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From 11/12/2018 to 12/11/2018
12/12/2018
- 10:52 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- 3750a rev 11313 provides support for variables as data members in classes or interfaces.
12/11/2018
- 04:21 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- I'm working on getting data members to emit properly. Then I am going to take method definitions.
Constantin: Aft... - 04:18 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Greg Shah wrote:
> > Is anyone working on the conversion of FIELD_CLASS right now?
>
> I'm not.
>
> Constantin... - 04:16 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- > Is anyone working on the conversion of FIELD_CLASS right now?
I'm not.
Constantin ? - 04:14 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Greg Shah wrote:
> * Is there any reason to believe that the OO 4GL object instances are a kind of handle (other tha... - 04:07 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- 3750a rev 11312 provides variable and parameter definition support for AS CLASS, LIKE VAR_CLASS and LIKE FIELD_CLASS....
- 03:25 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- I'm working on var/parm defs right now. I've just checked in 3750a rev 11311 which is an early version of the @objec...
- 02:28 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Eric suggests using @object@ instead of @ObjectRef@. It is shorter and is in the same kind of lowercase format as th...
- 11:55 AM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- I've been writing some testcases to explore unknown value, assignment and undo. In all of these areas, the behavior ...
12/10/2018
- 05:00 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- The 4GL documentation for FIELD_CLASS states that it is only possible to make it @Progress.Lang.Object@. It turns ou...
- 10:04 AM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Greg Shah wrote:
> I'm talking about the creation of the widget pool itself, not the registration of handle resource... - 09:36 AM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- >> For the instance case, we can create it in the "constructor worker" method. For the class case, in a static intial...
12/09/2018
- 05:47 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- 3750a revision 11307 adds support for @IMPLEMENTS@.
- 01:56 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- 3750a revision 11306 is the first phase of conversion support for OO 4GL. This revision can properly convert empty c...
12/08/2018
- 02:54 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Greg Shah wrote:
> Is there a different widget pool for each instance or is there a single widget pool for the class... - 12:36 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- > Same, I think this is some compile-time augmentation for CREATE statements using static members.
Is there a dif...
12/07/2018
- 06:22 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Greg Shah wrote:
> > And @USE-WIDGET-POOL@ - is this currently used?
>
> Sorry, it took some time to run the sear... - 04:46 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Greg Shah wrote:
> * I assume that statics are not affected, only instance members. The 4GL doesn't allow accessing... - 04:28 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- > Greg, we need to determine how we handle the same stuff with unknown object references, for normal var case. 4GL gi...
- 03:45 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- > And @USE-WIDGET-POOL@ - is this currently used?
Sorry, it took some time to run the search across both projects.... - 03:29 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Direct field reference like @where tt.obj = ?@ or @where tt.obj <> ?@ does work.
But there is something interestin... - 02:55 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Eric Faulhaber wrote:
> If so, how is tt.obj.foo dereferenced? Is this the equivalent of a user-defined function, wh... - 02:18 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Constantin, are there any limitations as to how a field of data type @class@ can be used in a WHERE clause? For insta...
- 02:10 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Something about widget definitions in a class (like @DEF BUTTON btn@) - in documentation there is a statement like 'C...
12/06/2018
- 02:33 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Constantin Asofiei wrote:
> * how do you plan to emit the 4GL c'tors? As a Java constructor, right?
And I just real... - 02:28 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- About constructors and destructors:
* how do you plan to emit the 4GL c'tors? As a Java constructor, right?
* destr... - 01:06 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- I think we can calculate this if I just add the fully qualified OO name to the @class-mapping@ node as an @ooname@ at...
- 12:41 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- I've been assuming that we will need the conversion name mapping anyway for things like @DYNAMIC-NEW@. I was thinkin...
- 12:34 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Greg Shah wrote:
> My idea is that at parsing time, we have resolved the 4GL fully qualified names to some actual un... - 10:36 AM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- I'm working on the resolution of the converted Java class name information (simple class name, package name and fully...
- 10:00 AM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Branch 3750a revision 11302 includes these changes:
* Added reports for constructors, destructors and duplicate fu...
12/05/2018
- 06:03 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Good results so far. Please check in your testcases to @testcases/uast/oo/@.
Next questions:
5. Please conside... - 05:15 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Leaving duck typing aside, and looking through the JVM specs, I can't find other issues at this time.
This comment... - 03:58 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- > JVM specs don't guarantee which tread will execute the finalize() method - and if the DESTRUCTOR contains 4GL logic...
- 03:39 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Greg Shah wrote:
> I think so. You aren't supposed to be able to execute it directly and it only gets executed when... - 03:33 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Greg Shah wrote:
> > in Java you can't hide an instance method via a static method, but you can in 4GL.
>
> Did y... - 03:32 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Constantin Asofiei wrote:
> Another issue with using Java inheritance: in Java, you can't reduce the visibility of a... - 03:29 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- > You mean without using a dynamic proxy? The problem I can think of is the EXTENT parameters - there is some validat...
- 03:26 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- > in Java you can't hide an instance method via a static method, but you can in 4GL.
Did you find this via testing... - 03:26 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Greg Shah wrote:
> Is there any reason that a method call with non-POLY arguments can't be directly dispatched?
You... - 03:20 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- And there is this "gem" (from the 4GL docs):
"On a state-reset AppServer, a given AppServer agent begins a fresh A... - 03:01 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Also in Java you can't hide an instance method via a static method, but you can in 4GL.
LE: this was tested incorr... - 02:55 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Another issue with using Java inheritance: in Java, you can't reduce the visibility of a member, just upgrade it. In...
- 02:42 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- > I was thinking we could do a mode where, if a project is not using duck-typing, we rely on Java inheritance for con...
- 02:31 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- I was thinking we could do a mode where, if a project is not using duck-typing, we rely on Java inheritance for conve...
- 01:58 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Use @string(THIS-OBJECT)@ (or @string(ooVar)@) to determine the handle ID (this is suffixed to the class name, like @...
- 01:41 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Greg Shah wrote:
> > the limitations introduced by duck typing I think will not allow us to use Java inheritance, wh... - 01:36 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- > the limitations introduced by duck typing I think will not allow us to use Java inheritance, when emulating the 4GL...
- 01:24 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- 4. About @static@ constructors. 4GL states:
> STATIC specifies a static constructor that executes exactly once in an... - 01:17 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- I'm posting our duck typing example here so that readers can see the full context of the discussion.
@duck_typing....
12/04/2018
- 05:12 PM Feature #3755 (Closed): DEBUGGER system handle stubs
- Code Review Task Branch 3750a Revision 11300
I'm good with the changes.
In the future, I would like to avoid th... - 01:51 PM Feature #3755 (Review): DEBUGGER system handle stubs
- 01:51 PM Feature #3755 (WIP): DEBUGGER system handle stubs
- DEBUGGER support - full conversion and stubbed runtime - is in 3750a rev 11294.
- 03:13 PM Feature #3753: I18N additions
- A note to check: editor with LONGCHAR value, having a non-default codepage.
- 02:35 PM Feature #3753: I18N additions
- The conversion issues for this task (phase 1) are solved in 3750a rev 11297.
- 02:07 PM Feature #3756 (WIP): minor modifications for SESSION system handle support
- The conversion problems in this task are solved in 3750a rev 11295: adds SESSION:V6DISPLAY conversion and get/set run...
12/03/2018
- 09:08 AM Feature #3752 (Closed): CLIENT-PRINCIPAL resource and other security features
- The remainder of the CLIENT-PRINCIPAL support will be implemented in #3810.
- 08:53 AM Feature #3752: CLIENT-PRINCIPAL resource and other security features
- 3752a was merged to trunk rev 11293 and archived.
> Added runtime/conversion support for SET-DB-CLIENT, GET-DB-CLI...
12/01/2018
- 07:50 AM Feature #3752: CLIENT-PRINCIPAL resource and other security features
- Please merge to trunk.
11/30/2018
- 04:23 PM Feature #3752: CLIENT-PRINCIPAL resource and other security features
- Conversion testing of 3752a rev 11297 passed.
- 02:05 PM Feature #3752: CLIENT-PRINCIPAL resource and other security features
- 3752a rev 11297 fixes the review issues.
I'm doing conversion testing next. - 01:49 PM Feature #3752: CLIENT-PRINCIPAL resource and other security features
- Greg Shah wrote:
> > If the name is invalid, I'll throw an exception, as we can't use the default DB.
>
> OK, as ... - 01:45 PM Feature #3752: CLIENT-PRINCIPAL resource and other security features
- > If the name is invalid, I'll throw an exception, as we can't use the default DB.
OK, as long as the NPE does not... - 01:43 PM Feature #3752: CLIENT-PRINCIPAL resource and other security features
- Greg Shah wrote:
> 1. In @ConnectionManager.getDbClient()/setDbClient()@, the use of @cm.getLDBName(dbName).toLowerC... - 11:15 AM Feature #3752: CLIENT-PRINCIPAL resource and other security features
- I don't think this needs runtime testing. If it passes conversion testing for ChUI, it can be merged to trunk.
- 11:14 AM Feature #3752: CLIENT-PRINCIPAL resource and other security features
- Code Review Task Branch 3752a Revision 11295
The result is very good. I've only found some minor issues:
1. In...
11/29/2018
- 02:36 PM Feature #3753 (WIP): I18N additions
11/28/2018
- 12:46 PM Feature #3752: CLIENT-PRINCIPAL resource and other security features
- Please review 3752a rev 11295 - it contains the changes required for the current POC.
11/26/2018
- 12:58 PM Feature #3817: create resource bundles from string literals and implement optional support for se...
- This is meant to be a Java-native replacement for the ability to swap translated string literals at runtime.
+Back... - 12:21 PM Feature #3817 (Closed): create resource bundles from string literals and implement optional suppo...
11/25/2018
- 11:05 AM Feature #3753: I18N additions
- Implement these for Phase 2 (main project):
* generalized CONVERT option support (e.g. not just INPUT but also use... - 10:36 AM Feature #2135: implement COPY-LOB language statement
- As phase 3 of development, the following will all be needed:...
- 09:23 AM Feature #3812: additions to SESSION system-handle
- +Attributes+
* CURRENT-REQUEST-INFO
* LOCAL-VERSION-INFO
* SERVER-CONNECTION-BOUND-REQUEST
* ICFPARAMETER
* CO... - 09:19 AM Feature #3812 (Closed): additions to SESSION system-handle
- 08:21 AM Feature #3810: SECURITY-POLICY and other security features
- Implement support for the following:
+SECURITY-POLICY resource+
* SECURITY-POLICY system handle
* attributes
... - 07:41 AM Feature #3810 (Closed): SECURITY-POLICY and other security features
11/19/2018
- 03:01 PM Feature #3752: CLIENT-PRINCIPAL resource and other security features
- Something else: the @_oeusertable@ and any other domain type allows any user ID to be specified, even if it does not ...
- 01:05 PM Feature #3752: CLIENT-PRINCIPAL resource and other security features
- Greg Shah wrote:
> Is the @_oslocal@ approach using something like PAM or does it just rely upon the user being alre... - 01:02 PM Feature #3752: CLIENT-PRINCIPAL resource and other security features
- Is the @_oslocal@ approach using something like PAM or does it just rely upon the user being already logged in?
- 12:50 PM Feature #3752: CLIENT-PRINCIPAL resource and other security features
- These metadata tables define the domains and the domain types:...
11/15/2018
- 01:27 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- +Class Members Access Summary+
|_. Resource |_. Data Member |_. Default Access Mode |_. PUBLIC |_. PROTECTED |_. P...
11/14/2018
- 04:02 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Comments from a customer 4GL developer:
* ABL garbage collection is based on reference counting.
* The ABL (at le... - 03:49 PM Feature #3751: implement support for OO 4GL and structured error handling
- Some of the built-in classes provided by OpenEdge are not documented in the 4GL reference PDF. This online doc is a ...
11/13/2018
- 04:22 PM Feature #3754 (Closed): TRANSACTION resource support
- 04:13 PM Feature #3754: TRANSACTION resource support
- Branch 3754a was merged to trunk rev 11291 and archived.
- 04:08 PM Feature #3754: TRANSACTION resource support
- Eric Faulhaber wrote:
> ETF runtime testing passed (full search and dev tests).
Great! I'll release it shortly.
... - 04:00 PM Feature #3754: TRANSACTION resource support
- Constantin Asofiei wrote:
> Eric: please help me with runtime testing - I don't think full runtime is required, just... - 03:40 PM Feature #3754: TRANSACTION resource support
- If Eric's tests pass please merge to trunk.
- 03:40 PM Feature #3754: TRANSACTION resource support
- Code Review Task Branch 3754a Revision 11293
The changes are good. - 02:43 PM Feature #3754: TRANSACTION resource support
- Greg Shah wrote:
> Do we have sufficient checks to ensure this same limitation is forced?
Now we do - see 3754a rev... - 02:01 PM Feature #3754: TRANSACTION resource support
- > there is no way for TRANSACTION-MODE AUTOMATIC or TRANS-INIT-PROCEDURE invoked entries to automatically start a fu...
- 01:53 PM Feature #3754: TRANSACTION resource support
- Greg Shah wrote:
> The part I don't understand is how this is supposed to act when it is called while a full transac... - 11:34 PM Feature #3754: TRANSACTION resource support
- Code Review Task Branch 3754a Revision 11292
I've reviewed everything, it is very good.
The part I don't unders... - 03:48 PM Feature #3752: CLIENT-PRINCIPAL resource and other security features
- All of these are classified as "global builtin variables" since they don't take parenthesis. Even though the 4GL doc...
- 03:28 PM Feature #3752: CLIENT-PRINCIPAL resource and other security features
- Greg, why are these marked as VAR_RAW (and registered as global variables) instead of builtin functions, in progress....
- 02:55 PM Feature #3752: CLIENT-PRINCIPAL resource and other security features
- Greg Shah wrote:
> * ENCRYPT
> * DECRYPT
> * GENERATE-RANDOM-KEY()
These are dependent on @SECURITY-POLICY:SYMMET... - 07:13 PM Feature #3752: CLIENT-PRINCIPAL resource and other security features
- > @EXPORT/IMPORT-PRINCIPAL@ creates a byte representation of the @CLIENT-PRINCIPAL@ resource, returned as a @raw@ ins...
11/12/2018
- 05:06 PM Feature #3752: CLIENT-PRINCIPAL resource and other security features
- @EXPORT/IMPORT-PRINCIPAL@ creates a byte representation of the @CLIENT-PRINCIPAL@ resource, returned as a @raw@ insta...
- 05:01 PM Feature #3752 (WIP): CLIENT-PRINCIPAL resource and other security features
- 04:47 PM Feature #3754: TRANSACTION resource support
- Greg, 3754a rev 11292 adds:
* full conversion support
* runtime is almost done, I need to do some more manual testi...
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