[sword-devel] Multimap (was: I want to port the API to Java)

[Chris]

I just read the jgl licence. It's _not_ a free or open-source licence.

Troy A. Griffitts wrote:

>>OK, I think I am (finally) getting it. Little bit of a language barrier
>>there for to begin with... get it language barrier... C++ -> Java ;-)
>>
>>OK maybe it is a little late... why do I feel like I am the only one
>>laughing?
>>
>
>:) <- *sympathy laugh*
>
>
>>You are right, the HashMap and Properties objects that are provided do
>>not support duplicate values for a name. But I don't think it would take
>>much to enhance them to get what is needed (subclass the Properties
>>object adding a getProperties(String) method that returns an Iterator).
>>And personally I would prefer to use the core libraries if at all
>>possible (helps the app maintain portability).
>>
>
>portability?  This is java! :)  I do understand.  If we don't need jgl,
>then lets don't build a dependency.  Truth is, I've tried to do exactly
>that with the core c++ library.  But there's just some things (gnu
>regex, zip, now maybe icu) that I'd rather someone else maintain.
>
>
>>Not that I dislike JGL, I really don't know anything about it. I went
>>and looked at the site and didn't really find much in the way of API
>>documentation. I also couldn't find any licensing requirements. Will we
>>even be able to bundle it with Sword?
>>
>
>JGL is freely redistributable in binary (.class) (.jar) form, full
>license is appended if interested.  Docs are at:
>http://www.crosswire.org/java-docs/jgl3.1.0
>Source is at ftp://ftp.objectspace.com/pub/jgl
>
>
>>In the end if it's decided that JGL's mutimap is the best way to go then
>>that's what I'll use. I just want to make sure the other options we
>>thought out and considered.
>>
>
>Yes.  I agree.  I don't have an emotional attachment to jgl, either, but
>I know we do try to take advantage internally of stl.  We try to keep it
>out of our interface, if at all possible, but sometimes you'll see it
>there also.
>
>Having said all this, I'd like to encourage us to press forward.  There
>are many things yet undone that might better occupy our time.  I'm going
>to be commiting some additions to sword this evening hopefully.  And
>suprisingly, they were done first in java and, if I stay up late enough,
>will be ported back to the c++ libs tonight.  They include:
>
>	SWInputMethod virtual class and few decendents for inputing Hebrew text
>and a test program: eledit (originally done for project leningradensis
>(http://www.leningradensis.org/)).  Look for them in cvs soon.
>
>
>		-Troy.
>
>
>
>
>>/mike
>>
>>--
>>******************************************
>> Mike Dougherty -- Java Software Engineer
>>******************************************
>> Some people carve careers, others chisel them.
>>
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