RDBO/RHTMLO integration with Catalyst - work in progress

	Hello lists,

	Since I haven't seen any work like this before (if I'm
wrong please 
give me pointers!) I started to write a Catalyst Controller
called 
"Catalyst::Controller::RHTMLO" to integrate RHTMLO
(and a few bits of 
RDBO) to Catalyst the same way
"Catalyst::Controller::FormBuilder" do. 
In fact my work is originally based on it.

	For the moment the only thing one can do with it is to
define a form in 
YAML (or any config file recognized by
"Config::Loader") and have it 
displayed in the template (TT2 for the moment, but others
are planned).

	The module also defines, like the FormBuilder one, a 'Form'
method 
attribute. The plan is to have forms automagically validated
and, if no 
errors, give the user (developper) the ability to save them
as objects 
in the db. Else, the error messages are set for user
convenience.

	Here is an example of a YAML file for the action
"/user/create", 
located in .../root/forms/user/create.yaml:
--------------------------------------------------------
name:   UserCreateForm # optional, automatically computed
method: post
rdbo:   User # class of the rdbo object, used to load/save
objects and 
also for field init (see below, types are sometimes missing,
but it works)
fields_order:
         - login
         - disp_name
         - mail
         - disp_mail
         - home_page
         - pass
         - pass2
         - submit
fields:
         login:
                 label:    Login
                 validate: /^.{4,40}$/, /^w*$/
                 message:  Between 4 and 40 characters, Only

alphanumeric characters
                 required: 1
         disp_name:
                 label:    Real name (public)
                 validate: /^.{0,50}$/, /^[w.-()]*$/
                 message:  Max 50 characters, Forbidden
character(s)
         mail:
                 label:    Real Email
                 type:     email
                 message:  Invalid Email
                 required: 1
         disp_mail:
                 label:    Displayed Email (public)
                 validate: /^.{0,80}$/
                 message:  Max 80 characters
         home_page:
                 label:    URL
                 validate: /^.{0,100}$/
                 message:  Invalid URL
         pass:
                 label:    Password
                 type:     password
                 validate: /^.{4,40}$/
                 required: 1
                 message:  Between 4 and 40 characters
         pass2:
                 label:    Password confirmation
                 type:     password
                 validate: /^.{4,40}$/
                 message:  Between 4 and 40 characters
                 required: 1
         submit:
                 type:     submit
--------------------------------------------------------

	I haven't packaged it yet and I think it is too early
(despite the 
"release early, release often" moto) so I can't
upload it to CPAN but I 
have some question to ask to you all:

	- Is the name I gave a good name? I don't think so. I think
it should 
mention the fact that it also concerns RDBO.
	- Are you interested in a module like this? I'm pretty sure
somebody is 
 I'm
the first 
	- What are your requests / suggestions about a module like
this? Feel 
free to ask questions if my explanation wasn't enough.
	- Should I keep the validation system like this, or should
I create 
validation classes (better IMHO)? For the moment the error
messages are 
localized in the template with a macro.

	Thank you for your attention.

	Regards,
-- 
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| |/ |       Alexandre (Midnite) Jousset      |
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RDBO/RHTMLO integration with Catalyst - work in progress

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