Make apache._server/apace._interpreter part of public API.
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Key: MODPYTHON-144
URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MODPYTHON-144
Project: mod_python
Type: Improvement
Components: core
Reporter: Graham Dumpleton
Assigned to: Graham Dumpleton


Within the mod_python.apache module there exists two private variables calle
d "_server" and "_interpreter". These are initialised when an interpreter is
 first created. The variables are set to be an instance of the mod_python "s
erverobject" and the name o
f the interpreter. In effect, these would be the same as are available to a 
request handler as "req.server" and "req.interpreter".

The problem with those in the "req" object is that they are only available t
o the request handler. If these variables in the "mod_python.apache" module 
are made part of the public API, they would then be accessible by any code. 
Since "server.get_options()
" now exists and "server.get_config()" works properly, making these public w
ould allow code running at global scope when a module is being imported to c
onsult the server level config and/or options to customise their runtime beh
avour.

Thus, proposed that these variables be renamed to "apache.server" and "apach
e.interpreter".

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