[Gwt-openlayers-devl] about VectorFeatureAttributes

[Edwin C. <com...@gm...>]

Hi Rafael,

I saw you added a class VectorFeatureAttributes.  I suppose the reason
to not work with a JSObject is to limit the type of attributes that
can be set. I am not sure, but it seems reasonable that a
VectorFeature does not have JavaScript function or object as
attribute.

However, it seems to me that this can be approached more generically
with an Attributes class, that allows for setting and getting
arbitrary properties that are more constrained than JSObject. Objects
that allow setting arbitrary attributes (not defined by any API) that
are not similarly constrained should use JSObject in my opinion.

With a generic Attributes class we get the least duplication of
JSObject functionality (that is getPropertyXxx/setPropertyXxx). The
Option objects for example set specific options, while the attributes
class would provide getters and setters that are as generic as those
on JSObject.

What do you (and other developers) think about refactoring
VectorFeatureAttributes to org.gwtopenmaps.openlayers.util.Attributes?
To me, there seems to be nothing in VectorFeatureAttributes that is
specific to a VectorFeature. While we are still pre 0.5 I think it is
still a good option to refactor.

If you agree I will go forward with the refactoring.

Greetings,
Edwin