[Zope] [ZGotW] Issue #7 (Open)

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Issue #7 -- To ZClass or not to ZClass?
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       Status:  Open 

    Zen Level:  Chela (4/8)

     Keywords:  ZClasses 

 Submitted by:  Tres Seaver tseaver@palladion.com
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 When building a Product using ZClasses, I often want to create
 a "root" ZClass, which the manager will create in a normal
 folder, and which will then expose the Product's other ZClasses
 in its Add list.  The DTML methods for the root are thus defined
 within this root ZClass.

 The Product ends up looking like::

   Control Panel
    +- FooProduct
       + FooItem_add_permission
       +-FooRoot
         +- FooItem
         +- FooItem_add
         +- FooItem_addForm
         +- FooItem_factory
         ....
         +- index_html
         +- some_root_method_dtml
       + FooRoot_add
       + FooRoot_addForm
       + FooRoot_Factory
       + FooRoot_add_permission

 * What are the drawbacks to this approach? 

 * Suggest alternatives.
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