Hi,
I'm not sure if I understand...
Do you mean to say that manipulating the breadcrumb path (adding or
removing crumbs) should/could all go into one event handler?
-J.
> Ah, by workflow I meant to ask when you expected the events to get
> fired, which you answered for the onactivate handler.
>
> So, why not do this all in one event handler, perhaps setupRender?
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 11:44 AM, Jan Vissers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>> > I used T4 for a short period a long time ago, so I'm not understanding
>> > the parallels that you are making. Can you describe the workflow that
>> > you are shooting for? I'm not clear why you'd remove the breadcrumb in
>> > the activate event and the add it again the beginrender event.
>>
>> beginRender will
>> : create a bookmarkable link
>> : store (if necessary) in the model of breadcrumbs.
>>
>> onActivate gets called whenever a breadcrumb - rendered as link is
>> clicked
>> and will
>> : remove a crumbs that are listed after the clicked link, cleaning up
>> the trail
>>
>> I think the workflow is okay - as it is proven in T4. I'm just looking
>> for
>> the correct points to hook it into T5.
>>
>> Thx,
>> -J.
>>
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > Josh
>> >
>> > On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 8:19 AM, Jan Vissers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > wrote:
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> Need some advice. In T4 I had a breadcrumb component that got its
>> >> information from a breadcrumb model structure. Each page that needed
>> to
>> >> go
>> >> onto the crumb path would implement some base page class. This page
>> >> class
>> >> implemented PageRenderListener and IExternalPage. The former to add
>> info
>> >> to the model and the latter to remove info from the model (btw the
>> >> breadcrumb model was an ASO).
>> >>
>> >> Basically the model consisted of some key, name/title and
>> (constructed)
>> >> link tuple. The link basically pointed to an IExternalPage
>> implemented
>> >> page class - so to be precise the whole breadcrumb path consisted of
>> >> bookmarkable pages.
>> >>
>> >> I'm trying to mimic this behavior with T5, using the BeginRender
>> >> annotation on a basepage class method called initPage() and also on
>> the
>> >> basepage class a onActivate() method. I have some questions about it.
>> >> Below the specific base page code:
>> >>
>> >> protected String getBreadCrumbTitle() {
>> >> return resources.getMessages().get("title-" +
>> >> resources.getPageName().toLowerCase());
>> >> }
>> >>
>> >> protected Object[] getLinkParameters() {
>> >> return null;
>> >> }
>> >>
>> >> @BeginRender
>> >> public void initPage() {
>> >> String pageName = resources.getPageName();
>> >> Link link = resources.createPageLink(resources.getPageName(),
>> >> true, getLinkParameters());
>> >> breadCrumbHolder.checkBreadCrumbForAdd(pageName,
>> >> getBreadCrumbTitle(), link.toRedirectURI());
>> >> }
>> >>
>> >> public void onActivate() {
>> >> String pageName = resources.getPageName();
>> >> breadCrumbHolder.checkBreadCrumbForRemove(pageName);
>> >> }
>> >>
>> >> Q1: the initPage() method is there to create a 'bookmarkable' link -
>> >> amongst others - and store that information in the breadcrumb model.
>> The
>> >> getLinkParameters() is there for a subclass to provide its specific
>> >> activation parameters to be used. Should I use another way to create
>> >> bookmarable links?
>> >>
>> >> Q2: the onActivate() method is there to remove one (or more) crumbs
>> from
>> >> the crumbpath. Since other pages will also need activation -
>> potentially
>> >> with additional arguments - is this onActivate() the best way/place
>> to
>> >> manipulate the model? I'm getting the idea that onActivate() is not
>> the
>> >> designated alternative for T4's activateExternalPage(Object[]
>> >> parameters,
>> >> IRequestCycle cycle) in IExternalPage interface.
>> >>
>> >> Currently all of this works - although haven't tested activation with
>> >> activation context parameters yet.
>> >>
>> >> Thx.
>> >> -J.
>> >>
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