From: Trans <transfire@...>
Date: 2005-10-29T21:27:10+09:00
Subject: Re: Facets 2005-10-30


George Moschovitis wrote:
> Hello Tom,
>
> > Time.use Facets, :stamp
>
> I would prefer this to be
>
> Time.use :facets, :stamp

It is not right to "take-over" usage of #use just for Facets. This is a
method analogous to 'use' in Perl and I have generalize it's
applicaiton for everyone to use, working very much like
append_features:

  class Module

    def package( name, &block )
      @__package__ ||= {}
      return @__package__ unless block_given?
      @__package__[name.to_sym] = block
    end

    def provide_features( base, *selection )
      selection.each do |s|
        base.class_eval( &@__package__[s.to_sym] )
      end
    end

    def use( package, *selection )
      package.provide_features( self, *selection )
    end

  end

> or
> Time.use_facet : stamp

This is hardly any differnt, but it is too particular. The new solution
is something that can be commonly used theu is can become as
recognizable as #require itself.

> I also prefer the current form:
>
> require 'facets/time/stamp'

Me too --becuase we're accustom to it. But a new way is needed to
handle more advance fetures and it's not a good idea to hack require to
do this.

T.