Re: Proposal for updating the PDF-extension

> I agree. PHP doesn't need to map the C API's one-to-one but implement PHP > functions in the PHP spirit and in a consistent way. That consistent way is > returning false. > We've talked about this numerous times. When we implement an extension > module for a C library we don't even necessarily need to map the functions > one-to-one to PHP but think of what API would be the most useful for PHP > programmers allowing them flexibility but staying with it's short > development time advantage. In the case of the current pdflib extension, it is very close to a 1:1 mapping already with a few missing things. The error handling needs to stay PHP consistent, but I don't really mind if we end up with a 1:1 mapping in this case. That shouldn't exclude some higher level functions at some point, but if a complete 1:1 mapping makes life easier for you guys and it means a well-maintained and well-documented pdflib extension for PHP then I am all for it. -Rasmus