Kai,
Kai Tischler wrote:
2. I want to build app functionality that uses existing FC content type objects and may generate new FC content type objects - What would be the canonical methodology to realize more demanding app functionality in FC (looking at the newly offered API browser I have seen that the FC core components seem to offer a lot of functionality already ...) ?
I'm working on a getting started guide for developers -- but it won;t be out for a while. I'd say that there are several mechanisms for extending the basic farcry install.
Consider the following:
- modifying the webskin template layer. Can add your own navigational elements, look and feel, container layouts, stylesheets and so on.
- adding include objects. Can be used to embed any coldfusion code snippets you need into the FarCry site hierarchy.
- adding custom content types and rules. Write your own content types and rules.
- extend core content types. Extend core content types.
Many of these have good examples in the HOW-TO section of the website.
- Does it make sense or is it even recommended to build demanding app functionality using frameworks like "MachII" or "onTap framework (Isaac Dealey)" ? And if so, how would this best be done in a seamless manner ?
Basically anything you can envisage building in the COAPI should be built in FarCry itself. Anything that requires a specialised database schema you might consider an alternative framework and use one of the external app integration options to tie it into the FarCry framework.
By external app integration points you have hybrid content types... that have some information in farcry and a reference to an external information resource. Included objects and publishing rules are also very handy for bringing in external content to the presentation layer. And don;t forget the custom admin options to bring app functionality into the FarCry admin area or web top.
Best regards,
-- geoff http://www.daemon.com.au/
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