[TAP5-1645] Tapestry should validate that abstract classes only appear in the .base sub-package, not in .components, .mixins or .pages

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Incomplete
• Affects Version/s: 5.3
• Component/s: tapestry-core
• Labels: bulk-close-candidate
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Howard Lewis Ship
• Created: 13/Sep/11 20:29
• Updated: 22/Aug/16 06:48
• Resolved: 22/Aug/16 06:47

Description

Tapestry has a .base sub-package for base classes for components; although a non-abstract class may or may not be a base class, an abstract class by definition is. Tapestry should treat this as an error (but should include a compatibility setting to turn off the check).