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diff --git a/docs/glossary.rst b/docs/glossary.rst index e45317dae..f0ad81ded 100644 --- a/docs/glossary.rst +++ b/docs/glossary.rst @@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ Glossary a subclass such as :class:`pyramid.httpexceptions.HTTPFound`. See :ref:`webob_chapter` for information about response objects. + response adapter + A callable which accepts an arbitrary object and "converts" it to a + :class:`pyramid.response.Response` object. See :ref:`using_iresponse` + for more information. + Repoze "Repoze" is essentially a "brand" of software developed by `Agendaless Consulting <http://agendaless.com>`_ and a set of contributors. The @@ -326,7 +331,7 @@ Glossary :term:`ZODB` database. WebOb - `WebOb <http://pythonpaste.org/webob/>`_ is a WSGI request/response + `WebOb <http://webob.org>`_ is a WSGI request/response library created by Ian Bicking. Paste @@ -506,6 +511,9 @@ Glossary `JavaScript Object Notation <http://www.json.org/>`_ is a data serialization format. + jQuery + A popular `Javascript library <http://jquery.org>`_. + renderer A serializer that can be referred to via :term:`view configuration` which converts a non-:term:`Response` return @@ -589,8 +597,9 @@ Glossary declaration` required by your application. declarative configuration - The configuration mode in which you use :term:`ZCML` to make a set of - :term:`configuration declaration` statements. See :term:`pyramid_zcml`. + The configuration mode in which you use the combination of + :term:`configuration decoration` and a :term:`scan` to configure your + Pyramid application. Not Found view An :term:`exception view` invoked by :app:`Pyramid` when the @@ -904,3 +913,20 @@ Glossary A :term:`response` that is generated as the result of a raised exception being caught by an :term:`exception view`. + PyPy + PyPy is an "alternative implementation of the Python + language":http://pypy.org/ + + tween + A bit of code that sits between the Pyramid router's main request + handling function and the upstream WSGI component that uses + :app:`Pyramid` as its 'app'. The word "tween" is a contraction of + "between". A tween may be used by Pyramid framework extensions, to + provide, for example, Pyramid-specific view timing support, bookkeeping + code that examines exceptions before they are returned to the upstream + WSGI application, or a variety of other features. Tweens behave a bit + like :mod:`WSGI` 'middleware' but they have the benefit of running in a + context in which they have access to the Pyramid :term:`application + registry` as well as the Pyramid rendering machinery. See + :ref:`registering_tweens`. + |