This sounds like a great idea. I was working with some tests today and it would have been really useful to have some way to query the current function/execution context. Seems like passing that through all lets would go a long way, provided I'm reading this right.
On Friday, February 8, 2013 10:18:54 AM UTC-7, vemv wrote: > > Given that: a) fns can have names for debugging purposes, and b) data > structures can have metadata, wouldn't it be a good idea to let let auto > attach (where possible) the names of the bindings to their corresponding > values? > > For example, the improved let I'm thinking of would translate this input: > > (ns my.namespace) > > (defn do-it > (let [foo (fn [] (throw (Exception.))) > bar {:hello (/ 0 0)}])) > > to: > > (ns my.namespace) > > (defn do-it > (let [foo (fn foo [] (throw (Exception.))) > bar ^{:origin :my.namespace/do-it$let$bar} {:hello (/ 0 0)}])) > > This could be used to increase the precision of the stack traces, or in > IDEs/editors for locating the exact source of an exception. > > Do you see such a mechanism being incorporated to clojure.core/let - > should I open a ticket? > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.