[RFC] Redesign

[xepozz]

Architecture design now looks like:

• All logic in one class:
  • "Loading" parameters into Generators made as with forms
  • Validation placed inside Generators
  • Preview and action placed inside Generators
• Each Generator extends BaseGenerator that contains a lot of common logic
• Separated templates files
• Console and web api supported quite good

I want to suggest to refactor it a bit:

• Move out data classes from Generators
• Move validation rules to that data classes
• Use composition instead of inheritance in Generators
• Remove preview action and replace it with in-memory storage
• Use command + handler pattern for Generators and their data classes. So we will have stateless handler and stateful command (data class)
• Use the validator's feature dumping validation rules for exposing Generators parameters for API and Console (if it's possible and cheap)

Whole concept is similar to validator's.

[samdark]

Does it improve one of the following:

1. User experience?
2. Experience when adding your own generators/templates?
3. Maintainer experience?

[xepozz]

That makes code simpler and enhances reading and maintaining.

[samdark]

How about user experience and experience when adding generators/templates?

[xepozz]

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