name was originally defined for informative names, but it became the actual keys for Table columns and DimStack layers.
name on dimensions is still this thing that can be modified in the dims macro to look bettter, and dim2key does the lower level thing for Symbol keys/table columns etc. But name is exported and should be much more useful than it is.
This PR removes all of that coomplexity and makes name the main function for getting the dimension name Symbol from Dimension, types etc.. name(Ti) == :Ti.
dim2key is deprecated to just call name. key2dim is also switched to name2dim to simplify things, and name is defined on DimStack to just return a Tuple of Symbol for each layer.
Plot output mostly wont even change because label now holds the old name of the dimension and Ti will still be on plot labels as "Time".
This has been bugging me for a while.
namewas originally defined for informative names, but it became the actual keys for Table columns and DimStack layers.nameon dimensions is still this thing that can be modified in thedimsmacro to look bettter, anddim2keydoes the lower level thing for Symbol keys/table columns etc. Butnameis exported and should be much more useful than it is.This PR removes all of that coomplexity and makes
namethe main function for getting the dimension name Symbol from Dimension, types etc..name(Ti) == :Ti.dim2keyis deprecated to just callname.key2dimis also switched toname2dimto simplify things, andnameis defined onDimStackto just return a Tuple of Symbol for each layer.Plot output mostly wont even change because
labelnow holds the oldnameof the dimension andTiwill still be on plot labels as "Time".