From: Yehuda Katz <wycats@...>
Date: 2009-02-26T08:45:17+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:22523] Re: YASNP (Yet Another Selector Namespace 	Proposal)

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2009/2/25 Gary Wright <gwtmp01@mac.com>

>
> On Feb 25, 2009, at 5:28 PM, Charles Oliver Nutter wrote:
>
>>
>> Yes, sounds like you're thinking along the same lines I am..."SEL_CALL"
>> node that knows how to do namespace searching in addition to type hierarchy
>> searching.
>>
>
> During this modified method lookup process...
>
> ...would namespace modules be searched before/after the object's singleton
> class?


singletons would win.


> ...would super in a singleton method search any namespace modules (if the
> singleton
>   class was searched before namespace modules)?


since it is lexically scoped, it would depend on where the singleton method
was defined.


> ...would namespace modules be searched before/after the singleton hierarchy
> (for classes)?


good question. it should probably work like any object...


> ...would super in a method defined in a namespace module search any
> 'nested' namespaces?


remember that namespaces are lexical. Once you exit the lexical scope, super
reverts to its normal meaning.


>
>
> I don't have an opinion at the moment as to what might be the right answer
> to those
> questions but I think any proposal would need to address those questions.
>
> Gary Wright
>



-- 
Yehuda Katz
Developer | Engine Yard
(ph) 718.877.1325

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<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2009/2/25 Gary Wright <span dir=3D"ltr">=
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On Feb 25, 2009, at 5:28 PM, Charles Oliver Nutter wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>
Yes, sounds like you&#39;re thinking along the same lines I am...&quot;SEL_=
CALL&quot; node that knows how to do namespace searching in addition to typ=
e hierarchy searching.<br>
</blockquote>
<br></div>
During this modified method lookup process...<br>
<br>
...would namespace modules be searched before/after the object&#39;s single=
ton class?</blockquote><div><br>singletons would win.<br>=A0</div><blockquo=
te class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204)=
; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
...would super in a singleton method search any namespace modules (if the s=
ingleton<br>
 =A0 class was searched before namespace modules)?</blockquote><div><br>sin=
ce it is lexically scoped, it would depend on where the singleton method wa=
s defined.<br>=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-le=
ft: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: =
1ex;">
...would namespace modules be searched before/after the singleton hierarchy=
 (for classes)?</blockquote><div><br>good question. it should probably work=
 like any object...<br>=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"=
border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; paddi=
ng-left: 1ex;">
...would super in a method defined in a namespace module search any &#39;ne=
sted&#39; namespaces?</blockquote><div><br>remember that namespaces are lex=
ical. Once you exit the lexical scope, super reverts to its normal meaning.=
<br>
=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid =
rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><br>
<br>
I don&#39;t have an opinion at the moment as to what might be the right ans=
wer to those<br>
questions but I think any proposal would need to address those questions.<b=
r><font color=3D"#888888">
<br>
Gary Wright<br>
</font></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>Yehuda Katz<br>D=
eveloper | Engine Yard<br>(ph) 718.877.1325<br>

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