[AVRO-988] Java: Add public, private, and public-deprecated options for SpecificCompiler output

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.7.2
• Fix Version/s: 1.7.3
• Component/s: java
• Release Note: Adds field visibility options for SpecificCompiler output
• Assignee: Jeff Kolesky
• Reporter: Scott Carey
• Created: 05/Jan/12 22:57
• Updated: 10/Dec/12 17:57
• Resolved: 29/Nov/12 22:08

Description

The specific compiler produces deprecation warnings in both client code and the specific generated classes themselves. The field visibility should be configurable by the user.
I propose that the SpecificCompiler for the default template allow for a fieldVisibility option that is one of the below:

• 'public' fields are public, and not deprecated, this is the 1.5.x behavior
• 'public-deprecated' fields are public, and marked @Deprecated. This is the default behavior in 1.6.x
• 'private' fields are private. This may be the default in the future.