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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 16:03:44 +0000
To: "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@gmx.de>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Change Directory class to behave like an opaque object
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From: internals@gpb.moe ("Gina P. Banyard")

On Saturday, 14 September 2024 at 18:48, Christoph M. Becker <cmbecker69@gm=
x.de> wrote:

> On 14.09.2024 at 17:33, Gina P. Banyard wrote:
>=20
> > I came across the Directory class while doing some code exploration of =
ext/standard.
> > This class is effectively an opaque object for Directory resources, how=
ever it doesn't behave like one, as it has existed since PHP 4.
> >=20
> > As such, I am proposing an RFC to turn this class into an opaque object=
.
> >=20
> > RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/directory-opaque-object
>=20
>=20
> As I see it, an opaque object is an object which doesn't have any public
> members. Since Directory has five public members, I wouldn't call it
> opaque.

Eh, GMP is also "kinda" an opaque object, and I don't really have any bette=
r naming idea, so I went with what is the closest common concept we have.
But if you have any idea for better terminology, I would gladly use it.

Best regards,

Gina P. Banyard