[Ns-bugs] [Bug 215] Node names patch

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------- Comment #9 from mathieu.lacage at sophia.inria.fr  2008-10-20 03:02 -------
(In reply to comment #8)
> (In reply to comment #7)
> > Mathieu suggested the following to me a little while ago:
> > 
> > class NameContainer
> > {
> > public:
> >   void Set (Ptr<Object> obj, std::string name);
> >   template <typename T>
> >   Ptr<T> Get (std::string name);
> > };
> > 
> > This allows any Object to have a unique name in the system, and doesn't cause
> > all nodes to carry a std::string.  Thoughts?
> 
> I don't like that:
>   1. We have would Node::GetId () but no Node::GetName ();

The main requirement is that we are trying to give a name to other objects than
nodes.

>   2. Everything gets put into the same namespace, nodes or whatever;

Yes, the use-case we are trying to support here is that of a global namespace
for objects.

>   3. There should be trace path support for node names, otherwise what's the
> point.

Good idea: /Names/xxx/...

> An intermediate possibility would be to put the names in the NodeList class. 
> That would make a lot of sense, conceptually, and avoid the need for each node
> to carry a name.

That does not seem very desirable because other objects than nodes want names.


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