[ACFUG Discuss] Tips for Analyzing an Application
I am trying to understand a pre-existing application so that I can extend it. My question is: What's a good way to attack this problem? Specifically I want to understand some parts of Mura so that I can modify and extend the functionality. Mura uses ModelGlue and Coldspring (And Fusebox for the admin). I've been digging around in the code and trying to understand their content rendering process. But, I thought someone on the list might have some good ideas of how to methodically analyze and understand all the objects in an application like this. Thanks for any suggestions! Clarke - To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com -
Re: [ACFUG Discuss] Tips for Analyzing an Application
I'd start with what happens when the application starts up and when an individual request comes in. Maybe draw out some UML sequence diagrams to visually show the order of events and compnents talking to each other. Howard On Sep 30, 2009, at 7:55 AM, "Clarke Bishop" wrote: I am trying to understand a pre-existing application so that I can extend it. My question is: What's a good way to attack this problem? Specifically I want to understand some parts of Mura so that I can modify and extend the functionality. Mura uses ModelGlue and Coldspring (And Fusebox for the admin). I've been digging around in the code and trying to understand their content rendering process. But, I thought someone on the list might have some good ideas of how to methodically analyze and understand all the objects in an application like this. Thanks for any suggestions! Clarke - To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com - - To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com -
Re: [ACFUG Discuss] Tips for Analyzing an Application
He is, thankfully, working on understanding a Model-Glue app. So I directed him to the ModelGlue.xml file which contains all the wiring (controller) logic to understand what's happening. This draws an important point for controller based frameworks and why most should use them. For someone (other than the original developer) to quickly start learning the logic of the application. That logic should always be in the controller in some form. John ma...@fusionlink.com Howard Fore wrote: I'd start with what happens when the application starts up and when an individual request comes in. Maybe draw out some UML sequence diagrams to visually show the order of events and compnents talking to each other. Howard On Sep 30, 2009, at 7:55 AM, "Clarke Bishop" wrote: I am trying to understand a pre-existing application so that I can extend it. My question is: What's a good way to attack this problem? Specifically I want to understand some parts of Mura so that I can modify and extend the functionality. Mura uses ModelGlue and Coldspring (And Fusebox for the admin). I've been digging around in the code and trying to understand their content rendering process. But, I thought someone on the list might have some good ideas of how to methodically analyze and understand all the objects in an application like this. Thanks for any suggestions! Clarke - To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com - - To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com - - To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com -
Re: [ACFUG Discuss] Tips for Analyzing an Application
Just draw a picture... http://www.netobjectives.com/PatternRepository/images/e/ea/Strangle1.JPG From: John Mason To: discussion@acfug.org Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 2:46:23 PM Subject: Re: [ACFUG Discuss] Tips for Analyzing an Application He is, thankfully, working on understanding a Model-Glue app. So I directed him to the ModelGlue.xml file which contains all the wiring (controller) logic to understand what's happening. This draws an important point for controller based frameworks and why most should use them. For someone (other than the original developer) to quickly start learning the logic of the application. That logic should always be in the controller in some form. John ma...@fusionlink.com Howard Fore wrote: > I'd start with what happens when the application starts up and when an > individual request comes in. Maybe draw out some UML sequence diagrams to > visually show the order of events and compnents talking to each other. > > Howard > > On Sep 30, 2009, at 7:55 AM, "Clarke Bishop" wrote: > >> I am trying to understand a pre-existing application so that I can extend >> it. >> >> My question is: What's a good way to attack this problem? >> >> Specifically I want to understand some parts of Mura so that I can modify >> and extend the functionality. Mura uses ModelGlue and Coldspring (And >> Fusebox for the admin). >> >> I've been digging around in the code and trying to understand their content >> rendering process. But, I thought someone on the list might have some good >> ideas of how to methodically analyze and understand all the objects in an >> application like this. >> >> Thanks for any suggestions! >> >> Clarke >> >> >> >> - >> To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ >> http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform >> >> For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists >> Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ >> List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com >> - >> >> >> > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile > @http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com > - > > > > - To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com - - To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com -
Re: [ACFUG Discuss] Tips for Analyzing an Application
That's more organized than some of the apps I've seen recently :) There's been a push lately to leave MVC frameworks among some in the CF world, hence my last post. This was an excellent example of how MVCs if used correctly work. John shawn gorrell wrote: Just draw a picture... http://www.netobjectives.com/PatternRepository/images/e/ea/Strangle1.JPG From: John Mason To: discussion@acfug.org Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 2:46:23 PM Subject: Re: [ACFUG Discuss] Tips for Analyzing an Application He is, thankfully, working on understanding a Model-Glue app. So I directed him to the ModelGlue.xml file which contains all the wiring (controller) logic to understand what's happening. This draws an important point for controller based frameworks and why most should use them. For someone (other than the original developer) to quickly start learning the logic of the application. That logic should always be in the controller in some form. John ma...@fusionlink.com Howard Fore wrote: I'd start with what happens when the application starts up and when an individual request comes in. Maybe draw out some UML sequence diagrams to visually show the order of events and compnents talking to each other. Howard On Sep 30, 2009, at 7:55 AM, "Clarke Bishop" wrote: I am trying to understand a pre-existing application so that I can extend it. My question is: What's a good way to attack this problem? Specifically I want to understand some parts of Mura so that I can modify and extend the functionality. Mura uses ModelGlue and Coldspring (And Fusebox for the admin). I've been digging around in the code and trying to understand their content rendering process. But, I thought someone on the list might have some good ideas of how to methodically analyze and understand all the objects in an application like this. Thanks for any suggestions! Clarke - To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com - - To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com - - To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com - - To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com - - To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com -
