9.5 Best practices

We have some best practices when developing for Integrated, or developing applications based on Integrated.

Bundle structure

• Store brand-related code in your AppBundle, for example your datafixes (which contain the implementation of content types and relations) and your theme in the AppBundle.
• Store application logic in separate bundles, with reuse for other applications in mind.
• The use of Integrated relations is recommended to connect bundles. Because relations are not administrated in code bundle separation is a lot easier in this way.
• If it is useful to use a bundle without Integrated, try to avoid dependencies with Integrated core bundles
• Try to avoid bundle dependencies in general

 ODM vs ORM

In general

• Use XML mappings (in preference to YAML and annotations) to be able to choose between ODM or ORM (now or later)
• The developer weighs in what is best for the situation
• Try to avoid relations/dependencies between ORM and ODM
• Always keep the performance in mind

ODM

• Data with a volatile or dynamic structure
• When storing different objects in de same collection is preferenced

ORM

• Data that has a solid structure
• Data that always need to be kept consistent
• Data that needs the use of transactions