[Catalyst] Controllers vs Models

[Dominique Quatravaux]

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David Storrs wrote:

>
> What do the rest of you see as the dividing line between a
> Catalyst::Model and a Catalyst::Controller object? When you are
> creating a new object, how do you decide which hierarchy it belongs
> in?

Personally I find the following rule of thumb useful (of course it's
not a silver bullet): if it could be used in a non-Web environement
(for example in a crontab), then it is part of the Model. If not, it
is probably part of the Controller.

You may find more enlightenment on the Portland Pattern Repository
Wiki: I found it to be an excellent resource for this kind of discussion.

http://c2.com/cgi-bin/wiki?ModelViewController

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Dominique QUATRAVAUX                           Ingénieur senior
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