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From: merch-redmine@jeremyevans.net
To: ruby-core@ruby-lang.org
Subject: [ruby-core:95779] [Ruby master Feature#16253] Shorthand "forward everything" syntax
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2019 21:41:02 +0000 (UTC)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <redmine.journal-82603.20191110214102.30077952591b60e9@ruby-lang.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: redmine.issue-16253.20191015153838@ruby-lang.org

Issue #16253 has been updated by jeremyevans0 (Jeremy Evans).


Eregon (Benoit Daloze) wrote:
> Is it intentional that this ticket was closed but `def m(meth, ...)` is a SyntaxError?

This is expected at present.  Lead argument handling will probably happen in the future.  From the notes of the last dev meeting:

```
Future work: lead argument handling is postponed
* lead arguments can be extracted
* lead arguments can be added
  * def f(x, y, ...); g(1, 2, ...); end
```

It is true that this means the syntax only handles a subset of delegation methods.  You can always do things the longer way if you need more control:

```ruby
ruby2_keywords def method_missing(name, *args)
  if name.to_s.end_with?('=')
    update(name, *args)
  else
    # ...
  end
end
```

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Feature #16253: Shorthand "forward everything" syntax
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/16253#change-82603

* Author: Dan0042 (Daniel DeLorme)
* Status: Open
* Priority: Normal
* Assignee: 
* Target version: 
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What about using this:

```ruby
  def foo(*)
    @bar.foo(*)
```

to mean this:

```ruby
  def foo(*a, **o, &b)
    @bar.foo(*a, **o, &b)
```

I used `def foo(*)` because that's currently valid ruby code, but I'm fine with any syntax.

It's like the no-parentheses `super` shorthand, but for any method.

It makes it easier to write correct forwarding code. 

If rubyists must be told they have to change their forwarding code in 2.7 (due to keyword arguments), the pill might be easier to swallow if the change is a reduction rather than an increase in verbosity.

And we'd even be future-proof if an eventual FOURTH kind of parameter is introduced!!!!




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  parent reply	other threads:[~2019-11-10 21:41 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <redmine.issue-16253.20191015153838@ruby-lang.org>
2019-10-15 15:38 ` [ruby-core:95338] [Ruby master Feature#16253] Shorthand "forward everything" syntax daniel
2019-10-15 15:53 ` [ruby-core:95340] " eregontp
2019-10-15 17:20 ` [ruby-core:95342] " shevegen
2019-10-16 10:33 ` [ruby-core:95364] " eregontp
2019-10-16 13:05 ` [ruby-core:95366] " daniel
2019-10-16 13:17 ` [ruby-core:95367] " zverok.offline
2019-10-16 16:55 ` [ruby-core:95370] " merch-redmine
2019-10-16 17:32 ` [ruby-core:95371] " daniel
2019-10-18 23:17 ` [ruby-core:95426] " samuel
2019-10-18 23:33 ` [ruby-core:95427] " merch-redmine
2019-10-19  2:56 ` [ruby-core:95428] " samuel
2019-10-20 11:56 ` [ruby-core:95437] " nobu
2019-10-20 12:07 ` [ruby-core:95439] " nobu
2019-10-22 19:37 ` [ruby-core:95478] " keystonelemur
2019-11-10 10:27 ` [ruby-core:95773] " eregontp
2019-11-10 10:39 ` [ruby-core:95774] " mame
2019-11-10 21:23 ` [ruby-core:95778] " eregontp
2019-11-10 21:41 ` merch-redmine [this message]
2019-11-10 22:57 ` [ruby-core:95782] " eregontp
2019-11-27 16:51 ` [ruby-core:95994] " eregontp

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