Compiler patch for runtime reflection

[Alex Rønne Petersen]

On 22-10-2011 05:36, Robert Jacques wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:15:02 -0400, Alex Rønne Petersen
> <xtzgzorex at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 21-10-2011 21:07, Vladimir Panteleev wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Igor Stepanov has created a patch for DMD and Druntime which adds RTTI
>>> information for class and struct members.
>>>
>>> Example:
>>>
>>> import std.stdio;
>>>
>>> class Foo
>>> {
>>> static void PrintHello()
>>> {
>>> writeln("Hello");
>>> }
>>> }
>>> void main()
>>> {
>>> auto info = cast(OffsetTypeInfo_StaticMethod)Foo.classinfo.m_offTi[0];
>>> assert(info.name == "PrintHello");
>>> auto print = cast(void function())info.pointer;
>>> print(); //prints "Hello"
>>> }
>>
>> Absolutely awesome!
>>
>>>
>>> While the inclusion of such functionality into the language remains a
>>> disputed matter, would anyone be interested in an unofficial patch for
>>> this?
>>
>> Yes, very much. I would recommend setting up a fork on GitHub, and then
>> adding it to a branch, e.g. 'reflection', if it's not going to be
>> included in mainline DMD.
>
> Really? A runtime reflection system has been on the review queue for
> over six months and I've brought the subject up on the newsgroup. I've
> received zero feedback. So while I'm sure everyone want to check RTTI
> off the D features list, I've not seen much real interest in it.

I must have missed that. What should I search for to find your thread?

- Alex