fileOut & methodCategory

> Hello,
>
>
>
> I was wondering if someone may have run into the following issue.
>
>
>
> In the test below, the method's category has been set after the method
>
> had been defined. Should it be expected the method's new category to be
>
> filed out with the method's block?
>
>
>
> st> Object subclass: #Test.
>
> my.Test
>
>
>
> st> Test extend [
>
> st>   test [
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> st>     self subclassResponsibility
>
> st>   ]
>
> st> ]
>
>
>
> st> (Test >> #test) methodCategory: 'test'.
>
> Test>>test
>
>
>
> st> (Test >> #test) methodCategory.
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> 'test'
>
>
>
> st> Test fileOutOn: stdout.
>
> "Filed out from GNU Smalltalk version 3.2.5 on 6-Feb-2021 18:17:35"
>
>
>
> Smalltalk.Object subclass: Test [
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>    
>
>    <category: nil>
>
>    <comment: nil>
>
>
>
>    test [
>
>    self subclassResponsibility
>
>  ]
>
> ]
>
>
>
> If the behavior above is expected, would it be possible to do some sort
>
> of refresh/decompilation before executing the fileOut?
>
>
>
> Also, would there be a better way to fileOut all classes in a namespace
>
> / package?
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>    Quenio

> Hello Quenio,
>
> I can reproduce what you report.
>
> I believe that the fileOutOn: requires the "Parser" package.
>
> st> PackageLoader fileInPackage: 'Parser'.
>
> is required according to the documentation (and to make it actually
> fileOut).
>
> When I use the fileIn: method it works for me:
>
> With a small file "test.st" :
>
> # cat test.st
> !Test methodsFor: 'test'!
> test
>  self subclassResponsibility! !
>
> and then:
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>  FileStream fileIn:'test.st' !
>
>
> When I fileOut then:
>
> st> Test fileOutOn: stdout.
>
>  test [
>  <category: 'test'>
>  self subclassResponsibility
>  ]
>
> So in that case <category: 'test'> is in the output.
>
> Regards,
> David Stes
>
> ----- Op 6 feb 2021 om 19:28 schreef help-smalltalk help-
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>
> > Hello,
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I was wondering if someone may have run into the following issue.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > In the test below, the method's category has been set after the
> method
> > 
> > had been defined. Should it be expected the method's new category to
> be
> > 
> > filed out with the method's block?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > st> Object subclass: #Test.
> > 
> > my.Test
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > st> Test extend [
> > 
> > st>   test [
> > 
> > st>     self subclassResponsibility
> > 
> > st>   ]
> > 
> > st> ]
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > st> (Test >> #test) methodCategory: 'test'.
> > 
> > Test>>test
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > st> (Test >> #test) methodCategory.
> > 
> > 'test'
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > st> Test fileOutOn: stdout.
> > 
> > "Filed out from GNU Smalltalk version 3.2.5 on 6-Feb-2021 18:17:35"
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Smalltalk.Object subclass: Test [
> > 
> >    
> > 
> >    <category: nil>
> > 
> >    <comment: nil>
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >    test [
> > 
> >    self subclassResponsibility
> > 
> >  ]
> > 
> > ]
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > If the behavior above is expected, would it be possible to do some
> sort
> > 
> > of refresh/decompilation before executing the fileOut?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Also, would there be a better way to fileOut all classes in a
> namespace
> > 
> > / package?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks in advance,
> > 
> >    Quenio