Proposal: #CustomizableAutomaticModuleNameMapping

[Paul Benedict]

Replying to the "observers" list...

Mark, can you please opine how this proposed resolution relates to
JDK-8160293 [1]?

[1] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8160293

Cheers,
Paul

On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 8:01 AM, Tim Ellison <Tim_Ellison at uk.ibm.com> wrote:

> 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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