I came across a similar problem/question when coding the lastFM API wrapper:
http://lastfmapi.riaforge.org/ I created a separate cfc for each logical part of the api and then created a single component that took care of instantiating and giving access to the various parts. I'm not sure I'm 100% happy with that choice but it did keep code organised and avoided a 10,000 line code monster cfc! My 2c. Dominic On 17 April 2011 04:55, Jeff Gladnick <[email protected]> wrote: > > hmm. This sounds too complicated for the average user, but I am curious to > know more about this. > > For the same reason I am hesitant to have multiple files extending a base > class. For that I like mark's suggestion about the single cfc. I want this > to be as plug and play as possible for people. > >>What I did in some of my projects was to have a base method "person" that >>the other methods used. Enforce type or variable checking in >>getPersonByType, but have the bulk of the work done in the getPerson method. >> >> >>andy >> >>Hi there Jeff >> >>I think this depends. Who are you writing the API for? I.e is this >>something you are going to use then let other people use it via RiaForge? >>Or Are you just developing it to be open source from the get go? >> >>I am inclined to have one big file as then it's simple to use as you >>instantiate it and check out the methods. On the other hand, you might >>want to return sub objects from your methods (such as arrays of people >>etc) >> >> >>With regards to Question 2, I simpler methods that are more descriptive >>would help, such as: >> >>getPerson(id) >>getPeople(Since [optional]) >>getPeopleByTitle(title) >>getPeopleByTag(tag) >>getPeopleByCompany(companyid) >>getPeopleBySearch(searchterm) >>getPeopleByCriteria(criteriaStruct) >>createPerson() >>savePerson() >>deletePerson() >> >> >> >>I hope that helps. >> >>Regards >> >>Mark Drew >> >> >> >> >>On 16/04/2011 08:08, "Jeff Gladnick" <[email protected]> wrote: > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:343803 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
