Re: [JGIT] Request for help

> Nasser Grainawi <nasser@codeaurora.org> wrote:
>> Shawn O. Pearce wrote:
>>> Hmm, maybe a method on Patch is reasonable.
>> Going down this route, I'd add a few things to Patch.
>> patchId would be a private field (of type ObjectId?)
>> getPatchId would be a public method that returns patchId
>> and then likely a private method (computePatchId?) that actually  
>> generates the patchId
> 
> Sure, but getPatchId can compute it on demand on the first call,
> and anyone who modifies the Patch would just need to clear out
> the cached patchId value so the next call (if it ever comes) to
> getPatchId would force it to recompute.
> 
> Most users of Patch won't want the patchId, so there is no reason
> to compute it.
>