It all boils down to how much you value encapsulation. I think it's worth it, but that's just me. I hate testing code, so the more isolated each bit of code is the better. I also work on constant-development apps, so it's not a "build it and let it run" type thing, I'm constantly making changes. Consequently, I encapsulate everything I can, and I can tell you it makes things MUCH easier.
Your description of CFC use is rather like a CFINCLUDE, from what it sounds like (correct me if I'm wrong). Nothing wrong with that at all, because the two are quite similar, and methods bring the added advantage of scope isolation (one gripe with CFINCLUDE). I prefer to leave that stuff in CFINCLUDEs though, and save the CFCs for tasks that really need them. Again, that's totally personal preference, and undoubtedly heavily biased my use of Fusebox. For example, I have val_XXXX.cfm templates that take care of validating a form. They assume the FORM scope (actually 'attributes', but whatever) exists, and blindly use it. I'd never bother wrapping that in a CFC, because the benefits are almost nil for the extra work. cheers, barneyb On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:30:25 -0500, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I guess I have to see more CFCs. The ones I've seen 'assume' that server, > application, session, and client exist and do not have to be passed in. I > usually even see request.DSN 'assumed' into the form. In your example (I see > what your saying about the form processing CFC) this would fail as no > request from a web service. > This brings up the question if the overhead of writing and passing all of > this data in order to encapsulate is worth it or just being dogmatic? It > feels very much like dogma over use to me, but that's me. > -- Barney Boisvert [EMAIL PROTECTED] 360.319.6145 http://www.barneyb.com/ Got Gmail? I have 8 invites. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware: a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:190872 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
