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raw type usage. I'm surprised that the Eclipse code hygienist failed to catch
these. Also had to be slightly more blatant in a few places where we're
subverting the generics type system because the 1.7 javac is less tolerant of
the fast and loose.
For future reference, that usually means first assigning a reference to a
wildcard and then casting that to what you want:
Foo<?> fc = someFooWithCrazyAssParameters;
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") Foo<Object> fo = (Foo<Object>)fc;
instead of just:
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") Foo<Object> fo =
(Foo<Object>)someFooWithCrazyAssParameters;
because javac won't let you do casts that are inconvertible and it's smarter
about what sort of generic types are convertible to one another.
Hopefully this future reference won't be needed because we won't be needing to
subvert the type system. But when reflection is involved, it's hard not to end
up doing a bit of the old Father Knows Best.
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The samskivert library ---------------------- The samskivert library (SL) aims to provide useful reusable Java routines that do things for which I've been unable to find useful reusable implementations on the net. Given the emphasis on reusability, SL attempts to closely adhere to the following principles: * Each individual module should depend as little as possible on other SL modules. Obvious exceptions include modules that are a logical extension of other modules and modules that clearly require a service that is implemented by another SL module and would have to implement that service themselves in the absence of dependence on the other module. * Modules should be both simple to use and as general purpose as possible. To meet these two competing requirements, a balance must be struck at that sweet spot where reusability is maximized. * Code included in SL will freely depend on JDK packages available in the Java 2 platform and beyond. SL is initially a repository of software useful for server-side or stand alone applications and therefore need not make compromises to function in the jungle of JVMs in commonly available web browsers. * We are not here to reinvent the wheel, nor to provide a uniform interface to every software service under the sun. If something is available in a freely redistributable and reusable form from someone else, it won't be found in SL. If SL depends on such software from another source, it will provide clear documentation on how to get that software and make use of it within the scope of SL's particular needs. Again a balance of reusability will be struck here and software that is sufficiently difficult to make usable in an arbitrary environment will not be used by SL and may be "reinvented". Building -------- Building the library is very simple. First ensure that the necessary third party jar files are available either in the lib/ directory or in the system wide jar file location specified in build.xml. See lib/README for a list of the necessary third party jar files and how to get them. The library is built using ant, a modern build tool available from The Jakarta Project. If you aren't already using ant for other projects, it can be found here: http://jakarta.apache.org/ant/ Invoke ant with any of the following targets: all: builds the class files and javadoc documentation compile: builds only the class files (dist/classes) javadoc: builds only the javadoc documentation (dist/docs) dist: builds the distribution jar file (dist/samskivert.jar) Look at the build.xml file for configurable build parameters. Distribution ------------ The samskivert library is released under the LGPL. The most recent version of the library is available here: http://samskivert.com/code/samskivert/ Contribution ------------ Contributions to SL are welcome. Control of the CVS repository is presently in the hands of mdb@samskivert.com, who should be emailed about submissions. Facilities for management of major contributions by external parties (ie. publicly accessible CVS server) will be provided if circumstances dictate. Contact Information ------------------- The person primarily responsible for SL is Michael Bayne and can be contacted at <mdb@samskivert.com>. $Id: README,v 1.7 2001/08/12 00:00:42 mdb Exp $