Re: Re: Roadmap?

I would really appreciate if the barracuda guys shed some light on my 
thoughts here. I would like to know whether I am way too off-track here.
Thanks,
Srini.

Srinivas Yermal wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Thorsten, could you please talk a lil' more about how these components 
> behave? I do understand BImage and BImageLink to an extent...
>
> I was talking more in terms of a layer between the actual view and the 
> component view, or an external way to bind behavior into my 
> applications. Another way to look at it I think, is to somehow have 
> events tied to components externally and not in the code. I feel that 
> there is a need for the separation of the components and their 
> function, and the handler code. This could very well be a layer over 
> the currently existing component layer and event layer. Bringing the 
> two important barracuda pieces externally instead of code. This will 
> also make way for a "drag-and-drop" solution to create a component 
> frame/screen which can then be tied to handler code.
>
> The context of all this is when you have to deal with enterprise 
> web-application products which need to be tailored to the customer and 
> her goals. And at the same time not maintain as many branches of the 
> code as the number of customers you have.
> For example, when I add a component (say BAction) to the screen the 
> behavior becomes a part of the model that you add to the view. So 
> minor changes to the view will now require changes to the code.
>
> Another idea is giving generic behavior to the components themselves 
> and make them a lil more intelligent like a BInput being able to say 
> whether that input is mandatory or not, and the validation process 
> being able to handle it, just by specifying the component in an xml 
> file which is read during the startup to construct the abstract view. 
> All this I think, can be built with existing framework, and I am not 
> sure whether it can become a part of barracuda (more like an add-on) 
> or whether it is in-line with the barracuda's vision. Hence the 
> question on Roadmap.
>
> I dont know whether I am clear enough in my thought process. Please 
> feel free to comment.
> Thanks,
> Srini.
>
> Thorsten Möller wrote:
>
>>Srinivas Yermal <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>>3. Not enough components and the ease of use of components.
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>>Maybe you are interested in this: I'm working on seven new Components:
>>BFrame, BImage, BImageLink, BLogin, BMenu, BMessage, BSubstitutor. They
>>follow the concept "no directives and code in markup but freedom of design".
>>Except for BSubstitutor (lightwight BTemplate) where I use one very easy
>>directive this is true. Provided that the Barracuda community is interested
>>on them, I would contribute them to the project.
>>At the moment they work, but they have small limitations which must be
>>improved and more tests are needed to make them stable. Also the
>>documentation is poor and must be completed.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Thorsten
>>
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