<i18n dev> [11] RFR: 8202088: Japanese new era implementation

[naoto.sato at oracle.com]

Hi Roger, thank you for the comments.

On 5/18/18 11:11 AM, Roger Riggs wrote:
> Hi Naoto,
> 
> Is there a reference to the official description or anticipation of the 
> new Era?

AFAIK, the most recent information was for Japanese Govt. to announce 
the new era name one month prior to the ascension. This is indeed the 
reason I decided to introduce the placeholder.

> 
> JapaneseImperialCalendar: 134 NEWERA = 5;   (The real name can also be 
> defined later; but still might be more unique as ERA_MAY_1_2019.)

I wanted to keep the name "NEWERA" for the convenience when they are to 
be replaced with the real name. I changed the access modifier to 
"private", though.

> 
> Syntax style:
> 
>   - TCKJapaneseChronology:692: align the  columns of decimal values.
> 
>   - TestJapaneseChronology:61-62: space before the '}' brackets
>      :89: extra space before '}'  //  inconsistent within the file but 
> local consistency is good
> 
> TestUmmAlQuraChronology: there might be test dates that would not 
> require more changes later when the era name changes.

Fixed as suggested. The updated webrev is here:

http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~naoto/8202088/webrev.02/

Naoto

> 
> Regards, Roger
> 
> 
> On 5/17/18 4:31 PM, Naoto Sato wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Please review the changes to the subject issue:
>>
>> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8202088
>>
>> The proposed change is located at:
>>
>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~naoto/8202088/webrev.01/
>>
>> This is the implementation part of the upcoming Japanese new era, 
>> starting from May 1st, 2019. Current anticipation is that the new name 
>> won't be known till one month prior to the beginning of the era. So 
>> it's not possible to make changes to the JDK with the proper name. 
>> Instead, here we are going to implement the new era with a place 
>> holder name which will be immediately replaced with the proper name 
>> once it's known. The CSR is currently under review:
>>
>> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8202336
>>
>> Naoto
>