[Typo3-dev] Extension Kickstarter/Cleanup+Optimization

Ingmar Schlecht ingmars at web.de
Sun May 23 11:14:49 CEST 2004


Martin T. Kutschker schrieb:
> Ingmar Schlecht wrote:
> 
>>
>> BTW, what is the difference between a hook and a service?
> 
> 
> A hook is a specific place in a method that offers some options to 
> callback functions (eg alter the processed data, cancel the "default" 
> action"). What these options are and what data the callback gets is hook 
> dependent.
> 
> A service is a completely different thing. A service provides an 
> abstract API for some task. So the calling code does not have to worry 
> about the actual implementatoin of the task (eg when the service is 
> implemented by native OS executables or by different PHP extensions).
> 
>  > Wouldn't all hooks be doable as services?
> 
> I hope my answer made clear that this is not possible.

Yes, it did, thanks very much!

cheers,
Ingmar




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