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Re: Timestamp on Events

 

Ted Gould wrote:
> Currently in the event function we have a variant, the goal was for
> events like activate we could put the timestamp in there.  Other menu
> items could then use it for other events and have a data field to pass
> along the data.  What I'm curious about is whether we should leave that
> field, and put a standard "timestamp" in there that is always filled.
> It seems like something that any event would want and it doesn't cost
> much.

I agree. It will avoid having to resolve to using a struct if we later
need to pack a timestamp + an actual information. Just make sure the
timestamp is the last parameter of the method, this way it is easier to
ignore it when there is no need for it.

Aurélien



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