Re: Vote-Plugin

On 9.1.2006 22:41 Uhr, Matthias Dieke wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 
>>On 8.1.2006 18:36 Uhr, Matthias Dieke wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I like to use the Vote-Plugin. It seems its not finished yet?
>>
>>It's basically working, but not really tested :)
> 
> 
> Yes it's working, I tested it ;) My last my mail was a bit confuesd, sorry.
> 
> I like to use the plugin for a client-project. But the girls form
> www.fczeitz-frauen.de are not really familiar with xml. I thought about a
> form to enter the question and answers. Therefor I asked if the plugin is
> really finished. If you say YES, I will teach the girls xml ;) If you say
> NO, I (will) try to release the plugin. 

It doesn't have to be finished, it's just working and we needed it for a
project and doing it with an XML file was the quickest way :)

> I had some ideas about a "question"-table and a "answer"-table, so I can
> uses dbforms2 for editing. Its easier for the client ;)

The actual answers go already in a db, but you realized that.

> If you say we have to use xml-files, I will use it! 

No we don't have to. A DB based approach is certainly easier to edit for
the casual user than the xml files (although it's not that complicated :) )

We now have to solutions, we either make vote_db which is completely
based or we extend vote.php (we = basically you for the moment ;) ) and
allow to either use an xml file or a db. This could be defined via a
.configxml parameter.

> Offers FluxCMS or Poppon some classes to edit and expand xml-files with the
> help of forms. I think about such cool stuff like the dbforms2-classes.

not really. BXE 2 would maybe be ideal for that, but it's not ready yet.

> IMHO, overwirte the old one is not so good. Because if someone wants to know
> the result of a previous question and could not rember the right ID,
> question and answers it is realy hard ;) And the db still has the results,
> that means a lot of trash.

right :)

> If I add a new plugins-section how does the vote-plugin knows which sections
> is the current section? Do I have to put the new section always to the first
> place?
> 
> Anohter idea is to use one xml-file for all votes. 
> 
> Something like this:
> 
> <votes>
>   <vote id="1">...</vote>
>   <vote id="2">...</vote>
> 
> </votes>
> 
> In the configxml we have to use a parameter, for example called
> "currentVoteID".

yep, that's a nice idea.

> Do you know what I want/mean? I like your plugin, I simply want to help
> release the plugin and want to do it in a way that bitflux like ;)

It's your call, if you think a DB approach would be helpful, just add
it. And make it configurable via .configxml, if a DB or an XML file
should be used.

chregu

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