+1 to Erica’s literal extensions (and Xiaodi’s idea of showing Favicons in Xcode where possible)
Perhaps the easiest way to allow arbitrary literal extensions beyond those would be, in phase 2 when we add RegEx to the language, to take a RegEx defining the custom literal and have the compiler output a tuple of other literal types (including array literals for ‘*’, etc...) to the init method as a result of parsing it. It would actually be interesting to have the parsing via RegEx into literals as a general feature for parameters, and then the init syntax would fall out basically for free... Thanks, Jon > On Dec 18, 2016, at 2:17 PM, Erica Sadun via swift-evolution > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'd prefer to see a literal URL than a Foundation URL that is > string-initializable. I don't see a URL literal as being in any way > necessarily tightly coupled with a Foundation URL type. The point of a > literal is that it is inherently typeless and checked at compile time. A > color literal depending on context can be a UIColor or NSColor but that's not > specified outside of the use context. The code is portable and cross platform. > > -- E > > >> On Dec 17, 2016, at 10:18 PM, Xiaodi Wu via swift-evolution >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> With respect to URL specifically, that it's a Foundation type may change the >> timeline as well. Various improvements to the Foundation API (and URL in >> particular) have been proposed here, but if I remember correctly, the stated >> goal was first to have a complete Swift version of Foundation, preserving >> the existing API as exactly as possible with no additions or subtractions, >> and only then to consider Swifty evolution of the APIs. I don't think the >> first step is complete yet. >> >> On Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 21:46 Step C via swift-evolution >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Probably worth pointing out that this topic seems entirely additive. Which >> means it would be at least a phase 2 proposal, if not later. >> >> > On Dec 17, 2016, at 4:44 PM, Micah Hainline via swift-evolution >> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > Yes, everyone who has what they feel like is a solid workable solution >> > should write it up for URL and we can compare and pick holes in them all >> > until we get something really solid. >> > >> >> On Dec 17, 2016, at 3:27 PM, David Sweeris <[email protected] >> >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> >>> On Dec 17, 2016, at 13:20, David Sweeris <[email protected] >> >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> >> >>>> On Dec 17, 2016, at 13:12, Micah Hainline via swift-evolution >> >>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> I'd love a fleshed out elegant example for URL that shows what a >> >>>> complete implementation of that special init method would look like. >> >>> >> >>> I can't do it now, but I'll try post one before tomorrow that shows how >> >>> I'd envision it working. >> >> >> >> Oh, and to be clear, I'm not trying to "claim" this or anything... if >> >> anyone else has ideas, please post them! The more the merrier. > > _______________________________________________ > swift-evolution mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution
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