Thoughts please: Wheels Tags

[Andy Bellenie]

What are everyone's opinions on using a tag library instead of functions for Wheels methods in the view?

e.g.

#linkTo(action="index")# becomes <w:linkTo action="index" />

and

#startFormTag(action="new")#

#textField(objectName="post", property="title")#

#submitTag(value="Save")#

#endFormTag()#

would be something like:

<w:form action="index">

<w:input type="text" objectName="post" property="title" />

<w:input type="submit" />

</w:form>

This would make it possible to create code highlighting extensions for text editors, and would look far cleaner inside html.

Only problems are a) it might be fractionally slower and b) would require the including of the tag library at the top of every view (thanks Adobe).

I'm thinking of making a plugin for this, but wanted community feedback first.

Andy

 

[kapitaine]

I like it! Those pound signs all get very messy after a while.

Either way, it's good to do, because it gives us options. And options are what make CF great. Can't see why anyone would be against this.

Cheers,
Michael.

[tpet...@gmail.com]

The Kewl thing about using tags is that you can mimic blocks so u can now have html mixed with the form helpers and still get the fintionality of a form builder. One of the problems i couldn't overcome wiyh my form builder was that by using a DSL, i couldn't mix regular html into the form without a putting it into a funcrion call. It made the form very messy to create.

Seriously, start on this now and I'll try to figure a way to get it into views automatically.

[Chris Peters]

I would love this! I'm assuming it may just be a secondary way of calling methods behind the scenes so that you could still override functionality in plugins, helpers, and controllers?

Andy

 

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[Russ Johnson]

I might be the only one but Im not a fan of tags. 

I can see where this might have some advantages though in using them similar to blocks like Tony mentioned. Im sure there are quite a few people that would utilize them if they were available though.

Russ Johnson
@russ_johnson
ru...@angry-fly.com
www.angry-fly.com


 

[Simon Allard]

You are not the only one Russ! ;)

A+

Simon