phpBB + OOP

djkprojects · Post by **djkprojects** » Sun Nov 11, 2012 2:19 am

Hello,

I was just wondering if you have any plans to rewrite the code in phpBB in OOP fashion anytime soon ?

Thanks

Jessica · Post by **Jessica** » Sun Nov 11, 2012 3:38 am

Explain what "OOP" is.....

Big-Jim · Post by **Big-Jim** » Sun Nov 11, 2012 3:55 am

I am not sure, but I think it stands for Object Oriented Programming.

/a3 · Post by **/a3** » Sun Nov 11, 2012 6:04 am

djkprojects wrote:I was just wondering if you have any plans to rewrite the code in phpBB in OOP fashion anytime soon ?

I haven't had much experience with phpBB's codebase over the past few years but I do know phpBB is already using at least some object-oriented programming.

Also, see this:
https://wiki.phpbb.com/PhpBB4/RFC/Symfony_2

phpBB4 (which is a long way off) will be using Symfony2 and will use more OOP.

igorw · Post by **igorw** » Sun Nov 11, 2012 9:08 am

For 3.1 most of the new code is using proper classes, interfaces and unit tests. It also uses the Symfony2 DI container and injects dependencies instead of using globals. Most of the legacy code is still spaghetti-driven though.

Dugi · Post by **Dugi** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 5:32 pm

phpBB 3.0+ already uses OOP, but as stated by igorw, future versions will have enhanced OOP usage.

djkprojects · Post by **djkprojects** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 10:50 am

Ohhh, just spotted all the replies (didn't tick "Notify")

Yes I'm aware of the OO parts but the majority of the code is still structural and I must say it's very messy. It would be nice if the next release was using MVC and pure OOP - it really would be much easier for contributors and newbies get around the code. Don't you think?

What about introducing hooks for easier mod management and installations ?

tbackoff · Post by **tbackoff** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 12:21 pm

djkprojects wrote:What about introducing hooks for easier mod management and installations ?

Extensions will be introduced in 3.1.x.

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