Web interface as entity attribute, entities explained and exposed to community
BrightSide adds a new web interface for the whole set of entities, but... what do we call web interface?
Following the plugin pattern to entities
For a long time, BrightSide has added features to entities by using a one-for-all pattern. Thus, attachments apply to dossiers, issues, contracts, documents, sale actions, resources and so on. Same applies for acceptances, tags, calendar events...
Now, a web interface appears as an out-of-the-box feature for all entities. Well, a web interface, what do we call web interface?
- Description, multiple descriptions. Easy to edit, no HTML acknowledge required.
- Comments, moderated.
- Stars, gathering interest from readers. Single user or IP tracking.
- Votes, positive, negative or none. Contact vote tracking.
Exposing the web interface
Last Elephant libraries ship with the fantastic Freemarker (see http://www.turro.org/docs/dependencies) which allows exposing web interface attributes by simply adding them to templates.
You can see examples of this web interface in http://www.turro.org/organization/dossiers, where Turro.Org carries issues for all its projects. Also this publication is an example of stars and comments.
