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29.0.50; Allow session-local ERC modules

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From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: "J.P." <jp <at> neverwas.me>
Cc: 57955 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, emacs-erc <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#57955: 29.0.50; Allow session-local ERC modules
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2022 19:43:34 +0200

"J.P." <jp <at> neverwas.me> writes:

> Hi people,

Hi,

> Since its inception, ERC has aimed to support local modules, that is,
> modules local to a connection. (If you need convincing of this, take a
> look at `define-erc-module'.) This makes sense for a good many reasons,
> chief among them simplified semantics when arranging for buffer-local
> variables and hooks. Ancillary benefits include let-binding
> `erc-modules' around entry-point invocations and selectively disabling
> modules for particular sessions (e.g., after capability negotiation).

Without knowing erc in general and your patch in detail: this sounds
like you could profit from connection-local variables. Did you check
this?

> Thanks,
> J.P.

Best regards, Michael.

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