Index: TODO
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diff -u -re3a84e351aaf79c02a63cc0741dde7b9bd550849 -r596677fb3ed1e15dc62a04789781347fb3dbc369
--- TODO	(.../TODO)	(revision e3a84e351aaf79c02a63cc0741dde7b9bd550849)
+++ TODO	(.../TODO)	(revision 596677fb3ed1e15dc62a04789781347fb3dbc369)
@@ -2438,6 +2438,8 @@
    ::nsf::alias          => ::nsf::method::alias
    ::nsf::forward        => ::nsf::method::forward
    ::nsf::setter         => ::nsf::method::setter
+   ::nsf::provide_method => ::nsf::method::provide
+   ::nsf::require_method => ::nsf::method::require
  (updated regression test, docs, ...)
 
 
Index: generic/nsf.tcl
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diff -u -re3a84e351aaf79c02a63cc0741dde7b9bd550849 -r596677fb3ed1e15dc62a04789781347fb3dbc369
--- generic/nsf.tcl	(.../nsf.tcl)	(revision e3a84e351aaf79c02a63cc0741dde7b9bd550849)
+++ generic/nsf.tcl	(.../nsf.tcl)	(revision 596677fb3ed1e15dc62a04789781347fb3dbc369)
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
   # support for method provide and method require
   #
 
-  proc ::nsf::provide_method {require_name definition {script ""}} {
+  proc ::nsf::method::provide {require_name definition {script ""}} {
     set ::nsf::methodIndex($require_name) [list definition $definition script $script]
   }
 
-  proc ::nsf::require_method {object name {per_object 0}} {
+  proc ::nsf::method::require {object name {per_object 0}} {
     set key ::nsf::methodIndex($name)
     if {[info exists $key]} {
       array set "" [set $key]
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@
   #
   # provide some popular methods for "method require"
   #
-  ::nsf::provide_method autoname {::nsf::method::alias autoname ::nsf::methods::object::autoname}
-  ::nsf::provide_method exists   {::nsf::method::alias  exists ::nsf::methods::object::exists}
+  ::nsf::method::provide autoname {::nsf::method::alias autoname ::nsf::methods::object::autoname}
+  ::nsf::method::provide exists   {::nsf::method::alias  exists ::nsf::methods::object::exists}
 
   #
   # exit handlers
Index: generic/predefined.h
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diff -u -re3a84e351aaf79c02a63cc0741dde7b9bd550849 -r596677fb3ed1e15dc62a04789781347fb3dbc369
--- generic/predefined.h	(.../predefined.h)	(revision e3a84e351aaf79c02a63cc0741dde7b9bd550849)
+++ generic/predefined.h	(.../predefined.h)	(revision 596677fb3ed1e15dc62a04789781347fb3dbc369)
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 "namespace eval ::nsf::method::create {\n"
 "namespace export alias}\n"
 "namespace export configure finalize interp is my relation\n"
-"proc ::nsf::provide_method {require_name definition {script \"\"}} {\n"
+"proc ::nsf::method::provide {require_name definition {script \"\"}} {\n"
 "set ::nsf::methodIndex($require_name) [list definition $definition script $script]}\n"
-"proc ::nsf::require_method {object name {per_object 0}} {\n"
+"proc ::nsf::method::require {object name {per_object 0}} {\n"
 "set key ::nsf::methodIndex($name)\n"
 "if {[info exists $key]} {\n"
 "array set \"\" [set $key]\n"
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 "set oldSetting [::nsf::relation $object $rel]\n"
 "uplevel [list ::nsf::relation $object $rel [linsert $oldSetting 0 $classes]]} else {\n"
 "uplevel [list ::nsf::relation $object $rel \"\"]}}\n"
-"::nsf::provide_method autoname {::nsf::method::alias autoname ::nsf::methods::object::autoname}\n"
-"::nsf::provide_method exists   {::nsf::method::alias  exists ::nsf::methods::object::exists}\n"
+"::nsf::method::provide autoname {::nsf::method::alias autoname ::nsf::methods::object::autoname}\n"
+"::nsf::method::provide exists   {::nsf::method::alias  exists ::nsf::methods::object::exists}\n"
 "proc ::nsf::exithandler {args} {\n"
 "lassign $args op value\n"
 "switch $op {\n"
Index: library/nx/nx.tcl
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diff -u -re3a84e351aaf79c02a63cc0741dde7b9bd550849 -r596677fb3ed1e15dc62a04789781347fb3dbc369
--- library/nx/nx.tcl	(.../nx.tcl)	(revision e3a84e351aaf79c02a63cc0741dde7b9bd550849)
+++ library/nx/nx.tcl	(.../nx.tcl)	(revision 596677fb3ed1e15dc62a04789781347fb3dbc369)
@@ -364,11 +364,11 @@
       class-object {
 	set what [lindex $args 0]
 	if {$what eq "method"} {
-	  ::nsf::require_method [::nsf::self] [lindex $args 1] 1
+	  ::nsf::method::require [::nsf::self] [lindex $args 1] 1
 	}
       }
       method {
-	::nsf::require_method [::nsf::self] [lindex $args 0] 0
+	::nsf::method::require [::nsf::self] [lindex $args 0] 0
       }
       namespace {
 	::nsf::dispatch [::nsf::self] ::nsf::methods::object::requirenamespace
Index: nsf.nxd
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diff -u -re03b655a792c452a2c1a76d479732e3fbadd7093 -r596677fb3ed1e15dc62a04789781347fb3dbc369
--- nsf.nxd	(.../nsf.nxd)	(revision e03b655a792c452a2c1a76d479732e3fbadd7093)
+++ nsf.nxd	(.../nsf.nxd)	(revision 596677fb3ed1e15dc62a04789781347fb3dbc369)
@@ -966,11 +966,11 @@
 # 					'''object-filter''' and
 # 					'''class-filter''').
 
-# @command provide_method
+# @command ::nsf::method::provide
 #
 # The command contributes an entry to a '''interp'''-wide method
 # repository (the method index) to be queried and harvested by
-# <<@command require_method>>. An entry consists of a unique
+# <<@command ::nsf::method::require>>. An entry consists of a unique
 # identifier, a definition script, and a setup script. Arbitrary
 # objects can request method definitions from this repository in a
 # disciplined manner. The idea of this method repository ressembles
@@ -985,9 +985,9 @@
 # 				before defining the method on the
 # 				requiring object.
 
-# @command require_method
+# @command ::nsf::method::require
 # 
-# As the counterpart of <<@command provide_method>>, the command allows
+# As the counterpart of <<@command ::nsf::method::provide>>, the command allows
 # you to require an method definition for the given object from the
 # '''interp'''-wide method repository.
 #
Index: tests/doc.test
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diff -u -re3a84e351aaf79c02a63cc0741dde7b9bd550849 -r596677fb3ed1e15dc62a04789781347fb3dbc369
--- tests/doc.test	(.../doc.test)	(revision e3a84e351aaf79c02a63cc0741dde7b9bd550849)
+++ tests/doc.test	(.../doc.test)	(revision 596677fb3ed1e15dc62a04789781347fb3dbc369)
@@ -1098,9 +1098,9 @@
   ::nsf::isobject
   ::nsf::method
   ::nsf::method::property
-  ::nsf::provide_method
+  ::nsf::method::provide
   ::nsf::qualify
-  ::nsf::require_method
+  ::nsf::method::require
   ::nsf::setter
   ::nsf::setvar
 }
Index: tests/method-require.test
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diff -u -re3a84e351aaf79c02a63cc0741dde7b9bd550849 -r596677fb3ed1e15dc62a04789781347fb3dbc369
--- tests/method-require.test	(.../method-require.test)	(revision e3a84e351aaf79c02a63cc0741dde7b9bd550849)
+++ tests/method-require.test	(.../method-require.test)	(revision 596677fb3ed1e15dc62a04789781347fb3dbc369)
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
   # producing these....
   #
   
-  nsf::provide_method append   {::nsf::method::alias  append -frame object ::append}
-  nsf::provide_method lappend  {::nsf::method::alias  lappend -frame object ::lappend}
-  nsf::provide_method set      {::nsf::method::alias  set -frame object ::set}
-  nsf::provide_method tcl::set {::nsf::method::alias  set -frame object ::set}
-  nsf::provide_method exists   {::nsf::method::alias  exists ::nsf::methods::object::exists}
-  nsf::provide_method foo      {::nsf::method::create foo {x y} {return x=$x,y=$y}}
-  nsf::provide_method x        {::nsf::mixin ::MIX} {
+  nsf::method::provide append   {::nsf::method::alias  append -frame object ::append}
+  nsf::method::provide lappend  {::nsf::method::alias  lappend -frame object ::lappend}
+  nsf::method::provide set      {::nsf::method::alias  set -frame object ::set}
+  nsf::method::provide tcl::set {::nsf::method::alias  set -frame object ::set}
+  nsf::method::provide exists   {::nsf::method::alias  exists ::nsf::methods::object::exists}
+  nsf::method::provide foo      {::nsf::method::create foo {x y} {return x=$x,y=$y}}
+  nsf::method::provide x        {::nsf::mixin ::MIX} {
     # here could be as well a package require, etc.
     ::nx::Class create ::MIX {:public method x {} {return x}}
   }