OpenEuphoria

Re: prefixes and namespaces?

• Posted by don cole <doncole at pacb?ll.n?t> Apr 24, 2008
• 686 views

Jeremy Cowgar wrote:
> 
> 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:
> 
> }}}
<eucode>
> 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...
> </eucode>
{{{

> 
> 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:
> 
> }}}
<eucode>
> include datetime.e as dt
> 
> dt:now()
> dt:add_days(30)
> dt:from_unix(1029382)
> 
> map:put(m, "name", "John")
> map:get(m, "name")
> </eucode>
{{{

> 
> 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?
> 
> --
> Jeremy Cowgar
> <a href="http://jeremy.cowgar.com">http://jeremy.cowgar.com</a>

\Hello all,

as far as date and time I have written my own routines using the existing now.

I call it more_dates.e in the archives.

Such as getDayStr(),getDayDec().getStdTime(),getMilTime(), getESTime() etc...

I don't see why everybody can't do that for their own preferences. I see no need
to re write anything.


Don Cole