Massimo is doing development on launchpad.net/web2py (google code is just a mirror for svn users; sort of a backwards compatibility thing). You could start by doing a blueprint on launchpad; if you have more to include, maybe a link to the www.web2pywiki.com
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Robin B <[email protected]> wrote: > > Should these proposals end up in the google code issues database as > enhancements? > > Robin > > On Jan 8, 3:45 pm, "Yarko Tymciurak" <[email protected]> wrote: > > hehe... I think Robin should send Robin's proposals ;-) > > > > On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 3:42 PM, Timothy Farrell <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Dude...wait, what? > > > > > what proposal? > > > > > mdipierro wrote: > > > > Me too but I need more time to look into details... today is not the > > > > optimal day. Tim, could you email me your proposals so that it does > > > > not get list in the list? > > > > > > Massimo > > > > > > On Jan 8, 2:54 pm, "Yarko Tymciurak" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> Yep, Robin - saw your other post on this.... I'm liking the > direction > > > this > > > >> is going... thanks! > > > >> Yarko > > > > > >> On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 1:36 PM, Robin B <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >>> Very true. This is more general than t2, I just dislike adding so > > > >>> many symbols to the global namespace, so this could be added to a > > > >>> helpers.* object if it existed. > > > > > >>> The reason for this proposal is that currently you cannot import > > > >>> actions easily: > > > > > >>> # in controllers/default.py > > > >>> from modules.crud import create > > > > > >>> The create action will not be found because actions are currently > > > >>> found with a regex. > > > > > >>> Robin > > > > > >>> On Jan 8, 1:19 pm, "Yarko Tymciurak" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >>>> Let me double check to make sure: > > > > > >>>> this behavior - non-argumented controllers being exposed / > accessible > > > > > >>> from > > > > > >>>> a client - is not (only) t2; this is general web2py behavior, > > > > > >>>> correct? > > > > > >>>> On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Yarko Tymciurak < > [email protected]> > > > > > >>> wrote: > > > > > >>>>> yep - after reading that thread Robin pointed to at the head of > this > > > >>>>> thread, the space behavior definitely looks like an expedient > > > hack... > > > > > >>>>> and reading the response from Massimo there: > > > >>>>> "If you have > > > >>>>> function that does not take *arguments* and you still don't want > to > > > >>>>> expose it you can also use a trick..." > > > > > >>>>> I'm with Robin - forget the "tricks" and be explicit... but, as I > > > >>>>> suspected, the usual intent is expose no-argument controllers, so > the > > > >>>>> exceptional case calls for a decorator, a better name than I > > > originally > > > >>>>> posted: > > > > > >>>>> @not_exposed > > > >>>>> def myfunc(): > > > >>>>> #blah, blah, ... > > > > > >>>>> On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Robin B <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > >>>>>> Massimo, > > > > > >>>>>>> Not sure I undestand. This goes in a module? not a model? > > > > > >>>>>> The example shows that it can go in either or both. > > > > > >>>>>> You could put it in a module and then import it into a > controller to > > > >>>>>> import actions into one specific controller. You could put it > in a > > > >>>>>> model to add an action to all controllers. > > > > > >>>>>> The first time a controller is requested, the controller is > exec'ed, > > > >>>>>> the resulting environment is searched for functions of no args > that > > > >>>>>> have the specific attr that was set by the decorator, these > actions > > > >>>>>> are merged with the actions found with the regex. All the > possible > > > >>>>>> controller_action.pyc is compiled and stored like usual, now you > can > > > >>>>>> call actions that were created in the models or imported from a > > > module > > > >>>>>> (crud, resources, admin, stats etc). > > > > > >>>>>> Robin > > > > > >>>>>> On Jan 8, 7:20 am, mdipierro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >>>>>>> Not sure I undestand. This goes in a module? not a model? > > > > > >>>>>>> On Jan 8, 12:03 am, Robin B <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >>>>>>>> Controller functions taking arguments, or functions with an > extra > > > >>>>>>>> space like def index (): are hidden: > > > > > >>> > http://groups.google.com/group/web2py/browse_thread/thread/35c15761dc. > > > > > >>>>>> .. > > > > > >>>>>>>> This is good that you can hide functions somehow, but using > only a > > > >>>>>>>> regex to detect controller functions requires people to > copy-paste > > > >>>>>>>> common actions into every controller (bad). > > > > > >>>>>>>> Could a controller be loaded, and its symbols that are > functions > > > >>>>>>>> checked for a tag (attribute) indicating that they are also > > > > > >>> exposed. > > > > > >>>>>>>> This way you can import actions/functions in the models and in > the > > > >>>>>>>> individual controllers. > > > > > >>>>>>>> Proposal: continue to use the regex for backwards > compatibility, > > > > > >>> but > > > > > >>>>>>>> also expose functions that are explicitly tagged as exposed by > > > > > >>> some > > > > > >>>>>>>> decorator. > > > > > >>>>>>>> Examples: > > > > > >>>>>>>> # in models/0.py > > > >>>>>>>> @T2.decorators.expose > > > >>>>>>>> def stats(): > > > >>>>>>>> return 'stats' > > > > > >>>>>>>> # in modules/crud.py > > > >>>>>>>> @T2.decorators.expose > > > >>>>>>>> def update(): > > > >>>>>>>> return 'update' > > > > > >>>>>>>> # in controllers/posts.py > > > >>>>>>>> from modules.crud import * > > > > > >>>>>>>> It would be fully backwards compatible! > > > > > >>>>>>>> Feedback? > > > > > >>>>>>>> Robin > > > > > -- > > > Timothy Farrell <[email protected]> > > > Computer Guy > > > Statewide General Insurance Agency (www.swgen.com) > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. 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