Re: [Modus-devs] dumb vs. smart fields

[Sean A C. <se...@co...>]

On Thursday, Nov 7, 2002, at 14:22 US/Pacific, Jeremy Firsenbaum wrote:
> The attached file starts with=A0an include of initModus.cfm. This file=20=

> is responsible for setting the framework=A0up and so must be included =
on=20
> every request. I would hope that most developers are=A0using=A0a=20
> methodology that=A0can accomodate global includes. It's simple with=20
> fusebox=A0- you just add=A0it to fbx_settings, but=A0a looser set up=20=

> would=A0need to=A0do it some other way.

What, like Application.cfm? :)

> =A0<!--- Include and parse contentObject descriptors --->
> =A0<cffile action=3D"READ"=20
> file=3D"#application.hardroot#\descriptors\pressrelease.xml"=20
> variable=3D"pressrelease">
> =A0<cfset pressreleasexml =3D xmlParse(pressrelease)>
> =A0
> =A0<!--- Register contentObjects --->
> =A0<cfset server.modus.registry.register(pressreleasexml)>

Why not just:

	<cfset server.modus.registry.register(application.hardroot &
		"descriptors/pressrelease.xml")/>

Have the register() function read and parse the XML - less for the=20
developer to do. I'd probably go further and have a fixed=20
initialization file (XML) that the system finds 'automatically',=20
perhaps based on the location of Application.cfm, that lists all the=20
types that the system will use. Again, just syntactic sugar.

> That should be enough to get things rolling. The registry instantiates=20=

> the appropriate facade as defined in the descriptor and passes it the=20=

> xml. The facade then instantiates the appropriate modules:=20
> persistence, validation, renderer... and the developer need=20
> only=A0concern themselves with calling the UDF functions.=A0Almost =
magical=20
> if you ask me.

Yup.

> If any of that made sense, then we're getting somewhere. It's becoming=20=

> clearer in my own mind=A0as we hash this out - Sean continues to steer=20=

> things in a solid direction. I should be able to get a simple=20
> proof-of-concept=A0up and running over the weekend. Let me know what =
you=20
> think.

Thanx for working on this Jeremy!

Sean A Corfield -- http://www.corfield.org/blog/

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