This might be out in left field, but ... Is it conceivable, or possible, that someone might use the modules from the Indic namespace to create other modules in the DateTime::Event namespace? If so, then it might be reasonable to leave only the actual calendar modules in D::C and place all the other in DateTime::Indic as support modules.
I mention this mainly because of the presence of your solar/luni-solar support modules alongside of the actual calendars in the D::C namespace. This seems like it could lead to confusion. Jim > -----Original Message----- > From: Jaldhar H. Vyas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 3:29 PM > To: datetime@perl.org > Subject: Indic calendars > > > On this auspicious day of Poshi Poonam (full moon of the month of Pausha) > I would like to announce that I'm working on implementing various > Calendars traditionally used in India for the DateTime API. > > It's something I've been fitfully working on for a few years now but > unlike previous abortive announcements, I actually having working code > this time :-) > > However before I make an upload to CPAN, I would like some > advice. I have > the following types of modules: > > Indian calendars are of two types: solar, and luni-solar. There > is a base > class for each type which would not be used directly but be subsclassed > for actual working calendars. > > There is the actual calendars in historical and contemporary use > themselves. > > There are modules for lunar and solar astronomical calculations. > Originally I used the existing DateTime::Util::Astro::* modules but they > are really slow and even worse give incorrect results. Whether this is > because of a bug in the modules, in my code or some weird math error (I > know perl has problems with this.) I don't know but the code I have now > (originally based on Jan Meeus's book.) is fast and gives me the correct > results. On the downside, it is a barely documented spaghetti mess so I > would eventually like to get it replaced with D::A::U if possible. > > There are modules for localization into different Indian languages. The > existing DateTime::Locale framework can't be used because the units of > time measurement are different. (e.g. we have fortnights, leap months, > etc.) > > So I was planning on using the following namespaces: > > DateTime::Calendar::* - e,g. VikramaSamvata, ShalivahanaShakha etc. > The actual calendars people use. > > DateTime::Calendar::Indic::* - e,g. Chandramana (luni-solar) > Sauramana (solar) > The base classes for the calendars. > > DateTime::Calendar::Indic::Util::* - e.g. Sun, Moon, Common > The support code for the calendars. > > DateTime::Calendar::Indic::Locale::* - e.g. sn_utf8 (Sanskrit in UTF8), > gu_ITRANS (Gujarati in ITRANS transliteration) etc. > The i18n code for the calendars. > > Does this seem ok? > > -- > Jaldhar H. Vyas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
