Re: Modular: Fusebox & Classes/OOP

This is somewhat similar to the FreeEnergy idea proposed by Leon Atkinson on the zend.com tutorial area someplace. We employ a similar method, but it's just a bit different. We have one main index.php, and include a file based on the URL http://www.blah.org/index.php/app1 This tells us that 'app1' is the file to include (might be app1.php or whatever). We include that, and it's a class declaration - more specifically, it's an extended class of a main class we define in the index.php. We write all of these include classes to have at least a 'run' method. If we assume the 'app1' will be called $AF_SERVICE then in our index.php we can say: include ($AF_SERVICE.".php"); $service = new $AF_SERVICE(); if ($HTTP_POST_VARS["event"]!="") { $a = "\$service->handle".$event."Event();"; eval($a); } $service->run($db,&$AF_USER,&$AF_OBJECT,&$TEMPLATE); $service->template($TEMPLATE); the 'run' method accepts standard arguments in every case, and we can put extra variables in arrays under $AF_OBJECT or could even globalize them. Passing POST-method 'event' variables will run whatever 'event' method is POSTed. POST with an 'event' for 'submission' and the 'submission' method will be called. Only 'down' part of this is that you either need to GLOBAL passed in variables, or GLOBAL the $AF_OBJECT in the method, or *always* pass a set group of parameters to every method in your class. We've not decided on a standard for our internal use yet. Like the method you propose, this keeps one main file free to handle core stuff, like templating, database handling, error handling, user authentication, logging, etc. And your 'app1'-type functionality is left to a separate file. A benefit of this *type* of approach is that the core engine can be locked away someplace where 'junior' programmers can't get at it. They don't need to remember to include DB stuff, etc. on every page, nor can they 'mess it up'. They only have access to their segments of code that will be included. Did that confuse the issue more? -------------------- Michael Kimsal PHP meta searching http://www.phphelpdesk.com/search/ 734-480-9961