[Catalyst] Model Instances vs. Model Classes - Round 2

[Benjamin Hitz]

Alejandro -
thanks for this, it's quite clear.... I had forgotten that I asked for it even.

Ben
On Jul 19, 2011, at 11:25 PM, Alejandro Imass wrote:

> On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 7:06 PM, Benjamin Hitz <hitz at stanford.edu> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Maybe I should craft up some sample code of the three patterns identified:
>>> 
>>> 1) Catalyst Models Classes: that completely instantiate per request.
>>> 2) Catalyst Model Instances: with wrapper methods
>>> 3) Catalyst Model Instances: with wrapper attributes
>> 
>> Would like to see that.  Some of us don't follow all this abstract computer science jargon that well.
>> 
> 
> I tried to make it as practical as possible:
> 
> http://wiki.catalystframework.org/wiki/best_practices/models_definitive_guide
> 
> Maybe others can complement with more "M Patterns"
> 
> Best,
> 
> Alejandro Imass
> 
>> Also - can you comment on the following:
>> 
>> WARNING WARNING WARNING
>> 
>> Using this module is somewhat of a hack. Changing the state of your objects on every request is a pretty braindead way of doing OO. If you want your application to be brain-live, then you should use Catalyst::Component::InstancePerContext.
>> 
>> (appears in POD for Catalyst::Component::ACCEPT_CONTEXT - which I was reviewing because of your email... apparently I must have read this once and told my self "Never do this")
>> 
>> 
>> Ben
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