A quick answer about filters:

 > Next question is: I see there are things in the filters that are executed
 >
 > - before execution
 > - before rendering
 > - only once
 > - after other filters

You can already register filters wherever you want, this is the goal of 
the filters.yml configuration.file

Fabien

Matthias Nothhaft wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm just brainstorming how to make the controller in my mahono branch
> more flexible while not breaking any BC.
> 
> I would like to change the signature of
> sfController->forward($moduleName, $actionName) to something like that:
> 
> sfController->forward($moduleName, $actionName = null, $config = array())
> 
> 
> So the actual possible signatures would be:
> 
> - forward($pageId)
> - forward($moduleName, $actionName)
> - forward($moduleName, $actionName, $config)
> 
> 
> for two reasons:
> 
> 1. I would like to provide a sfWebPageController providing page based
> controller using areas and children (nested actions/components/partials)
>  - I do not want to add a forwardPage(§pageId) but integrate it with
> forward() as it seems to be a more consistent approach.
> 
> 2. I would like to modularize forward() a bit so I can reuse parts with
> my page controller and be able to call forward() / getPresentationFor()
> with the added parameters to control (turn off) selected things.
> 
> 
> 
> Next question is: I see there are things in the filters that are executed
> 
> - before execution
> - before rendering
> - only once
> - after other filters
> 
> So my opinion is that the filter chain could
> 
> a) be separated into request filters (or even methods) and action
> filters and
> 
> b) provide insert positions with register() like possible with
> addStylesheet()
> 
> 
> Last but not least I would like to refactor the execution a bit to make
> controlling parts reusable:
> 
> I'm not sure yet where to place it: either in sfController or in a
> separate sfExecutor class (or similar name). But the intended key change
> is to provide 4 methods:
> 
> - make() -- to instantiate and initialize an action (or component)
> - execute() -- to execute an action
> - validate() -- called by execute if action must be validated
> - render() -- renders the view
> 
> 
> Like I mentioned before: I don't want break BC, that's why I ask for
> little feedback. And of course I only speak about my mahono branch (but
> with idea in mind to merge it back to trunk once it works and is tested)
> 
> Regards,
> Matthias
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> 
> 


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