[dev] Table names in Ansel

[Jan Schneider]

Zitat von Chuck Hagenbuch <chuck at horde.org>:

> Quoting Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org>:
>
>> there is a table name inconsistency in Ansel. The tags reference table
>> is called ansel_images_tags, but the attributes table is called
>> ansel_image_attributes. Not that we are consistently using singular or
>> plural across all application, but we should at least stick to one
>> inside a single app. The same  applies to Whups with
>> whups_tickets_listeners and whups_ticket_owners.
>
> In Ansel, that was on purpose, and while I don't think we have a
> formal standard for this, here's the rationale: ansel_image_attributes
> stores attributes for images, but it's not a join table _between_
> images and attributes; it stores "image attributes" - only one plural
> needed. ansel_images_tags is a join table between images and tags -
> both are plural.

Ah, that makes sense then.

> That doesn't seem to be the case in whups; looks to me like it should
> be whups_ticket_listeners.

Jan.

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