Yes, Christian, I used admin generator like you. It is not real required. Maybe useful for code generation without any effort.
Ertan Kayalar php & .net developer 24Saat Web Hizmetleri www.erkasoft.com <http://www.erkasoft.com%20/> www.webtasarimsitesi.com www.24saat.net www.ertankayalar.com.tr 2010/7/26 Christian Fazzini <[email protected]> - Alıntılanan metni göster - 2010/7/26 Christian Fazzini <[email protected]> > Hello all, > > I've used admin generator a few times. Personally, I don't really > understand the point of this. The forms in admin generator are based > on the definitions in the form class. For the backend app, why is the > common convention for devs to use admin generator? The only difference > admin generator provides is the search filter. Doctrine generate > creates the same kind of CRUD functionality that is seen in admin > generator. > > Second, since we have to rely on yml files (i.e. generator.yml) to > configure the forms in admin generator. It leads to messy code. > Especially when we have to declare partials in the .yml file just to > display something different. > > Third, if our forms are a bit more complex. We need to copy most of > the code from /cache dir and paste into the backend module actions > file. Which makes it a bit tedious if we need to extend our > application. Plus, we need to do this for every backend module that > admin generator creates. And the same thing for templates! > > If I would have used doctrine generate (for example: symfony > doctrine:generate-module --with-show --non-verbose-templates frontend > user User) instead. I would have easy access to the templates folder. > and the action files. Exactly the same way I would have it in the > frontend app. Which in some ways, also keeps the coding structure > consistent. > > Having admin generator only complicates the flow of things and defeats > the purpose of keeping things convenient. > > I am starting to suspect that the admin generator is more for > prototyping than anything.... > > What are your thoughts? > > -- > If you want to report a vulnerability issue on symfony, please send it to > security at symfony-project.com > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "symfony users" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<symfony-users%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/symfony-users?hl=en > -- If you want to report a vulnerability issue on symfony, please send it to security at symfony-project.com You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "symfony users" 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/symfony-users?hl=en
