Index: TODO
===================================================================
diff -u -rf671281a240219965d436e2bfa762baf85274ca6 -r24cc5e107fd8d246061a9d4b4fafefc767811c2b
--- TODO	(.../TODO)	(revision f671281a240219965d436e2bfa762baf85274ca6)
+++ TODO	(.../TODO)	(revision 24cc5e107fd8d246061a9d4b4fafefc767811c2b)
@@ -5122,6 +5122,10 @@
 - use "mixin|filter clear" instead of "mixin|filter unset"
 - name parameter option "slotset" instead of "slotassign"
 
+nsfObj.c:
+- allow to omit "-guard" within arguments to flag
+  definition of a filter/mixin guard
+- extended regression test
 
 ========================================================================
 TODO:
Index: generic/nsfObj.c
===================================================================
diff -u -r92ab630ebd3c1b907e3d0fdf97cc07914245c028 -r24cc5e107fd8d246061a9d4b4fafefc767811c2b
--- generic/nsfObj.c	(.../nsfObj.c)	(revision 92ab630ebd3c1b907e3d0fdf97cc07914245c028)
+++ generic/nsfObj.c	(.../nsfObj.c)	(revision 24cc5e107fd8d246061a9d4b4fafefc767811c2b)
@@ -410,21 +410,28 @@
   int oc; Tcl_Obj **ov;
 
   if (Tcl_ListObjGetElements(interp, objPtr, &oc, &ov) == TCL_OK) {
-    if (oc == 3 && !strcmp(ObjStr(ov[1]), NsfGlobalStrings[NSF_GUARD_OPTION])) {
+    
+    if (oc == 1) {
       nameObj = ov[0];
-      guardObj = ov[2];
-      /* fprintf(stderr, "mixinadd name = '%s', guard = '%s'\n", ObjStr(nameObj), ObjStr(guardObj));*/
-    } else if (oc == 1) {
+
+    } else if (oc == 2) {
       nameObj = ov[0];
+      guardObj = ov[1];
+
+    } else if (oc == 3 && !strcmp(ObjStr(ov[1]), NsfGlobalStrings[NSF_GUARD_OPTION])) {
+      nameObj = ov[0];
+      guardObj = ov[2];
+
     } else {
       return TCL_ERROR;
     }
+
   } else {
     return TCL_ERROR;
   }
 
   /*
-   * Try to resolve unknowns
+   * Syntax was ok. Try to lookup mixin classes:
    */
   if (NsfGetClassFromObj(interp, nameObj, &mixin, 1) != TCL_OK) {
     return NsfObjErrType(interp, "mixin", nameObj, "a class as mixin", NULL);
@@ -600,16 +607,21 @@
   int oc; Tcl_Obj **ov;
 
   if (Tcl_ListObjGetElements(interp, objPtr, &oc, &ov) == TCL_OK) {
-    if (oc == 3 && !strcmp(ObjStr(ov[1]), NsfGlobalStrings[NSF_GUARD_OPTION])) {
+    if (oc == 1) {
       filterObj = ov[0];
-      guardObj = ov[2];
-      /*fprintf(stderr, "filteradd name = '%s', guard = '%s'\n", ObjStr(name), ObjStr(guard));*/
-    } else if (oc == 1) {
+
+    } else if (oc == 2) {
       filterObj = ov[0];
+      guardObj = ov[1];
+
+    } else if (oc == 3 && !strcmp(ObjStr(ov[1]), NsfGlobalStrings[NSF_GUARD_OPTION])) {
+      filterObj = ov[0];
+      guardObj = ov[2];
+
     } else {
       return TCL_ERROR;
     }
-  } else {
+  }  else {
     return TCL_ERROR;
   }
 
Index: tests/interceptor-slot.test
===================================================================
diff -u -rae7d7d03bf76d21dd52d45181c3ab310e51845ec -r24cc5e107fd8d246061a9d4b4fafefc767811c2b
--- tests/interceptor-slot.test	(.../interceptor-slot.test)	(revision ae7d7d03bf76d21dd52d45181c3ab310e51845ec)
+++ tests/interceptor-slot.test	(.../interceptor-slot.test)	(revision 24cc5e107fd8d246061a9d4b4fafefc767811c2b)
@@ -438,8 +438,162 @@
   ? {c1 [Y info method definitionhandle bar]} "Z Y "
 }
 
+#
+# Test filter guards (define filter and guard separtely)
+#
 
+nx::test case filter-guard-separately {
+
+  #
+  # Define a room with occupancy and methods for entering and leaving
+  #
+  nx::Class create Room {
+    :property name
+    :variable occupancy:integer 0
+
+    :public method enter {name} {incr ::occupancy}
+    :public method leave {name} {incr ::occupancy -1}
+    
+    #
+    # We are interested, what happens with the room, so we define a
+    # logging filter....
+    #
+    :method loggingFilter args {
+      lappend ::_ [current calledmethod]
+      next
+    }
+    
+    #
+    # ... and we register it.
+    #
+    :filter add loggingFilter
+  }
+
+  set ::_ {}
+
+  ? {Room create r} ::r
+  r enter Uwe
+  r leave Uwe
+  r configure -name "Office"
+  ? {set ::_} "__objectparameter init enter leave configure"
+
+  #
+  # Hmm, we not so much interested on all these calls. Just the
+  # "enter" and "leave" operations are fine. We could have certainly
+  # as well mixin for these two methods, but the guards are more
+  # general since the can as well trigger on arbitrary patterns.
+  #
+
+  Room filter guard loggingFilter {
+    [current calledmethod] in {enter leave}
+  }
+
+  r destroy
+  set ::_ {}
+
+  ? {Room create r} ::r
+  r enter Uwe
+  r leave Uwe
+  r configure -name "Office"
+  ? {set ::_} "enter leave"
+
+  r destroy
+  
+  # Now we define a subclass DangerRoom, which refines the filter by
+  # logging into a "dangerRoomLog". We want here entries for all
+  # operations.
+
+  set ::_ {}
+  set ::dangerRoomLog {}
+
+  nx::Class create DangerRoom -superclass Room {
+    :method loggingFilter args {
+      lappend ::dangerRoomLog [current calledmethod]
+      next
+    }
+    :filter add loggingFilter
+  }
+
+  ? {DangerRoom create d} ::d
+  d enter Uwe
+  d leave Uwe
+  d configure -name "Safe Room"
+  ? {set ::_} "enter leave"
+  ? {expr [llength $::dangerRoomLog] > 2} 1
+
+  d destroy
+
+}
+
 #
+# Test filter guards (define filter together with guard)
+#
+
+nx::test case filter-guard-separately {
+
+  #
+  # Define a room with occupancy and methods for entering and leaving
+  #
+  nx::Class create Room {
+    :property name
+    :variable occupancy:integer 0
+
+    :public method enter {name} {incr ::occupancy}
+    :public method leave {name} {incr ::occupancy -1}
+    
+    #
+    # We are interested, what happens with the room, so we define a
+    # logging filter....
+    #
+    :method loggingFilter args {
+      lappend ::_ [current calledmethod]
+      next
+    }
+    
+    #
+    # ... and we register it together with a guard.
+    #
+    :filter add {loggingFilter {
+      [current calledmethod] in {enter leave}
+    }}
+  }
+
+  set ::_ {}
+
+  ? {Room create r} ::r
+  r enter Uwe
+  r leave Uwe
+  r configure -name "Office"
+  ? {set ::_} "enter leave"
+  
+  # Now we define a subclass DangerRoom, which refines the filter by
+  # logging into a "dangerRoomLog". We want here entries for all
+  # operations.
+
+  set ::_ {}
+  set ::dangerRoomLog {}
+
+  nx::Class create DangerRoom -superclass Room {
+
+    :method loggingFilter args {
+      lappend ::dangerRoomLog [current calledmethod]
+      next
+    }
+    :filter add loggingFilter
+  }
+
+  ? {DangerRoom create d} ::d
+  d enter Uwe
+  d leave Uwe
+  d configure -name "Safe Room"
+  ? {set ::_} "enter leave"
+  ? {expr [llength $::dangerRoomLog] > 2} 1
+
+  d destroy
+}
+
+
+#
 # Local variables:
 #    mode: tcl
 #    tcl-indent-level: 2