[ruby-core:63434] [ruby-trunk - Feature #6806] Support functional programming: forbid instance/class variables for ModuleName::method_name, allow for ModuleName.method_name

Issue #6806 has been updated by Alexey Muranov.


I meant that i function called like `Math::sin` would be required to return same values (for same arguments) every time.  Maybe i did not explain this well.  `Foo.bar`, on the other hand, would not have this restriction.

Same could be generalized to mutable (non-constant) objects, but there the distinction could be harder to make.  Maybe `x::to_s` but `x.update!`?

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Feature #6806: Support functional programming: forbid instance/class variables for ModuleName::method_name, allow for ModuleName.method_name
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/6806#change-47477

* Author: Alexey Muranov
* Status: Feedback
* Priority: Normal
* Assignee: Yukihiro Matsumoto
* Category: core
* Target version: Next Major
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What would you say about this proposal?  Is there a better alternative?

I suggest to support functional programming in Ruby by making module methods called with `ModuleName::method_name` syntax raise an exception if the method uses instance or class variables (instance variables of the singleton class, of course).
If i understand correctly, currently `ModuleName::method_name` and `ModuleName.method_name` behave identically, so i propose that they be different:

~~~ruby
module M
  module_function
    def f(x)
      x*x
    end
    def g(x)
      @x ||= x
      @x*@x
    end
end

M.f(2) # => 4
M.g(2) # => 4
M::f(3) # => 9
M::g(3) # => Error: instance variable `@x` used in a functional call `M::g`
~~~

Current behavior:

~~~ruby
M.f(2) # => 4
M.g(2) # => 4
M::f(3) # => 9
M::g(3) # => 4
~~~




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