Hang on! This has already been proposed!! Has it been added yet? How was it resolved?
Someone already proposed this, and it seems to have been accepted: http://groups.google.com/group/web2py/browse_thread/thread/1bc0711d6d7f925/e89d889a81099799?lnk=gst&q=controllers#e89d889a81099799 This is EXACTLY what I am looking for. My web-app is a web-based accounting program, and I will have over 100 functions and I really want to keep the controllers folder organized and minimal and not have 100 .py files with 40 long functions in each file. I NEED a directory structure. However, I also don't want to screw with web2py's simplicity re controllers folder and url path (app/controller/function/ arg -- LOVE IT). Not having a proper source-code directory structure would totally screw-up my source-code management logic for this app. I really don't want to have all my functions defined in a long list of files under the same directory. Any status re the proposal in the post at this URL? http://groups.google.com/group/web2py/browse_thread/thread/1bc0711d6d7f925/e89d889a81099799?lnk=gst&q=controllers#e89d889a81099799 On Apr 5, 4:15 pm, waTR <[email protected]> wrote: > I am just trying to understand the limits of the framework... I just > wonder if it is possible to have some controller functions written > somewhere other than in files in the app/controllers/ folder, yet > still have them be exposed via a file in controllers. > > Example: > I have the following file structure: > 1. app/controller/lib/sayhi.py <- has code: def sayhi(): return dict > (message="Hello") > 2. app/controller/lib/__init__.py <- empty file (maybe don't even have > it there if not necessary to make this work) > 3. app/controller/default.py <- has code: def index(): return dict() > and some code to expose sayhi() in app/controllers/lib/sayhi.py > 4. app/view/index.html <- has code: <html><body><a href="{{=URL > (r=request, f=sayhi)}}">Say hi</a></body></html> > 5. app/view/sayhi.html <- has code: <html><body>{{=message}}</body></ > html> > > On Apr 5, 2:24 pm, waTR <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Not necessarily. I am just wondering if it is possible to have a > > controller within a sub-folder of the "Controllers" folder. like "app/ > > Controllers/user/register/newuser" where "user" is a sub folder, and > > "register" is the controller. > > > I can't come up with any specific example of why I need this, though I > > still want to know if it's possible. Right now I am going to achieve > > the same intent just by importing the functions from the "register" > > controller into another controller in the "Controllers" folder. I > > think that should be the way to do it anyway, as the current web2py > > app/controller/function/arg setup is clear, simple, and very workable. > > > On Apr 5, 2:11 pm, mdipierro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Just so that I inderstand. Instead of having controller files (like > > > default.py), you want to have controller folders, so that each action > > > is its own file? > > > > Massimo > > > > On Apr 5, 4:04 pm, waTR <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Well, it is just a question as to whether this is possible. I was > > > > hoping to organize my project files via folders rather than simply > > > > controllers/functions. However, I realized I can achieve the same > > > > general effect via linking functions held within controller/sub-folder/ > > > > functions by importing them in controller/linker-controller. > > > > > However, I was curious as it doesn't seem sub-folders are possible so > > > > far, and I was just wondering if someone was willing to play the > > > > devils advocate and just ask the question. I find it rather more > > > > productive to ask the question and ensure there is definetly a way to > > > > achieve the INTENT of project file organization with web2py via > > > > linking (which is actually completely fine). > > > > > I just thought it might be interesting to have a controller and sub- > > > > folder tree that mirrors a website folder tree. I am just really not a > > > > fan of having 100 files in a single directory, and was hoping to keep > > > > it down to like 10 or less files per folder. > > > > > Any suggestions as to some good practice for file management in web2py > > > > (file/folder make-up/organization)? > > > > > My idea right now (based on what web2py can do), is have linker > > > > controllers under the "Controllers" folder, and have a bunch of sub- > > > > folders in the "Controllers" folder which will contain all the actual > > > > functions and business-logic. > > > > > Any other ideas/suggestions? > > > > > On Apr 5, 5:35 am, Vidul Petrov <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > it is such an important feature for organizing a large project... > > > > > > Because? > > > > > > The controller itself provides a namespace, not the filesystem. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. 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