[swift-evolution] [Idea] Make Boolean @objc properties reflect better into Objective-C

[Douglas Gregor]

Hi all,

The Swift API guidelines state that Boolean properties should reflect assertions about the receiver, so in Swift one would expect:

	class Foo {
	  var isEnabled: Bool // good
	}

rather than

	class Foo {
	  var enabled: Bool // not Swifty
	}

When the property is @objc, e.g.,

	class Foo : NSObject {
	  @objc var isEnabled: Bool
	}

The resulting Objective-C property doesn’t follow the Cocoa guidelines for Objective-C <https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/CodingGuidelines/Articles/NamingIvarsAndTypes.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20001284-BAJGIIJE>:

	@property (readwrite,nonatomic) BOOL isEnabled;

because those guidelines state that properties do not use the “is” prefix.

My proposal is to strip the “is” prefix from the Objective-C name, but leave it off the getter, e.g.,

	@property (readwrite,nonatomic,getter=isEnabled) BOOL enabled;

The change would have no effect on the Swift name; it will only affect the Objective-C property name and setter name.

Thoughts?

	- Doug

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