[Java-collab] Re: [Geotools-devel] GeoTools moving forward

[Justin Deoliveira]

I would prefer not if all this will be is another layer of abstraction 
on top of geoapi. In my opinion things are already as abstract enough 
and it makes it hard to follow. Now I will fully admit when it comes to 
referencing systems i am a layman to be sure, but I understand the 
basics, so I don't think it is unreasonable to ask for a library/api 
that i can use that is *simple* and keeps abstractions to a minimum.

I also think that perhaps depending on geoapi is a bit of an issue since 
its a large number of interfaces, many of which have nothing to do with 
referencing.

A question for Martin: Are there any plans to make GeoAPI more modular 
in nature, so that people can pick and choose from parts of the 
interfaces they wish to use?

-Justin

Martin Desruisseaux wrote:
> Sunburned Surveyor a écrit :
>> If we have some consensus that this is a good idea could we move
>> forward with a GeoTools module to contain the interface?
> 
> I'm neutral on this one. From a GeoTools point of view, it would be nothing more
> than a convenience class delegating to a few GeoAPI calls. It is not even
> GeoTools-specific; the same convenience class would work with any GeoAPI
> implementations and could live totally outside the GeoTools project, as people wish.
> 
> 	Martin
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Justin Deoliveira
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