[Typo3-dev] TypoScript 2: a bit of a RFC

[Mathias Schreiber [wmdb]]

dan frost wrote:
> This is kind of OT - but I think that the value of TS will be increased 
> if we reduce what TS is meant to do.
> 
> That is - don't try to add to TS becuase it will make TS more useful... 
> reduce TS to a limited language that performs a set of things well, and 
> predicably. When you've achieved that, expand the language.
> 
> Thought #2 - do not invent a new language / syntax if one exists 
> already. If you think TS is just a config language, use an XML language; 
> if it is a functional language, use a python-like syntax; if it is a 
> fully functional language, use PHP... there's no point in building new 
> stuff when old stuff exists....

I am not sure if there is a saying like this in english too, but in 
germany we say "die in beauty".

Means: TS might not be the nicest approach from the coding view of 
things. And I definetely think that I am not the one to lecture you in 
code ;-).

But:
It would be a waste of resources to rethink, reconcept and rewrite the 
whole thing.

I agree that:
- HTML cObj should be removed (asap)
If this is done, the switch case in tslib_content of HTML should point 
to TEXT as well as with a message in the TOB that you are using 
deprecated cObj names.
- GIFBUILDER->TEXT should be renamed to GIFTEXT (or any other thing that 
works) OR give the GB-TEXT function call (I hate the word object here) 
most of the features of the standard TEXT cObj call.
Same as above here - people need to be advised that something has changed.

Some other changes Mr. Stucki proposed make sense to me too.
- constants inside constants
nice idea. Never needed it, but still might prove useful if I think 
about it.

- merging
I am not sure yet what he meant here.
Some sort of "whoops, I used the TSOB for changing values 20 times and I 
want my code cleaned up?"

- conditions
If I recall right, Kasper wrote a concept or even a proof of concept in 
this TS indepth study document.
http://typo3.org/documentation/document-library/doc_core_ts/Implementing_Conditi-1/


all the best
Mattes


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