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Questions tagged [library-design]
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Writing database library in Scala - initialization code
I wanted to write small library for Neo4j database in Scala language. This library will talk with Neo4j database and mostly map classes to nodes. I want to make it work like spray-json library: https://github.com/spray/spray-json
Anyway I was…
Andna
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What would you do here? Return a null or throw an exception (framework design guides)
I'm developing a C# .NET Framework 4.0 library.
I have this code:
public static byte GetBatchStatus(string connString)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(connString))
throw new ArgumentNullException("connString");
byte status;
using…
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Dependency-free JavaScript onLoad
I'm working on a JavaScript library which needs to give the user the ability to run some code on load. Of course, I'm familiar with window.onload, and things like $(function() {}); with jQuery. But I don't want to be dependent on another library,…
Joel Martinez
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How do I handle a growing Controller Class?
$object_cin = new CIO( );
$object_cin->invoke( $_POST[ 'model' ] );
class CIO
{
private function invoke( $model )
{
switch( $model )
{
case 'user_try':
$model = new MUserTry();
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user656925
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Confusion about the interface design of C++11 random distributions
Let's take uniform_int_distribution for example. In my opinion, despite the fact that it stores a default set of distribution parameters, it is practically stateless. As such, wouldn't it be better and more convenient to design it as a function…
Lingxi
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Use outer class instance as self in inner class?
I'm writing a wrapper for the GMAIL API. In this wrapper, I am trying to include subattributes in the "main class" so it more closely follows the below:
Previously, I was use methods such as:
class Foo:
def __init__(self, ...):
# add…
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