[Grok-dev] No-ZCML story

[Martin Aspeli]

Christian Theune wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I just wondered: is there a wish to get rid of the small ZCML part that 
> we need?
> 
> I just realized that we could use entry points to automatically grok stuff.

-0.5

I think ZCML still has its place as a *configuration* language (as 
opposed to a component wiring mechanism for default components).

For instance, I don't like using grok.Permission to define a permission. 
That's the kind of thing that belongs in configuration files, not in 
code, IMHO, so I prefer to use <permission />.

Equally, if I need to override something from another package ala 
overrides.zcml, I think it makes perfect sense for that to be explicitly 
declared in a configuration file, rather than taking place in some code 
module or another.

Thus, if we move grokking to entry points, I think we'd still be likely 
to have ZCML files in some places.

Martin


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