[squeak-dev] The Trunk: ToolBuilder-Morphic-tpr.196.mcz

Tobias Pape Das.Linux at gmx.de
Fri Oct 6 19:51:47 UTC 2017


+1 for Morph>>#buildWith: (because it is in the *toolbuilder catergory..)
-1 for the manual dispatch.

2ct.


> On 05.10.2017, at 08:11, Marcel Taeumel <marcel.taeumel at hpi.de> wrote:
> 
> Well, since Tobias started this refactoring in April 2017 to clear-up MorphicToolBuilder >> #open, this seems a logical next step to also have a #buildWith: in Morph.
> 
> Just my two cents. :)
> 
> Best,
> Marcel
>> Am 05.10.2017 04:40:46 schrieb Chris Muller <asqueaker at gmail.com>:
>> 
>> #buildWith: is a method for just ToolBuilders. The clarity of the
>> decision of whether to build or not was articulated by the code of the
>> class responsible for it. A dispatch seems unnecessary here. In
>> fact, introducing Morph>>#buildWith: adds yet another muddle-method to
>> its already-large API, and now inherited by the entire hierarchy.
>> Will it invite people to start overriding it in subclasses as an
>> alternative way to use ToolBuilder? Maybe. I think they'll at least
>> be confused about why it's in Morph.
>> 
>> IMO, this is one of those times when a type check was the simplest and
>> best way to go.
>> 
>> 
>> On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 7:09 PM,  wrote:
>> > tim Rowledge uploaded a new version of ToolBuilder-Morphic to project The Trunk:
>> > http://source.squeak.org/trunk/ToolBuilder-Morphic-tpr.196.mcz
>> >
>> > ==================== Summary ====================
>> >
>> > Name: ToolBuilder-Morphic-tpr.196
>> > Author: tpr
>> > Time: 2 October 2017, 5:09:16.231117 pm
>> > UUID: 7036c368-757d-4824-ac4a-52ac133665f3
>> > Ancestors: ToolBuilder-Morphic-nice.195
>> >
>> > Rather than testing an argument for morphnicity, how about jaust making a morph do the right thing (ie nothing)?
>> >
>> > Not entirely clear that the 'problem' can ever really arise, but I can't see any way to prove either case.
>> >
>> > =============== Diff against ToolBuilder-Morphic-nice.195 ===============
>> >
>> > Item was added:
>> > + ----- Method: Morph>>buildWith: (in category '*ToolBuilder-Morphic-opening') -----
>> > + buildWith: aToolBuilder
>> > + "A Morph is already built, so simply return myself"
>> > + ^self!
>> >
>> > Item was changed:
>> > ----- Method: MorphicToolBuilder>>open: (in category 'opening') -----
>> >  open: anObject
>> >  "Build and open the object. Answer the widget opened."
>> > +
>> > + ^ (self build: anObject) morphicOpenWith: self!
>> > - | morph |
>> > - morph := anObject isMorph ifTrue: [anObject] ifFalse: [self build: anObject].
>> > - ^ morph morphicOpenWith: self!
>> >
>> >



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