Wigbi 1.0 system and core packages almost done

I have almost completed rewriting all the Wigbi 0.99.3 system and core package classes. The new Wigbi version is fully test-driven, which is a huge improvement from earlier versions. All in all, the new version features a lot of improvements, some class/method removals and a much more slick framework.

All system and core classes are now entirelly independent of the Wigbi class. Only one static class remains (SessionHandler) – the rest have been made unstatic, with default instances that can be accessed via the Wigbi class.

I only have the Wigbi and WigbiDataPlugin (previously called Seed) classes left before I start to convert all the various plugins. All in all, the plugins should be a rather short business to convert, since they all benefit from functionality in already tested base classes.

The documentation will be slicker than before as well. I am currently considering to NOT write demos for all the various system classes and plugins, since the web site has few visitors. Instead, I think I’ll make it possible to request demos to be written, so that I only have to write demos when people need them.

Finally, the AJAX pipeline previously only supported functions that used base type parameters, like strings, integers, booleans and arrays. In Wigbi 1.0, I want to make it possible to serialize/unserialize data back and forth between PHP and JavaScript, and would thus need a serialize/unserialize implementation in JavaScript. Please let me know about any such implementations that gets the job done.

New wigbi.com and wigbi.com/demos up soon

I have rewritten wigbi.com and wigbi.com/demos and will release them together with Wigbi 0.99.2.

The new versions of the web sites feature the possibility to rate and discuss various parts of the page. The demo site lets visitors discuss and rate each class that is included in the Wigbi framework, while the official site, for now, lets visitors discuss and rate the various video tutorials that are available.

The new official web site also makes use of the new RssFeedEntryList control to display feeds from the WordPress blog.

New demos and better documentation

I have now rewritten all the demos for the Wigbi system classes. I have removed a lot of unnecessary  comments, which makes the demos a lot easier to take in. I have also cleaned up the documentation even more.

The new demos and documentation will be available in Wigbi 0.99.2.

New Comment seed and CommentForm control

I have created two new handy classes that makes it possible to comment “anything” on a site; the Comment seed and the CommentForm control.

Basically, the Comment class is really general and defines the optional name, e-mail and web site of the author as well as a comment text. It can also be strongly bound to a User seed if this is preferred instead.

The CommentForm works just like the HtmlContentForm – it is a really simple form that can be used to edit and create Comment objects. By default, it has no requirements on any field input, but this can be easily handled manually.

These two classes will be available in the Wigbi 0.99.2 release, which is up soon.

Together with the release, the Wigbi Demos will introduce commenting of all demos, which will make it possible for you to discuss each class, give eachother  tips & tricks, provide feedback etc.

Wigbi Demos are being cleaned up

I have decided to clean up the Wigbi Demos even more, to make them easier to read. To do so, I will remove all the textual code samples from the pages and just keep the class descriptions as well as interactive UI components.

For instance, the SessionHandler demo will describe what the SessionHandler class does and describe what functions it features. The demo will also feature a text box and a button that can be used to save data to session, as well as a button that can be used to retrieve data from session. All the code samples, which shows how to call the set and get functions in PHP and JavaScript, will however be removed.

Hopefully, this will result in an even cleaner demo experience. If you want to see how the demos are built up, just download the Wigbi demos and take a look at the code.

Does this sound OK? Let me know.

Wigbi 0.99.1 released tonight

Wigbi 0.99.1 will be released tonight. It will feature a lot of new features and a completely revised control collection, so make sure to check it out.

Wigbi 0.99.1 is released together with rewritten demos (check them out at http://www.wigbi.com/demos). The demos will not, however, include Seed demos as I first thought. I simply do not have the time to write demos for the various seed classes and am eager to get the new release out.

After the release, I will work on some video tutorials on how to use the various features of Wigbi.

.htaccess demo changes

I have changed the links of the .htaccess root file of the Wigbi Demos.

Previously, the file definied the links relative to the server root (/wigbi_demos/…) but not they are relative to the application root folder.

This means that you do not have to adjust this file when you download the new version of the Wigbi Demos.

Major control changes

I have rewritten many, oh so many, controls now. The result is a much more stable seed and control collection.

The demos are soon finished. The following seed and control demos remain:

• HtmlContent
• Image
• Message
• Newsletter/NewsletterSubscriber
• Podcast/PodcastEntry
• RssFeed/RssFeedEntry
• User
• WebSite

• SeedSearchForm
• TinyMceExtender
• TipForm
• UserLoginForm
• UserLoginValidator
• UserLogoutForm
• UserPasswordResetForm
• UserPasswordUpdateForm
• UserRegistrationForm

Considered that I have found a way to quickly write the demos, this should not take more than a week to complete.

PagingControl rewritten

I have now rewritten the PagingControl class and also finished the demo for it. The result will be released together with the rest of Wigbi 0.99.1.

New control and demo

I have just built a simple file browser control and written a test for it. It simply lists all the files that have been uploaded to a certain server folder and can also use file filtering.

The control will be part of the upcoming Wigbi 0.99 package.