ReSpec / IDL / iterable

[Mark Watson]

ReSpec adds the following
​paragraph
for interfaces with an iterable declaration:

*This interface has "entries", "keys", "values" and @@iterator methods
brought by iterable.*

However, WebIDL now also specifies the "forEach" method.

I can't find anywhere in the ReSpec source where it adds this sentence,
otherwise I would have provided a Pull Request.

I know Old School IDL is deprecated, but we do not have time to fix that
for our specification right now.

Thanks ... Mark

[Dominique Hazael-Massieux]

Hi Mark,

Post by Mark Watson
ReSpec adds the following
​paragraph
brought by iterable./
However, WebIDL now also specifies the "forEach" method.
I can't find anywhere in the ReSpec source where it adds this sentence,
otherwise I would have provided a Pull Request.

https://github.com/w3c/respec/blob/develop/js/core/webidl-oldschool.js#L756

Post by Mark Watson
I know Old School IDL is deprecated, but we do not have time to fix that
for our specification right now.

FWIW, I have set up a script that enables to convert mostly
automatically from -oldschool to -contiguous:
https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/spec-prod/2015OctDec/0070.html

If that's of interest, we can discuss off list to see if it would apply
to your spec as well.

Dom

[Mark Watson]

Post by Dominique Hazael-Massieux
Hi Mark,

Post by Mark Watson
ReSpec adds the following
​paragraph
brought by iterable./
However, WebIDL now also specifies the "forEach" method.
I can't find anywhere in the ReSpec source where it adds this sentence,
otherwise I would have provided a Pull Request.

https://github.com/w3c/respec/blob/develop/js/core/webidl-oldschool.js#L756

​Ah, I was looking in the wrong repo. https://www.w3.org/respec/dev.html
links to the wrong one.​

So, here you are: https://github.com/w3c/respec/pull/804

Post by Dominique Hazael-Massieux

Post by Mark Watson
I know Old School IDL is deprecated, but we do not have time to fix that
for our specification right now.

FWIW, I have set up a script that enables to convert mostly
https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/spec-prod/2015OctDec/0070.html
If that's of interest, we can discuss off list to see if it would apply
to your spec as well.

​Thanks! We are in a sprint to get substantive issues done in the coming
weeks, but after that perhaps we will have time for this.

...Mark​

Post by Dominique Hazael-Massieux
Dom