[Sugar-devel] Activityfactory: rename activity_id to instance_id

[Eben Eliason]

On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 12:56 PM, Jameson Quinn <jameson.quinn at gmail.com> wrote:
> I had a brief chat with marco on IRC about activity_id. This is stored in
> the datastore, unpacked to activityhandle data structure, and used to
> identify an instance in a way that persists across resumes. I think
> instance_id is a much better name for such a thing, and would be willing to
> make the patch (basically just a global search-and-replace).
>
> Marco says that the this is part of a larger mess, and so he seemed more
> interested in redesign than in such small tinkering. I think that it's not
> an either/or choice: tinkering helps redesign, it doesn't get in the way. He
> suggested I discuss it on the ML, so here I am. The other possible issue is
> if this is API which is used by any activities: I really think not, and I'll
> do my best to check, but if you know of anything please say so.
>
> If you want to use this thread to talk about the larger issues, please do,
> it is an important discussion. But don't forget to opine on whether I should
> do this one little patch.

+1 from me. The word "activity" is already too tangled up in various
ways.  I think this distinction makes it clearer.

- Eben


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