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[jsr339-experts] Re: [jax-rs-spec users] Why is Reader/WriterInterceptor generic?

From: Marek Potociar <marek.potociar_at_oracle.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:17:06 +0100

I would prefer to make it not generic. (Alas we can't do the same for MBR/MBW...)

Marek

On 02/01/2012 04:38 PM, Santiago Pericas-Geertsen wrote:
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> On Feb 1, 2012, at 10:17 AM, Bill Burke wrote:
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>> Is the generic type supposed to be used for matching purposes? i.e. if you have
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>> ReaderInterceptor<Widget>
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>> that interceptor will only be applied to that type?
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> No, that was never the intent. I think we've been going back and forth on the use of generics in the interceptors. What is your preference?
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> -- Santiago
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>> Not good, IMO, as you would need to recalcuate interceptors chains per-request (on the client) and per-response (on the server). Is there really an existing usecase on why we need this?
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>> If you want to go this route, IMO, Reader/WriterInterceptor should have a isReadable()/isWritable() method just like MessageBodyReader/Writer has. Also you should be allowed to have @Produces/_at_Consumes which would effect binding as well.
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>> --
>> Bill Burke
>> JBoss, a division of Red Hat
>> http://bill.burkecentral.com
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