On 12/8/06, Michael Schuerig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Friday 08 December 2006 19:12, Rich Collins wrote: > > I kind of pushed it out early as I heard something called presenters > > were being considered. It was not really ready for external use, but > > I wanted to put it out there to join the impending conversation about > > OO helpers. > > > I think we need to move > > away from functional style helpers and toward a more OO solution. > > This mindset is what kept me from dismissing the idea altogether. I > completely agree that there has to be something more elegant than > sticking together helper methods (functions!) in a barely cohesive > lump. > > Now, the question is whether the model objects are the right place to > put helper methods (always assuming, of course, that separation of > concerns is maintained). Presenters are another option. I think it > largely depends on whether and where polymorphism is needed.
FWIW, I didn't say to put extra methods in the model. Hell no. I was suggesting a layer between the model (or models) and the view which packages up certain methods, much like Liquid's Drops. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Core" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-core?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
