On 10/28/05, Hugo Ahlenius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mach-II exposes an API so that you can specify the programme flow in an
> XML file.
I'm looking for something one level below the XML file. I want to be
able to write code against an API (in CFML).
I think that type of API would be easier to use. If not, the XML file
is still an option. I could write a script that reads the XML file and
pass the information on to the API. For that matter, I could have the
script read an .ini file or <gasp!> a database.
> Note that one of the advantages of xml (in comparison to
> others, such as windows ini) is that you can verify it against a dtd.
Yes, you can do that at the expense of less readability. (Okay,
sometimes you get /more/ readabilty with XML.)
Of course, we're not limited to the "standard" file formats that can
be read with existing APIs. Sometimes "inventing" a format and writing
a parser for it makes sense. CSS is a good example.
> Mach-II exposes loads of meaty api:s for plugins and filters that needs
> to be implemented in cfml.
Like I said, what I'm looking for may already be there. Tell me, can I
build a Mach-II/MG/FB4 file without using XML at all?
> For me personally it took as training to supress the mental need to put
> in logic in the mach-ii controller/xml ("I need a cfif here!"), now that
> is all gone... !
One thing I've never understood about FB4 is why there's an <if/> tag.
Patrick
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