Hi all I implemented the <examplar> to behave as suggested by torsten and it is available in less than 5 min (I loved it). An example is JUST a class method returning an instance. CTGrid class >> grid22 <examplar> "self grid22" | grid1 | grid1 := self new: 2. grid1 atRow: 1 atColumn: 1 put: 1. grid1 atRow: 1 atColumn: 2 put: 3. grid1 atRow: 2 atColumn: 1 put: 2. grid1 atRow: 2 atColumn: 2 put: 4. ^ grid1 You can use this method as any class method in the past. NOTHING new!! So in particular your test can use it to build a fixture (yes reuse). You can use this method in several test cases (yes reuse). Now nautilus supports nicely <examplar> methods: you can execute them and get a cool GTInspector open on them. So this is similar to the method exampleSomething from Nautilus point of view. And now people can use example to create/open/... their lovely examples (that may not return instances). And we get examplar methods that must return an instance but can behave as example from Nautilus perspective. https://pharo.fogbugz.com/f/cases/18964/support-examplar If you want to try you can load the CTGrid packages ScriptLoader new unloadPackageNamed: 'Collections-Grid'. ScriptLoader new unloadPackageNamed: 'Collections-Grid-Tests'. "Because there were not good and will be removed from the image" Gofer it url: 'http://smalltalkhub.com/mc/StephaneDucasse/Containers/main'; configurationOf: 'Grid'; loadStable Click on class side of CTGrid and press the triangle and yes you get an inspector on this instance. Stef Le 18/8/16 à 14:38, stepharo a écrit :
Hi
In my projects I start to do the following:
I create <examplar> class method that returns an prototypical instance.
I use such methods in my tests as fixture.
Then I would like to have nautilus presenting to me the <examplar> with a little triangle and when I press
on them I get an inspector on them.
This way I get the same behavior than with default <example> methods that open an widget, image....
If we agree on that
- I can take all the <example> and turn them if necessary into examplar.
- extend Nautilus to send an inspect to the result of examplar tagged method.
I think that we can achieve a lot in terms of discovery with such simple changes.
Stef
PS: I reread the old thread and I think that this is a reasonable approach that makes
the pro instances (like me) and the pro examples showing some things (like me) happy.