The Jakarta Commons Resources Component

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[Introduction] [Dependencies] [Release Info] [Committers] [Action Items]

1. INTRODUCTION

The Resources Package provides a lightweight framework for defining and looking up internationalized message strings keyed by a java.util.Locale and a message key.

2. DEPENDENCIES

The Resources component is dependent upon the following external components for development and use:

Java Development Kit (Version 1.2 or later)
Collections Classes from the Jakarta Commons Subproject
JUnit Testing Framework (Version 3.2 or later) - for unit tests only, not required for deployment

3. RELEASE INFO

Current Release: Unreleased, CVS Repository Only

Planned Next Release: To Be Determined

4. COMMITTERS

The following individuals are the primary developers and maintainers of this component. Developers who plan to use Resources in their own projects are encouraged to collaborate on the future development of this component to ensure that it continues to meet a variety of needs.

5. ACTION ITEMS

The following action items need to be completed prior to a Version 1.0 release of this component:

Action Item	Volunteer
Review Abstractions. Review the abstractions provided by the `MessageResources` and `MessageResourcesFactory` classes, especially as compared to other APIs that provide pluggable factory and instance implementations (JAXP, JSSE, JNDI, etc.), and refactor as needed.
Unit Tests for Abstract Classess. Complete the JUnit unit tests for the `MessageResources` and `MessageResourcesFactory` classes.
Unit Tests for Property Resources. Complete the JUnit unit tests for the `PropertyMessageResources` and `PropertyMessageResourcesFactory` classes.
Documentation. Provide basic User's Guide information in a `package.html` file for this package.