[Ns-developers] helper API + python

[Mathieu Lacage]

I have filed bug 393 to keep track of this issue.

On Tue, 2008-10-21 at 08:45 +0200, Mathieu Lacage wrote:
> On Mon, 2008-10-20 at 15:40 +0100, Gustavo Carneiro wrote:
> 
> >         
> >         2) modify the underlying c++ API to make
> >         NodeContainer/NetDeviceContainer much more pervasive and avoid
> >         Ptr<Node>
> > 
> > I am not sure this is correct.  I think it is the reverse.  For
> > instance:
> > 
> > class WifiHelper
> > {
> >   NetDeviceContainer Install (NodeContainer c) const;
> > };
> > 
> > If you simply extend it thus:
> > 
> > class WifiHelper
> > {
> >   NetDeviceContainer Install (NodeContainer c) const;
> >   NetDeviceContainer Install (Ptr<Node> node) const { return Install
> > (NodeContainer (node)); }
> > };
> > 
> > Then you no longer need the implicit conversion anymore, and you don't
> > break any API.
> 
> Indeed, that is another option. Thanks for the idea.
> 
> >         
> >         2) is a reasonably-big API change which would require quite a
> >         bit of API
> >         breakage at the C++ level so, I wonder if 1) is something
> >         which could be
> >         fixed in the near future. I would be happy to give this a shot
> >         if you
> >         can give me a hint as to what needs to be done to implement
> >         1).
> > 
> > The problem is that giving a hint of what needs to be done is almost
> > as much work as doing it :|
> > 
> > The way it is currently supported is ugly but works, so I don't think
> > this is urgent.  On the other hand my time is kind of short these
> > days.  Also you could extend the C++ API without much effort IMHO.
> 
> ok.
> 
> > 
> > I will try to evaluate the needed work over next weekend.  Sorry I
> > can't do it sooner.  But if you can figure something out sooner, the
> > better ;-)
> 
> I am focused on cleaning up our bug backlog so, I don't think I will get
> to it earlier than you.
> 
> Mathieu
> > 
>