Proposal: #CustomizableAutomaticModuleNameMapping

[Tim Ellison]

mark.reinhold at oracle.com (Mark Reinhold) wrote on 28/06/2016 22:23:15:
> Issue summary
> -------------
> 
>   #CustomizableAutomaticModuleNameMapping --- Provide a means to
>   customize the algorithm that computes the names and version strings
>   of automatic modules. [1]
> 
> Proposal
> --------
> 
> Extend the `java.lang.module.ModuleDescriptor.Builder` API so that it
> can be used to create automatic as well as explicit modules.  This will
> allow a container application to use a custom `ModuleFinder` to manage
> the mapping from artifact names to module names, version strings, and
> so forth.
> 
> 
> [1] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jigsaw/spec/issues/
> #CustomizableAutomaticModuleNameMapping

Enthusiastic +1 for this proposal.  I envisage a number of places from 
which
such auto information may be derived.

Regards,
Tim

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