Re: Should org-link-parser add type "file" when link has no "file:" prefix?

[Ihor Radchenko]

joseph@ushin.org writes:

>> > > What we can do then is pass an extra argument to :follow function - the
>> > >  link object. That way, :follow function can get all the information it
>> > >  needs.
>> > > 
>> > 
>> >  I like this idea! Would this change break existing :follow functions
>> >  which only expect max two args?
>> > 
>> 
>> No. We can preserve backwards-compatibility by checking :follow function
>> arity and only passing the extra argument with the :follow function
>> supports that many arguments.
>
> Good to know.  If the goals of hyperdrive.el can be accomplished without 
> adding complexity to Org mode, it may be best to avoid avoid adding another 
> argument to :follow functions.  WDYT?

I did not make any changes to Org mode. And I will not, unless we need
to pass this extra information to :follow functions.

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