Where should I declare the server url for Rhodes Appl

Question

I have been using the server url at many places over the application. If I would need to change it then I need to go all over the place I have used to change it.

Where should be the best place to declare the url so it can be used every where and not much change is required?

Answer 1

You can declare the server URL in the RhoConfig.xml file as a property. And later, retrive the property value during the API calls.

So to delare the property in RhoConfig.xml, you need to add it as such,

   start_path = '/app'
   options_path = '/app/Settings'
   server_URL = 'http://somedomain.com/API/'

Now in the Controller to get the value of the server_URL, you need to call the Rho::RhoConfig class and use it as like below,

   if Rho::RhoConfig.exists?('server_URL')
       $server_url = Rho::RhoConfig.server_URL
   end 

This makes the url to change on one place if required.