NAME

       interp - Interp creation and aliasing

SYNOPSIS

       package require Tcl  8.3

       package require interp  ?0.1.2?

       ::interp::createEmpty ?path?

       ::interp::snitLink path methodlist

       ::interp::snitDictLink path methoddict

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DESCRIPTION

       This package provides a number of commands for the convenient creation of Tcl interpreters
       for highly restricted execution.

API

       ::interp::createEmpty ?path?
              This commands creates an empty Tcl interpreter and returns  it  name.  Empty  means
              that  the  new  interpreter  has neither namespaces, nor any commands. It is useful
              only for the creation of aliases.

              If a path is specified then it is taken as the name of the new interpreter.

       ::interp::snitLink path methodlist
              This command assumes that it was called from within a method of a snit object,  and
              that the command mymethod is available.

              It  extends the interpreter specified by path with aliases for all methods found in
              the methodlist, with the alias directing execution to the same-named method of  the
              snit  object  invoking  this  command.   Each  element  of  methodlist  is actually
              interpreted as a command prefix, with the first word of each prefix the name of the
              method to link to.

              The result of the command is the empty string.

       ::interp::snitDictLink path methoddict
              This  command  behaves  like  ::interp::snitLink, except that it takes a dictionary
              mapping from commands to methods as its input, and not a list of methods.  Like for
              ::interp::snitLink  the  method  references  are  actually  command prefixes.  This
              command  allows  the  creation  of  more  complex  command-method   mappings   than
              ::interp::snitLink.

              The result of the command is the empty string.

BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK

       This  document,  and  the  package  it  describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other
       problems.   Please  report  such  in  the  category  interp   of   the   Tcllib   Trackers
       [http://core.tcl.tk/tcllib/reportlist].  Please also report any ideas for enhancements you
       may have for either package and/or documentation.

KEYWORDS

       alias, empty interpreter, interpreter, method, snit

CATEGORY

       Programming tools

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2006 Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>