The modules folder contains modules based on the core and tools components that are delivered with each release (e.g. guestbook, contact form) or that are implemented by any developer of your team to enrich your web page or application.

The framework works basically with the DOM. if you want to include a module/template/whatever you have to announce for example a controller your template:

<meta name=”DC.Date” content=”" />

This will call the “website_v1_controller” which will look like this:

class website_v1_controller extends baseController
{
function website_v1_controller(){
}

function transformContent(){
// Set placeholder “Date”
$this->setPlaceHolder(‘Date’,date(‘Y-m-d’));
}
}

Note: PHP4-Code

Now, to include an implemented module you simply import its “design” which is the root html/xml file of your module. For example:
you want to include a “comment” module into your page:
The only thing you have to do is add this markup to your existing html:

The framework will now automatically create a new DOM-Node which contains your module.
As you can see there is always a namespace attribute which results in a path.
Every folder under the apps/ folder can be addressed like this.
The comments module folder structure looks like this:

modules/
..comments/
….biz/
….data/
….pres/
……documentcontroller/
……..templates/
……….comment.html

This gives you freedom, you can store your module wherever you want, anyway you want. Isn’t this wonderful? :)

Modules (or other DOM-Nodes) can “listen” to URL parameters, and/or can be controlled by parameters.

I hope this is the answer to your question.

The Page is also available in English.

I sadly cannot comment on Davids blog post, so I did here – hope that’s no problem ;).

Questions or suggestions?