C to D bindings: how much do you D-ify the code?

[Michel Fortin]

On 2013-10-26 14:52:42 +0000, Mike Parker <aldacron at gmail.com> said:

> On 10/26/2013 9:09 PM, Benjamin Thaut wrote:
>> Am 25.10.2013 15:10, schrieb Lionello Lunesu:
>>> 
>>> 1. enum names vs prefixes
>>> enum FOO { FOO_A, FOO_B }; -> enum FOO {A,B}
>> 
>> I actually do number 1 whenever creating C bindings. Because its not
>> really DRY to write: FOO.FOO_A
> 
> alias FOO = int;
> enum { FOO_A, FOO_B };
> 
> Otherwise, it doesn't match the C API.

But then you lose the type-safety of an enum. Why not this:

	enum FOO { FOO_A, FOO_B };
	alias FOO.FOO_A FOO_A;
	alias FOO.FOO_B FOO_B;

?

Overly verbose perhaps.

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