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image: NewUniform doesn't have documentation #38739

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dmitshur opened this issue Apr 29, 2020 · 2 comments
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image: NewUniform doesn't have documentation #38739

dmitshur opened this issue Apr 29, 2020 · 2 comments
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The image.NewUniform function is exported and should have a comment per https://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html#commentary.

This came up when I realized it's not clear whether it's better to write image.NewUniform(c) or &image.Uniform{c}. I thought maybe image.NewUniform is deprecated like image.ZP, but that's not the case given it doesn't even have a comment. But it's not easy to feel confident using an exported method in the Go standard library when it's not documented.

https://blog.golang.org/image-draw prefers &image.Uniform{c} style, but it's also from 2011. NewUniform was renamed from NewColorImage in 2011, so it has existed for quite a while.

/cc @nigeltao @robpike
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I agree that image.NewUniform needs a doc comment. I'll send out a (trivial) CL.

As for which of image.NewUniform(c) or &image.Uniform{c} is better, I think they're equally good, similar to io.LimitReader(r, n) and &io.LimitedReader{R:r, N:n}. I wouldn't mark either of them as deprecated. In hindsight, we could have only picked one, especially as composite literals are no longer a scary and new feature, but we can't change that now.

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Change https://golang.org/cl/230777 mentions this issue: image: add a NewUniform doc comment

@dmitshur dmitshur added NeedsFix The path to resolution is known, but the work has not been done. and removed NeedsInvestigation Someone must examine and confirm this is a valid issue and not a duplicate of an existing one. labels Apr 29, 2020
@dmitshur dmitshur modified the milestones: Backlog, Go1.15 Apr 29, 2020
xujianhai666 pushed a commit to xujianhai666/go-1 that referenced this issue May 21, 2020
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image: add a NewUniform doc comment
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Fixes golang#38739

Change-Id: I42b9b601e63ab8df69a0e5ce9bcabf75bb98d83e
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/230777
Reviewed-by: Dmitri Shuralyov <dmitshur@golang.org>
Run-TryBot: Dmitri Shuralyov <dmitshur@golang.org>
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