RE: [gtkmm] Thin GUI with gtkmm

["Laughlin, Joseph V" <Joseph V Laughlin boeing com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Grenyer [mailto:paul paulgrenyer co uk] 
> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 12:42 PM
> To: gtkmm-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: [gtkmm] Thin GUI with gtkmm
> 
> 
> Hi
> 
> > Does anyone have any tips for how to structure an 
> application so that 
> > most of the application logic is not closely tied to the 
> GUI toolkit?
> >
> > I'm writing an application, but I'm having difficulties 
> with getting 
> > the gtkmm code to communicate with the rest of the 
> application logic.  
> > I'm trying to write the code such that I can easily port my 
> > application to different toolkits and operating systems, 
> but it's not 
> > coming along as smoothly as I'd hoped.
> 
> This is the way all code that uses a GUI should be written!
> 
> Write the application logic in Standard C++ as a static 
> library and link it into a separate (console) executable to 
> run your unit tests. You then have a self contained 
> application that you can test to your hearts content without 
> worrying about the platform or GUI toolkit.
> 
> Then write a second executable which is your GUI, link the 
> static library into it and write the thinnest possible GUI 
> wrapper that does not intrude on the application logic.
> 
> Can I recommend looking at the pimple idiom (also known as 
> bridge and Cheshire cat) and facade from gang of four for a 
> way of using the application logic from the GUI  executable 
> and reducing compile times.
> 
> If you don't have a unit testing framework, check out mine: 
> http://www.paulgrenyer.co.uk/aeryn. There is a > more 
> up-to-date version I can email you if you're interested.
> 
> If there is anything else I can do to help, please just shout.
> 

I've used CPPUnit before, seemed pretty decent, but I don't know how it
compares to yours.

Do you know of any examples of applications that do what you described
above?

Thanks again,
Joe