Hi Dieter
Betreff: Re: [Zope-dev] zope.globalrequest?
Christian Theune wrote at 2009-1-16 09:06 +0100:
I noticed 'zope.globalrequest' on the PyPI RSS feed today and wonder about it. IMHO this implements an anti-pattern in an official way without a warning that this needs to be handled with care.
IMHO, it is not an anti-pattern:
We have a global "site" why should we not have a global request?
When Zope is used as a Web Application Server, it is quite natural to expect a request.
I'm fine with the zope.globalrequest package. But it's very important to understand that this is not a common way to do things. It also makes the request/interaction etc. a part of the test setup for test components. Probably it simplifies the implementation but brings in complexity in test testing an application. I don't say that this is bad in general. I just say that if you build an application based on zope.globalrequest, this is a totaly different base concept how you will develop applications like we do now. And you have to pay the price with a complex test setup. Regards Roger Ineichen