From: Logan Capaldo <logancapaldo@...>
Date: 2006-10-06T10:21:14+09:00
Subject: Re: append_features vs include

On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 10:06:12AM +0900, Rob Sanheim wrote:
> I've read somewhere that Module#append_features is the old name for
> this method, and "included" should be used going forward.  Makes sense
> to me, as "included" is shorter and fits the method better, anyways.
> 
> So is "append_features" going to be removed at some point, maybe 2.0?
> I don't see it as really buying us anything, as its not a "humane"
> alias like length vs size are for Array.
> 
It's not an alias at all. (Hence why using append_features is that much
more work than included) It's the method that does the actual appeneding
of the features of the modules into the class or module that it gets
included into. It is in other words, an implementation detail. included
on the other hand is a callback that gets called after all this nitty
gritty detail stuff is finished, for the express purpose of allowing
custom code to be hooked into the inclusion process.
> Rob
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