[DGD] Utility/helper functions: inherit vs call

[Raymond Jennings]

Appreciate the input.

For the moment, the main selling point is having the benefit of
compile-time checking of arguments and functions.


On Sat, Dec 1, 2018 at 7:52 AM <bart at wotf.org> wrote:

> I think the idea of putting utility functions in daemons instead of
> inheritables even when they have no need for centralized data is at least
> in
> part a result of the difficulty of replacing all instances of an
> inheritable
> on traditional lpmuds.
>
> While this is no longer an issue on a modern dgd lib, its still more
> involved,
> and more error prone, put differently, for functionality that is critical
> for
> compiling inheritables and objects it may make sense to centralize those
> (and
> provide for a way to have the kernel recompile those even when your
> 'shell' or
> compile 'command' is broken, but beyond that, putting utility functions in
> inheritables reduces overhead, and isn't costing much in the sense of
> duplication (you lose a few bytes on an extra inheritable). It may also be
> friendlier on hydra if that is a concern for your lib.
>
> Bart.
>
> On Mon, 19 Nov 2018 16:51:54 -0800, Raymond Jennings wrote
> > For the time being I've chosen to prefer inheritables to daemons
> > when no data is being stashed centrally.
> >
> > It's nice having compile time checking in place to make sure the needed
> > functions still exist and are being called properly.  Finding this
> > out at runtime past a call_other barrier isn't fun.
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 7, 2018 at 2:48 AM Raymond Jennings <shentino at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > So, I'm curious what the pros and cons are of having utility/helper
> > > functions inherited from a library, and kept in a utility daemon
> > > accessed with call_other.
> > >
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