First, thanks to Brian for the dialogue concerning the pros and cons of Fusebox. I intend to keep at that line of conversation in the thread. However, my original question was not specific to Fusebox but to the benefits of one design feature of Fusebox (and other frameworks), specifically, use of the Hub and Spoke Architecture. So, here's a new thread for the original (and now rewritten) question...
>From your own experiences and your own thoughts on the subject, what are the benefits and downsides to designing a site (whether by way of a framework or otherwise) in which all requests must go through a single file which then redirects or includes other files to handle the specific needs of the current request? The most recognizable example of this model, in the CF community, is Fusebox in which all requests go to /index.cfm and specific files are executed based on the value of the fuseaction URL variable (i.e., "index.cfm?fuseaction=cart.addItem&itemID=123"). How is this better or worse than an architecture in which the same action would go directly to the "addItem.cfm" file (i.e., "/Cart/addItem.cfm?itemID=123")? Another example of this would be along the lines of "index.cfm?displayPage=5" as opposed to "page5.cfm" (preferably with a more descriptive filename). Again, I'm not really asking about XFAs, APIs, etc. unless they are a direct result of going through the application spine. Specifically, I'm asking about why people prefer to go through an application spine or why they prefer not to. Benefits and downsides. Pros and cons. Too much typing... Thanks. -- Mosh Teitelbaum evoch, LLC Tel: (301) 942-5378 Fax: (301) 933-3651 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.evoch.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
