Re: Refactoring / renaming Channel -> Pv

[Matej S. <mat...@co...>]

If I remember correctly we've already defined what needs to be changed (and
exact names) at DLS. This should be minutes...

Matej


On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 8:29 PM, Marty Kraimer <mrk...@co...>wrote:

> On 11/20/2013 11:04 AM, Ralph Lange wrote:
> > If I remember correctly,
> >
> > we decided to bite the bullet and rename/refactor our modules to replace
> > the term "channel" with "pv", so that pvAccess connects to pvs, and the
> > pvAccess server implements a PvProvider to give pvAccess an interface to
> > pvData structures, etc.
> >
> > I still see a lot of "Channel" inside pvAccess.
>
> Let me propose a less disruptive change.
>
> I think the only name that V4 should not use is channel access.
> Thus the name channel is OK.
>
> http://www.thefreedictionary.com/channel
>
> Has the definition:
>
> 1. The bed of a stream or river.
> ...
> 6. A course or pathway through which information is transmitted: new
> channels of thought; a reliable channel of information.
> 7. A route of communication or access. Often used in the plural: took
> her request through official channels.
> ...
>
> Both channel access and pvAccess satisfy 6) or 7).
> If this is accepted the only name in pvAccess that needs to change is
> ChannelAccess.
> In Java this is an interface.
> In C++ it is a class.
> In addition the documentation (many places) must be checked to see that
> channel access is only used to
> talk about what comes with epics base.
>
> We could rename ChannelAccess with minimal change to code and
> Documentation.
> Changing the name Channel affects LOTS and LOTS of code and documentation.
>
> I also suggest that the  name ChannelAccess be replaced by PVAccess.
>
> Marty
>
> > The more code we produce that uses the old names, the more hazzle it
> > will be to change them.
> >
> > What is the planned time scale for the transition?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > ~Ralph
> >
> >
> >
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