- The Java Collections Framework provides a set of abstract data - type interfaces and implementations that offer both a wealth - of useful functionality, and a solid foundation for extending - that functionality. -
-- Many Jakarta projects have needs or design criteria that extend - beyond the core Collections API, such as introducing new abstract - data types (e.g., Avalon's BinaryHeap) or changing the behaviour of - existing abstract data types (e.g., Struts' FastHashMap). -
-- In keeping with the spirit of the Collections API and of abstract - data types in general, these components can and should be shared - assets. A Commons package for abstract data types would provide - encourage the development and reuse of a robust set of collections - classes. -
- -- The package will create and maintain a set of collections and - related classes designed to be compatible with the Java Collections - Framework, and to be distributed under the ASF license. -
- -Collections relies only on standard JDK 1.2 (or later) APIs for -production deployment. It utilizes the JUnit unit testing framework for -developing and executing unit tests, but this is of interest only to -developers of the component. Collections will also be a dependency for -several future proposed components for the Jakarta Commons subproject. - -
No external configuration files are utilized.
- -- The initial codebase was harvested from existing and purposed - Jakarta packages, including the Commons Database Connection Pool, - Struts, and Avalon. -
- -The proposed package name for the new component is
-org.apache.commons.collections.
collections in the
- jakarta-commons CVS repository. All initial committers
- are already committers on jakarta-commons, so no
- additional user setups are required.+ The Java Collections Framework provides a set of abstract data + type interfaces and implementations that offer both a wealth + of useful functionality, and a solid foundation for extending + that functionality. +
++ Many Jakarta projects have needs or design criteria that extend + beyond the core Collections API, such as introducing new abstract + data types (e.g., Avalon's BinaryHeap) or changing the behaviour of + existing abstract data types (e.g., Struts' FastHashMap). +
++ In keeping with the spirit of the Collections API and of abstract + data types in general, these components can and should be shared + assets. A Commons package for abstract data types would + encourage the development and reuse of a robust set of collections + classes. +
+ ++ The package will create and maintain a set of collections and + related classes designed to be compatible with the Java Collections + Framework, and to be distributed under the ASF license. +
+ +Collections relies only on standard JDK 1.2 (or later) APIs for +production deployment. It utilizes the JUnit unit testing framework for +developing and executing unit tests, but this is of interest only to +developers of the component. Collections will also be a dependency for +several future proposed components for the Jakarta Commons subproject. + +
No external configuration files are utilized.
+ ++ The initial codebase was harvested from existing and proposed + Jakarta packages, including the Commons Database Connection Pool, + Struts, and Avalon. +
+ +The proposed package name for the new component is
+org.apache.commons.collections.
collections in the
+ jakarta-commons CVS repository. All initial committers
+ are already committers on jakarta-commons, so no
+ additional user setups are required.