[View] Coarse-grained view options

[sebez]

(already discussed with @pierr )

Currently, the Focus standard views complies with our needs, but I have the feeling that there is too much to do to obtain the wished result.

As already documented, we can implement our ergonomic templates by setting the right set of options in the views.

For instance :

Read-only simple detail

customOptions:{
  isEdit:false,
  isEditMode: false
} 

Read-Write simple detail

customOptions:{
  isEdit:true,
  isEditMode: true,
  isNavigationOnSave: false
} 

We need to be able to define in a single place, named sets of options for each ergonomic patterns, that can be referenced in the views declaration.

In the views, we would use the pattern name in place of the custom options.

This would allow to implement views with less verbosity and more semantics.

Read-only simple detail

pattern : patterns.readOnlyDetail

Read-write simple detail

pattern : patterns.readWriteDetail

Note : of course we should keep the custom options API, that would allow to override specific flags of the patterns.

[pierr]

As for now, just stay with the customOptions, and I agree on the fact that most commons options shoud be referenced somewhere", it is in this gist and reference in the doc.

Adding these options in a file name pattern or pagePattern is indded the idea. But inside the view, I think that

View.extend({
  customOptions: pagePattern.readOnlyDetail
});

is enough. It allows us to stay with one entry point and certainly ease the development.

[pierr]

But the pattern or whatever its name is shoud be added in focus

[sebez]

Fair enough, we'll do that :

• declare in the project the set of page patterns
• use it directly in customOptions
• if we need specific override, we'll use an extend idiom :

View.extend({
  customOptions: _.extend({}, pagePattern.readOnlyDetail, {dummy:true})
});

Thank you.

[pierr]

It makes me think that a _.combine(obj1,obj2) wich is a shortcut for _.extend({}, obj1, obj2) could be usefull, we use it really often.

[sebez]

Good advice, thank you.