next-gen Horde

• Views/

• Forms/ dir in apps

• next-gen DataTree - DataObject ?

• php5

• Fields

• html/xhtml/xml renderers

• php5 xsl?

• Context::appname::method($params)

Catalyst - next gen horde app-building framework

AJAx builtin

webservices

Context object

see ruby on rails and DB_DataObject pdf

• all config in a sqlite core db

• FrontController pattern

• integrate w/ existing Horde

• one database, pear installed files, one VFS space

• templated

Encapsulated globals in Catalyst:: namespace

webroot contains:

index.php

.htaccess

themes/

js/

everything else pear installable

• apps

• blocks

• libs

Apps are installed under:

Horde/Catalyst/Apps/Foo

Each app has:

Views/

Forms/

Objects/

Methods/

Pages/?

Config/?

xml files

ViewBuilder/PageBuilder custom views

WebServices, command line, GET/web layout should be identical

App/Method/Params?

Catalyst::message()

replaces logMessage(), fatal, notification, and observer

• has a return value!

use extensions somehow, too?

Session object for managing data we expect to find in $_SESSION

base catalyst on: ulaform, giapeto, wicked, should replace those ... ? what else?

Iterators! Only loop through data once!