On Fri, 8 Oct 2004, Eli Marmor wrote:
> Please check, before adding dependencies on internal data of
> mod_status, if APR_OPTIONAL_HOOK can help here;
> mod_status.c defines a status_hook, and maybe it can be used to help.
Actually, we would want in this case would be an optional function, not an
optional hook. It's a small distinction, but important: an optional
function is a function that can be called when needed, if present, by a
single caller at a time. An optional hook is a type of hook, rather than
a single function call: it is a place in the API where a callback can
occur, and multiple modules can register to participate in that hook in a
certain loosely-specified order. The "optional" part is that the module
that /defines/ the hook (and calls it) might not actually be present
itself, so modules that wish to participate in that hook should not be
broken by that other module's absense.
In other words:
callers callees
optional hook ONE MANY
optional function MANY ONE
I do like the idea in general by the way.
Hope this helps,
Cliff
