Hi it's great to see web2py is going to have plugin/component :-)
my two cents below. - plugins and components enhance functionalities of web2py. - to augment the web2py system, API and namespace are important issues to be addressed. - plugin is an application which happens to interact with other applications instead of browsers. - it intereacts with applications thru their controllers in accordance with MVC model. - it is self-contained without any side-effects in terms of interface (API) and namespace. - it can be implemented as a class (instead of a module in a directory), so that it is portable at least within the realm of web2py. (each plugin is a subclass of an abstract class Plugin.) - its interface can be realized thru a direct call of functions by sharing a namespace, or a remote call thru HTTP, Ajax, XMLRPC, JSONRPC, or other protocols (using JSON as format). - component is a module which augments functionalities to applications. - it has three kinds: model component, contoller component, and view component. - each component augments its corresponding model, controller, or view of applications. - components as a whole constitute a class hiearchy, interacting with and depending on each other. - components as a whole do not contaminate any namespace of other applications. - its API and dependancy/hiearchy are clearly declared and documented. (An abstract class Component has three abstract subclasses: Model, Controller, and View.) please forgive me if the above includes any ignorance or incorrectness due to lack of my understanding. -- Teru --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
