Posted by "Jonathan Villa" on 07/29/05 21:08

Personally, I have 2 files for every viewable file... the .php file which contains
all of my logic for that action/page and the template (.tpl) which renders my page.
the .php page does the neccessary $smarty->assign() or $smarty->register_object,
etc...

I like this method because my pages don't get consumed with code/logic... the
code/logic on the page is specific for the action... and the .tpl only renders...






-Jonathan

<quote who="Evan Wagner">
> I've been using Smarty for a couple years now. Recently I've
> questioned my method of separating Logic and Presentation and have
> come up with two ways to solve it.
>
> Current Setup:
>
> 1 Parser file: index.php (Calls upon functions to run for pages via
> _GET variables)
>
> 1 Functions file: This file contains all functions used in the application
>
> 1 template file: index.tpl in the templates directory. This template
> file contains logic within itself such as {if $smarty.get.action
> =="page"} Do Page {/if}
>
> This current situation doesn't seem pragmatic to me.
>
> ALTERNATIVES:
>
> Alternative 1:
>
> 1 Parser file: index.php for example to handle the different _GET
> variables and tell smarty to parse a different template file for each
> _GET page.
>
> 1 Functions File: Contains all functions used in application
>
> Numerous Template Files: The parser file will call upon
> templates/page.tpl as defined in the parser file and for consistency
> of layout I would use {include header.tpl} and {include footer.tpl} in
> each page. This reduces the amount of logic in the template file and
> reduces size of template file.
>
> Alternative 2:
>
> 1 Parser file: index.php will handle all the _GET page logic to call
> upon correct functions via the different _GET variables.
>
> 1 Function file: Contains all functions of application
>
> 1 Primary layout template that will have logic in if such as this:
> {if $smarty.get.action =="page"} {include page.tpl} {/if}
> This still includes logic but reduces the complexity of the template
> by minimizing visible code.
>
>
> OVERVIEW:
>
> I theory I think Alternative1 is better than Alternative2 because it
> reduces the logic within the template. Basically keeps your template
> from doing as much logic as it's better to separate your logic and
> presentation.
>
> What do you guys think?
>
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