Re: [binarycloud-dev] Future source tree:

[alex b. <en...@tu...>]

> Re: HTML builders
>
> disclaimer: I just wanted to throw this out, as I have not extensively
> researched the possibilities much.
>
> I noticed that TableBuilder wasn't listed in the latest source tree
> listing.  This may be a good time to discuss how indepth these builders
> will/can be.  Question 1, what is the requirement for the need of a
> builder?  The builders you mentioned here all (?) seem to work hand/hand
> with other parts of the bc core.  (ex: formBuilder uses entityManager)
> Is there a place for builders that merely simplifies the HTML rendering?
> (ie: tableBuilder, headerBuilder, ...)

Table builder has been "renamed" to listbuilder, because it will take care
of any ordered list of data, from a <ul> up to a big, complex table.

> There is a WOW pretty neat set of classes by Walt A. Boring IV called
> phpHtmlLib (http://phphtmllib.sourceforge.net/) which does just this.
> One nice feature this project has is the ability to specify HTML 4.0 or
> XHTML when you render your page.

I think i've seen this, and to be honest I've never had much use for html
abstraction, except for things like <input> etc.

In some case, advanced tools are necessary (like ListBuilder, FormBuilder).

You are of course welcome to use that lib (the code lookged good to me..)
for anything you do.

> I'm not suggesting that we integrated it into binarycloud;  I simply was
> checking it out when I started questioning how extensive the binarycloud
> builders will be.

Well, the builder's won't ingetrate any html, they'll use default 'external'
templates. Really a builder manages taking a set of data or metadata and
turning it into a useable 'definition' of a bit of presentation.

_a

> jason
>
>
> >     FormBuilder
> >     ListBuilder
> >     WizardBuilder
> >     TreeBuilder
> >     CalendarBuilder
> >     EmailBuilder
> >     FaxBuilder
> >     PDFBuilder
> >     PageDefBuilder
> >     .... suggestions here?
>
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