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Improve Java Slice API's usability
See original GitHub issueAccessing Slice from Java requires input ByteOps for each API call which is repetitive and no fun.
Slice
.ofBytesJava(50)
.addInt(data.getInteger(), ByteOps.Java())
.addLong(data.getLongVal(), ByteOps.Java())
.addStringUTF8(data.getString(), ByteOps.Java())
.close();
See example.
Solution
Maybe implement a Java singleton instance in Slice which makes the above simpler. For example:
Slice.Java // .java or SliceJava or SliceJ ?
.ofBytes(50)
.addInt(data.getInteger())
.addLong(data.getLongVal())
.addStringUTF8(data.getString())
.close();
With a dedicated Java implementation we could possibly remove ByteOps all together as long as there are no boxing issues.
Reference code
See SliceTest.java. The end goal is to improve this API.
Issue Analytics
- State:
- Created 2 years ago
- Comments:6 (5 by maintainers)
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Hi , can I have a go
The prefixes for Java APIs is inconvenient. There is a better way of doing this so Java APIs are seamless.
I’m going to remove “good first issue” label and work on core tasks. Will visit Java APIs before the release.