Re: [PROPOSED] password_hash RFC - Implementing simplified password hashing functions

PHP6 may have exceptions everywhere, but for the moment, do things like other functions. E_WARNING. On 16 July 2012 15:05, Anthony Ferrara <ircmaxell@gmail.com> wrote: > Nikita, > > On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 5:30 AM, Nikita Popov <nikita.ppv@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 8:04 AM, Galen Wright-Watson <ww.galen@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > What about an approach like PDO, where the password functions would >> > generate errors by default, but could be configured to throw exceptions? >> > The ugliest aspects of this idea are the requirement for another function >> > (password_set_option?) and hidden state. On the plus side, if you stick >> > with errors for now it could be implemented down the road and be fully >> BC. >> >> Guys, the whole point of the password API was to create something >> simple and easy to use. Adding error configuration etc would make the >> whole thing moot. >> >> I really don't see the issue with just throwing warnings here, like >> every single other function does. Sure, exceptions would be nice, but >> exceptions would be nice *everywhere*. They aren't of particular >> importance here. If you want to discuss moving the internal functions >> to some new error model, please start a new thread. It is definitely >> something worth discussing, but is rather off-topic here. > > > Definitely agree. Unless the discussion is specific to this RFC, please > start a new thread for any commentary on errors in core... > > Anthony -- Andrew Faulds (AJF) http://ajf.me/