[Zope3-dev] Re: Content provider API

[Jim Fulton]

Roger Ineichen wrote:
> Hi together
> 
> I added a proposal where is important for the CPSSkin work and the
> zope.app.viewlet implementation.
> Can you take a look at it and tell me what do you think about.
> 
> I hope it will be possible to implement a generic lookup concept
> in page templates where we can use for CPSSkin or the viewlet
> implementation form Stephan. 
> 
> I have some need for such a base API in the Tiks framework and
> plan to implement this at the Neckar sprint if possible.
> 
> Proposal
> http://www.zope.org/Wikis/DevSite/Projects/ComponentArchitecture/ContentProv
> iderAPIForSkins

I find this proposal a bit light on motivation.

What is a content provider and why do you need one?

Jim

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