Hi,
John Andersen wrote:
> I do think that if you don't like something in CakePHP, please write
> your own solution to it, then offer it to the CakePHP developers.
Sure. I'd like to understand first, though :-)
In CakePHP, Parent -> Node -> Child leads to different ways to handle a
single Node:
$node['id']; // in case Node has been retrieved by Parent
$node[Child'];
but
$currentRecord['Node']['id']; // Node has been retrieved by Node
$currentRecord['Child'];
This seems to add complexity.
Now, here is what I would aim for (including the Ghost you added)
Array
(
[Parent] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[id] => 1
[Node] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[id] => 17
[Child] => Array
(
)
)
[1] => Array
(
[id] => 19
[Child] => Array
(
)
)
)
[Ghost] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[id] => 2
)
[1] => Array
(
[id] => 3
)
)
)
)
)
This way I can say
$resultSet <- This is an array of Parents
$currentRecord = $resultSet['Parent']['0']
$currentRecord <- This is a Parent
$currentRecord['id']
$currentRecord['Node']
$currentRecord['Node'][0]['id']
$currentRecord['Node'][0]['Child']
$currentRecord['Ghost]
In the original CakePHP structure,
$resultSet <- This is an array of arrays(Parent,Nodes, Ghosts)
$currentRecord = $resultSet['0']
$currentRecord <- This is a Parent/Nodes/Ghosts array
$currentRecord['Parent']
$currentRecord['Parent']['id']
$currentRecord['Node']
$currentRecord['Node'][0]['Child]
$currentRecord['Ghost']
So basically, my way, you need to write *less* to access members of
'Parent'. The rest is pretty similar. But, (huge benefit, I think), you
can handle a Node always in the same way, regardless of whether you get
it included in a Parent or use the Node Model directly:
My way:
$node['id']; // no matter what
$node['Child'];
Remeber the CakePHP way:
$node['id']; // in case Node has been retrieved by Parent
$node[Child'];
but
$currentRecord['Node']['id']; // Node has been retrieved by Node
$currentRecord['Child'];
> Does the above helps you to clarify why the original structure is
> good?
Not yet, I am afraid. Maybe I was able to intrigue you with my proposal? :-)
Regards,
Roland
> Enjoy,
> John
>
>
>
> On May 7, 10:05 am, Roland Bock <feedback2...@eudoxos.de> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> sorry to bring this up again, but I firmly believe that model data
>> structure is inconsistent. I really don't get the current logic and
>> haven't found any documentation explaining it.
>>
>> Suppose you have these models:
>>
>> class Parent extends AppModel
>> {
>> var $hasMany = array('Node');}
>>
>> class Node extends AppModel
>> {
>> var $hasMany = array('Child');
>>
>> }
>>
>> Then Parent->find yields something like:
>>
>> Array
>> (
>> [0] => Array
>> (
>> [Parent] => Array
>> (
>> [id] => 7
>> )
>>
>> [Node] => Array
>> (
>> [0] => Array
>> (
>> [id] => 159
>> [parent_id] => 7
>> [Child] => Array
>> (
>> [...]
>>
>> Essentially, the data structure is
>>
>> Parent
>> Node
>> - Child
>>
>> I would expect it to be
>>
>> Parent
>> - Node
>> - Child
>>
>> I'd really like to understand why the data structure is as it is and/or
>> how it can be changed to my expectations.
>>
>> Thanks and regards,
>>
>> Roland
>>
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