On 11/12/15 14:33, Arran Cudbard-Bell wrote:
People abuse policies now, using Tmp attributes as arguments and to hold return values has a far greater potential for confusion.
Yep. I use Tmp-* attributes a lot in policies. I don't consider it abuse really; it's what we've got.
By refusing to add proper functions, we're increasing real world abuse and confusion.
I understand the reasoning behind unlang being limited. Implementing yet-another fullblown language is not a great way to spend resources. I would probably make more use of the embedded languages for complex policies, but none of the options suit me; perl is, well, perl. Python although I love it, is a very poor choice for use in threaded environments. Unlang is "good enough" but is sometimes messy. A few tweaks to avoid some of the more onerous set/unset of Tmp/control: variables would probably obviate any desire to move outside the server core for me.