> On 21 Nov 2016, at 17:28, Kirk Brooks <[email protected]> wrote: > > First off - wow, very impressive and a fabulous demo db. I spent a few > hours playing with it focusing mainly on how the HTTP server works. A > couple of questions about this as well as one about the v3 update.
Hi Kirk, Thank you for the kind words. It is an update I truly enjoyed working on. > - The purchase options are for v2.5. Does that include v3 or would I > need to buy 2.5 and the v3 update? Thank you for notifying me. I have cleaned up the product options, so that it becomes more clear now. You can update from any previous version directly to version 3.0. > - In broad terms it looks like I can copy the 'HTTP Server' folder into > a database and then 'backfill' whatever methods are called by those > methods. Correct. There are the “HTTPD_” project methods which are basically the HTTP server. Then there are the “WebApp_” project methods which demonstrate a routing handler written in 4D. But this is optional. It is something I wrote more than 10 years ago. It can also be replaced with the routing system of the NTK JavaScript framework. > - The javascript framework isn't dependent on Angular. (But a framework > is helpful.) You can use your framework of choice for the front-end. It doesn’t really matter. AngularJS is a good choice and a popular one. But you can also use DHTMLX, Webix, React, Backbone, VueJS etc. There is plenty of choice in the JavaScript world, which can be a challenge figuring out what you need. It reminds me of learning Java 20 years ago; I don’t need 20 ways to write data to a file, just give me one way that works easy. > - What considerations come up if I attempt to put this into a component? One thing to keep in mind is that the Request and Response classes of the NTK JavaScript framework depend on a few 4D process variables. Those process variables must be defined in the host database (not in the component), otherwise the plugin can not access them. On a sidenote, the NTK JavaScript framework can also be used with 4D’s built-in webserver. All you need to do is handle these variables. I’m not a big fan of 4D components. The idea is good, but the implementation … could be better. If we could edit and debug components directly from within the host database, that would make them more useful. The workflow of writing/using/testing them needs to be improved. Please let me know if you have further questions. Kind regards, - Rob Laveaux -------------------------------------------------------- Pluggers Software Scholekstersingel 48 2496 MP Den Haag The Netherlands Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Website: http://www.pluggers.nl <http://www.pluggers.nl/> -------------------------------------------------------- ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
