[Vtigercrm-developers] VT6 Architecture: *_View class?

[Uma S]

Hi Alan,

Explanation of this preProcess() and process() api is
documented<http://community.vtiger.com/help/vtigercrm/developers/extensions/internals.html#ui-request-processing>here.


On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 2:13 PM, Uma S <uma.s at vtiger.com> wrote:

> Hi Alan,
>
> Differences between, the preProcess() and process() functions?
>
> In Ajax request preProcess() wont be executed. Only process will execute.
> You can see in WebUI.php(includes/main) which is an entry-point file. In
> this triggerPreProcess() api is checking if its ajax request, if it is
> return, if not execute preprocess().
>
> What is the purpose and use?
>
> The preprocess() api is bascically used to get the static things rendered,
> in our crm the top-menu bar is rendered through preprocess(). which remains
> same in all views.
>
> The process() api is used to response for user request, which keep
> changing randomly. for example in list-view, contents of list-view will
> change based on sorting,page-navigation, which is handled by process() api.
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Alan Lord <alanslists at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> More by luck than judgement I've managed to get to the point where I have
>> a complete embedded listview showing inside my GeoTools module.
>>
>> In my GeoTools' _View class I've created a couple of functions which
>> resemble a ListView class' preProcess(), process() and
>> initializeListViewContents() functions but do what I need to embed the
>> listview data into my GeoTools module: http://paste.ubuntu.com/7083459/(note that the preProcess functions are commented out for now)
>>
>> I think I'm slowly getting my head round the MVC architecture but I
>> really don't understand something that is in these _View classes:
>>
>> What is the purpose, use and differences between, the preProcess() and
>> process() functions?
>>
>> In the parent classes they seem to do quite similar things but looking at
>> the entrypoint code I'm guessing that preProcess is something to do with
>> Ajax requests... But then process is also called subsequently by the looks
>> of it.
>>
>> Confused.
>>
>> Al
>>
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>
>
>
> --
> With
> Best Regards
> Uma.S
> Vtiger Team
>



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