Re: [SMARTY-DEV] Bringing the {insert} functionality to other tags

I did like the thought process behind Gerard's registration of variables as cached/not cached as well. I have written inserts that did nothing but echo the current user's name before, might be nice if you could just do $tpl->assign_dynamic('user'...); or some such... It sounds very much like not enough thought has gone into the redesign yet :) Jason --- Monte Ohrt <monte@ispi.net> wrote: > Yes and no... > > First off, {insert} was a hack plain and simple. We > needed a syntax that > the template engine recognized as being not cached. > I don't think > designers care that the insert tag is cached or not, > it doesn't directly > affect their design. It actually just adds > confusion, the insert tag > should really be an {include ...} tag including a > template that the > designer can edit. > > I do see the issue with breaking templates up into > cached/non-cached > pieces, I don't like the idea of splitting them up > just for the purpose > of caching either. Maybe a cache/nocache block > function is necessary. > > Monte > > Jason Sweat wrote: > > Just to play Devil's Advocate, aren't you now > making > > the designer intimately aware of the caching > because > > of the insert function? Since I typically play > both > > the developer/designer roles, I am having a hard > time > > concieving of a designed who was not well aware of > the > > caching requirements for the page. > > > > I lean towards the side of > {no_cache}...{/no_cache} > > myself, but I can see the merits of the function > > registered version as well. > > > > Jason > > > > > > I see the merits of having tags in the templates > that > > control caching, > > I'm just outlining my first concerns. My gut > instinct > > says no, this > > isn't nearly as manageable. Keep the templates > clean > > and simple, don't > > clutter them with cache constructs. Let the > > application handle that. > > > > Monte > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > > http://finance.yahoo.com > > > > > > -- > Monte Ohrt <monte@ispi.net> > Director of Technology, ispi Inc. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com