Re: DDD Implementation: Marker interfaces for all classes

"Niklas Mehner [email protected] [domaindrivendesign]" <[email protected]> Sun, 14 Aug 2016 21:49:26 +0200
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There is of course nothing wrong with using annotations. But the core of
th=
e issue for me is to have to assign every class to a building block at
all.=
 If you do this by adding a marker interface or an annotation is then
only =
the technical means of achieving this.


2016-08-13 23:52 GMT+02:00 Caleb Cu=
shing [email protected]
[domaindrivendesign] <domaindrivendesign@yaho=
ogroups.com>:


>
>
> ok, so it's JEE what's wrong with using annotations li=
ke Spring Does? even
> if you're not using Spring CDI allows you to make yo=
ur own annotations.
> Arguably marker interfaces are a mistake in java and =
lead to no end of
> issues.
>
> On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 4:29 PM Niklas Mehn=
er [email protected]
> [domaindrivendesign] <domaindrivendesign@yahoo=
groups.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Thank you for all your answers, but I seem to=
 not have put this the right
>> way.
>>
>> This is not about a naming conve=
ntion for classes, but about marking
>> classes with an interface (that is =
not a base class but only an empty
>> interface like Serializable in java).=


>> Similar to what Caleb described using the spring annotations only using=


>> interfaces.
>>
>> With the additional requirement that each class HAS T=
O be assigned to a
>> building block. And that is the part I find problemat=
ic and wonder if
>> anybody has done this (successfully) in any project.
>>=


>> To put this in perspective: People in this project are coming from a 4G=
L
>> background using a tool with very limited set of concepts/capabilities=
. The
>> new development platform is JEE. Now they are concerned that there=
 will be
>> chaotic code structures and want to limit this by only allowing=
 a defined
>> set of building blocks and no classes that do not conform to =
these building
>> blocks.
>>
>> I don't see how this could possibly work, b=
ut wanted to know if anybody
>> has done anything like this before.
>>
>> I=
 hope this explains the issue a bit better.
>>
>> 2016-08-13 18:36 GMT+02:0=
0 Paul Rayner [email protected]
>> [domaindrivendesign] <domaindriven=
[email protected]>:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 12:=
28 AM, Niklas Mehner [email protected]
>>> [domaindrivendesign] <doma=
[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hello everyone,
>=
>>>
>>>> We are currently in a somewhat heated discussions about the design=
 for
>>>> a new software.
>>>>
>>>> One of the discussion points is the use=
 of marker interfaces.
>>>>
>>>> I am perfectly fine with using marker inte=
rfaces like:
>>>>
>>>> SomeService implements DomainService {
>>>>    ...
>=
>>> }
>>>>
>>>> to make the architecture visible in the code and implement =
some
>>>> verification of code properties.
>>>>
>>>> But now some people wa=
nt to add the requirement to have assign each
>>>> class to a building bloc=
k (Entity/Value Object/Service/...).
>>>> Has anybody ever successfully don=
e this? Is this even possible without
>>>> some "GenericImplementationObjec=
t" building block?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Are you saying you want to have each class =
named according to its
>>> building block pattern name, or something like t=
hat? I can't think of any
>>> good reason to do this. The building block pa=
tterns are *not* the
>>> important concepts in your domain model, the ubiqu=
itous language is. Focus
>>> *first* on the language of your domain model. =
The implementation
>>> patterns used to represent the concepts are secondar=
y concerns.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
> Caleb Cushing
>
> http://xenoterracide.co=
m
>
> 
>

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[email protected]</a> [domaindrivendesign] <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D=
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lows you to make your own annotations. Arguably marker interfaces are a mis=
take in java and lead to no end of issues.</div><span><br><div class=3D"gma=
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>Thank you for all your answers, b=
ut I seem to not have put this the right way.<br><br></div>This is not abou=
t a naming convention for classes, but about marking classes with an interf=
ace (that is not a base class but only an empty interface like Serializable=
 in java).<br></div>Similar to what Caleb described using the spring annota=
tions only using interfaces.<br><br></div>With the additional requirement t=
hat each class HAS TO be assigned to a building block. And that is the part=
 I find problematic and wonder if anybody has done this (successfully) in a=
ny project.<br><br></div>To put this in perspective: People in this project=
 are coming from a 4GL background using a tool with very limited set of con=
cepts/capabilities. The new development platform is JEE. Now they are conce=
rned that there will be chaotic code structures and want to limit this by o=
nly allowing a defined set of building blocks and no classes that do not co=
nform to these building blocks. <br><br></div><div>I don&#39;t see how this=
 could possibly work, but wanted to know if anybody has done anything like =
this before.<br><br></div><div>I hope this explains the issue a bit better.=
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bout the design for a new software.<br><br></div>One of the discussion poin=
ts is the use of marker interfaces.<br><br></div>I am perfectly fine with u=
sing marker interfaces like:<br><br></div>SomeService implements DomainServ=
ice {<br>=C2=A0=C2=A0 ...<br>}<br><br></div><div>to make the architecture v=
isible in the code and implement some verification of code properties.<br><=
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r></div>Has anybody ever successfully done this? Is this even possible with=
out some &quot;GenericImplementationObject&quot; building block?<br></div><=
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block pattern name, or something like that? I can&#39;t think of any good r=
eason to do this. The building block patterns are <i>not</i> the important =
concepts in your domain model, the ubiquitous language is. Focus <i>first</=
i> on the language of your domain model. The implementation patterns used t=
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