[TYPO3-ect] Invitation for the initial team of the "BETA" branch

[Elmar Hinz]

Hello Steve,

> I'm interested in reproducing the functionality of an instant TCA editor
> using the lib structure. I've sold a number of solutions based on the
> admin interface rendering and editor defined by the kickstarter using
> the TCA. More usefully, a number of non programmer colleagues are doing
> the same. The limitation of this approach when forms are required in a
> control structure that is not just search/list/edit. The lib/div
> framework has the potential to create a much more flexible
> implementation of rapid development tools for forms and lists.
> Controllers defined in configuration with kickstarter support would
> allow non programmers to do so much more.

That's the direction to take. Where lib/div was designed for. By reaching
this target we can compete with trendy Rails.

> An 'automatic' solution for database persistence is one step in this
> direction. The other big steps are TCA interpretation for form building,
> processing, and validation.

Here the new configuration options should be helpful:

TCAPlus.php  (static access to TCA < TS < FF overwrite, for model and form
generation)

http://wiki.typo3.org/index.php/MVC_Framework/lib_div_Beta_Branch#lib_Directory_.28draft.29

The target of this configuration class is to enable the user to finetune the
TCA settings by TS and in Flexforms.

> 
> I will certainly be working on this and other commercial projects using
> the lib/div framework. I will certainly continue to participate and
> share my experiences with this list. I'm open to coding/?? requests. If
> you want to give me a role go for it. To date, you have done the heavy

It would be great, if you could invest some hours into supporting Jörg to
reach the first BETA release candidate.

> lifting. Failing other suggestions I'm just going to keep working on my
> angle.

Apart from that best you keep working in your angle of research. TCA,
persistence, form generation ... I count you into the team for this:

http://wiki.typo3.org/index.php/MVC_Framework#General

You have probably tested the cherries extension an discoverd the form
configuration by TS. That's the bleeding edge of my research in combination
whis the TS configurable controllers. This part is between experimental and
alpha.

Somewhere from here it needs to be connected with your persistence library.
A modernized "mailform plus" isn't far off. 

Roads:

 * scaffolding like in Rails
 * form generation like in mailform plus
 * ajax based drag'n'drop of form elements
 * advanced questionnaire
 * workflow management

I would say, that there are a lot of commercial options in this fields. I
also hope for some interesting jobs, to partly refund the weeks I already
invested into lib.

I will start something like a RFC for this aspects of the lib complex this
week.

Regards

Elmar