Re: [Openxml4j-devs] Common API to Apache POI?

[Julien C. <ju...@wy...>]

Nick,
it's seems quite OK for me, however the first release (I hope a beta =
release for the next month) will be a focus on the Open Packaging =
Convention specifications, so all the implementation concerning Word, =
Excel, PowerPoint has not yet begun (nor the decisions about the =
architecture etc ...). So, from my side it's a little too early to take =
a decision about this point, however I really like the idea and will =
contact and discuss this point thoroughly on the PIO mailing list for =
sure and as soon as possible ;)

Julien Chable

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-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Burch [mailto:ope...@ga...]=20
Sent: mercredi 16 mai 2007 15:33
To: Julien Chable
Cc: ope...@li...
Subject: Re: [Openxml4j-devs] Common API to Apache POI?

On Wed, 16 May 2007, Julien Chable wrote:
> Sorry for the delay, I have to configure my mail client in order not =
to=20
> have mails from the mailing list flagged as spam ;-)

:)

> Yes, it could be interested to discuss more thoroughly about that =
point=20
> ;-) Is it possible for you to send more details about your idea=20
> concerning these common method signatures ?

If you're interested, it might be worth shifting the discussions over to =

the poi-dev list. We've got quite a few interested developers and users=20
who I'm sure would have a lot to offer.


However, my broad idea was:
* some sort of common interface defining an excel file, a word file etc
    (excel is probably the main one for us, it's the area our code is
     strongest in, and has the most users)
* on that common excel interface, define ways to get at sheets, which
    let you get at rows, which let you get at cells etc
* quite possibly a similar (but much simpler) definition to our "user
    model API", assuming that's a good fit for your code (looked ok from =
an
    initial quick read)
 	http://jakarta.apache.org/poi/hssf/quick-guide.html
 	http://jakarta.apache.org/poi/hssf/how-to.html
* worry about powerpoint and word once we've got excel sorted :)

What do you think?

Nick