[postgis-devel] [PostGIS] #817: Renaming old 3D functions to the convention ST_3D..........

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#817: Renaming old 3D functions to the convention ST_3D..........
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 Reporter:  nicklas  |       Owner:  nicklas      
     Type:  defect   |      Status:  new          
 Priority:  medium   |   Milestone:  PostGIS 2.0.0
Component:  postgis  |     Version:  trunk        
 Keywords:           |  
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Description changed by robe:

Old description:

> Old name ---> should be
>
> ST_length3d ---> ST_3DLength
> ST_length3d_spheroid ---> ST_3DLength_Spheroid
> ST_perimeter3d ---> ST_3DPerimeter
> ST_MakeBox3d ---> ST_3DMakeBox
> ST_Extent3d ---> ST_3DExtent
>
> What about functions with explicit 2D, I guess they should follow the
> same convention:
>
> ST_length2d ---> ST_2DLength
> ST_length2d_spheroid ---> ST_2DLengthSheroid
> ST_perimeter2d ---> ST_2DPerimeter
> ST_area2d ---> ST_2DArea
> ST_MakeBox2d ---> ST_2DMakeBox
> st_box2d ---> ST_2DBox
>
> -- Those functions I think should keep their names because that tells
> something that they are forced towards 3D, 2D and 4D, not from.
> ST_force_2d
> ST_force_3dz
> ST_force_3d
> ST_force_3dm
> ST_force_4d
>
> Comments?
>
> Should we rename the C-functions at the same time where appropriate?

New description:

 {{{
 Old name ---> should be

 ST_length3d ---> ST_3DLength
 ST_length3d_spheroid ---> ST_3DLength_Spheroid
 ST_perimeter3d ---> ST_3DPerimeter
 ST_MakeBox3d ---> ST_3DMakeBox
 ST_Extent3d ---> ST_3DExtent

 What about functions with explicit 2D, I guess they should follow the same
 convention:

 ST_length2d ---> ST_2DLength
 ST_length2d_spheroid ---> ST_2DLengthSheroid
 ST_perimeter2d ---> ST_2DPerimeter
 ST_area2d ---> ST_2DArea
 ST_MakeBox2d ---> ST_2DMakeBox
 }}}
 -- Those functions I think should keep their names because that tells
 something that they are forced towards 3D, 2D and 4D, not from.

 {{{

 ST_force_2d
 ST_force_3dz
 ST_force_3d
 ST_force_3dm
 ST_force_4d


 }}}
 Comments?

 Should we rename the C-functions at the same time where appropriate?

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