On Sun, 2004-04-25 at 16:25, Reinhard Poetz wrote:
> Bruno Dumon wrote:
>
> >On Sun, 2004-04-25 at 14:54, Sylvain Wallez wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Bruno Dumon wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>I'm a bit annoyed by the current status of our flowscript API's for
> >>>CForms. I'll leave the intro for what it is and just jump right into it:
> >>>
> >>>Form.showForm()
> >>>===============
> >>>I find that this function hides too much of how a form is processed, and
> >>>stands in the way of doing more advanced stuff.
> >>>
> >>>I propose that instead of Form.showForm(), we just let the user control
> >>>it:
> >>>
> >>>var form = new Form("my_form_definition.xml");
> >>>var finished = false;
> >>>while (!finished) {
> >>> cocoon.sendPageAndWait("my-pipeline", {"form": form});
> >>> finished = form.processSubmit();
> >>>}
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>As Chris pointed out some time ago, this way of doing things, although
> >>fully functionnal, creates an unnecessarily long chain of continuations.
> >>This can be avoided by using bookmark continuations (see the v2 JS
> >>stuff), but makes the code less trivial.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >What's the problem with a long chain of continuations? I mean, the
> >continuation is created anyhow, does it matter where it's added in the
> >continuation tree? Ah, just realizing: maybe because it allows faster
> >expiring of continuations?
> >
> >
>
> It enables back/forward navigation. IIUC only after a valid form submit
> the continuation is added to the continuation tree.
I see. (but not sure yet we should give up the elegant while loop for
this)
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