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[06:03] Tim_Smart: isaacs: You think I should have registerExtension enabled to return not just javascript strings?
[06:03] isaacs: Tim_Smart: i think i suggested that registerExtension should return a javascript function representing the module
[06:04] Tim_Smart: isaacs: Meaning, you can return a function or something?
[06:04] Tim_Smart: isaacs: Well, I don't want to re-implement the module system
[06:04] isaacs: Tim_Smart: i see, so you don't want to return a javascript function, and instead want the existing module system to wrap the js string in the process.compile cruft?
[06:05] isaacs: i guess that makes sense.
[06:05] Tim_Smart: atm, it only accepts a string as a return, and puts it through the same paces as the other JS modules
[06:05] isaacs: right
[06:05] Tim_Smart: But, it would be awesome if you didn't return a string, it directly attaches it to the exports
[06:05] isaacs: i guess i'm just thinking of a case where maybe you want to actually compile the thing to a function, because it's not using process.compile, but some other thing that creates a v8 function
[06:05] isaacs: maybe that's yak shaving
[06:06] isaacs: but it seems like it'd be pretty easy to say, if it's a string, then compile its brains out, otherwise, just take it as is
[06:06] Tim_Smart: yeah, like what I said above. Then you could register .mu files with a template compiler, then return the compile function or something
[06:06] isaacs: bingo
[06:06] Tim_Smart: or an object with properties, that get attached to exports
[06:06] Tim_Smart: Yeah I'll add that to the branch soon
[06:06] isaacs: hm..... that seems odd
[06:07] isaacs: so the registerExtension just returns the exports object for that module?
[06:07] isaacs: like, directly?
[06:07] isaacs: i suppose there's no reason why that wouldn't work...
[06:07] Tim_Smart: so, it sends the file contents to the compiler function, then that function either returns a string or some other variable
[06:07] rektide: ok ok ok.... its only taken me two days to catch up on api changes
[06:07] rektide: dear heaven
[06:08] rektide: ((yes i was quite a bit behind))
[06:08] Tim_Smart: if it isn't a string, then it attaches it directly to exports
[06:08] isaacs: Tim_Smart: right, but it sounds lik eyou'er saying, it can return a string, and then it gets process.compiled as usuall..
[06:08] Tim_Smart: otherwise, put it though the normal javascript stuff
[06:08] isaacs: right, that object
[06:08] isaacs: what actually happens to it?
[06:09] isaacs: is it like, a collection of things that get put on the exports object?
[06:09] Tim_Smart: It gets wrapped in a function atm, and gets passed require, exports etc etc
[06:09] Tim_Smart: then process.compiled
[06:09] Tim_Smart: that is for a normal js module
[06:09] isaacs: right
[06:09] isaacs: got that
[06:09] isaacs: i'm talking about having my registerExtension compiler function return an object and not a string.
[06:10] isaacs: what would you suggest about that?  (i know it's not supported atm)
[06:10] Tim_Smart: yeah same, maybe I'll gist an example? :p
[06:10] isaacs: yes please :)
[06:15] Tim_Smart: isaacs: http://gist.github.com/328894
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[06:15] isaacs: got it.
[06:15] isaacs: yeah, that's what i was saying
[06:16] Tim_Smart: good, we are on the same level :D
[06:16] isaacs: so, if the compiler returns an object, then that object is the exports object returned to the require() caller
[06:16] Tim_Smart: yeah
[06:16] isaacs: great.
[06:16] isaacs: add one more use-case
[06:16] isaacs: 
ACTION gisting

[06:17] Tim_Smart: isaacs: also http://gist.github.com/328894
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[06:19] isaacs: Tim_Smart: http://gist.github.com/328895
[06:20] isaacs: i'm suggesting you special-case functions, so returning them actually means that they'll be called with the module system args
[06:20] isaacs: when require()ed
[06:20] isaacs: but, i guess if the extension registration can return an object, it could just run that function right now anyway
[06:21] isaacs: but the problem would be that it won't have access to module or __filename or __dirname and suck