[TYPO3-mvc] FYI: Progress in implementing support for generic domain models

[Jochen Rau]

Hi.

I just wanted to inform you about the progress I make on implementing 
support for generic domain models like FrontendUser (=fe_users).

My current sketch (not committed yet) is that you can say

--8<--- snip -----
class Tx_BlogExample_Domain_Model_Administrator
   extends Tx_Extbase_Domain_Model_FrontendUser {
  	// nothing to define
}
--8<--- snap -----


The generic domain model Tx_Extbase_Domain_Model_FrontendUser implements 
all the class members and methods necessary to access the fields in 
fe_users.

Inside the Blog you have

--8<--- snip -----
/**
  * The Administrator of the blog
  *
  * @var Tx_Extbase_Domain_Model_FrontEndUser
  */
protected $administrator;
--8<--- snap -----


and in the $TCA you specify

--8<--- snip -----
'administrator' => Array (		
	[...]
	'config' => Array (
		'type' => 'select',
		'foreign_table' => 'fe_users',
		'foreign_class' => 'Tx_BlogExample_Domain_Model_Administrator',
		'maxitems' => 1,
	)
),
--8<--- snap -----

You don't need to configure any mapping for yourself.

I am a little bit enthusiastic about this feature because that enables 
us to implement a lot of generic models for

- persons
- addresses
- places
- (calendar) events
...

No more reinventing the wheel by every extension developer!

I need to polish the things a little bit before I can commit it. And 
maybe I have to wait for the refactoring of the whole PID stuff (done by 
Sebastian next week).

Regards
Jochen



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