From: Mark Hahn <mchahn@...>
Date: 2001-12-06T03:33:00+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:27586] Re: Package Naming

I don't think anyone is arguing for the path matching the name requirement.
It is sometimes a nice convention, but it shouldn't be forced on anyone.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich Kilmer" <rich@infoether.com>
To: "ruby-talk ML" <ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 9:50 AM
Subject: [ruby-talk:27577] Re: Package Naming


>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Thomas R. Corbin [mailto:tc@clark.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 12:05 PM
> > To: ruby-talk ML; undisclosed-recipients:
> > Subject: [ruby-talk:27568] RE: Package Naming
> >
> >
> > Mark Hahn wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I like java's dot-com convention.  It absolutely guarantees no name
> > > clashes.
> >
> >         I like it too.  sometimes it seems clumsy, but then any
> > hierarchy can have
> > it's disadvantages.
> >
>
> Here is my problem with Java's packaging structure:
>
> file paths==namespace paths
> or
> com.blah.packagex.classy == com/blah/packagex/classy.class
>
> I think it IMPORTANT that we maintain a seperation between
> file/paths and namespaces (which Ruby does right now).
>
> require 'patha/pathb/filex'
>
> can have ANY module namespace in it.
>
> I think a combination of the file paths being based on a domain/other
model:
>
> require 'com/domain/file.rb'
>
> And the module names(space) being based on the subject hierarchy:
>
> module Text
>   module Markup
>     module XML
>       module REXML
>          ...
>       end
>     end
>   end
> end
>
> ...could then be loaded (for example)
>
> require 'com/sean-russell/rexml.rb'
>
> ...and "aliased" like this for ease of use.
>
> REXML = Text::Markup::XML::REXML
>
> p = REXML::Parser.new(file)
>
> Going further I would have a convention where the library creator creates
an
> 'include' file "com/sean-russell/rexml.rb" that require'd the appropriate
> files from "com/sean-russell/rexml/xxx.rb". So if Sean were to create
> and additional library "com/sean-russell/wsdl/..." he would also have an
> 'include' named "com/sean-russell/wsdl.rb".
>
> -Rich
>