[Twisted-web] fragments with child lookup

Manlio Perillo manlio_perillo at libero.it
Fri Oct 13 11:35:28 CDT 2006


L. Daniel Burr ha scritto:
> [...]

> Sorry, I realize terminology can be imprecise and confusing in many
> cases.  "template-per-segment", as I am using it, means this: each
> segment in the URL corresponds to an HTML/XML/XHTML/Whatever template.
> 

Ok.

> In nevow, this does not have to be the case.  A resource might only
> return child resources, and have no template of its own.  In fact,
> this is one of the really useful things about the tree-of-resource
> structure: Some resources have concrete representations, and some
> are purely logical.
> 

Yes, this is very useful.

> The point I am trying to make, and have apparently failed to make,
> is that URL segment != markup snippet. 

This is clear, IMHO.
A IResource has not only renderHTTP, but also locateChild.

> A "template-per-segment"
> design means that every segment must have a corresponding template
> that gets rendered as some kind of markup.  It also means that each
> template depends on markup from the template containing it, which
> is what I am objecting to so strenuously.
> 

Here, again, I don't understand.
What means that "each template depends on markup from the template
containing it"?

> Also, your statement that "baz" depends upon "foo" and "bar" is not
> necessarily true.  "baz" is clearly contained within "bar", which is
> contained within "foo".  Containment != dependency.  This does not
> preclude enforcing a dependency if you so desire, but I think that
> mandating such a dependency is unnecessary and limiting.
> 
> Is this explanation any clearer?
> 

Yes, thanks.



Regards  Manlio Perillo



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