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Comment at: clang-tools-extra/clangd/LSPBinder.h:88
+  template <typename Request, typename Response>
+  void outgoingMethod(llvm::StringLiteral Method,
+                      OutgoingMethod<Request, Response> &Handler) {
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kadircet wrote:
> sammccall wrote:
> > kadircet wrote:
> > > well this one filling an out-parameter definitely tripped me over while 
> > > reading the code a couple times, and once more on the tests.
> > > 
> > > what about making this return the handler instead? E.g. `Edit = 
> > > Bind.outgoingMethod<EditParams, EditResult>("edit")`, I know it is ugly 
> > > that we duplicate template params on declaration + here now. Maybe we can 
> > > get away by making `OutgoingMethod` a class with a call operator and a 
> > > `RawOutgoing *Out` member that can be bound later on ? e.g:
> > > 
> > > ```
> > > template <StringLiteral Method, typename P, typename R>
> > > class OutgoingMethod {
> > >   RawOutgoing *Out = nullptr;
> > > public:
> > >   void operator()(const P& Params, Callback<R> CB) {
> > >     assert(Out && "Method haven't bound");
> > >     Out->callMethod(Method, JSON(Params), ....);
> > >   }
> > > };
> > > ```
> > > 
> > > then we either make LSPBinder a friend of OutgoingMethod and set Out 
> > > through it, or the other way around and have a 
> > > `OutgoingMethod::bindOut(LSPBinder&)` ?
> > > 
> > > not sure if it is any better though, as we still construct a somewhat 
> > > invalid object :/
> > > well this one filling an out-parameter definitely tripped me over while 
> > > reading the code a couple times, and once more on the tests.
> > 
> > Yup. My feeling is the wins are:
> >  - avoid writing the types over and over (we can't really avoid it on the 
> > instance variable)
> >  - resembles syntax for binding incoming things
> > 
> > And the main loss is definitely that we're not using assignment syntax for 
> > assignment.
> > 
> > > what about making this return the handler instead? E.g. Edit = 
> > > Bind.outgoingMethod<EditParams, EditResult>("edit")
> > 
> > This is a reasonable alternative, as you say the duplication is the 
> > downside.
> > 
> > > Maybe we can get away by making OutgoingMethod a class with a call 
> > > operator
> > 
> > Yeah, I don't really understand what this achieves - the usage looks the 
> > same, just now the logical assignment doesn't use assignment syntax *or* 
> > assignment semantics :-)
> > 
> > Other ideas I had:
> >  - the object is untyped, and the call operator is templated/typed - no 
> > type-safety at callsite, yuck
> >  - `outgoingMethod` returns an untyped proxy object with a template 
> > conversion operator to unique_function<Req, Rsp>. This gives us assignment 
> > syntax... and horrible compiler errors on mismatch.
> > 
> > I'm going to try the latter out to see how bad it is.
> thanks! this looks a whole lot better!
Glad you like it... personally I felt a little ill after writing it :-)


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