BTW, do you have a large number of model definitions? Have you measured the performance hit? It might not be that big.
Another option is conditional models: http://web2py.com/book/default/chapter/04#Workflow. You can define models that execute only for a particular controller and even a particular function within a controller. Anthony On Thursday, December 8, 2011 6:05:18 PM UTC-5, Anthony wrote: > > You can move code to modules if you don't want it all executed on every > request. In that case, you'll either have to use the 'current' object or > pass global objects (such as 'db') to your module functions and methods. > See > http://web2py.com/book/default/chapter/04#Accessing-the-API-from-Python-modules > . > > Anthony > > On Thursday, December 8, 2011 5:30:12 PM UTC-5, Constantine Vasil wrote: >> >> I used the PyDev+Eclipse+ GAE debugger extensively (after making it >> working) >> to see how web2py is working internally. >> >> Bottom line web2py is excellent for rapid development - while it is still >> running, >> any change in the model in 0.py (say) is available immediately after >> browser refresh >> because 0.py is read every time on browser refresh. >> >> This is perfect for development but for production kills the speed. >> Actually after 0.py >> is tweaked and reaches maturity I need to put it at read 'once mode'. >> >> This is much more important with GAE because for GAE you update all your >> project >> on the cloud, not just 0.py if changed, so this feature is useless for >> GAE in production >> environment and slows down the execution. >> >> In 0.py I have GAE models which are already stable and I have to be able >> to put them >> in a read once place. The question is how they would be available >> globally too? >> In ideal scenario if I have a class: >> >> class MyClass(db_google.Model) >> name = dg_google.string(...) >> def profile(self, id) >> <some code> >> >> I would want to access the model like (the simplest possible way): >> >> myclass = MYClass.profile(id) >> name = myclass.name >> >> >> Is this possible in web2py? >> >> Regards, >> --Constantine >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
