Zope uses custom HTML tags in a document to perform python tasks (instead
of {{}} like Web2py, it uses <dtml-... > that is analyzed and values
replaced)
I debugged through how Web2Py processes templates, and this leaves all html
untouched (even if incorrect). The other problem is that Zope does not have
a "function tree" like web2py where there is a function to match the page,
they have a html file that corresponds. So there is way more work if this
were possible.
I think I have more research to decide if this will be viable (not looking
good right now)
For example (very simple) the root index.html code:
<dtml-if "REQUEST.has_key('nav_idn')">
<dtml-call "RESPONSE.redirect(URL1+'/Main?nav_idn='+nav_idn)">
<dtml-else>
<dtml-call "RESPONSE.redirect(URL1+'/Main')">
</dtml-if>
So in a .../controllers/default.py, an entry index() needs to be created to
represent this entry. Then either the code has to be manually converted to
python, or a parser needs to convert the dtml to python with Web2Py tags,
def index():
if request.post_vars.has_key('nav_idn'):
redirect(URL1+'/Main?nav_idn='+nav_idn)
else:
redirect(URL1+'/Main') # I know we do not need two calls to the
same function that differ by a parameter...
There is no real HTML in this example, and the real first goal would be to
reuse/recover the existing HTML scraped from the DTML... Then implement
logic for any objects the DTML calls.
So maybe this is a severely optimistic idea, maybe more of a mind
experiment...
Thanks
Floyd
On Thursday, December 4, 2014 1:57:22 PM UTC-5, Anthony wrote:
>
> What do you mean by "hook into the process so I can convert the tags
> real-time"? What exactly are you proposing to do? Can you show some sample
> code?
>
> On Thursday, December 4, 2014 10:03:35 AM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote:
>>
>> I have an antique Zope app that I would like to "Try" to convert to
>> Web2py. I would like to add the custom zope <dtml-... tags and hook into
>> the process so I can convert the tags real-time.
>>
>> Just looking to see if anyone has extended the processing or has
>> suggestions (other than "you are nuts")
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Floyd
>>
>
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