I don't think string namespaced names are the right feature here
Namespaces are intended mainly to avoid conflicts with names when
sharing a global scope (like when using classpath in Java, or libs in
C++)
Javascript already solves this problems with modules, you can always
guard your code with instanceof and the right instance of your class,
you don't need "qualified names"
``` js
// flow.js
export class Flow {
}
```
``` js
// main.js
import { Flow } from './flow.js'; // we don't need namespaces, a "file
path" already resolves conflicts for us
const doSomething = (obj) => {
if (obj instanceof Flow) {
// ...
}
}
```
You can also customize the instanceof operation with `Symbol.hasInstance`
``` js
class Flow {
// Normally you would check the minimum contract required to any guard work
// Probably bad idea to override in most of the cases
static [Symbol.hasInstance](obj) {
return '_flow' in obj;
}
}
// Note that the control is inverse to your proposal the Class
determines if a value is instance (this why it's static)
// Without altering `Flow[Symbol.hasInstance]` just expected objects
will pass the check in `doSomething`
doSomething({}); // doesn't work
doSomething({ __proto__: Flow.prototype }); // doesn't work
doSomething({ _flow: undefined }); // actually works
```
~string qualified names are so 20th century~
Em qua, 16 de jan de 2019 às 01:48, Randy Buchholz
<w...@randybuchholz.com> escreveu:
>
> Right. Misappropriating a symbol corrupts its intent. As ES moves in a more
> towards a more “class-ish” feel, and people start writing more classes, a
> type/namespace system isn’t far behind. Implementing some symbols to support
> this helps drive some standard approaches and discourages symbol
> misappropriation.
>
>
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