https://github.com/michaelficarra/proposal-first-class-protocols may be
relevant.
On Wed, Jan 16, 2019 at 9:06 AM Augusto Moura <augusto.borg...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> 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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>
> --
> Atenciosamente,
>
> Augusto Borges de Moura
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