[Lcd4linux-devel] Re: Namespace

[Michael R. <re...@eu...>]

Hi Xavier,

> The new plugin imon from nico does a very hazardous thing : it registers
> a version() function !! I'm sorry it can't be acceptable. With the next
> 'soing' redesing it can register imon::version (imon_version) but
> version() is not that clear.

Right, but how should he know? We didn't finish our discussion about the 
namespace delimiter....

> PS to Michi : about ::
> 
>>- there is no real 'object/method' system behind, so why try to mimic
> 
> one?
> In Perl, for Objets, the syntax is object->method. The '::' delimiter
> expresses namespace::function or namespace::variable concept, exactly
> lcd4linux claim ;)

Hrm... I'm afraid you won. I vote for :: too. Martin?

I will try to rewrite the parser as soon as possible.

Here's my plan: prepare the parser, rewrite all plugins so that ne 
namespace is used, but DO NOT IMPLEMENT DYNAMIC LOADING!

Why? I want to release 0.9.12 as soon as possible...

Two questions:

a) how should the namespace look like when it contains only one 
function? (or "contains itself")

I guess this has already been answered:
xmms()
xmms::filename()

b) I think I'll modify the AddFunction call:

AddFunction (<namespace> <function> <parameters> <real_function_ptr>)

i.e.
AddFunction ("xmms", NULL, 2, my_xmms)
or
AddFunction ("xmms", "filename", 2, my_xmms)


Is this ok with you ?


bye, Michael

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