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2Strangecodebase branch 2.0 dev
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5Codebase self contained. runs without reference to external files or info.
6    - can be located in /usr/local/php/lib/php for server-wide access
7    - does not include any files outside codebase
8    - does not write to files outside codebase
9    - does not try to determine it's location or site parameters. this will minimize it's failure to glean this info.
10    - will still run if info missing: db creds, log dir, session info.
11    - can be located in /usr/local/lib/php if necessary, so accessible by all sites.
12   
13remove interdependencies:
14    - App() is the only dependency for other classes. It includes Utilities.inc.php silently.
15    - admin_id vs. user_id
16    - libs requiring external files, such as html templates and email templates, make classes self-contained.
17   
18App object:
19    - object belongs to a realm, keeping messages and session data within specific site/app.
20    - uses the singleton pattern so only one instance of App exists for each app.
21    - app object can be accessed globally without reference to object name by calling methods statically, e.g. App:logMsg()
22    - seperate application and codebase parameters from site configuration variables.
23      Use $app->getParam('var') or App::getParam('var') to get app params and for site configurations do whatever you want
24      I'm using $cfg['node']['features'] format for configurations
25   
26Application configuration vars
27    - defaults part of the app class
28    - do not need to be set in any specific order
29
30One application will always have distinct:
31    - Configurations:
32        - log dir
33        - log config
34        - debugging
35        - charset
36        - maybe sessions
37    - Objects:
38        - auth object
39        - security roster
40    - Environment:
41        - even seperate codebase installs if necessary
42        - include path
43        - site/doc/web root
44        - lang
45    - $dbh database handler
46     
47DB object:
48    - Self contained class for DB functions. db::query is the only necessary function. Maintains connections and state independent of App.
49   
50Things with modified interfaces:
51    - App
52    - Auth_SQL
53    - DB
54    - DBSessionHandler.inc.php
55    - RecordLock
56    - RecordVersion
57    - SessionCache.inc.php
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59Full test suite for all codebase libraries. Run from the command line: "codebase/tests/run_tests.sh;"
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61Classes that access database tables have a function initDB() that will setup the basic schema necessary to run. This includes Auth_SQL, RecordVersion, RecordLock, and DBSessionHandler.
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64Strangecodebase branch 1.0 release
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67This is the primary stable release used before we started using Subversion. It was maintained erratically by one erratic person. No revision info documented, sorry.
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