[Camps-users] APPLICATION_ROLE purpose?

Gert van der Spoel gert at 3edge.com
Sun Jan 24 17:51:43 UTC 2010


> -----Original Message-----
> From: camps-users-bounces at endpoint.com [mailto:camps-users-
> bounces at endpoint.com] On Behalf Of Ethan Rowe
> Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 7:52 PM
> To: Camps development environments discussion
> Subject: Re: [Camps-users] APPLICATION_ROLE purpose?
> 
> On 01/24/2010 08:06 AM, Gert van der Spoel wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > What is the idea/purpose behind APPLICATION_ROLE?
> >
> > Together with RUN_ENVIRONMENT it is to be set as Interchange
> variables from
> > what I read ..
> > RUN_ENVIRONMENT makes sense, but for APPLICATION_ROLE I do not see
> the idea
> > I guess (without diving into code hehe).
> >
> > The Interchange website I am planning to use camps with is a
> customerfacing
> > e-commerce site ... which would I suppose classify it as 'frontside'
> ...
> > However I have in my catalog/pages/admin/ .... some pages which are
> part of
> > the customized admin UI ... Which is 'backside' ...?   Or should I
> see
> > APPLICATION_ROLE as something different.
> >
> 
> Gert,
> 
> You can use the application role however you want.  The original camp
> system from which the APPLICATION_ROLE magic is derived was for a
> system
> which had two distinct roles within their infrastructure, using a
> common
> code base.  If the application role was "frontside", it activated one
> set of behaviors and deactivated others, while "backside" activated a
> variety of administrative functions not available for the public.
> 
> I probably should not have carried the application role stuff as
> literally into the generic camp system as I did, but so it goes.  Stick
> with "frontside" and you'll be fine.  :)

Thanks that helps yes ... the mention seemed pretty prominent so it gave me
the idea that it had to mean something.
"frontside" it is :)

CU,

Gert



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