is it possible to download the "example" separately for new comers ?
On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:28 AM, <adrian.c...@sandglass-software.com> wrote: > I believe the original purpose of the Example component was to provide a > very basic application that new developers can analyze and learn from. > Running the ant task creates an empty application - there is nothing to see > there. > > So, here is the use case: I need to train new developers to write an OFBiz > application, and I need a basic functional application to point them to. The > training could occur with a framework-only instance of OFBiz. > > -Adrian > > > Quoting Jacopo Cappellato <jacopo.cappell...@hotwaxmedia.com>: > >>> Q) framework/example and framework/exampleext: move to specialpurpose >> >> >> Adrian would like to keep Example in the framework but slim it down a lot >> to the essential (no form widgets examples, no Ajax examples, no content >> examples etc...). Adrian would you please confirm if in your vision the >> "example" application should document the layout of a typical OFBiz >> component only? If yes, we could use the output of the "ant >> create-component" task to document the best practice layout. >> Jacques, Olivier would like to keep also the examples for the various >> higher level features available to OFBiz applications. >> >> I think that from the discussion it could emerge the following solution to >> please everyone: >> >> * keep the "example" component in the framework but slim it down to the >> bare essential >> * move the "exampleext" component to specialpurpose and migrate to it all >> the extra features: this could also be used as a best practice guide on how >> to extend a component from hot-deploy/specialpurpose >> >> I still think that it would be nicer to not bundle the "example" component >> ootb to keep the framework cleaner: the example should be downloaded >> separately (when we will have clear separation between framework and the >> rest); this approach is similar to tomcat and its example applications. But >> I don't have a strong opinion on this. >> >> Jacopo >> >> > > >
