On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 9:39 AM Levi Morrison <le...@php.net> wrote: > > Hello, everyone, > > There has been a lot of disagreement about namespacing, and people > seem to have different viewpoints. I am not sure how to reconcile this > broader discussion. > > However, there are certain names in the global namespace which I am > hopeful we can revolve. For instance, `SplObserver`, `SplQueue`, > `SplFixedArray`, etc all follow the `Spl` prefix. There is already an > established "namespace" for these names. > > So here is my limited proposal: > 1. We create names in the `Spl` namespace that are aliases to their > equivalent types with the `Spl` prefix: > `Spl\FixedArray` -> SplFixedArray > `Spl\Queue` -> SplQueue > a. The new names are the aliases so any code which uses > `get_class($obj)` will not have the name change on them in a minor > release (8.1). > b. We may switch the direction of this alias in 9.0. > 2. Any new types going into `ext/spl` use the `Spl` namespace. New > types added to `ext/spl` should be either related to data structures > or iterators, which is the bulk of what the SPL is. > a. This rule is to help prevent the SPL from becoming the dumping > grounds for new types. > 3. We leave functions alone for now. > > Let me know what you think. I am hopeful this approach will work because: > 1. It is focused on a specific area which already has an established > "namespace", but in name-only (not technically). > 2. It does not try to solve the larger problem, which has a lot of > disagreement. > 3. I will be proposing new types for ext/spl soon (`ReverseIterator` > and an array iterator that is more efficient than `\ArrayIterator`), > and Tyson Andre has already proposed `CachedIterable` and company > which is in `ext/spl`, so this space has active development. > > Thank you for your time. > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: https://www.php.net/unsub.php >
There's been a lull in feedback, so let me steer it towards a specific point that was brought up: how do you feel about adding aliases from \Spl\Thing to \SplThing? https://strawpoll.com/22pcxh69p -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: https://www.php.net/unsub.php
