[TYPO3-ect] domainLayer for lib/div?

[Elmar Hinz]

> I my last self developed framework I integrated a so called
> "domainLayer". And I just want to ask, if it is interesting for lib/div?
> 
> A domain-object represents a real-life object like a user, article,
> banana ...
> 
> Each domain-object provides methods to automatically retrieves and saves
> itself to the database:

Hello,

here we come to the topic of ORM. That is very important, but can be
seperated from the MVC architecture. In this table you see that several
python frameworks use SQLAlchemy. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_web_application_frameworks

I think that we also should seperate this from lib. So we can have
flexibility and competition to find the best architecture. I have no own 
experiences with ORM, so this is a good fild for others to hook in.

We definitly need a taskforce to come to solution(s) here. Maybe you could
ship your files as an add-on for lib as a first option. 

On the long run we need "full power solutions", that can compety with the
rich features and popularity of SQLAlchemy or Rails Clones.

There are different beginnings:

 * your proposal
 * the TCAObjects of WEC
 * the suggestion of Philip Almeida a few days ago

Regards

Elmar