Server programming

Bruno Desthuilliers bruno.42.desthuilliers at websiteburo.invalid
Wed Mar 4 08:41:20 EST 2009


koranthala a écrit :
> On Mar 3, 8:09 pm, Bruno Desthuilliers <bruno.
> 42.desthuilli... at websiteburo.invalid> wrote:
>> koranthala a écrit :
>> (snip)
>>
>>> Hi Bruno,
>>>    After reading your email, I tried reworking my code so that most of
>>> my logic moves to Models.
>>>    But, most probably because this is my first application
>>> development, I am unable to do so.
>>>    For example:
>>>     I have Models A,B, C, D . Now, there is not much model specific
>>> code (preprocessing before updating code inside Models)in it. Rather
>>> most of the code is of the format:
>>>      data received and to be added to D. But for adding to D, check
>>> whether it is already in C - if not add to C and B. etc...
>> And you don't find it "model specific" ? Man, this is business rules,
>> and as such belongs to the models part, not to views. You surely want to
>> make sure these rules always apply, don't you ?
>>
>>>    Now, I tried putting this code inside Model D,but it does not seem
>>> to belong there - since it modifies other Models.
>> And ? Who said a Model (or ModelManager) shouldn't touch other models ?
>>
>>>    Is keeping such code inside views against Django's/Application-
>>> Developments philosophy?
>> FWIW, I see this antipattern (AnemicDomainModel) way too often in django
>> apps. This doesn't make it less of an antipattern.
>>
>>> In that case, where will this go?
>> It's impossible to say exactly where in the models module without a
>> sufficiant knowledge of the domain, rules etc. Sorry, but my crystal
>> ball is out for repair.
> 
> Thank you, Bruce.

s/ce/no/ !-)

> Sorry for the rather naive questions.

No problem. And these are not "naive" questions FWIW.



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