Re: Maildir Class
| From: | Ian Eure | Date: | Sun, 01 Aug 2004 01:03:38 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Maildir Class | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.pear.dev |
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On Saturday 31 July 2004 03:56 pm, Andrew Boothman wrote:
>
> I was wondering is it preferred that classes use 'resource IDs' in the
> way that the mysql_* functions and Mail_Mbox do at the moment to keep
> track of which Maildir is being edited, or could I use the class
> constructor to set the path to the Maildir and the user would simply
> instantiate new objects for each Maildir?
>
I believe that simply using the path to the mail directory is the correct way
of doing it.
> Also, is there anything special I need to do to write a PHP5 compatible
> class?
>
I don't believe so, but I'd suggest that you test with it to make sure.
> Does my class need to be PHP5 compatible for it to be suitable
> for inclusion?
>
No.
It is my preference that packages be both forwards- and backwards-compatible,
though that view is definitely not shared by everyone.
> Apologies for these questions, but I've never submitted code to an Open
> Source project like PEAR before, and I've not been using PHP for that long.
>
Glad to have you on board. Please make sure your package follows the PEAR
coding standards: http://pear.php.net/manual/en/standards.php
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