Re: [Geotools-devel] [Geoapi-devel] Issue with Function api

[Justin D. <jde...@op...>]

Jody Garnett wrote:
> Right - so let's try and be productive.
> 
> Function - not self describing (it is a representation of data the user 
> provided)
> FilterCapbilities - contains the descriptive element Function (which 
> extends Operator) looks like the whole mess involves GenericName again.
> 
This is like saying you should not be able to call getClass() from an 
object. It seems perfectly ok to me that the "metadata" that describes a 
function should be available from the function itself.

> I wonder how we can escalate GenericName as a problem with the GeoAPI 
> Library - we have failed thus far (even with forking the idea for TypeName).
> Jody
I am not interested in getting involved in that mess. I will stick with 
an implementation specific function.
> 
>> Understandable since it came after the fact. In my opinion its not ok, 
>> a function by itself is not self describing enough to create the 
>> FilterCapabilities in the first place!!
>>
>>
>> Jody Garnett wrote:
>>> I see - so the GeoAPI Function API may be "okay", we just not have 
>>> used the full scope of the GeoAPI interfaces needed to define our 
>>> problem?
>>>
>>> Sigh!
>>> Jody
>>>> Unfortunatley I have no way of generating a FilterCapabilities from 
>>>> the functions plugged in via factory api. And no we are not using 
>>>> FilterCapabilities right now. The only use of it I have seen is in 
>>>> Postgis to declare which functions it can encode as sql, which does 
>>>> not report the number of arguments.
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>>
>>> Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, 
>>> security?
>>> Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your 
>>> job easier.
>>> Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache 
>>> Geronimo
>>> http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Geoapi-devel mailing list
>>> Geo...@li...
>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoapi-devel
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
> 
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security?
> Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier.
> Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo
> http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642
> _______________________________________________
> Geoapi-devel mailing list
> Geo...@li...
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoapi-devel
> 
> !DSPAM:1004,45ca27dc32811365099012!
> 


-- 
Justin Deoliveira
jde...@op...
The Open Planning Project
http://topp.openplans.org