Re: Quick question about how this'd fit into DateTime

[Moving this to the [email protected] list]

On Sat, 15 Mar 2008, Dan Muey wrote:

> I've got this new module DateTime::Duration::Human to stringify a duration in 
> a localizable way.

This really isn't the right name. It should go under the DateTime::Format 
namespace, since it's a way of formatting DT-related data.

> I was wondering if it'd be better for me to:
> a) continue using  DateTime::Locale and try to get the individual 
> maintainers add the necessary good to theri  DateTime::Locale

The Locale modules are all generated from the CLDR project's data 
(http://unicode.org/cldr/)

If this data includes what you need, a patch to add it to the generated 
modules would be welcome ...

> b) have it use a DateTime::Duration::Human::Locale group of modules and try 
> to get them all created

You'll have to do this if CLDR doesn't have what you need (which it 
probably doesn't).

> Let me know what you think, the POD-in-HTML is attached so you can have a 
> gander.

The one thing that jumps out is you seem to be adding a method to the 
DateTime package. The DateTime.pm package already has _way_ too many 
methods. If every DT-related module did this, it'd be a disaster. Just 
suck it up and type it out the long way.


-dave

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