[Koha-bugs] [Bug 30796] New: Standardize CRUD HTML forms to use 1 controller

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https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=30796

            Bug ID: 30796
           Summary: Standardize CRUD HTML forms to use 1 controller
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           Product: Koha
           Version: master
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P5 - low
         Component: Architecture, internals, and plumbing
          Assignee: koha-bugs at lists.koha-community.org
          Reporter: dcook at prosentient.com.au
        QA Contact: testopia at bugs.koha-community.org

I would love it if we only had 1 controller for handling the input from CRUD
HTML forms. 

At the moment, we have hundreds of different Perl scripts for CRUD operations
where the logic is embedded in the Perl controller scripts and not the
underlying Perl model modules. 

Having so many controller scripts means it's difficult to make system-wide
changes. Whether changes are made manually or automatically it, it also
increases the chance of errors, since you're having to make so many changes (to
Perl code or HTML templates).

When you have the 1 standard controller, you can use the same base template,
the same base error handling, etc. You take advantage of the DRY principle to
make old code easier to maintain and you make it easier to add new code. You
can put your base code in a base Perl module, subclass it, and then only make
the modifications you need to make for special cases.

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I work on other PHP and Perl projects that use this model and it's so much
nicer. 

Of course, a similar alternative is something along the lines of Bug 30225. I'd
be happy for there to be a standard Vue3 based form that used the APIs to
handle CRUD.

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