Eigenpoll : D wish list : Meta Information

Adding meta information to classes, structures, methods, modules and so forth using the pragma statement.

Example of a Reflection API class:

module pqr.xyz;

interface IFoo {
char[] hello(in char[] name);
}

class Foo {
char[] hello(in char[] name) {
return "Hello, " ~ name ~ "!";
}
}

pragma(Reflection, IFoo); // exposing IFoo as being able to be reflected

So it can for example be used in SOAP/CORBA/RMI/COM like manner:

int main(char[][] args) {
SoapRegistry soap = new SoapRegistry();
soap.add(Reflection.fetch("pqr.xyz", "Foo"));
soap.run(80);
return 0;
}

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