- Then I miss an important design point. Why datasource returns
Morph?
I do not get get why a data source should return UI element. To me it
violates layers.
no, because that’s its purpose: to provide the table with the cell
elements (which are by definition Morphs… any kind of >>>morphs).a
TableDataSource is not a spec, is the provider of cells.
so maybe TableCellSource / TableCellProvider ?
I’m not against changing its name, in general the family of names are
“DataSource”, “Store”, etc. so I imagine that “Provider” fits (even if I
>tend to hate names style “Manager”, “Factory”, “Provider”, because
there are too generic… sometimes is that what you have :P)
But is not just a “cell provider”, it does something more, is a general
model of the TableMorph: it provides cells, headers and interaction
>capabilities (like drag&drop)… so it is more like a "table data
provider”, TableDataSource, TableStore, TableProvider are then better
>names, IMO…
Please please please.
So I was always confused.
this changes will impact Pharo 7… is very good that we can have a
discussion like this now, that we have the time to reach a consensus >:)
Esteban
cheers -ben
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