[mod_python] Persistent variable again.

mod_python don't have to come with custom module, but if Apache 2.0
supports shared memory (don't know about 1.3.X) it would be nice to see
that feature available to mod_python. It's not related to custom module.
But at least we can make somewhat modified persistent variable in UNIX
systems and make our custom module or ... I think this is related to
mod_python.

On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Chris Hagner wrote:

> On the issue of supporting modules (i.e. user sessions), there are simply
> too many ways to implement something like that to make it worth coupling it
> to mod_python.  You'll either try to be too much for too many people (the
> classic framework error) or you'll be so custom to your needs that your
> audience is just you (not a bad thing, just not a place for a solution like
> mod_python).
> 
> I completely agree with Grisha that even the handler is outside of the core
> mod_python functionality.  That being said, a listing of available handlers
> on the web site would be very useful for those starting/considering using
> mod_python.  I do think that having this area up there (even it's a bit
> spares initially) will motivate others to share their handlers/frameworks
> that are used with mod_python.
> 
> What other handlers have people written?  I've got one that implements a
> servlet-like call mechanism (thereby avoiding the urls being mapped to
> script files).  It's not for everyone, but a perfect example of a decision
> that was made for a specific need.
> 
> Chris
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gregory (Grisha) Trubetskoy [mailto:grisha at modpython.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 11:25 PM
> To: Damjan
> Cc: mod_python at modpython.org
> Subject: Re: [mod_python] Persistent variable again...
> 
> 
> 
> In my (humble) opinion, things like this are outside the scope of
> mod_python, since the goal of mod_python is apache/python integration -
> not building web application frameworks. In other words, mod_python is
> something that makes Apache internals available in Python to give the
> developer more power and speed, it's not something to make web application
> development necessarily easier.
> 
> There are a few of application frameworks out there that support
> mod_python - webware is one of them. I don't know much about those things,
> but I think they have features like state keeping, etc.
> 
> (To that extent, even the mod_python.publisher handler is outside the
> scope of mod_python, but I am willing to pursue it since it is immediately
> usable, it serves as good test for advanced mod_python capabilities and
> it's a pretty a good mod_python example program.)
> 
> Ultimately, there should be an area on the website that lists mod_python
> modules that do various things that aren't part of mod_python
> distribution. Right now there aren't enough of them out there to justify
> it, but eventually there will be I'm sure.
> 
> So if you develop something that serves a particular need, please post it
> to the list, and eventually we will have a collection of mod_python
> modules/examples/whatever that people can use.
> 
> Grisha
> 
> On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Damjan wrote:
> 
> > > I'm trying to implement session like mechanism using mod_python. If
> > > interpreter is created in each processes, is there a way to make a
> > > variable really persistent? I think I should make some daemon that
> > > connects thru named pipe to get/pass session information. Is there
> > > any other way?
> >
> > I've been thinking about session managment for mod_python too, and it
> seems
> > like an important issue. I'd sugest we develop a common interface to
> session
> > managment, and then write specific modules that handle the job, by ways of
> > cookies, databases, special daemons etc...
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
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