Hi Jean-Pierre,
> On Dec 7, 2015, at 12:21 PM, Jean-Pierre Simard via swift-dev > <swift-dev@swift.org> wrote: > > > Note that I'm already working on this part. The Swift runtime needs to > > provide low-level reflection interfaces that allow the standard library to > > implement Mirror without depending on private runtime ABI. > > That's great to hear! Is there any chance that this work could introduce > type-level reflection APIs that would allow reflecting uninstantiated types? > Or should I make a formal proposal for this functionality in swift-evolution? There is a proposal for uninstantiated type metadata reflection in the GitHub repo in docs/proposals/RemoteMirrors.rst, but it might not cover your specific use-case. As Joe hinted, starting from concrete requirements is the best way forward here. Slava > > On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 9:01 AM, Joe Groff via swift-dev <swift-dev@swift.org > <mailto:swift-dev@swift.org>> wrote: > > > On Dec 6, 2015, at 2:20 AM, Dmitri Gribenko via swift-dev > > <swift-dev@swift.org <mailto:swift-dev@swift.org>> wrote: > > > > We need new runtime entry points that make sense for the new mirror > > implementation. The current entry points (the _reflect() function and > > all its implementation details) directly depend on the old mirrors. > > This step is slightly harder, but not doesn't require extraordinary > > skills. This part requires writing a proposal, because the runtime > > API is going to be stable. > > > Note that I'm already working on this part. The Swift runtime needs to > provide low-level reflection interfaces that allow the standard library to > implement Mirror without depending on private runtime ABI. > > -Joe > _______________________________________________ > swift-dev mailing list > swift-dev@swift.org <mailto:swift-dev@swift.org> > https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-dev > <https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-dev> > > _______________________________________________ > swift-dev mailing list > swift-dev@swift.org > https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-dev
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