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MVC framework that uses classes instead of methods for actions

In most MVC frameworks, Controller class contains multiple methods, each representing one action. Then annotations and reflection is used to call those methods appropriately. But from OOP point of ...
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Search and Replace in MVC

What would be a good MVC/OOP/GRASP/SOLID structure for a search/replace functionality. Methods: search/searchNext/replace/replaceAll. I'm interested only in the PHP arhitecture and how a professional ...
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The Service class in MVC

From time to time I find there is a need to build a service class. Something I can't really attach inside a model in order to respected GRASP and SOLID. So I created a class called ...
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What is a good technique to prevent unauthenticated users from accessing controller methods?

I have an event(s) controller: class Event extends CI_Controller{ public function index(){ } public function foo(){ } //Shouldn't be able to use this method unless logged in ...
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MVC Pattern - How to get errors from the model to the controller?

Say I have a typical MVC setup. The controller passes on some input to the model, and asks it to do something with it. But the validation of the data fails, or there is some other problem. What's the ...
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mvc pattern on procedural php

First off, I do not have anything against OO programming (I'd be mad if i believed so). But I was thinking on some sort of procedural MVC pattern with PHP; let me explain better. As we all know, ...
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Fitting an established site into a CI framework

I manage a rather large, feature full nightmare of a site which has no end of feature creep settings/options/etc. Up to now its been coded in a procedural/functional way and would like to move to an ...
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What is the difference of delegator and dispatcher?

What is the difference of delegator and dispatcher? I am not quite sure of either concept.
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Isn't MVC anti OOP?

The main idea behind OOP is to unify data and behavior in a single entity - the object. In procedural programming there is data and separately algorithms modifying the data. In the ...
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In PHP, what are the different design patterns to implement OO controllers as opposed to procedural controllers?

For example, it's very straightforward to have an index.php controller be a procedural script like so: <?php //include classes and functions //get some data from the database //and/or process a ...
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How can I get my progress reviewed as a solo junior developer

I am currently working for a 2 person company, as the solo primary developer. My boss gets the clients, mocks up some png design templates and hands them over to me. This system has been working fine ...
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How important is it to implement a caching system in an MVC style framework?

I am writing my own PHP framework (...waits for the groans to subside) for the purpose of learning (best practices, design principals etc.) as I'm entirely self-taught and consequently there are gaps ...
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How Should a model and controller be distributed between subviews of the View?

In many User Interface libraries, we have concept of views and subviews. so according to MVC pattern every view should update the model as soon as it changes. For that view should have a reference ...
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Is this a proper implementation of an iOS MVC pattern?

After browsing the apple docs, I came across this sample of their MVC pattern: Using NSNotificationCenter and without using KVO, would this diagram below represent a correct implementation of the ...
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Rewriting a Procedural PHP App - Should we use a framework?

We have an app that's currently only got about 120 users. The userbase will probably grow by 50% over the next 12 months - but we're going to have to separate storage etc. because we're looking at ...
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Can you call any php model class in an MVC from the controller?

I'm creating a simple MVC at the moment and am wondering if it's 'correct' to be able to call any model class directly from the controller to get the data to send to the view? I have the following ...
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Pattern for user interaction and confirmation

Suppose a FileWriter class that needs validation that it will not erase a file already present, if one is found. It would have two functions: public bool FileExists(string filePath) //... public bool ...
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What is the object-oriented thought process?

I've been studying OOP in conjunction with Zend's MVC implementation for the past few months. I'm pretty new to programming, generally, but I feel strongly that I should learn things the 'right' way, ...
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What benefit do I get from good methodology?

One of my friends has worked for nearly 10 years, asked me why he needs to learn new things such as unit-testing, MVC, Multi-tier architecture (he creates 3-tier application but designs like 2-tier), ...
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Architectural patterns for interaction beyond MVC? [closed]

We all know the venerable Model-View-Controller pattern used to design interaction [mostly] with human users. It is the de-facto standard in OOP environment. What are some other architectural ...
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How to Remember What You Develop?

Fairly new to object programming. Are there any tools that people use to help them 'remember' the architecture of of what is being developed (i.e. what objects do what, list of methods, attributes, ...
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Models, controllers, and code reuse

I have a blog where users can post comments. When creating a comment, various things happen: creating the comment object, associations, persisting sending notification emails to post's author ...