I have implemented this (and I will post it in trunk tonight) and you can be assured that it does not affect static files. They are treated in a different way than dynamic files. Of course it is also backward compatible.
What I am not sure is whether it is a good idea to have customizable views/generic.html views/generic.xml views/generic.json views/generic.rss views/generic.yaml views/generic.pickle ... or if these functions should be hardcoded in web2py. Massimo On May 21, 4:16 pm, JohnMc <[email protected]> wrote: > Well no, of course. > > As a general rule, I place relevant static pages under /static/ > subfolder/the_file_name.html in many cases. Even if it is another web > server accessing the files. I utilize the packaging that web2py > provides to facilitate moves when a application needs to be relocated. > > It might be bad practice but while others are running down errors the > Web2Py app is already running. I would hate to lose that facility. > > On May 21, 3:30 pm, mdipierro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > This will not create any conflict, unless you have files with > > extensions other than .html in the views folder (and you should not). > > > Massimo > > > On May 21, 2:55 pm, JohnMc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Yarko, > > > > I should explain. In some instances when I put together the view I > > > will have code segments that are pulled in as a {{include}}. No > > > controller involved at all. Having to do the controller call would not > > > be such a hassle of course. But in a site where much of the content is > > > static html and web2py is used to handle some dynamic components it > > > seems a waste to now have to have the content flow through web2py > > > first. > > > > If you tell a site owner in such an instance that he has to have > > > controller pass thru for all his legacy content he will look > > > elsewhere. > > > > On May 21, 2:41 pm, JohnMc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > these should be under controller name "static", so I don't expect what > > > > Massimo describes will conflict. -- Yarko > > > > > Even if they are an {{include}} in the view? > > > > > On May 21, 11:50 am, Yarko Tymciurak <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > these should be under controller name "static", so I don't expect what > > > > > Massimo describes will conflict. > > > > > But this brings up another intersting glitch we've had - static files > > > > > that > > > > > refer in their own links to a directory making the long-standing > > > > > assumption > > > > > that any server will "look for" index.html in the directory if no > > > > > file is > > > > > specified. Microsoft's IIS servers do more: they setup a "path" of > > > > > default > > > > > files, and allow you to add and re-order that list, e.g. > > > > > "default.asp; > > > > > default.html; index.html" --- which is nice, because it is general. > > > > > > For example, when trying to "implement" sqldesigner, it's help files > > > > > could > > > > > not be used in web2py because of this lack of "looking for static > > > > > files, if > > > > > path turned out to be just a directory". > > > > > > While, from a code perspective, this is a separate issue - from a > > > > > logical > > > > > perspective, it is a related feature - doing something historically > > > > > normal > > > > > with paths. > > > > > > On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 11:42 AM, JohnMc <[email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Any conflict with static files that might be called from within a > > > > > > view > > > > > > of the same name. (html specifically.) > > > > > > > On May 21, 10:48 am, mdipierro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > I am talking a small change to the current web2py (10 lines) and > > > > > > > I can > > > > > > > do it tonight if no objection. It would help users build more > > > > > > > restful > > > > > > > apps although it does not have to be stateless. > > > > > > > > Massimo > > > > > > > > On May 21, 10:37 am, DenesL <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > As part of an architected move towards RESTful web services, or > > > > > > > > would > > > > > > > > that be in web2py v2? ;-) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
