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

[Sven Wilhelm]

Hi,

> We need a roadmap to get us to a completely stable TypoScript v2 - but, 
> what will it be? Will it be backwards compatible? Will it be stored in 
> XML?...  What resources do we need? Who will help define, built and test 
> it?

some basic ideas:

Divide the problem into two parts.

XML is a perfect system for storing structured values.
A scripting language is flexible.

Don't use Typoscript for storing persistant values (constants), use XML 
there. Use Typoscript as a language where necessary and see Typoscript 
as a language there. A language can be based on EBNF so it's build on a 
structure while not stored in XML.

At least remove Typoscript wherever possible. For all userTSConfig it 
should be possible to work without TS syntax, or am I wrong?
What's for pageTSConfig?

Constant values in template records should also be replaceable by XML, 
so setup is the last place of necessary TS.

just my 2 cents.

Sven