[rs-devel] Re: [Litestep] dev: mod_ctl: kudos and user sanity

[Mudiaga O. <ob...@in...>]

[Opps! I'll just resend this...]

Here some rational:

 > but I disagree with making a single do-everything function.

The single do-everything function keeps function prototypes=20
as well as data structures out of peoples heads.
The functions that go though it will only be those where=20
the overhead is not a problem. It also simplifies the process
of adding extensions to modules, such as querring specific
functionality, signaling a module of specific event,...,
without requiring Litestep support.
(modules can export 50 functions if they wish, but that's=20
one of the things this is meant to avoid)

 > All we need is a simple GetModuleInfo function that fills in
 > a LSMODULEINFO struct. Just as easy for the mod coders

Except your caller is calling from pascal or some other lang

 + the text format avoids issues like initializing unused fields,
and won't require LSMODULEINFOEX and LSMODULEINFOEX2 in the=20
future.=20
 + the text format is extensible (as in XML)
 + agreeing on using (markup) text format is easier that=20
aggreeing on what goes into LSMODULEINFO and what not.
 =20
~Mudi