RFR: 8321428: Deprecate for removal the package java.beans.beancontext [v2]

[Iris Clark]

On Tue, 2 Apr 2024 16:58:19 GMT, Larry Cable <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> the beancontext package was added (by me) in JDK 1.2 to provide JavaBeans(tm) with a containment and services hierarchy.
>> 
>> based upon concepts from OpenDoc, which was a popular component model at the time, the API pre-dated the addition of language features such as annotations, and the invention and adoption of programming design patterns such as "Inversion of Control"  and/or "Dependency Injection".
>> 
>> This API (package) has not evolved with either the language or current design trends, as such it is, at best, anachronistic, and is probably an anti-pattern that should be avoided.
>> 
>> This package is therefore deprecated **FOR REMOVAL IN AT FUTURE RELEASE**
>
> Larry Cable has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a merge or a rebase. The incremental webrev excludes the unrelated changes brought in by the merge/rebase. The pull request contains three additional commits since the last revision:
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>  - Merge branch 'openjdk:master' into 8321428
>  - added deprecation message to package-info as requested
>  - 8321428: Deprecate for removal the package java.beans.beancontext

Marked as reviewed by iris (Reviewer).

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PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/18569#pullrequestreview-1974465579