Zest script types

[Simon Bennetts]

Right now we have 3 types of Zest scripts:

• Active - scripts which attack a specified target (represented by a request)
• Passive - scripts which attack a specified target (represented by a request)
• Targeted - scripts which are 'stand alone'
  

However I'm wondering if it would be better to change it as follows:

• Active/passive becomes a boolean property of the script, and just specifies if the script makes any changes or not
• Scripts specify the parameters they expect:
• if none then the script is 'stand-alone' 
• If they expect a single Request then they will be like the 'old' Active and Passive scripts
• We may initially just support mandatory parameters, but could support optional ones later?
• Scripts could also specify the type they return, eg nothing or a Request or a boolean or ??

So an 'old' Active script would have the 'Active' property set, require one Request as a parameter and return a Request.

How does that sound?

Any thoughts or suggestions etc?

Cheers,

Simon