So, context.Bg could be a value then? context.TODO could stay a function. On Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 6:01:07 AM UTC-8, Sameer Ajmani wrote: > > Context.TODO and Background have different String values; see > emptyCtx.String. > On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 9:25 PM me via golang-nuts < > golan...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I've found a hint. Apparently, both context.TODO and context.Background >> share a common implementation but they need distinct addresses. >> >> See https://golang.org/src/context/context.go#L168 >> >> So they cannot be constants because then they would not have an address. >> They cannot be variables because then you could modify them. Therefore the >> only solution left is to make them a function that returns a variable. >> >> Then again, maybe you could make Background and TODO of an unexported >> type to prevent setting them. I think that was not chosen because it leaks >> the internals of the package. >> >> But I'm not sure why they need distinct addresses in the first place. I'm >> guessing its for debugging or just what makes sense? context.TODO and >> context.Background are two different contexts and should be treated as such. >> >> >> On Friday, November 17, 2017 at 10:43:29 AM UTC-5, Alex Buchanan wrote: >>> >>> I don't have numbers, but context must be one of the most commonly used >>> imports/types in my code. It shows up many function signatures. We try to >>> use it for all cancelation. >>> >>> Would it make sense to add an alias "C" to the type "Context"? And maybe >>> "BG" for Background()? >>> >>> Also, is there a specific reason Background is a function and not a >>> value? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Alex >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "golang-nuts" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to golang-nuts...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >
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