On Sun, Jan 11, 2015 at 7:44 PM, François Laupretre
<franc...@tekwire.net> wrote:
> - Extension exposes only PHP functions and constants (no OO),
> - Each PHP function argument must accept a scalar, an array, or both ('mixed'
> case).
> - one or more PHP function arguments can be optional
> - PHP function arguments can be passed by value or by reference.
> - PHP functions return value must be a fixed type (cannot return different
> types depending on context). Return value type can be null, bool, long,
> double, string, or array.
> - Constant value must be static (cannot be computed during MINIT).
>
Why so limited? Like, why disallow objects completely? That feels
like a big step backward for PHP. Any why not computed constants?
(Assuming they stay constant throughout the process lifetime)
> I have pushed a first half-baked version of the extension generator I was
> thinking about.
> Just for a look, don't try to run it. I started with json and yaml support
> for metadata definition.
> We can easily add another supported syntax if needed but these should be
> enough.
> Look at https://github.com/flaupretre/php-ext-gen/tree/develop
>
I'll be honest, I'm not a big fan of code-generation. I find it
introduces complexity and it's not needed here. Lots of languages
manage to put together a stable API without resorting to code
generators.
-Sara
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