Modelo de componente de conteúdo digital para PHP aplicado ao EVACSM

Abstract

The development of Web applications is becoming an increasingly complex task, requiring efficient strategies for systematic reuse of code. In this context, languages for building dynamic pages (eg, PHP, ASP, JSP etc..) are widely used. However, even though the use of software components is an important strategy for reuse, there are no models of components widely accepted in specialized languages for building dynamic pages. This scenario motivated the main theme of this research, which is the definition of a component type apt to languages for building dynamic pages and more specifically the PHP language. The proposed model is a derivation of an existing model named DCC Digital Content Component. This adaptation was validated in a practical scenario: the content management framework EVAcms. Through PHP DCCs, EVAcms acquired two differentials compared to other frameworks: a robust extension system based on components and the ability to insert EVA components inside other applications as subsystems in composite Web applications.