Me too but I need more time to look into details... today is not the optimal day. Tim, could you email me your proposals so that it does not get list in the list?
Massimo On Jan 8, 2:54 pm, "Yarko Tymciurak" <yark...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yep, Robin - saw your other post on this.... I'm liking the direction this > is going... thanks! > Yarko > > On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 1:36 PM, Robin B <robi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Very true. This is more general than t2, I just dislike adding so > > many symbols to the global namespace, so this could be added to a > > helpers.* object if it existed. > > > The reason for this proposal is that currently you cannot import > > actions easily: > > > # in controllers/default.py > > from modules.crud import create > > > The create action will not be found because actions are currently > > found with a regex. > > > Robin > > > On Jan 8, 1:19 pm, "Yarko Tymciurak" <yark...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Let me double check to make sure: > > > > this behavior - non-argumented controllers being exposed / accessible > > from > > > a client - is not (only) t2; this is general web2py behavior, > > > > correct? > > > > On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Yarko Tymciurak <yark...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > yep - after reading that thread Robin pointed to at the head of this > > > > thread, the space behavior definitely looks like an expedient hack... > > > > > and reading the response from Massimo there: > > > > "If you have > > > > function that does not take *arguments* and you still don't want to > > > > expose it you can also use a trick..." > > > > > I'm with Robin - forget the "tricks" and be explicit... but, as I > > > > suspected, the usual intent is expose no-argument controllers, so the > > > > exceptional case calls for a decorator, a better name than I originally > > > > posted: > > > > > @not_exposed > > > > def myfunc(): > > > > #blah, blah, ... > > > > > On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Robin B <robi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >> Massimo, > > > > >> > Not sure I undestand. This goes in a module? not a model? > > > > >> The example shows that it can go in either or both. > > > > >> You could put it in a module and then import it into a controller to > > > >> import actions into one specific controller. You could put it in a > > > >> model to add an action to all controllers. > > > > >> The first time a controller is requested, the controller is exec'ed, > > > >> the resulting environment is searched for functions of no args that > > > >> have the specific attr that was set by the decorator, these actions > > > >> are merged with the actions found with the regex. All the possible > > > >> controller_action.pyc is compiled and stored like usual, now you can > > > >> call actions that were created in the models or imported from a module > > > >> (crud, resources, admin, stats etc). > > > > >> Robin > > > > >> On Jan 8, 7:20 am, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > > >> > Not sure I undestand. This goes in a module? not a model? > > > > >> > On Jan 8, 12:03 am, Robin B <robi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >> > > Controller functions taking arguments, or functions with an extra > > > >> > > space like def index (): are hidden: > > >http://groups.google.com/group/web2py/browse_thread/thread/35c15761dc. > > > >> .. > > > > >> > > This is good that you can hide functions somehow, but using only a > > > >> > > regex to detect controller functions requires people to copy-paste > > > >> > > common actions into every controller (bad). > > > > >> > > Could a controller be loaded, and its symbols that are functions > > > >> > > checked for a tag (attribute) indicating that they are also > > exposed. > > > >> > > This way you can import actions/functions in the models and in the > > > >> > > individual controllers. > > > > >> > > Proposal: continue to use the regex for backwards compatibility, > > but > > > >> > > also expose functions that are explicitly tagged as exposed by > > some > > > >> > > decorator. > > > > >> > > Examples: > > > > >> > > # in models/0.py > > > >> > > @T2.decorators.expose > > > >> > > def stats(): > > > >> > > return 'stats' > > > > >> > > # in modules/crud.py > > > >> > > @T2.decorators.expose > > > >> > > def update(): > > > >> > > return 'update' > > > > >> > > # in controllers/posts.py > > > >> > > from modules.crud import * > > > > >> > > It would be fully backwards compatible! > > > > >> > > Feedback? > > > > >> > > Robin --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
