On Mon, 2011-02-21 at 08:35 -0800, Jonathan Vanasco wrote:
> To be clear:
> 
> This works:
> 
>     @action(renderer='/test_a.mako')
>     def test_a1(self):
>         return {'project':'myapp'}
> 
>     @action(renderer='/test_b.mako')
>     def test_b1(self):
>         return {'project':'myapp'}
> 
>     def test_c1(self):
>         return render_to_response('/test_b.mako', self.test_b1(),
> request=self.request)
> 
> 
> But this doesnt:
> 
>     @action(renderer='/test_a.mako')
>     def test_a2(self):
>         return {'project':'myapp'}
> 
>     @action(renderer='/test_b.mako')
>     def test_b2(self):
>         return HTTPFound(location='/account/login')
> 
>     def test_c2(self):
>         return render_to_response('/account/test_b.mako',
> self.test_b2(), request=self.request)
> 
> 
> 
> Based on this pattern, I don't think it would be possible to migrate
> any of my Pylons apps to Pyramid -- this behavior would require a
> substantial rewrite of most controllers.

Considering that Pylons doesn't have externalized renderers and you need
to do the equivalent of "render_to_response" unconditionally in Pylons,
that surprises me.

> 1- The way redirects / 404s are currently implemented creates a need
> for additional logic in a dispatching function ( the results would
> need to be tested, not handled by the framework )

You're saying that:

  return HTTPFound('http://...')

Requires more testing than:

  redirect('http://...')

> 
> 2- There looks to be a duplication in labor - a call to a dispatched
> function would also require noting the template as well.  So instead
> of just noting the template at the function, you're also noting it at
> anything that dispatches it.

Which is exactly what you already have to do in Pylons, right?

- C



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