This presentation is a simple tutorial about developing a note taking application using TurboGears2 python framework. The tutorial is intended to get you familiarized with the updated turbogears2 python framework. Additional documentation/explanation can be found at http://blog.fruiapps.com/2012/05/TurboGears2-tutorial-to-create-a-simple-MVC-application

1. Turbogears2 tutorial to
create an MVC App
This SlideShow is the continuation of the
documentation available here.

2. What is the app about?
Its a simple note taking application, that would
provide users the functionality to:
● create a new note
● delete a note
● edit a note
Lets get started!!

3. Create a virtual environment
● $ easy_install virtualenv
● $ virtualenv tg2envi
● $ cd tg2envi
● $ source bin/activate
● (tg2envi) pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Create the app
● (tg2envi)$ paster quickstart TgDemo
● Enter package name [tgdemo]: tg2notes
○ Would you prefer mako templates? (yes/[no]): no
○ Do you need authentication and authorization in this
project? ([yes]/no): no ......
● (tg2envi)$ cd TgDemo
● (tg2envi)$ python setup.py develop
● (tg2envi)$ paster setup-app development.ini
● (tg2envi)$ paster serve development.ini

5. Project Directory Overview
.
|-- config
|-- controllers
|-- i18n
| `-- ru
| `-- LC_MESSAGES
|-- lib
|-- model
|-- public
| |-- css
| |-- images
| `-- javascript
|-- templates
|-- tests
| |-- functional
| `-- models
`-- websetup

6. Model Design
The database fields that needs to be present
are:
● author
● note title
● note description
● subject
● date
Create a file called note.py in the model
directory. (content here)

7. Widget Design
We need to design the UI for the forms that will
be rendered in the templates.
Create a folder called widgets parallel to
controllers, add a file called forms.py.
We need to design the create form and edit
form, which will be rendered in the templates to
take/edit the notes. (content here)

8. Controllers Design
Stuff we need to take care:
● The file root.py in folder controllers is the
right place to do things.
● Import the necessary libraries.
● Include the forms we designed.
● Mention the database and session
● Put the following content.

9. Done
We are done, we just used
CrudRestController,
feature from turbogears to design the above
application.
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