The Inbox: Tools-cmm.626.mcz

> Chris Muller uploaded a new version of Tools to project The Inbox:
> http://source.squeak.org/inbox/Tools-cmm.626.mcz
>
> ==================== Summary ====================
>
> Name: Tools-cmm.626
> Author: cmm
> Time: 20 May 2015, 2:39:34.146 pm
> UUID: 14025f66-843c-41dd-8458-de2eccce1166
> Ancestors: Tools-mt.625
>
> - Let ToolBuilder open any kind of Object with a consistent API, #open.  Objects are opened with an Inspector by default, subclasses may override.
> - Restore the consistency of #inspect relative to other Smalltalks.
>
> =============== Diff against Tools-mt.625 ===============
>
> Item was changed:
>   ----- Method: Object>>inspect (in category '*Tools-inspecting') -----
>   inspect
> +       "Open an Inspector in which the user can examine and change the receiver's variables, and send messages."
> +       self open!
> -       "Create and schedule an Inspector in which the user can examine the receiver's variables."
> -       ^ ToolSet inspect: self!
>
> Item was added:
> + ----- Method: Object>>open (in category '*Tools-inspecting') -----
> + open
> +       "Create and schedule an Inspector in which the user can examine the receiver's variables."
> +       ^ ToolSet inspect: self!
>
>

> #open is the language of ToolBuiler right?
>
> I could hardly stand for Object to overload #open, though..   :\
>
> This is low impact, and the #inspectYourself solution seems easy
> enough if it ever comes up again.  Okay.
>
> Good deliberation, thanks.
>
>
> On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 2:39 PM,  <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > Chris Muller uploaded a new version of Tools to project The Inbox:
> > http://source.squeak.org/inbox/Tools-cmm.626.mcz
> >
> > ==================== Summary ====================
> >
> > Name: Tools-cmm.626
> > Author: cmm
> > Time: 20 May 2015, 2:39:34.146 pm
> > UUID: 14025f66-843c-41dd-8458-de2eccce1166
> > Ancestors: Tools-mt.625
> >
> > - Let ToolBuilder open any kind of Object with a consistent API, #open.  Objects are opened with an Inspector by default, subclasses may override.
> > - Restore the consistency of #inspect relative to other Smalltalks.
> >
> > =============== Diff against Tools-mt.625 ===============
> >
> > Item was changed:
> >   ----- Method: Object>>inspect (in category '*Tools-inspecting') -----
> >   inspect
> > +       "Open an Inspector in which the user can examine and change the receiver's variables, and send messages."
> > +       self open!
> > -       "Create and schedule an Inspector in which the user can examine the receiver's variables."
> > -       ^ ToolSet inspect: self!
> >
> > Item was added:
> > + ----- Method: Object>>open (in category '*Tools-inspecting') -----
> > + open
> > +       "Create and schedule an Inspector in which the user can examine the receiver's variables."
> > +       ^ ToolSet inspect: self!
> >
> >

> I wanted to check Tools-cmm.626.mcz but it seems to have moved itself to
> the treated inbox. Is that a mistake?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
> On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 04:09:45PM -0500, Chris Muller wrote:
>> #open is the language of ToolBuiler right?
>>
>> I could hardly stand for Object to overload #open, though..   :\
>>
>> This is low impact, and the #inspectYourself solution seems easy
>> enough if it ever comes up again.  Okay.
>>
>> Good deliberation, thanks.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 2:39 PM,  <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> > Chris Muller uploaded a new version of Tools to project The Inbox:
>> > http://source.squeak.org/inbox/Tools-cmm.626.mcz
>> >
>> > ==================== Summary ====================
>> >
>> > Name: Tools-cmm.626
>> > Author: cmm
>> > Time: 20 May 2015, 2:39:34.146 pm
>> > UUID: 14025f66-843c-41dd-8458-de2eccce1166
>> > Ancestors: Tools-mt.625
>> >
>> > - Let ToolBuilder open any kind of Object with a consistent API, #open.  Objects are opened with an Inspector by default, subclasses may override.
>> > - Restore the consistency of #inspect relative to other Smalltalks.
>> >
>> > =============== Diff against Tools-mt.625 ===============
>> >
>> > Item was changed:
>> >   ----- Method: Object>>inspect (in category '*Tools-inspecting') -----
>> >   inspect
>> > +       "Open an Inspector in which the user can examine and change the receiver's variables, and send messages."
>> > +       self open!
>> > -       "Create and schedule an Inspector in which the user can examine the receiver's variables."
>> > -       ^ ToolSet inspect: self!
>> >
>> > Item was added:
>> > + ----- Method: Object>>open (in category '*Tools-inspecting') -----
>> > + open
>> > +       "Create and schedule an Inspector in which the user can examine the receiver's variables."
>> > +       ^ ToolSet inspect: self!
>> >
>> >

> Not a mistake.  As I wrote in this thread, we cannot add #open to
> Object.  Although I still don't like the change to #inspect, since I
> seem to be outvoted, I will just add #inspectYourself in my own image
> if it comes up again.
>
> I also realized, instead of #inspectYourself, I could probably in-line
> "inspect model object" almost as conveniently as "inspect" for my
> debugging because they are all unary messages which are first in the
> evaluation order (relative to binary and keyword messages).
>
> On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 8:13 PM, David T. Lewis <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > I wanted to check Tools-cmm.626.mcz but it seems to have moved itself to
> > the treated inbox. Is that a mistake?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dave
> >
> > On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 04:09:45PM -0500, Chris Muller wrote:
> >> #open is the language of ToolBuiler right?
> >>
> >> I could hardly stand for Object to overload #open, though..   :\
> >>
> >> This is low impact, and the #inspectYourself solution seems easy
> >> enough if it ever comes up again.  Okay.
> >>
> >> Good deliberation, thanks.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 2:39 PM,  <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >> > Chris Muller uploaded a new version of Tools to project The Inbox:
> >> > http://source.squeak.org/inbox/Tools-cmm.626.mcz
> >> >
> >> > ==================== Summary ====================
> >> >
> >> > Name: Tools-cmm.626
> >> > Author: cmm
> >> > Time: 20 May 2015, 2:39:34.146 pm
> >> > UUID: 14025f66-843c-41dd-8458-de2eccce1166
> >> > Ancestors: Tools-mt.625
> >> >
> >> > - Let ToolBuilder open any kind of Object with a consistent API, #open.  Objects are opened with an Inspector by default, subclasses may override.
> >> > - Restore the consistency of #inspect relative to other Smalltalks.
> >> >
> >> > =============== Diff against Tools-mt.625 ===============
> >> >
> >> > Item was changed:
> >> >   ----- Method: Object>>inspect (in category '*Tools-inspecting') -----
> >> >   inspect
> >> > +       "Open an Inspector in which the user can examine and change the receiver's variables, and send messages."
> >> > +       self open!
> >> > -       "Create and schedule an Inspector in which the user can examine the receiver's variables."
> >> > -       ^ ToolSet inspect: self!
> >> >
> >> > Item was added:
> >> > + ----- Method: Object>>open (in category '*Tools-inspecting') -----
> >> > + open
> >> > +       "Create and schedule an Inspector in which the user can examine the receiver's variables."
> >> > +       ^ ToolSet inspect: self!
> >> >
> >> >