Re: [CGILua 5.0b2] Possible bug and change request

[Alex Sandro Queiroz e Silva <ventonegro@...>]

Hi André,

Andre Carregal wrote:

> You lost me here, could you please send some example of your intended
> generation? Something like the examples presented below could help me
> understanding your sequence needs.
>  

    My intended configuration would be like the scenario number 3 
you've described:

3) Lua Pages with calls to a library: URL -> page.lp <-> lib.lua -> results
A simple way to separate business and presentation logic


    The Lua page runs the library at the very beginning. Sometimes the 
library would decide to make a redirect, which is impossible with the 
current CGILua.

> 4) Lua Scripts with calls to a library that uses Lua Pages as subtemplates:
> URL -> page.lua <-> lib.lua <-> template.lp -> results
> That would be the basics for a MVC implementation (aka "model 2"), allowing
> further separation of presentation and business logic.
>  

    MVC is always a good thing to aim for. But the current Lua pages 
are more code-like than template-like. Take Smarty 
(http://smarty.php.net/) for instance. If I want to output a table with 
the name and telephone of a bunch of people I don't have to write a loop 
in my PHP page if I am using Smarty, there is a tag that iterates over 
associative arrays.
    Nevertheless this scenario seems to be the best with current 
CGILua. I think I will change my code and give it a try.
    Cheers,

-alex