Thanks. However I'm still looking for a good reason why we have this 
interface: why not simply `callable $next` ?

- FrameInterface doesn't represent any actual usage or existing middlewares 
today
- FrameInterface is more complex than `callable`

Matthieu

Le mardi 12 juillet 2016 16:39:53 UTC+2, Beau Simensen a écrit :
>
> On Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at 3:26:42 PM UTC+1, Rob Allen wrote:
>>
>> Where did the word "Frame" come from and in what context is it used. It 
>> means nothing to me and I don't think I'm alone in having no clue how I 
>> would be able to infer that $frame might have a next() method. It's very 
>> weird and I think it's a negative when looking at the function signature as 
>> it's a meaningless word unless you know some back story that I clearly 
>> don't?
>>
>> I would love an explanation as it looks to me like an area of confusion 
>> for people new to writing middleware.
>>
>
> I believe it has something to do with the concept of call stacks / stack 
> frames? Reading a bit real fast on that I'm not 100% sure it fits entirely 
> but I think that was the intention.
>
>
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10057443/explain-the-concept-of-a-stack-frame-in-a-nutshell
>
> "A call stack is composed of 1 or many several stack frames. Each stack 
> frame corresponds to a call to a function or procedure which has not yet 
> terminated with a return." 
>
>
>
>

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