Module 1
MVC based Web Designing
The MVC Design Pattern
MVC (Model-View-Controller) is a software architectural pattern commonly used for
developing user interfaces that divides an application into three interconnected
components.
This separation of concerns facilitates the development, testing, and maintenance of
applications.
Here's a brief explanation of each component in the context of web designing:
The MVC Design Pattern
Model
Definition: The model represents the application's data and the business rules that
govern access and updates to this data.
Role: It is responsible for directly managing the data, logic, and rules of the application.
Example: In a web application for a library, the model might handle book data,
including retrieving data from a database, adding new books, and updating book
information.
View
Definition: The view component is responsible for displaying the data provided by the
model in a specific format.
Role: It represents the UI of the application. It displays data from the model to the user
and sends user commands to the controller.
Example: In the library web application, the view could be the HTML/CSS templates
that render lists of books, search results, and book details.
Controller
Definition: The controller acts as an intermediary between the model and the view.
Role: It listens to the input from the view, processes it (possibly updating the model),
and returns the output display to the view.
Example: In the library web application, the controller would handle user interactions
like searching for books, borrowing books, and would update the model or the view
accordingly.
MVC Workflow
User Interaction: A user interacts with the view, for example, by clicking a button or
submitting a form.
Controller Handling: The controller receives the input from the view and interprets it.
It then calls the appropriate methods on the model.
Model Update: The model processes the request, updating the data as necessary.
View Update: The controller receives the updated data from the model and updates the
view.
Display Update: The view displays the updated data to the user.
The MVC Design Pattern
Display Update
User Interaction
View Update
Controller Handling
Model Update
Benefits of MVC in Web Designing
Separation of Concerns: By dividing the application into three main components, it
becomes easier to manage and scale.
Maintainability: Changes to one component, such as the UI, can be made with
minimal impact on the others.
Testability: Each component can be tested independently, which simplifies debugging
and ensures higher code quality.
Reusability: Components can be reused across different parts of the application or even
in different projects.
Example Frameworks Using MVC
Ruby on Rails: A popular web application framework written in Ruby that follows the
MVC pattern.
ASP.NET MVC: A framework from Microsoft for building web applications using the
MVC design pattern.
Django: A high-level Python web framework that encourages rapid development and
clean, pragmatic design.
