Unify Options (ome.util.builders) and QueryParameter (ome.services.query) APIs.

[jmoore]

QueryParameter? instances are intended to permit C++-templates-esque parameter passing for dynamically generated queries. QueryParameters? can be mapped in our cross-language remoting platform (problem is touched on for ICE at http://zeroc.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=565) and as such be accessible to languages other than Java. But to do this, it will need to be in the /common component.

As long as we are making that change, we could combine QueryParameters? with the Builders (see PojoBuilder?) to make the builders more type safe and, in general, more useful.

Originally : http://bugs.openmicroscopy.org.uk/show_bug.cgi?id=663

[jmoore]

Was being over optimistic. Post-poning.

[jmoore]

This is a fairly substantial API change. Upgrading.

[jmoore]

r1516 took a step in this direction.

[jmoore]

milestone:3.0-Beta3 would actually be a great place to do this, but unfortunately there won't be enough time. Are you alright with the IPojos.method(..., Map map) parameters changing in Beta4, Jean-Marie?

[jburel]

Beta4 is probably the right time to do it.