RE: [SMARTY-DEV] Is Smarty using PHP output buffering?

I strongly disagree. I might want to use OB in display but not in all my application or my whole PHP installation. If display uses or not OB is clearly a Smarty switch: "do you want display to use OB or not?" It affects how display works internally, buffering the results before outputting or not. I can have print("Foo"); display('pp.tpl'); print("Foo2"); And I'm using OB for display not for the whole application. While I completely understand that is difficult to decide if Smarty should use OB by default in display I really can't see the point in not having the switch. > -----Original Message----- > From: messju mohr [mailto:messju@lammfellpuschen.de] > Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 10:25 AM > To: luis > Cc: 'messju mohr'; 'boots'; 'Smarty Dev' > Subject: Re: [SMARTY-DEV] Is Smarty using PHP output buffering? > > > On Wed, May 07, 2003 at 10:15:46AM -0300, luis wrote: > > Because I don't want to change all my display calls... > Overriding for > > this is just a hack to circunvent the lack of a switch, IMHO devels > > Override Smarty methods when they want the method to behave in a > > particular way for > > his application. Using or not using OB is something that > doesn't depend > > on the application. > > maybe not. and using or not using ob doens't belong into > smarty, either. it belongs into your php.ini/httpd.conf/.htaccess . > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: messju mohr [mailto:messju@lammfellpuschen.de] > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 10:01 AM > > > To: luis > > > Cc: 'boots'; 'Smarty Dev' > > > Subject: Re: [SMARTY-DEV] Is Smarty using PHP output buffering? > > > > > > > > > On Wed, May 07, 2003 at 09:05:03AM -0300, luis wrote: > > > > I see some of you disagree with enabling OB for display(). > > > For this an > > > > backwards-semantic-compatibility I think that the best > option is > > > > to > > > > provide a switch to use or not use OB in display defalting > > > to no (what > > > > previous versions used). Would you agree with this switch. > > > > Something simple: $smarty->display_output_buffering = > true; Monte? > > > > > > why not > > > > > > ob_start(); > > > $smarty->display()... > > > ob_end_flush(); > > > > > > ??? > > > > > > > > > or overload display(): > > > > > > class Smarty_Buffy { > > > function display($tpl_file, $cache_id = null, > > > $compile_id = null) { > > > ob_start(); > > > parent::display($tpl_file, $cache_id = null, > > > $compile_id = null); > > > ob_end_flush(); > > > } > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > there's no need for explicit output-buffering in smarty IMHO. > > > > > > greetings > > > messju > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: boots [mailto:jayboots@yahoo.com] > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 6:57 PM > > > > > To: luis; 'Smarty Dev' > > > > > Cc: 'Smarty Dev' > > > > > Subject: RE: [SMARTY-DEV] Is Smarty using PHP output > buffering? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Luis wrote: > > > > > > IMHO smarty should default to the most efficient option > > > > > > > > > > I see your point. I think the issue is that "the most > efficient > > > > > option" is really something that only the application > designer / > > > > > site manager can decide, and that only with some patience and > > > > > trial and error. I don't think there is a magic > setting that is > > > > > the most efficient in all cases. Therefore, a conservative > > > > > approach is nice--default to the fastest/best options > that won't > > > > > cause extra overhead on the majority of systems. Most systems > > > > > are probably employing techniques that obviate the need for > > > > > automatic OB. > > > > > > > > > > I like Tom's suggestion of providing more reference > material to > > > > > those trying to optimize Smarty's performance. > > > > > > > > > > But you do have a good point: out-of-the-box, Smarty > should try > > > > > to be as fast as possible--as long as it doesn't become a > > > > > resource hog to do it, that is. > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > > > > > http://search.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Smarty Development Mailing List (http://smarty.php.net/) To > > > > > unsubscribe, visit: > > > > > http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Smarty Development Mailing List (http://smarty.php.net/) To > > > > unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > >