You might be right about #valueWithEnoughArguments: being the same as
#valueWithPossibleArgs.

But, as you can see from the comment, valueWithAllPossibleArguments:
was written with awareness of the existence of
#valueWithPossibleArgs:, so I would not intentionally add a redundant
method.

What I need here is a single evaluation method which allows me to pass
EITHER a fixed number of arguments, or an unknown, variable number of
arguments.

If the receiver Block takes 0 args, OR 2+ args, it operates exactly as
valueWithPossibleArgs:.

The receiver block takes 1 argument, and anArray specifies precisely
one argument, it operates exactly as valueWithPossibleArgs:.

If, however, he receiver block takes 1 argument, and anArray specifies
_multiple_ arguments, then those arguments are passed into the block
as an Array.

On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Levente Uzonyi <leves at elte.hu> wrote:
> We already have two methods for this: #valueWithEnoughArguments: and
> #valueWitPossibleArgs:. I think we should keep the first, and deprecate the
> second.
>
>
> Levente
>
>
> On Fri, 25 Oct 2013, commits at source.squeak.org wrote:
>
>> A new version of Kernel was added to project The Inbox:
>> http://source.squeak.org/inbox/Kernel-cmm.814.mcz
>>
>> ==================== Summary ====================
>>
>> Name: Kernel-cmm.814
>> Author: cmm
>> Time: 25 October 2013, 2:27:37.722 pm
>> UUID: c757a2a8-26b1-422b-8b8b-4bf6640efbb4
>> Ancestors: Kernel-cmm.813
>>
>> Added BlockClosure>>#valueWithAllPossibleArguments: to support passing a
>> variable number of arguments to the image from the command-line.
>>
>> =============== Diff against Kernel-cmm.813 ===============
>>
>> Item was changed:
>> + ----- Method: BlockClosure>>valueOtherwise: (in category 'evaluating')
>> -----
>> - ----- Method: BlockClosure>>valueOtherwise: (in category
>> 'events-support') -----
>>  valueOtherwise: aBlock
>>         "Send the message and answer the return value"
>>
>>         ^self value!
>>
>> Item was added:
>> + ----- Method: BlockClosure>>valueWithAllPossibleArguments: (in category
>> 'evaluating') -----
>> + valueWithAllPossibleArguments: anArray
>> +       "Same as valueWithPossibleArgs: except when the receiver takes
>> just one-argument, and more than one argument is specified by anArray, then
>> pass all of anArray as THE argument to the receiver block
>> +       This is used to allow a large, variable number of arguments to be
>> passed."
>> +       ^numArgs = 0
>> +               ifTrue: [self value]
>> +               ifFalse:
>> +                       [self valueWithArguments:
>> +                               (numArgs = anArray size
>> +                                       ifTrue: [anArray]
>> +                                       ifFalse:
>> +                                               [numArgs > anArray size
>> +                                                       ifTrue: [anArray,
>> (Array new: numArgs - anArray size)]
>> +                                                       ifFalse:
>> +                                                               [numArgs =
>> 1
>> +
>> ifTrue: [Array with: anArray]
>> +
>> ifFalse: [anArray copyFrom: 1 to: numArgs]]])]!
>>
>> Item was changed:
>> + ----- Method: BlockClosure>>valueWithArguments:otherwise: (in category
>> 'evaluating') -----
>> - ----- Method: BlockClosure>>valueWithArguments:otherwise: (in category
>> 'events-support') -----
>>  valueWithArguments: anArray otherwise: aBlock
>>
>>         ^ self valueWithArguments: anArray!
>>
>> Item was changed:
>> + ----- Method: BlockClosure>>valueWithEnoughArguments: (in category
>> 'evaluating') -----
>> - ----- Method: BlockClosure>>valueWithEnoughArguments: (in category
>> 'events-support') -----
>>  valueWithEnoughArguments: anArray
>>         "call me with enough arguments from anArray"
>>         | args |
>>         (anArray size == self numArgs)
>>                 ifTrue: [ ^self valueWithArguments: anArray ].
>>
>>         args := Array new: self numArgs.
>>         args replaceFrom: 1
>>                 to: (anArray size min: args size)
>>                 with: anArray
>>                 startingAt: 1.
>>
>>         ^ self valueWithArguments: args!
>>
>>
>>
>