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Re: schema documentation command integration

From: Ed Burns <edward.burns_at_oracle.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:00:45 -0700

>>>>> On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:42:43 -0500, Timothy Quinn <tim.quinn_at_oracle.com> said:

TQ> Hi, Justin.
TQ> Two mild concerns.

TQ> One is whether the command could be more specific as to just what type
TQ> of documentation it is producing. Create-documentation seems really
TQ> broad to me.

TQ> Another is maybe subtle but worth thinking about, I think. I think
TQ> this would be the first "create" command that does not update the
TQ> config itself as recorded in domain.xml (or, with create-domain,
TQ> actually products a brand new domain.xml). That is, every other
TQ> "create" command creates something that is used during the execution
TQ> of the app server...a domain, a JDCB connection, etc. There is also a
TQ> parallel delete command for each of those.

TQ> In contrast, this command produces something that's certainly useful
TQ> but does not alter the configuration of the domain and for which there
TQ> is no delete counterpart.

TQ> So is this really a "describe-config" or "describe-metadata" or
TQ> "describe-config-metadata" command? Again, I'm not sure any of those
TQ> is the right alternative command name, but I think you see what I'm
TQ> getting at.

I think the name should start with "generate-"

Ed

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