Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of Training/Section08

Timestamp:

01/26/12 16:07:59 (14 years ago)

Author:

DanWilson (IP: 98.26.77.109)

Comment:

Added Bonus Points section to show how to make custom generational patterns

Training/Section08

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 In this walk-through we overrode default behavior of the Model-Glue framework simply by using !ColdSpring. The reason why this worked is because Model-Glue uses !ColdSpring internally to configure itself. Since beans in !ColdSpring are referenced by name, and because application specific !ColdSpring bean definitions load after the Model-Glue internal definitions, you can override pretty much any behavior of Model-Glue. If you want to find the names of overridable beans look in /ModelGlue/gesture/configuration/ModelGlueConfiguration.xml.
 
+
+== Bonus Points ==
+For bonus points, you can take the additional step of creating a new Scaffolding template in Model Glue. This is really simple to do and we'll leave it for your homework. If you get stuck, simply post to the [http://groups.google.com/group/modelglue Model Glue Mailing List] and we'll sort you out.
+
+
+For this exercise, you will need to:
+ 1. Make a copy of the List.cfc located at PlantOMatic.model.scaffoldTemplates.List. Name the copy Grid.cfc. 
+ 2. Open the new Grid.cfc and go to the loadViewTemplate() method. Add the word GRID after the Breadcrumbs just so you can verify the new Grid is working.
+
+{{{
+<div id="breadcrumb"><a href="##listEvent##">%spaceCap( Metadata.alias )%</a> GRID</div>
+}}}
+
+ 3. Then wire up the new Grid.cfc in your /PlantOMatic/config/ColdSpring.xml. This will include configuring the Grid with a bean called: PlantOMatic.scaffoldTemplate.Grid as well as using some ColdSpring functionality to load the new bean into the modelGlue.scaffoldManager 
+
+{{{
+
+<!-- Load the new Grid Scaffold Template into the Model Glue framework -->
+<bean id="ScaffoldTemplate.Grid"  factory-bean="modelglue.scaffoldManager" factory-method="addScaffoldTemplate" lazy-init="false">  
+        <constructor-arg name="scaffoldBeanRegistry">  
+                        <list>
+                                <ref bean="PlantOMatic.scaffoldTemplate.Grid" />
+                        </list> 
+        </constructor-arg>  
+</bean>
+<!-- Configure the new Grid.cfc -->     
+<bean id="PlantOMatic.scaffoldTemplate.Grid" class="coldspring.beans.factory.config.MapFactoryBean">
+        <property name="SourceMap">
+                <map>
+                        <entry key="class"><value>PlantOMatic.model.Grid</value></entry>
+                        <event key="hasXMLGeneration"><value>true</value></event>
+                        <event key="hasViewGeneration"><value>true</value></event>
+                        <entry key="prefix"><value>Grid.</value></entry>
+                        <entry key="suffix"><value>.cfm</value></entry>
+                </map>
+        </property>
+</bean>         
+}}}
+
+ 4. Lastly, add a second scaffold tag for Plant to your /PlantOMatic/config/ModelGlue.xml with the type of Grid so we can get the new Grid to generate:
+
+{{{
+<scaffold object="Plant" type="Grid"  event-type="templatedPage" />
+}}}
+
+Test your code by visiting [http://localhost/PlantOMatic/?event=Plant.Grid http://localhost/PlantOMatic/?event=Plant.Grid]. Notice the GRID string in the breadcrumbs. You can make many uses of this, from implementing a JQuery Datatables Grid, Generating Pie Charts, Bar Charts, and any number of interesting patterns applied to your table objects. If you do something interesting with this feature, or just have a general comment, please let us know on the [http://groups.google.com/group/modelglue Model Glue Mailing List].
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