I've also been interested in this for Named (a protocol for things I can call "name" on), although my use-case is mostly interop with Java frameworks.
On 31 August 2013 15:13, Mikera <mike.r.anderson...@gmail.com> wrote: > It would be better, I think, if metadata was attachable via a protocol > rather than than a wrapper: then you could just extend the protocol to any > arbitrary Java class. Wrappers are a pain to make work because of wrapping > / unwrapping and protocols also have the advantage of being very efficient. > > I've wanted a similar feature with respect to "seq" as well (a protocol > for things that can be treated as sequences) > > On Saturday, 31 August 2013 03:16:26 UTC+8, JvJ wrote: >> >> I've noticed that, when doing a lot of Java interop, it's impossible to >> attach metadata to most Java objects, since they don't implement the IMeta >> interface. A workaround for this would be to do something like put every >> Java object in a single-element list and attach metadata to the list, but >> this is annoying. Would it be possible (or even useful) to create some >> kind of generic IMeta structure that can wrap other Java objects and have >> them act like normal, except for the added metadata (or even other >> Clojure-esque features)? >> > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with > your first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Clojure" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
