[josm-dev] GPX upload?

[Dirk Stöcker]

On Thu, 4 Nov 2010, Axel Kollmorgen wrote:

>> >  it took me a while: partly, because i'm new to josm development,
>> >  but partly also because josm seems to make it unnecessarily hard to
>> >  plug into certain components. for example,
>>
>>  Provide patches to josm core which define a better interface when
>>  required in plugins and the patches will be accepted easily.
>
> sure, no problem, can do that. i just thought that, me being new to josm 
> development, i would ask here first to get some feedback (and that i might 
> get more feedback here than in trac). maybe my ideas are completely nonsense 
> :) are they, or aren't they, and why?

JOSM uses a lazy plugin API. This means nobody cares for special 
interfaces until someone needs one. This means constant changes and 
plugion updates (BAD), but is much easier in case of changing the software 
and enhancing funtionality (GOOD).

>>  Better create tickets in trac for patches and enhancements.
>
> will do.

Add "[PATCH]" in subject for patches and tickets get higher attention :-)

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