Ok, I think I understand, so far. My main question still stands, though - how can I import or instantiate a model file, externally (say, for unit testing)? And do you have any suggestions on how to unit test auth-protected controller functions?
On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 10:59 PM, mdipierro <[email protected]> wrote: > > If a function needs to be used by multiple controllers in the same > app, the easy solution is to put it into a model file. > > If a function needs to be used by multiple controllers in different > applications than it needs to be defined in a module, imported, passed > the required global variables and called by the controllers. > > Although code reuse is good and important it breaks the principle that > each web2py applications should be stand alone (if two apps depend on > each other, they they should be the same app). > > One repetition that you cannot avoid is listing in controllers the > functions that you want to expose. This is unavoidable because by > forcing you to code this we try prevent you from having two > controllers expose the same functionality and we prevent hidden > controller actions (expose functions by mistake). > > > Massimo > > On Oct 5, 9:34 pm, Dmitri Zagidulin <[email protected]> wrote: >> Actually, my main question is simply - how does one use/instantiate >> Model code from external files? (Like, if I want to do outsource some >> business logic to a module, so that several controllers can reuse it?) > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
