Ola Berg wrote: > > Brainstorm > > 1) What component is it that we speak of? > > flow > controller > flow-controller > director > flow-director > > This defines an application flow > > <map:flow language=\"JavaScript\"> > <map:script src=\"blah.js\"/> > </map:flow> > > A \"director\" in a play makes the actors act according to a script, it could work: > > <map:director language=\"JavaScript\"> > <map:script src=\"blah.js\"/> > </map:director> > > Now, what happens when it is time to act according to the script? Is the flow >\"called\" or \"used\": > > <map:call-flow ... > > <map:use-flow ... > > or is it a director that directs? > > <map:direct ... > > Suggestions: > use-flow > call-flow > direct > > Personally, I like either \"flow\" and \"use-flow\" or \"director\" and \"direct\". >On second thougt \"flow\" and \"use-flow\" is what I like best. (Part of the problem >is that \"flow\" can be used both as a noun (the component) and as a verb (the >action). \"use-flow\" makes up for this.).
The 'actor/director' metaphore has been extensively used in Avalon and I don't want them to collide here. Also, what I don't find fitting in the actor/director metaphor is the unbroken seemless continuation perception that 'flowing' gives. When something flows, it's normally continously flowing or there is a problem (water, oil, eletric current, air) A better alternative could be to use 'pipelines and valves', but this collides with the use of 'valves' in Tomcat 4.x I know that 'calling a flow' is not really meaningful, in fact, 'hand-over to the resource flow' would be a better description of the action, but I'm not really worried by these things. The sitemap shows that once people like a concept, they don't mind sticking to a new name or even more, replace the most used meaning of that word for the new meaning. I forecast the same happening for the flow concept. -- Stefano Mazzocchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
