Support `Dimension` consistently across path traversal API #37

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opened 2026-07-12 14:45:41 +00:00 by UserCurt · 3 comments

UserCurt commented

2026-07-12 14:45:41 +00:00

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The Dimension named argument is not supported consistently across the path traversal APIs. Currently, mpath.<function> and mpath.Pointer.<method> are inconsistent:

Traversal API	Function	Method	Notes
`resolve`	Scalar only	Scalar or vector	Function incorrectly rejects vectors
`get`	Scalar or vector	Scalar or vector	Function does not document `Dimension`
`set`	Unsupported	Unsupported	Not yet supported, and requires more thought on meaning
`remove`	Unsupported	Unsupported	Unclear if meaningful
`exists`	Not implemented	Not implemented	Not yet implemented

The `Dimension` named argument is not supported consistently across the path traversal APIs. Currently, `mpath.<function>` and `mpath.Pointer.<method>` are inconsistent: | Traversal API | Function | Method | Notes | |---|---|---|---| | `resolve` | Scalar only | Scalar or vector | Function incorrectly rejects vectors | | `get` | Scalar or vector | Scalar or vector | Function does not document `Dimension` | | `set` | Unsupported | Unsupported | Not yet supported, and requires more thought on meaning | | `remove` | Unsupported | Unsupported | Unclear if meaningful | | `exists` | Not implemented | Not implemented | Not yet implemented |

UserCurt commented

2026-07-15 23:56:40 +00:00

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Partially addressed by 5996c8c.

resolve and get now accept a vector Dimension. Repeated values are now supported for intentional repeat dimension assignment.

This issue remains open for set at the same time as issue #35 and for the future exists API.

Partially addressed by `5996c8c`. `resolve` and `get` now accept a vector `Dimension`. Repeated values are now supported for intentional repeat dimension assignment. This issue remains open for `set` at the same time as issue #35 and for the future `exists` API.

UserCurt commented

2026-07-19 23:23:07 +00:00

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exists created in in e91fdb8, which progresses this issue as Dimension is supported with vectors.

This issue remains open for set.

`exists` created in in `e91fdb8`, which progresses this issue as `Dimension` is supported with vectors. This issue remains open for `set`.

UserCurt commented

2026-07-20 00:17:49 +00:00

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set now supports Dimension in 72c5cc9, finalizing the full traversal API suite supporting this named argument.

`set` now supports `Dimension` in `72c5cc9`, finalizing the full traversal API suite supporting this named argument.