[I18n-sig] XML and codecs

[Walter Doerwald]

On 05.06.01 at 11:02 M.-A. Lemburg wrote:

> Walter Doerwald wrote:
> > 
> [...]
>  
> > > This scheme is very simple, but also very effective, since
> > > it allows complex error processing to be done in the
> > > namespace where the data is being processed (rather than
> > > in a callback which wouldn't have access to this namespace).
> > 
> > A callback could be a class instance with a __call__ method
> > and so can have as much state information as it needs.
> 
> Sure, but it breaks the current API completely. The above
> mechanism is different in that the communication in the error
> case is done by means of an exception. While this is not as
> fast as a callback it does have some advantages:
> 
> * you can write the error handling code in the context using
>   the codec
> 
> * it enables you to write error handling code at higher levels
>   in the calling stack

But this means that you would have to allow the encoder to keep 
state between calls. That's no isse with a callback, because there
is only one call.

> * it fits in with the current API

That's right. Unfortunately there are a lot of functions that
would have to be changed.


Bye,
   Walter D=F6rwald

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