PHP OO naming conventions

> Hi, > > *Disclaimer* > I am only talking about the API that is exposed to the user and not > about any CS that don't relate to this (brackets, indenting etc.). > *Disclaimer* > > As PHP development is beginning to expose more and more functionality > through an OO interface we should address the CS for that API now. > > I think it would be wise not to use the current PHP naming conventions > as they are not that well fit for the OO syntax we have in PHP. > > A pretty lame example to illustrate what I mean: > $foo->get_bar(); > $foo->get->bar(); > > Also it would be useful for the user to easily differentiate the > different interfaces from each other because otherwise there maybe > confusions about different parameter handling in functions/methods due > to the nature that the OO interface will require different parameters > than the functional counterpart in a lot of cases. > > Another constructed example: > execute_query($connection, $query, $param); > $foo->execute_query($query, $param); > > This should also make life easier for syntax highlighter ... > > I would therefore propose to use studlyCaps as the CS for PHP OO APIs. > > Current: $foo->execute_query($query, $param); > New: $foo->executeQuery($query, $param); > > This CS is already known to people in the PHP world (or atleast a > considerable amount) in the form of the PEAR CS. This would also be > great for PEAR as then it would become possible for them to just extend > these classes instead of having to wrap all methods to fit the PEAR CS. > > FYI: PEAR is also working on defining some standard method names. Like > the common issue of close vs. disconnect etc. This might be a good > opportunity to maybe also start off "clean" for PHP OO API's in that > regard. > > FYI: I was told that there are no technical reasons that would make it a > big deal to have different function and method names provided by one > extension. > > Regards, > Lukas Smith > smith@backendmedia.com > _______________________________ > BackendMedia > www.backendmedia.com > berlin@backendmedia.com > > Linn Zwoch Smith GbR > Pariser Str. 44 > D-10707 Berlin > > Tel +49 30 83 22 50 00 > Fax +49 30 83 22 50 07

> I would therefore propose to use studlyCaps as the CS for PHP OO APIs. > > Current: $foo->execute_query($query, $param); > New: $foo->executeQuery($query, $param);