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prefixes and namespaces?

• Posted by Jeremy Cowgar <jeremy at c?wg?r.com> Apr 24, 2008
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Ok, another question now about the standard library.

Currently, two files have been added that are prefixed.... map.e and datetime.e.
Functions are like:

include map.e
map m
m = map_new()
m = map_put(m, "name", "John Doe")
puts(1, "Name: " & map_get(m, "name"))

include datetime.e
datetime dt
dt = datetime_now()
dt = datetime_new(2008, 10, 20, 11, 12, 13)
dt = datetime_add_days(30)
-- ...etc...

All function names in these two items thus far: map_new(), map_get(), map_put(),
map_remove(), map_size(), map_keys(), map_values() and datetime_new(),
datetime_compare(), datetime_from_date(), datetime_now(), datetime_dow(),
datetime_to_unix(), datetime_from_unix(), datetime_add_seconds(),
datetime_add_days(), datetime_diff_seconds(), datetime_diff_days(). Global
constants: DT_YEAR, DT_MONTH, DT_DAY, DT_HOUR, DT_MINUTE, DT_SECOND.

Should we omit the map_ and datetime_ and do things like:

include datetime.e as dt

dt:now()
dt:add_days(30)
dt:from_unix(1029382)

map:put(m, "name", "John")
map:get(m, "name")

One concern I have is both map and datetime have the "new" function. Also,
datetime has datetime_compare, which would become compare(). That does not matter
if you do include with a namespace but...

Thoughts?

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Jeremy Cowgar
http://jeremy.cowgar.com