I suppose you could set a global default constructor and default function (in db.py?). If not set then the behaviour would be exactly as before. Other people would probably have a better idea of this than me.
Bill On Jan 21, 5:27 pm, Timothy Farrell <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, would this be considered breaking backward compatibility? Since > before, if something wasn't there, it would automatically error, but now > it looks somewhere else? If someone had a default function already in > their controller, this could cause undesired effects. > > I'm generally in favor of this behavior. It has the potential to clean > up things for a lot people and reduce the dependency on routes and > error_routing. > > -tim > > > > mdipierro wrote: > > Let's hear some pros/cons from other users. > > > On Jan 21, 8:36 am, billf <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> I'm interested in different forms of url's and had a read about > >> routes.py. But the manual tells me my app shouldn't rely on routes.py > >> being present. So I thought of the following approach (it's the > >> result of all of 15 minutes thinking/code/test so don't expect too > >> much). > > >> * I want to be able to > >> recognisehttp://myserver/myapp/anytable/an_optional_id > > >> * let's assume I have a table 'user' and a controller 'default.py' > >> that contains a function 'default()' > > >> * in compileapp.py the code identifies (or not) the controller and > >> function and outputs 'invalid controller' or 'invalid function' as > >> appropriate > > >> * my change basically says: if you don't find the controller try > >> again with a default value 'default' before failing and if you don't > >> find the function try again with the value 'default' before failing > > >> * in addition, each time it defaults it pushes the lower element to > >> args[] > > >> * so when I enterhttp://myserver/myapp/user/1controlis passed to > >> the default() function of the default.py controller and the two args > >> are 'user' and '1' > > >> The code changes in compileapp.py start at line 190 and are marked > >> below (new stuff): > > >> else: > >> filename=os.path.join(folder,'controllers/%s.py' % controller) > >> if not os.path.exists(filename): > >> # new stuff > >> default_controller='default' > >> filename = os.path.join(folder,'controllers/%s.py' % > >> default_controller) > >> if os.path.exists(filename): > >> request=environment['request'] > >> request.args.insert(0,function) > >> request.function=request.controller > >> request.controller=default_controller > >> else: > >> # end of new stuff > >> raise HTTP(400,error_message_custom % 'invalid > >> controller', > >> web2py_error='invalid controller') > >> code=open(filename,'r').read() > >> exposed=regex_expose.findall(code) > >> if not function in exposed: > >> # new stuff > >> default_function='default' > >> function=default_function > >> if function in exposed: > >> request=environment['request'] > >> request.args.insert(0,request.function) > >> request.function=default_function > >> else: > >> # end of new stuff > >> raise HTTP(400,error_message_custom % 'invalid > >> function', > >> web2py_error='invalid function') > > >> Enjoy! > > -- > 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. 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/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
