Multiple DAL. If I wrote a script that HAS to connect to a mysql database, and a postgresql database at the same time.
-Thadeus On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 11:32 PM, mr.freeze <nat...@freezable.com> wrote: > > Massimo, in the video you assume that there are instances of DAL and > Crud that are named db and crud respectively. This may not be the > case and doesn't seem portable. Shouldn't their be a way to > instantiate a plugin with a user's current instances? (i.e. what if > they named their Crud instance mycrud and named DAL data?). Perhaps a > settings file for each plugin? > > On Oct 22, 1:48 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > One issue is models: > > > > Let's say we have a normal model > > models/db.py > > and two plugin models in > > plugins/p1/models/a.py > > plugins/p1/models/x.py > > plugins/p2/models/e.py > > > > In which order should they be executed? whatever order we use we would > > have to merge the results of multiple listdir and then sort them. > > Takes some extra time. Now that everything is one folder things are > > straightforward. > > > > Another issue is controllers? What would be the url for a function > > index in the controller below? > > > > plugins/p3/controllers/default.py > > > > Mind that we cannot break backward compatibility! > > > > Massimo > > > > On Oct 22, 1:38 pm, "mr.freeze" <nat...@freezable.com> wrote: > > > > > That's not as limiting as I thought at least. Did you already try the > > > sub-app approach and hit obstacles or is it something that might be > > > worth prototyping so we can compare performance/benefits/drawbacks? > > > > > On Oct 21, 7:20 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > > > > > Yes you would be limited to one model file, one controller file but > as > > > > many views as you have actions and as many modules and static files > as > > > > you need. > > > > > > On Oct 21, 6:08 pm, "mr.freeze" <nat...@freezable.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Man oh man! I've been at a SharePoint conference all day (hey, I > have > > > > > to make money!) so I'm still sifting through all of the discussion > but > > > > > I have another question: With the current implementation plugins > would > > > > > be limited to one view, one controller, one model, etc., because of > > > > > the naming convention, correct? If so, do you think this will be > too > > > > > constraining? > > > > > > > On Oct 21, 11:39 am, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > > > > > > > Physically plugins are not in the own folder because it would > make > > > > > > web2py very clunky, it would have to search for plugins in the > folder > > > > > > structure. > > > > > > > > Logically the are listed as separate. > > > > > > > > On Oct 21, 11:16 am, "mr.freeze" <nat...@freezable.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I like how the plugin system is shaping up but have one > question about > > > > > > > the folder structure. It seems more manageable to structure it > like > > > > > > > this: > > > > > > > > > applications > > > > > > > -- my app > > > > > > > ---- models > > > > > > > ---- views > > > > > > > ---- controllers > > > > > > > ---- plugins > > > > > > > ------ myplugin > > > > > > > -------- models > > > > > > > -------- views > > > > > > > -------- controllers > > > > > > > > > This way a plugin would basically be a sub-app, making it > easier to > > > > > > > install/uninstall/upgrade and could also have multiple > models/views/ > > > > > > > controllers. I remember some discussion about it but can't > remember > > > > > > > what the reasons against it were. > > > > > > > > > On Oct 21, 10:18 am, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > The new web2py in trunk (1.68.2) also contains an improved > > > > > > > > experimental solution for plugins. > > > > > > > > Here is a new video about it > > > > > > > > > >http://www.vimeo.com/7182692 > > > > > > > > > > It includes suggestions from various people but I am sure it > still > > > > > > > > needs a lot of work. Anyway, give it a try and let us know > what else > > > > > > > > would you expect from a plugin system. > > > > > > > > > > The interface for uploading/downloading plugins is missing, > among > > > > > > > > other things. > > > > > > > > > > Massimo- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
