[ZDP] Zope is missing an API?

[Chris McDonough]

Robb,

In lieu of an actual API reference (though you really should look at the
ZQR, it's a great start), you can also go poke around a cross-referenced
Zope code index at http://www.codecatalog.com

It's way cool.

Robb Shecter wrote:
> 
> Maik Roeder wrote:
> 
> > ...API.
> >
> > Well, as it currently stands, Digital Creations does not have the man power
> > to create such a beast.
> 
> Sure... which is why we're here. :)
> 
> > It would be great to have a good API documentation, and I think the
> > Zope Quick Reference is already a good start. Much information is
> > stored in the Zope Source code, so maybe we can make a link to
> > the implementation of the methods described in the ZQR.
> >
> 
> That would be a good feature.
> 
> > > To me, the goal of this is to help let the language stay simple, where
> > > the programmer consults an API for whatever libraries are needed -
> > > like Python and Java do it.
> >
> > Keeping the language simple is up to Digital Creations. Discussion of
> > the API are possible on zope-dev mailing list.
> >
> 
> True!
> 
> > The only way I keep myself informed about Zope is my vast collection
> > of Zope Snippets. Everytime I find a cool DTML script, I add it
> > to my collection, and when I want to know how to do a specific
> > thing that has to do with Roles for example, I do a search in
> > the snippet collection. When I find nothing appropriate, I look in
> > the ZQR. When I have a good search term like getRole, I may have
> > a look in all the HowTos on the Zope homepage, and maybe look how
> > some other product handles the problem. If all fails, I usually
> > look into the Zope source code, and find out that I should have looked
> > there in the first place :-)
> >
> 
> Yes - this is exactly what I want to avoid! :)  A hyperlinked API reference
> really helps out, I think.
> 
> > I have added a project on the new ZDP site called
> > "ZAPIDOC: Zope API Documentation Project".
> >
> > There, I added your proposal. You can become a member of ZDP, and
> > the project is yours :-)
> >
> > http://zdp.zope.org:8080/ZDP/projects/zapidoc/
> >
> 
> Super.  Looks great.  There isn't an actual login for the site, like zope.org,
> is there?
> 
> Thanks,
> Robb
> 
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Chris McDonough
Digital Creations, Inc.
Zope - http://www.zope.org