Re: [RFC] Attributes v2

For information that's needed at runtime (as opposed to documentation or static analysis) docblocks have an obvious overh I think the syntax here looks great, and I think this would be an exciting addition to the language. I want to build things with it! On Mon, 9 Mar 2020 at 10:43, Benjamin Eberlei <kontakt@beberlei.de> wrote: > Hi all, > > I want to resurrect Dmitrys Attributes RFC that was rejected for 7.1 in > 2016 with a few changes, incorporating feedback from the mailing list back > then and from talking to previous no voters. > > The RFC is at https://wiki.php.net/rfc/attributes_v2 > > A working patch is at > https://github.com/beberlei/php-src/pull/2 though > work around the details is still necessary. > > The RFC contains a section with common criticism and objections to > attributes, and I hope to have collected and responded to a good amount > already from previous discussions. > > There is also a fair amount of implementation detail still up for debate, > which is noted in "Open Issues". I have pre-committed to one approach, but > listed alternatives there. On these issues I am looking for your feedback. > > greetings > Benjamin >