Sorry for a delayed answer, but here are my thoughts. It looks like you've published your module using the proposed naming. Your choice was a good one, in my opinion. Glad to see this hit CPAN!
David On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 8:46 PM, <candyan...@electricjungle.org> wrote: > Heyas everyone, > > I'm in the process of organising to have my very first contribution to CPAN > uploaded and see that it may be prudent to ask for feedback on the names I > currently have, especially as it is claiming a top-level name! > > I'm very open to suggestions, though I do hope these are okay! > > -------- > > Currently, I have the following modules: > > OpenHMD > > Utilising Inline::C, this module provides a binding to the > OpenHMD C > library (http://openhmd.net/), intended to be a very thin > wrapper > (i.e. behave as closely as possible to the C library). > > OpenHMD::Simple > > Utilising the OpenHMD module (above), this provides a > *very* simple > OO interface to OpenHMD, letting you use the library with > very few > methods (just 3) in the simplest case of a known device > index, > such as the default device, 0). > > my $openhmd = OpenHMD::Simple->new(0); > while (1) { > $openhmd->update; > my $state = $openhmd->state; > } > > In the near future I will also be creating: > > OpenHMD::Context > OpenHMD::Device > > These are the fully fleshed out OO interfaces, providing > individual > methods for everything and allowing proper use of the > library in a OO > manner. These would utilise the OpenHMD module above and > OpenHMD::Simple would be migrated to using these instead > of OpenHMD > directly. > > In the more distant future, I'd like to make: > > OpenHMD::Backend::Inline > OpenHMD::Backend::XS > > I'd like to convert OpenHMD to be a "frontend" module that > allows the > use of multiple possible backends (Inline, XS, ... PP?). > > -------- > > I'm not sure if it matters at all, but I checked with the lead OpenHMD > developers and they have given their blessing for me to use the 'OpenHMD' > namespace (they have been very supportive of my efforts, even regarding me > as part > of the team). They can be contacted in #openhmd on freenode to confirm. > > Thanks for your time, I hope these names are acceptable and that you have > a nice day! > > Regards, > CandyAngel > > > -- "Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it." -- Brian Kernighan
