[jifty-devel] Difference Between alias and import_templates in Template::Declare

[David E. Wheeler]

On Oct 6, 2009, at 9:27 PM, David E. Wheeler wrote:

> In imported templates, the invocant is an object blessed into the
> class into which the templates were imported.
>
> In aliased templates, the invocant is an object blessed into the class
> from which the templates were aliased.

Turns out that in neither case is an object passed. It looks like an  
object is *never* passed. It's a class name. This, to me, makes the  
distinction even less important.

> Is this an important distinction? The tests in t/aliasing.t and t/
> importing.t demonstrate it quite clearly, but I'm wondering whether
> anyone ever noticed this or if it's necessary? To me, the behavior of
> aliases is a bit weird, since they're supposed to be like mixins.

The questions still stand, though.

Best,

David