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frodeborli
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 12:37 pm    Post subject: Lazy Variables Reply with quote

Some variables might not be used, but are still fetched from the database or precalculated. Performance wise it would make sence to NOT fetch/initialize those variables for every rendering of the template.

Smarty should support lazy variables, perheps implemented like this:

Code:
$smarty->assign('friendList', function(Smarty $smarty) {
   return fetchFriends(userid());
});


The workaround I use now is:

Code:
$lazyUserVars = new LazyVars();
$user->getFriends = function() { return fetchFriends(userid()); }
$smarty->assign('uservars', $lazyUserVars);


Which can then be accessed in Smarty as $uservars->getFriends

Code for LazyVars:

Code:
/**
* LazyVars from Fubber Framework
* @author Frode Børli
*/
class LazyVars {
        protected $_callables = array();

        public function __get($name) {
                if(!isset($this->_callables[$name]))
                        return NULL;
                return call_user_func($this->_callables[$name]);
        }

        public function __set($name, $value) {
                if(is_callable($value))
                        $this->_callables[$name] = $value;
                else
                        $this->$name = $value;
        }
}
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frodeborli
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 12:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

To clarify;

Provided that the designer does not use the variable, that the developer made available for the website - this makes sence.

This can happen if for example the developer redesigns the website, and removes the list of friends from somewhere.

The alternative:

The much more labor intensitive way of doing this is by creating a plugin. The plugin could assign the friend list to a variable like this:

Code:
{fetchFriends assign="friends"}


This requires much more code and documentation for the designers.
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mohrt
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 1:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Smarty 3.2 will have a default variable handler.
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