protocol for using InputRanges

[Walter Bright]

On 3/27/2014 2:56 PM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> On 3/27/14, 2:24 PM, Walter Bright wrote:
>> The range protocol is designed to work with streams.
>
> It's designed to work with containers.

I know we talked about streams when we designed it.


>> It's a giant fail
>> if they do not, or if you want to create a separate, non-range universe
>> to deal with streams.
>
> It's not a giant fail, we just need to adjust the notion.

Are you suggesting that ranges needn't support streams?

Note also that I suggested a way Steven could create an adapter with the 
behavior he desired, yet still adhere to protocol. No notion adjustments required.