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9268 :: If imported name conflicts with Nim keyword, what would you call it?

• DeletedUser (orginal) [2022-06-27T19:30:05+02:00] view original

  Ref https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/blob/devel/lib/std/jsfetch.nim#L12

  type
    FetchOptions* = ref object of JsRoot  ## Options for Fetch API.
      keepalive*: bool
      metod* {.importjs: "method".}: cstring
      body*, integrity*, referrer*, mode*, credentials*, cache*, redirect*, referrerPolicy*: cstring
      headers*: Headers
    
    Response* = ref object of JsRoot  ## https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Response
      bodyUsed*, ok*, redirected*: bool
      typ* {.importjs: "type".}: cstring
      url*, statusText*: cstring
      status*: cint
      headers*: Headers
      body*: cstring
  Run

  Would like methd (method) or typ (type)? Or use backticks? Or whatever works?

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• xigoi (orginal) [2022-06-27T19:41:06+02:00] view original

  As far as I'm aware, misspelling is the most popular method.

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• ynfle (orginal) [2022-06-27T21:48:26+02:00] view original

  Why not use methodName and typeName?

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• rockcavera (orginal) [2022-06-27T22:12:42+02:00] view original

  If it's a field exposed to the end user, better a misspelling than forcing them to use backticks.

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• juancarlospaco (orginal) [2022-06-27T22:28:18+02:00] view original

  https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/pull/12531#discussion_r406987058

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• cblake (orginal) [2022-06-27T22:45:08+02:00] view original

  cmethod & ctype would seem to be most along the lines of the usual Nim FFI conventions, even if the "C" in this case is JS (like cstring is "c)ompatible string" which is also the Nim type of both fields here).

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• dom96 (orginal) [2022-06-27T22:58:04+02:00] view original

  In this case I would go for httpMethod.

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• deech (orginal) [2022-06-28T22:47:01+02:00] view original

  Backticks work:

  type
    O = object
      `method`*: string
  let o = O(`method`:"hello world")
  echo o.`method`
  Run

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• ingo (orginal) [2022-06-29T08:30:31+02:00] view original

  type: variety, ilk, sort, genre method: httpMethod, if non specific: mo (modus operandi)

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• xigoi (orginal) [2022-06-29T09:52:35+02:00] view original

  “type” is a technical term in this context and using a synonym would be misleading.

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