System and method for providing an embedded complete controller specification through explicit controller overlays

摘要

A system and method to support embedded complete controller specification through explicit controller overlays are provided. The system and method partitions the controller layer of the MVC into a plurality of controller overlays. For example, a macro controller overlay, micro controller overlay, and global controller overlay are established for specifying macro controller objects, micro controller objects and global controller objects. Editors are provided for each of the plurality of controller overlays. The combination of the micro control overlay, macro control overlay, and global control overlay results in a complete controller specification for an application.