Re: Change JavaXPCOM interfaces package name?

Hello Javier,

I think that changing package name from "org.mozilla.xpcom" to 
"org.mozilla.interfaces" is a good idea. But, as you say, the best 
solution is improve xpidl tool to process namespaces correctly.

It is possible to generate JavaDoc files for interfaces and publish it 
on-line in Mozilla Servers?? Can be very useful for Java developers.

Regards...

Micael Gallego

Javier Pedemonte escribió:
> Currently, all of the generated Mozilla interfaces are put in the 
> package "org.mozilla.xpcom".  In 
> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=330256, I tried to come up 
> with a better solution.
> 
> Ideally, the interfaces should their own package; as in 
> "org.mozilla.network", "org.mozilla.dom", "com.foo.bar" (as in a company 
> called Foo that wishes to release a Bar extension).  Unfortunately, 
> while XPIDL (the Mozilla interface language) has support for 
> 'namespaces', xpidl (the tool for processing Mozilla interfaces) assumes 
> a flat namespace.  So this solution is not viable at the moment.
> 
> Instead, I propose changing the package name to the more generic 
> "org.mozilla.interfaces".  That way, all the interfaces, including those 
> by a 3rd party, don't get lumped under 'xpcom'.  The Mozilla class and 
> related classes would stay under "org.mozilla.xpcom".
> 
> For those of you who have used JavaXPCOM, does this sound good?  Please 
> let me know.
> 
> 
> javier pedemonte