I have started to work on my new application, that would address thought work. And single page design is very appealing to me. I am heavily inspired by Asana <http://asana.com> example. What is main feature of single page design for me? It is a seamless experience. Because page reloads, are not natural, they only eat time. Actually, any loads eat time. These are my first thought design considerations, after 1,5 year Tapestry5 experience, and reading Igor's book. How I imagine page/component aspect of the app design: 1) Pages. Only one page. Index. 2) Components. Few rich behavior pane components, like the main pane on tapestry.apache.org, or like panes in Asana. Load them through zone. This is the sketch of what I have now: <page> <menu, which is the mainZone controller> <mainZone, with components> <pane-like component> subzones and smaller components (visually) </pane-like component> ...may be additional components and zones here... </mainZone> ...may be additional components and zones here... </page>
3) API. Also, I like the idea of API that could work for both internal and external use, and I'm wondering how to implement that with Tapestry, and practices are known? Should I go check REST extensions? 4) Architecture. I'am want to roll out server-side software, and have different client applications: web-app, mobile app, desktop app. I see client applications using the same API for data syncing, and event-driven interaction. Post Scriptum: Discussion. If discussion will turns out beautiful, I will be glad to contribute to the Tapestry community, by organizing it into an article, which could be published on any Tapestry broadcasting channels, as a guide or FAQ. Me. I believe I have short, but intense developer experience. I do OOP for 3 years, Java for 2 years, Tapestry for 1 year. I know few patterns like CoC, I like the idea of small testable pieces of whatever, maybe I understand the REST idea. I am trying to live and work by KISS, YAGNI, DRY principles. Also, think global, act local. -- View this message in context: http://tapestry.1045711.n5.nabble.com/SinglePage-app-design-thoughts-tp5718264.html Sent from the Tapestry - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
