Modules - Optional Prefix / Suffix for UseModule
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 6:27 pm
There is a high chance that the public procedure/variable/constant names of different modules clash when using UseModule. In that situation Fred and Freak suggest to already use prefixes in the module.
In my opinion this isn't the best solution at all: In a module about e.g. animation I know what it's all about, so there is no need to call the only creation procedure "CreateAnimation()" etc. Isn't even not having to take care of unique names (which can get pretty long most times) one of the great advantages of modules?!
So why not simply introduce a straightforward "workaround"? My suggestion is an optional Prefix / Suffix parameter for UseModule. It could look like this:
This would also help converting existing code to modules. 
In my opinion this isn't the best solution at all: In a module about e.g. animation I know what it's all about, so there is no need to call the only creation procedure "CreateAnimation()" etc. Isn't even not having to take care of unique names (which can get pretty long most times) one of the great advantages of modules?!
So why not simply introduce a straightforward "workaround"? My suggestion is an optional Prefix / Suffix parameter for UseModule. It could look like this:
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DeclareModule ImagePNG
Load()
EndDeclareModule
DeclareModule ImageJPG
Load()
EndDeclareModule
DeclareModule ImageBMP
Load()
EndDeclareModule
UseModule ImagePNG Prefix PNG_
UseModule ImageJPG Suffix JPG
UseModule ImageBMP
PNG_Load() ; Load() from ImagePNG
LoadJPG() ; Load() from ImageJPG
Load() ; Load() from ImageBMP