Thanks guys! Shawn, how did you know where to find that picture of my brain?
As Howard and John suggested, I did find the request controller.
<cffunction name="doRequest" returntype="any" access="public"
output="false">
<cfset event.getHandler("standardSetContent").handle(event)>
<cfset event.getValidator("standard404").validate(event)>
<cfset event.getValidator("standardWrongDomain").validate(event)>
<cfset event.getValidator("standardTrackSession").validate(event)>
<cfset event.getHandler("standardSetPermissions").handle(event)>
<cfset event.getHandler("standardSetIsOnDisplay").handle(event)>
<cfset event.getHandler("standardDoActions").handle(event)>
<cfset event.getValidator("standardRequireLogin").validate(event)>
<cfset event.getHandler("standardSetLocale").handle(event)>
<cfset event.getHandler("standardDoResponse").handle(event)>
<cfreturn event.getValue("__MuraResponse__")>
</cffunction>
But, I don't think this is Model-Glue, and I haven't found ModelGlue.XML,
yet. I traced through the request flow, and it didn't seem to ever access
any Model-Glue components. Please let me know if I'm wrong about this.
Now, all I have to do is make sense of all these events and handlers!
Clarke
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From: ad...@acfug.org [mailto:ad...@acfug.org] On Behalf Of John Mason
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 3:03 PM
To: discussion@acfug.org
Subject: Re: [ACFUG Discuss] Tips for Analyzing an Application
That's more organized than some of the apps I've seen recently :)
There's been a push lately to leave MVC frameworks among some in the CF
world, hence my last post. This was an excellent example of how MVCs if
used correctly work.
John
shawn gorrell wrote:
> Just draw a picture...
>
> http://www.netobjectives.com/PatternRepository/images/e/ea/Strangle1.JPG
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> From: John Mason <ma...@fusionlink.com>
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> Subject: Re: [ACFUG Discuss] Tips for Analyzing an Application
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> He is, thankfully, working on understanding a Model-Glue app. So I
directed him to the ModelGlue.xml file which contains all the wiring
(controller) logic to understand what's happening. This draws an important
point for controller based frameworks and why most should use them. For
someone (other than the original developer) to quickly start learning the
logic of the application. That logic should always be in the controller in
some form.
>
> John
> ma...@fusionlink.com
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>
> Howard Fore wrote:
>
>> I'd start with what happens when the application starts up and when an
individual request comes in. Maybe draw out some UML sequence diagrams to
visually show the order of events and compnents talking to each other.
>>
>> Howard
>>
>> On Sep 30, 2009, at 7:55 AM, "Clarke Bishop" <cbis...@resultantsys.com>
wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I am trying to understand a pre-existing application so that I can
extend
>>> it.
>>>
>>> My question is: What's a good way to attack this problem?
>>>
>>> Specifically I want to understand some parts of Mura so that I can
modify
>>> and extend the functionality. Mura uses ModelGlue and Coldspring (And
>>> Fusebox for the admin).
>>>
>>> I've been digging around in the code and trying to understand their
content
>>> rendering process. But, I thought someone on the list might have some
good
>>> ideas of how to methodically analyze and understand all the objects in
an
>>> application like this.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any suggestions!
>>>
>>> Clarke
>>>
>>>
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