remove the old 'mvc' folder - examples are not changed yet - add the 'di' package inside the mvc2 package - which will be renamed to 'mvc' on the next commit - new mvc.Application and some dublications removed - The new version will be version 9 because it will contain breaking changes (not to the end-developer's controllers but to the API they register them) - get ready for 'Christmas Edition' for believers

Former-commit-id: c7114233dee90ee308c0a3e77ec2ad0c361094b8

core/router/api_builder.go

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kataras/iris/context"
 	"github.com/kataras/iris/core/errors"
 	"github.com/kataras/iris/core/router/macro"
-	"github.com/kataras/iris/mvc/activator"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -478,85 +477,6 @@ func (api *APIBuilder) Any(relativePath string, handlers ...context.Handler) (ro
 	return
 }
 
-// Controller registers a `Controller` instance and returns the registered Routes.
-// The "controller" receiver should embed a field of `Controller` in order
-// to be compatible Iris `Controller`.
-//
-// It's just an alternative way of building an API for a specific
-// path, the controller can register all type of http methods.
-//
-// Keep note that controllers are bit slow
-// because of the reflection use however it's as fast as possible because
-// it does preparation before the serve-time handler but still
-// remains slower than the low-level handlers
-// such as `Handle, Get, Post, Put, Delete, Connect, Head, Trace, Patch`.
-//
-//
-// All fields that are tagged with iris:"persistence"` or binded
-// are being persistence and kept the same between the different requests.
-//
-// An Example Controller can be:
-//
-// type IndexController struct {
-// 	Controller
-// }
-//
-// func (c *IndexController) Get() {
-// 	c.Tmpl = "index.html"
-// 	c.Data["title"] = "Index page"
-// 	c.Data["message"] = "Hello world!"
-// }
-//
-// Usage: app.Controller("/", new(IndexController))
-//
-//
-// Another example with bind:
-//
-// type UserController struct {
-// 	Controller
-//
-// 	DB        *DB
-// 	CreatedAt time.Time
-//
-// }
-//
-// // Get serves using the User controller when HTTP Method is "GET".
-// func (c *UserController) Get() {
-// 	c.Tmpl = "user/index.html"
-// 	c.Data["title"] = "User Page"
-// 	c.Data["username"] = "kataras " + c.Params.Get("userid")
-// 	c.Data["connstring"] = c.DB.Connstring
-// 	c.Data["uptime"] = time.Now().Sub(c.CreatedAt).Seconds()
-// }
-//
-// Usage: app.Controller("/user/{id:int}", new(UserController), db, time.Now())
-// Note: Binded values of context.Handler type are being recognised as middlewares by the router.
-//
-// Read more at `/mvc#Controller`.
-func (api *APIBuilder) Controller(relativePath string, controller activator.BaseController,
-	bindValues ...interface{}) (routes []*Route) {
-
-	registerFunc := func(method string, ifRelPath string, handlers ...context.Handler) {
-		relPath := relativePath + ifRelPath
-		r := api.HandleMany(method, relPath, handlers...)
-		routes = append(routes, r...)
-	}
-
-	// bind any values to the controller's relative fields
-	// and set them on each new request controller,
-	// binder is an alternative method
-	// of the persistence data control which requires the
-	// user already set the values manually to controller's fields
-	// and tag them with `iris:"persistence"`.
-	//
-	// don't worry it will never be handled if empty values.
-	if err := activator.Register(controller, bindValues, registerFunc); err != nil {
-		api.reporter.Add("%v for path: '%s'", err, relativePath)
-	}
-
-	return
-}
-
 // StaticCacheDuration expiration duration for INACTIVE file handlers, it's the only one global configuration
 // which can be changed.
 var StaticCacheDuration = 20 * time.Second