C API documentation about jimtcl

[msteveb]

There is no official API documentation. Use the source as a guide. The philosophy is very similar to Tcl, so that is useful as a starting point.

The "aio" module is probably a good example of creating objects (file handles) that are backed by real objects (file descriptors) using an oo-like interface.

[jameswalmsley]

Hi

Thanks I just discovered the aio module a moment ago. So as you suggest I'm basing my module around that.

One question that I have. The AIO file handles are added to the global namespace. Is there a way to not do this so that the object is simply deleted when it goes out of scope?

E.g.

set my_camera [camera.open]
unset my_camera

Currently I do:

camera.open
::camera_1

rename camera_1 ""

Is this the normal way to delete an "object" in tcl?

Many thanks for your help

James

[msteveb]

Would be better to discuss this on the Jim Tcl mailing list so that others can provide input.

I think you want:

set my_camera [camera.open]
$my_camera delete

i.e. provide a delete operation on your returned object/command.

[jameswalmsley]

I'm just getting into the world of tcl, so learning how the language works at the same time as diving into the internals.

Anyway thanks for your time and help.

James

[msteveb]

No problem. Welcome to Tcl.