Not to hijack this thread but as a related issue, I wish I could add comments to my rule files.... It would be so helpful while learning...
Mark 2009/11/12 Szántai Károly <m...@szantaikaroly.hu>: > Hi, > > What is the best practices for writing good, _maintainable_ and extendable > D2W rules? Especially in the left-hand side. > > What do I mean? Let's see a very simple example. Which of the following is > more maintainable, more extendable? > > This? > > 100: entity.name = 'Father' and task = 'edit' and propertyKey = 'firstName' > => componentName = "D2WEditString" > 100: entity.name = 'Father' and task = 'edit' and propertyKey = 'lastName' > => componentName = "D2WEditString" > 100: entity.name = 'Mother' and task = 'edit' and propertyKey = 'firstName' > => componentName = "D2WEditString" > 100: entity.name = 'Mother' and task = 'edit' and propertyKey = 'lastName' > => componentName = "D2WEditString" > 100: entity.name = 'Child' and task = 'edit' and propertyKey = 'firstName' > => componentName = "D2WEditString" > 100: entity.name = 'Child' and task = 'edit' and propertyKey = 'lastName' => > componentName = "D2WEditString" > > Or this? > > 100: entity.name = 'Father' and task = 'edit' and (propertyKey = 'firstName' > or propertyKey = 'lastName') => componentName = "D2WEditString" > 100: entity.name = 'Mother' and task = 'edit' and (propertyKey = 'firstName' > or propertyKey = 'lastName') => componentName = "D2WEditString" > 100: entity.name = 'Child' and task = 'edit' and (propertyKey = 'firstName' > or propertyKey = 'lastName') => componentName = "D2WEditString" > > Or this? > > 100: entity.name = 'Father' and task = 'edit' and propertyKey like '*Name' > => componentName = "D2WEditString" > 100: entity.name = 'Mother' and task = 'edit' and propertyKey like '*Name' > => componentName = "D2WEditString" > 100: entity.name = 'Child' and task = 'edit' and propertyKey like '*Name' => > componentName = "D2WEditString" > > Or this? > > 100: (entity.name = 'Father' or entity.name = 'Mother' or entity.name = > 'Child') and task = 'edit' and propertyKey = 'firstName' => componentName = > "D2WEditString" > 100: (entity.name = 'Father' or entity.name = 'Mother' or entity.name = > 'Child') and task = 'edit' and propertyKey = 'lastName' => componentName = > "D2WEditString" > > Or this? > > 100: (entity.name = 'Father' or entity.name = 'Mother' or entity.name = > 'Child') and task = 'edit' and (propertyKey = 'firstName' or propertyKey = > 'lastName') => componentName = "D2WEditString" > > Or this? > > 100: (entity.name = 'Father' or entity.name = 'Mother' or entity.name = > 'Child') and task = 'edit' and propertyKey like '*Name' => componentName = > "D2WEditString" > > Or this? > > 100: (entity.name like '*ther' or entity.name = 'Child') and task = 'edit' > and propertyKey like '*Name' => componentName = "D2WEditString" > > > I think all of them have pros and cons. The first one is very simple and > clean. The last one is very tricky and compact. > > What do you think? > > > Thanks > > Károly > > P.S: Is it possible to speak about "rule refactoring"? > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Webobjects-dev mailing list (Webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/mark%40wardle.org > > This email sent to m...@wardle.org > > -- Dr. Mark Wardle Specialist registrar, Neurology Cardiff, UK _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Webobjects-dev mailing list (Webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
