RE: [PEAR-DEV] php5 packages - interfaces

OK, the only questions I have now are ... 1.) Do we have an outlined upgrade path for package maintainers to follow for the php4 -> php5 transition? 2.) Should I write up a PEPr proposal for a interface package? (maybe one outlining that other packages with factory methods should create their own as well? Kind of an RFC of sorts ...) --Joe > -----Original Message----- > From: Lukas Smith [mailto:smith@backendmedia.com] > Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 11:33 AM > To: Joe Stump > Cc: pear-dev@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PEAR-DEV] php5 packages - interfaces > > > Joe Stump wrote: > > > It would be a simple package for sure, but a standard package with > > interfaces for PEAR packages would be great I think. It > would contain > > a simply a series of common interfaces ... > > > > toArray, toXML, toHTML, etc. > > > > There would probable be other interfaces as well. I can > imagine that > > the > > Net_* packages would have a common interface with functions like > > connect(), disconnect(), etc. > > > > DB should have one for it's drivers, etc. At any rate I think a > > package of common interfaces should be put together in anticipation > > for PHP5. > > I agree that we should start collaborating on a set of interfaces for > common "problems". However using them in actual packages will > probably > take a bit longer as for now our strategy is to have packages > that are > compatible with both php4 and php5. However eventually more and more > packages will likely get new major versions that are php5 only. > > regards, > Lukas Smith > smith@backendmedia.com > _______________________________ > BackendMedia > www.backendmedia.com > berlin@backendmedia.com > > Linn Zwoch Smith GbR > Pariser Str. 44 > D-10707 Berlin > > Tel +49 30 83 22 50 00 > Fax +49 30 83 22 50 07 >