On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 11:44 AM, David Mintz <da...@davidmintz.org> wrote:
> > > On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Dan Cech <dc...@phpwerx.net> wrote: > >> It sounds like you really just need to change the way in_court is used, >> having multiple options instead of just yes/no. >> >> Then your javascript can key off that and your users can create any event >> types they require and specify where they take place. > > > OMG! That does sound promising! > In my previous description of the case, for brevity's sake I lied about in_court being boolean. There already is 1, 0 and -1. To the application -1 means "not applicable" and it's for one thing we interpreters sometimes do -- translate written documents -- which really isn't "in" or "out," and which per the business requirements is counted differently from all the rest. If I were to have another value signifying "usually even further 'out', like off-site" that would seem appropriate from one point of view but it smells a little funny. The location is not and shouldn't be tightly bound to the event_type; rather, it's an attribute of the event. I made the mistake of coupling the what with the where in my last iteration of this project, and it came back to bite me. Looks litke there needs to be some pain however I slice it; the model is complex because the reality it models is complex. But Dan's approach feels like it's the right track, so many thanks again -- to all. -- David Mintz http://davidmintz.org/ It ain't over: http://www.healthcare-now.org/
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