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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>In C++ parlance, template methods are member function templates, I think. At least that is the terminology I am looking for that matches neither java or python, but is a design pattern.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>John</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:yottzumm@gmail.com">John Carlson</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, March 11, 2019 6:12 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:brutzman@nps.edu">Brutzman, Donald (Don) (CIV)</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:x3d-public@web3d.org">X3D Graphics public mailing list</a><br><b>Subject: </b>RE: [x3d-public] Progress on Python API all examples compile andrun(but do nothing)</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>>All three look interesting and similar.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>>AFAICT these might all be compatible variations on Python syntax, if we get the API bindings correct. Then the "which style?" question becomes a matter of programmer preference, fitting the task at hand.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Yep, but I don’t think they are pythonic yet. HelloWorld.kwargs.py follows the vpython style, I think.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>>Seems like a worthy goal to pursue, either making it work compatibly or else figuring out just what the limitations & tradeoffs might be.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am not sure, but I think that @property may make it incompatible with X3DJSAIL, and we will need a layer on top to make this API compatible with pyjnius API (similar to jsail and sai packages in X3DJSAIL). It’s probably a non-issue a this point, just need to see what the @property API looks like for an API.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please become knowledgeable about *<b>my</b>* template methods (please examine def setter and def getter methods in packagemanager.py) before meeting. We need to decide if we want to generate the API at compile/run time (using the language’s built in features) or build time (using a build script), currently template methods are a build script feature, but probably can be simplified by using a language feature (or likely, a combination). Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>John<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>