framework - dispacther duties (question)

[Destramic]

hey guys im making my own framework after messing about with a few and just wanted to ask what the dispatchers duties are altogther?

 

1. break down ulr to generate module/controller/action/parameters

2. load module?

and 3. send module/controller/action/parameters to request class

 

if someone could help me out with this question it would be great....thanks

[lastkarrde]

Well it all depends on how you design your framework. That is one way to do it.

 

My frameworks dispatch class accepts an instance of a Request object (holds information like $_GET, $_POST and the URI) and a list of URL routes. It then tries to match the URI to the routes, if a match is found it loads and calls the appropriate controller method (which returns an instance of a Response object). Finally it calls the output method on the instance of the Response object.

 

Search github for php framework, look how other people have implemented theirs.

[Destramic]

Thanks alot for your help...also is the controller and action loaded in the dispatch class?...thanks again

[lastkarrde]

It is in my framework, yes.

[Destramic]

you've been a great help...thanks guys

 

just one more thing though when people describe thier url  as /module/controller/action

isn't it actually controller/action...i dont understand what the module is...if you could help to explain please

 

thanks again