Yes, anything under a webapp directory should be an application, and
more specifically a web application.
There can be other applications too though, like a Swing/SWT/AWT/
whatever desktop application, but those don't have standard directory
structures like webapps do (because of the Servlet API they do).
-David
On Oct 18, 2009, at 12:10 PM, Ruth Hoffman wrote:
Hi David:
Just to clarify, any directory structure that is found under the ~/
webapp directory [per a component] would be considered an
"application". For example in the following directory hierarchy:
~/my_component/webapp/myNewApp
The component "name" would be "my_component" and the application
name would be "myNewApp"?
Is that correct?
TIA
Ruth
David E Jones wrote:
The term "application" is used somewhat well defined in the OFBiz
context. Pretty much any webapp or desktop app that exists is an
application. A single component can have zero to many applications
in it. For example the product component has a Facility Manager
application and a Catalog Manager application in it.
-David
On Oct 18, 2009, at 9:28 AM, Ruth Hoffman wrote:
Hello Developers:
IMO, the word "component" has a special meaning within the OFBiz
domain. [See some of the original framework documentation for that
definition.] The term "application" is an abstraction and has not
been given a formal definition within the OFBiz domain. At least I
am not aware of that definition. If one exists,/* please */
enlighten me.
That said, a glossary of terms would be really useful for the
online help. Once a glossary is in place, determining whether to
use the term "component" vs. "application" would be a simple
decision regardless of the target audience.
Regards,
Ruth
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Adrian Crum wrote:
Components like base, entity, and security are not applications.
-Adrian
--- On Sat, 10/17/09, Jacques Le Roux
<jacques.le.r...@les7arts.com> wrote:
From: Jacques Le Roux <jacques.le.r...@les7arts.com>
Subject: Application vs component
To: dev@ofbiz.apache.org
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009, 4:00 PM
Hi,
I have noticed that the word component is used in the
helping documentation.
I think we should better use the word applications
instead.
Component is a technical word and the helping documentation
should help at the business level.
Jacques
