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from RE: Blog Examples and Wt Best Practices

> > >In this high-level code, one should not be forced to use "boost::bind(&createApplication, _1, blogDb)". This is just too much (this could be simplified, by changing the API call).

> > I don't understand the comment about boost::bind(): how could the API be changed to avoid this?

>

> It starts with saying: "I want this, thus it's simpler for users". Then it's either solvable, or not. The ideal thing would be something like:

>

> server.add(MyWtApplication, "/mypath")

>

> (I'll open a topic on this, as this interests me technically, too)

And MyWtApplication is a class or a function?

Don't know yet. The matter is general (at this point) and the question is:

If there is a solution to this, would you accept it?

I. Lazaridis wrote:

> And MyWtApplication is a class or a function?

Don't know yet. The matter is general (at this point) and the question is:

If there is a solution to this, would you accept it?

Yes.

Although I would probably be inclined to rather use this to simplify WRun() as for example used in the hello world example, than to simplify WServer.

The idea would then be to simplify:

WApplication *createApplication(const WEnvironment& env)
{
  return new HelloApplication(env);
}

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
  return WRun(argc, argv, &createApplication);
}

with

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
  return WRun(argc, argv, HelloApplication);
}

Regards,

koen

This sounds like a better starting point.

With no additional parameters, one can already write this:

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
  return WRun(argc, argv, HelloApplication::create);
}

HelloApplication has to provide a static create function:

static WApplication *create(const WEnvironment& env)
{
  return new HelloApplication(env);
}

The next step would be to try to eliminate the "::create" part in the WRun (possibly not possible).

Then to find a way for handling the additional parameters without the need of bind (and without any magic), etc. etc.

I know myself, I will not find peace if I don't find a solution for this (which makes everyone happy, users, you, me).