Changes between Version 22 and Version 23 of BluePrintREST

Timestamp:

12/31/08 19:14:09 (16 years ago)

Author:

Fran Boon

Comment:

+Benefits & reworked Downsides

BluePrintREST

@@ -35 +35 @@
 /sahana/gis/feature/id?method=delete
 }}}
+NB T3 requires ID to be the last argument, so don't want URLs like: /id/create
 
-However, is there much benefit in this?[[BR]]
+There are benefits:
+ * Simplified ability to create .represent widgets:
+{{{
+def shn_list_item(table,action,display='table.name',extra=None):
+    if extra:
+        items=DIV(TR(TD(A(eval(display),_href=t2.action(action,table.id))),TD(extra)))
+    else:
+        items=DIV(A(eval(display),_href=t2.action(action,table.id)))
+    return DIV(*items)
+}}}
+
 There are downsides:
- * We need to be authenticated for all actions (unless we patch T2)
- * Controller functions are less readable, with more levels of indent.
-NB T3 requires ID to be the last argument, so don't want URLs like: /id/create
+ * Controller functions are more complex:
+  * Need lots of extra indentation
+   * if method=='':
+   * if t2.logged_in:
 
 We want to extend this to export raw data in other formats, e.g. using the optional vars: