DB_Dataobject_Extension package project

From: Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 09:11:42 +0000
Subject: DB_Dataobject_Extension package project
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Hi, I introduce myself in some words : Web Developper/Designer in a small communication agency in Provence (South of France). I try to use PHP5 & pear package the more efficiently. ------ I developp my own pear package, it is not available for the moment because: - My code is not well clean, documented and don't respect pear presentation convention (I think) - (for the moment) I don't use CVS, I don't make a xml package description file, I don't know how to publish it on pear. - I have to restructure all the package in order to have a version 2.0 I introduce my package : DB_Dataobject_Extension - It's a class which extends DB_Dataobject, then DB_Dataobject generate class use DB_Dataobject_Extension (automated by using the configuration of the dataobject ini file) - Require PHP5, DB_Dataobject, HTML_Quickform - Current version : 1.6.12 (developped since about one year) composed of 24 php files (there is DB_Dataobject_Extension_Field object and a lot of subclass of this for each type of field, it can be an image) Features : - Read XML description file which describe a table : description of each field (with label, rule, process : uploading file, maiking thumbnails...), Listing option, Edit form options, ... - Generate Quickform Object and give method to process data and file - Give methods to generate listing array (paging support, filter, order options, record title rendering...) -> this have to be transformed by using Structures_DataGrid pear package. - Add some features to DB_Dataobject, like a generic constructor, getKey, getKeyField, getDate([$field], [$format]), ... It's beggining to be a mess because there is too much things now, I have to re-structure the package with subclass, ... I think the good version will be the version 2.0 I have some problem by managing the version of the files : I developp this package by designing some website (It's my job), often some project in the same time. Then each time I need a features, I discover a bug, DB_Dataobject_Extension evolve, then I think it change version about 30 times. My version management evolve (I give version number to each time, have a base directory where I copy last file version) but it's a mess... I always have to be carefull to the dependency, to copy the file each time I resolve a bug... Then to upgrade a package of a website, I have to copy the files and verify that all work file (because xml configuration file syntax could have been optimize or restructure) I don't think CVS will help me because, I developp the package in some base directory at the same time... - Then Have you some ideas to help to reduce this mess... ??? - Do you have advice, suggest (features, pear package to use, object to generate) for this project ? I hope my pear package will be published one day with a good structure and good interconnexion with DB_Dataobject HTML_Quickform & Structures_DataGrid (and maybe other pear packages) Thanks to all the pear team (and developper of Dataobject & quickform), this package help me to have RAD to my website design, moreother no SQL error or Form problems when I developp.

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