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Joey Hess 2010-04-02 22:46:31 -04:00
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>>>>> [[ikiwiki/pagespec]], and decided that yes, sorting is
>>>>> a bit like a pagespec :-) Which name would you prefer? --s
>>>> I would be inclined to drop the `check_` stuff. --J
>>>>>> `SortSpec` --[[Joey]]
>>>> I would be inclined to drop the `check_` stuff. --[[Joey]]
>>>>> It basically exists to support `title_natural`, to avoid
>>>>> firing up the whole import mechanism on every `cmp`
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>>>>> [[field|plugins/contrib/field/discussion]], fail early
>>>>> (again, not so valuable).
>>>>>
>>>>>> AFAIK, `use foo` has very low overhead when the module is already
>>>>>> loaded. There could be some evalation overhead in `eval q{use foo}`,
>>>>>> if so it would be worth addressing across the whole codebase.
>>>>>> --[[Joey]]
>>>>>
>>>>> The former function could be achieved at a small
>>>>> compatibility cost by putting `title_natural` in a new
>>>>> `sortnatural` plugin (that fails to load if you don't
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>>>>> have happened if `title_natural` was written after this
>>>>> code had been merged, I suspect. Would you prefer this? --s
>>>>>> Yes! (Assuming it does not make sense to support
>>>>>> natural order sort of other keys than the title, at least..)
>>>>>> --[[Joey]]
>>>> Wouldn't it make sense to have `meta(title)` instead
>>>> of `meta_title`? --J
>>>> of `meta_title`? --[[Joey]]
>>>>> Yes, you're right. I added parameters to support `field`,
>>>>> and didn't think about making `meta` use them too.
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>>>>> same place as the meta-title, but occasionally not), while
>>>>> displaying meta-titles, does look quite odd. --s
>>>>>> Agreed. --[[Joey]]
>>>> As I read the regexp in `cmpspec_translate`, the "command"
>>>> is required to have params. They should be optional,
>>>> to match the documentation and because most sort methods
>>>> do not need parameters. --J
>>>> do not need parameters. --[[Joey]]
>>>>> No, `$2` is either `\w+\([^\)]*\)` or `[^\s]+` (with the
>>>>> latter causing an error later if it doesn't also match `\w+`).
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>>>>> result. Again, I think this is getting too complex, and could just
>>>>> be solved with smarter cmp functions.
>>>>>
>>>>>> I agree. (Also, I think returning keys may make it harder to write
>>>>>> smarter cmp functions.) --[[Joey]]
>>>>>
>>>>> Unfortunately, `sort="ascending mtime"` actually sorts by *descending*
>>>>> timestamp (but`sort=age` is fine, because `age` could be defined as
>>>>> now minus `ctime`). `sort=freshness` isn't right either, because
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>>>>> directions - it seems clearer to have `ascending` always be a no-op,
>>>>> and `descending` always negate.
>>>>>
>>>>>> I think you've convinced me that ascending/descending impose too
>>>>>> much semantics on it, so "-" is better. --[[Joey]]
>>>>>
>>>>> Perhaps we could borrow from `meta updated` and use `update_age`?
>>>>> `updateage` would perhaps be a more normal IkiWiki style - but that
>>>>> makes me think that updateage is a quantity analagous to tonnage or