropriate, why not.
> 

Svato,

thanks for you comments. I have filed a task 
http://projects.netbeans.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=35115.

Jan