I agree with this ;) Clint
----- Original Message ----- From: "Benoit Hediard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 1:23 PM Subject: RE: Cons to Fusebox > "it is REALLY nice to be able to edit a few lines in your circuit > definitions and be done with it, instead of having to change links all over > the place." > > I agree with most of your points. > But if you decide to change your fuseaction names and circuits structure, > don't you have to change links all over the place, plus the fusebox > configuration files? > (fuseaction names and circuits are also "harcoded" all over the place, > instead of file names and directories) > > It solves the problem by adding another one and add complexity/overhead to > your app. > Always the same dilemma : when to stop to add levels/layers of abstration... > :) > > Benoit Hediard > www.benorama.com > > > -----Message d'origine----- > > De : Brian Kotek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Envoyé : jeudi 17 juillet 2003 19:48 > > À : CF-Talk > > Objet : Cons to Fusebox > > > > > > First, I just want to be sure you understand what the fuseaction > > actually is. It's in the format "circuit.targetfuseaction", > > where the "circuit" part is the alias of a Fusebox circuit, and > > the "targetfuseaction" part is the actual action within that > > circuit that you want to execute. I just wanted to make sure that > > was clear. So... > > > > Abstraction is one huge benefit of circuits. When I do > > "index.cfm?fuseaction=store.productdetails", I don't know, or > > care, WHERE the store circuit is. This applies to both the > > logical and physical structure of the site. Using circuit > > aliases masks these dependencies because the core file handles > > translation of the alias to a directory path to be called. So as > > a team developer creating a link to that section of the site, I > > don't need to know anything about the application's directory > > structure or where that part of the site is located. > > > > On the other hand, using > > "/root/store/products/productdetails.cfm" in a link requires you > > to know EVERYTHING about the physical structure of the site for > > EVERY link. And if for some reason I refactor the site, and part > > of the change is to alter the physical location of my products > > directory, or break it up into more than one directory? Better > > open up a lot of files or break out the extended search and > > replace, because every link that points there is going to have to > > be changed. > > > > Circuits also allow for very easy dynamic links. If I have a > > component that creates a form, and I want to reuse that form in > > multiple places in the system but I want it to post to different > > things, this is really easy with circuits. You do: form > > action="index.cfm?fuseaction=#xfa.formAction#". Then at runtime, > > you can set xfa.formAction to be anything you need it to be. > > Bam...like magic the form can now post to any fuseaction you need > > it to...and you never need to touch the code itself, only set the > > xfa variable. > > > > Pretty much, your question goes right to the heart of why Fusebox > > uses circuits in the first place. The answer is that when > > related code is grouped together, that code is easier to maintain > > and change. Placing code into directories can do this as well, > > in fact Fusebox circuits are aliases for directories. But with > > circuits, you get that layer of abstraction between the alias of > > the circuit and it's actual path. I can tell you from real world > > experience that when you have to make significant changes to the > > structure of your application, it is REALLY nice to be able to > > edit a few lines in your circuit definitions and be done with it, > > instead of having to change links all over the place. > > > > Hope that helps, > > > > Brian > > > > Mosh Teitelbaum wrote: > > >I've been pondering the benefits and downsides of this approach > > for a while > > >now. Since you bring it up, I was wondering what everyone else thought > > >about all requests having to come in through an application > > spine? That is, > > >what benefits exist and/or are perceived to exist from structuring all of > > >your HREFs like "index.cfm?fuseaction=foo.bar" or > > "index.cfm?displayPage=5" > > >instead of "/foo/bar.cfm" and "page5.cfm" respectively? > > > > > >Anyone? > > > > > >-- > > >Mosh Teitelbaum > > >evoch, LLC > > >Tel: (301) 942-5378 > > >Fax: (301) 933-3651 > > >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >WWW: http://www.evoch.com/ > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
