ok... so basically I can create classes that will use the DAL
instead ?
Can I still define these classes in db.py ?
On 19 mar, 07:36, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
> You cannot because web2py has DAL not an ORM. This means records are
> not objects, they are dictionaries.
>
> You can define functions
>
> def myCustomMethod(record):
> return record.my_favorite_field
>
> for record in db().select(.....): print myCustomMethod(record)
>
> Massimo
>
> On Mar 19, 1:23 am, Desfrênes Mickaël <desfre...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello web2py fans,
>
> > I was playing with web2py and I thought "where can I put my domain logic ?".
> > Models/db.py only defines tables and fields but what if I want to add some
> > logic on top ? Should I define classes that will use db like this:
>
> > import db
>
> > class myClass:
> > def doSmth(self):
> > # use db.table here
>
> > In other frameworks I would just add methods to classes that inherits from
> > Record class like this:
>
> > class myClass extends Doctrine_Record
> > {
> > public function setTableDefinition()
> > {
> > $this->hasColumn('name','string');
> > }
>
> > // add some logic here
> > public function myCustomMethod()
> > {
> > /// do something here.
> > }
>
> > }
>
> > thanks for the advice.
>
> > Mickaël.
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