There is a lot of overlap between Verdantium and the proposed JSR-296 Specification

Verdantium and JSR-296:


http://jcp.org/en/jsr/results?id=3801


are trying to solve similar problems. JSR-296 is trying to provide a framework for Swing applications running as standalone entities from a main() method. Verdantium provides a framework for application COMPONENTS-- classes that can run as standalone applications (they have a main() method) but are also flexible enough to be visually embedded inside other applications.

There is a lot that JSR-296 could learn from looking at the current Verdantium implementation on Sourceforge and/or this blog. The scope of Verdantium is in many ways larger than what JSR-296 is proposing. For instance, Verdantium has lifecycle states related to embedded components participating in multi-level undo that do not exist in the current proposal for JSR-296.

While there is still time, perhaps it would be in the best interest of the future of the Java platform if Verdantium and JSR-296 interacted and shared information in some useful way. I'm looking at joining the JCP, and hopefully people associated with JSR-296 might look at this post and/or my code on Sourceforge for ideas.

To be continued in a subsequent post...