On Thu, Nov 06, 2003 at 08:43:19AM +0100, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: > > modid: IO::Shaper > DSLIP: adpOp > description: Simple Multiplexing TCP Traffic Shaper > userid: BHOLZMAN (Benjamin Holzman) > chapterid: 21 (File_Handle_Input_Output) > communities: > > similar: > > rationale: > > When testing a networked application, it is often desirous to limit > the bandwidth of network connections. This can be used to uncover > race conditions and to simulate real-world behavior. This module > implements a multiplexing tcp traffic shaper that accomplishes this. > Perhaps a better name would be Net::Shaper, but it's built on the > IO:: modules.
Lots of Net::* modules (and others elsewhere) are built on the IO:: modules. Names should reflect what the module does rather than how it dos it. Net::Shaper seems okay. Tim.
