Re: Decorator feature...

"Mukhsein Johari" <[email protected]>

> Sorry for picking on things again but I'm just not
> convinced defInit and runInit are needed. (Heh, call
> me "The Feature Killer" or more simply "Wet Blanket"

No, please pick away.  I want discussion here.

> :-p) Seriously though, could you supply a more
> concrete example of defInit?

Any argument for a decorator is an argument for defInit.  Look at the
command_ feature for an example.

> As for runInit, it only becomes useful when the
> function is called, right? So we can just as easily:
>
> -----------------------
> def funcB():
>   <do stuff>
>
> funcB.staticVar = 0
>
> funcB()
> funcB.staticVar +! 1
> -----------------------

That is not a substitute.  The init code should be with the function.  What
if you don't have access to the calling code?