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--- plug-in_architecture [2011/03/11 13:51] – demiankatz
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 PHP 6 is going to introduce namespace support -- might this be helpful for differentiating between VuFind core and local modifications in a straightforward, unambiguous way?
+===== Redesign Goals =====
+As of 4/8/11, these are Demian's thoughts on reasonable goals for the redesign.  These presume certain answers to some of the questions above.  It's all still negotiable, so feel free to add comments.
+  * Maintain existing URL routes for compatibility, while potentially offering improved alternative routes
+  * Maintain compatibility with existing configuration files (either directly or via an upgrade script)
+  * Replace existing controller model with something more flexible (for example, well-designed context switching would be helpful for providing alternate API-style views)
+  * Replace Smarty views with something PHP-based
+  * Reduce external dependencies on obsolete code (i.e. deprecated PEAR libraries)
+  * Make file organization and class naming more consistent (i.e. sort out the current web/sys quagmire)
+  * Ensure that everything (models, views, controllers, routes, configurations) can be extended/overridden outside of the core for easy upgrading
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