Thomas Adams wrote:
Hi all,
I'm a newbie to Zope, using version 2.7.3 (okay it is not the newest one) and I want to know if there is something like a MVC approach available for Zope, i.e. Model-View-Controller approach, as it is for instance in Java with the Struts framework from Apache.
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P.S: I don't know Zope 3 (Is that apossible answer of my questions?)
Yes, Zope 3 has a MVC-like architecture. We call it the Component Architecture. It lets you separate responsibilities into different components (objects), e.g. content objects (they can be persistent, for example, or come from an RDBMS), views (e.g. browser views that produce HTML), adapters (enhance components with functionality), and utilities. For a structured introduction, see http://dev.zope.org/Zope3/ProgrammerTutorial or http://worldcookery.com. It is also possible to use Zope 3 style components in Zope 2 already, by using the Five product: http://codespeak.net/z3/five/. However, if you don't have any Zope 2 legacy, I can only recommend you start with Zope 3 from the beginning. Best regards, Philipp