[swift-evolution] Proposal: conversion protocol naming conventions

[Erica Sadun]

And adding:

I *hate* Convertible in its current form. Per your current write-up, the protocols should cover initialized from, converted to, and a mix. Let me suggest:

* can be initialized from: Instantiable, Initializable
* can be converted to: Expressible, Presentable, Projectable
* can be represented as and instantiated by: Convertible

For example, IntegerLiteralInitializable, CustomStringRepresentationExpressible, and DoubleTypeConvertible.

-- Erica


> On Dec 15, 2015, at 9:28 AM, Matthew Johnson via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
> 
> Bumping this thread.  There wasn’t much response to the initial post, which may have been because Saturday night is probably not the best time to post a proposal.  :)
> 
> You can find the draft here: https://github.com/anandabits/swift-evolution/blob/conversion-protocol-conventions/proposals/0000-conversion-protocol-conventions.md <https://github.com/anandabits/swift-evolution/blob/conversion-protocol-conventions/proposals/0000-conversion-protocol-conventions.md>
> 
> The little feedback I did receive was positive.
> 
> Matthew
> 
>> On Dec 12, 2015, at 8:40 PM, Matthew Johnson via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org <mailto:swift-evolution at swift.org>> wrote:
>> 
>> I have drafted a proposal to establish precise conventional meaning for the use of `Convertible`, `Representable`, and `Projectable` protocol suffixes.  The proposal would require renaming `CustomStringConvertible` and `CustomDebugStringConvertible` to `CustomStringProjectable` and `CustomDebugStringProjectable` respectively
>> 
>> I am seeking input on the proposal before submitting a PR.  The full draft can found at https://github.com/anandabits/swift-evolution/blob/conversion-protocol-conventions/proposals/0000-conversion-protocol-conventions.md <https://github.com/anandabits/swift-evolution/blob/conversion-protocol-conventions/proposals/0000-conversion-protocol-conventions.md>.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Matthew
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