The module makes use of File::Temp, but the interface is different, and I don't think it makes sense to add specialised high-level functionality to a low-level module.
On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 4:42 PM, Bob Parker <b...@perldevgeek.com> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Rothenberg <r...@fastmail.net> > Reply-To: Robert Rothenberg at CPAN <r...@cpan.org> > Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:23:50 +0100 > To: Perl Module Authors List <module-authors@perl.org> > Subject: Need suggestions for a module name > >>While debugging a project that generated a lot of temporary files, I came >>upon a nifty idea: rather than name the temporary files the usual random >>strings, why not have the files named by the method/function that created >>them, e.g. instead of something like /tmp/Hf6254d85.txt, why not call it >>/tmp/Some_Package_Name/text_analysing_function-Hf6254d85.txt. >> >>Anyhow, I think this might be something worth uploading to CPAN. >> >>So what should it be called? >> >>I was thinking of something like File::Temp::Smart, for lack of a better >>name. But I am open to better ideas. >> >>Suggestions? >> >>Rob > > Rob, rather than creating a brand new module for this, perhaps you could > work with Tim Jenness to add this functionality to the existing File::Temp > module as a non-default exported function and/or OO interface method? It > seems like it would be useful enough that it would be fairly common for > folks to use, once they realize what it is, so why make them install yet > another module (assuming he agrees, of course). > > Obviously it could be done using the existing template functions, but to > do it automatically with an option to use directories or just the file > name would certainly save a lot of time & code rewriting, at least IMHO. I > know I've done it at least 3 or 4 times, as recently as 3 weeks ago. > > Just a thought, > > Bob > > >
