At Fri, 01 Mar 2002 18:10:35 -0500,
Stephen Adkins wrote:
> I would suggest that you name it something like
>
> URI::Resource
>
> because it represents (in my understanding of it) something
> more than just a stream by which you can retrieve data
> (i.e. the "Resource" that the URI identifies).
Umm but URI's "R" means Resource, so a little verbose IMO.
> There also is the issue of whether to make it a minimalist
> implementation or a feature-rich implementation.
As a user, I want it to be feature-rich:
# 'w' means writing
$handle = URI::Stream->new("file://path", 'w'); # file output
$handle = URI::Stream->new("ftp://host/path";, 'w'); # FTP PUT
$handle = URI::Stream->new("http://host/path";, 'w'); # WebDAV ;)
$handle = URI::Stream->new('mailto:your@address', 'w'); # send Mail
# fragment support
$handle = URI::Stream->new("http://host/path#fragment";); # seeks
# something like composite pattern
$dir = URI::Stream->new("ftp://host/path/dir";);
@files = $dir->children; # @files == URI::Stream array
But as a developer, I want to keep it simple and small ;)
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Tatsuhiko Miyagawa
