It just occurred to me that I can do fs.readDir = fs.readdir. Will this apply to fs in every module? A normal module only has one copy. Is there only one instance of fs?
If it does work then I'll make a module that fixes all of these. It won't break anything. On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 12:13 PM, Mark Hahn <m...@hahnca.com> wrote: > Why not also allow readDir? It would cause no harm to do so. > > This isn't node, but what also bugs me is typeof and instanceof. I > cringe every time I type them. > > > On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 11:47 AM, David Habereder > <david.habere...@gmail.com> wrote: >> That clears that up. Thanks. >> >> Am Donnerstag, 27. Dezember 2012 20:36:30 UTC+1 schrieb Matt Sergeant: >>> >>> I think you'll likely find where it isn't the case (such as readdir) the >>> name comes from the POSIX function name. There's no readfile function in >>> POSIX, but there is readdir(). The only other case seems to be readlink, >>> which is the same issue. >>> >>> http://linux.die.net/man/2/readdir >>> http://linux.die.net/man/2/readlink >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 1:02 PM, David Habereder <david.h...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I am quite new to node.js. >>>> >>>> As far as I can see the method names aren't very consistent. Take the >>>> methods from File System for example: http://nodejs.org/api/fs.html >>>> It is ".readFile" (Camelcase) >>>> But it is ".readdir" (all lowercase) >>>> >>>> There are a few more such cases where I don't see a pattern when >>>> camelcase is used and when not. >>>> >>>> You could say that this is absolutely irrelevant and you would be right. >>>> But it annoys me :-( >>>> And it reminds me of PHP syntax garbage. >>>> >>>> Is there any interest in getting all method names either camelcase or >>>> lowercase, or will this just stay as is? >>>> >>>> ~dave >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >>>> Posting guidelines: >>>> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "nodejs" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to nod...@googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> nodejs+un...@googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >>> >>> >> -- >> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >> Posting guidelines: >> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "nodejs" group. >> To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
