GeoAPI provides a set of interfaces in programming languages (currently Java and Python) for geospatial applications. The GeoAPI interfaces closely follow OGC specifications, adaptated to match the expectations of programmers.
Deprecate, and later remove, the CodeList.valueOf(Filter) method and the associated CodeList.Filter Java interface. Since Java 8, this interface duplicates the new java.util.function package; CodeList.Filter could be replaced by BiPredicate<CodeList, String> where the String argument is the name of the requested code list.
However we may not need to replace with BiPredicate neither. In practice, we only request for a code list matching any of the names returned by CodeList.names() ignoring case. A lenient CodeList.valueOf(String name, boolean allowCreate) method may be sufficient. If we really want a replacement with all CodeList.valueOf(Filter) functionalities, a CodeList.valueOf(Class, BiPredicate, boolean) method in the root class only (not in any sub-classes) may be sufficient.
Deprecate, and later remove, the
CodeList.valueOf(Filter)method and the associatedCodeList.FilterJava interface. Since Java 8, this interface duplicates the newjava.util.functionpackage;CodeList.Filtercould be replaced byBiPredicate<CodeList, String>where the String argument is the name of the requested code list.However we may not need to replace with
BiPredicateneither. In practice, we only request for a code list matching any of the names returned byCodeList.names()ignoring case. A lenientCodeList.valueOf(String name, boolean allowCreate)method may be sufficient. If we really want a replacement with allCodeList.valueOf(Filter)functionalities, aCodeList.valueOf(Class, BiPredicate, boolean)method in the root class only (not in any sub-classes) may be sufficient.