Separation of Concerns in controllers and views

[Al]

I need to separate controllers into groups, so that each group of controllers operate as a unit.

/controllers
   admin.dashboard.js

   admin.articles.js

   admin.categories.js

/views:

    _adminlayout.html

    /admin

          dashboard.html

          articles.html

          categories.html

          /partials
             modal-form-article.html
             modal-form-categories.html

Reason: when submitting an article if user needs to add a new category. I would like to call "modal.form.categories" for quick access.

Problem: 

1) At the moment I am using only one controller "admin.js". 

2) @{model.blahh} or @{repository.blahh} or @{options(repository.blahh, model.blahh, 'name', 'id'}  all fail at the /partial level as undefined.

How can I split this into multiple controllers and maintain all in relation to the view "/admin"?

Thanks.

             

[Peter Širka]

Hi AI,

Can you create small example?

I understand to only a part and example describes for me more.

Thanks :-)

[Al]

I have attached the issue in first part "Splitting Controller". I will send @{} in partials next.

[Peter Širka]

Ahh yes...

1.

total.js supports directories in controllers, example:

/controllers/admin/arcticles.js  --->  /views/admin/articles/some-view.html

/controllers/admin/categories.js  --->  /views/admin/categories/some-view.html

2. 

create a new definition: views.js

framework.on('controller', function(controller, name) {
    // set default directory for views
    if (name.indexOf('admin.') !== -1)
        controller.currentView('/admin/');
});

3.

add ~ (read view from a view root path)

// controllers/articles.js
controller.view('~/admin/articles'); // ---> /views/admin/articles.html

// controllers/categories.js
controller.view('~/admin/categories'); // ---> /views/admin/categories.html

Thanks :-)

[Al]

Thanks.

On Friday, May 9, 2014 9:11:44 AM UTC-4, Al wrote:

[Al]

Another question with example. How could I separate the route I get 'apply' not defined'.

On Friday, May 9, 2014 9:11:44 AM UTC-4, Al wrote:

[Al]

Thank you, Peter, I will add this to the docs shortly....

On Friday, May 9, 2014 9:11:44 AM UTC-4, Al wrote:

[Al]

Hello again, I a having one additional issue using "controller-sharing". I have a attached an example. 

Thanks...

On Friday, May 9, 2014 9:11:44 AM UTC-4, Al wrote:

[Al]

Resolved....................................

On Friday, May 9, 2014 9:11:44 AM UTC-4, Al wrote:

[Al]

var get =  require('../dir-name/users');

exports.default = function view_homepage() {

var self = this;

var users = get.functions;

    console.log(users);

var builder = [];

builder.push('Exists: Peter = {0}'.format(users.exists('Peter')));

builder.push('Exists: Jolaus = {0}'.format(users.exists('Jolaus')));

builder.push('Exists: Lucia = {0}'.format(users.exists('Lucia')));

builder.push('');

builder.push('All users: {0}users/'.format(utils.path(self.req.uri.href)));

self.plain(builder.join('\n'));

}

On Friday, May 9, 2014 9:11:44 AM UTC-4, Al wrote:

[Al]

Just for reference.

On Friday, May 9, 2014 9:11:44 AM UTC-4, Al wrote:

[Peter Širka]

For this case use a source directory (business layer) - http://docs.totaljs.com/global/#SOURCE.

Other directories in the project is bad practice.

Thanks.

[Al]

I am using data from another controller, I need to share data between controllers in the same dir. Are you saying require the controller under SOURCE and require this in new controller. Please see the attached example.

On Friday, May 9, 2014 9:11:44 AM UTC-4, Al wrote:

[Peter Širka]

I think that your example is not good solution.

Why?

Controllers can have some actions. My idea: action will must be simple and other components will be separated into the modules. This is simple case for testing and maintance. And for other we must use a SOURCE - app business layer.

You want to add some business logic into the controllers and this is a bad practice.

I'll create example.

[Al]

Thanks as is it not clear how it should be approached.

On Friday, May 9, 2014 9:11:44 AM UTC-4, Al wrote:

[Al]

Hello Peter, Just following up on this. As I would really appreciate the example.

On Friday, May 9, 2014 9:11:44 AM UTC-4, Al wrote:

[Peter Širka]

Hi AI,

this is a good point where to start:

https://github.com/totaljs/examples/tree/master/project-structure

Currently I haven't any free time ... but I'm thinking about it.

Thanks for understanding.