[Yanel-dev] versioned interfaces and what others do (and how they name it): Adaptable and Adapter design patterns

[Michael Wechner]

Guillaume Déflache wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Michi and I discussed in the last few days how we could better present 
> the concept of versionable interfaces to people not knowing Yanel.
>
> It seems like part of what we do in Yanel with versioned interfaces is 
> called the Adaptable design pattern by others: cf.
> - http://wiki.apidesign.org/wiki/Adaptable (from one (the most vocal) 
> of Netbeans's API gurus)
> - http://blogs.cocoondev.org/crafterm/archives/002049.html (describe 
> Eclipse's functionality)
> - see also in 
> http://lists.wyona.org/pipermail/yanel-development/2009-December/004194.html 
> the "getServiceInstance" method which could still get a more 
> pattern-savvy name I guess

thanks very much for these pointers. Will have a closer look at it later on.

Thanks

Michi
>
> HTH,
>    Guillaume