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Add object introspection functions #78
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The introspection functions are new API.
For conversion functions, we use the name `convert`. So let's be consistent with introspection functions. It's also more concise.
The submodule is called versions; let's name the test file consistently.
To me, the name `find_java` suggests we will be locating a JVM installation, rather than "finding" information about Java objects. The information doesn't need to be "found" or "located", but rather only introspected or interrogated. Technically, I suppose "introspection" implies read/access while "reflection" implies write/mutation, but `jintrospect` is rather clunky, whereas the term "reflection" is widely known in both Java and Python circles.
I've done all the technical cleanup work I wanted to do. Tomorrow I'll review the actual code changes in more detail. Based on my initial read-through, it looks pretty fabulous. |
Super glad this is coming together. I'm noticing that it'd be good to find the right way to pass a Scijava Logger onto the I managed to hack this to work (actually by using the reflection functionality on
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This pull request has been mentioned on Image.sc Forum. There might be relevant details there: https://forum.image.sc/t/fiji-friends-weekly-dev-update-thread/103718/84 |
This PR is a continuation of #77, targeting the mainline branch, and cleaning up the commit history.