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[jax-rs-spec users] [jsr339-experts] Re: Re: FYI: JAX-RS 2.0 PR date postponed

From: Sergey Beryozkin <sberyozkin_at_talend.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 11:15:44 +0100

On 12/09/12 11:11, Marek Potociar wrote:
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> On Sep 10, 2012, at 11:35 PM, Bill Burke<bburke_at_redhat.com> wrote:
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>> On 9/10/2012 5:33 PM, Sergey Beryozkin wrote:
>>> On 10/09/12 20:36, Marek Potociar wrote:
>>>> Hello experts,
>>>>
>>>> While we're still working out the updated JAX-RS 2.0 release schedule
>>>> dates, we've been approved to postpone the PR date by at least another
>>>> week. This should help us resolve more issues, including the
>>>> WebTarget/UriBuilder API changes at a more convenient pace as was
>>>> earlier requested by some of you.
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>>> I'm also interested in getting more feedback on having
>>> ParamConverterProvider - if there's some chance to drop it then it can
>>> be the best time to do it, unless the compelling reason is there to keep
>>> it. Likewise, hoping to get some improvements done to Container filters API
>>>
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>> I read the JIRA comment by the user, but I still do not understand why you need ParamConverterProvider.
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> It's the same concept as with dynamic features. It lets you use the deploy-time information to fine-tune the returned ParamConverter instance for the case. E.g. in Jersey in case of JAXB converters we use the type and annotation information to return a proper converter producing the proper JAXB types.
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Converting URI path or query values to JAXB types ? I'm getting lost.
Param converter is for converting the individual URI bits or say header
values. Do we really have a case for converting that to JAXB ?

I'm interested to see more details

Thanks, Sergey

> Marek
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