Re: [OT] OSUser : getting started

The constructors are public so that you can easily create a test UserManager
(new UserManager("test-osuser.xml") for use in unit tests. Please do not
make them private :)

Cheers,
Mike

On 11/12/03 11:00 PM, "J. Matthew Pryor" ([email protected]) penned
the words:

> Yeah will given the constructor throws a custom runtime exception, perhaps
> that should be simply thrown on
> 
> If I'm nit-picking, then the constructors probably shouldn't be public if
> getInstance() is public, in which case it probably should throw a checked
> exception
> 
> Anyway I guess that's all a bit theoretical
> 
> I'd be happy to pitch in & make changes, but there are public APIs to
> consider I guess ...
> 
> Matthew
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected]
>> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of
>> Nick Faiz
>> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 5:02 PM
>> To: '[email protected]'
>> Subject: RE: [Opensymphony-developers] [OT] OSUser : getting started
>> 
>> 
>> Yes, it's a little worrying to see the null being returned.
>> 
>> I've recently been re-factoring an application which did exactly what you
>> have pointed out, plus logged an error. There was no documentation
>> specifying that we should run Log4J to report errors, I usually set it to
>> run at fatal, and the client simply ignored a null result - it
>> wasn't a fun
>> exception to track down.
>> 
>> Nick
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: J. Matthew Pryor [mailto:[email protected]]
>> Sent: Thursday, 11 December 2003 4:43 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: RE: [Opensymphony-developers] [OT] OSUser : getting started
>> 
>> OK well I ended up having to make quite a few changes to build.xml as it
>> came out of [email protected]
>> 
>> Some of those relate to the fact that I am using Eclipse, but some of them
>> AFAICT the build.xml file just couldn't have worked, so I am a
>> bit confused
>> 
>> I have attached my changes for anyone who is interested to review
>> 
>> After that, my 2nd problem was an RTFM issue, since I hadn't included
>> osuser.xml on the classpath of the example.ear
>> 
>> On the feedback front, there was a bit of code in UserManager that got me
>> 
>>     /**
>>      * Entry-point to Singleton instance
>>      */
>>     public static UserManager getInstance() {
>>         try {
>>             if (instance == null) {
>>                 instance = new UserManager();
>>             }
>>         } catch (RuntimeException e) {
>>             return null;
>>         }
>> 
>>         return instance;
>>     }
>> 
>> The runtime exception in this case was reporting the fact that the
>> osuser.xml file could not be loaded, and its a bit nasty to just toss the
>> exception away like that
>> 
>> At the very least a logger.error() would have been nice. I can send diffs
>> for my changes if somone wants to review/commit them
>> 
>> Thanks for the offers of help. I am up & running now
>> 
>> BTW I am planning on putting together maven build files for OSUser for my
>> own use, any interest in me submitting it?
>> 
>> Matthew
>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: [email protected]
>>> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of
>>> Matthew E. Porter
>>> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 1:57 PM
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: Re: [Opensymphony-developers] [OT] OSUser : getting started
>>> 
>>> 
>>> We are using for internal applications and it works beautifully.  If
>>> you have any specific questions, ask the list.  Someone here will be
>>> happy to respond.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>>    matthew
>>> 
>>> On Dec 10, 2003, at 8:39 PM, Hani Suleiman wrote:
>>> 
>>>> The example should work, please do holler here if it doesn't run.
>>>> While not much development is going in it right now, quite a few
>>>> people are using it.
>>>> 
>>>> On Dec 10, 2003, at 9:24 PM, Nick Faiz wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Matthew,
>>>>> 
>>>>>             You're not the only one interested in taking first steps
>>>>> with OSUser.
>>>>> 
>>>>>             If you are successful with building the example and
>>>>> making things work, please let me know. I would like to do the same
>>>>> myself, quite soon.
>>>>> 
>>>>>  
>>>>> 
>>>>> Nick     
>>>>> 
>>>>>  
>>>>> 
>>>>>  
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From:J. Matthew Pryor [mailto:[email protected]]
>>>>> Sent:Thursday, 11 December 2003 1:19 PM
>>>>> To:[email protected]
>>>>> Subject:[Opensymphony-developers] [OT] OSUser : getting started
>>>>> 
>>>>>  
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sorry if this is the wrong place, but the dev list was the only
>>>>> archive I could find recent posts on relating to OSUser
>>>>> 
>>>>>  
>>>>> 
>>>>> Is OSUser active? The lists at java.net seem dead
>>>>> 
>>>>>  
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am trying to build the example after getting the source
>>>>> [email protected] the readme appears to be pretty out of date
>>>>> 
>>>>>  
>>>>> 
>>>>> If I have missed something obvious or should post elsewhere, please
>>>>> let me know
>>>>> 
>>>>>  
>>>>> 
>>>>> Again apologies for the OT post
>>>>> 
>>>>>  
>>>>> 
>>>>> Matthew
>>>> 
>>>> 
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