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Reply-To: Levi Morrison <levi.morrison@datadoghq.com>
Date: Tue, 11 May 2021 13:46:12 -0600
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Discussion: Object-scoped RNG
From: internals@lists.php.net ("Levi Morrison via internals")

On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 6:58 AM Go Kudo <zeriyoshi@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi internals.
>
> I previously proposed an object scope RNG implementation inside.
> However, the RFC was rejected after a vote.
>
> https://wiki.php.net/rfc/object_scope_prng
>
> Vote: https://externals.io/message/113888
> Discussion: https://externals.io/message/112819
>
> As per my previous proposal, PHP is currently in a very unclear state
> regarding the random number implementation.
>
> So I would like to ask a few questions.
>
> - Do you think that PHP needs an object-scoped random number
> implementation? And why?
> - If the API in the previous RFC was improved and voted on again, would you
> be willing to vote for it?
> - What issues do you think should have been resolved between proposal and
> ballot in the previous RFC?
>
> I would like a variety of opinions.
>
> Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
>
> Regards,
> Go Kudo

I would like to see an extension that doesn't contain the
backwards-compatibility breaking changes in the RFC. Every function,
type, and constant should be namespaced according to the extension.
For instance, if you want to call it `ext/rng`, then the namespace can
be `rng` or `Rng` or `RNG`.No exceptions for now! The previous
proposal had namespace things, and un-namespaced things, and breaking
changes, and I don't think that made a cohesive proposal.

Also, php-src generally doesn't suffix interfaces with the name
"Interface". Please provide another name for `RNGInterface`, like
`RandomNumberGenerator` or `RNG`.