Re: Associate Config::Scoped info with a CDBI row

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>>>>> "Kingsley" == Kingsley Kerce <kingsley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx> writes:

Kingsley> Merlyn -- If you would like to associate info with a CDBI row (as
Kingsley> stated in your Subject line), why not adjust your database schema and
Kingsley> store the info in the database?

I can't change the database schema.  I'm wrapping an existing design.

Kingsley> Randal L. Schwartz writes:
>> I tell you, it's very very nice to get something you can access
>> from both Perl and Template Toolkit to once and only once define
>> meta information about your columns for various views.

Kingsley> TMTOWTDI, but for MVC view-based info, I would store the
Kingsley> info as close as possible to the view code, i.e., put the
Kingsley> info in your TT template files.  If the info is referenced
Kingsley> in multiple template files, use INCLUDE.

This information bridges view and model.  I think about it at the
model level, but it's needed by the view.  And in this case, the view
is both some Perl code and some TT code, so both Perl and TT need to
see it.  Thus, I'd be stuck reinventing some sort of hash syntax, plus
I needed overriding defaults, and Config::Scoped works great for that.


    view = textfield
    textfield_width = 8 # this is the default
    get = get
    set = set

    first_name { } # creates { view => 'textfield', textfield_width = '8' }
    last_name { textfield_width = 20 } # overrides width
    comment { view = textarea } # now creates view => 'textarea'
    date { get = get_date set = set_date } # override getter/setter

It's working better than any combination I've used before, and I've
tried a lot.

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