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1 :tocdepth: 2
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3 ===================
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4 Customising Roundup
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5 ===================
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7 .. This document borrows from the ZopeBook section on ZPT. The original is at:
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8 http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Books/ZopeBook/current/ZPT.stx
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10 .. contents::
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14 What You Can Do
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15 ===============
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17 Before you get too far, it's probably worth having a quick read of the Roundup
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18 `design documentation`_.
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20 Customisation of Roundup can take one of six forms:
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22 1. `tracker configuration`_ changes
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23 2. database, or `tracker schema`_ changes
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24 3. "definition" class `database content`_ changes
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25 4. behavioural changes through detectors_, extensions_ and interfaces.py_
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26 5. `security / access controls`_
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27 6. change the `web interface`_
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30 depending upon whether the tracker has been initialised or not. The other two
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31 may be done at any time, before or after tracker initialisation. Yes, this
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32 includes adding or removing properties from classes.
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35 Trackers in a Nutshell
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36 ======================
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38 Trackers have the following structure:
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48 =================== ========================================================
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49 Tracker File Description
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50 =================== ========================================================
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51 config.ini Holds the basic `tracker configuration`_
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52 schema.py Holds the `tracker schema`_
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53 initial_data.py Holds any data to be entered into the database when the
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54 tracker is initialised.
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55 db/ Holds the tracker's database
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56 db/files/ Holds the tracker's upload files and messages
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57 db/backend_name Names the database back-end for the tracker (obsolete).
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58 Current way uses the ``backend`` setting in the rdbms
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59 section of config.ini.
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60 detectors/ Auditors and reactors for this tracker
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61 extensions/ Additional actions and `templating utilities`_
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62 html/ Web interface templates, images and style sheets
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63 lib/ optional common imports for detectors and extensions
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64 =================== ========================================================
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68 .. index:: configuration; see config.ini
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70 Tracker Configuration
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73 The ``config.ini`` located in your tracker home contains the basic
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74 configuration for the web and e-mail components of roundup's interfaces.
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76 Changes to the data captured by your tracker is controlled by the `tracker
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77 schema`_. Some configuration is also performed using permissions - see the
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78 `security / access controls`_ section. For example, to allow users to
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80 "Anonymous" Role the "Email Access" Permission.
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92 also accepted. Note that leading whitespace is removed from
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93 values. The optional values can contain format strings which refer to
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94 other values in the same section, or values in a special DEFAULT
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95 section. Additional defaults can be provided on initialization and
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96 retrieval. Lines beginning with '#' or ';' are ignored and may be
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97 used to provide comments.
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99 For example::
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101 [My Section]
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102 foodir = %(dir)s/whatever
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103 dir = frob
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108 __ https://docs.python.org/2/library/configparser.html
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110 Example configuration settings are below. This is a partial
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111 list. Documentation on all the settings is included in the
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112 ``config.ini`` file.
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114 .. index:: config.ini; sections main
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116 Section **main**
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117 database -- ``db``
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118 Database directory path. The path may be either absolute or relative
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119 to the directory containig this config file.
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121 templates -- ``html``
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122 Path to the HTML templates directory. The path may be either absolute
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123 or relative to the directory containing this config file.
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125 static_files -- default *blank*
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126 A list of space separated directory paths (or a single directory).
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127 These directories hold additional static files available via Web UI.
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128 These directories may contain sitewide images, CSS stylesheets etc. If
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129 a '-' is included, the list processing ends and the TEMPLATES
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130 directory is not searched after the specified directories. If this
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131 option is not set, all static files are taken from the TEMPLATES
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132 directory.
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134 admin_email -- ``roundup-admin``
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135 Email address that roundup will complain to if it runs into trouble. If
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136 the email address doesn't contain an ``@`` part, the MAIL_DOMAIN defined
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137 below is used.
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139 dispatcher_email -- ``roundup-admin``
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140 The 'dispatcher' is a role that can get notified of new items to the
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141 database. It is used by the ERROR_MESSAGES_TO config setting. If the
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145 email_from_tag -- default *blank*
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146 Additional text to include in the "name" part of the From: address used
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147 in nosy messages. If the sending user is "Foo Bar", the From: line
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157 Roles that a user gets when they register with Email Gateway.
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160 error_messages_to -- ``user``
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163 Allowed values: ``dispatcher``, ``user``, or ``both``
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166 HTML version to generate. The templates are ``html4`` by default.
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169 Allowed values: ``html4``, ``xhtml``
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172 Numeric timezone offset used when users do not choose their own
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177 email?
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178 Allowed values: ``yes``, ``no``
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180 email_registration_confirmation -- ``yes``
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181 Offer registration confirmation by email or only through the web?
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182 Allowed values: ``yes``, ``no``
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184 indexer_stopwords -- default *blank*
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185 Additional stop-words for the full-text indexer specific to
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186 your tracker. See the indexer source for the default list of
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187 stop-words (e.g. ``A,AND,ARE,AS,AT,BE,BUT,BY, ...``).
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189 umask -- ``02``
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190 Defines the file creation mode mask.
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192 csv_field_size -- ``131072``
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193 Maximum size of a csv-field during import. Roundups export
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195 reader has a limit on the size of individual fields
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196 starting with python 2.5. Set this to a higher value if you
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197 get the error 'Error: field larger than field limit' during
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198 import.
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200 .. index:: config.ini; sections tracker
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202 Section **tracker**
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203 name -- ``Roundup issue tracker``
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204 A descriptive name for your roundup instance.
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206 web -- ``http://host.example/demo/``
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207 The web address that the tracker is viewable at.
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208 This will be included in information sent to users of the tracker.
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209 The URL MUST include the cgi-bin part or anything else
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210 that is required to get to the home page of the tracker.
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211 You MUST include a trailing '/' in the URL.
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212
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213 email -- ``issue_tracker``
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214 Email address that mail to roundup should go to.
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216 language -- default *blank*
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217 Default locale name for this tracker. If this option is not set, the
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218 language is determined by the environment variable LANGUAGE, LC_ALL,
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219 LC_MESSAGES, or LANG, in that order of preference.
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221 .. index:: config.ini; sections web
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223 Section **web**
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224 allow_html_file -- ``no``
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225 Setting this option enables Roundup to serve uploaded HTML
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226 file content *as HTML*. This is a potential security risk
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227 and is therefore disabled by default. Set to 'yes' if you
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228 trust *all* users uploading content to your tracker.
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230 http_auth -- ``yes``
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231 Whether to use HTTP Basic Authentication, if present.
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232 Roundup will use either the REMOTE_USER or HTTP_AUTHORIZATION
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233 variables supplied by your web server (in that order).
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234 Set this option to 'no' if you do not wish to use HTTP Basic
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235 Authentication in your web interface.
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236
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237 use_browser_language -- ``yes``
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238 Whether to use HTTP Accept-Language, if present.
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239 Browsers send a language-region preference list.
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240 It's usually set in the client's browser or in their
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241 Operating System.
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242 Set this option to 'no' if you want to ignore it.
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243
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244 debug -- ``no``
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245 Setting this option makes Roundup display error tracebacks
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246 in the user's browser rather than emailing them to the
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247 tracker admin."),
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248
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249 .. index:: config.ini; sections rdbms
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250 single: config.ini; database settings
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251
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252 Section **rdbms**
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253 Settings in this section are used to set the backend and configure
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254 addition settings needed by RDBMs like SQLite, Postgresql and
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255 MySQL backends.
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256
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258 single: postgres; select backend in config.ini
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259 single: mysql; select backend in config.ini
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260 single: sqlite; select backend in config.ini
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261 single: anydbm; select backend in config.ini
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262 see: database; postgres
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263 see: database; mysql
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264 see: database; sqlite
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265 see: database; anydbm
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267 backend -- set to value by init
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268 The database backend such as anydbm, sqlite, mysql or postgres.
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270 name -- ``roundup``
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271 Name of the database to use.
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273 host -- ``localhost``
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274 Database server host.
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276 port -- default *blank*
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277 TCP port number of the database server. Postgresql usually resides on
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278 port 5432 (if any), for MySQL default port number is 3306. Leave this
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279 option empty to use backend default.
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281 user -- ``roundup``
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282 Database user name that Roundup should use.
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284 password -- ``roundup``
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285 Database user password.
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286
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287 read_default_file -- ``~/.my.cnf``
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288 Name of the MySQL defaults file. Only used in MySQL connections.
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290 read_default_group -- ``roundup``
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291 Name of the group to use in the MySQL defaults file. Only used in
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292 MySQL connections.
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294 .. index::
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295 single: sqlite; lock timeout
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298 Number of seconds to wait when the SQLite database is locked.
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299 Used only for SQLite.
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300
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301 cache_size -- `100`
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302 Size of the node cache (in elements) used to keep most recently used
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303 data in memory.
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304
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305 .. index:: config.ini; sections logging
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306 see: logging; config.ini, sections logging
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308 Section **logging**
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309 config -- default *blank*
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310 Path to configuration file for standard Python logging module. If this
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311 option is set, logging configuration is loaded from specified file;
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312 options 'filename' and 'level' in this section are ignored. The path may
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313 be either absolute or relative to the directory containig this config file.
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314
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315 filename -- default *blank*
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316 Log file name for minimal logging facility built into Roundup. If no file
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317 name specified, log messages are written on stderr. If above 'config'
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318 option is set, this option has no effect. The path may be either absolute
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319 or relative to the directory containig this config file.
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320
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321 level -- ``ERROR``
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322 Minimal severity level of messages written to log file. If above 'config'
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323 option is set, this option has no effect.
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324 Allowed values: ``DEBUG``, ``INFO``, ``WARNING``, ``ERROR``
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326 .. index:: config.ini; sections mail
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328 Section **mail**
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329 Outgoing email options. Used for nosy messages, password reset and
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330 registration approval requests.
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331
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332 domain -- ``localhost``
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333 Domain name used for email addresses.
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334
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335 host -- default *blank*
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336 SMTP mail host that roundup will use to send mail
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338 username -- default *blank*
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339 SMTP login name. Set this if your mail host requires authenticated access.
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340 If username is not empty, password (below) MUST be set!
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341
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342 password -- default *blank*
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343 SMTP login password.
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344 Set this if your mail host requires authenticated access.
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346 port -- default *25*
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347 SMTP port on mail host.
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348 Set this if your mail host runs on a different port.
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349
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350 local_hostname -- default *blank*
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351 The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) to use during SMTP sessions. If left
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352 blank, the underlying SMTP library will attempt to detect your FQDN. If your
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353 mail host requires something specific, specify the FQDN to use.
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355 tls -- ``no``
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356 If your SMTP mail host provides or requires TLS (Transport Layer Security)
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357 then you may set this option to 'yes'.
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358 Allowed values: ``yes``, ``no``
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359
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360 tls_keyfile -- default *blank*
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361 If TLS is used, you may set this option to the name of a PEM formatted
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362 file that contains your private key. The path may be either absolute or
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363 relative to the directory containig this config file.
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364
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365 tls_certfile -- default *blank*
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366 If TLS is used, you may set this option to the name of a PEM formatted
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367 certificate chain file. The path may be either absolute or relative
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368 to the directory containig this config file.
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369
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370 charset -- utf-8
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371 Character set to encode email headers with. We use utf-8 by default, as
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372 it's the most flexible. Some mail readers (eg. Eudora) can't cope with
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373 that, so you might need to specify a more limited character set
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374 (eg. iso-8859-1).
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375
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376 debug -- default *blank*
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377 Setting this option makes Roundup to write all outgoing email messages
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378 to this file *instead* of sending them. This option has the same effect
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379 as environment variable SENDMAILDEBUG. Environment variable takes
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380 precedence. The path may be either absolute or relative to the directory
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381 containig this config file.
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383 add_authorinfo -- ``yes``
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384 Add a line with author information at top of all messages send by
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385 roundup.
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387 add_authoremail -- ``yes``
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388 Add the mail address of the author to the author information at the
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389 top of all messages. If this is false but add_authorinfo is true,
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390 only the name of the actor is added which protects the mail address
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391 of the actor from being exposed at mail archives, etc.
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393 .. index:: config.ini; sections mailgw
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394 single: mailgw; config
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395 see: mail gateway; mailgw
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397 Section **mailgw**
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398 Roundup Mail Gateway options
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399
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400 keep_quoted_text -- ``yes``
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401 Keep email citations when accepting messages. Setting this to ``no`` strips
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402 out "quoted" text from the message. Signatures are also stripped.
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403 Allowed values: ``yes``, ``no``
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405 leave_body_unchanged -- ``no``
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406 Preserve the email body as is - that is, keep the citations *and*
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407 signatures.
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408 Allowed values: ``yes``, ``no``
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410 default_class -- ``issue``
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411 Default class to use in the mailgw if one isn't supplied in email subjects.
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412 To disable, leave the value blank.
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414 language -- default *blank*
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415 Default locale name for the tracker mail gateway. If this option is
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416 not set, mail gateway will use the language of the tracker instance.
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418 subject_prefix_parsing -- ``strict``
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419 Controls the parsing of the [prefix] on subject lines in incoming emails.
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420 ``strict`` will return an error to the sender if the [prefix] is not
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425 subject_suffix_parsing -- ``strict``
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426 Controls the parsing of the [suffix] on subject lines in incoming emails.
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427 ``strict`` will return an error to the sender if the [suffix] is not
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428 recognised. ``loose`` will attempt to parse the [suffix] but just
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432 subject_suffix_delimiters -- ``[]``
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433 Defines the brackets used for delimiting the commands suffix in a subject
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434 line.
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435
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436 subject_content_match -- ``always``
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437 Controls matching of the incoming email subject line against issue titles
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438 in the case where there is no designator [prefix]. ``never`` turns off
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439 matching. ``creation + interval`` or ``activity + interval`` will match
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440 an issue for the interval after the issue's creation or last activity.
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441 The interval is a standard Roundup interval.
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443 subject_updates_title -- ``yes``
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444 Update issue title if incoming subject of email is different.
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445 Setting this to ``no`` will ignore the title part of
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446 the subject of incoming email messages.
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447
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448 refwd_re -- ``(\s*\W?\s*(fw|fwd|re|aw|sv|ang)\W)+``
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449 Regular expression matching a single reply or forward prefix
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450 prepended by the mailer. This is explicitly stripped from the
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451 subject during parsing. Value is Python Regular Expression
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452 (UTF8-encoded).
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453
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454 origmsg_re -- `` ^[>|\s]*-----\s?Original Message\s?-----$``
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455 Regular expression matching start of an original message if quoted
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456 in the body. Value is Python Regular Expression (UTF8-encoded).
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457
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458 sign_re -- ``^[>|\s]*-- ?$``
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459 Regular expression matching the start of a signature in the message
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460 body. Value is Python Regular Expression (UTF8-encoded).
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461
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462 eol_re -- ``[\r\n]+``
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463 Regular expression matching end of line. Value is Python Regular
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464 Expression (UTF8-encoded).
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465
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466 blankline_re -- ``[\r\n]+\s*[\r\n]+``
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467 Regular expression matching a blank line. Value is Python Regular
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468 Expression (UTF8-encoded).
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469
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470 ignore_alternatives -- ``no``
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471 When parsing incoming mails, roundup uses the first
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472 text/plain part it finds. If this part is inside a
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473 multipart/alternative, and this option is set, all other
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474 parts of the multipart/alternative are ignored. The default
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475 is to keep all parts and attach them to the issue.
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476
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477 .. index:: config.ini; sections php
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478
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479 Section **pgp**
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480 OpenPGP mail processing options
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481
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482 enable -- ``no``
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483 Enable PGP processing. Requires gpg.
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484
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485 roles -- default *blank*
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486 If specified, a comma-separated list of roles to perform PGP
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487 processing on. If not specified, it happens for all users.
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488
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489 homedir -- default *blank*
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490 Location of PGP directory. Defaults to $HOME/.gnupg if not
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491 specified.
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492
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493
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494 .. index:: config.ini; sections nosy
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495
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496 Section **nosy**
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497 Nosy messages sending
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498
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499 messages_to_author -- ``no``
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500 Send nosy messages to the author of the message.
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501 If ``yes`` is used, then messages are sent to the author
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502 even if not on the nosy list, same for ``new`` (but only for new messages).
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503 When set to ``nosy``, the nosy list controls sending messages to the author.
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504 Allowed values: ``yes``, ``no``, ``new``, ``nosy``
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505
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506 signature_position -- ``bottom``
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507 Where to place the email signature.
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508 Allowed values: ``top``, ``bottom``, ``none``
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509
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510 add_author -- ``new``
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511 Does the author of a message get placed on the nosy list automatically?
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512 If ``new`` is used, then the author will only be added when a message
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513 creates a new issue. If ``yes``, then the author will be added on
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514 followups too. If ``no``, they're never added to the nosy.
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515 Allowed values: ``yes``, ``no``, ``new``
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516
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517 add_recipients -- ``new``
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518 Do the recipients (``To:``, ``Cc:``) of a message get placed on the nosy
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519 list? If ``new`` is used, then the recipients will only be added when a
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520 message creates a new issue. If ``yes``, then the recipients will be added
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521 on followups too. If ``no``, they're never added to the nosy.
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522 Allowed values: ``yes``, ``no``, ``new``
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523
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524 email_sending -- ``single``
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525 Controls the email sending from the nosy reactor. If ``multiple`` then
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526 a separate email is sent to each recipient. If ``single`` then a single
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527 email is sent with each recipient as a CC address.
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528
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529 max_attachment_size -- ``2147483647``
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530 Attachments larger than the given number of bytes won't be attached
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531 to nosy mails. They will be replaced by a link to the tracker's
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532 download page for the file.
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533
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534
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535 .. index:: single: roundup-admin; config.ini update
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536 single: roundup-admin; config.ini create
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537 single: config.ini; create
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538 single: config.ini; update
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539
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540 You may generate a new default config file using the ``roundup-admin
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541 genconfig`` command. You can generate a new config file merging in
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542 existing settings using the ``roundup-admin updateconfig`` command.
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543
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544 Configuration variables may be referred to in lower or upper case. In code,
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545 variables not in the "main" section are referred to using their section and
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546 name, so "domain" in the section "mail" becomes MAIL_DOMAIN.
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547
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548 .. index:: pair: configuration; extensions
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549 pair: configuration; detectors
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550
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551 Extending the configuration file
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552 --------------------------------
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553
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554 You can't add new variables to the config.ini file in the tracker home but
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555 you can add two new config.ini files:
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556
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557 - a config.ini in the ``extensions`` directory will be loaded and attached
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558 to the config variable as "ext".
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559 - a config.ini in the ``detectors`` directory will be loaded and attached
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560 to the config variable as "detectors".
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561
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562 For example, the following in ``detectors/config.ini``::
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563
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564 [main]
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565 qa_recipients = email@example.com
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566
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567 is accessible as::
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568
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569 db.config.detectors['QA_RECIPIENTS']
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570
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571 Note that the name grouping applied to the main configuration file is
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572 applied to the extension config files, so if you instead have::
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573
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574 [qa]
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575 recipients = email@example.com
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576
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577 then the above ``db.config.detectors['QA_RECIPIENTS']`` will still work.
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578
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579 .. index:: ! schema
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580
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581 Tracker Schema
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582 ==============
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583
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584 .. note::
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585 if you modify the schema, you'll most likely need to edit the
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586 `web interface`_ HTML template files and `detectors`_ to reflect
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587 your changes.
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588
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589 A tracker schema defines what data is stored in the tracker's database.
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590 Schemas are defined using Python code in the ``schema.py`` module of your
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591 tracker.
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592
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593 The ``schema.py`` and ``initial_data.py`` modules
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594 -------------------------------------------------
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595
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596 The schema.py module is used to define what your tracker looks like
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597 on the inside, the schema of the tracker. It defines the Classes
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598 and properties on each class. It also defines the security for
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599 those Classes. The next few sections describe how schemas work
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600 and what you can do with them.
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601
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602 The initial_data.py module sets up the initial state of your
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603 tracker. It’s called exactly once - by the ``roundup-admin initialise``
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604 command. See the start of the section on database content for more
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605 info about how this works.
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606
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607 .. index:: schema; classic - description of
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608
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609 The "classic" schema
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610 --------------------
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611
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612 The "classic" schema looks like this (see section `setkey(property)`_
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613 below for the meaning of ``'setkey'`` -- you may also want to look into
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614 the sections `setlabelprop(property)`_ and `setorderprop(property)`_ for
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615 specifying (default) labelling and ordering of classes.)::
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616
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617 pri = Class(db, "priority", name=String(), order=String())
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618 pri.setkey("name")
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619
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620 stat = Class(db, "status", name=String(), order=String())
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621 stat.setkey("name")
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622
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623 keyword = Class(db, "keyword", name=String())
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624 keyword.setkey("name")
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625
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626 user = Class(db, "user", username=String(), organisation=String(),
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627 password=String(), address=String(), realname=String(),
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628 phone=String(), alternate_addresses=String(),
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629 queries=Multilink('query'), roles=String(), timezone=String())
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630 user.setkey("username")
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631
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632 msg = FileClass(db, "msg", author=Link("user"), summary=String(),
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633 date=Date(), recipients=Multilink("user"),
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634 files=Multilink("file"), messageid=String(), inreplyto=String())
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635
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636 file = FileClass(db, "file", name=String())
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637
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638 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue", keyword=Multilink("keyword"),
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639 status=Link("status"), assignedto=Link("user"),
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640 priority=Link("priority"))
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641 issue.setkey('title')
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643 .. index:: schema; allowed changes
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644
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645 What you can't do to the schema
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646 -------------------------------
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647
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648 You must never:
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649
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650 **Remove the users class**
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651 This class is the only *required* class in Roundup.
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652
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653 **Remove the "username", "address", "password" or "realname" user properties**
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654 Various parts of Roundup require these properties. Don't remove them.
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655
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656 **Change the type of a property**
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657 Property types must *never* be changed - the database simply doesn't take
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658 this kind of action into account. Note that you can't just remove a
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659 property and re-add it as a new type either. If you wanted to make the
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660 assignedto property a Multilink, you'd need to create a new property
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661 assignedto_list and remove the old assignedto property.
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662
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663
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664 What you can do to the schema
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665 -----------------------------
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666
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667 Your schema may be changed at any time before or after the tracker has been
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668 initialised (or used). You may:
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669
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670 **Add new properties to classes, or add whole new classes**
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671 This is painless and easy to do - there are generally no repercussions
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672 from adding new information to a tracker's schema.
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673
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674 **Remove properties**
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675 Removing properties is a little more tricky - you need to make sure that
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676 the property is no longer used in the `web interface`_ *or* by the
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677 detectors_.
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678
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679
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680
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681 Classes and Properties - creating a new information store
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682 ---------------------------------------------------------
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683
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684 In the tracker above, we've defined 7 classes of information:
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686 priority
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687 Defines the possible levels of urgency for issues.
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688
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689 status
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690 Defines the possible states of processing the issue may be in.
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692 keyword
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693 Initially empty, will hold keywords useful for searching issues.
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694
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695 user
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696 Initially holding the "admin" user, will eventually have an entry
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697 for all users using roundup.
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699 msg
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700 Initially empty, will hold all e-mail messages sent to or
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701 generated by roundup.
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703 file
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704 Initially empty, will hold all files attached to issues.
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705
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706 issue
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707 Initially empty, this is where the issue information is stored.
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708
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709 We define the "priority" and "status" classes to allow two things:
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711 1. reduction in the amount of information stored on the issue
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712 2. more powerful, accurate searching of issues by priority and status
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713
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714 By only requiring a link on the issue (which is stored as a single
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715 number) we reduce the chance that someone mis-types a priority or
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716 status - or simply makes a new one up.
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717
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719 Class and Items
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720 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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721
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722 A Class defines a particular class (or type) of data that will be stored
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723 in the database. A class comprises one or more properties, which gives
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724 the information about the class items.
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725
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726 The actual data entered into the database, using ``class.create()``, are
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727 called items. They have a special immutable property called ``'id'``. We
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728 sometimes refer to this as the *itemid*.
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729
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731 .. index:: schema; property types
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733 Properties
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734 ~~~~~~~~~~
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736 A Class is comprised of one or more properties of the following types:
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737
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738 String
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739 properties are for storing arbitrary-length strings.
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740 Password
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741 properties are for storing encoded arbitrary-length strings.
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742 The default encoding is defined on the ``roundup.password.Password``
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743 class.
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744 Date
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745 properties store date-and-time stamps. Their values are Timestamp
9619d64c0351 Doc updates for customizing.txt, start of index generation
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746 objects.
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747 Interval
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parents: 6159
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748 properties store time periods rather than absolute dates. For
9619d64c0351 Doc updates for customizing.txt, start of index generation
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parents: 6159
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749 example 2 hours.
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parents: 6159
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750 Integer
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parents: 6159
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751 properties store integer values. (Number can store real/float values.)
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parents: 6159
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752 Number
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parents: 6159
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753 properties store numeric values. There is an option to use
9619d64c0351 Doc updates for customizing.txt, start of index generation
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parents: 6159
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754 double-precision floating point numbers.
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parents: 6159
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755 Boolean
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parents: 6159
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756 properties store on/off, yes/no, true/false values.
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6159
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757 Link
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parents: 6159
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758 properties refers to a single other item selected from a
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parents: 6159
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759 specified class. The class is part of the property; the value is an
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parents: 6159
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760 integer, the id of the chosen item.
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parents: 6159
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761 Multilink
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parents: 6159
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762 properties refer to possibly many items in a specified
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parents: 6159
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763 class. The value is a list of integers.
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
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764
5064
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parents: 5047
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765 Properties can have additional attributes to change the default
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parents: 5047
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766 behaviour:
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767
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768 .. index:: triple: schema; property attributes; required
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parents: 6163
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769 triple: schema; property attributes; default_value
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
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770 triple: schema; property attributes; quiet
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771
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772 * All properties support the following attributes:
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773
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774 - ``required``: see `design documentation`_. Adds the property to
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parents: 5232
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775 the list returned by calling get_required_props for the class.
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776 - ``default_value``: see `design documentation`_ Sets the default
5759
39082e29d2b4 fix typo
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parents: 5714
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777 value if the property is not set.
5239
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parents: 5232
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778 - ``quiet``: see `design documentation`_. Suppresses user visible
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parents: 5232
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779 to changes to this property. The property change is not reported:
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780
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parents: 5232
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781 - in the change feedback/confirmation message in the web
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parents: 5232
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782 interface
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783 - the property change section of the nosy email
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parents: 5232
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784 - the web history at the bottom of an item's page
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parents: 5232
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785
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parents: 5232
diff changeset
786 This can be used to store state of the user interface (e.g. the
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parents: 5232
diff changeset
787 names of elements that are collapsed or hidden from the
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parents: 5232
diff changeset
788 user). Making properties that are updated as an indirect result of
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5232
diff changeset
789 a user's change (e.g. updating a blockers property, counting
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5232
diff changeset
790 number of times an issue was reopened or reassigned etc.) should
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5232
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791 not be displayed to the user as they can be confusing.
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parents: 5232
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792
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793 .. index:: triple: schema; property attributes; indexme
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794
5064
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795 * String properties can have an ``indexme`` attribute that defines if the
5114
f74300d1494e issue2550854: including new field in All text* search.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5067
diff changeset
796 property should be part of the full text index. The default is 'no' but this
f74300d1494e issue2550854: including new field in All text* search.
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parents: 5067
diff changeset
797 can be set to 'yes' to allow a property's contents to be in the full
f74300d1494e issue2550854: including new field in All text* search.
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parents: 5067
diff changeset
798 text index.
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799
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800 .. index:: triple: schema; property attributes; use_double
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parents: 6163
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801
5175
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parents: 5161
diff changeset
802 * Number properties can have a ``use_double`` attribute that, when set
e1e40674a0bc Implement double-precision Number
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parents: 5161
diff changeset
803 to ``True``, will use double precision floating point in the database.
5064
46da0db55545 Document some existing property attributes
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804 * Link and Multilink properties can have several attributes:
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805
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806 .. index:: triple: schema; property attributes; do_journal
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parents: 6163
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807
5064
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808 - ``do_journal``: By default, every change of a link property is
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parents: 5047
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809 recorded in the item being linked to (or being unlinked). A typical
46da0db55545 Document some existing property attributes
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parents: 5047
diff changeset
810 use-case for setting ``do_journal='no'`` would be to turn off
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parents: 5047
diff changeset
811 journalling of nosy list, message author and message recipient link
46da0db55545 Document some existing property attributes
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 5047
diff changeset
812 and unlink events to prevent the journal from clogged with these
46da0db55545 Document some existing property attributes
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parents: 5047
diff changeset
813 events.
6168
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814
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815 .. index:: triple: schema; property attributes; try_id_parsing
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
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816
5064
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parents: 5047
diff changeset
817 - ``try_id_parsing`` is turned on by default. If entering a number
46da0db55545 Document some existing property attributes
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parents: 5047
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818 into a Link or Multilink field, roundup interprets this number as an
46da0db55545 Document some existing property attributes
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 5047
diff changeset
819 ID of the item to link to. Sometimes items can have numeric names
46da0db55545 Document some existing property attributes
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parents: 5047
diff changeset
820 (like, e.g., product codes). For these roundup needs to match the
46da0db55545 Document some existing property attributes
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 5047
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821 numeric name and should never match an ID. In this case you can set
46da0db55545 Document some existing property attributes
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parents: 5047
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822 ``try_id_parsing='no'``.
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823
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824 .. index:: triple: schema; property attributes; rev_multilink
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parents: 6163
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825
6148
8497bf3f23a1 Allow to define reverse Multilinks
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parents: 5983
diff changeset
826 - The ``rev_multilink`` option takes a property name to be inserted
8497bf3f23a1 Allow to define reverse Multilinks
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 5983
diff changeset
827 into the linked-to class. This property is a Multilink property that
8497bf3f23a1 Allow to define reverse Multilinks
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parents: 5983
diff changeset
828 links back to the current class. The new Multilink is read-only (it
6158
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parents: 6148
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829 is automatically modified if the Link or Multilink property defining
6148
8497bf3f23a1 Allow to define reverse Multilinks
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parents: 5983
diff changeset
830 it is modified). The new property can be used in normal searches
8497bf3f23a1 Allow to define reverse Multilinks
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parents: 5983
diff changeset
831 using the "filter" method of the Class. This means it can be used
8497bf3f23a1 Allow to define reverse Multilinks
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parents: 5983
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832 like other Multilink properties when searching (in an index
6160
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parents: 6159
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833 template) or via the REST and XMLRPC APIs.
6158
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834
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parents: 6148
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835 As a example, suppose you want to group multiple issues into a
7cecf56b5bd4 Expand documentation on rev_multilink
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parents: 6148
diff changeset
836 super issue. Each issue can be part of only one super issue. It is
7cecf56b5bd4 Expand documentation on rev_multilink
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parents: 6148
diff changeset
837 inefficient to find all of the issues that are part of the
7cecf56b5bd4 Expand documentation on rev_multilink
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parents: 6148
diff changeset
838 super issue by searching through all issues in the system looking
7cecf56b5bd4 Expand documentation on rev_multilink
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parents: 6148
diff changeset
839 at the part_of link property. To make this more efficient, you
7cecf56b5bd4 Expand documentation on rev_multilink
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parents: 6148
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840 can declare an issue's part_of property as::
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parents: 6148
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841
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parents: 6148
diff changeset
842 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue",
7cecf56b5bd4 Expand documentation on rev_multilink
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parents: 6148
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843 ...
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diff changeset
844 part_of = Link("issue", rev_multilink="components"),
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845 ... )
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846
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847 This automatically creates the ``components`` multilink on the issue
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parents: 6148
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848 class. The ``components`` multilink is never explicitly declared in
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parents: 6148
diff changeset
849 the issue class, but it has the same effect as though you had
7cecf56b5bd4 Expand documentation on rev_multilink
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parents: 6148
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850 declared the class as::
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851
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parents: 6148
diff changeset
852 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue",
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853 ...
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diff changeset
854 part_of = Link("issue"),
6159
cff2022364fc Fix missing comma in rev_multilink doc example.
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855 components = Multilink("issue"),
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856 ... )
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857
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858 Then wrote a detector to update the components property on the
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859 corresponding issue. Writing this detector can be tricky. There is
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parents: 6148
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860 one other difference, you can not explicitly set/modify the
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861 ``components`` multilink.
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862
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863 The effect of setting ``part_of = 3456`` on issue1234
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parents: 6148
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864 automatically adds "1234" to the ``components`` property on
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diff changeset
865 issue3456. You can search the ``components`` multilink just like a
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parents: 6148
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866 regular multilink, but you can't explicitly assign to it.
6179
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parents: 6174
diff changeset
867 Another difference of reverse multilinks to normal multilinks
a701c9c81597 Fix rev_multilink properties search/retrieval
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parents: 6174
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868 is that when a linked node is retired, the node vanishes from the
a701c9c81597 Fix rev_multilink properties search/retrieval
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parents: 6174
diff changeset
869 multilink, e.g. in the example above, if an issue with ``part_of``
a701c9c81597 Fix rev_multilink properties search/retrieval
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parents: 6174
diff changeset
870 set to another issue is retired this issue vanishes from the
a701c9c81597 Fix rev_multilink properties search/retrieval
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parents: 6174
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871 ``components`` multilink of the other issue.
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872
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873 You can also link between different classes. So you can modify
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874 the issue definition to include::
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875
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876 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue",
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877 ...
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878 assigned_to = Link("user", rev_multilink="responsibleFor"),
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879 ... )
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diff changeset
880
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881 This makes it easy to list all issues that the user is responsible
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882 for (aka assigned_to).
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883
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884 .. index:: triple: schema; property attributes; msg_header_property
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885
5131
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
886 - The ``msg_header_property`` is used by the mail gateway when sending
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
887 out messages. When a link or multilink property of an issue changes,
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
888 roundup creates email headers of the form::
5064
46da0db55545 Document some existing property attributes
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 5047
diff changeset
889
46da0db55545 Document some existing property attributes
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 5047
diff changeset
890 X-Roundup-issue-prop: value
46da0db55545 Document some existing property attributes
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 5047
diff changeset
891
5131
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
892 where ``value`` is the ``name`` property for the linked item(s).
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
893 For example, if you have a multilink for attached_files in your
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
894 issue, you will see a header::
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
895
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
896 X-Roundup-issue-attached_files: MySpecialFile.doc, HisResume.txt
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
897
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
898 when the class for attached files is defined as::
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
899
6389
7fb49f0c2dad collapse code example to one line.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6334
diff changeset
900 file = FileClass(db, "file", name=String())
5131
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
901
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
902 ``MySpecialFile.doc`` is the name for the file object.
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
903
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
904 If you have an ``assigned_to`` property in your issue class that
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
905 links to the user class and you want to add a header::
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
906
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
907 X-Roundup-issue-assigned_to: ...
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
908
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
909 so that the mail recipients can filter emails where
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
910 ``X-Roundup-issue-assigned_to: name`` that contains their
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
911 username. The user class is defined as::
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
912
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
913 user = Class(db, "user",
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
914 username=String(),
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
915 password=Password(),
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
916 address=String(),
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
917 realname=String(),
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
918 phone=String(),
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
919 organisation=String(),
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
920 alternate_addresses=String(),
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
921 queries=Multilink('query'),
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
922 roles=String(), # comma-separated string of Role names
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
923 timezone=String())
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
924
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
925 Because there is no ``name`` parameter for the user class, there
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
926 will be no header. However setting::
5135
9e8d8cd49f40 removing unneeded whitespace
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5131
diff changeset
927
9e8d8cd49f40 removing unneeded whitespace
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5131
diff changeset
928 assigned_to=Link("user", msg_header_property="username")
5131
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
929
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
930 will make the mail gateway generate an ``X-Roundup-issue-assigned_to``
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
931 using the username property of the linked user.
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
932
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
933 Assume assigned_to for an issue is linked to the user with
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
934 username=joe_user, setting::
5064
46da0db55545 Document some existing property attributes
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 5047
diff changeset
935
46da0db55545 Document some existing property attributes
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 5047
diff changeset
936 msg_header_property="username"
46da0db55545 Document some existing property attributes
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 5047
diff changeset
937
46da0db55545 Document some existing property attributes
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 5047
diff changeset
938 for the assigned_to property will generated message headers of the
46da0db55545 Document some existing property attributes
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 5047
diff changeset
939 form::
5131
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
940
5064
46da0db55545 Document some existing property attributes
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 5047
diff changeset
941 X-Roundup-issue-assigned_to: joe_user
46da0db55545 Document some existing property attributes
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 5047
diff changeset
942
5131
513803cade0a from mailing list spurce up the documentation om msg_header_property. We may rename it, but that'a an easy patch
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5124
diff changeset
943 for emails sent on issues where joe_user has been assigned to the issue.
5124
a927f9549af0 Fix issue2550751: Email Header Issue.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5114
diff changeset
944
a927f9549af0 Fix issue2550751: Email Header Issue.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5114
diff changeset
945 If this property is set to the empty string "", it will prevent
a927f9549af0 Fix issue2550751: Email Header Issue.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5114
diff changeset
946 the header from being generated on outgoing mail.
5064
46da0db55545 Document some existing property attributes
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 5047
diff changeset
947
6168
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
948 .. index:: triple: schema; class property; creator
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
949 triple: schema; class property; creation
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
950 triple: schema; class property; actor
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
951 triple: schema; class property; activity
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
952
3097
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3079
diff changeset
953 All Classes automatically have a number of properties by default:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3079
diff changeset
954
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3079
diff changeset
955 *creator*
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3079
diff changeset
956 Link to the user that created the item.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3079
diff changeset
957 *creation*
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3079
diff changeset
958 Date the item was created.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3079
diff changeset
959 *actor*
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3079
diff changeset
960 Link to the user that last modified the item.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3079
diff changeset
961 *activity*
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3079
diff changeset
962 Date the item was last modified.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3079
diff changeset
963
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
964
6168
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
965 .. index:: triple: schema; class property; content
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
966 triple: schema; class property; type
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
967
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
968 FileClass
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
969 ~~~~~~~~~
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
970
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
971 FileClasses save their "content" attribute off in a separate file from
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
972 the rest of the database. This reduces the number of large entries in
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
973 the database, which generally makes databases more efficient, and also
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
974 allows us to use command-line tools to operate on the files. They are
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
975 stored in the files sub-directory of the ``'db'`` directory in your
3754
9f4dd27ae843 documentation cleanup from Luke Ross (patch [SF#1594860])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3747
diff changeset
976 tracker. FileClasses also have a "type" attribute to store the MIME
9f4dd27ae843 documentation cleanup from Luke Ross (patch [SF#1594860])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3747
diff changeset
977 type of the file.
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
978
6291
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
979 Roundup by default considers the contents of the file immutable. This
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
980 is to assist in maintaining an accurate record of correspondence. The
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
981 distributed tracker templates do not enforce this. So if you have
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
982 access to the roundup tracker directory, you can edit the files (make
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
983 sure to preserve mode, owner and group) to remove information (e.g. if
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
984 somebody includes a password or you need to redact proprietary
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
985 information). Obviously the journal for the message/file will not
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
986 report that the file has changed.
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
987
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
988 Best practice is to remove offending material and leave a
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
989 placeholder. E.G. replace a password with the text::
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
990
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
991 [password has been deleted 2020-12-02 --myname]
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
992
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
993 If you need to delete an entire file, replace the file contents with::
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
994
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
995 [file contents deleted due to spam 202-10-21 --myname]
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
996
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
997 rather than deleting the file. If you actually delete the file roundup
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
998 will report an error to the user and email the administrator. If you
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
999 empty the file, a user downloading the file using the direct URL
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1000 (e.g. ``tracker/msg22``) may be confused and think something is broken
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1001 when they receive an empty file. Retiring a file/msg does not prevent
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1002 access to the file using the direct URL. Retiring an item only removes
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1003 it when requesting a list of all items in the class. If you are
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1004 replacing the contents, you probably want to change the content type
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1005 of the file. E.G. from ``image/jpeg`` to ``text/plain``. You can do
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1006 this easily through the web interface, or using the ``roundup-admin``
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1007 command line interface.
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1008
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1009 You can also change the contents of a file or message using the REST
6293
5d6b3122f74c Remove redundant words in doc.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6291
diff changeset
1010 interface. Note that this will NOT result in an entry in the journal,
5d6b3122f74c Remove redundant words in doc.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6291
diff changeset
1011 so again it allows a silent change. To do this you need to make two
5d6b3122f74c Remove redundant words in doc.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6291
diff changeset
1012 rest requests. An example using curl is::
6291
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1013
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1014 $ curl -u demo:demo -s
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1015 -H "X-requested-with: rest" \
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1016 -H "Referer: https://tracker.example.com/demo/" \
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1017 -X GET \
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1018 https://tracker.example.com/demo/rest/data/file/30/content
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1019 {
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1020 "data": {
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1021 "id": "30",
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1022 "type": "<class 'str'>",
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1023 "link": "https://tracker.example.com/demo/rest/data/file/30/conten
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1024 t",
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1025 "data": "hello3",
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1026 "@etag": "\"3f2f8063dbce5b6bd43567e6f4f3c671\""
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1027 }
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1028 }
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1029
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1030 using the etag, overwrite the content with::
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1031
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1032 $ curl -u demo:demo -s
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1033 -H "X-requested-with: rest" \
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1034 -H "Referer: https://tracker.example.com/demo/" \
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1035 -H 'If-Match: "3f2f8063dbce5b6bd43567e6f4f3c671"' \
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1036 -X PUT \
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1037 -F "data=@hello" \
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1038 https://tracker.example.com/demo/rest/data/file/30/content
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1039
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1040 where ``hello`` is a file on local disk.
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1041
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1042 You can enforce immutability in your tracker by adding an auditor (see
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1043 detectors_) for the file/msg class that rejects changes to the content
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1044 property. The auditor could also add a journal entry so that a change
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1045 via the roundup mechanism is reported. Using a mixin (see:
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1046 https://wiki.roundup-tracker.org/MixinClassFileClass) to augment the
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1047 file class allows for other possibilities including signing the file, or
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1048 recording a checksum in the database and validating the file contents
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1049 at the time it gets read. This allows detection of changes done on the
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1050 filesystem outside of the roundup mechanism.
a67e2b559e8d Document changing FileClass content files.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6289
diff changeset
1051
6168
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
1052 .. index:: triple: schema; class property; messages
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
1053 triple: schema; class property; files
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
1054 triple: schema; class property; nosy
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
1055 triple: schema; class property; superseder
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
1056
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
1057 IssueClass
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
1058 ~~~~~~~~~~
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
1059
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
1060 IssueClasses automatically include the "messages", "files", "nosy", and
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
1061 "superseder" properties.
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1062
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1063 The messages and files properties list the links to the messages and
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1064 files related to the issue. The nosy property is a list of links to
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1065 users who wish to be informed of changes to the issue - they get "CC'ed"
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1066 e-mails when messages are sent to or generated by the issue. The nosy
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1067 reactor (in the ``'detectors'`` directory) handles this action. The
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1068 superseder link indicates an issue which has superseded this one.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1069
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1070 They also have the dynamically generated "creation", "activity" and
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1071 "creator" properties.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1072
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1073 The value of the "creation" property is the date when an item was
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1074 created, and the value of the "activity" property is the date when any
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1075 property on the item was last edited (equivalently, these are the dates
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1076 on the first and last records in the item's journal). The "creator"
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1077 property holds a link to the user that created the issue.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1078
6168
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
1079 .. index: triple: schema; class method; setkey
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
1080
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
1081 setkey(property)
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
1082 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
1083
6174
5522c950a2e4 Add indexing for roundup-admin references.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6171
diff changeset
1084 .. index:: roundup-admin; setting assignedto on an issue
5522c950a2e4 Add indexing for roundup-admin references.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6171
diff changeset
1085
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1086 Select a String property of the class to be the key property. The key
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1087 property must be unique, and allows references to the items in the class
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1088 by the content of the key property. That is, we can refer to users by
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1089 their username: for example, let's say that there's an issue in roundup,
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1090 issue 23. There's also a user, richard, who happens to be user 2. To
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1091 assign an issue to him, we could do either of::
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
1092
1570
93e0a565cee5 fix the "set" command usage statement
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1568
diff changeset
1093 roundup-admin set issue23 assignedto=2
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
1094
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
1095 or::
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
1096
1570
93e0a565cee5 fix the "set" command usage statement
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1568
diff changeset
1097 roundup-admin set issue23 assignedto=richard
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
1098
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1099 Note, the same thing can be done in the web and e-mail interfaces.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1100
6168
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
1101 .. index: triple: schema; class method; setlabelprop
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
1102
3476
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1103 setlabelprop(property)
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1104 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1105
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1106 Select a property of the class to be the label property. The label
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1107 property is used whereever an item should be uniquely identified, e.g.,
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1108 when displaying a link to an item. If setlabelprop is not specified for
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1109 a class, the following values are tried for the label:
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1110
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1111 * the key of the class (see the `setkey(property)`_ section above)
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1112 * the "name" property
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1113 * the "title" property
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1114 * the first property from the sorted property name list
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1115
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1116 So in most cases you can get away without specifying setlabelprop
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1117 explicitly.
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1118
5268
cc79c0f1651d Adding a little more doc describing that view access to the labelprop
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5248
diff changeset
1119 You should make sure that users have View access to this property or
cc79c0f1651d Adding a little more doc describing that view access to the labelprop
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5248
diff changeset
1120 the id property for a class. If the property can not be viewed by a
cc79c0f1651d Adding a little more doc describing that view access to the labelprop
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5248
diff changeset
1121 user, looping over items in the class (e.g. messages attached to an
cc79c0f1651d Adding a little more doc describing that view access to the labelprop
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5248
diff changeset
1122 issue) will not work.
cc79c0f1651d Adding a little more doc describing that view access to the labelprop
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5248
diff changeset
1123
6168
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
1124 .. index: triple: schema; class method; setorderprop
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
1125
3476
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1126 setorderprop(property)
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1127 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1128
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1129 Select a property of the class to be the order property. The order
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1130 property is used whenever using a default sort order for the class,
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1131 e.g., when grouping or sorting class A by a link to class B in the user
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1132 interface, the order property of class B is used for sorting. If
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1133 setorderprop is not specified for a class, the following values are tried
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1134 for the order property:
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1135
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1136 * the property named "order"
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1137 * the label property (see `setlabelprop(property)`_ above)
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1138
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1139 So in most cases you can get away without specifying setorderprop
1142dafe0d7f added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (lots of patches)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3470
diff changeset
1140 explicitly.
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
1141
6168
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
1142 .. index: triple: schema; class method; create
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
1143
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
1144 create(information)
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
1145 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
1146
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1147 Create an item in the database. This is generally used to create items
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1148 in the "definitional" classes like "priority" and "status".
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
1149
6168
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
1150 .. index: schema; item ordering
684
5b23ff865f3a added a "detectors" directory...
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 673
diff changeset
1151
2897
21a0b049fed8 notes about sorting
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2886
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1152 A note about ordering
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1153 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1154
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1155 When we sort items in the hyperdb, we use one of a number of methods,
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1156 depending on the properties being sorted on:
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1157
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1158 1. If it's a String, Integer, Number, Date or Interval property, we
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1159 just sort the scalar value of the property. Strings are sorted
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1160 case-sensitively.
2897
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1161 2. If it's a Link property, we sort by either the linked item's "order"
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1162 property (if it has one) or the linked item's "id".
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1163 3. Mulitlinks sort similar to #2, but we start with the first Multilink
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1164 list item, and if they're the same, we sort by the second item, and
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1165 so on.
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1166
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1167 Note that if an "order" property is defined on a Class that is used for
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1168 sorting, all items of that Class *must* have a value against the "order"
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1169 property, or sorting will result in random ordering.
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1170
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1171
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1172 Examples of adding to your schema
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1173 ---------------------------------
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1174
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1175 Some examples are in the :ref:`CustomExamples` section below.
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1176
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1177 Also the `Roundup wiki`_ has additional examples of how schemas can be
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1178 customised to add new functionality.
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1179
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1180 .. _Roundup wiki:
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parents: 6159
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1181 https://wiki.roundup-tracker.org/
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1182
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1183 .. index:: !detectors
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1184
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1185 Detectors - adding behaviour to your tracker
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1186 ============================================
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1187 .. _detectors:
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1188
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1189 Detectors are initialised every time you open your tracker database, so
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1190 you're free to add and remove them any time, even after the database is
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1191 initialised via the ``roundup-admin initialise`` command.
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1192
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1193 The detectors in your tracker fire *before* (**auditors**) and *after*
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1194 (**reactors**) changes to the contents of your database. They are Python
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1195 modules that sit in your tracker's ``detectors`` directory. You will
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1196 have some installed by default - have a look. You can write new
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1197 detectors or modify the existing ones. The existing detectors installed
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1198 for you are:
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1199
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1200 .. index:: detectors; installed
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1201
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1202 **nosyreaction.py**
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1203 This provides the automatic nosy list maintenance and email sending.
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1204 The nosy reactor (``nosyreaction``) fires when new messages are added
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1205 to issues. The nosy auditor (``updatenosy``) fires when issues are
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1206 changed, and figures out what changes need to be made to the nosy list
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1207 (such as adding new authors, etc.)
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1208 **statusauditor.py**
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1209 This provides the ``chatty`` auditor which changes the issue status
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1210 from ``unread`` or ``closed`` to ``chatting`` if new messages appear.
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1211 It also provides the ``presetunread`` auditor which pre-sets the
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1212 status to ``unread`` on new items if the status isn't explicitly
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1213 defined.
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1214 **messagesummary.py**
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1215 Generates the ``summary`` property for new messages based on the message
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1216 content.
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1217 **userauditor.py**
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1218 Verifies the content of some of the user fields (email addresses and
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1219 roles lists).
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1220
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1221 If you don't want this default behaviour, you're completely free to change
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1222 or remove these detectors.
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1223
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1224 See the detectors section in the `design document`__ for details of the
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1225 interface for detectors.
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1226
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1227 __ design.html
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1228
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1229
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1230 .. index:: detectors; writing api
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1231
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1232 Detector API
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1233 ------------
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1234
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1235 .. index:: pair: detectors; auditors
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1236 single: auditors; function signature
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1237 single: auditors; defining
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1238 single: auditors; arguments
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1239
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1240 Auditors are called with the arguments::
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1241
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1242 audit(db, cl, itemid, newdata)
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1243
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1244 where ``db`` is the database, ``cl`` is an instance of Class or
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1245 IssueClass within the database, and ``newdata`` is a dictionary mapping
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1246 property names to values.
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1247
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1248 For a ``create()`` operation, the ``itemid`` argument is None and
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1249 newdata contains all of the initial property values with which the item
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1250 is about to be created.
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1251
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1252 For a ``set()`` operation, newdata contains only the names and values of
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1253 properties that are about to be changed.
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1254
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1255 For a ``retire()`` or ``restore()`` operation, newdata is None.
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1256
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1257 .. index:: pair: detectors; reactor
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1258 single: reactors; function signature
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1259 single: reactors; defining
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1260 single: reactors; arguments
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1261
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1262 Reactors are called with the arguments::
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1263
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1264 react(db, cl, itemid, olddata)
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1265
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1266 where ``db`` is the database, ``cl`` is an instance of Class or
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1267 IssueClass within the database, and ``olddata`` is a dictionary mapping
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1268 property names to values.
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1269
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1270 For a ``create()`` operation, the ``itemid`` argument is the id of the
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1271 newly-created item and ``olddata`` is None.
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1273 For a ``set()`` operation, ``olddata`` contains the names and previous
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1274 values of properties that were changed.
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1275
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1276 For a ``retire()`` or ``restore()`` operation, ``itemid`` is the id of
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1277 the retired or restored item and ``olddata`` is None.
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1278
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1279 .. index:: detectors; additional
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1281 Additional Detectors Ready For Use
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1282 ----------------------------------
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1283
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1284 Sample additional detectors that have been found useful will appear in
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1285 the ``'detectors'`` directory of the Roundup distribution. If you want
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1286 to use one, copy it to the ``'detectors'`` of your tracker instance:
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1287
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1288 **irker.py**
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1289 This detector sends notification on IRC through an irker daemon
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1290 (http://www.catb.org/esr/irker/) when issues are created or messages
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1291 are added. In order to use it you need to install irker, start the
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1292 irkerd daemon, and add an ``[irker]`` section in ``detectors/config.ini``
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1293 that contains a comma-separated list of channels where the messages should
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1294 be sent, e.g. ``channels = irc://chat.freenode.net/channelname``.
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1295 **newissuecopy.py**
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1296 This detector sends an email to a team address whenever a new issue is
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1297 created. The address is hard-coded into the detector, so edit it
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1298 before you use it (look for the text 'team@team.host') or you'll get
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1299 email errors!
2193
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2180
diff changeset
1300 **creator_resolution.py**
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2180
diff changeset
1301 Catch attempts to set the status to "resolved" - if the assignedto
b1a29edd6214 added another sample detector
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2180
diff changeset
1302 user isn't the creator, then set the status to "confirm-done". Note that
b1a29edd6214 added another sample detector
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2180
diff changeset
1303 "classic" Roundup doesn't have that status, so you'll have to add it. If
b1a29edd6214 added another sample detector
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2180
diff changeset
1304 you don't want to though, it'll just use "in-progress" instead.
b1a29edd6214 added another sample detector
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2180
diff changeset
1305 **email_auditor.py**
b1a29edd6214 added another sample detector
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2180
diff changeset
1306 If a file added to an issue is of type message/rfc822, we tack on the
b1a29edd6214 added another sample detector
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2180
diff changeset
1307 extension .eml.
b1a29edd6214 added another sample detector
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2180
diff changeset
1308 The reason for this is that Microsoft Internet Explorer will not open
b1a29edd6214 added another sample detector
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2180
diff changeset
1309 things with a .eml attachment, as they deem it 'unsafe'. Worse yet,
b1a29edd6214 added another sample detector
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2180
diff changeset
1310 they'll just give you an incomprehensible error message. For more
b1a29edd6214 added another sample detector
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2180
diff changeset
1311 information, see the detector code - it has a length explanation.
1091
d870139aeb5c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1089
diff changeset
1312
684
5b23ff865f3a added a "detectors" directory...
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 673
diff changeset
1313
6168
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
1314 .. index:: auditors; rules for use
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
1315 single: reactors; rules for use
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
1316
2129
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1317 Auditor or Reactor?
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1318 -------------------
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1319
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1320 Generally speaking, the following rules should be observed:
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1321
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1322 **Auditors**
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1323 Are used for `vetoing creation of or changes to items`_. They might
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1324 also make automatic changes to item properties.
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1325 **Reactors**
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1326 Detect changes in the database and react accordingly. They should avoid
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1327 making changes to the database where possible, as this could create
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1328 detector loops.
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1329
2138
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1330
2129
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1331 Vetoing creation of or changes to items
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1332 ---------------------------------------
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1333
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1334 Auditors may raise the ``Reject`` exception to prevent the creation of
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1335 or changes to items in the database. The mail gateway, for example, will
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1336 not attach files or messages to issues when the creation of those files or
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1337 messages are prevented through the ``Reject`` exception. It'll also not create
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1338 users if that creation is ``Reject``'ed too.
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1339
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1340 To use, simply add at the top of your auditor::
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1341
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1342 from roundup.exceptions import Reject
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1343
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1344 And then when your rejection criteria have been detected, simply::
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1345
5004
494d255043c9 Display errors containing HTML with RejectRaw (issue2550847)
John Kristensen <john@jerrykan.com>
parents: 4975
diff changeset
1346 raise Reject('Description of error')
494d255043c9 Display errors containing HTML with RejectRaw (issue2550847)
John Kristensen <john@jerrykan.com>
parents: 4975
diff changeset
1347
494d255043c9 Display errors containing HTML with RejectRaw (issue2550847)
John Kristensen <john@jerrykan.com>
parents: 4975
diff changeset
1348 Error messages raised with ``Reject`` automatically have any HTML content
494d255043c9 Display errors containing HTML with RejectRaw (issue2550847)
John Kristensen <john@jerrykan.com>
parents: 4975
diff changeset
1349 escaped before being displayed to the user. To display an error message to the
494d255043c9 Display errors containing HTML with RejectRaw (issue2550847)
John Kristensen <john@jerrykan.com>
parents: 4975
diff changeset
1350 user without performing any HTML escaping the ``RejectRaw`` should be used. All
494d255043c9 Display errors containing HTML with RejectRaw (issue2550847)
John Kristensen <john@jerrykan.com>
parents: 4975
diff changeset
1351 security implications should be carefully considering before using
494d255043c9 Display errors containing HTML with RejectRaw (issue2550847)
John Kristensen <john@jerrykan.com>
parents: 4975
diff changeset
1352 ``RejectRaw``.
2129
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1353
3fd672293712 add and use Reject exception [SF#700265]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2122
diff changeset
1354
2138
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1355 Generating email from Roundup
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1356 -----------------------------
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1357
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1358 The module ``roundup.mailer`` contains most of the nuts-n-bolts required
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1359 to generate email messages from Roundup.
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1360
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1361 In addition, the ``IssueClass`` methods ``nosymessage()`` and
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1362 ``send_message()`` are used to generate nosy messages, and may generate
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1363 messages which only consist of a change note (ie. the message id parameter
3463
da8fe3566f67 *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3429
diff changeset
1364 is not required - this is referred to as a "System Message" because it
da8fe3566f67 *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3429
diff changeset
1365 comes from "the system" and not a user).
2138
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1366
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1367
6168
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
1368 .. index:: extensions
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
1369 .. index:: extensions; add python functions to tracker
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
1370
4921
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1371 Extensions - adding capabilities to your tracker
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1372 ================================================
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1373 .. _extensions:
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1374
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1375 While detectors_ add new behavior by reacting to changes in tracked
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1376 objects, `extensions` add new actions and utilities to Roundup, which
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1377 are mostly used to enhance web interface.
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1378
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1379 You can create an extension by creating Python file in your tracker
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1380 ``extensions`` directory. All files from this dir are loaded when
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1381 tracker instance is created, at which point it calls ``init(instance)``
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1382 from each file supplying itself as a first argument.
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1383
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1384 Note that at this point web interface is not loaded, but extensions still
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1385 can register actions for in tracker instance. This may be fixed in
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1386 Roundup 1.6 by introducing ``init_web(client)`` callback or a more
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1387 flexible extension point mechanism.
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1388
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1389
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1390 * ``instance.registerUtil`` is used for adding `templating utilities`_
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1391 (see `adding a time log to your issues`_ for an example)
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1392
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1393 * ``instance.registerAction`` is used to add more actions to instance
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1394 and to web interface. See `Defining new web actions`_ for details.
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1395 Generic action can be added by inheriting from ``action.Action``
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1396 instead of ``cgi.action.Action``.
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
1397
5980
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1398 interfaces.py - hooking into the core of roundup
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1399 ================================================
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1400 .. _interfaces.py:
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1401
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1402 There is a magic trick for hooking into the core of roundup. Using
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1403 this you can:
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1404
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1405 * modify class data structures
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1406 * monkey patch core code to add new functionality
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1407 * modify the email gateway
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1408 * add new rest endpoints
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1409
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1410 but with great power comes great responsibility.
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1411
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1412 Interfaces.py has been around since the earliest releases of roundup
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1413 and used to be the main way to get a lot of customization done. In
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1414 modern roundup, the extensions_ mechanism is used, but there are places
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1415 where interfaces.py is still useful.
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1416
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1417 Example: Changing Cache-Control headers
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1418 ---------------------------------------
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1419
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1420 The Client class in cgi/client.py has a lookup table that is used to
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1421 set the Cache-Control headers for static files. The entries in this
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1422 table are set from interfaces.py using::
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1423
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1424 from roundup.cgi.client import Client
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1425
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1426 Client.Cache_Control['text/css'] = "public, max-age=3600"
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1427 Client.Cache_Control['application/javascript'] = "public, max-age=30"
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1428 Client.Cache_Control['rss.xml'] = "public, max-age=900"
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1429 Client.Cache_Control['local.js'] = "public, max-age=7200"
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1430
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1431 In this case static files delivered using @@file will have cache
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1432 headers set. These files are searched for along the `static_files`
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1433 path in the tracker's `config.ini`. In the example above:
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
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diff changeset
1434
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1435 * a css file (e.g. @@file/style.css) will be cached for an hour
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1436 * javascript files (e.g. @@file/libraries/jquery.js) will be cached
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1437 for 30 seconds
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1438 * a file named rss.xml will be cached for 15 minutes
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1439 * a file named local.js will be cached for 2 hours
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1440
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1441 Note that a file name match overrides the mime type settings.
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1442
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1443
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1444 Example: Implement password complexity checking
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1445 -----------------------------------------------
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1446
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1447 .. index:: tracker; lib directory (example)
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1448
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1449 This example uses the zxcvbn_ module that you can place in the zxcvbn
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1450 subdirectory of your tracker's lib directory.
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1451
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1452 If you add this to the interfaces.py file in the root directory of
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1453 your tracker (same place as schema.py)::
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1454
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1455 import roundup.password as password
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1456 from roundup.exceptions import Reject
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1457 from zxcvbn import zxcvbn
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1458
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1459 # monkey patch the setPassword method with this method
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1460 # that checks password strength.
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1461 origPasswordFunc = password.Password.setPassword
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1462 def mpPasswordFunc(self, plaintext, scheme, config=None):
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1463 """ Replace the password set function with one that
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1464 verifies that the password is complex enough. It
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1465 has to be done at this point and not in an auditor
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1466 as the auditor only sees the encrypted password.
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1467 """
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1468 results = zxcvbn(plaintext)
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1469 if results['score'] < 3:
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1470 l = []
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1471 map(l.extend, [[results['feedback']['warning']], results['feedback']['suggestions']])
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1472 errormsg = " ".join(l)
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1473 raise Reject ("Password is too easy to guess. " + errormsg)
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1474 return origPasswordFunc(self, plaintext, scheme, config=config)
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1475
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1476 password.Password.setPassword = mpPasswordFunc
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1477
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1478 it replaces the setPassword method in the Password class. The new
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1479 version validates that the password is sufficiently complex. Then it
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1480 passes off the setting of password to the original method.
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1481
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1482 Example: Enhance time intervals
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1483 -------------------------------
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1484
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1485 To make the user interface easier to use, you may want to support
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1486 other forms for intervals. For example you can support an interval
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1487 like 1.5 by interpreting it the same as 1:30 (1 hour 30 minutes).
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1488 Also you can allow a bare integer (e.g. 45) as a number of minutes.
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1489
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1490 To do this we intercept the from_raw method of the Interval class in
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1491 hyperdb.py with::
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1492
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1493 import roundup.hyperdb as hyperdb
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1494 origFrom_Raw = hyperdb.Interval.from_raw
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1495
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1496 def normalizeperiod(self, value, **kw):
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1497 ''' Convert alternate time forms into standard interval format
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1498
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1499 [+-] [#y] [#m] [#w] [#d] [[[H]H:MM]:SS]
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1500
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1501 if value is float, it's hour and fractional hours
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1502 if value is integer, it's number of minutes
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1503 '''
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1504 if ":" not in value:
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1505 # Not a specified interval
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1506 # if int consider number of minutes
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1507 try:
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1508 isMinutes = int(value)
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1509 minutes = isMinutes%60
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1510 hours = (isMinutes - minutes) / 60
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1511 value = "%d:%d"%(hours,minutes)
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1512 except ValueError:
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1513 pass
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1514 # if float, consider it number of hours and fractional hours.
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1515 import math
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1516 try:
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1517 afterdecimal, beforedecimal = math.modf(float(value))
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1518 value = "%d:%d"%(beforedecimal,60*afterdecimal)
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1519 except ValueError:
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1520 pass
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1521
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1522 return origFrom_Raw(self, value, **kw)
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1523
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1524 hyperdb.Interval.from_raw = normalizeperiod
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1525
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1526 any call to convert an interval from raw form now has two simpler
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1527 (and more friendly) ways to specify common time intervals.
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1528
5983
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1529 Example: Modifying the mail gateway
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1530 -----------------------------------
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1531
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1532 One site receives email on a main gateway. The virtual alias delivery
6160
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1533 table on the postfix server is configured with::
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1534
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1535 test-issues@example.com roundup-test@roundup-vm.example.com
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1536 test-support@example.com roundup-test+support-a@roundup-vm.example.com
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1537 test@support.example.com roundup-test+support-b@roundup-vm.example.com
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1538
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1539 These modifications to the mail gateway for roundup allows anonymous
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1540 submissions. It hides all of the requesters under the "support"
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1541 user. It also makes some other modifications to the mail parser
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1542 allowing keywords to be set and prefixes to be defined based on the
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1543 delivery alias.
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1544
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1545 This is the entry in interfaces.py::
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1546
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1547 import roundup.mailgw
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1548 import email.utils
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1549
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1550 class SupportTracker(object):
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1551 def __init__(self, prefix=None, keyword=None):
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1552 self.prefix = prefix
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1553 self.keyword = keyword
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1554
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1555 # Define new prefixes and keywords based on local address.
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1556 support_trackers = {
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1557 ### production instances ###
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1558
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1559 ### test instances ###
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1560 'roundup-test+support-a':
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1561 SupportTracker(prefix='Support 1', keyword='support1'),
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1562 'roundup-test+support-b':
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1563 SupportTracker(prefix='Support 2', keyword='support2'),
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1564 'roundup-test2+support-a':
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1565 SupportTracker(prefix='Support 1', keyword='support1'),
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1566 'roundup-test2+support-b':
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1567 SupportTracker(prefix='Support 2', keyword='support2'),
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1568 }
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1569
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1570 class parsedMessage(roundup.mailgw.parsedMessage):
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1571 def __init__(self, mailgw, message, support_tracker):
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1572 roundup.mailgw.parsedMessage.__init__(self, mailgw, message)
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1573 if support_tracker.prefix:
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1574 self.prefix = '%s: ' % support_tracker.prefix
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1575 else:
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1576 self.prefix = ''
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1577 self.keywords = []
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1578 if support_tracker.keyword:
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1579 try:
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diff changeset
1580 self.keywords = [
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1581 self.db.keyword.lookup(support_tracker.keyword)]
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parents: 5980
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1582 except KeyError:
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1583 pass
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parents: 5980
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1584 self.config.ADD_AUTHOR_TO_NOSY = 'no'
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1585 self.config.ADD_RECIPIENTS_TO_NOSY = 'no'
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1586 self.config.MAILGW_KEEP_QUOTED_TEXT = 'yes'
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1587 self.config.MAILGW_LEAVE_BODY_UNCHANGED = 'yes'
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1588 self.classname = 'issue'
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1589 self.pfxmode = 'loose'
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1590 self.sfxmode = 'none'
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1591 # set the support user id
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1592 self.fixed_author = self.db.user.lookup('support')
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1593 self.fixed_props = {
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1594 'nosy': [self.fixed_author],
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diff changeset
1595 'keyword': self.keywords,
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1596 }
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1597
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1598 def handle_help(self):
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1599 pass
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parents: 5980
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1600
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1601 def check_subject(self):
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1602 if not self.subject:
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1603 self.subject = 'no subject'
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1604
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1605 def rego_confirm(self):
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1606 pass
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1607
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1608 def get_author_id(self):
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1609 # force the support user to be the author
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1610 self.author = self.fixed_author
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1611
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diff changeset
1612 def get_props(self):
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1613 self.props = {}
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1614 if not self.nodeid:
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1615 self.props.update(self.fixed_props)
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1616 self.props['title'] = ("%s%s" % (
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1617 self.prefix, self.subject.replace('[', '(').replace(']', ')')))
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1618
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1619 def get_content_and_attachments(self):
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1620 roundup.mailgw.parsedMessage.get_content_and_attachments(self)
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1621 if not self.content:
d877a2ac5ae4 Added mailgw interfaces.py example from Thomas Arendsen Hein
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1622 self.content = 'no text'
d877a2ac5ae4 Added mailgw interfaces.py example from Thomas Arendsen Hein
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1623 intro = []
d877a2ac5ae4 Added mailgw interfaces.py example from Thomas Arendsen Hein
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1624 for header in ['From', 'To', 'Cc']:
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1625 for addr in self.message.getaddrlist(header):
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1626 intro.append('%s: %s' % (header, email.utils.formataddr(addr)))
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1627 intro.append('Subject: %s' % self.subject)
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1628 intro.append('\n')
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1629 self.content = '\n'.join(intro) + self.content
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1630
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1631 class MailGW(roundup.mailgw.MailGW):
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1632 def parsed_message_class(self, mailgw, message):
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1633 support_tracker = None
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1634 # The delivered-to header is unique to postfix
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1635 # it is the target address:
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parents: 5980
diff changeset
1636 # roundup-test+support-a@roundup-vm.example.com
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1637 # rather than
d877a2ac5ae4 Added mailgw interfaces.py example from Thomas Arendsen Hein
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1638 # test-support@example.com
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1639 recipients = message.getaddrlist('delivered-to')
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1640 if recipients:
d877a2ac5ae4 Added mailgw interfaces.py example from Thomas Arendsen Hein
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1641 localpart = recipients[0][1].rpartition('@')[0]
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1642 support_tracker = support_trackers.get(localpart)
d877a2ac5ae4 Added mailgw interfaces.py example from Thomas Arendsen Hein
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1643 if support_tracker:
d877a2ac5ae4 Added mailgw interfaces.py example from Thomas Arendsen Hein
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1644 # parse the mesage using the parsedMessage class
d877a2ac5ae4 Added mailgw interfaces.py example from Thomas Arendsen Hein
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1645 # defined above.
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1646 return parsedMessage(mailgw, message, support_tracker)
d877a2ac5ae4 Added mailgw interfaces.py example from Thomas Arendsen Hein
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1647 else:
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1648 # parse the message normally
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1649 return roundup.mailgw.parsedMessage(mailgw, message)
d877a2ac5ae4 Added mailgw interfaces.py example from Thomas Arendsen Hein
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1650
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1651 This is the most complex example section. The mail gateway is also one
d877a2ac5ae4 Added mailgw interfaces.py example from Thomas Arendsen Hein
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1652 of the more complex subsystems in roundup, and modifying it is not
d877a2ac5ae4 Added mailgw interfaces.py example from Thomas Arendsen Hein
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1653 trivial.
d877a2ac5ae4 Added mailgw interfaces.py example from Thomas Arendsen Hein
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5980
diff changeset
1654
5980
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1655 Other Examples
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1656 --------------
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1657
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1658 See the `rest interface documentation`_ for instructions on how to add
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1659 new rest endpoints using interfaces.py.
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5923
diff changeset
1660
898
5ffac75a7f2e clarification
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 798
diff changeset
1661 Database Content
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
1662 ================
898
5ffac75a7f2e clarification
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 798
diff changeset
1663
3052
230f7394cce9 fix to fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3036
diff changeset
1664 .. note::
3754
9f4dd27ae843 documentation cleanup from Luke Ross (patch [SF#1594860])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3747
diff changeset
1665 If you modify the content of definitional classes, you'll most
3052
230f7394cce9 fix to fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3036
diff changeset
1666 likely need to edit the tracker `detectors`_ to reflect your changes.
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1667
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1668 Customisation of the special "definitional" classes (eg. status,
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1669 priority, resolution, ...) may be done either before or after the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1670 tracker is initialised. The actual method of doing so is completely
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1671 different in each case though, so be careful to use the right one.
898
5ffac75a7f2e clarification
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 798
diff changeset
1672
1089
43ab730ee194 instance -> tracker, node -> item
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1083
diff changeset
1673 **Changing content before tracker initialisation**
3241
78d2f3ce85f6 filename change
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3228
diff changeset
1674 Edit the initial_data.py module in your tracker to alter the items
78d2f3ce85f6 filename change
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3228
diff changeset
1675 created using the ``create( ... )`` methods.
898
5ffac75a7f2e clarification
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 798
diff changeset
1676
1089
43ab730ee194 instance -> tracker, node -> item
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1083
diff changeset
1677 **Changing content after tracker initialisation**
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1678 As the "admin" user, click on the "class list" link in the web
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1679 interface to bring up a list of all database classes. Click on the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1680 name of the class you wish to change the content of.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1681
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1682 You may also use the ``roundup-admin`` interface's create, set and
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1683 retire methods to add, alter or remove items from the classes in
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1684 question.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1685
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1686 See "`adding a new field to the classic schema`_" for an example that
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1687 requires database content changes.
898
5ffac75a7f2e clarification
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 798
diff changeset
1688
5ffac75a7f2e clarification
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 798
diff changeset
1689
2003
a291bf753037 maintenance -> admin guide
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
1690 Security / Access Controls
a291bf753037 maintenance -> admin guide
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
1691 ==========================
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
1692
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1693 A set of Permissions is built into the security module by default:
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
1694
2983
9614a101b68f Stuff from the train ride this morning:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2958
diff changeset
1695 - Create (everything)
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
1696 - Edit (everything)
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
1697 - View (everything)
4296
72463e22640d fix some more documentation for the Register permission
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4088
diff changeset
1698 - Register (User class only)
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
1699
3276
3124e578db02 Email fixes:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3260
diff changeset
1700 These are assigned to the "Admin" Role by default, and allow a user to do
3124e578db02 Email fixes:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3260
diff changeset
1701 anything. Every Class you define in your `tracker schema`_ also gets an
3124e578db02 Email fixes:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3260
diff changeset
1702 Create, Edit and View Permission of its own. The web and email interfaces
3124e578db02 Email fixes:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3260
diff changeset
1703 also define:
3124e578db02 Email fixes:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3260
diff changeset
1704
3124e578db02 Email fixes:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3260
diff changeset
1705 *Email Access*
3124e578db02 Email fixes:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3260
diff changeset
1706 If defined, the user may use the email interface. Used by default to deny
3124e578db02 Email fixes:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3260
diff changeset
1707 Anonymous users access to the email interface. When granted to the
3124e578db02 Email fixes:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3260
diff changeset
1708 Anonymous user, they will be automatically registered by the email
3124e578db02 Email fixes:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3260
diff changeset
1709 interface (see also the ``new_email_user_roles`` configuration option).
3124e578db02 Email fixes:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3260
diff changeset
1710 *Web Access*
3124e578db02 Email fixes:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3260
diff changeset
1711 If defined, the user may use the web interface. All users are able to see
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1712 the login form, regardless of this setting (thus enabling logging in).
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1713 *Web Roles*
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1714 Controls user access to editing the "roles" property of the "user" class.
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1715 TODO: deprecate in favour of a property-based control.
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1716 *Rest Access* and *Xmlrpc Access*
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1717 These control access to the Rest and Xmlrpc endpoints. The Admin and User
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1718 roles have these by default in the classic tracker. See the
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1719 `directions in the rest interface documentation`_ and the
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1720 `xmlrpc interface documentation`_.
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1721
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1722 These are hooked into the default Roles:
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1723
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1724 - Admin (Create, Edit, View and everything; Web Roles)
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1725 - User (Web Access; Email Access)
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1726 - Anonymous (Web Access)
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1727
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1728 And finally, the "admin" user gets the "Admin" Role, and the "anonymous"
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1729 user gets "Anonymous" assigned when the tracker is installed.
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1730
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1731 For the "User" Role, the "classic" tracker defines:
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1732
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1733 - Create, Edit and View issue, file, msg, query, keyword
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1734 - View priority, status
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1735 - View user
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1736 - Edit their own user record
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1737
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1738 And the "Anonymous" Role is defined as:
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1739
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1740 - Web interface access
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1741 - Register user (for registration)
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1742 - View issue, file, msg, query, keyword, priority, status
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1743
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1744 Put together, these settings appear in the tracker's ``schema.py`` file::
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1745
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1746 #
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1747 # TRACKER SECURITY SETTINGS
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1748 #
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1749 # See the configuration and customisation document for information
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1750 # about security setup.
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1751
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1752 #
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1753 # REGULAR USERS
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1754 #
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1755 # Give the regular users access to the web and email interface
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1756 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'Web Access')
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1757 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'Email Access')
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1758 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'Rest Access')
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1759 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'Xmlrpc Access')
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1760
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1761 # Assign the access and edit Permissions for issue, file and message
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1762 # to regular users now
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1763 for cl in 'issue', 'file', 'msg', 'query', 'keyword':
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1764 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'View', cl)
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1765 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'Edit', cl)
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1766 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'Create', cl)
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1767 for cl in 'priority', 'status':
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1768 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'View', cl)
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1769
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1770 # May users view other user information? Comment these lines out
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1771 # if you don't want them to
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1772 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'View', 'user')
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1773
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1774 # Users should be able to edit their own details -- this permission
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1775 # is limited to only the situation where the Viewed or Edited item
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1776 # is their own.
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1777 def own_record(db, userid, itemid, **ctx):
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1778 '''Determine whether the userid matches the item being accessed.'''
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1779 return userid == itemid
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1780 p = db.security.addPermission(name='View', klass='user', check=own_record,
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1781 description="User is allowed to view their own user details")
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1782 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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1783 p = db.security.addPermission(name='Edit', klass='user', check=own_record,
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1784 description="User is allowed to edit their own user details")
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1785 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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1786
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1787 #
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1788 # ANONYMOUS USER PERMISSIONS
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1789 #
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1790 # Let anonymous users access the web interface. Note that almost all
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1791 # trackers will need this Permission. The only situation where it's not
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1792 # required is in a tracker that uses an HTTP Basic Authenticated front-end.
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diff changeset
1793 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Anonymous', 'Web Access')
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1794
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1795 # Let anonymous users access the email interface (note that this implies
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1796 # that they will be registered automatically, hence they will need the
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1797 # "Create" user Permission below)
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1798 # This is disabled by default to stop spam from auto-registering users on
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diff changeset
1799 # public trackers.
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1800 #db.security.addPermissionToRole('Anonymous', 'Email Access')
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1801
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1802 # Assign the appropriate permissions to the anonymous user's Anonymous
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1803 # Role. Choices here are:
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1804 # - Allow anonymous users to register
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1805 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Anonymous', 'Create', 'user')
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1806
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1807 # Allow anonymous users access to view issues (and the related, linked
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1808 # information)
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1809 for cl in 'issue', 'file', 'msg', 'keyword', 'priority', 'status':
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1810 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Anonymous', 'View', cl)
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1811
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1812 # [OPTIONAL]
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1813 # Allow anonymous users access to create or edit "issue" items (and the
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1814 # related file and message items)
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1815 #for cl in 'issue', 'file', 'msg':
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1816 # db.security.addPermissionToRole('Anonymous', 'Create', cl)
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1817 # db.security.addPermissionToRole('Anonymous', 'Edit', cl)
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1818
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diff changeset
1819 .. index::
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diff changeset
1820 single: roundup-admin; view class permissions
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1821
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1822 You can use ``roundup-admin security`` to verify the permissions
d0aebd4aec72 Provide a method for identifying invalid properties in permissions
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1823 defined in the schema. It also verifies that properties specified in
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diff changeset
1824 permissions are valid for the class. This helps detect typos that can
d0aebd4aec72 Provide a method for identifying invalid properties in permissions
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1825 cause baffling permission issues.
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1826
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1827 Automatic Permission Checks
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1828 ---------------------------
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1829
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1830 Permissions are automatically checked when information is rendered
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1831 through the web. This includes:
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1832
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1833 1. View checks for properties when being rendered via the ``plain()`` or
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1834 similar methods. If the check fails, the text "[hidden]" will be
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1835 displayed.
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1836 2. Edit checks for properties when the edit field is being rendered via
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1837 the ``field()`` or similar methods. If the check fails, the property
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1838 will be rendered via the ``plain()`` method (see point 1. for subsequent
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1839 checking performed)
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1840 3. View checks are performed in index pages for each item being displayed
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1841 such that if the user does not have permission, the row is not rendered.
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1842 4. View checks are performed at the top of item pages for the Item being
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1843 displayed. If the user does not have permission, the text "You are not
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1844 allowed to view this page." will be displayed.
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1845 5. View checks are performed at the top of index pages for the Class being
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diff changeset
1846 displayed. If the user does not have permission, the text "You are not
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1847 allowed to view this page." will be displayed.
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diff changeset
1848
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1849
1244
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1850 New User Roles
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1851 --------------
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1852
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1853 New users are assigned the Roles defined in the config file as:
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1854
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1855 - NEW_WEB_USER_ROLES
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1856 - NEW_EMAIL_USER_ROLES
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1857
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1858 The `users may only edit their issues`_ example shows customisation of
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1859 these parameters.
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1860
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1861
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1862 Changing Access Controls
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1863 ------------------------
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1864
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1865 You may alter the configuration variables to change the Role that new
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1866 web or email users get, for example to not give them access to the web
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1867 interface if they register through email.
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1868
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1869 You may use the ``roundup-admin`` "``security``" command to display the
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1870 current Role and Permission configuration in your tracker.
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1871
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1872
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1873 Adding a new Permission
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1874 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1875
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1876 When adding a new Permission, you will need to:
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1877
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1878 1. add it to your tracker's ``schema.py`` so it is created, using
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1879 ``security.addPermission``, for example::
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1880
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1881 db.security.addPermission(name="View", klass='frozzle',
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1882 description="User is allowed to access frozzles")
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1883
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1884 will set up a new "View" permission on the Class "frozzle".
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1885 2. enable it for the Roles that should have it (verify with
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1886 "``roundup-admin security``")
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1887 3. add it to the relevant HTML interface templates
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1888 4. add it to the appropriate xxxPermission methods on in your tracker
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1889 interfaces module
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1890
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1891 The ``addPermission`` method takes a few optional parameters:
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1892
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1893 **properties**
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1894 A sequence of property names that are the only properties to apply the
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1895 new Permission to (eg. ``... klass='user', properties=('name',
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1896 'email') ...``)
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1897 **props_only**
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1898 A boolean value (set to false by default) that is a new feature
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1899 in roundup 1.6.
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1900 A permission defined using:
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1901
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1902 ``properties=('list', 'of', 'property', 'names')``
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1903
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1904 is used to determine access for things other than just those
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1905 properties. For example a check for View permission on the issue
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1906 class or an issue item can use any View permission for the issue
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1907 class even if that permission has a property list. This can be
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1908 confusing and surprising as you would think that a permission
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1909 including properties would be used only for determining the
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1910 access permission for those properties.
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1911
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1912 ``roundup-admin security`` will report invalid properties for the
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1913 class. For example a permission with an invalid summary property is
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1914 presented as::
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1915
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1916 Allowed to see content of object regardless of spam status
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1917 (View for "file": ('content', 'summary') only)
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1918
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1919 **Invalid properties for file: ['summary']
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1920
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1921 Setting ``props_only=True`` will make the permission valid only for
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1922 those properties.
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1923
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1924 If you use a lot of permissions with property checks, it can be
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1925 difficult to change all of them. Calling the function:
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1926
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1927 db.security.set_props_only_default(True)
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1928
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1929 at the top of ``schema.py`` will make every permission creation
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1930 behave as though props_only was set to True. It is expected that the
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1931 default of True will become the default in a future Roundup release.
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1932 **check**
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1933 A function to be executed which returns boolean determining whether
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1934 the Permission is allowed. If it returns True, the permission is
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1935 allowed, if it returns False the permission is denied. The function
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1936 can have one of two signatures::
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1937
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1938 check(db, userid, itemid)
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1939
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1940 or::
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1941
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1942 check(db, userid, itemid, **ctx)
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1943
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1944 where ``db`` is a handle on the open database, ``userid`` is
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1945 the user attempting access and ``itemid`` is the specific item being
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1946 accessed. If the second form is used the ``ctx`` dictionary is
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1947 defined with the following values::
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1948
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1949 ctx['property'] the name of the property being checked or None if
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1950 it's a class check.
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1951
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1952 ctx['classname'] the name of the class that is being checked
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1953 (issue, query ....).
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1954
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1955 ctx['permission'] the name of the permission (e.g. View, Edit...).
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1956
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1957 The second form is preferred as it makes it easier to implement more
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1958 complex permission schemes. An example of the use of ``ctx`` can be
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1959 found in the ``upgrading.txt`` or `upgrading.html`_ document.
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1960
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1961 .. _`upgrading.html`: upgrading.html
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1962
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1963 Example Scenarios
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1964 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1965
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1966 See the `examples`_ section for longer examples of customisation.
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1967
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1968 **anonymous access through the e-mail gateway**
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1969 Give the "anonymous" user the "Email Access", ("Edit", "issue") and
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1970 ("Create", "msg") Permissions but do not not give them the ("Create",
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1971 "user") Permission. This means that when an unknown user sends email
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1972 into the tracker, they're automatically logged in as "anonymous".
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1973 Since they don't have the ("Create", "user") Permission, they won't
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1974 be automatically registered, but since "anonymous" has permission to
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1975 use the gateway, they'll still be able to submit issues. Note that
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1976 the Sender information - their email address - will not be available
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1977 - they're *anonymous*.
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1978
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1979 **automatic registration of users in the e-mail gateway**
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1980 By giving the "anonymous" user the ("Register", "user") Permission, any
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1981 unidentified user will automatically be registered with the tracker
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1982 (with no password, so they won't be able to log in through
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1983 the web until an admin sets their password). By default new Roundup
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1984 trackers don't allow this as it opens them up to spam. It may be enabled
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1985 by uncommenting the appropriate addPermissionToRole in your tracker's
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1986 ``schema.py`` file. The new user is given the Roles list defined in the
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1987 "new_email_user_roles" config variable.
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1988
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1989 **only developers may be assigned issues**
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1990 Create a new Permission called "Fixer" for the "issue" class. Create a
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1991 new Role "Developer" which has that Permission, and assign that to the
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1992 appropriate users. Filter the list of users available in the assignedto
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1993 list to include only those users. Enforce the Permission with an
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1994 auditor. See the example
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1995 `restricting the list of users that are assignable to a task`_.
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1996
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1997 **only managers may sign off issues as complete**
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1998 Create a new Permission called "Closer" for the "issue" class. Create a
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1999 new Role "Manager" which has that Permission, and assign that to the
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2000 appropriate users. In your web interface, only display the "resolved"
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2001 issue state option when the user has the "Closer" Permissions. Enforce
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2002 the Permission with an auditor. This is very similar to the previous
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2003 example, except that the web interface check would look like::
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2004
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2005 <option tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('Closer')"
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2006 value="resolved">Resolved</option>
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2007
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2008 **don't give web access to users who register through email**
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2009 Create a new Role called "Email User" which has all the Permissions of
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2010 the normal "User" Role minus the "Web Access" Permission. This will
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2011 allow users to send in emails to the tracker, but not access the web
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2012 interface.
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2013
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2014 **let some users edit the details of all users**
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2015 Create a new Role called "User Admin" which has the Permission for
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2016 editing users::
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2017
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2018 db.security.addRole(name='User Admin', description='Managing users')
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parents: 1304
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2019 p = db.security.getPermission('Edit', 'user')
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2020 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User Admin', p)
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parents: 1304
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2021
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parents: 1304
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2022 and assign the Role to the users who need the permission.
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parents: 1304
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2023
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parents: 1236
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2024
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
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2025 Web Interface
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2026 =============
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e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
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parents:
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2027
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
2028 .. contents::
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
2029 :local:
3c1533be3822 more doc
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
2030
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2031 The web interface is provided by the ``roundup.cgi.client`` module and
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parents: 1671
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2032 is used by ``roundup.cgi``, ``roundup-server`` and ``ZRoundup``
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parents: 1671
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2033 (``ZRoundup`` is broken, until further notice). In all cases, we
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2034 determine which tracker is being accessed (the first part of the URL
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2035 path inside the scope of the CGI handler) and pass control on to the
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parents: 2914
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2036 ``roundup.cgi.client.Client`` class - which handles the rest of the
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parents: 2914
diff changeset
2037 access through its ``main()`` method. This means that you can do pretty
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parents: 2914
diff changeset
2038 much anything you want as a web interface to your tracker.
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parents: 2914
diff changeset
2039
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diff changeset
2040
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parents: 2897
diff changeset
2041
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2042 Repercussions of changing the tracker schema
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parents: 1096
diff changeset
2043 ---------------------------------------------
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parents: 1003
diff changeset
2044
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2045 If you choose to change the `tracker schema`_ you will need to ensure
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2046 the web interface knows about it:
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diff changeset
2047
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2048 1. Index, item and search pages for the relevant classes may need to
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2049 have properties added or removed,
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2050 2. The "page" template may require links to be changed, as might the
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2051 "home" page's content arguments.
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parents: 1003
diff changeset
2052
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5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
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parents: 2897
diff changeset
2053
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cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2054 How requests are processed
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parents: 1096
diff changeset
2055 --------------------------
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
2056
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parents: 1003
diff changeset
2057 The basic processing of a web request proceeds as follows:
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parents: 1003
diff changeset
2058
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parents: 1003
diff changeset
2059 1. figure out who we are, defaulting to the "anonymous" user
8b9feca82090 some progress
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parents: 1003
diff changeset
2060 2. figure out what the request is for - we call this the "context"
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parents: 1003
diff changeset
2061 3. handle any requested action (item edit, search, ...)
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diff changeset
2062 4. render the template requested by the context, resulting in HTML
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2063 output
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parents: 1003
diff changeset
2064
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diff changeset
2065 In some situations, exceptions occur:
1070
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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parents: 1058
diff changeset
2066
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parents: 1003
diff changeset
2067 - HTTP Redirect (generally raised by an action)
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2068 - SendFile (generally raised by ``determine_context``)
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2069 here we serve up a FileClass "content" property
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2070 - SendStaticFile (generally raised by ``determine_context``)
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2071 here we serve up a file from the tracker "html" directory
1057
8b9feca82090 some progress
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1003
diff changeset
2072 - Unauthorised (generally raised by an action)
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2073 here the action is cancelled, the request is rendered and an error
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2074 message is displayed indicating that permission was not granted for
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2075 the action to take place
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parents: 1003
diff changeset
2076 - NotFound (raised wherever it needs to be)
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2077 this exception percolates up to the CGI interface that called the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2078 client
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parents: 1003
diff changeset
2079
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parents: 2897
diff changeset
2080
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parents: 4723
diff changeset
2081 Roundup URL design
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parents: 4723
diff changeset
2082 ------------------
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parents: 4723
diff changeset
2083
9b9d9cb9734a Document Roundup URL design
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
diff changeset
2084 Each tracker has several hardcoded URLs. These three are equivalent and
9b9d9cb9734a Document Roundup URL design
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
diff changeset
2085 lead to the main tracker page:
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anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
diff changeset
2086
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anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
diff changeset
2087 1. ``/``
9b9d9cb9734a Document Roundup URL design
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
diff changeset
2088 2. ``/index``
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anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
diff changeset
2089 3. ``/home``
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anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
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2090
9b9d9cb9734a Document Roundup URL design
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
diff changeset
2091 The following prefix is used to access static resources:
9b9d9cb9734a Document Roundup URL design
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
diff changeset
2092
9b9d9cb9734a Document Roundup URL design
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
diff changeset
2093 4. ``/@@file/``
9b9d9cb9734a Document Roundup URL design
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
diff changeset
2094
9b9d9cb9734a Document Roundup URL design
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
diff changeset
2095 All other URLs depend on the classes configured in Roundup database.
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anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
diff changeset
2096 Each class receives two URLs - one for the class itself and another
9b9d9cb9734a Document Roundup URL design
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
diff changeset
2097 for specific items of that class. Example for class URL:
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anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
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2098
9b9d9cb9734a Document Roundup URL design
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
diff changeset
2099 5. ``/issue``
9b9d9cb9734a Document Roundup URL design
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
diff changeset
2100
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parents: 4723
diff changeset
2101 This is usually used to show listings of class items. The URL for
9b9d9cb9734a Document Roundup URL design
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
diff changeset
2102 for specific object of issue class with id 1 will look like:
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anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
diff changeset
2103
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anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
diff changeset
2104 6. ``/issue1``
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anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
diff changeset
2105
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anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
diff changeset
2106
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parents: 1070
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2107 Determining web context
1098
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parents: 1096
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2108 -----------------------
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parents: 1070
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2109
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diff changeset
2110 To determine the "context" of a request (what request is for), we look at
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anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
diff changeset
2111 the URL path after the tracker root and at ``@template`` request
9b9d9cb9734a Document Roundup URL design
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
diff changeset
2112 parameter. Typical URL paths look like:
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parents: 1003
diff changeset
2113
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parents: 1003
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2114 1. ``/tracker/issue``
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1003
diff changeset
2115 2. ``/tracker/issue1``
2589
809758599cdc oops, double-@
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2588
diff changeset
2116 3. ``/tracker/@@file/style.css``
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parents: 1003
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2117 4. ``/cgi-bin/roundup.cgi/tracker/file1``
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parents: 1003
diff changeset
2118 5. ``/cgi-bin/roundup.cgi/tracker/file1/kitten.png``
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parents: 1003
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2119
4725
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parents: 4723
diff changeset
2120 where tracker root is ``/tracker/`` or ``/cgi-bin/roundup.cgi/tracker/``
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anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
diff changeset
2121 We're looking at "issue", "issue1", "@@file/style.css", "file1" and
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parents: 4723
diff changeset
2122 "file1/kitten.png" in the cases above.
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parents: 4723
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2123
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2124 a. with is no path we are in the "home" context. See `the "home"
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anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
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2125 context`_ below for details. "index" or "home" paths may also be used
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parents: 4723
diff changeset
2126 to switch into "home" context.
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parents: 4723
diff changeset
2127 b. for paths starting with "@@file" the additional path entry ("style.css"
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parents: 4723
diff changeset
2128 in the example above) specifies the static file to be served
9b9d9cb9734a Document Roundup URL design
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
diff changeset
2129 from the tracker TEMPLATES directory (or STATIC_FILES, if configured).
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parents: 4723
diff changeset
2130 This is usually the tracker's "html" directory. Internally this works
9b9d9cb9734a Document Roundup URL design
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parents: 4723
diff changeset
2131 by raising SendStaticFile exception.
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2132 c. if there is something in the path (as in example 1, "issue"), it
4725
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2133 identifies the tracker class to display.
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2134 d. if the path is an item designator (as in examples 2 and 4, "issue1"
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2135 and "file1"), then we're to display a specific item.
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2136 e. if the path starts with an item designator and is longer than one
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2137 entry (as in example 5, "file1/kitten.png"), then we're assumed to be
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2138 handling an item of a ``FileClass``, and the extra path information
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2139 gives the filename that the client is going to label the download
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2140 with (i.e. "file1/kitten.png" is nicer to download than "file1").
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2141 This raises a ``SendFile`` exception.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2142
5154
f608eeecf638 issue2550891: Allow subdir in template value. Anthony (antmail)
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5135
diff changeset
2143 Neither b. or e. use templates and stop before the template is
f608eeecf638 issue2550891: Allow subdir in template value. Anthony (antmail)
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5135
diff changeset
2144 determined. For other contexts the template used is specified by the
4725
9b9d9cb9734a Document Roundup URL design
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4723
diff changeset
2145 ``@template`` variable, which defaults to:
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2146
5154
f608eeecf638 issue2550891: Allow subdir in template value. Anthony (antmail)
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5135
diff changeset
2147 - only classname supplied: "index"
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2148 - full item designator supplied: "item"
1057
8b9feca82090 some progress
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1003
diff changeset
2149
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2150
2227
15c20983fd13 more info about the "home" context
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2209
diff changeset
2151 The "home" Context
15c20983fd13 more info about the "home" context
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2209
diff changeset
2152 ------------------
15c20983fd13 more info about the "home" context
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2209
diff changeset
2153
15c20983fd13 more info about the "home" context
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2209
diff changeset
2154 The "home" context is special because it allows you to add templated
15c20983fd13 more info about the "home" context
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2209
diff changeset
2155 pages to your tracker that don't rely on a class or item (ie. an issues
15c20983fd13 more info about the "home" context
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2209
diff changeset
2156 list or specific issue).
15c20983fd13 more info about the "home" context
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2209
diff changeset
2157
15c20983fd13 more info about the "home" context
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2209
diff changeset
2158 Let's say you wish to add frames to control the layout of your tracker's
15c20983fd13 more info about the "home" context
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2209
diff changeset
2159 interface. You'd probably have:
15c20983fd13 more info about the "home" context
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2209
diff changeset
2160
15c20983fd13 more info about the "home" context
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2209
diff changeset
2161 - A top-level frameset page. This page probably wouldn't be templated, so
15c20983fd13 more info about the "home" context
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2209
diff changeset
2162 it could be served as a static file (see `serving static content`_)
15c20983fd13 more info about the "home" context
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2209
diff changeset
2163 - A sidebar frame that is templated. Let's call this page
15c20983fd13 more info about the "home" context
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2209
diff changeset
2164 "home.navigation.html" in your tracker's "html" directory. To load that
15c20983fd13 more info about the "home" context
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2209
diff changeset
2165 page up, you use the URL:
15c20983fd13 more info about the "home" context
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2209
diff changeset
2166
15c20983fd13 more info about the "home" context
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2209
diff changeset
2167 <tracker url>/home?@template=navigation
15c20983fd13 more info about the "home" context
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2209
diff changeset
2168
15c20983fd13 more info about the "home" context
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2209
diff changeset
2169
2134
00dfd8b50773 doc clarification
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2129
diff changeset
2170 Serving static content
00dfd8b50773 doc clarification
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2129
diff changeset
2171 ----------------------
00dfd8b50773 doc clarification
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2129
diff changeset
2172
00dfd8b50773 doc clarification
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2129
diff changeset
2173 See the previous section `determining web context`_ where it describes
2589
809758599cdc oops, double-@
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2588
diff changeset
2174 ``@@file`` paths.
2134
00dfd8b50773 doc clarification
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2129
diff changeset
2175
00dfd8b50773 doc clarification
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2129
diff changeset
2176
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2177 Performing actions in web requests
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
2178 ----------------------------------
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2179
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2180 When a user requests a web page, they may optionally also request for an
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2181 action to take place. As described in `how requests are processed`_, the
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2182 action is performed before the requested page is generated. Actions are
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2183 triggered by using a ``@action`` CGI variable, where the value is one
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2184 of:
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1057
diff changeset
2185
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1124
diff changeset
2186 **login**
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1057
diff changeset
2187 Attempt to log a user in.
1278
0c0494deb09f doc for the retire action
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1270
diff changeset
2188
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1124
diff changeset
2189 **logout**
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1057
diff changeset
2190 Log the user out - make them "anonymous".
1278
0c0494deb09f doc for the retire action
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1270
diff changeset
2191
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1124
diff changeset
2192 **register**
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2193 Attempt to create a new user based on the contents of the form and then
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2194 log them in.
1278
0c0494deb09f doc for the retire action
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1270
diff changeset
2195
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1124
diff changeset
2196 **edit**
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2197 Perform an edit of an item in the database. There are some `special form
6334
eeddc4e03742 Documented possible use of __redirect_to for edit function.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6329
diff changeset
2198 variables`_ you may use. Also you can set the ``__redirect_to`` form
eeddc4e03742 Documented possible use of __redirect_to for edit function.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6329
diff changeset
2199 variable to the URL that should be displayed after the edit is succesfully
eeddc4e03742 Documented possible use of __redirect_to for edit function.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6329
diff changeset
2200 completed. If you wanted to edit a sequence of issues, users etc. this
eeddc4e03742 Documented possible use of __redirect_to for edit function.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6329
diff changeset
2201 could be used to display the next item in the sequence to the user.
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1057
diff changeset
2202
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1124
diff changeset
2203 **new**
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2204 Add a new item to the database. You may use the same `special form
5158
63294ed25e84 issue1842687: Keywords: After creating, stay in "Create New" mode.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5156
diff changeset
2205 variables`_ as in the "edit" action. Also you can set the
63294ed25e84 issue1842687: Keywords: After creating, stay in "Create New" mode.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5156
diff changeset
2206 ``__redirect_to`` form variable to the URL that should be displayed after
63294ed25e84 issue1842687: Keywords: After creating, stay in "Create New" mode.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5156
diff changeset
2207 the new item is created. This is useful if you want to create another
63294ed25e84 issue1842687: Keywords: After creating, stay in "Create New" mode.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5156
diff changeset
2208 item rather than edit the newly created item.
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1057
diff changeset
2209
1278
0c0494deb09f doc for the retire action
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1270
diff changeset
2210 **retire**
0c0494deb09f doc for the retire action
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1270
diff changeset
2211 Retire the item in the database.
0c0494deb09f doc for the retire action
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1270
diff changeset
2212
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1124
diff changeset
2213 **editCSV**
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1057
diff changeset
2214 Performs an edit of all of a class' items in one go. See also the
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2215 *class*.csv templating method which generates the CSV data to be
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2216 edited, and the ``'_generic.index'`` template which uses both of these
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2217 features.
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1057
diff changeset
2218
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1124
diff changeset
2219 **search**
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2220 Mangle some of the form variables:
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2221
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2222 - Set the form ":filter" variable based on the values of the filter
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2223 variables - if they're set to anything other than "dontcare" then add
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2224 them to :filter.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2225
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2226 - Also handle the ":queryname" variable and save off the query to the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2227 user's query list.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2228
2017
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2229 Each of the actions is implemented by a corresponding ``*XxxAction*`` (where
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2230 "Xxx" is the name of the action) class in the ``roundup.cgi.actions`` module.
2915
7d97c75e7cba more docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2914
diff changeset
2231 These classes are registered with ``roundup.cgi.client.Client``. If you need
7d97c75e7cba more docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2914
diff changeset
2232 to define new actions, you may add them there (see `defining new
2017
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2233 web actions`_).
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2234
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2235 Each action class also has a ``*permission*`` method which determines whether
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2236 the action is permissible given the current user. The base permission checks
2991
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2983
diff changeset
2237 for each action are:
2983
9614a101b68f Stuff from the train ride this morning:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2958
diff changeset
2238
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1124
diff changeset
2239 **login**
2991
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2983
diff changeset
2240 Determine whether the user has the "Web Access" Permission.
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1124
diff changeset
2241 **logout**
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1057
diff changeset
2242 No permission checks are made.
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1124
diff changeset
2243 **register**
3404
7d48c5b1e8f2 merge from maint-0-8
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3363
diff changeset
2244 Determine whether the user has the ("Create", "user") Permission.
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1124
diff changeset
2245 **edit**
2983
9614a101b68f Stuff from the train ride this morning:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2958
diff changeset
2246 Determine whether the user has permission to edit this item. If we're
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2247 editing the "user" class, users are allowed to edit their own details -
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2248 unless they try to edit the "roles" property, which requires the
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1057
diff changeset
2249 special Permission "Web Roles".
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1124
diff changeset
2250 **new**
2983
9614a101b68f Stuff from the train ride this morning:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2958
diff changeset
2251 Determine whether the user has permission to create this item. No
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2252 additional property checks are made. Additionally, new user items may
3404
7d48c5b1e8f2 merge from maint-0-8
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3363
diff changeset
2253 be created if the user has the ("Create", "user") Permission.
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1124
diff changeset
2254 **editCSV**
2991
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2983
diff changeset
2255 Determine whether the user has permission to edit this class.
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1124
diff changeset
2256 **search**
2991
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2983
diff changeset
2257 Determine whether the user has permission to view this class.
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1057
diff changeset
2258
5201
a9ace22e0a2f issue 2550690 - Adding anti-csrf measures to roundup following
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5196
diff changeset
2259 Protecting users from web application attacks
a9ace22e0a2f issue 2550690 - Adding anti-csrf measures to roundup following
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5196
diff changeset
2260 ---------------------------------------------
a9ace22e0a2f issue 2550690 - Adding anti-csrf measures to roundup following
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5196
diff changeset
2261
a9ace22e0a2f issue 2550690 - Adding anti-csrf measures to roundup following
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5196
diff changeset
2262 There is a class of attacks known as Cross Site Request Forgeries
a9ace22e0a2f issue 2550690 - Adding anti-csrf measures to roundup following
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5196
diff changeset
2263 (CSRF). Malicious code running in the browser can making a
a9ace22e0a2f issue 2550690 - Adding anti-csrf measures to roundup following
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5196
diff changeset
2264 request to roundup while you are logged into roundup. The
a9ace22e0a2f issue 2550690 - Adding anti-csrf measures to roundup following
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5196
diff changeset
2265 malicious code piggy backs on your existing roundup session to
a9ace22e0a2f issue 2550690 - Adding anti-csrf measures to roundup following
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5196
diff changeset
2266 make changes without your knowledge. Roundup 1.6 has support for
a9ace22e0a2f issue 2550690 - Adding anti-csrf measures to roundup following
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5196
diff changeset
2267 defending against this by analyzing the
a9ace22e0a2f issue 2550690 - Adding anti-csrf measures to roundup following
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5196
diff changeset
2268
a9ace22e0a2f issue 2550690 - Adding anti-csrf measures to roundup following
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5196
diff changeset
2269 * Referer,
a9ace22e0a2f issue 2550690 - Adding anti-csrf measures to roundup following
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5196
diff changeset
2270 * Origin, and
a9ace22e0a2f issue 2550690 - Adding anti-csrf measures to roundup following
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5196
diff changeset
2271 * Host or
a9ace22e0a2f issue 2550690 - Adding anti-csrf measures to roundup following
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5196
diff changeset
2272 * X-Forwarded-Host
a9ace22e0a2f issue 2550690 - Adding anti-csrf measures to roundup following
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5196
diff changeset
2273
a9ace22e0a2f issue 2550690 - Adding anti-csrf measures to roundup following
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5196
diff changeset
2274 HTTP headers. It compares the headers to the value of the web setting
a9ace22e0a2f issue 2550690 - Adding anti-csrf measures to roundup following
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5196
diff changeset
2275 in the [tracker] section of the tracker's ``config.ini``.
a9ace22e0a2f issue 2550690 - Adding anti-csrf measures to roundup following
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5196
diff changeset
2276
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2277 Also a per form token (also called a nonce) can be enabled for
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2278 the tracker using the ``csrf_enforce_token`` option in
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2279 config.ini. When enabled, roundup will validate a hidden form
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2280 field called ``@csrf``. If the validation fails (or the token
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2281 is used more than once) the request is rejected. The ``@csrf``
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2282 input field is added automatically by calling the ``submit``
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2283 function/path. It can also be added manually by calling
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2284 anti_csrf_nonce() directly. For example:
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2285
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2286 <input name="@csrf" type="hidden"
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2287 tal:attributes="value python:utils.anti_csrf_nonce(lifetime=10)">
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2288
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2289 By default a nonce lifetime is 2 weeks. However the lifetime (in
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2290 minutes) can be set by passing a lifetime argument as shown
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2291 above. The example above makes the nonce lifetime 10 minutes.
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2292
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2293 Search for @csrf in this document for more examples. There are
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2294 more examples and information in ``upgrading.txt``.
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2295
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2296 The token protects you because malicious code supplied by another
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2297 site is unable to obtain the token. Thus many attempts they make
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2298 to submit a request are rejected.
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2299
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2300 The protection on the xmlrpc interface is untested, but is based
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2301 on a valid header check against the roundup url and the presence
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2302 of the ``X-REQUESTED-WITH`` header. Work to improve this is a
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2303 future project after the 1.6 release.
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2304
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2305 The enforcement levels can be modified in ``config.ini``. Refer to
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2306 that file for details.
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2307
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2308 Special form variables
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2309 ----------------------
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2310
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2311 Item properties and their values are edited with html FORM
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2312 variables and their values. You can:
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2313
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2314 - Change the value of some property of the current item.
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2315 - Create a new item of any class, and edit the new item's
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2316 properties,
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2317 - Attach newly created items to a multilink property of the
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2318 current item.
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2319 - Remove items from a multilink property of the current item.
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2320 - Specify that some properties are required for the edit
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2321 operation to be successful.
5158
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2322 - Redirect to a different page after creating a new item (new action
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2323 only, not edit action). Usually you end up on the page for the
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2324 created item.
3429
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2325 - Set up user interface locale.
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2326
3293
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2327 These operations will only take place if the form action (the
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2328 ``@action`` variable) is "edit" or "new".
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2329
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2330 In the following, <bracketed> values are variable, "@" may be
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2331 either ":" or "@", and other text "required" is fixed.
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2332
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2333 Two special form variables are used to specify user language preferences:
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2334
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2335 ``@language``
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2336 value may be locale name or ``none``. If this variable is set to
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2337 locale name, web interface language is changed to given value
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2338 (provided that appropriate translation is available), the value
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2339 is stored in the browser cookie and will be used for all following
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2340 requests. If value is ``none`` the cookie is removed and the
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2341 language is changed to the tracker default, set up in the tracker
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2342 configuration or OS environment.
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2343
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2344 ``@charset``
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2345 value may be character set name or ``none``. Character set name
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2346 is stored in the browser cookie and sets output encoding for all
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2347 HTML pages generated by Roundup. If value is ``none`` the cookie
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2348 is removed and HTML output is reset to Roundup internal encoding
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2349 (UTF-8).
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2350
1679
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2351 Most properties are specified as form variables:
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2352
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2353 ``<propname>``
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2354 property on the current context item
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2355
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2356 ``<designator>"@"<propname>``
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2357 property on the indicated item (for editing related information)
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2358
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2359 Designators name a specific item of a class.
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2360
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2361 ``<classname><N>``
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2362 Name an existing item of class <classname>.
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2363
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2364 ``<classname>"-"<N>``
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2365 Name the <N>th new item of class <classname>. If the form
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2366 submission is successful, a new item of <classname> is
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2367 created. Within the submitted form, a particular
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2368 designator of this form always refers to the same new
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2369 item.
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2370
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2371 Once we have determined the "propname", we look at it to see
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2372 if it's special:
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2373
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2374 ``@required``
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2375 The associated form value is a comma-separated list of
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2376 property names that must be specified when the form is
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2377 submitted for the edit operation to succeed.
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2378
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2379 When the <designator> is missing, the properties are
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2380 for the current context item. When <designator> is
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2381 present, they are for the item specified by
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2382 <designator>.
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2383
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2384 The "@required" specifier must come before any of the
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2385 properties it refers to are assigned in the form.
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2386
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2387 ``@remove@<propname>=id(s)`` or ``@add@<propname>=id(s)``
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2388 The "@add@" and "@remove@" edit actions apply only to
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2389 Multilink properties. The form value must be a
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2390 comma-separate list of keys for the class specified by
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2391 the simple form variable. The listed items are added
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2392 to (respectively, removed from) the specified
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2393 property.
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2394
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2395 ``@link@<propname>=<designator>``
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2396 If the edit action is "@link@", the simple form
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2397 variable must specify a Link or Multilink property.
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2398 The form value is a comma-separated list of
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2399 designators. The item corresponding to each
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2400 designator is linked to the property given by simple
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2401 form variable.
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2402
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2403 None of the above (ie. just a simple form value)
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2404 The value of the form variable is converted
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2405 appropriately, depending on the type of the property.
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
2406
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2407 For a Link('klass') property, the form value is a
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2408 single key for 'klass', where the key field is
2983
9614a101b68f Stuff from the train ride this morning:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2958
diff changeset
2409 specified in schema.py.
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2410
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2411 For a Multilink('klass') property, the form value is a
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2412 comma-separated list of keys for 'klass', where the
2983
9614a101b68f Stuff from the train ride this morning:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2958
diff changeset
2413 key field is specified in schema.py.
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2414
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2415 Note that for simple-form-variables specifiying Link
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2416 and Multilink properties, the linked-to class must
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2417 have a key field.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2418
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2419 For a String() property specifying a filename, the
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2420 file named by the form value is uploaded. This means we
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2421 try to set additional properties "filename" and "type" (if
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2422 they are valid for the class). Otherwise, the property
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2423 is set to the form value.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2424
5067
e424987d294a Add support for an integer type to join the existing number type.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5064
diff changeset
2425 For Date(), Interval(), Boolean(), Integer() and Number()
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2426 properties, the form value is converted to the
6289
6672d92b2ce1 Add missing word to phrase.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6219
diff changeset
2427 appropriate value.
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2428
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2429 Any of the form variables may be prefixed with a classname or
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2430 designator.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2431
5161
12190efa30d4 I realized that the __came_from and __redirect_to url parameters I
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5158
diff changeset
2432 Setting the form variable: ``__redirect_to=`` to a url when
12190efa30d4 I realized that the __came_from and __redirect_to url parameters I
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5158
diff changeset
2433 @action=new redirects the user to the specified url after successfully
12190efa30d4 I realized that the __came_from and __redirect_to url parameters I
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5158
diff changeset
2434 creating the new item. This is useful if you want the user to create
12190efa30d4 I realized that the __came_from and __redirect_to url parameters I
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5158
diff changeset
2435 another item rather than edit the newly created item. Note that the
12190efa30d4 I realized that the __came_from and __redirect_to url parameters I
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5158
diff changeset
2436 url assigned to ``__redirect_to`` must be url encoded/quoted and be
12190efa30d4 I realized that the __came_from and __redirect_to url parameters I
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5158
diff changeset
2437 under the tracker's base url. If the base_url uses http, you can set
12190efa30d4 I realized that the __came_from and __redirect_to url parameters I
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5158
diff changeset
2438 the url to https.
5158
63294ed25e84 issue1842687: Keywords: After creating, stay in "Create New" mode.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5156
diff changeset
2439
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2440 Two special form values are supported for backwards compatibility:
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2441
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2442 @note
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2443 This is equivalent to::
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2444
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2445 @link@messages=msg-1
1918
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1850
diff changeset
2446 msg-1@content=value
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2447
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2448 except that in addition, the "author" and "date" properties of
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2449 "msg-1" are set to the userid of the submitter, and the current
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2450 time, respectively.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2451
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2452 @file
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2453 This is equivalent to::
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2454
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2455 @link@files=file-1
1918
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1850
diff changeset
2456 file-1@content=value
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2457
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2458 The String content value is handled as described above for file
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2459 uploads.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2460
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2461 If both the "@note" and "@file" form variables are
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2462 specified, the action::
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2463
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2464 @link@msg-1@files=file-1
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2465
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2466 is also performed.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2467
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2468 We also check that FileClass items have a "content" property with
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2469 actual content, otherwise we remove them from all_props before
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2470 returning.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2471
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2472
1091
d870139aeb5c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1089
diff changeset
2473 Default templates
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
2474 -----------------
1091
d870139aeb5c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1089
diff changeset
2475
1952
c40ed9113285 Applied Stefan Seefeld's html4/xhtml patch with some changes.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1918
diff changeset
2476 The default templates are html4 compliant. If you wish to change them to be
2921
ad4fb8a14a97 more doc updates, not so many TODOs any more
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2915
diff changeset
2477 xhtml compliant, you'll need to change the ``html_version`` configuration
ad4fb8a14a97 more doc updates, not so many TODOs any more
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2915
diff changeset
2478 variable in ``config.ini`` to ``'xhtml'`` instead of ``'html4'``.
1952
c40ed9113285 Applied Stefan Seefeld's html4/xhtml patch with some changes.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1918
diff changeset
2479
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2480 Most customisation of the web view can be done by modifying the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2481 templates in the tracker ``'html'`` directory. There are several types
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2482 of files in there. The *minimal* template includes:
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2483
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2484 **page.html**
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2485 This template usually defines the overall look of your tracker. When
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2486 you view an issue, it appears inside this template. When you view an
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2487 index, it also appears inside this template. This template defines a
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2488 macro called "icing" which is used by almost all other templates as a
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2489 coating for their content, using its "content" slot. It also defines
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2490 the "head_title" and "body_title" slots to allow setting of the page
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2491 title.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2492 **home.html**
1091
d870139aeb5c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1089
diff changeset
2493 the default page displayed when no other page is indicated by the user
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2494 **home.classlist.html**
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2495 a special version of the default page that lists the classes in the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2496 tracker
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2497 **classname.item.html**
1091
d870139aeb5c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1089
diff changeset
2498 displays an item of the *classname* class
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2499 **classname.index.html**
1091
d870139aeb5c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1089
diff changeset
2500 displays a list of *classname* items
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2501 **classname.search.html**
1091
d870139aeb5c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1089
diff changeset
2502 displays a search page for *classname* items
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2503 **_generic.index.html**
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2504 used to display a list of items where there is no
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2505 ``*classname*.index`` available
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2506 **_generic.help.html**
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2507 used to display a "class help" page where there is no
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2508 ``*classname*.help``
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2509 **user.register.html**
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2510 a special page just for the user class, that renders the registration
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2511 page
4435
386200d0c929 Some minor typos fixed in doc/customizing.txt (Thanks Ralf Hemmecke).
Bernhard Reiter <Bernhard.Reiter@intevation.de>
parents: 4406
diff changeset
2512 **style.css**
1091
d870139aeb5c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1089
diff changeset
2513 a static file that is served up as-is
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
2514
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2515 The *classic* template has a number of additional templates.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2516
3052
230f7394cce9 fix to fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3036
diff changeset
2517 Remember that you can create any template extension you want to,
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2518 so if you just want to play around with the templating for new issues,
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2519 you can copy the current "issue.item" template to "issue.test", and then
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2520 access the test template using the "@template" URL argument::
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2521
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2522 http://your.tracker.example/tracker/issue?@template=test
1147
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2523
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2524 and it won't affect your users using the "issue.item" template.
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2525
5154
f608eeecf638 issue2550891: Allow subdir in template value. Anthony (antmail)
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5135
diff changeset
2526 You can also put templates into a subdirectory of the template
f608eeecf638 issue2550891: Allow subdir in template value. Anthony (antmail)
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5135
diff changeset
2527 directory. So if you specify::
f608eeecf638 issue2550891: Allow subdir in template value. Anthony (antmail)
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5135
diff changeset
2528
f608eeecf638 issue2550891: Allow subdir in template value. Anthony (antmail)
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5135
diff changeset
2529 http://your.tracker.example/tracker/issue?@template=test/item
f608eeecf638 issue2550891: Allow subdir in template value. Anthony (antmail)
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5135
diff changeset
2530
f608eeecf638 issue2550891: Allow subdir in template value. Anthony (antmail)
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5135
diff changeset
2531 you will use the template at: ``test/issue.item.html``. If that
f608eeecf638 issue2550891: Allow subdir in template value. Anthony (antmail)
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5135
diff changeset
2532 template doesn't exit it will try to use
f608eeecf638 issue2550891: Allow subdir in template value. Anthony (antmail)
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5135
diff changeset
2533 ``test/_generic.item.html``. If that template doesn't exist
f608eeecf638 issue2550891: Allow subdir in template value. Anthony (antmail)
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5135
diff changeset
2534 it will return an error.
1147
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2535
5185
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2536 Implementing Modal Editing Using @template
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2537 ------------------------------------------
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2538
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2539 Many item templates allow you to edit the item. They contain
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2540 code that renders edit boxes if the user has edit permissions.
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2541 Otherwise the template will just display the item information.
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2542
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2543 In some cases you want to do a modal edit. The user has to take some
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2544 action (click a button or follow a link) to shift from display mode to
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2545 edit mode. When the changes are submitted, ending the edit mode,
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2546 the user is returned to display mode.
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2547
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2548 Modal workflows usually slow things down and are not implemented by
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2549 default templates. However for some workflows a modal edit is useful.
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2550 For example a batch edit mode that allows the user to edit a number of
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2551 issues all from one form could be implemented as a modal workflow of:
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2552
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2553 * search for issues to modify
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2554 * switch to edit mode and change values
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2555 * exit back to the results of the search
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2556
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2557 To implement the modal edit, assume you have an issue.edit.html
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2558 template that implements an edit form. On the display page (a version
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2559 of issue.item.html modified to only display information) add a link
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2560 that calls the display url, but adds ``@template=edit`` to the link.
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2561
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2562 This will now display the edit page. On the edit page you want to add
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2563 a hidden text field to your form named ``@template`` with the value:
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2564 ``item|edit``. When the form is submitted it is validated. If the
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2565 form is correct the user will see the item rendered using the item
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2566 template. If there is an error (validation failed) the item will be
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2567 rendered using the edit template. The edit template that is rendered
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2568 will display all the changes that the user made to the form before it
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2569 was submitted. The user can correct the error and resubmit the changes
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2570 until the form validates.
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2571
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2572 If the form failed to validate but the ``@template`` field had the
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2573 value ``item`` the user would still see the error, but all of the data
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2574 the user entered would be discarded. The user would have to redo all
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2575 the edits again.
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2576
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2577
1070
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2578 How the templates work
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
2579 ----------------------
1057
8b9feca82090 some progress
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1003
diff changeset
2580
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2581
4619
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2582 Templating engines
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2583 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2584
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2585 Since version 1.4.20 Roundup supports two templating engines: the original
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2586 `Template Attribute Language`_ (TAL) engine from Zope and the standalone
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2587 Chameleon templating engine. Chameleon is intended as a replacement for the
4723
42f6c76950a4 Cancel version bump to 1.5.0 - the impact is minimal, so just update
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4695
diff changeset
2588 original TAL engine, and supports the same syntax,
4619
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2589 but they are not 100% compatible. The major (and most likely the only)
4723
42f6c76950a4 Cancel version bump to 1.5.0 - the impact is minimal, so just update
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4695
diff changeset
2590 incompatibility is the default expression type being
4619
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2591 ``python:`` instead of ``path:``. See also "Incompatibilities and
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2592 differences" section of `Chameleon documentation`__.
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2593
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2594 **NOTE1**: For historical reasons, examples given below assumes path
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2595 expression as default expression type. With Chameleon you have to manually
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2596 resolve the path expressions. A Chameleon-based, z3c.pt, that is fully
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2597 compatible with the old TAL implementation, is planned to be included in a
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2598 future release.
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2599
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2600 **NOTE2**: As of 1.4.20 Chameleon support is highly experimental and **not**
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2601 recommended for production use.
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2602
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2603 .. _Chameleon:
5364
dffa7d0df99c Fixing links to chameleon documentation.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5361
diff changeset
2604 https://pypi.org/project/Chameleon/
4619
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2605 .. _z3c.pt:
5337
01dabc0483b0 more changes to prep for 1.6 release.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5332
diff changeset
2606 https://pypi.org/project/z3c.pt/
5364
dffa7d0df99c Fixing links to chameleon documentation.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5361
diff changeset
2607 __ https://chameleon.readthedocs.io/en/latest/reference.html?highlight=differences#incompatibilities-and-differences
4619
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2608 .. _TAL:
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2609 .. _Template Attribute Language:
5365
979390afb001 Fix some dev.zope.org links for tales and metal.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5364
diff changeset
2610 https://pagetemplates.readthedocs.io/en/latest/history/TALSpecification14.html
4619
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2611
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2612
1214
3ed25834f33c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1213
diff changeset
2613 Basic Templating Actions
3ed25834f33c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1213
diff changeset
2614 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3ed25834f33c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1213
diff changeset
2615
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2616 Roundup's templates consist of special attributes on the HTML tags.
4619
d9254d300d6e Add some notes about Chameleon in the documentation
Cheer Xiao <xiaqqaix@gmail.com>
parents: 4464
diff changeset
2617 These attributes form the **Template Attribute Language**, or TAL.
2296
5092d44194dd added links to TAL specifications
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2227
diff changeset
2618 The basic TAL commands are:
1070
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2619
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1124
diff changeset
2620 **tal:define="variable expression; variable expression; ..."**
1070
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2621 Define a new variable that is local to this tag and its contents. For
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2622 example::
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2623
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2624 <html tal:define="title request/description">
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2625 <head><title tal:content="title"></title></head>
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2626 </html>
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2627
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2628 In this example, the variable "title" is defined as the result of the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2629 expression "request/description". The "tal:content" command inside the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2630 <html> tag may then use the "title" variable.
1070
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2631
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1124
diff changeset
2632 **tal:condition="expression"**
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2633 Only keep this tag and its contents if the expression is true. For
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2634 example::
1070
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2635
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2636 <p tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('View', 'issue')">
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2637 Display some issue information.
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2638 </p>
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2639
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2640 In the example, the <p> tag and its contents are only displayed if
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2641 the user has the "View" permission for issues. We consider the number
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2642 zero, a blank string, an empty list, and the built-in variable
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2643 nothing to be false values. Nearly every other value is true,
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2644 including non-zero numbers, and strings with anything in them (even
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2645 spaces!).
1070
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2646
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1124
diff changeset
2647 **tal:repeat="variable expression"**
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2648 Repeat this tag and its contents for each element of the sequence
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2649 that the expression returns, defining a new local variable and a
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2650 special "repeat" variable for each element. For example::
1070
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2651
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2652 <tr tal:repeat="u user/list">
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2653 <td tal:content="u/id"></td>
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2654 <td tal:content="u/username"></td>
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2655 <td tal:content="u/realname"></td>
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2656 </tr>
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2657
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2658 The example would iterate over the sequence of users returned by
2855
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2659 "user/list" and define the local variable "u" for each entry. Using
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2660 the repeat command creates a new variable called "repeat" which you
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2661 may access to gather information about the iteration. See the section
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2662 below on `the repeat variable`_.
1057
8b9feca82090 some progress
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1003
diff changeset
2663
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1124
diff changeset
2664 **tal:replace="expression"**
1070
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2665 Replace this tag with the result of the expression. For example::
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2666
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2667 <span tal:replace="request/user/realname" />
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2668
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2669 The example would replace the <span> tag and its contents with the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2670 user's realname. If the user's realname was "Bruce", then the
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2671 resultant output would be "Bruce".
1070
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2672
1125
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diff changeset
2673 **tal:content="expression"**
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
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diff changeset
2674 Replace the contents of this tag with the result of the expression.
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2675 For example::
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diff changeset
2676
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2677 <span tal:content="request/user/realname">user's name appears here
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2678 </span>
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2679
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diff changeset
2680 The example would replace the contents of the <span> tag with the
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2681 user's realname. If the user's realname was "Bruce" then the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2682 resultant output would be "<span>Bruce</span>".
1070
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2683
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
2684 **tal:attributes="attribute expression; attribute expression; ..."**
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2685 Set attributes on this tag to the results of expressions. For
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2686 example::
1070
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2687
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2688 <a tal:attributes="href string:user${request/user/id}">My Details</a>
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2689
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2690 In the example, the "href" attribute of the <a> tag is set to the
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2691 value of the "string:user${request/user/id}" expression, which will
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2692 be something like "user123".
1070
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2693
1125
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
2694 **tal:omit-tag="expression"**
1070
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2695 Remove this tag (but not its contents) if the expression is true. For
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2696 example::
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2697
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2698 <span tal:omit-tag="python:1">Hello, world!</span>
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2699
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2700 would result in output of::
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2701
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2702 Hello, world!
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1058
diff changeset
2703
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2704 Note that the commands on a given tag are evaulated in the order above,
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2705 so *define* comes before *condition*, and so on.
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diff changeset
2706
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diff changeset
2707 Additionally, you may include tags such as <tal:block>, which are
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2708 removed from output. Its content is kept, but the tag itself is not (so
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2709 don't go using any "tal:attributes" commands on it). This is useful for
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2710 making arbitrary blocks of HTML conditional or repeatable (very handy
6329
207b0fc82fc1 Fix incorrect template (Nagy Gabor); spelling fix
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6293
diff changeset
2711 for repeating multiple table rows, which would otherwise require an
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2712 illegal tag placement to effect the repeat).
1057
8b9feca82090 some progress
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1003
diff changeset
2713
2910
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
2714
1214
3ed25834f33c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1213
diff changeset
2715 Templating Expressions
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1213
diff changeset
2716 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1213
diff changeset
2717
2296
5092d44194dd added links to TAL specifications
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2227
diff changeset
2718 Templating Expressions are covered by `Template Attribute Language
5092d44194dd added links to TAL specifications
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2227
diff changeset
2719 Expression Syntax`_, or TALES. The expressions you may use in the
5092d44194dd added links to TAL specifications
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2227
diff changeset
2720 attribute values may be one of the following forms:
1057
8b9feca82090 some progress
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1003
diff changeset
2721
1125
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1124
diff changeset
2722 **Path Expressions** - eg. ``item/status/checklist``
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2723 These are object attribute / item accesses. Roughly speaking, the
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2724 path ``item/status/checklist`` is broken into parts ``item``,
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2725 ``status`` and ``checklist``. The ``item`` part is the root of the
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2726 expression. We then look for a ``status`` attribute on ``item``, or
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2727 failing that, a ``status`` item (as in ``item['status']``). If that
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2728 fails, the path expression fails. When we get to the end, the object
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2729 we're left with is evaluated to get a string - if it is a method, it
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2730 is called; if it is an object, it is stringified. Path expressions
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2731 may have an optional ``path:`` prefix, but they are the default
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2732 expression type, so it's not necessary.
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2733
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2734 If an expression evaluates to ``default``, then the expression is
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2735 "cancelled" - whatever HTML already exists in the template will
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2736 remain (tag content in the case of ``tal:content``, attributes in the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2737 case of ``tal:attributes``).
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2738
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2739 If an expression evaluates to ``nothing`` then the target of the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2740 expression is removed (tag content in the case of ``tal:content``,
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2741 attributes in the case of ``tal:attributes`` and the tag itself in
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2742 the case of ``tal:replace``).
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
2743
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
2744 If an element in the path may not exist, then you can use the ``|``
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2745 operator in the expression to provide an alternative. So, the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2746 expression ``request/form/foo/value | default`` would simply leave
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2747 the current HTML in place if the "foo" form variable doesn't exist.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2748
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2749 You may use the python function ``path``, as in
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2750 ``path("item/status")``, to embed path expressions in Python
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2751 expressions.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2752
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2753 **String Expressions** - eg. ``string:hello ${user/name}``
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2754 These expressions are simple string interpolations - though they can
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2755 be just plain strings with no interpolation if you want. The
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2756 expression in the ``${ ... }`` is just a path expression as above.
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2757
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2758 **Python Expressions** - eg. ``python: 1+1``
1057
8b9feca82090 some progress
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1003
diff changeset
2759 These expressions give the full power of Python. All the "root level"
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2760 variables are available, so ``python:item.status.checklist()`` would
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2761 be equivalent to ``item/status/checklist``, assuming that
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2762 ``checklist`` is a method.
1057
8b9feca82090 some progress
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1003
diff changeset
2763
1448
bbb1e5f8fc93 added info about structure/not:/path()
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1436
diff changeset
2764 Modifiers:
bbb1e5f8fc93 added info about structure/not:/path()
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1436
diff changeset
2765
bbb1e5f8fc93 added info about structure/not:/path()
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1436
diff changeset
2766 **structure** - eg. ``structure python:msg.content.plain(hyperlink=1)``
bbb1e5f8fc93 added info about structure/not:/path()
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1436
diff changeset
2767 The result of expressions are normally *escaped* to be safe for HTML
bbb1e5f8fc93 added info about structure/not:/path()
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1436
diff changeset
2768 display (all "<", ">" and "&" are turned into special entities). The
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2769 ``structure`` expression modifier turns off this escaping - the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2770 result of the expression is now assumed to be HTML, which is passed
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2771 to the web browser for rendering.
1448
bbb1e5f8fc93 added info about structure/not:/path()
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1436
diff changeset
2772
bbb1e5f8fc93 added info about structure/not:/path()
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1436
diff changeset
2773 **not:** - eg. ``not:python:1=1``
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2774 This simply inverts the logical true/false value of another
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2775 expression.
1448
bbb1e5f8fc93 added info about structure/not:/path()
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1436
diff changeset
2776
2296
5092d44194dd added links to TAL specifications
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2227
diff changeset
2777 .. _TALES:
5092d44194dd added links to TAL specifications
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2227
diff changeset
2778 .. _Template Attribute Language Expression Syntax:
5365
979390afb001 Fix some dev.zope.org links for tales and metal.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5364
diff changeset
2779 https://pagetemplates.readthedocs.io/en/latest/history/TALESSpecification13.html
1448
bbb1e5f8fc93 added info about structure/not:/path()
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1436
diff changeset
2780
2910
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
2781
1214
3ed25834f33c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1213
diff changeset
2782 Template Macros
3ed25834f33c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1213
diff changeset
2783 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3ed25834f33c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1213
diff changeset
2784
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2785 Macros are used in Roundup to save us from repeating the same common
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2786 page stuctures over and over. The most common (and probably only) macro
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2787 you'll use is the "icing" macro defined in the "page" template.
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2788
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2789 Macros are generated and used inside your templates using special
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2790 attributes similar to the `basic templating actions`_. In this case,
2296
5092d44194dd added links to TAL specifications
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2227
diff changeset
2791 though, the attributes belong to the `Macro Expansion Template
5092d44194dd added links to TAL specifications
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2227
diff changeset
2792 Attribute Language`_, or METAL. The macro commands are:
1213
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2793
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2794 **metal:define-macro="macro name"**
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2795 Define that the tag and its contents are now a macro that may be
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2796 inserted into other templates using the *use-macro* command. For
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2797 example::
1213
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2798
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2799 <html metal:define-macro="page">
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parents: 1164
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2800 ...
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
2801 </html>
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
2802
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2803 defines a macro called "page" using the ``<html>`` tag and its
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2804 contents. Once defined, macros are stored on the template they're
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2805 defined on in the ``macros`` attribute. You can access them later on
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2806 through the ``templates`` variable, eg. the most common
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2807 ``templates/page/macros/icing`` to access the "page" macro of the
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2808 "page" template.
1213
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2809
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2810 **metal:use-macro="path expression"**
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2811 Use a macro, which is identified by the path expression (see above).
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2812 This will replace the current tag with the identified macro contents.
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2813 For example::
1213
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
2814
1214
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parents: 1213
diff changeset
2815 <tal:block metal:use-macro="templates/page/macros/icing">
1213
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2816 ...
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2817 </tal:block>
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2818
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2819 will replace the tag and its contents with the "page" macro of the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2820 "page" template.
1213
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2821
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2822 **metal:define-slot="slot name"** and **metal:fill-slot="slot name"**
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2823 To define *dynamic* parts of the macro, you define "slots" which may
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2824 be filled when the macro is used with a *use-macro* command. For
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2825 example, the ``templates/page/macros/icing`` macro defines a slot like
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2826 so::
1213
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2827
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2828 <title metal:define-slot="head_title">title goes here</title>
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2829
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2830 In your *use-macro* command, you may now use a *fill-slot* command
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2831 like this::
1213
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
2832
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2833 <title metal:fill-slot="head_title">My Title</title>
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2834
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2835 where the tag that fills the slot completely replaces the one defined
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2836 as the slot in the macro.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2837
2296
5092d44194dd added links to TAL specifications
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2227
diff changeset
2838 Note that you may not mix `METAL`_ and `TAL`_ commands on the same tag, but
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2839 TAL commands may be used freely inside METAL-using tags (so your
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2840 *fill-slots* tags may have all manner of TAL inside them).
1214
3ed25834f33c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1213
diff changeset
2841
2296
5092d44194dd added links to TAL specifications
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2227
diff changeset
2842 .. _METAL:
5092d44194dd added links to TAL specifications
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2227
diff changeset
2843 .. _Macro Expansion Template Attribute Language:
5365
979390afb001 Fix some dev.zope.org links for tales and metal.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5364
diff changeset
2844 https://pagetemplates.readthedocs.io/en/latest/history/TALESSpecification13.html
1213
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
2845
1073
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
2846 Information available to templates
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
2847 ----------------------------------
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2848
3052
230f7394cce9 fix to fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3036
diff changeset
2849 This is implemented by ``roundup.cgi.templating.RoundupPageTemplate``
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
2850
1073
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
2851 The following variables are available to templates.
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
2852
1125
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
2853 **context**
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2854 The current context. This is either None, a `hyperdb class wrapper`_
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2855 or a `hyperdb item wrapper`_
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1124
diff changeset
2856 **request**
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
2857 Includes information about the current request, including:
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2858 - the current index information (``filterspec``, ``filter`` args,
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2859 ``properties``, etc) parsed out of the form.
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2860 - methods for easy filterspec link generation
3968
5857cd1a0db9 add language to the "request" template var
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3922
diff changeset
2861 - "form"
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2862 The current CGI form information as a mapping of form argument name
3968
5857cd1a0db9 add language to the "request" template var
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3922
diff changeset
2863 to value (specifically a cgi.FieldStorage)
5857cd1a0db9 add language to the "request" template var
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3922
diff changeset
2864 - "env" the CGI environment variables
5857cd1a0db9 add language to the "request" template var
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3922
diff changeset
2865 - "base" the base URL for this instance
5857cd1a0db9 add language to the "request" template var
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3922
diff changeset
2866 - "user" a HTMLItem instance for the current user
5857cd1a0db9 add language to the "request" template var
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3922
diff changeset
2867 - "language" as determined by the browser or config
5857cd1a0db9 add language to the "request" template var
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3922
diff changeset
2868 - "classname" the current classname (possibly None)
5857cd1a0db9 add language to the "request" template var
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3922
diff changeset
2869 - "template" the current template (suffix, also possibly None)
1254
77920c42aeb9 Expose the tracker config as a variable for templating
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1252
diff changeset
2870 **config**
2921
ad4fb8a14a97 more doc updates, not so many TODOs any more
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2915
diff changeset
2871 This variable holds all the values defined in the tracker config.ini
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2872 file (eg. TRACKER_NAME, etc.)
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1124
diff changeset
2873 **db**
1254
77920c42aeb9 Expose the tracker config as a variable for templating
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1252
diff changeset
2874 The current database, used to access arbitrary database items.
1213
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2875 **templates**
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2876 Access to all the tracker templates by name. Used mainly in
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2877 *use-macro* commands.
1213
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2878 **utils**
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2879 This variable makes available some utility functions like batching.
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1124
diff changeset
2880 **nothing**
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2881 This is a special variable - if an expression evaluates to this, then
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2882 the tag (in the case of a ``tal:replace``), its contents (in the case
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2883 of ``tal:content``) or some attributes (in the case of
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2884 ``tal:attributes``) will not appear in the the output. So, for
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2885 example::
1100
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2886
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2887 <span tal:attributes="class nothing">Hello, World!</span>
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2888
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2889 would result in::
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2890
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2891 <span>Hello, World!</span>
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2892
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
2893 **default**
1100
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2894 Also a special variable - if an expression evaluates to this, then the
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2895 existing HTML in the template will not be replaced or removed, it will
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2896 remain. So::
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2897
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2898 <span tal:replace="default">Hello, World!</span>
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2899
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2900 would result in::
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2901
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2902 <span>Hello, World!</span>
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2903
2526
dfe0bde4ff7f "Information available to templates": 'true' and 'false' constants
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2511
diff changeset
2904 **true**, **false**
dfe0bde4ff7f "Information available to templates": 'true' and 'false' constants
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2511
diff changeset
2905 Boolean constants that may be used in `templating expressions`_
dfe0bde4ff7f "Information available to templates": 'true' and 'false' constants
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2511
diff changeset
2906 instead of ``python:1`` and ``python:0``.
2540
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
2907 **i18n**
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
2908 Internationalization service, providing two string translation methods:
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
2909
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
2910 **gettext** (*message*)
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
2911 Return the localized translation of message
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
2912 **ngettext** (*singular*, *plural*, *number*)
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
2913 Like ``gettext()``, but consider plural forms. If a translation
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
2914 is found, apply the plural formula to *number*, and return the
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
2915 resulting message (some languages have more than two plural forms).
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
2916 If no translation is found, return singular if *number* is 1;
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
2917 return plural otherwise.
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
2918
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2919 The context variable
1098
c5819344714c more doc
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parents: 1096
diff changeset
2920 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
2921
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2922 The *context* variable is one of three things based on the current
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2923 context (see `determining web context`_ for how we figure this out):
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
2924
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
2925 1. if we're looking at a "home" page, then it's None
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
2926 2. if we're looking at a specific hyperdb class, it's a
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
2927 `hyperdb class wrapper`_.
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
2928 3. if we're looking at a specific hyperdb item, it's a
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
2929 `hyperdb item wrapper`_.
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2930
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2931 If the context is not None, we can access the properties of the class or
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2932 item. The only real difference between cases 2 and 3 above are:
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2933
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2934 1. the properties may have a real value behind them, and this will
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2935 appear if the property is displayed through ``context/property`` or
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2936 ``context/property/field``.
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2937 2. the context's "id" property will be a false value in the second case,
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2938 but a real, or true value in the third. Thus we can determine whether
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2939 we're looking at a real item from the hyperdb by testing
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2940 "context/id".
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2941
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
2942 Hyperdb class wrapper
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
2943 :::::::::::::::::::::
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
2944
3052
230f7394cce9 fix to fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3036
diff changeset
2945 This is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLClass``
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2946 class.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2947
4435
386200d0c929 Some minor typos fixed in doc/customizing.txt (Thanks Ralf Hemmecke).
Bernhard Reiter <Bernhard.Reiter@intevation.de>
parents: 4406
diff changeset
2948 This wrapper object provides access to a hyperdb class. It is used
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2949 primarily in both index view and new item views, but it's also usable
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2950 anywhere else that you wish to access information about a class, or the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2951 items of a class, when you don't have a specific item of that class in
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2952 mind.
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
2953
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
2954 We allow access to properties. There will be no "id" property. The value
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2955 accessed through the property will be the current value of the same name
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2956 from the CGI form.
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
2957
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
2958 There are several methods available on these wrapper objects:
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
2959
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
2960 =========== =============================================================
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
2961 Method Description
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
2962 =========== =============================================================
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2963 properties return a `hyperdb property wrapper`_ for all of this class's
5222
9bf221cebef3 Make properties method return only properties the user can search.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5206
diff changeset
2964 properties that are searchable by the user. You can use
9bf221cebef3 Make properties method return only properties the user can search.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5206
diff changeset
2965 the argument cansearch=False to get all properties.
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
2966 list lists all of the active (not retired) items in the class.
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
2967 csv return the items of this class as a chunk of CSV text.
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
2968 propnames lists the names of the properties of this class.
2858
0357a9c93933 fix filter() doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2855
diff changeset
2969 filter lists of items from this class, filtered and sorted. Two
5185
349bef975367 Make @template support two alternate templates for error and ok cases.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5175
diff changeset
2970 options are available for sorting:
2858
0357a9c93933 fix filter() doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2855
diff changeset
2971
0357a9c93933 fix filter() doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2855
diff changeset
2972 1. by the current *request* filterspec/filter/sort/group args
0357a9c93933 fix filter() doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2855
diff changeset
2973 2. by the "filterspec", "sort" and "group" keyword args.
0357a9c93933 fix filter() doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2855
diff changeset
2974 "filterspec" is ``{propname: value(s)}``. "sort" and
3696
790363e96852 Sorting/grouping by multiple properties.
Ralf Schlatterbeck <schlatterbeck@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3688
diff changeset
2975 "group" are an optionally empty list ``[(dir, prop)]``
790363e96852 Sorting/grouping by multiple properties.
Ralf Schlatterbeck <schlatterbeck@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3688
diff changeset
2976 where dir is '+', '-' or None
2858
0357a9c93933 fix filter() doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2855
diff changeset
2977 and prop is a prop name or None.
0357a9c93933 fix filter() doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2855
diff changeset
2978
3718
0d561b24ceff support sqlite3
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3717
diff changeset
2979 The propname in filterspec and prop in a sort/group spec
0d561b24ceff support sqlite3
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3717
diff changeset
2980 may be transitive, i.e., it may contain properties of
0d561b24ceff support sqlite3
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3717
diff changeset
2981 the form link.link.link.name.
0d561b24ceff support sqlite3
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3717
diff changeset
2982
0d561b24ceff support sqlite3
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3717
diff changeset
2983 eg. All issues with a priority of "1" with messages added in
0d561b24ceff support sqlite3
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3717
diff changeset
2984 the last week, sorted by activity date:
0d561b24ceff support sqlite3
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3717
diff changeset
2985 ``issue.filter(filterspec={"priority": "1",
0d561b24ceff support sqlite3
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3717
diff changeset
2986 'messages.creation' : '.-1w;'}, sort=[('activity', '+')])``
2858
0357a9c93933 fix filter() doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2855
diff changeset
2987
6409
ce99e0d39262 Add documentation for multilink expression syntax
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 6389
diff changeset
2988 Note that when searching for Link and Multilink values, the
ce99e0d39262 Add documentation for multilink expression syntax
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 6389
diff changeset
2989 special value '-1' searches for empty Link or Multilink
ce99e0d39262 Add documentation for multilink expression syntax
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 6389
diff changeset
2990 values. For both, Links and Multilinks, multiple values
ce99e0d39262 Add documentation for multilink expression syntax
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 6389
diff changeset
2991 given in a filter call are combined with 'OR' by default.
ce99e0d39262 Add documentation for multilink expression syntax
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 6389
diff changeset
2992 For Multilinks a postfix expression syntax using negative ID
ce99e0d39262 Add documentation for multilink expression syntax
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 6389
diff changeset
2993 numbers (as strings) as operators is supported. Each
ce99e0d39262 Add documentation for multilink expression syntax
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 6389
diff changeset
2994 non-negative number (or '-1') is pushed on an operand stack.
ce99e0d39262 Add documentation for multilink expression syntax
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 6389
diff changeset
2995 A negative number pops the required number of arguments from
ce99e0d39262 Add documentation for multilink expression syntax
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 6389
diff changeset
2996 the stack, applies the operator, and pushes the result. The
ce99e0d39262 Add documentation for multilink expression syntax
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 6389
diff changeset
2997 following operators are supported:
6417
586865e08f42 Fix formatting of lists in doc for postfix expressions
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6414
diff changeset
2998
6409
ce99e0d39262 Add documentation for multilink expression syntax
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 6389
diff changeset
2999 - '-2' stands for 'NOT' and takes one argument
ce99e0d39262 Add documentation for multilink expression syntax
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 6389
diff changeset
3000 - '-3' stands for 'AND' and takes two arguments
ce99e0d39262 Add documentation for multilink expression syntax
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 6389
diff changeset
3001 - '-4' stands for 'OR' and takes two arguments
6417
586865e08f42 Fix formatting of lists in doc for postfix expressions
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6414
diff changeset
3002
6409
ce99e0d39262 Add documentation for multilink expression syntax
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 6389
diff changeset
3003 Note that this special handling of ID arguments is applied only
ce99e0d39262 Add documentation for multilink expression syntax
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 6389
diff changeset
3004 when a negative number smaller than -1 is encountered as an ID
ce99e0d39262 Add documentation for multilink expression syntax
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 6389
diff changeset
3005 in the filter call. Otherwise the implicit OR default
ce99e0d39262 Add documentation for multilink expression syntax
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 6389
diff changeset
3006 applies.
ce99e0d39262 Add documentation for multilink expression syntax
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 6389
diff changeset
3007 Examples of using Multilink expressions would be
6417
586865e08f42 Fix formatting of lists in doc for postfix expressions
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6414
diff changeset
3008
6409
ce99e0d39262 Add documentation for multilink expression syntax
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 6389
diff changeset
3009 - '1', '2', '-4', '3', '4', '-4', '-3'
ce99e0d39262 Add documentation for multilink expression syntax
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 6389
diff changeset
3010 would search for IDs (1 or 2) and (3 or 4)
ce99e0d39262 Add documentation for multilink expression syntax
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 6389
diff changeset
3011 - '-1' '-2' would search for all non-empty Multilinks
ce99e0d39262 Add documentation for multilink expression syntax
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 6389
diff changeset
3012
3688
722ab52d47fc added filter_sql to SQL backends which takes an arbitrary SQL statement...
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3660
diff changeset
3013 filter_sql **Only in SQL backends**
722ab52d47fc added filter_sql to SQL backends which takes an arbitrary SQL statement...
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3660
diff changeset
3014
722ab52d47fc added filter_sql to SQL backends which takes an arbitrary SQL statement...
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3660
diff changeset
3015 Lists the items that match the SQL provided. The SQL is a
722ab52d47fc added filter_sql to SQL backends which takes an arbitrary SQL statement...
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3660
diff changeset
3016 complete "select" statement.
722ab52d47fc added filter_sql to SQL backends which takes an arbitrary SQL statement...
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3660
diff changeset
3017
722ab52d47fc added filter_sql to SQL backends which takes an arbitrary SQL statement...
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3660
diff changeset
3018 The SQL select must include the item id as the first column.
722ab52d47fc added filter_sql to SQL backends which takes an arbitrary SQL statement...
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3660
diff changeset
3019
722ab52d47fc added filter_sql to SQL backends which takes an arbitrary SQL statement...
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3660
diff changeset
3020 This function **does not** filter out retired items, add
722ab52d47fc added filter_sql to SQL backends which takes an arbitrary SQL statement...
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3660
diff changeset
3021 on a where clause "__retired__ <> 1" if you don't want
722ab52d47fc added filter_sql to SQL backends which takes an arbitrary SQL statement...
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3660
diff changeset
3022 retired nodes.
722ab52d47fc added filter_sql to SQL backends which takes an arbitrary SQL statement...
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3660
diff changeset
3023
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3024 classhelp display a link to a javascript popup containing this class'
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3025 "help" template.
3363
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3026
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3027 This generates a link to a popup window which displays the
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3028 properties indicated by "properties" of the class named by
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3029 "classname". The "properties" should be a comma-separated list
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3030 (eg. 'id,name,description'). Properties defaults to all the
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3031 properties of a class (excluding id, creator, created and
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3032 activity).
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3033
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3034 You may optionally override the "label" displayed, the "width",
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3035 the "height", the number of items per page ("pagesize") and
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3036 the field on which the list is sorted ("sort").
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3037
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3038 With the "filter" arg it is possible to specify a filter for
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3039 which items are supposed to be displayed. It has to be of
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3040 the format "<field>=<values>;<field>=<values>;...".
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3041
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3042 The popup window will be resizable and scrollable.
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3043
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3044 If the "property" arg is given, it's passed through to the
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3045 javascript help_window function. This allows updating of a
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3046 property in the calling HTML page.
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3047
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3048 If the "form" arg is given, it's passed through to the
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3049 javascript help_window function - it's the name of the form
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3050 the "property" belongs to.
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3051
5201
a9ace22e0a2f issue 2550690 - Adding anti-csrf measures to roundup following
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5196
diff changeset
3052 submit generate a submit button (and action and @csrf hidden elements)
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3053 renderWith render this class with the given template.
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3054 history returns 'New node - no history' :)
1136
7e193bbda38e added generic item editing
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1133
diff changeset
3055 is_edit_ok is the user allowed to Edit the current class?
7e193bbda38e added generic item editing
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1133
diff changeset
3056 is_view_ok is the user allowed to View the current class?
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3057 =========== =============================================================
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3058
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3059 Note that if you have a property of the same name as one of the above
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3060 methods, you'll need to access it using a python "item access"
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3061 expression. For example::
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3062
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3063 python:context['list']
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3064
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3065 will access the "list" property, rather than the list method.
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3066
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3067
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3068 Hyperdb item wrapper
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3069 ::::::::::::::::::::
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3070
3052
230f7394cce9 fix to fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3036
diff changeset
3071 This is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLItem``
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3072 class.
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3073
4435
386200d0c929 Some minor typos fixed in doc/customizing.txt (Thanks Ralf Hemmecke).
Bernhard Reiter <Bernhard.Reiter@intevation.de>
parents: 4406
diff changeset
3074 This wrapper object provides access to a hyperdb item.
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3075
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3076 We allow access to properties. There will be no "id" property. The value
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3077 accessed through the property will be the current value of the same name
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3078 from the CGI form.
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3079
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3080 There are several methods available on these wrapper objects:
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3081
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3082 =============== ========================================================
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3083 Method Description
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3084 =============== ========================================================
5201
a9ace22e0a2f issue 2550690 - Adding anti-csrf measures to roundup following
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5196
diff changeset
3085 submit generate a submit button (and action and @csrf hidden elements)
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3086 journal return the journal of the current item (**not
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3087 implemented**)
5227
690ec4f438df Added missing documentation of the showall parameter to the history
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5222
diff changeset
3088 history render the journal of the current item as
690ec4f438df Added missing documentation of the showall parameter to the history
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5222
diff changeset
3089 HTML. By default properties marked as "quiet" (see
690ec4f438df Added missing documentation of the showall parameter to the history
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5222
diff changeset
3090 `design documentation`_) are not shown unless the
690ec4f438df Added missing documentation of the showall parameter to the history
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5222
diff changeset
3091 function is called with the showall=True parameter.
5232
462b0f76fce8 issue2550864 - Potential information leakage via journal/history
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5231
diff changeset
3092 Properties that are not Viewable to the user are not
462b0f76fce8 issue2550864 - Potential information leakage via journal/history
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5231
diff changeset
3093 shown.
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3094 renderQueryForm specific to the "query" class - render the search form
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3095 for the query
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3096 hasPermission specific to the "user" class - determine whether the
2991
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2983
diff changeset
3097 user has a Permission. The signature is::
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2983
diff changeset
3098
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2983
diff changeset
3099 hasPermission(self, permission, [classname=],
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2983
diff changeset
3100 [property=], [itemid=])
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2983
diff changeset
3101
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2983
diff changeset
3102 where the classname defaults to the current context.
3535
75dc225613cc fix security check for hasPermission(Permission, None)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3510
diff changeset
3103 hasRole specific to the "user" class - determine whether the
75dc225613cc fix security check for hasPermission(Permission, None)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3510
diff changeset
3104 user has a Role. The signature is::
75dc225613cc fix security check for hasPermission(Permission, None)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3510
diff changeset
3105
75dc225613cc fix security check for hasPermission(Permission, None)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3510
diff changeset
3106 hasRole(self, rolename)
75dc225613cc fix security check for hasPermission(Permission, None)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3510
diff changeset
3107
1136
7e193bbda38e added generic item editing
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1133
diff changeset
3108 is_edit_ok is the user allowed to Edit the current item?
7e193bbda38e added generic item editing
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1133
diff changeset
3109 is_view_ok is the user allowed to View the current item?
2154
9f6e6bc40a08 fixes and release announcement
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2153
diff changeset
3110 is_retired is the item retired?
3510
ef80a6c02e09 describe copy_url method of hyperdb item wrapper
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3476
diff changeset
3111 download_url generate a url-quoted link for download of FileClass
2180
58b6d1747973 Web interface tweaks.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2159
diff changeset
3112 item contents (ie. file<id>/<name>)
3510
ef80a6c02e09 describe copy_url method of hyperdb item wrapper
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3476
diff changeset
3113 copy_url generate a url-quoted link for creating a copy
ef80a6c02e09 describe copy_url method of hyperdb item wrapper
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3476
diff changeset
3114 of this item. By default, the copy will acquire
ef80a6c02e09 describe copy_url method of hyperdb item wrapper
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3476
diff changeset
3115 all properties of the current item except for
ef80a6c02e09 describe copy_url method of hyperdb item wrapper
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3476
diff changeset
3116 ``messages`` and ``files``. This can be overridden
ef80a6c02e09 describe copy_url method of hyperdb item wrapper
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3476
diff changeset
3117 by passing ``exclude`` argument which contains a list
ef80a6c02e09 describe copy_url method of hyperdb item wrapper
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3476
diff changeset
3118 (or any iterable) of property names that shall not be
ef80a6c02e09 describe copy_url method of hyperdb item wrapper
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3476
diff changeset
3119 copied. Database-driven properties like ``id`` or
ef80a6c02e09 describe copy_url method of hyperdb item wrapper
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3476
diff changeset
3120 ``activity`` cannot be copied.
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3121 =============== ========================================================
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3122
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3123 Note that if you have a property of the same name as one of the above
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3124 methods, you'll need to access it using a python "item access"
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3125 expression. For example::
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3126
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3127 python:context['journal']
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3128
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3129 will access the "journal" property, rather than the journal method.
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3130
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3131
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3132 Hyperdb property wrapper
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3133 ::::::::::::::::::::::::
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3134
3052
230f7394cce9 fix to fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3036
diff changeset
3135 This is implemented by subclasses of the
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3136 ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLProperty`` class (``HTMLStringProperty``,
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3137 ``HTMLNumberProperty``, and so on).
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3138
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3139 This wrapper object provides access to a single property of a class. Its
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3140 value may be either:
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3141
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3142 1. if accessed through a `hyperdb item wrapper`_, then it's a value from
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3143 the hyperdb
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3144 2. if access through a `hyperdb class wrapper`_, then it's a value from
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3145 the CGI form
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3146
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3147
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3148 The property wrapper has some useful attributes:
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3149
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3150 =============== ========================================================
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3151 Attribute Description
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3152 =============== ========================================================
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3153 _name the name of the property
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3154 _value the value of the property if any - this is the actual
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3155 value retrieved from the hyperdb for this property
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3156 =============== ========================================================
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3157
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3158 There are several methods available on these wrapper objects:
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3159
1773
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3160 =========== ================================================================
1780
d2801a2b0a77 Initial implementation (half-baked) at new Tracker instance.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1777
diff changeset
3161 Method Description
1773
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3162 =========== ================================================================
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3163 plain render a "plain" representation of the property. This method
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3164 may take two arguments:
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3165
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3166 escape
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3167 If true, escape the text so it is HTML safe (default: no). The
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3168 reason this defaults to off is that text is usually escaped
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3169 at a later stage by the TAL commands, unless the "structure"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3170 option is used in the template. The following ``tal:content``
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3171 expressions are all equivalent::
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3172
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3173 "structure python:msg.content.plain(escape=1)"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3174 "python:msg.content.plain()"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3175 "msg/content/plain"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3176 "msg/content"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3177
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3178 Usually you'll only want to use the escape option in a
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3179 complex expression.
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3180
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3181 hyperlink
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3182 If true, turn URLs, email addresses and hyperdb item
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3183 designators in the text into hyperlinks (default: no). Note
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3184 that you'll need to use the "structure" TAL option if you
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3185 want to use this ``tal:content`` expression::
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3186
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3187 "structure python:msg.content.plain(hyperlink=1)"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3188
2958
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
3189 The text is automatically HTML-escaped before the hyperlinking
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
3190 transformation done in the plain() method.
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
3191
1773
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3192 hyperlinked The same as msg.content.plain(hyperlink=1), but nicer::
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3193
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3194 "structure msg/content/hyperlinked"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3195
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3196 field render an appropriate form edit field for the property - for
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3197 most types this is a text entry box, but for Booleans it's a
2958
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
3198 tri-state yes/no/neither selection. This method may take some
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
3199 arguments:
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
3200
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
3201 size
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
3202 Sets the width in characters of the edit field
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
3203
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
3204 format (Date properties only)
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
3205 Sets the format of the date in the field - uses the same
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
3206 format string argument as supplied to the ``pretty`` method
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
3207 below.
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
3208
3649
12633662ff63 include the popcal in Date field editing and search fields by default
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3648
diff changeset
3209 popcal (Date properties only)
12633662ff63 include the popcal in Date field editing and search fields by default
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3648
diff changeset
3210 Include the Javascript-based popup calendar for date
12633662ff63 include the popcal in Date field editing and search fields by default
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3648
diff changeset
3211 selection. Defaults to on.
12633662ff63 include the popcal in Date field editing and search fields by default
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3648
diff changeset
3212
1773
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3213 stext only on String properties - render the value of the property
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3214 as StructuredText (requires the StructureText module to be
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3215 installed separately)
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3216 multiline only on String properties - render a multiline form edit
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3217 field for the property
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3218 email only on String properties - render the value of the property
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3219 as an obscured email address
5156
882fa4d9bead issue2550795: @dispname query args in page.html search links
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5154
diff changeset
3220 url_quote only on String properties. It quotes any characters in the
882fa4d9bead issue2550795: @dispname query args in page.html search links
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5154
diff changeset
3221 string so it is safe to use in a url. E.G. a space is
882fa4d9bead issue2550795: @dispname query args in page.html search links
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5154
diff changeset
3222 replaced with %20.
1773
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3223 confirm only on Password properties - render a second form edit field
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3224 for the property, used for confirmation that the user typed
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3225 the password correctly. Generates a field with name
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3226 "name:confirm".
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3227 now only on Date properties - return the current date as a new
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3228 property
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3229 reldate only on Date properties - render the interval between the date
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3230 and now
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3231 local only on Date properties - return this date as a new property
2007
55046bb7f789 tweaking
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2003
diff changeset
3232 with some timezone offset, for example::
55046bb7f789 tweaking
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2003
diff changeset
3233
55046bb7f789 tweaking
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2003
diff changeset
3234 python:context.creation.local(10)
55046bb7f789 tweaking
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2003
diff changeset
3235
55046bb7f789 tweaking
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2003
diff changeset
3236 will render the date with a +10 hour offset.
2088
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
3237 pretty Date properties - render the date as "dd Mon YYYY" (eg. "19
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
3238 Mar 2004"). Takes an optional format argument, for example::
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
3239
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
3240 python:context.activity.pretty('%Y-%m-%d')
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
3241
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
3242 Will format as "2004-03-19" instead.
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
3243
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
3244 Interval properties - render the interval in a pretty
2958
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
3245 format (eg. "yesterday"). The format arguments are those used
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
3246 in the standard ``strftime`` call (see the `Python Library
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
3247 Reference: time module`__)
3292
8c7b522dc934 added date selection popup windows (thanks Marcus Priesch)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3291
diff changeset
3248 popcal Generate a link to a popup calendar which may be used to
8c7b522dc934 added date selection popup windows (thanks Marcus Priesch)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3291
diff changeset
3249 edit the date field, for example::
8c7b522dc934 added date selection popup windows (thanks Marcus Priesch)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3291
diff changeset
3250
3597
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3590
diff changeset
3251 <span tal:replace="structure context/due/popcal" />
3292
8c7b522dc934 added date selection popup windows (thanks Marcus Priesch)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3291
diff changeset
3252
3647
d4112ddfc0bb doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3597
diff changeset
3253 you still need to include the ``field`` for the property, so
3648
d1b38bde7d5a fix rest
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3647
diff changeset
3254 typically you'd have::
3647
d4112ddfc0bb doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3597
diff changeset
3255
d4112ddfc0bb doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3597
diff changeset
3256 <span tal:replace="structure context/due/field" />
d4112ddfc0bb doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3597
diff changeset
3257 <span tal:replace="structure context/due/popcal" />
d4112ddfc0bb doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3597
diff changeset
3258
1773
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3259 menu only on Link and Multilink properties - render a form select
3127
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
3260 list for this property. Takes a number of optional arguments
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
3261
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
3262 size
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
3263 is used to limit the length of the list labels
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
3264 height
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
3265 is used to set the <select> tag's "size" attribute
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
3266 showid
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
3267 includes the item ids in the list labels
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
3268 additional
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
3269 lists properties which should be included in the label
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
3270 sort_on
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
3271 indicates the property to sort the list on as (direction,
3363
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3272 (direction, property) where direction is '+' or '-'. A
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3273 single string with the direction prepended may be used.
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
3274 For example: ('-', 'order'), '+name'.
3470
fd32170475f5 allow preselection of values in templating menu()s (patch [SF#1396085])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3463
diff changeset
3275 value
fd32170475f5 allow preselection of values in templating menu()s (patch [SF#1396085])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3463
diff changeset
3276 gives a default value to preselect in the menu
3127
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
3277
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
3278 The remaining keyword arguments are used as conditions for
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
3279 filtering the items in the list - they're passed as the
3597
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3590
diff changeset
3280 "filterspec" argument to a Class.filter() call. For example::
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3590
diff changeset
3281
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3590
diff changeset
3282 <span tal:replace="structure context/status/menu" />
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3590
diff changeset
3283
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3590
diff changeset
3284 <span tal:replace="python:context.status.menu(order='+name",
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3590
diff changeset
3285 value='chatting',
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3590
diff changeset
3286 filterspec={'status': '1,2,3,4'}" />
3127
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
3287
2883
1ca5ebe9b16a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2858
diff changeset
3288 sorted only on Multilink properties - produce a list of the linked
1ca5ebe9b16a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2858
diff changeset
3289 items sorted by some property, for example::
1ca5ebe9b16a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2858
diff changeset
3290
1ca5ebe9b16a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2858
diff changeset
3291 python:context.files.sorted('creation')
1ca5ebe9b16a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2858
diff changeset
3292
5903
c3728772c594 Add reverse option to hyperdb property wrapper by David Sowder
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5897
diff changeset
3293 Will list the files by upload date. While
c3728772c594 Add reverse option to hyperdb property wrapper by David Sowder
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5897
diff changeset
3294
5923
45c691a81f75 Untabify example in doc.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5903
diff changeset
3295 python:context.files.sorted('creation', reverse=True)
45c691a81f75 Untabify example in doc.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5903
diff changeset
3296
5903
c3728772c594 Add reverse option to hyperdb property wrapper by David Sowder
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5897
diff changeset
3297 Will list the files by upload date in reverse order from
6414
3dbf1bc5e567 issue2551120 - The sorted method of MultilinkHTMLProperty crashes ...
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6409
diff changeset
3298 the prior example. If the property can be unset, you can
3dbf1bc5e567 issue2551120 - The sorted method of MultilinkHTMLProperty crashes ...
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6409
diff changeset
3299 use the ``NoneFirst`` parameter to sort the None/Unset
3dbf1bc5e567 issue2551120 - The sorted method of MultilinkHTMLProperty crashes ...
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6409
diff changeset
3300 values at the front or the end of the list. For example::
3dbf1bc5e567 issue2551120 - The sorted method of MultilinkHTMLProperty crashes ...
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6409
diff changeset
3301
3dbf1bc5e567 issue2551120 - The sorted method of MultilinkHTMLProperty crashes ...
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6409
diff changeset
3302 python:context.files.sorted('creation', NoneFirst=True)
3dbf1bc5e567 issue2551120 - The sorted method of MultilinkHTMLProperty crashes ...
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6409
diff changeset
3303
3dbf1bc5e567 issue2551120 - The sorted method of MultilinkHTMLProperty crashes ...
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6409
diff changeset
3304 will sort files by creation date with files missing a
3dbf1bc5e567 issue2551120 - The sorted method of MultilinkHTMLProperty crashes ...
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6409
diff changeset
3305 creation date at the start of the list. The default for
3dbf1bc5e567 issue2551120 - The sorted method of MultilinkHTMLProperty crashes ...
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6409
diff changeset
3306 ``NoneFirst`` is False so these files will sort at the end
3dbf1bc5e567 issue2551120 - The sorted method of MultilinkHTMLProperty crashes ...
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6409
diff changeset
3307 by default. (Note creation date is never unset, but you
6421
9c57f2814597 Fix issue2551122 (MultilinkHTMLProperty sorted method issue)
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6417
diff changeset
3308 get the idea.) If you combine NoneFirst with
9c57f2814597 Fix issue2551122 (MultilinkHTMLProperty sorted method issue)
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6417
diff changeset
3309 ``reverse=True`` the meaning of NoneFirst is inverted:
9c57f2814597 Fix issue2551122 (MultilinkHTMLProperty sorted method issue)
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6417
diff changeset
3310 True sorts None/unset at the end and False sorts at the
9c57f2814597 Fix issue2551122 (MultilinkHTMLProperty sorted method issue)
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6417
diff changeset
3311 beginning.
1773
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3312 reverse only on Multilink properties - produce a list of the linked
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3313 items in reverse order
2180
58b6d1747973 Web interface tweaks.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2159
diff changeset
3314 isset returns True if the property has been set to a value
1773
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
3315 =========== ================================================================
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3316
5367
f3b844fda420 Updated links to handle:
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5365
diff changeset
3317 __ https://docs.python.org/2/library/time.html
2958
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
3318
2138
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
3319 All of the above functions perform checks for permissions required to
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
3320 display or edit the data they are manipulating. The simplest case is
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
3321 editing an issue title. Including the expression::
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
3322
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
3323 context/title/field
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
3324
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
3325 Will present the user with an edit field, if they have edit permission. If
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
3326 not, then they will be presented with a static display if they have view
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
3327 permission. If they don't even have view permission, then an error message
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
3328 is raised, preventing the display of the page, indicating that they don't
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
3329 have permission to view the information.
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
3330
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3331
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
3332 The request variable
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
3333 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
3334
3052
230f7394cce9 fix to fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3036
diff changeset
3335 This is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLRequest``
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3336 class.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3337
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3338 The request variable is packed with information about the current
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3339 request.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3340
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3341 .. taken from ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLRequest`` docstring
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3342
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3343 =========== ============================================================
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
3344 Variable Holds
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3345 =========== ============================================================
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
3346 form the CGI form as a cgi.FieldStorage
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
3347 env the CGI environment variables
1089
43ab730ee194 instance -> tracker, node -> item
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1083
diff changeset
3348 base the base URL for this tracker
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
3349 user a HTMLUser instance for this user
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
3350 classname the current classname (possibly None)
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
3351 template the current template (suffix, also possibly None)
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
3352 form the current CGI form variables in a FieldStorage
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3353 =========== ============================================================
1083
40fc5f8cd55c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1074
diff changeset
3354
40fc5f8cd55c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1074
diff changeset
3355 **Index page specific variables (indexing arguments)**
40fc5f8cd55c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1074
diff changeset
3356
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3357 =========== ============================================================
1083
40fc5f8cd55c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1074
diff changeset
3358 Variable Holds
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3359 =========== ============================================================
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
3360 columns dictionary of the columns to display in an index page
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
3361 show a convenience access to columns - request/show/colname will
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
3362 be true if the columns should be displayed, false otherwise
3696
790363e96852 Sorting/grouping by multiple properties.
Ralf Schlatterbeck <schlatterbeck@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3688
diff changeset
3363 sort index sort columns [(direction, column name)]
790363e96852 Sorting/grouping by multiple properties.
Ralf Schlatterbeck <schlatterbeck@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3688
diff changeset
3364 group index grouping properties [(direction, column name)]
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
3365 filter properties to filter the index on
3718
0d561b24ceff support sqlite3
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3717
diff changeset
3366 filterspec values to filter the index on (property=value, eg
0d561b24ceff support sqlite3
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3717
diff changeset
3367 ``priority=1`` or ``messages.author=42``
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
3368 search_text text to perform a full-text search on for an index
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3369 =========== ============================================================
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
3370
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3371 There are several methods available on the request variable:
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3372
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3373 =============== ========================================================
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3374 Method Description
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3375 =============== ========================================================
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3376 description render a description of the request - handle for the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3377 page title
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3378 indexargs_form render the current index args as form elements
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3379 indexargs_url render the current index args as a URL
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3380 base_javascript render some javascript that is used by other components
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3381 of the templating
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3382 batch run the current index args through a filter and return a
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3383 list of items (see `hyperdb item wrapper`_, and
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3384 `batching`_)
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3385 =============== ========================================================
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3386
1142
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
3387 The form variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
3388 :::::::::::::::::
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
3389
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3390 The form variable is a bit special because it's actually a python
1142
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
3391 FieldStorage object. That means that you have two ways to access its
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
3392 contents. For example, to look up the CGI form value for the variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
3393 "name", use the path expression::
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
3394
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
3395 request/form/name/value
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
3396
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
3397 or the python expression::
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
3398
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
3399 python:request.form['name'].value
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
3400
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3401 Note the "item" access used in the python case, and also note the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3402 explicit "value" attribute we have to access. That's because the form
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3403 variables are stored as MiniFieldStorages. If there's more than one
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3404 "name" value in the form, then the above will break since
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3405 ``request/form/name`` is actually a *list* of MiniFieldStorages. So it's
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3406 best to know beforehand what you're dealing with.
1142
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
3407
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
3408
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3409 The db variable
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3410 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3411
3052
230f7394cce9 fix to fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3036
diff changeset
3412 This is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLDatabase``
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3413 class.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3414
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3415 Allows access to all hyperdb classes as attributes of this variable. If
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3416 you want access to the "user" class, for example, you would use::
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3417
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3418 db/user
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3419 python:db.user
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3420
1711
3c3e44aacdb4 Documentation fixes.
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1680
diff changeset
3421 Also, the current id of the current user is available as
1800
a3b1b1dcf639 Use getuid(), not figure_curuserid()
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1780
diff changeset
3422 ``db.getuid()``. This isn't so useful in templates (where you have
1711
3c3e44aacdb4 Documentation fixes.
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1680
diff changeset
3423 ``request/user``), but it can be useful in detectors or interfaces.
3c3e44aacdb4 Documentation fixes.
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1680
diff changeset
3424
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3425 The access results in a `hyperdb class wrapper`_.
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
3426
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3427
1213
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
3428 The templates variable
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
3429 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
3430
4723
42f6c76950a4 Cancel version bump to 1.5.0 - the impact is minimal, so just update
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4695
diff changeset
3431 This was implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.Templates``
42f6c76950a4 Cancel version bump to 1.5.0 - the impact is minimal, so just update
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4695
diff changeset
3432 class before 1.4.20. In later versions it is the instance of appropriate
42f6c76950a4 Cancel version bump to 1.5.0 - the impact is minimal, so just update
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4695
diff changeset
3433 template engine loader class.
42f6c76950a4 Cancel version bump to 1.5.0 - the impact is minimal, so just update
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4695
diff changeset
3434
42f6c76950a4 Cancel version bump to 1.5.0 - the impact is minimal, so just update
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4695
diff changeset
3435 This variable is used to access other templates in expressions and
42f6c76950a4 Cancel version bump to 1.5.0 - the impact is minimal, so just update
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4695
diff changeset
3436 template macros. It doesn't have any useful methods defined. The
42f6c76950a4 Cancel version bump to 1.5.0 - the impact is minimal, so just update
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4695
diff changeset
3437 templates can be accessed using the following path expression::
1213
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
3438
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
3439 templates/name
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
3440
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
3441 or the python expression::
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
3442
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
3443 templates[name]
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
3444
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3445 where "name" is the name of the template you wish to access. The
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3446 template has one useful attribute, namely "macros". To access a specific
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3447 macro (called "macro_name"), use the path expression::
1213
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
3448
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
3449 templates/name/macros/macro_name
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
3450
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
3451 or the python expression::
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
3452
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
3453 templates[name].macros[macro_name]
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
3454
2855
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3455 The repeat variable
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3456 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3457
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3458 The repeat variable holds an entry for each active iteration. That is, if
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3459 you have a ``tal:repeat="user db/users"`` command, then there will be a
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3460 repeat variable entry called "user". This may be accessed as either::
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3461
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3462 repeat/user
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3463 python:repeat['user']
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3464
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3465 The "user" entry has a number of methods available for information:
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3466
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3467 =============== =========================================================
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3468 Method Description
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3469 =============== =========================================================
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3470 first True if the current item is the first in the sequence.
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3471 last True if the current item is the last in the sequence.
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3472 even True if the current item is an even item in the sequence.
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3473 odd True if the current item is an odd item in the sequence.
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3474 number Current position in the sequence, starting from 1.
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3475 letter Current position in the sequence as a letter, a through
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3476 z, then aa through zz, and so on.
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3477 Letter Same as letter(), except uppercase.
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3478 roman Current position in the sequence as lowercase roman
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3479 numerals.
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3480 Roman Same as roman(), except uppercase.
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3481 =============== =========================================================
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
3482
1213
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
3483
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
3484 The utils variable
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
3485 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
4921
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
3486 .. _templating utilities:
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3487
3052
230f7394cce9 fix to fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3036
diff changeset
3488 This is implemented by the
4921
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
3489 ``roundup.cgi.templating.TemplatingUtils`` class, which may be extended
8430576a5625 doc: Reverse engineer extension handling and add separate chapter
anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
parents: 4891
diff changeset
3490 with additional methods by extensions_.
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3491
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3492 =============== ========================================================
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3493 Method Description
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3494 =============== ========================================================
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3495 Batch return a batch object using the supplied list
2180
58b6d1747973 Web interface tweaks.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2159
diff changeset
3496 url_quote quote some text as safe for a URL (ie. space, %, ...)
58b6d1747973 Web interface tweaks.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2159
diff changeset
3497 html_quote quote some text as safe in HTML (ie. <, >, ...)
3292
8c7b522dc934 added date selection popup windows (thanks Marcus Priesch)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3291
diff changeset
3498 html_calendar renders an HTML calendar used by the
8c7b522dc934 added date selection popup windows (thanks Marcus Priesch)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3291
diff changeset
3499 ``_generic.calendar.html`` template (itself invoked by
8c7b522dc934 added date selection popup windows (thanks Marcus Priesch)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3291
diff changeset
3500 the popupCalendar DateHTMLProperty method
6423
2917231d8076 Document templating.utils.anti_csrf_nonce()
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6421
diff changeset
3501 anti_csrf_nonce returns the random noncue generated for this session
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3502 =============== ========================================================
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3503
1270
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
3504
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3505 Batching
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
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parents: 1123
diff changeset
3506 ::::::::
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parents: 1123
diff changeset
3507
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3508 Use Batch to turn a list of items, or item ids of a given class, into a
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3509 series of batches. Its usage is::
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3510
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3511 python:utils.Batch(sequence, size, start, end=0, orphan=0,
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3512 overlap=0)
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3513
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3514 or, to get the current index batch::
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3515
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3516 request/batch
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3517
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3518 The parameters are:
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parents: 1123
diff changeset
3519
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3520 ========= ==============================================================
1124
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parents: 1123
diff changeset
3521 Parameter Usage
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3522 ========= ==============================================================
1124
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3523 sequence a list of HTMLItems
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3524 size how big to make the sequence.
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3525 start where to start (0-indexed) in the sequence.
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3526 end where to end (0-indexed) in the sequence.
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3527 orphan if the next batch would contain less items than this value,
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3528 then it is combined with this batch
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3529 overlap the number of items shared between adjacent batches
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3530 ========= ==============================================================
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3531
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3532 All of the parameters are assigned as attributes on the batch object. In
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3533 addition, it has several more attributes:
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3534
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3535 =============== ========================================================
1124
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3536 Attribute Description
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3537 =============== ========================================================
3052
230f7394cce9 fix to fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3036
diff changeset
3538 start indicates the start index of the batch. *Unlike
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3539 the argument, is a 1-based index (I know, lame)*
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3540 first indicates the start index of the batch *as a 0-based
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3541 index*
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3542 length the actual number of elements in the batch
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3543 sequence_length the length of the original, unbatched, sequence.
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3544 =============== ========================================================
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3545
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3546 And several methods:
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3547
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3548 =============== ========================================================
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3549 Method Description
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3550 =============== ========================================================
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3551 previous returns a new Batch with the previous batch settings
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3552 next returns a new Batch with the next batch settings
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3553 propchanged detect if the named property changed on the current item
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3554 when compared to the last item
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3555 =============== ========================================================
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3556
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3557 An example of batching::
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3558
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3559 <table class="otherinfo">
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3560 <tr><th colspan="4" class="header">Existing Keywords</th></tr>
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3561 <tr tal:define="keywords db/keyword/list"
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3562 tal:repeat="start python:range(0, len(keywords), 4)">
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3563 <td tal:define="batch python:utils.Batch(keywords, 4, start)"
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3564 tal:repeat="keyword batch" tal:content="keyword/name">
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3565 keyword here</td>
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
3566 </tr>
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
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parents: 1123
diff changeset
3567 </table>
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
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parents: 1123
diff changeset
3568
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3569 ... which will produce a table with four columns containing the items of
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3570 the "keyword" class (well, their "name" anyway).
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
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parents: 1123
diff changeset
3571
2910
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3572
4325
6ec048310de7 add simple doc about translating customised tracker content
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4300
diff changeset
3573 Translations
6ec048310de7 add simple doc about translating customised tracker content
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4300
diff changeset
3574 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
6ec048310de7 add simple doc about translating customised tracker content
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4300
diff changeset
3575
6ec048310de7 add simple doc about translating customised tracker content
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4300
diff changeset
3576 Should you wish to enable multiple languages in template content that you
6ec048310de7 add simple doc about translating customised tracker content
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4300
diff changeset
3577 create you'll need to add new locale files in the tracker home under a
6ec048310de7 add simple doc about translating customised tracker content
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4300
diff changeset
3578 ``locale`` directory. Use the instructions in the ``developer's guide`` to
6ec048310de7 add simple doc about translating customised tracker content
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4300
diff changeset
3579 create the locale files.
6ec048310de7 add simple doc about translating customised tracker content
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4300
diff changeset
3580
6ec048310de7 add simple doc about translating customised tracker content
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4300
diff changeset
3581
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
3582 Displaying Properties
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
3583 ---------------------
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
3584
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3585 Properties appear in the user interface in three contexts: in indices,
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3586 in editors, and as search arguments. For each type of property, there
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3587 are several display possibilities. For example, in an index view, a
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3588 string property may just be printed as a plain string, but in an editor
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3589 view, that property may be displayed in an editable field.
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
3590
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
3591
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
3592 Index Views
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
3593 -----------
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
3594
1074
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3595 This is one of the class context views. It is also the default view for
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3596 classes. The template used is "*classname*.index".
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3597
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3598
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
3599 Index View Specifiers
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
3600 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
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parents:
diff changeset
3601
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3602 An index view specifier (URL fragment) looks like this (whitespace has
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3603 been added for clarity)::
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
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parents:
diff changeset
3604
3036
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2991
diff changeset
3605 /issue?status=unread,in-progress,resolved&
3904
91008ec8f9a0 retire "topic" usage
Justus Pendleton <jpend@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3881
diff changeset
3606 keyword=security,ui&
3696
790363e96852 Sorting/grouping by multiple properties.
Ralf Schlatterbeck <schlatterbeck@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3688
diff changeset
3607 @group=priority,-status&
3036
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2991
diff changeset
3608 @sort=-activity&
3904
91008ec8f9a0 retire "topic" usage
Justus Pendleton <jpend@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3881
diff changeset
3609 @filters=status,keyword&
3036
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
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parents: 2991
diff changeset
3610 @columns=title,status,fixer
659
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parents:
diff changeset
3611
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3612 The index view is determined by two parts of the specifier: the layout
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3613 part and the filter part. The layout part consists of the query
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3614 parameters that begin with colons, and it determines the way that the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3615 properties of selected items are displayed. The filter part consists of
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3616 all the other query parameters, and it determines the criteria by which
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3617 items are selected for display. The filter part is interactively
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3618 manipulated with the form widgets displayed in the filter section. The
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3619 layout part is interactively manipulated by clicking on the column
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3620 headings in the table.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3621
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3622 The filter part selects the union of the sets of items with values
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3623 matching any specified Link properties and the intersection of the sets
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3624 of items with values matching any specified Multilink properties.
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3625
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3626 The example specifies an index of "issue" items. Only items with a
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3627 "status" of either "unread" or "in-progress" or "resolved" are
3904
91008ec8f9a0 retire "topic" usage
Justus Pendleton <jpend@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3881
diff changeset
3628 displayed, and only items with "keyword" values including both "security"
3696
790363e96852 Sorting/grouping by multiple properties.
Ralf Schlatterbeck <schlatterbeck@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3688
diff changeset
3629 and "ui" are displayed. The items are grouped by priority arranged in
790363e96852 Sorting/grouping by multiple properties.
Ralf Schlatterbeck <schlatterbeck@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3688
diff changeset
3630 ascending order and in descending order by status; and within
790363e96852 Sorting/grouping by multiple properties.
Ralf Schlatterbeck <schlatterbeck@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3688
diff changeset
3631 groups, sorted by activity, arranged in descending order. The filter
3904
91008ec8f9a0 retire "topic" usage
Justus Pendleton <jpend@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3881
diff changeset
3632 section shows filters for the "status" and "keyword" properties, and the
3696
790363e96852 Sorting/grouping by multiple properties.
Ralf Schlatterbeck <schlatterbeck@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3688
diff changeset
3633 table includes columns for the "title", "status", and "fixer"
790363e96852 Sorting/grouping by multiple properties.
Ralf Schlatterbeck <schlatterbeck@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3688
diff changeset
3634 properties.
659
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diff changeset
3635
3036
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parents: 2991
diff changeset
3636 ============ =============================================================
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parents: 2991
diff changeset
3637 Argument Description
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parents: 2991
diff changeset
3638 ============ =============================================================
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2991
diff changeset
3639 @sort sort by prop name, optionally preceeded with '-' to give
3696
790363e96852 Sorting/grouping by multiple properties.
Ralf Schlatterbeck <schlatterbeck@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3688
diff changeset
3640 descending or nothing for ascending sorting. Several
790363e96852 Sorting/grouping by multiple properties.
Ralf Schlatterbeck <schlatterbeck@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3688
diff changeset
3641 properties can be specified delimited with comma.
790363e96852 Sorting/grouping by multiple properties.
Ralf Schlatterbeck <schlatterbeck@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3688
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3642 Internally a search-page using several sort properties may
790363e96852 Sorting/grouping by multiple properties.
Ralf Schlatterbeck <schlatterbeck@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3688
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3643 use @sort0, @sort1 etc. with option @sortdir0, @sortdir1
790363e96852 Sorting/grouping by multiple properties.
Ralf Schlatterbeck <schlatterbeck@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3688
diff changeset
3644 etc. for the direction of sorting (a non-empty value of
790363e96852 Sorting/grouping by multiple properties.
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parents: 3688
diff changeset
3645 sortdir0 specifies reverse order).
3036
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parents: 2991
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3646 @group group by prop name, optionally preceeded with '-' or to sort
3696
790363e96852 Sorting/grouping by multiple properties.
Ralf Schlatterbeck <schlatterbeck@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3688
diff changeset
3647 in descending or nothing for ascending order. Several
790363e96852 Sorting/grouping by multiple properties.
Ralf Schlatterbeck <schlatterbeck@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3688
diff changeset
3648 properties can be specified delimited with comma.
790363e96852 Sorting/grouping by multiple properties.
Ralf Schlatterbeck <schlatterbeck@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3688
diff changeset
3649 Internally a search-page using several grouping properties may
790363e96852 Sorting/grouping by multiple properties.
Ralf Schlatterbeck <schlatterbeck@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3688
diff changeset
3650 use @group0, @group1 etc. with option @groupdir0, @groupdir1
790363e96852 Sorting/grouping by multiple properties.
Ralf Schlatterbeck <schlatterbeck@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3688
diff changeset
3651 etc. for the direction of grouping (a non-empty value of
790363e96852 Sorting/grouping by multiple properties.
Ralf Schlatterbeck <schlatterbeck@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3688
diff changeset
3652 groupdir0 specifies reverse order).
3036
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2991
diff changeset
3653 @columns selects the columns that should be displayed. Default is
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2991
diff changeset
3654 all.
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
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parents: 2991
diff changeset
3655 @filter indicates which properties are being used in filtering.
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
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parents: 2991
diff changeset
3656 Default is none.
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
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parents: 2991
diff changeset
3657 propname selects the values the item properties given by propname must
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2991
diff changeset
3658 have (very basic search/filter).
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
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parents: 2991
diff changeset
3659 @search_text if supplied, performs a full-text search (message bodies,
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2991
diff changeset
3660 issue titles, etc)
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
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parents: 2991
diff changeset
3661 ============ =============================================================
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
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parents: 2991
diff changeset
3662
2910
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parents: 2897
diff changeset
3663
1057
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1003
diff changeset
3664 Searching Views
1098
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parents: 1096
diff changeset
3665 ---------------
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parents:
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3666
3052
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parents: 3036
diff changeset
3667 .. note::
230f7394cce9 fix to fix
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parents: 3036
diff changeset
3668 if you add a new column to the ``@columns`` form variable potentials
230f7394cce9 fix to fix
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parents: 3036
diff changeset
3669 then you will need to add the column to the appropriate `index views`_
230f7394cce9 fix to fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3036
diff changeset
3670 template so that it is actually displayed.
1320
3758a5af985f Lots of little fixes in this update:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1317
diff changeset
3671
1074
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3672 This is one of the class context views. The template used is typically
1245
d8c98af869ff merge from maint-0-5
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1244
diff changeset
3673 "*classname*.search". The form on this page should have "search" as its
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3674 ``@action`` variable. The "search" action:
1245
d8c98af869ff merge from maint-0-5
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1244
diff changeset
3675
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3676 - sets up additional filtering, as well as performing indexed text
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3677 searching
3036
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parents: 2991
diff changeset
3678 - sets the ``@filter`` variable correctly
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2991
diff changeset
3679 - saves the query off if ``@query_name`` is set.
1245
d8c98af869ff merge from maint-0-5
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1244
diff changeset
3680
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3681 The search page should lay out any fields that you wish to allow the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3682 user to search on. If your schema contains a large number of properties,
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3683 you should be wary of making all of those properties available for
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3684 searching, as this can cause confusion. If the additional properties are
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3685 Strings, consider having their value indexed, and then they will be
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3686 searchable using the full text indexed search. This is both faster, and
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3687 more useful for the end user.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3688
3036
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2991
diff changeset
3689 If the search view does specify the "search" ``@action``, then it may also
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2991
diff changeset
3690 provide an additional argument:
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2991
diff changeset
3691
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2991
diff changeset
3692 ============ =============================================================
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2991
diff changeset
3693 Argument Description
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2991
diff changeset
3694 ============ =============================================================
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2991
diff changeset
3695 @query_name if supplied, the index parameters (including @search_text)
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2991
diff changeset
3696 will be saved off as a the query item and registered against
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2991
diff changeset
3697 the user's queries property. Note that the *classic* template
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2991
diff changeset
3698 schema has this ability, but the *minimal* template schema
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2991
diff changeset
3699 does not.
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2991
diff changeset
3700 ============ =============================================================
1245
d8c98af869ff merge from maint-0-5
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1244
diff changeset
3701
d8c98af869ff merge from maint-0-5
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1244
diff changeset
3702
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
3703 Item Views
1098
c5819344714c more doc
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parents: 1096
diff changeset
3704 ----------
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
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parents:
diff changeset
3705
1074
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3706 The basic view of a hyperdb item is provided by the "*classname*.item"
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3707 template. It generally has three sections; an "editor", a "spool" and a
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3708 "history" section.
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3709
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3710
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
3711 Editor Section
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
3712 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
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parents:
diff changeset
3713
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3714 The editor section is used to manipulate the item - it may be a static
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3715 display if the user doesn't have permission to edit the item.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3716
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3717 Here's an example of a basic editor template (this is the default
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3718 "classic" template issue item edit form - from the "issue.item.html"
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3719 template)::
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
3720
1074
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3721 <table class="form">
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3722 <tr>
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1817
diff changeset
3723 <th>Title</th>
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3724 <td colspan="3" tal:content="structure python:context.title.field(size=60)">title</td>
1074
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3725 </tr>
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3726
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3727 <tr>
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1817
diff changeset
3728 <th>Priority</th>
1074
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3729 <td tal:content="structure context/priority/menu">priority</td>
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1817
diff changeset
3730 <th>Status</th>
1074
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3731 <td tal:content="structure context/status/menu">status</td>
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3732 </tr>
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3733
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3734 <tr>
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1817
diff changeset
3735 <th>Superseder</th>
1074
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3736 <td>
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3737 <span tal:replace="structure python:context.superseder.field(showid=1, size=20)" />
1113
a95428868bf4 Added the missing keyword/topic interface to classic template (blush)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1100
diff changeset
3738 <span tal:replace="structure python:db.issue.classhelp('id,title')" />
1074
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3739 <span tal:condition="context/superseder">
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3740 <br>View: <span tal:replace="structure python:context.superseder.link(showid=1)" />
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3741 </span>
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3742 </td>
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1817
diff changeset
3743 <th>Nosy List</th>
1074
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3744 <td>
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3745 <span tal:replace="structure context/nosy/field" />
1113
a95428868bf4 Added the missing keyword/topic interface to classic template (blush)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1100
diff changeset
3746 <span tal:replace="structure python:db.user.classhelp('username,realname,address,phone')" />
1074
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3747 </td>
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3748 </tr>
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3749
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3750 <tr>
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1817
diff changeset
3751 <th>Assigned To</th>
1074
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3752 <td tal:content="structure context/assignedto/menu">
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3753 assignedto menu
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3754 </td>
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3755 <td>&nbsp;</td>
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3756 <td>&nbsp;</td>
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3757 </tr>
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3758
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3759 <tr>
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1817
diff changeset
3760 <th>Change Note</th>
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3761 <td colspan="3">
1089
43ab730ee194 instance -> tracker, node -> item
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1083
diff changeset
3762 <textarea name=":note" wrap="hard" rows="5" cols="60"></textarea>
1074
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3763 </td>
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3764 </tr>
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3765
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3766 <tr>
1825
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parents: 1817
diff changeset
3767 <th>File</th>
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3768 <td colspan="3"><input type="file" name=":file" size="40"></td>
1074
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3769 </tr>
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3770
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3771 <tr>
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3772 <td>&nbsp;</td>
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3773 <td colspan="3" tal:content="structure context/submit">
1074
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3774 submit button will go here
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3775 </td>
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
3776 </tr>
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3777 </table>
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parents:
diff changeset
3778
673
604c84696461 link() htmltemplate function now has a "showid" option for links & multilinks.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 659
diff changeset
3779
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
3780 When a change is submitted, the system automatically generates a message
1074
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parents: 1073
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3781 describing the changed properties. As shown in the example, the editor
1089
43ab730ee194 instance -> tracker, node -> item
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1083
diff changeset
3782 template can use the ":note" and ":file" fields, which are added to the
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3783 standard changenote message generated by Roundup.
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parents: 1671
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3784
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e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
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parents:
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3785
1638
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parents: 1614
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3786 Form values
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
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3787 :::::::::::
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parents: 1614
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3788
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parents: 1614
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3789 We have a number of ways to pull properties out of the form in order to
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parents: 1614
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3790 meet the various needs of:
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parents: 1614
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3791
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
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3792 1. editing the current item (perhaps an issue item)
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
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3793 2. editing information related to the current item (eg. messages or
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3794 attached files)
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3795 3. creating new information to be linked to the current item (eg. time
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3796 spent on an issue)
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3797
1674
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parents: 1671
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3798 In the following, ``<bracketed>`` values are variable, ":" may be one of
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3799 ":" or "@", and other text ("required") is fixed.
1638
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3800
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3801 Properties are specified as form variables:
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
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3802
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3803 ``<propname>``
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3804 property on the current context item
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3805
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3806 ``<designator>:<propname>``
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3807 property on the indicated item (for editing related information)
4a47eb555e51 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3808
4a47eb555e51 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3809 ``<classname>-<N>:<propname>``
4a47eb555e51 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3810 property on the Nth new item of classname (generally for creating new
4a47eb555e51 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3811 items to attach to the current item)
4a47eb555e51 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3812
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3813 Once we have determined the "propname", we check to see if it is one of
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3814 the special form values:
1638
4a47eb555e51 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3815
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3816 ``@required``
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3817 The named property values must be supplied or a ValueError will be
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3818 raised.
1638
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3819
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3820 ``@remove@<propname>=id(s)``
1638
4a47eb555e51 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3821 The ids will be removed from the multilink property.
4a47eb555e51 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3822
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3823 ``:add:<propname>=id(s)``
4a47eb555e51 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3824 The ids will be added to the multilink property.
4a47eb555e51 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3825
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3826 ``:link:<propname>=<designator>``
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3827 Used to add a link to new items created during edit. These are
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3828 collected and returned in ``all_links``. This will result in an
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3829 additional linking operation (either Link set or Multilink append)
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3830 after the edit/create is done using ``all_props`` in ``_editnodes``.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3831 The <propname> on the current item will be set/appended the id of the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3832 newly created item of class <designator> (where <designator> must be
1638
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3833 <classname>-<N>).
4a47eb555e51 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3834
4a47eb555e51 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3835 Any of the form variables may be prefixed with a classname or
4a47eb555e51 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3836 designator.
4a47eb555e51 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3837
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3838 Two special form values are supported for backwards compatibility:
1638
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3839
4a47eb555e51 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3840 ``:note``
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3841 create a message (with content, author and date), linked to the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3842 context item. This is ALWAYS designated "msg-1".
1638
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3843 ``:file``
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3844 create a file, attached to the current item and any message created by
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3845 :note. This is ALWAYS designated "file-1".
1638
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3846
4a47eb555e51 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1614
diff changeset
3847
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
3848 Spool Section
1098
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
3849 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
3850
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3851 The spool section lists related information like the messages and files
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3852 of an issue.
1074
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3853
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3854 TODO
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3855
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
3856
1074
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3857 History Section
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
3858 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1074
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3859
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3860 The final section displayed is the history of the item - its database
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3861 journal. This is generally generated with the template::
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
3862
1074
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3863 <tal:block tal:replace="structure context/history" />
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3864
5232
462b0f76fce8 issue2550864 - Potential information leakage via journal/history
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5231
diff changeset
3865 or::
462b0f76fce8 issue2550864 - Potential information leakage via journal/history
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5231
diff changeset
3866
462b0f76fce8 issue2550864 - Potential information leakage via journal/history
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5231
diff changeset
3867 <tal:block
462b0f76fce8 issue2550864 - Potential information leakage via journal/history
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5231
diff changeset
3868 tal:replace="structure python:context.history(showall=True)" />
462b0f76fce8 issue2550864 - Potential information leakage via journal/history
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5231
diff changeset
3869
462b0f76fce8 issue2550864 - Potential information leakage via journal/history
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5231
diff changeset
3870 if you want to show history entries for quiet properties.
462b0f76fce8 issue2550864 - Potential information leakage via journal/history
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5231
diff changeset
3871
1074
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3872 *To be done:*
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
3873
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3874 *The actual history entries of the item may be accessed for manual
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3875 templating through the "journal" method of the item*::
1074
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3876
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3877 <tal:block tal:repeat="entry context/journal">
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3878 a journal entry
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3879 </tal:block>
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3880
954ad22eb7d9 more doc, more cleanup
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1073
diff changeset
3881 *where each journal entry is an HTMLJournalEntry.*
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
3882
2910
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3883
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
3884 Defining new web actions
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
3885 ------------------------
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
3886
2016
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
3887 You may define new actions to be triggered by the ``@action`` form variable.
2915
7d97c75e7cba more docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2914
diff changeset
3888 These are added to the tracker ``extensions`` directory and registered
7d97c75e7cba more docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2914
diff changeset
3889 using ``instance.registerAction``.
7d97c75e7cba more docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2914
diff changeset
3890
7d97c75e7cba more docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2914
diff changeset
3891 All the existing Actions are defined in ``roundup.cgi.actions``.
2016
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
3892
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
3893 Adding action classes takes three steps; first you `define the new
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
3894 action class`_, then you `register the action class`_ with the cgi
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3895 interface so it may be triggered by the ``@action`` form variable.
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3896 Finally you `use the new action`_ in your HTML form.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3897
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3898 See "`setting up a "wizard" (or "druid") for controlled adding of
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3899 issues`_" for an example.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3900
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3901
2016
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
3902 Define the new action class
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3903 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3904
2915
7d97c75e7cba more docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2914
diff changeset
3905 Create a new action class in your tracker's ``extensions`` directory, for
7d97c75e7cba more docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2914
diff changeset
3906 example ``myaction.py``::
2016
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
3907
3291
bb08ffc56967 *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3289
diff changeset
3908 from roundup.cgi.actions import Action
bb08ffc56967 *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3289
diff changeset
3909
2016
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
3910 class MyAction(Action):
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
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parents: 2009
diff changeset
3911 def handle(self):
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
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parents: 2009
diff changeset
3912 ''' Perform some action. No return value is required.
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
3913 '''
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
3914
2915
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parents: 2914
diff changeset
3915 The *self.client* attribute is an instance of ``roundup.cgi.client.Client``.
7d97c75e7cba more docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2914
diff changeset
3916 See the docstring of that class for details of what it can do.
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3917
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3918 The method will typically check the ``self.form`` variable's contents.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3919 It may then:
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3920
4880
ca692423e401 Different approach to fix XSS in issue2550817
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 4790
diff changeset
3921 - add information to ``self.client._ok_message``
ca692423e401 Different approach to fix XSS in issue2550817
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 4790
diff changeset
3922 or ``self.client._error_message`` (by using ``self.client.add_ok_message``
ca692423e401 Different approach to fix XSS in issue2550817
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 4790
diff changeset
3923 or ``self.client.add_error_message``, respectively)
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2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
3924 - change the ``self.client.template`` variable to alter what the user will see
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3925 next
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3926 - raise Unauthorised, SendStaticFile, SendFile, NotFound or Redirect
2016
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
3927 exceptions (import them from roundup.cgi.exceptions)
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
3928
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
3929
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
3930 Register the action class
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3931 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3932
2915
7d97c75e7cba more docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2914
diff changeset
3933 The class is now written, but isn't available to the user until you register
7d97c75e7cba more docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2914
diff changeset
3934 it with the following code appended to your ``myaction.py`` file::
7d97c75e7cba more docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2914
diff changeset
3935
7d97c75e7cba more docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2914
diff changeset
3936 def init(instance):
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parents: 2914
diff changeset
3937 instance.registerAction('myaction', myActionClass)
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3938
2016
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
3939 This maps the action name "myaction" to the action class we defined.
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3940
2915
7d97c75e7cba more docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2914
diff changeset
3941
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3942 Use the new action
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3943 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3944
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3945 In your HTML form, add a hidden form element like so::
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3946
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3947 <input type="hidden" name="@action" value="myaction">
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3948
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3949 where "myaction" is the name you registered in the previous step.
1003
f89b8d32291b Hack hack hack...
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 935
diff changeset
3950
2046
f913b6beac35 document and make easier the actions-returning-content idiom
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2034
diff changeset
3951 Actions may return content to the user
f913b6beac35 document and make easier the actions-returning-content idiom
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2034
diff changeset
3952 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
f913b6beac35 document and make easier the actions-returning-content idiom
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2034
diff changeset
3953
f913b6beac35 document and make easier the actions-returning-content idiom
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2034
diff changeset
3954 Actions generally perform some database manipulation and then pass control
f913b6beac35 document and make easier the actions-returning-content idiom
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2034
diff changeset
3955 on to the rendering of a template in the current context (see `Determining
f913b6beac35 document and make easier the actions-returning-content idiom
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2034
diff changeset
3956 web context`_ for how that works.) Some actions will want to generate the
f913b6beac35 document and make easier the actions-returning-content idiom
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2034
diff changeset
3957 actual content returned to the user. Action methods may return their own
f913b6beac35 document and make easier the actions-returning-content idiom
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2034
diff changeset
3958 content string to be displayed to the user, overriding the templating step.
f913b6beac35 document and make easier the actions-returning-content idiom
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2034
diff changeset
3959 In this situation, we assume that the content is HTML by default. You may
f913b6beac35 document and make easier the actions-returning-content idiom
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2034
diff changeset
3960 override the content type indicated to the user by calling ``setHeader``::
f913b6beac35 document and make easier the actions-returning-content idiom
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2034
diff changeset
3961
f913b6beac35 document and make easier the actions-returning-content idiom
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2034
diff changeset
3962 self.client.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/csv')
f913b6beac35 document and make easier the actions-returning-content idiom
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2034
diff changeset
3963
f913b6beac35 document and make easier the actions-returning-content idiom
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2034
diff changeset
3964 This example indicates that the value sent back to the user is actually
f913b6beac35 document and make easier the actions-returning-content idiom
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2034
diff changeset
3965 comma-separated value content (eg. something to be loaded into a
f913b6beac35 document and make easier the actions-returning-content idiom
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2034
diff changeset
3966 spreadsheet or database).
f913b6beac35 document and make easier the actions-returning-content idiom
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2034
diff changeset
3967
910
299f4890427d documentation reorg post-new-security
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 909
diff changeset
3968
2910
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3969 8-bit character set support in Web interface
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3970 --------------------------------------------
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3971
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3972 The web interface uses UTF-8 default. It may be overridden in both forms
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3973 and a browser cookie.
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3974
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3975 - In forms, use the ``@charset`` variable.
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3976 - To use the cookie override, have the ``roundup_charset`` cookie set.
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3977
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3978 In both cases, the value is a valid charset name (eg. ``utf-8`` or
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3979 ``kio8-r``).
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3980
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3981 Inside Roundup, all strings are stored and processed in utf-8.
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3982 Unfortunately, some older browsers do not work properly with
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
3983 utf-8-encoded pages (e.g. Netscape Navigator 4 displays wrong
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
3984 characters in form fields). This version allows one to change
2910
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3985 the character set for http transfers. To do so, you may add
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3986 the following code to your ``page.html`` template::
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3987
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3988 <tal:block define="uri string:${request/base}${request/env/PATH_INFO}">
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
3989 <a tal:attributes="href python:request.indexargs_url(uri,
2910
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3990 {'@charset':'utf-8'})">utf-8</a>
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
3991 <a tal:attributes="href python:request.indexargs_url(uri,
2910
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3992 {'@charset':'koi8-r'})">koi8-r</a>
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3993 </tal:block>
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3994
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3995 (substitute ``koi8-r`` with appropriate charset for your language).
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3996 Charset preference is kept in the browser cookie ``roundup_charset``.
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3997
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
3998 ``meta http-equiv`` lines added to the tracker templates in version 0.6.0
2910
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
3999 should be changed to include actual character set name::
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
4000
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
4001 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type"
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
4002 tal:attributes="content string:text/html;; charset=${request/client/charset}"
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
4003 />
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
4004
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
4005 The charset is also sent in the http header.
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
4006
6163
c2fd254c9257 Doc updates/indexing.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6160
diff changeset
4007 .. _CustomExamples:
2910
5c0e5abcb5e3 doc updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2897
diff changeset
4008
1100
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
4009 Examples
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
4010 ========
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
4011
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
4012 .. contents::
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
4013 :local:
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
4014 :depth: 2
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
4015
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
4016
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
4017 Changing what's stored in the database
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
4018 --------------------------------------
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
4019
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
4020 The following examples illustrate ways to change the information stored in
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
4021 the database.
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
4022
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4023
1228
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1215
diff changeset
4024 Adding a new field to the classic schema
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
4025 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1100
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
4026
3122
6e8eb05435cf new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3121
diff changeset
4027 This example shows how to add a simple field (a due date) to the default
6e8eb05435cf new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3121
diff changeset
4028 classic schema. It does not add any additional behaviour, such as enforcing
6e8eb05435cf new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3121
diff changeset
4029 the due date, or causing automatic actions to fire if the due date passes.
6e8eb05435cf new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3121
diff changeset
4030
3409
80dc8011228e mention schema mutation
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3404
diff changeset
4031 You add new fields by editing the ``schema.py`` file in you tracker's home.
80dc8011228e mention schema mutation
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3404
diff changeset
4032 Schema changes are automatically applied to the database on the next
80dc8011228e mention schema mutation
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3404
diff changeset
4033 tracker access (note that roundup-server would need to be restarted as it
80dc8011228e mention schema mutation
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3404
diff changeset
4034 caches the schema).
3122
6e8eb05435cf new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3121
diff changeset
4035
6163
c2fd254c9257 Doc updates/indexing.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6160
diff changeset
4036 .. index:: schema; example changes
c2fd254c9257 Doc updates/indexing.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6160
diff changeset
4037
3818
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4038 1. Modify the ``schema.py``::
3122
6e8eb05435cf new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3121
diff changeset
4039
6e8eb05435cf new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3121
diff changeset
4040 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue",
3904
91008ec8f9a0 retire "topic" usage
Justus Pendleton <jpend@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3881
diff changeset
4041 assignedto=Link("user"), keyword=Multilink("keyword"),
3122
6e8eb05435cf new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3121
diff changeset
4042 priority=Link("priority"), status=Link("status"),
3127
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
4043 due_date=Date())
3122
6e8eb05435cf new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3121
diff changeset
4044
3818
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4045 2. Add an edit field to the ``issue.item.html`` template::
3122
6e8eb05435cf new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3121
diff changeset
4046
6e8eb05435cf new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3121
diff changeset
4047 <tr>
6e8eb05435cf new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3121
diff changeset
4048 <th>Due Date</th>
6e8eb05435cf new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3121
diff changeset
4049 <td tal:content="structure context/due_date/field" />
3818
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4050 </tr>
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4051
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4052 If you want to show only the date part of due_date then do this instead::
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4053
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4054 <tr>
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4055 <th>Due Date</th>
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4056 <td tal:content="structure python:context.due_date.field(format='%Y-%m-%d')" />
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4057 </tr>
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4058
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4059 3. Add the property to the ``issue.index.html`` page::
3122
6e8eb05435cf new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3121
diff changeset
4060
3123
5894c7bea8ce *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3122
diff changeset
4061 (in the heading row)
5894c7bea8ce *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3122
diff changeset
4062 <th tal:condition="request/show/due_date">Due Date</th>
5894c7bea8ce *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3122
diff changeset
4063 (in the data row)
3818
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4064 <td tal:condition="request/show/due_date"
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4065 tal:content="i/due_date" />
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4066
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4067 If you want format control of the display of the due date you can
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4068 enter the following in the data row to show only the actual due date::
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4069
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4070 <td tal:condition="request/show/due_date"
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4071 tal:content="python:i.due_date.pretty('%Y-%m-%d')">&nbsp;</td>
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4072
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4073 4. Add the property to the ``issue.search.html`` page::
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4074
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4075 <tr tal:define="name string:due_date">
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4076 <th i18n:translate="">Due Date:</th>
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4077 <td metal:use-macro="search_input"></td>
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4078 <td metal:use-macro="column_input"></td>
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4079 <td metal:use-macro="sort_input"></td>
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4080 <td metal:use-macro="group_input"></td>
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4081 </tr>
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4082
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4083 5. If you wish for the due date to appear in the standard views listed
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4084 in the sidebar of the web interface then you'll need to add "due_date"
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4085 to the columns and columns_showall lists in your ``page.html``::
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4086
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4087 columns string:id,activity,due_date,title,creator,status;
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4088 columns_showall string:id,activity,due_date,title,creator,assignedto,status;
3122
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4089
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4090 Adding a new constrained field to the classic schema
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4091 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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4092
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4093 This example shows how to add a new constrained property (i.e. a
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4094 selection of distinct values) to your tracker.
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4095
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4096
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4097 Introduction
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4098 ::::::::::::
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4099
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4100 To make the classic schema of Roundup useful as a TODO tracking system
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4101 for a group of systems administrators, it needs an extra data field per
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4102 issue: a category.
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4103
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4104 This would let sysadmins quickly list all TODOs in their particular area
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4105 of interest without having to do complex queries, and without relying on
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4106 the spelling capabilities of other sysadmins (a losing proposition at
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4107 best).
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4108
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4109
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4110 Adding a field to the database
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4111 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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4112
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4113 This is the easiest part of the change. The category would just be a
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4114 plain string, nothing fancy. To change what is in the database you need
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4115 to add some lines to the ``schema.py`` file of your tracker instance.
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4116 Under the comment::
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4117
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4118 # add any additional database schema configuration here
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4119
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4120 add::
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4121
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4122 category = Class(db, "category", name=String())
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4123 category.setkey("name")
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4124
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4125 Here we are setting up a chunk of the database which we are calling
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4126 "category". It contains a string, which we are refering to as "name" for
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4127 lack of a more imaginative title. (Since "name" is one of the properties
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4128 that Roundup looks for on items if you do not set a key for them, it's
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4129 probably a good idea to stick with it for new classes if at all
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4130 appropriate.) Then we are setting the key of this chunk of the database
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4131 to be that "name". This is equivalent to an index for database types.
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4132 This also means that there can only be one category with a given name.
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4133
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4134 Adding the above lines allows us to create categories, but they're not
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4135 tied to the issues that we are going to be creating. It's just a list of
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4136 categories off on its own, which isn't much use. We need to link it in
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4137 with the issues. To do that, find the lines
2983
9614a101b68f Stuff from the train ride this morning:
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4138 in ``schema.py`` which set up the "issue" class, and then add a link to
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4139 the category::
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4140
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4141 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue", ... ,
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4142 category=Multilink("category"), ... )
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4143
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4144 The ``Multilink()`` means that each issue can have many categories. If
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4145 you were adding something with a one-to-one relationship to issues (such
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4146 as the "assignedto" property), use ``Link()`` instead.
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4147
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4148 That is all you need to do to change the schema. The rest of the effort
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4149 is fiddling around so you can actually use the new category.
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4150
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4151
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4152 Populating the new category class
2156
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4153 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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4154
6174
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4155 If you haven't initialised the database with the
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diff changeset
4156 "``roundup-admin initialise``" command, then you
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diff changeset
4157 can add the following to the tracker ``initial_data.py``
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4158 under the comment::
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4159
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4160 # add any additional database creation steps here - but only if you
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4161 # haven't initialised the database with the admin "initialise" command
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4162
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4163 Add::
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4164
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4165 category = db.getclass('category')
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4166 category.create(name="scipy")
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4167 category.create(name="chaco")
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4168 category.create(name="weave")
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4169
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diff changeset
4170 .. index:: roundup-admin; create entries in class
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4171
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4172 If the database has already been initalised, then you need to use the
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4173 ``roundup-admin`` tool::
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4174
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diff changeset
4175 % roundup-admin -i <tracker home>
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diff changeset
4176 Roundup <version> ready for input.
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4177 Type "help" for help.
3582
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4178 roundup> create category name=scipy
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4179 1
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4180 roundup> create category name=chaco
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4181 2
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4182 roundup> create category name=weave
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4183 3
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4184 roundup> exit...
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4185 There are unsaved changes. Commit them (y/N)? y
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4186
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4187
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4188 Setting up security on the new objects
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4189 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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4190
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4191 By default only the admin user can look at and change objects. This
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4192 doesn't suit us, as we want any user to be able to create new categories
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4193 as required, and obviously everyone needs to be able to view the
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4194 categories of issues for it to be useful.
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4195
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4196 We therefore need to change the security of the category objects. This
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4197 is also done in ``schema.py``.
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4198
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4199 There are currently two loops which set up permissions and then assign
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4200 them to various roles. Simply add the new "category" to both lists::
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4201
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4202 # Assign the access and edit permissions for issue, file and message
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4203 # to regular users now
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4204 for cl in 'issue', 'file', 'msg', 'category':
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4205 p = db.security.getPermission('View', cl)
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4206 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'View', cl)
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4207 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'Edit', cl)
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4208 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'Create', cl)
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4209
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4210 These lines assign the "View" and "Edit" Permissions to the "User" role,
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4211 so that normal users can view and edit "category" objects.
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4212
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4213 This is all the work that needs to be done for the database. It will
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4214 store categories, and let users view and edit them. Now on to the
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4215 interface stuff.
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4216
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4218 Changing the web left hand frame
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4219 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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4221 We need to give the users the ability to create new categories, and the
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4222 place to put the link to this functionality is in the left hand function
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4223 bar, under the "Issues" area. The file that defines how this area looks
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4224 is ``html/page.html``, which is what we are going to be editing next.
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4225
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4226 If you look at this file you can see that it contains a lot of
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4227 "classblock" sections which are chunks of HTML that will be included or
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4228 excluded in the output depending on whether the condition in the
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4229 classblock is met. We are going to add the category code at the end of
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4230 the classblock for the *issue* class::
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4231
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4232 <p class="classblock"
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4233 tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('View', 'category')">
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4234 <b>Categories</b><br>
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4235 <a tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('Edit', 'category')"
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4236 href="category?@template=item">New Category<br></a>
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4237 </p>
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4238
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4239 The first two lines is the classblock definition, which sets up a
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4240 condition that only users who have "View" permission for the "category"
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4241 object will have this section included in their output. Next comes a
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4242 plain "Categories" header in bold. Everyone who can view categories will
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4243 get that.
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4244
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4245 Next comes the link to the editing area of categories. This link will
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4246 only appear if the condition - that the user has "Edit" permissions for
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4247 the "category" objects - is matched. If they do have permission then
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4248 they will get a link to another page which will let the user add new
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4249 categories.
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4250
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4251 Note that if you have permission to *view* but not to *edit* categories,
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4252 then all you will see is a "Categories" header with nothing underneath
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4253 it. This is obviously not very good interface design, but will do for
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4254 now. I just claim that it is so I can add more links in this section
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4255 later on. However, to fix the problem you could change the condition in
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4256 the classblock statement, so that only users with "Edit" permission
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4257 would see the "Categories" stuff.
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4258
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4259
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4260 Setting up a page to edit categories
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4261 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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4262
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4263 We defined code in the previous section which let users with the
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4264 appropriate permissions see a link to a page which would let them edit
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4265 conditions. Now we have to write that page.
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4266
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4267 The link was for the *item* template of the *category* object. This
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4268 translates into Roundup looking for a file called ``category.item.html``
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4269 in the ``html`` tracker directory. This is the file that we are going to
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4270 write now.
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4271
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4272 First, we add an info tag in a comment which doesn't affect the outcome
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4273 of the code at all, but is useful for debugging. If you load a page in a
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4274 browser and look at the page source, you can see which sections come
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4275 from which files by looking for these comments::
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4276
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4277 <!-- category.item -->
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4278
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4279 Next we need to add in the METAL macro stuff so we get the normal page
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4280 trappings::
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4281
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4282 <tal:block metal:use-macro="templates/page/macros/icing">
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4283 <title metal:fill-slot="head_title">Category editing</title>
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4284 <td class="page-header-top" metal:fill-slot="body_title">
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4285 <h2>Category editing</h2>
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4286 </td>
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4287 <td class="content" metal:fill-slot="content">
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4289 Next we need to setup up a standard HTML form, which is the whole
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4290 purpose of this file. We link to some handy javascript which sends the
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4291 form through only once. This is to stop users hitting the send button
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4292 multiple times when they are impatient and thus having the form sent
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4293 multiple times::
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4294
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4295 <form method="POST" onSubmit="return submit_once()"
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4296 enctype="multipart/form-data">
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4297
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4298 Next we define some code which sets up the minimum list of fields that
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4299 we require the user to enter. There will be only one field - "name" - so
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4300 they better put something in it, otherwise the whole form is pointless::
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4301
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4302 <input type="hidden" name="@required" value="name">
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4303
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4304 To get everything to line up properly we will put everything in a table,
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4305 and put a nice big header on it so the user has an idea what is
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4306 happening::
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4307
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4308 <table class="form">
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4309 <tr><th class="header" colspan="2">Category</th></tr>
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4310
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4311 Next, we need the field into which the user is going to enter the new
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4312 category. The ``context.name.field(size=60)`` bit tells Roundup to
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4313 generate a normal HTML field of size 60, and the contents of that field
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4314 will be the "name" variable of the current context (namely "category").
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4315 The upshot of this is that when the user types something in
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4316 to the form, a new category will be created with that name::
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4318 <tr>
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4319 <th>Name</th>
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4320 <td tal:content="structure python:context.name.field(size=60)">
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4321 name</td>
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4322 </tr>
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4323
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4324 Then a submit button so that the user can submit the new category::
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4326 <tr>
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4327 <td>&nbsp;</td>
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4328 <td colspan="3" tal:content="structure context/submit">
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4329 submit button will go here
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4330 </td>
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4331 </tr>
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4333 The ``context/submit`` bit generates the submit button but also
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4334 generates the @action and @csrf hidden fields. The @action field is
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4335 used to tell roundup how to process the form. The @csrf field provides
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4336 a unique single use token to defend against CSRF attacks. (More about
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4337 anti-csrf measures can be found in ``upgrading.txt``.)
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4338
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4339 Finally we finish off the tags we used at the start to do the METAL
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4340 stuff::
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4341
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4342 </td>
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parents: 1164
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4343 </tal:block>
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4344
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4345 So putting it all together, and closing the table and form we get::
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4346
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4347 <!-- category.item -->
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4348 <tal:block metal:use-macro="templates/page/macros/icing">
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4349 <title metal:fill-slot="head_title">Category editing</title>
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parents: 1164
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4350 <td class="page-header-top" metal:fill-slot="body_title">
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4351 <h2>Category editing</h2>
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parents: 1164
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4352 </td>
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parents: 1164
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4353 <td class="content" metal:fill-slot="content">
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parents: 1164
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4354 <form method="POST" onSubmit="return submit_once()"
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4355 enctype="multipart/form-data">
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4356
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4357 <table class="form">
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4358 <tr><th class="header" colspan="2">Category</th></tr>
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4359
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4360 <tr>
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parents: 1817
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4361 <th>Name</th>
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4362 <td tal:content="structure python:context.name.field(size=60)">
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4363 name</td>
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4364 </tr>
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4365
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4366 <tr>
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parents: 1825
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4367 <td>
4e4afbe3cd30 Move '<input type="hidden">' elements into a block.
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parents: 1825
diff changeset
4368 &nbsp;
4e4afbe3cd30 Move '<input type="hidden">' elements into a block.
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parents: 1825
diff changeset
4369 <input type="hidden" name="@required" value="name">
4e4afbe3cd30 Move '<input type="hidden">' elements into a block.
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parents: 1825
diff changeset
4370 </td>
1674
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4371 <td colspan="3" tal:content="structure context/submit">
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
4372 submit button will go here
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
4373 </td>
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
4374 </tr>
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
4375 </table>
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
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parents: 1164
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4376 </form>
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
4377 </td>
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
4378 </tal:block>
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diff changeset
4379
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
4380 This is quite a lot to just ask the user one simple question, but there
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
4381 is a lot of setup for basically one line (the form line) to do its work.
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
4382 To add another field to "category" would involve one more line (well,
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
4383 maybe a few extra to get the formatting correct).
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
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4384
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4385
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parents: 1096
diff changeset
4386 Adding the category to the issue
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
4387 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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diff changeset
4388
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
4389 We now have the ability to create issues to our heart's content, but
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parents: 1096
diff changeset
4390 that is pointless unless we can assign categories to issues. Just like
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4391 the ``html/category.item.html`` file was used to define how to add a new
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4392 category, the ``html/issue.item.html`` is used to define how a new issue
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
4393 is created.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
4394
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parents: 3127
diff changeset
4395 Just like ``category.issue.html``, this file defines a form which has a
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
4396 table to lay things out. It doesn't matter where in the table we add new
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4397 stuff, it is entirely up to your sense of aesthetics::
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parents: 1096
diff changeset
4398
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1817
diff changeset
4399 <th>Category</th>
3582
026adc5f1e13 fix "Adding a new constrained field to the classic schema" example in docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3580
diff changeset
4400 <td>
026adc5f1e13 fix "Adding a new constrained field to the classic schema" example in docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3580
diff changeset
4401 <span tal:replace="structure context/category/field" />
026adc5f1e13 fix "Adding a new constrained field to the classic schema" example in docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3580
diff changeset
4402 <span tal:replace="structure python:db.category.classhelp('name',
026adc5f1e13 fix "Adding a new constrained field to the classic schema" example in docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3580
diff changeset
4403 property='category', width='200')" />
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diff changeset
4404 </td>
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parents: 1096
diff changeset
4405
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
4406 First, we define a nice header so that the user knows what the next
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4407 section is, then the middle line does what we are most interested in.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4408 This ``context/category/field`` gets replaced by a field which contains
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4409 the category in the current context (the current context being the new
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
4410 issue).
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parents: 1096
diff changeset
4411
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parents: 1096
diff changeset
4412 The classhelp lines generate a link (labelled "list") to a popup window
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parents: 1096
diff changeset
4413 which contains the list of currently known categories.
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parents: 1096
diff changeset
4414
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parents: 1671
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4415
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diff changeset
4416 Searching on categories
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
4417 :::::::::::::::::::::::
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4418
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diff changeset
4419 Now we can add categories, and create issues with categories. The next
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
4420 obvious thing that we would like to be able to do, would be to search
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
4421 for issues based on their category, so that, for example, anyone working
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4422 on the web server could look at all issues in the category "Web".
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
4423
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parents: 3127
diff changeset
4424 If you look for "Search Issues" in the ``html/page.html`` file, you will
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4425 find that it looks something like
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
4426 ``<a href="issue?@template=search">Search Issues</a>``. This shows us
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4427 that when you click on "Search Issues" it will be looking for a
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4428 ``issue.search.html`` file to display. So that is the file that we will
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4429 change.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
4430
3130
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parents: 3127
diff changeset
4431 If you look at this file it should begin to seem familiar, although it
1730
2dd6b4c825e9 Final touches to fix query editing. It should work now.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1711
diff changeset
4432 does use some new macros. You can add the new category search code anywhere you
2dd6b4c825e9 Final touches to fix query editing. It should work now.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1711
diff changeset
4433 like within that form::
2dd6b4c825e9 Final touches to fix query editing. It should work now.
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parents: 1711
diff changeset
4434
2dd6b4c825e9 Final touches to fix query editing. It should work now.
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parents: 1711
diff changeset
4435 <tr tal:define="name string:category;
2dd6b4c825e9 Final touches to fix query editing. It should work now.
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parents: 1711
diff changeset
4436 db_klass string:category;
2dd6b4c825e9 Final touches to fix query editing. It should work now.
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parents: 1711
diff changeset
4437 db_content string:name;">
2dd6b4c825e9 Final touches to fix query editing. It should work now.
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parents: 1711
diff changeset
4438 <th>Priority:</th>
2dd6b4c825e9 Final touches to fix query editing. It should work now.
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parents: 1711
diff changeset
4439 <td metal:use-macro="search_select"></td>
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Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
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diff changeset
4440 <td metal:use-macro="column_input"></td>
2dd6b4c825e9 Final touches to fix query editing. It should work now.
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parents: 1711
diff changeset
4441 <td metal:use-macro="sort_input"></td>
2dd6b4c825e9 Final touches to fix query editing. It should work now.
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parents: 1711
diff changeset
4442 <td metal:use-macro="group_input"></td>
2dd6b4c825e9 Final touches to fix query editing. It should work now.
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parents: 1711
diff changeset
4443 </tr>
2dd6b4c825e9 Final touches to fix query editing. It should work now.
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4444
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diff changeset
4445 The definitions in the ``<tr>`` opening tag are used by the macros:
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parents: 3127
diff changeset
4446
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
4447 - ``search_select`` expands to a drop-down box with all categories using
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
4448 ``db_klass`` and ``db_content``.
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
4449 - ``column_input`` expands to a checkbox for selecting what columns
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
4450 should be displayed.
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
4451 - ``sort_input`` expands to a radio button for selecting what property
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
4452 should be sorted on.
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
4453 - ``group_input`` expands to a radio button for selecting what property
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
4454 should be grouped on.
1730
2dd6b4c825e9 Final touches to fix query editing. It should work now.
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4455
2dd6b4c825e9 Final touches to fix query editing. It should work now.
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4456 The category search code above would expand to the following::
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4457
2dd6b4c825e9 Final touches to fix query editing. It should work now.
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4458 <tr>
2dd6b4c825e9 Final touches to fix query editing. It should work now.
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4459 <th>Category:</th>
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4460 <td>
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4461 <select name="category">
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4462 <option value="">don't care</option>
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4463 <option value="">------------</option>
2dd6b4c825e9 Final touches to fix query editing. It should work now.
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4464 <option value="1">scipy</option>
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4465 <option value="2">chaco</option>
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diff changeset
4466 <option value="3">weave</option>
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4467 </select>
1730
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4468 </td>
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diff changeset
4469 <td><input type="checkbox" name=":columns" value="category"></td>
3696
790363e96852 Sorting/grouping by multiple properties.
Ralf Schlatterbeck <schlatterbeck@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3688
diff changeset
4470 <td><input type="radio" name=":sort0" value="category"></td>
790363e96852 Sorting/grouping by multiple properties.
Ralf Schlatterbeck <schlatterbeck@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3688
diff changeset
4471 <td><input type="radio" name=":group0" value="category"></td>
1730
2dd6b4c825e9 Final touches to fix query editing. It should work now.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1711
diff changeset
4472 </tr>
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
4473
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
4474 Adding category to the default view
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
4475 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
4476
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4477 We can now add categories, add issues with categories, and search for
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4478 issues based on categories. This is everything that we need to do;
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4479 however, there is some more icing that we would like. I think the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4480 category of an issue is important enough that it should be displayed by
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4481 default when listing all the issues.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4482
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4483 Unfortunately, this is a bit less obvious than the previous steps. The
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4484 code defining how the issues look is in ``html/issue.index.html``. This
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4485 is a large table with a form down at the bottom for redisplaying and so
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4486 forth.
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
4487
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
4488 Firstly we need to add an appropriate header to the start of the table::
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
4489
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
4490 <th tal:condition="request/show/category">Category</th>
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
4491
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4492 The *condition* part of this statement is to avoid displaying the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4493 Category column if the user has selected not to see it.
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
4494
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
4495 The rest of the table is a loop which will go through every issue that
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4496 matches the display criteria. The loop variable is "i" - which means
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4497 that every issue gets assigned to "i" in turn.
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
4498
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
4499 The new part of code to display the category will look like this::
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
4500
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4501 <td tal:condition="request/show/category"
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4502 tal:content="i/category"></td>
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
4503
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
4504 The condition is the same as above: only display the condition when the
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4505 user hasn't asked for it to be hidden. The next part is to set the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4506 content of the cell to be the category part of "i" - the current issue.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4507
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4508 Finally we have to edit ``html/page.html`` again. This time, we need to
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
4509 tell it that when the user clicks on "Unassigned Issues" or "All Issues",
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4510 the category column should be included in the resulting list. If you
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4511 scroll down the page file, you can see the links with lots of options.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4512 The option that we are interested in is the ``:columns=`` one which
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4513 tells roundup which fields of the issue to display. Simply add
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
4514 "category" to that list and it all should work.
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
4515
1262
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
4516 Adding a time log to your issues
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
4517 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1262
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
4518
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4519 We want to log the dates and amount of time spent working on issues, and
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4520 be able to give a summary of the total time spent on a particular issue.
1262
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
4521
2983
9614a101b68f Stuff from the train ride this morning:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2958
diff changeset
4522 1. Add a new class to your tracker ``schema.py``::
1262
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
4523
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
4524 # storage for time logging
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
4525 timelog = Class(db, "timelog", period=Interval())
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
4526
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4527 Note that we automatically get the date of the time log entry
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4528 creation through the standard property "creation".
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4529
3652
3a19d31be628 add in note about perms
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3649
diff changeset
4530 You will need to grant "Creation" permission to the users who are
3653
cfa7fa2c5e0f arg rest
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3652
diff changeset
4531 allowed to add timelog entries. You may do this with::
3652
3a19d31be628 add in note about perms
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3649
diff changeset
4532
3a19d31be628 add in note about perms
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3649
diff changeset
4533 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'Create', 'timelog')
3a19d31be628 add in note about perms
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3649
diff changeset
4534 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'View', 'timelog')
3a19d31be628 add in note about perms
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3649
diff changeset
4535
3653
cfa7fa2c5e0f arg rest
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3652
diff changeset
4536 If users are also able to *edit* timelog entries, then also include::
3652
3a19d31be628 add in note about perms
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3649
diff changeset
4537
3a19d31be628 add in note about perms
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3649
diff changeset
4538 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'Edit', 'timelog')
3a19d31be628 add in note about perms
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3649
diff changeset
4539
6163
c2fd254c9257 Doc updates/indexing.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6160
diff changeset
4540 .. index:: schema; example changes
c2fd254c9257 Doc updates/indexing.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6160
diff changeset
4541
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4542 2. Link to the new class from your issue class (again, in
2983
9614a101b68f Stuff from the train ride this morning:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2958
diff changeset
4543 ``schema.py``)::
1262
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
4544
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
4545 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue",
3904
91008ec8f9a0 retire "topic" usage
Justus Pendleton <jpend@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3881
diff changeset
4546 assignedto=Link("user"), keyword=Multilink("keyword"),
1262
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
4547 priority=Link("priority"), status=Link("status"),
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
4548 times=Multilink("timelog"))
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
4549
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
4550 the "times" property is the new link to the "timelog" class.
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
4551
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4552 3. We'll need to let people add in times to the issue, so in the web
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
4553 interface we'll have a new entry field. This is a special field
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
4554 because unlike the other fields in the ``issue.item`` template, it
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
4555 affects a different item (a timelog item) and not the template's
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
4556 item (an issue). We have a special syntax for form fields that affect
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
4557 items other than the template default item (see the cgi
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
4558 documentation on `special form variables`_). In particular, we add a
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
4559 field to capture a new timelog item's period::
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
4560
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
4561 <tr>
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1817
diff changeset
4562 <th>Time Log</th>
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
4563 <td colspan=3><input type="text" name="timelog-1@period" />
3818
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4564 (enter as '3y 1m 4d 2:40:02' or parts thereof)
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
4565 </td>
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
4566 </tr>
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
4567
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
4568 and another hidden field that links that new timelog item (new
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
4569 because it's marked as having id "-1") to the issue item. It looks
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
4570 like this::
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
4571
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
4572 <input type="hidden" name="@link@times" value="timelog-1" />
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
4573
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
4574 On submission, the "-1" timelog item will be created and assigned a
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
4575 real item id. The "times" property of the issue will have the new id
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
4576 added to it.
3818
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4577
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4578 The full entry will now look like this::
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4579
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4580 <tr>
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4581 <th>Time Log</th>
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4582 <td colspan=3><input type="text" name="timelog-1@period" />
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4583 (enter as '3y 1m 4d 2:40:02' or parts thereof)
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4584 <input type="hidden" name="@link@times" value="timelog-1" />
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4585 </td>
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4586 </tr>
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3796
diff changeset
4587
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
4588
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
4589 4. We want to display a total of the timelog times that have been
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4590 accumulated for an issue. To do this, we'll need to actually write
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4591 some Python code, since it's beyond the scope of PageTemplates to
2915
7d97c75e7cba more docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2914
diff changeset
4592 perform such calculations. We do this by adding a module ``timespent.py``
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
4593 to the ``extensions`` directory in our tracker. The contents of this
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
4594 file is as follows::
2915
7d97c75e7cba more docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2914
diff changeset
4595
3717
5770f1802cd0 better conflict retry in postgresql backend [SF#1552809]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3697
diff changeset
4596 from roundup import date
5770f1802cd0 better conflict retry in postgresql backend [SF#1552809]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3697
diff changeset
4597
2915
7d97c75e7cba more docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2914
diff changeset
4598 def totalTimeSpent(times):
7d97c75e7cba more docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2914
diff changeset
4599 ''' Call me with a list of timelog items (which have an
7d97c75e7cba more docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2914
diff changeset
4600 Interval "period" property)
1270
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
4601 '''
3717
5770f1802cd0 better conflict retry in postgresql backend [SF#1552809]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3697
diff changeset
4602 total = date.Interval('0d')
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4603 for time in times:
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4604 total += time.period._value
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4605 return total
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4606
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4607 def init(instance):
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4608 instance.registerUtil('totalTimeSpent', totalTimeSpent)
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4609
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4610 We will now be able to access the ``totalTimeSpent`` function via the
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4611 ``utils`` variable in our templates, as shown in the next step.
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4612
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4613 5. Display the timelog for an issue::
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4614
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4615 <table class="otherinfo" tal:condition="context/times">
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4616 <tr><th colspan="3" class="header">Time Log
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4617 <tal:block
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4618 tal:replace="python:utils.totalTimeSpent(context.times)" />
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4619 </th></tr>
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4620 <tr><th>Date</th><th>Period</th><th>Logged By</th></tr>
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4621 <tr tal:repeat="time context/times">
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4622 <td tal:content="time/creation"></td>
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4623 <td tal:content="time/period"></td>
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4624 <td tal:content="time/creator"></td>
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4625 </tr>
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4626 </table>
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4627
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4628 I put this just above the Messages log in my issue display. Note our
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4629 use of the ``totalTimeSpent`` method which will total up the times
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4630 for the issue and return a new Interval. That will be automatically
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4631 displayed in the template as text like "+ 1y 2:40" (1 year, 2 hours
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4632 and 40 minutes).
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4633
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4634 6. If you're using a persistent web server - ``roundup-server`` or
5891
6e341009593b Deprecate mod_python issue2551005
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diff changeset
4635 ``mod_wsgi`` for example - then you'll need to restart that to pick up
1674
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diff changeset
4636 the code changes. When that's done, you'll be able to use the new
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diff changeset
4637 time logging interface.
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4638
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4639 An extension of this modification attaches the timelog entries to any
f7db2771e87d add info about storing Store TimeLog with Messages
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parents: 3653
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4640 change message entered at the time of the timelog entry:
f7db2771e87d add info about storing Store TimeLog with Messages
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diff changeset
4641
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4642 A. Add a link to the timelog to the msg class in ``schema.py``:
3657
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4643
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4644 msg = FileClass(db, "msg",
f7db2771e87d add info about storing Store TimeLog with Messages
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4645 author=Link("user", do_journal='no'),
f7db2771e87d add info about storing Store TimeLog with Messages
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parents: 3653
diff changeset
4646 recipients=Multilink("user", do_journal='no'),
f7db2771e87d add info about storing Store TimeLog with Messages
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4647 date=Date(),
f7db2771e87d add info about storing Store TimeLog with Messages
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4648 summary=String(),
f7db2771e87d add info about storing Store TimeLog with Messages
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parents: 3653
diff changeset
4649 files=Multilink("file"),
f7db2771e87d add info about storing Store TimeLog with Messages
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diff changeset
4650 messageid=String(),
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diff changeset
4651 inreplyto=String(),
3657
f7db2771e87d add info about storing Store TimeLog with Messages
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parents: 3653
diff changeset
4652 times=Multilink("timelog"))
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diff changeset
4653
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diff changeset
4654 B. Add a new hidden field that links that new timelog item (new
3657
f7db2771e87d add info about storing Store TimeLog with Messages
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diff changeset
4655 because it's marked as having id "-1") to the new message.
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diff changeset
4656 The link is placed in ``issue.item.html`` in the same section that
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
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diff changeset
4657 handles the timelog entry.
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diff changeset
4658
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
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diff changeset
4659 It looks like this after this addition::
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diff changeset
4660
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diff changeset
4661 <tr>
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4662 <th>Time Log</th>
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diff changeset
4663 <td colspan=3><input type="text" name="timelog-1@period" />
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diff changeset
4664 (enter as '3y 1m 4d 2:40:02' or parts thereof)
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diff changeset
4665 <input type="hidden" name="@link@times" value="timelog-1" />
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diff changeset
4666 <input type="hidden" name="msg-1@link@times" value="timelog-1" />
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diff changeset
4667 </td>
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diff changeset
4668 </tr>
3657
f7db2771e87d add info about storing Store TimeLog with Messages
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diff changeset
4669
f7db2771e87d add info about storing Store TimeLog with Messages
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diff changeset
4670 The "times" property of the message will have the new id added to it.
f7db2771e87d add info about storing Store TimeLog with Messages
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diff changeset
4671
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diff changeset
4672 C. Add the timelog listing from step 5. to the ``msg.item.html`` template
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
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diff changeset
4673 so that the timelog entry appears on the message view page. Note that
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
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parents: 3796
diff changeset
4674 the call to totalTimeSpent is not used here since there will only be one
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
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diff changeset
4675 single timelog entry for each message.
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
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diff changeset
4676
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
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diff changeset
4677 I placed it after the Date entry like this::
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
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diff changeset
4678
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
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diff changeset
4679 <tr>
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
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diff changeset
4680 <th i18n:translate="">Date:</th>
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diff changeset
4681 <td tal:content="context/date"></td>
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4682 </tr>
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4683 </table>
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diff changeset
4684
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diff changeset
4685 <table class="otherinfo" tal:condition="context/times">
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diff changeset
4686 <tr><th colspan="3" class="header">Time Log</th></tr>
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diff changeset
4687 <tr><th>Date</th><th>Period</th><th>Logged By</th></tr>
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diff changeset
4688 <tr tal:repeat="time context/times">
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diff changeset
4689 <td tal:content="time/creation"></td>
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diff changeset
4690 <td tal:content="time/period"></td>
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diff changeset
4691 <td tal:content="time/creator"></td>
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diff changeset
4692 </tr>
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
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diff changeset
4693 </table>
e5043875a03d Improved due_date and timelog customisation docs [SF#1625124]
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diff changeset
4694
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diff changeset
4695 <table class="messages">
3657
f7db2771e87d add info about storing Store TimeLog with Messages
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diff changeset
4696
2156
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4697
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4698 Tracking different types of issues
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diff changeset
4699 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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diff changeset
4700
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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diff changeset
4701 Sometimes you will want to track different types of issues - developer,
2159
c22329f379ae *** empty log message ***
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diff changeset
4702 customer support, systems, sales leads, etc. A single Roundup tracker is
2156
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diff changeset
4703 able to support multiple types of issues. This example demonstrates adding
3289
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diff changeset
4704 a system support issue class to a tracker.
2156
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diff changeset
4705
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diff changeset
4706 1. Figure out what information you're going to want to capture. OK, so
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diff changeset
4707 this is obvious, but sometimes it's better to actually sit down for a
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diff changeset
4708 while and think about the schema you're going to implement.
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diff changeset
4709
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diff changeset
4710 2. Add the new issue class to your tracker's ``schema.py``. Just after the
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diff changeset
4711 "issue" class definition, add::
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4712
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diff changeset
4713 # list our systems
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diff changeset
4714 system = Class(db, "system", name=String(), order=Number())
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diff changeset
4715 system.setkey("name")
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4716
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diff changeset
4717 # store issues related to those systems
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diff changeset
4718 support = IssueClass(db, "support",
3904
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diff changeset
4719 assignedto=Link("user"), keyword=Multilink("keyword"),
2156
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diff changeset
4720 status=Link("status"), deadline=Date(),
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diff changeset
4721 affects=Multilink("system"))
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diff changeset
4722
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diff changeset
4723 3. Copy the existing ``issue.*`` (item, search and index) templates in the
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diff changeset
4724 tracker's ``html`` to ``support.*``. Edit them so they use the properties
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diff changeset
4725 defined in the ``support`` class. Be sure to check for hidden form
2159
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diff changeset
4726 variables like "required" to make sure they have the correct set of
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diff changeset
4727 required properties.
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4728
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diff changeset
4729 4. Edit the modules in the ``detectors``, adding lines to their ``init``
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diff changeset
4730 functions where appropriate. Look for ``audit`` and ``react`` registrations
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diff changeset
4731 on the ``issue`` class, and duplicate them for ``support``.
2159
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diff changeset
4732
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diff changeset
4733 5. Create a new sidebar box for the new support class. Duplicate the
3130
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4734 existing issues one, changing the ``issue`` class name to ``support``.
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4735
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4736 6. Re-start your tracker and start using the new ``support`` class.
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4737
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4738
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4739 Optionally, you might want to restrict the users able to access this new
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4740 class to just the users with a new "SysAdmin" Role. To do this, we add
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4741 some security declarations::
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4742
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4743 db.security.addPermissionToRole('SysAdmin', 'View', 'support')
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4744 db.security.addPermissionToRole('SysAdmin', 'Create', 'support')
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4745 db.security.addPermissionToRole('SysAdmin', 'Edit', 'support')
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4746
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4747 You would then (as an "admin" user) edit the details of the appropriate
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4748 users, and add "SysAdmin" to their Roles list.
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4749
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4750 Alternatively, you might want to change the Edit/View permissions granted
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4751 for the ``issue`` class so that it's only available to users with the "System"
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4752 or "Developer" Role, and then the new class you're adding is available to
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4753 all with the "User" Role.
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4754
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4755
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4756 .. _external-authentication:
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4757
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4758 Using External User Databases
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4759 -----------------------------
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4760
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4761 Using an external password validation source
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4762 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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4763
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4764 .. note:: You will need to either have an "admin" user in your external
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4765 password source *or* have one of your regular users have
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4766 the Admin Role assigned. If you need to assign the Role *after*
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4767 making the changes below, you may use the ``roundup-admin``
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4768 program to edit a user's details.
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4769
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4770 We have a centrally-managed password changing system for our users. This
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4771 results in a UN*X passwd-style file that we use for verification of
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4772 users. Entries in the file consist of ``name:password`` where the
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4773 password is encrypted using the standard UN*X ``crypt()`` function (see
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4774 the ``crypt`` module in your Python distribution). An example entry
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4775 would be::
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4776
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4777 admin:aamrgyQfDFSHw
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4778
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4779 Each user of Roundup must still have their information stored in the Roundup
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4780 database - we just use the passwd file to check their password. To do this, we
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4781 need to override the standard ``verifyPassword`` method defined in
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4782 ``roundup.cgi.actions.LoginAction`` and register the new class. The
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4783 following is added as ``externalpassword.py`` in the tracker ``extensions``
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4784 directory::
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4785
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4786 import os, crypt
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4787 from roundup.cgi.actions import LoginAction
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4788
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4789 class ExternalPasswordLoginAction(LoginAction):
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4790 def verifyPassword(self, userid, password):
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4791 '''Look through the file, line by line, looking for a
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4792 name that matches.
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4793 '''
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4794 # get the user's username
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4795 username = self.db.user.get(userid, 'username')
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4796
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4797 # the passwords are stored in the "passwd.txt" file in the
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4798 # tracker home
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4799 file = os.path.join(self.db.config.TRACKER_HOME, 'passwd.txt')
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4800
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4801 # see if we can find a match
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4802 for ent in [line.strip().split(':') for line in
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4803 open(file).readlines()]:
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4804 if ent[0] == username:
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4805 return crypt.crypt(password, ent[1][:2]) == ent[1]
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4806
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4807 # user doesn't exist in the file
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4808 return 0
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4809
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4810 def init(instance):
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4811 instance.registerAction('login', ExternalPasswordLoginAction)
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4812
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4813 You should also remove the redundant password fields from the ``user.item``
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4814 template.
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4816
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4817 Using a UN*X passwd file as the user database
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4818 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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4819
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4820 On some systems the primary store of users is the UN*X passwd file. It
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4821 holds information on users such as their username, real name, password
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4822 and primary user group.
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4823
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4824 Roundup can use this store as its primary source of user information,
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4825 but it needs additional information too - email address(es), roundup
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4826 Roles, vacation flags, roundup hyperdb item ids, etc. Also, "retired"
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4827 users must still exist in the user database, unlike some passwd files in
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4828 which the users are removed when they no longer have access to a system.
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4829
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4830 To make use of the passwd file, we therefore synchronise between the two
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4831 user stores. We also use the passwd file to validate the user logins, as
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4832 described in the previous example, `using an external password
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4833 validation source`_. We keep the user lists in sync using a fairly
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4834 simple script that runs once a day, or several times an hour if more
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4835 immediate access is needed. In short, it:
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4836
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4837 1. parses the passwd file, finding usernames, passwords and real names,
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4838 2. compares that list to the current roundup user list:
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4839
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4840 a. entries no longer in the passwd file are *retired*
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4841 b. entries with mismatching real names are *updated*
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4842 c. entries only exist in the passwd file are *created*
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4843
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4844 3. send an email to administrators to let them know what's been done.
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4845
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4846 The retiring and updating are simple operations, requiring only a call
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4847 to ``retire()`` or ``set()``. The creation operation requires more
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4848 information though - the user's email address and their Roundup Roles.
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4849 We're going to assume that the user's email address is the same as their
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4850 login name, so we just append the domain name to that. The Roles are
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4851 determined using the passwd group identifier - mapping their UN*X group
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4852 to an appropriate set of Roles.
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4853
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4854 The script to perform all this, broken up into its main components, is
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4855 as follows. Firstly, we import the necessary modules and open the
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4856 tracker we're to work on::
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4857
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4858 import sys, os, smtplib
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4859 from roundup import instance, date
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4860
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4861 # open the tracker
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4862 tracker_home = sys.argv[1]
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4863 tracker = instance.open(tracker_home)
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4864
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4865 Next we read in the *passwd* file from the tracker home::
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4866
3228
1b15e9eeb592 fixes to the "Using an external password validation source"...
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3130
diff changeset
4867 # read in the users from the "passwd.txt" file
1b15e9eeb592 fixes to the "Using an external password validation source"...
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3130
diff changeset
4868 file = os.path.join(tracker_home, 'passwd.txt')
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4869 users = [x.strip().split(':') for x in open(file).readlines()]
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4870
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4871 Handle special users (those to ignore in the file, and those who don't
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4872 appear in the file)::
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4873
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4874 # users to not keep ever, pre-load with the users I know aren't
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4875 # "real" users
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4876 ignore = ['ekmmon', 'bfast', 'csrmail']
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4877
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4878 # users to keep - pre-load with the roundup-specific users
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4879 keep = ['comment_pool', 'network_pool', 'admin', 'dev-team',
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4880 'cs_pool', 'anonymous', 'system_pool', 'automated']
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4881
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4882 Now we map the UN*X group numbers to the Roles that users should have::
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4883
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4884 roles = {
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4885 '501': 'User,Tech', # tech
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4886 '502': 'User', # finance
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4887 '503': 'User,CSR', # customer service reps
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4888 '504': 'User', # sales
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4889 '505': 'User', # marketing
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4890 }
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4891
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4892 Now we do all the work. Note that the body of the script (where we have
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4893 the tracker database open) is wrapped in a ``try`` / ``finally`` clause,
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4894 so that we always close the database cleanly when we're finished. So, we
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4895 now do all the work::
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4896
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4897 # open the database
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4898 db = tracker.open('admin')
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4899 try:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4900 # store away messages to send to the tracker admins
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4901 msg = []
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4902
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4903 # loop over the users list read in from the passwd file
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4904 for user,passw,uid,gid,real,home,shell in users:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4905 if user in ignore:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4906 # this user shouldn't appear in our tracker
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4907 continue
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4908 keep.append(user)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4909 try:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4910 # see if the user exists in the tracker
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4911 uid = db.user.lookup(user)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4912
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4913 # yes, they do - now check the real name for correctness
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4914 if real != db.user.get(uid, 'realname'):
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4915 db.user.set(uid, realname=real)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4916 msg.append('FIX %s - %s'%(user, real))
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4917 except KeyError:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4918 # nope, the user doesn't exist
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4919 db.user.create(username=user, realname=real,
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4920 address='%s@ekit-inc.com'%user, roles=roles[gid])
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4921 msg.append('ADD %s - %s (%s)'%(user, real, roles[gid]))
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4922
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4923 # now check that all the users in the tracker are also in our
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
4924 # "keep" list - retire those who aren't
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4925 for uid in db.user.list():
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4926 user = db.user.get(uid, 'username')
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4927 if user not in keep:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4928 db.user.retire(uid)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4929 msg.append('RET %s'%user)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4930
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4931 # if we did work, then send email to the tracker admins
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4932 if msg:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4933 # create the email
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4934 msg = '''Subject: %s user database maintenance
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4935
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4936 %s
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4937 '''%(db.config.TRACKER_NAME, '\n'.join(msg))
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4938
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4939 # send the email
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4940 smtp = smtplib.SMTP(db.config.MAILHOST)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4941 addr = db.config.ADMIN_EMAIL
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4942 smtp.sendmail(addr, addr, msg)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4943
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4944 # now we're done - commit the changes
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4945 db.commit()
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4946 finally:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4947 # always close the database cleanly
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4948 db.close()
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4949
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4950 And that's it!
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4951
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
4952
1680
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4953 Using an LDAP database for user information
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
4954 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1680
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4955
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4956 A script that reads users from an LDAP store using
5367
f3b844fda420 Updated links to handle:
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5365
diff changeset
4957 https://pypi.org/project/python-ldap/ and then compares the list to the users in the
1680
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4958 roundup user database would be pretty easy to write. You'd then have it run
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4959 once an hour / day (or on demand if you can work that into your LDAP store
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4960 workflow). See the example `Using a UN*X passwd file as the user database`_
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4961 for more information about doing this.
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4962
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4963 To authenticate off the LDAP store (rather than using the passwords in the
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
4964 Roundup user database) you'd use the same python-ldap module inside an
2017
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
4965 extension to the cgi interface. You'd do this by overriding the method called
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
4966 ``verifyPassword`` on the ``LoginAction`` class in your tracker's
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
4967 ``extensions`` directory (see `using an external password validation
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
4968 source`_). The method is implemented by default as::
1680
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4969
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4970 def verifyPassword(self, userid, password):
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4971 ''' Verify the password that the user has supplied
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4972 '''
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4973 stored = self.db.user.get(self.userid, 'password')
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4974 if password == stored:
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4975 return 1
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4976 if not password and not stored:
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4977 return 1
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4978 return 0
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4979
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4980 So you could reimplement this as something like::
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4981
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4982 def verifyPassword(self, userid, password):
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4983 ''' Verify the password that the user has supplied
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4984 '''
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4985 # look up some unique LDAP information about the user
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4986 username = self.db.user.get(self.userid, 'username')
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4987 # now verify the password supplied against the LDAP store
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4988
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
4989
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
4990 Changes to Tracker Behaviour
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
4991 ----------------------------
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
4992
6168
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
4993 .. index:: single: auditors; how to register (example)
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
4994 single: reactors; how to register (example)
de9d602c8ce6 more index entries and CHANGES.txt update for them.
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6163
diff changeset
4995
3830
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
4996 Preventing SPAM
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
4997 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
4998
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
4999 The following detector code may be installed in your tracker's
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
5000 ``detectors`` directory. It will block any messages being created that
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
5001 have HTML attachments (a very common vector for spam and phishing)
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
5002 and any messages that have more than 2 HTTP URLs in them. Just copy
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
5003 the following into ``detectors/anti_spam.py`` in your tracker::
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
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parents: 3818
diff changeset
5004
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
5005 from roundup.exceptions import Reject
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
5006
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
5007 def reject_html(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
5008 if newvalues['type'] == 'text/html':
5332
d0689aaa83db Applied patch 0038 from issue2550960 to upgrade code examples in
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5268
diff changeset
5009 raise Reject('not allowed')
3830
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
5010
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
5011 def reject_manylinks(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
5012 content = newvalues['content']
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
5013 if content.count('http://') > 2:
5332
d0689aaa83db Applied patch 0038 from issue2550960 to upgrade code examples in
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5268
diff changeset
5014 raise Reject('not allowed')
3830
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
5015
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
5016 def init(db):
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
5017 db.file.audit('create', reject_html)
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
5018 db.msg.audit('create', reject_manylinks)
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
5019
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
5020 You may also wish to block image attachments if your tracker does not
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
5021 need that ability::
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
5022
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
5023 if newvalues['type'].startswith('image/'):
5332
d0689aaa83db Applied patch 0038 from issue2550960 to upgrade code examples in
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5268
diff changeset
5024 raise Reject('not allowed')
3830
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
5025
a48c514c465f Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3818
diff changeset
5026
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5027 Stop "nosy" messages going to people on vacation
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5028 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5029
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5030 When users go on vacation and set up vacation email bouncing, you'll
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5031 start to see a lot of messages come back through Roundup "Fred is on
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5032 vacation". Not very useful, and relatively easy to stop.
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5033
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5034 1. add a "vacation" flag to your users::
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5035
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5036 user = Class(db, "user",
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5037 username=String(), password=Password(),
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5038 address=String(), realname=String(),
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5039 phone=String(), organisation=String(),
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5040 alternate_addresses=String(),
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5041 roles=String(), queries=Multilink("query"),
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5042 vacation=Boolean())
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5043
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5044 2. So that users may edit the vacation flags, add something like the
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5045 following to your ``user.item`` template::
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5046
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5047 <tr>
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5048 <th>On Vacation</th>
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5049 <td tal:content="structure context/vacation/field">vacation</td>
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5050 </tr>
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5051
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5052 3. edit your detector ``nosyreactor.py`` so that the ``nosyreaction()``
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5053 consists of::
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5054
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5055 def nosyreaction(db, cl, nodeid, oldvalues):
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5056 users = db.user
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5057 messages = db.msg
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5058 # send a copy of all new messages to the nosy list
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5059 for msgid in determineNewMessages(cl, nodeid, oldvalues):
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5060 try:
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5061 # figure the recipient ids
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5062 sendto = []
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5063 seen_message = {}
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5064 recipients = messages.get(msgid, 'recipients')
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5065 for recipid in messages.get(msgid, 'recipients'):
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5066 seen_message[recipid] = 1
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5067
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5068 # figure the author's id, and indicate they've received
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5069 # the message
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5070 authid = messages.get(msgid, 'author')
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5071
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5072 # possibly send the message to the author, as long as
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5073 # they aren't anonymous
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5074 if (db.config.MESSAGES_TO_AUTHOR == 'yes' and
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5075 users.get(authid, 'username') != 'anonymous'):
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5076 sendto.append(authid)
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5077 seen_message[authid] = 1
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5078
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5079 # now figure the nosy people who weren't recipients
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5080 nosy = cl.get(nodeid, 'nosy')
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5081 for nosyid in nosy:
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5082 # Don't send nosy mail to the anonymous user (that
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5083 # user shouldn't appear in the nosy list, but just
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5084 # in case they do...)
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5085 if users.get(nosyid, 'username') == 'anonymous':
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5086 continue
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5087 # make sure they haven't seen the message already
5332
d0689aaa83db Applied patch 0038 from issue2550960 to upgrade code examples in
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5268
diff changeset
5088 if nosyid not in seen_message:
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5089 # send it to them
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5090 sendto.append(nosyid)
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5091 recipients.append(nosyid)
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5092
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5093 # generate a change note
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5094 if oldvalues:
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5095 note = cl.generateChangeNote(nodeid, oldvalues)
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5096 else:
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5097 note = cl.generateCreateNote(nodeid)
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5098
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5099 # we have new recipients
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5100 if sendto:
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5101 # filter out the people on vacation
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5102 sendto = [i for i in sendto
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5103 if not users.get(i, 'vacation', 0)]
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5104
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5105 # map userids to addresses
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5106 sendto = [users.get(i, 'address') for i in sendto]
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5107
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5108 # update the message's recipients list
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5109 messages.set(msgid, recipients=recipients)
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5110
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5111 # send the message
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5112 cl.send_message(nodeid, msgid, note, sendto)
5248
198b6e810c67 Use Python-3-compatible 'as' syntax for except statements
Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
parents: 5239
diff changeset
5113 except roundupdb.MessageSendError as message:
198b6e810c67 Use Python-3-compatible 'as' syntax for except statements
Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
parents: 5239
diff changeset
5114 raise roundupdb.DetectorError(message)
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5115
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5116 Note that this is the standard nosy reaction code, with the small
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5117 addition of::
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5118
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5119 # filter out the people on vacation
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5120 sendto = [i for i in sendto if not users.get(i, 'vacation', 0)]
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5121
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5122 which filters out the users that have the vacation flag set to true.
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5123
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5124 Adding in state transition control
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5125 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5126
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
5127 Sometimes tracker admins want to control the states to which users may
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
5128 move issues. You can do this by following these steps:
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5129
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5130 1. make "status" a required variable. This is achieved by adding the
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5131 following to the top of the form in the ``issue.item.html``
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5132 template::
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5133
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5134 <input type="hidden" name="@required" value="status">
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5135
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
5136 This will force users to select a status.
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5137
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
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5138 2. add a Multilink property to the status class::
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5139
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5140 stat = Class(db, "status", ... , transitions=Multilink('status'),
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5141 ...)
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5142
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5143 and then edit the statuses already created, either:
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5144
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5145 a. through the web using the class list -> status class editor, or
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5146 b. using the ``roundup-admin`` "set" command.
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5147
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5148 3. add an auditor module ``checktransition.py`` in your tracker's
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5149 ``detectors`` directory, for example::
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5150
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5151 def checktransition(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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5152 ''' Check that the desired transition is valid for the "status"
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5153 property.
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5154 '''
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5155 if 'status' not in newvalues:
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5156 return
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5157 current = cl.get(nodeid, 'status')
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5158 new = newvalues['status']
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5159 if new == current:
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5160 return
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5161 ok = db.status.get(current, 'transitions')
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5162 if new not in ok:
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5163 raise ValueError('Status not allowed to move from "%s" to "%s"'%(
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5164 db.status.get(current, 'name'), db.status.get(new, 'name')))
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5165
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5166 def init(db):
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5167 db.issue.audit('set', checktransition)
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5168
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5169 4. in the ``issue.item.html`` template, change the status editing bit
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5170 from::
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5171
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5172 <th>Status</th>
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5173 <td tal:content="structure context/status/menu">status</td>
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5174
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5175 to::
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5176
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5177 <th>Status</th>
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5178 <td>
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5179 <select tal:condition="context/id" name="status">
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5180 <tal:block tal:define="ok context/status/transitions"
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5181 tal:repeat="state db/status/list">
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5182 <option tal:condition="python:state.id in ok"
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5183 tal:attributes="
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5184 value state/id;
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5185 selected python:state.id == context.status.id"
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5186 tal:content="state/name"></option>
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5187 </tal:block>
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5188 </select>
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5189 <tal:block tal:condition="not:context/id"
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5190 tal:replace="structure context/status/menu" />
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5191 </td>
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5192
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5193 which displays only the allowed status to transition to.
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5194
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5195
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5196 Blocking issues that depend on other issues
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5197 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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5198
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5199 We needed the ability to mark certain issues as "blockers" - that is,
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5200 they can't be resolved until another issue (the blocker) they rely on is
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5201 resolved. To achieve this:
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5202
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5203 1. Create a new property on the ``issue`` class:
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5204 ``blockers=Multilink("issue")``. To do this, edit the definition of
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5205 this class in your tracker's ``schema.py`` file. Change this::
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5206
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5207 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue",
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5208 assignedto=Link("user"), keyword=Multilink("keyword"),
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5209 priority=Link("priority"), status=Link("status"))
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5210
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5211 to this, adding the blockers entry::
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5212
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5213 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue",
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5214 blockers=Multilink("issue"),
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5215 assignedto=Link("user"), keyword=Multilink("keyword"),
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5216 priority=Link("priority"), status=Link("status"))
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5217
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5218 2. Add the new ``blockers`` property to the ``issue.item.html`` edit
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5219 page, using something like::
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5220
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5221 <th>Waiting On</th>
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5222 <td>
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5223 <span tal:replace="structure python:context.blockers.field(showid=1,
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5224 size=20)" />
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5225 <span tal:replace="structure python:db.issue.classhelp('id,title',
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5226 property='blockers')" />
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5227 <span tal:condition="context/blockers"
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5228 tal:repeat="blk context/blockers">
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5229 <br>View: <a tal:attributes="href string:issue${blk/id}"
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5230 tal:content="blk/id"></a>
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5231 </span>
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5232 </td>
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5233
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5234 You'll need to fiddle with your item page layout to find an
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5235 appropriate place to put it - I'll leave that fun part up to you.
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5236 Just make sure it appears in the first table, possibly somewhere near
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5237 the "superseders" field.
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5238
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5239 3. Create a new detector module (see below) which enforces the rules:
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5240
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5241 - issues may not be resolved if they have blockers
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5242 - when a blocker is resolved, it's removed from issues it blocks
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5243
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5244 The contents of the detector should be something like this::
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5245
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5246
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5247 def blockresolution(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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5248 ''' If the issue has blockers, don't allow it to be resolved.
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5249 '''
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5250 if nodeid is None:
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5251 blockers = []
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5252 else:
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5253 blockers = cl.get(nodeid, 'blockers')
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5254 blockers = newvalues.get('blockers', blockers)
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5255
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5256 # don't do anything if there's no blockers or the status hasn't
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5257 # changed
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5258 if not blockers or 'status' not in newvalues:
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5259 return
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5260
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5261 # get the resolved state ID
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5262 resolved_id = db.status.lookup('resolved')
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5263
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5264 # format the info
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5265 u = db.config.TRACKER_WEB
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5266 s = ', '.join(['<a href="%sissue%s">%s</a>'%(
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5267 u,id,id) for id in blockers])
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5268 if len(blockers) == 1:
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5269 s = 'issue %s is'%s
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5270 else:
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5271 s = 'issues %s are'%s
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5272
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5273 # ok, see if we're trying to resolve
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5274 if newvalues['status'] == resolved_id:
5332
d0689aaa83db Applied patch 0038 from issue2550960 to upgrade code examples in
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5275 raise ValueError("This issue can't be resolved until %s resolved."%s)
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5276
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5277
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5278 def resolveblockers(db, cl, nodeid, oldvalues):
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5279 ''' When we resolve an issue that's a blocker, remove it from the
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5280 blockers list of the issue(s) it blocks.
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5281 '''
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5282 newstatus = cl.get(nodeid,'status')
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5283
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5284 # no change?
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5285 if oldvalues.get('status', None) == newstatus:
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5286 return
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5287
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5288 resolved_id = db.status.lookup('resolved')
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5289
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5290 # interesting?
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5291 if newstatus != resolved_id:
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5292 return
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5293
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5294 # yes - find all the blocked issues, if any, and remove me from
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5295 # their blockers list
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5296 issues = cl.find(blockers=nodeid)
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5297 for issueid in issues:
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5298 blockers = cl.get(issueid, 'blockers')
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5299 if nodeid in blockers:
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5300 blockers.remove(nodeid)
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5301 cl.set(issueid, blockers=blockers)
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5302
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5303 def init(db):
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5304 # might, in an obscure situation, happen in a create
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5305 db.issue.audit('create', blockresolution)
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5306 db.issue.audit('set', blockresolution)
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5307
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5308 # can only happen on a set
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5309 db.issue.react('set', resolveblockers)
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5310
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5311 Put the above code in a file called "blockers.py" in your tracker's
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5312 "detectors" directory.
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5313
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5314 4. Finally, and this is an optional step, modify the tracker web page
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5315 URLs so they filter out issues with any blockers. You do this by
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5316 adding an additional filter on "blockers" for the value "-1". For
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5317 example, the existing "Show All" link in the "page" template (in the
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5318 tracker's "html" directory) looks like this::
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5319
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5320 <a href="#"
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5321 tal:attributes="href python:request.indexargs_url('issue', {
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5322 '@sort': '-activity',
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5323 '@group': 'priority',
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5324 '@filter': 'status',
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5325 '@columns': columns_showall,
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5326 '@search_text': '',
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5327 'status': status_notresolved,
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5328 '@dispname': i18n.gettext('Show All'),
aef19fff38dd If-Modified-Since handling was broken
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5329 })"
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diff changeset
5330 i18n:translate="">Show All</a><br>
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5331
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5332 modify it to add the "blockers" info to the URL (note, both the
3590
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5333 "@filter" *and* "blockers" values must be specified)::
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5334
3796
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diff changeset
5335 <a href="#"
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5336 tal:attributes="href python:request.indexargs_url('issue', {
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5337 '@sort': '-activity',
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5338 '@group': 'priority',
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parents: 3772
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5339 '@filter': 'status,blockers',
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parents: 3772
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5340 '@columns': columns_showall,
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parents: 3772
diff changeset
5341 '@search_text': '',
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5342 'status': status_notresolved,
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5343 'blockers': '-1',
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5344 '@dispname': i18n.gettext('Show All'),
aef19fff38dd If-Modified-Since handling was broken
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parents: 3772
diff changeset
5345 })"
aef19fff38dd If-Modified-Since handling was broken
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parents: 3772
diff changeset
5346 i18n:translate="">Show All</a><br>
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diff changeset
5347
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diff changeset
5348 The above examples are line-wrapped on the trailing & and should
230f7394cce9 fix to fix
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parents: 3036
diff changeset
5349 be unwrapped.
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5350
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diff changeset
5351 That's it. You should now be able to set blockers on your issues. Note
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
5352 that if you want to know whether an issue has any other issues dependent
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
5353 on it (i.e. it's in their blockers list) you can look at the journal
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
5354 history at the bottom of the issue page - look for a "link" event to
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
5355 another issue's "blockers" property.
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5356
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diff changeset
5357 Add users to the nosy list based on the keyword
91008ec8f9a0 retire "topic" usage
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parents: 3881
diff changeset
5358 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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diff changeset
5359
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diff changeset
5360 Let's say we need the ability to automatically add users to the nosy
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
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diff changeset
5361 list based
3904
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5362 on the occurance of a keyword. Every user should be allowed to edit their
91008ec8f9a0 retire "topic" usage
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diff changeset
5363 own list of keywords for which they want to be added to the nosy list.
3130
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5364
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5365 Below, we'll show that this change can be done with minimal
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
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5366 understanding of the Roundup system, using only copy and paste.
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5367
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diff changeset
5368 This requires three changes to the tracker: a change in the database to
3904
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diff changeset
5369 allow per-user recording of the lists of keywords for which he wants to
3130
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diff changeset
5370 be put on the nosy list, a change in the user view allowing them to edit
3904
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diff changeset
5371 this list of keywords, and addition of an auditor which updates the nosy
91008ec8f9a0 retire "topic" usage
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5372 list when a keyword is set.
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5373
91008ec8f9a0 retire "topic" usage
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diff changeset
5374 Adding the nosy keyword list
91008ec8f9a0 retire "topic" usage
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parents: 3881
diff changeset
5375 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
91008ec8f9a0 retire "topic" usage
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diff changeset
5376
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diff changeset
5377 The change to make in the database, is that for any user there should be a list
91008ec8f9a0 retire "topic" usage
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diff changeset
5378 of keywords for which he wants to be put on the nosy list. Adding a
91008ec8f9a0 retire "topic" usage
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diff changeset
5379 ``Multilink`` of ``keyword`` seems to fullfill this. As such, all that has to
91008ec8f9a0 retire "topic" usage
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diff changeset
5380 be done is to add a new field to the definition of ``user`` within the file
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diff changeset
5381 ``schema.py``. We will call this new field ``nosy_keywords``, and the updated
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diff changeset
5382 definition of user will be::
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5383
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diff changeset
5384 user = Class(db, "user",
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diff changeset
5385 username=String(), password=Password(),
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diff changeset
5386 address=String(), realname=String(),
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diff changeset
5387 phone=String(), organisation=String(),
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diff changeset
5388 alternate_addresses=String(),
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5389 queries=Multilink('query'), roles=String(),
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diff changeset
5390 timezone=String(),
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diff changeset
5391 nosy_keywords=Multilink('keyword'))
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diff changeset
5392
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diff changeset
5393 Changing the user view to allow changing the nosy keyword list
91008ec8f9a0 retire "topic" usage
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parents: 3881
diff changeset
5394 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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diff changeset
5395
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diff changeset
5396 We want any user to be able to change the list of keywords for which
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diff changeset
5397 he will by default be added to the nosy list. We choose to add this
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diff changeset
5398 to the user view, as is generated by the file ``html/user.item.html``.
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5399 We can easily
3904
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diff changeset
5400 see that the keyword field in the issue view has very similar editing
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diff changeset
5401 requirements as our nosy keywords, both being lists of keywords. As
91008ec8f9a0 retire "topic" usage
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5402 such, we look for Keywords in ``issue.item.html``, and extract the
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diff changeset
5403 associated parts from there. We add this to ``user.item.html`` at the
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diff changeset
5404 bottom of the list of viewed items (i.e. just below the 'Alternate
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diff changeset
5405 E-mail addresses' in the classic template)::
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5406
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diff changeset
5407 <tr>
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5408 <th>Nosy Keywords</th>
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5409 <td>
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5410 <span tal:replace="structure context/nosy_keywords/field" />
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5411 <span tal:replace="structure python:db.keyword.classhelp(property='nosy_keywords')" />
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5412 </td>
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5413 </tr>
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5414
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5415
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5416 Addition of an auditor to update the nosy list
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5417 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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5418
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5419 The more difficult part is the logic to add
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5420 the users to the nosy list when required.
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5421 We choose to perform this action whenever the keywords on an
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5422 item are set (this includes the creation of items).
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5423 Here we choose to start out with a copy of the
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5424 ``detectors/nosyreaction.py`` detector, which we copy to the file
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5425 ``detectors/nosy_keyword_reaction.py``.
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5426 This looks like a good start as it also adds users
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5427 to the nosy list. A look through the code reveals that the
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5428 ``nosyreaction`` function actually sends the e-mail.
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5429 We don't need this. Therefore, we can change the ``init`` function to::
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5430
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5431 def init(db):
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5432 db.issue.audit('create', update_kw_nosy)
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5433 db.issue.audit('set', update_kw_nosy)
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5434
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5435 After that, we rename the ``updatenosy`` function to ``update_kw_nosy``.
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5436 The first two blocks of code in that function relate to setting
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5437 ``current`` to a combination of the old and new nosy lists. This
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5438 functionality is left in the new auditor. The following block of
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5439 code, which handled adding the assignedto user(s) to the nosy list in
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5440 ``updatenosy``, should be replaced by a block of code to add the
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5441 interested users to the nosy list. We choose here to loop over all
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5442 new keywords, than looping over all users,
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5443 and assign the user to the nosy list when the keyword occurs in the user's
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5444 ``nosy_keywords``. The next part in ``updatenosy`` -- adding the author
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5445 and/or recipients of a message to the nosy list -- is obviously not
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5446 relevant here and is thus deleted from the new auditor. The last
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5447 part, copying the new nosy list to ``newvalues``, can stay as is.
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5448 This results in the following function::
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5449
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5450 def update_kw_nosy(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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5451 '''Update the nosy list for changes to the keywords
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5452 '''
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5453 # nodeid will be None if this is a new node
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5454 current = {}
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5455 if nodeid is None:
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5456 ok = ('new', 'yes')
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5457 else:
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5458 ok = ('yes',)
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5459 # old node, get the current values from the node if they haven't
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5460 # changed
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5461 if 'nosy' not in newvalues:
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5462 nosy = cl.get(nodeid, 'nosy')
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5463 for value in nosy:
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5464 if value not in current:
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5465 current[value] = 1
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5466
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5467 # if the nosy list changed in this transaction, init from the new value
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5468 if 'nosy' in newvalues:
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5469 nosy = newvalues.get('nosy', [])
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5470 for value in nosy:
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5471 if not db.hasnode('user', value):
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5472 continue
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5473 if value not in current:
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5474 current[value] = 1
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5475
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5476 # add users with keyword in nosy_keywords to the nosy list
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5477 if 'keyword' in newvalues and newvalues['keyword'] is not None:
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diff changeset
5478 keyword_ids = newvalues['keyword']
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5479 for keyword in keyword_ids:
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5480 # loop over all users,
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5481 # and assign user to nosy when keyword in nosy_keywords
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5482 for user_id in db.user.list():
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5483 nosy_kw = db.user.get(user_id, "nosy_keywords")
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5484 found = 0
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5485 for kw in nosy_kw:
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5486 if kw == keyword:
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5487 found = 1
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diff changeset
5488 if found:
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diff changeset
5489 current[user_id] = 1
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5490
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5491 # that's it, save off the new nosy list
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5492 newvalues['nosy'] = list(current.keys())
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5493
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5494 These two function are the only ones needed in the file.
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5495
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5496 TODO: update this example to use the ``find()`` Class method.
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5497
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5498 Caveats
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5499 :::::::
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5500
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diff changeset
5501 A few problems with the design here can be noted:
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5502
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5503 Multiple additions
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5504 When a user, after automatic selection, is manually removed
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5505 from the nosy list, he is added to the nosy list again when the
3904
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parents: 3881
diff changeset
5506 keyword list of the issue is updated. A better design might be
91008ec8f9a0 retire "topic" usage
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diff changeset
5507 to only check which keywords are new compared to the old list
91008ec8f9a0 retire "topic" usage
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diff changeset
5508 of keywords, and only add users when they have indicated
91008ec8f9a0 retire "topic" usage
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diff changeset
5509 interest on a new keyword.
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diff changeset
5510
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diff changeset
5511 The code could also be changed to only trigger on the ``create()``
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diff changeset
5512 event, rather than also on the ``set()`` event, thus only setting
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5513 the nosy list when the issue is created.
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5514
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diff changeset
5515 Scalability
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5516 In the auditor, there is a loop over all users. For a site with
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5517 only few users this will pose no serious problem; however, with
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diff changeset
5518 many users this will be a serious performance bottleneck.
3904
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diff changeset
5519 A way out would be to link from the keywords to the users who
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diff changeset
5520 selected these keywords as nosy keywords. This will eliminate the
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diff changeset
5521 loop over all users. See the ``rev_multilink`` attribute to make
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parents: 6163
diff changeset
5522 this easier.
1559
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parents: 1522
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5523
4781
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5524 Restricting updates that arrive by email
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diff changeset
5525 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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5526
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5527 Roundup supports multiple update methods:
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5528
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5529 1. command line
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5530 2. plain email
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5531 3. pgp signed email
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diff changeset
5532 4. web access
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5533
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diff changeset
5534 in some cases you may need to prevent changes to properties by some of
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diff changeset
5535 these methods. For example you can set up issues that are viewable
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diff changeset
5536 only by people on the nosy list. So you must prevent unauthenticated
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diff changeset
5537 changes to the nosy list.
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5538
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5539 Since plain email can be easily forged, it does not provide sufficient
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diff changeset
5540 authentication in this senario.
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diff changeset
5541
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diff changeset
5542 To prevent this we can add a detector that audits the source of the
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diff changeset
5543 transaction and rejects the update if it changes the nosy list.
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5544
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diff changeset
5545 Create the detector (auditor) module and add it to the detectors
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diff changeset
5546 directory of your tracker::
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5547
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5548 from roundup import roundupdb, hyperdb
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5549
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5550 from roundup.mailgw import Unauthorized
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5551
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5552 def restrict_nosy_changes(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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diff changeset
5553 '''Do not permit changes to nosy via email.'''
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5554
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5555 if 'nosy' not in newvalues:
4781
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5556 # the nosy field has not changed so no need to check.
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5557 return
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diff changeset
5558
5881
9938c40e03bc Add "rest" and "xmlrpc" values for database tx_Source property
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5759
diff changeset
5559 if db.tx_Source in ['web', 'rest', 'xmlrpc', 'email-sig-openpgp', 'cli' ]:
4781
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
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parents: 4726
diff changeset
5560 # if the source of the transaction is from an authenticated
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4726
diff changeset
5561 # source or a privileged process allow the transaction.
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
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parents: 4726
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5562 # Other possible sources: 'email'
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
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parents: 4726
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5563 return
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4726
diff changeset
5564
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4726
diff changeset
5565 # otherwise raise an error
5248
198b6e810c67 Use Python-3-compatible 'as' syntax for except statements
Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
parents: 5239
diff changeset
5566 raise Unauthorized( \
4781
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4726
diff changeset
5567 'Changes to nosy property not allowed via %s for this issue.'%\
5248
198b6e810c67 Use Python-3-compatible 'as' syntax for except statements
Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
parents: 5239
diff changeset
5568 tx_Source)
4781
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4726
diff changeset
5569
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
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parents: 4726
diff changeset
5570 def init(db):
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
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parents: 4726
diff changeset
5571 ''' Install restrict_nosy_changes to run after other auditors.
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4726
diff changeset
5572
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4726
diff changeset
5573 Allow initial creation email to set nosy.
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4726
diff changeset
5574 So don't execute: db.issue.audit('create', requestedbyauditor)
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4726
diff changeset
5575
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
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parents: 4726
diff changeset
5576 Set priority to 110 to run this auditor after other auditors
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4726
diff changeset
5577 that can cause nosy to change.
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4726
diff changeset
5578 '''
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4726
diff changeset
5579 db.issue.audit('set', restrict_nosy_changes, 110)
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4726
diff changeset
5580
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4726
diff changeset
5581 This detector (auditor) will prevent updates to the nosy field if it
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4726
diff changeset
5582 arrives by email. Since it runs after other auditors (due to the
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4726
diff changeset
5583 priority of 110), it will also prevent changes to the nosy field that
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4726
diff changeset
5584 are done by other auditors if triggered by an email.
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4726
diff changeset
5585
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4726
diff changeset
5586 Note that db.tx_Source was not present in roundup versions before
4790
07014a4b8a49 tx_Source property: doc fix.
Bernhard Reiter <bernhard@intevation.de>
parents: 4781
diff changeset
5587 1.4.22, so you must be running a newer version to use this detector.
4781
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4726
diff changeset
5588 Read the CHANGES.txt document in the roundup source code for further
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4726
diff changeset
5589 details on tx_Source.
6e9b9743de89 Implementation for:
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parents: 4726
diff changeset
5590
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d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5591 Changes to Security and Permissions
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5592 -----------------------------------
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5593
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5594 Restricting the list of users that are assignable to a task
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5595 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5596
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2958
diff changeset
5597 1. In your tracker's ``schema.py``, create a new Role, say "Developer"::
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5598
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5599 db.security.addRole(name='Developer', description='A developer')
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5600
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5601 2. Just after that, create a new Permission, say "Fixer", specific to
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5602 "issue"::
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5603
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5604 p = db.security.addPermission(name='Fixer', klass='issue',
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5605 description='User is allowed to be assigned to fix issues')
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5606
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5607 3. Then assign the new Permission to your "Developer" Role::
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5608
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5609 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Developer', p)
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5610
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
5611 4. In the issue item edit page (``html/issue.item.html`` in your tracker
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5612 directory), use the new Permission in restricting the "assignedto"
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5613 list::
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5614
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5615 <select name="assignedto">
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5616 <option value="-1">- no selection -</option>
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5617 <tal:block tal:repeat="user db/user/list">
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5618 <option tal:condition="python:user.hasPermission(
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5619 'Fixer', context._classname)"
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5620 tal:attributes="
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5621 value user/id;
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5622 selected python:user.id == context.assignedto"
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5623 tal:content="user/realname"></option>
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5624 </tal:block>
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5625 </select>
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5626
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5627 For extra security, you may wish to setup an auditor to enforce the
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
5628 Permission requirement (install this as ``assignedtoFixer.py`` in your
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
5629 tracker ``detectors`` directory)::
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5630
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5631 def assignedtoMustBeFixer(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
5632 ''' Ensure the assignedto value in newvalues is used with the
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5633 Fixer Permission
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5634 '''
5332
d0689aaa83db Applied patch 0038 from issue2550960 to upgrade code examples in
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5268
diff changeset
5635 if 'assignedto' not in newvalues:
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5636 # don't care
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5637 return
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5638
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5639 # get the userid
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5640 userid = newvalues['assignedto']
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5641 if not db.security.hasPermission('Fixer', userid, cl.classname):
5332
d0689aaa83db Applied patch 0038 from issue2550960 to upgrade code examples in
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5268
diff changeset
5642 raise ValueError('You do not have permission to edit %s'%cl.classname)
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5643
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5644 def init(db):
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5645 db.issue.audit('set', assignedtoMustBeFixer)
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5646 db.issue.audit('create', assignedtoMustBeFixer)
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5647
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5648 So now, if an edit action attempts to set "assignedto" to a user that
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5649 doesn't have the "Fixer" Permission, the error will be raised.
1816
61a23c293147 added another example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1808
diff changeset
5650
3121
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3117
diff changeset
5651
1954
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
5652 Users may only edit their issues
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5653 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1954
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
5654
3130
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
5655 In this case, users registering themselves are granted Provisional
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
5656 access, meaning they
1954
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
5657 have access to edit the issues they submit, but not others. We create a new
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
5658 Role called "Provisional User" which is granted to newly-registered users,
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
5659 and has limited access. One of the Permissions they have is the new "Edit
3121
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3117
diff changeset
5660 Own" on issues (regular users have "Edit".)
1954
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
5661
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
5662 First up, we create the new Role and Permission structure in
2983
9614a101b68f Stuff from the train ride this morning:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2958
diff changeset
5663 ``schema.py``::
1954
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
5664
3121
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3117
diff changeset
5665 #
1954
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
5666 # New users not approved by the admin
3121
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3117
diff changeset
5667 #
1954
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
5668 db.security.addRole(name='Provisional User',
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
5669 description='New user registered via web or email')
2991
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2983
diff changeset
5670
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2983
diff changeset
5671 # These users need to be able to view and create issues but only edit
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2983
diff changeset
5672 # and view their own
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2983
diff changeset
5673 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', 'Create', 'issue')
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2983
diff changeset
5674 def own_issue(db, userid, itemid):
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2983
diff changeset
5675 '''Determine whether the userid matches the creator of the issue.'''
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2983
diff changeset
5676 return userid == db.issue.get(itemid, 'creator')
3079
64df8d65cc54 fix "Users may only edit their issues"
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3052
diff changeset
5677 p = db.security.addPermission(name='Edit', klass='issue',
3130
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
5678 check=own_issue, description='Can only edit own issues')
1954
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
5679 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', p)
3079
64df8d65cc54 fix "Users may only edit their issues"
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3052
diff changeset
5680 p = db.security.addPermission(name='View', klass='issue',
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
5681 check=own_issue, description='Can only view own issues')
1954
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
5682 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', p)
5537
d698d3d843a9 'Provisional User' example needed to have search permissions added
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5367
diff changeset
5683 # This allows the interface to get the names of the properties
d698d3d843a9 'Provisional User' example needed to have search permissions added
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5367
diff changeset
5684 # in the issue. Used for selecting sorting and grouping
d698d3d843a9 'Provisional User' example needed to have search permissions added
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5367
diff changeset
5685 # on the index page.
d698d3d843a9 'Provisional User' example needed to have search permissions added
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5367
diff changeset
5686 p = db.security.addPermission(name='Search', klass='issue')
d698d3d843a9 'Provisional User' example needed to have search permissions added
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5367
diff changeset
5687 db.security.addPermissionToRole ('Provisional User', p)
d698d3d843a9 'Provisional User' example needed to have search permissions added
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5367
diff changeset
5688
2991
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2983
diff changeset
5689
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2983
diff changeset
5690 # Assign the Permissions for issue-related classes
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2983
diff changeset
5691 for cl in 'file', 'msg', 'query', 'keyword':
3121
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parents: 3117
diff changeset
5692 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', 'View', cl)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3117
diff changeset
5693 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', 'Edit', cl)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3117
diff changeset
5694 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', 'Create', cl)
2991
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2983
diff changeset
5695 for cl in 'priority', 'status':
3121
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3117
diff changeset
5696 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', 'View', cl)
1954
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
5697
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
5698 # and give the new users access to the web and email interface
2991
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2983
diff changeset
5699 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', 'Web Access')
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2983
diff changeset
5700 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', 'Email Access')
1954
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
5701
3260
e41e1540a287 fix provisional user so they can view their own record
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3258
diff changeset
5702 # make sure they can view & edit their own user record
e41e1540a287 fix provisional user so they can view their own record
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3258
diff changeset
5703 def own_record(db, userid, itemid):
e41e1540a287 fix provisional user so they can view their own record
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3258
diff changeset
5704 '''Determine whether the userid matches the item being accessed.'''
e41e1540a287 fix provisional user so they can view their own record
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3258
diff changeset
5705 return userid == itemid
e41e1540a287 fix provisional user so they can view their own record
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3258
diff changeset
5706 p = db.security.addPermission(name='View', klass='user', check=own_record,
e41e1540a287 fix provisional user so they can view their own record
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3258
diff changeset
5707 description="User is allowed to view their own user details")
e41e1540a287 fix provisional user so they can view their own record
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3258
diff changeset
5708 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', p)
e41e1540a287 fix provisional user so they can view their own record
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3258
diff changeset
5709 p = db.security.addPermission(name='Edit', klass='user', check=own_record,
e41e1540a287 fix provisional user so they can view their own record
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3258
diff changeset
5710 description="User is allowed to edit their own user details")
e41e1540a287 fix provisional user so they can view their own record
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3258
diff changeset
5711 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', p)
1954
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
5712
3130
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
5713 Then, in ``config.ini``, we change the Role assigned to newly-registered
1954
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
5714 users, replacing the existing ``'User'`` values::
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
5715
2921
ad4fb8a14a97 more doc updates, not so many TODOs any more
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2915
diff changeset
5716 [main]
ad4fb8a14a97 more doc updates, not so many TODOs any more
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2915
diff changeset
5717 ...
4941
b76710818d31 Roundup Tracker isssue #: 2550857
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4921
diff changeset
5718 new_web_user_roles = Provisional User
b76710818d31 Roundup Tracker isssue #: 2550857
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4921
diff changeset
5719 new_email_user_roles = Provisional User
1954
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
5720
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
5721
3126
a2889d22db4a the cgi templating code now checks item-level
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3123
diff changeset
5722 All users may only view and edit issues, files and messages they create
a2889d22db4a the cgi templating code now checks item-level
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3123
diff changeset
5723 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
a2889d22db4a the cgi templating code now checks item-level
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3123
diff changeset
5724
a2889d22db4a the cgi templating code now checks item-level
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3123
diff changeset
5725 Replace the standard "classic" tracker View and Edit Permission assignments
a2889d22db4a the cgi templating code now checks item-level
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3123
diff changeset
5726 for the "issue", "file" and "msg" classes with the following::
a2889d22db4a the cgi templating code now checks item-level
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3123
diff changeset
5727
a2889d22db4a the cgi templating code now checks item-level
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3123
diff changeset
5728 def checker(klass):
a2889d22db4a the cgi templating code now checks item-level
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3123
diff changeset
5729 def check(db, userid, itemid, klass=klass):
a2889d22db4a the cgi templating code now checks item-level
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3123
diff changeset
5730 return db.getclass(klass).get(itemid, 'creator') == userid
3580
5c26b9bbd31a fix "All users may only view and edit issues, files and messages they...
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3548
diff changeset
5731 return check
3126
a2889d22db4a the cgi templating code now checks item-level
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3123
diff changeset
5732 for cl in 'issue', 'file', 'msg':
a2889d22db4a the cgi templating code now checks item-level
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3123
diff changeset
5733 p = db.security.addPermission(name='View', klass=cl,
a2889d22db4a the cgi templating code now checks item-level
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3123
diff changeset
5734 check=checker(cl))
a2889d22db4a the cgi templating code now checks item-level
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3123
diff changeset
5735 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
a2889d22db4a the cgi templating code now checks item-level
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3123
diff changeset
5736 p = db.security.addPermission(name='Edit', klass=cl,
a2889d22db4a the cgi templating code now checks item-level
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3123
diff changeset
5737 check=checker(cl))
a2889d22db4a the cgi templating code now checks item-level
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3123
diff changeset
5738 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
a2889d22db4a the cgi templating code now checks item-level
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3123
diff changeset
5739 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'Create', cl)
a2889d22db4a the cgi templating code now checks item-level
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3123
diff changeset
5740
a2889d22db4a the cgi templating code now checks item-level
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3123
diff changeset
5741
4300
608919e3bbbf add another simple recipe
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4296
diff changeset
5742 Moderating user registration
608919e3bbbf add another simple recipe
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4296
diff changeset
5743 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
608919e3bbbf add another simple recipe
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4296
diff changeset
5744
608919e3bbbf add another simple recipe
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4296
diff changeset
5745 You could set up new-user moderation in a public tracker by:
608919e3bbbf add another simple recipe
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4296
diff changeset
5746
608919e3bbbf add another simple recipe
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4296
diff changeset
5747 1. creating a new highly-restricted user role "Pending",
608919e3bbbf add another simple recipe
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4296
diff changeset
5748 2. set the config new_web_user_roles and/or new_email_user_roles to that
608919e3bbbf add another simple recipe
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4296
diff changeset
5749 role,
608919e3bbbf add another simple recipe
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4296
diff changeset
5750 3. have an auditor that emails you when new users are created with that
608919e3bbbf add another simple recipe
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4296
diff changeset
5751 role using roundup.mailer
608919e3bbbf add another simple recipe
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4296
diff changeset
5752 4. edit the role to "User" for valid users.
608919e3bbbf add another simple recipe
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4296
diff changeset
5753
608919e3bbbf add another simple recipe
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4296
diff changeset
5754 Some simple javascript might help in the last step. If you have high volume
608919e3bbbf add another simple recipe
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4296
diff changeset
5755 you could search for all currently-Pending users and do a bulk edit of all
608919e3bbbf add another simple recipe
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4296
diff changeset
5756 their roles at once (again probably with some simple javascript help).
608919e3bbbf add another simple recipe
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4296
diff changeset
5757
3126
a2889d22db4a the cgi templating code now checks item-level
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3123
diff changeset
5758
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5759 Changes to the Web User Interface
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5760 ---------------------------------
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5761
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5762 Adding action links to the index page
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5763 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5764
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
5765 Add a column to the ``item.index.html`` template.
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5766
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5767 Resolving the issue::
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5768
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5769 <a tal:attributes="href
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5770 string:issue${i/id}?:status=resolved&:action=edit">resolve</a>
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5771
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5772 "Take" the issue::
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5773
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5774 <a tal:attributes="href
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5775 string:issue${i/id}?:assignedto=${request/user/id}&:action=edit">take</a>
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5776
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
5777 ... and so on.
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5778
1966
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1954
diff changeset
5779 Colouring the rows in the issue index according to priority
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5780 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1966
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1954
diff changeset
5781
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1954
diff changeset
5782 A simple ``tal:attributes`` statement will do the bulk of the work here. In
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
5783 the ``issue.index.html`` template, add this to the ``<tr>`` that
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
5784 displays the rows of data::
1966
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1954
diff changeset
5785
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1954
diff changeset
5786 <tr tal:attributes="class string:priority-${i/priority/plain}">
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1954
diff changeset
5787
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1954
diff changeset
5788 and then in your stylesheet (``style.css``) specify the colouring for the
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
5789 different priorities, as follows::
1966
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1954
diff changeset
5790
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1954
diff changeset
5791 tr.priority-critical td {
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1954
diff changeset
5792 background-color: red;
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1954
diff changeset
5793 }
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1954
diff changeset
5794
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1954
diff changeset
5795 tr.priority-urgent td {
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1954
diff changeset
5796 background-color: orange;
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1954
diff changeset
5797 }
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1954
diff changeset
5798
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1954
diff changeset
5799 and so on, with far less offensive colours :)
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1954
diff changeset
5800
2009
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5801 Editing multiple items in an index view
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5802 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2009
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5803
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5804 To edit the status of all items in the item index view, edit the
6329
207b0fc82fc1 Fix incorrect template (Nagy Gabor); spelling fix
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6293
diff changeset
5805 ``issue.index.html``:
2009
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5806
2726
aa95c79cff8b clarification
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2589
diff changeset
5807 1. add a form around the listing table (separate from the existing
aa95c79cff8b clarification
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2589
diff changeset
5808 index-page form), so at the top it reads::
2009
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5809
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5810 <form method="POST" tal:attributes="action request/classname">
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5811 <table class="list">
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5812
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5813 and at the bottom of that table::
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
5814
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5815 </table>
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5816 </form
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5817
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5818 making sure you match the ``</table>`` from the list table, not the
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5819 navigation table or the subsequent form table.
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5820
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5821 2. in the display for the issue property, change::
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5822
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5823 <td tal:condition="request/show/status"
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5824 tal:content="python:i.status.plain() or default">&nbsp;</td>
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5825
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5826 to::
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5827
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5828 <td tal:condition="request/show/status"
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5829 tal:content="structure i/status/field">&nbsp;</td>
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5830
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5831 this will result in an edit field for the status property.
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5832
3130
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
5833 3. after the ``tal:block`` which lists the index items (marked by
2009
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5834 ``tal:repeat="i batch"``) add a new table row::
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5835
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5836 <tr>
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5837 <td tal:attributes="colspan python:len(request.columns)">
5201
a9ace22e0a2f issue 2550690 - Adding anti-csrf measures to roundup following
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5196
diff changeset
5838 <input name="@csrf" type="hidden"
a9ace22e0a2f issue 2550690 - Adding anti-csrf measures to roundup following
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5196
diff changeset
5839 tal:attributes="value python:utils.anti_csrf_nonce()">
2009
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
5840 <input type="submit" value=" Save Changes ">
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5841 <input type="hidden" name="@action" value="edit">
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5842 <tal:block replace="structure request/indexargs_form" />
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5843 </td>
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5844 </tr>
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5845
5201
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5846 which gives us a submit button, indicates that we are performing an
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5847 edit on any changed statuses, and provides a defense against cross
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parents: 5196
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5848 site request forgery attacks.
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5849
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5850 The final ``tal:block`` will make sure that the current index view
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5851 parameters (filtering, columns, etc) will be used in rendering the
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5852 next page (the results of the editing).
2009
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5853
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5854
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5855 Displaying only message summaries in the issue display
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5856 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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5857
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5858 Alter the ``issue.item`` template section for messages to::
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5859
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parents: 2154
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5860 <table class="messages" tal:condition="context/messages">
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5861 <tr><th colspan="5" class="header">Messages</th></tr>
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5862 <tr tal:repeat="msg context/messages">
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5863 <td><a tal:attributes="href string:msg${msg/id}"
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parents: 2154
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5864 tal:content="string:msg${msg/id}"></a></td>
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5865 <td tal:content="msg/author">author</td>
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5866 <td class="date" tal:content="msg/date/pretty">date</td>
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5867 <td tal:content="msg/summary">summary</td>
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5868 <td>
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5869 <a tal:attributes="href string:?@remove@messages=${msg/id}&@action=edit">
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5870 remove</a>
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parents: 2154
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5871 </td>
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5872 </tr>
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5873 </table>
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5874
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5875
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5876 Enabling display of either message summaries or the entire messages
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parents: 2154
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5877 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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5878
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5879 This is pretty simple - all we need to do is copy the code from the
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5880 example `displaying only message summaries in the issue display`_ into
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5881 our template alongside the summary display, and then introduce a switch
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5882 that shows either the one or the other. We'll use a new form variable,
2156
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5883 ``@whole_messages`` to achieve this::
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5884
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5885 <table class="messages" tal:condition="context/messages">
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5886 <tal:block tal:condition="not:request/form/@whole_messages/value | python:0">
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5887 <tr><th colspan="3" class="header">Messages</th>
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diff changeset
5888 <th colspan="2" class="header">
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5889 <a href="?@whole_messages=yes">show entire messages</a>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5890 </th>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5891 </tr>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5892 <tr tal:repeat="msg context/messages">
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5893 <td><a tal:attributes="href string:msg${msg/id}"
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5894 tal:content="string:msg${msg/id}"></a></td>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5895 <td tal:content="msg/author">author</td>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5896 <td class="date" tal:content="msg/date/pretty">date</td>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5897 <td tal:content="msg/summary">summary</td>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5898 <td>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5899 <a tal:attributes="href string:?@remove@messages=${msg/id}&@action=edit">remove</a>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5900 </td>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5901 </tr>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5902 </tal:block>
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diff changeset
5903
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5904 <tal:block tal:condition="request/form/@whole_messages/value | python:0">
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5905 <tr><th colspan="2" class="header">Messages</th>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5906 <th class="header">
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5907 <a href="?@whole_messages=">show only summaries</a>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5908 </th>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5909 </tr>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5910 <tal:block tal:repeat="msg context/messages">
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5911 <tr>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5912 <th tal:content="msg/author">author</th>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5913 <th class="date" tal:content="msg/date/pretty">date</th>
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5914 <th style="text-align: right">
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5915 (<a tal:attributes="href string:?@remove@messages=${msg/id}&@action=edit">remove</a>)
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parents: 2154
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5916 </th>
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5917 </tr>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5918 <tr><td colspan="3" tal:content="msg/content"></td></tr>
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5919 </tal:block>
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5920 </tal:block>
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5921 </table>
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5922
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5923
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diff changeset
5924 Setting up a "wizard" (or "druid") for controlled adding of issues
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5925 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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5926
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5927 1. Set up the page templates you wish to use for data input. My wizard
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5928 is going to be a two-step process: first figuring out what category
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5929 of issue the user is submitting, and then getting details specific to
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5930 that category. The first page includes a table of help, explaining
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parents: 2154
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5931 what the category names mean, and then the core of the form::
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parents: 2154
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5932
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parents: 2154
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5933 <form method="POST" onSubmit="return submit_once()"
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5934 enctype="multipart/form-data">
5201
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5935 <input name="@csrf" type="hidden"
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diff changeset
5936 tal:attributes="value python:utils.anti_csrf_nonce()">
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5937 <input type="hidden" name="@template" value="add_page1">
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5938 <input type="hidden" name="@action" value="page1_submit">
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5939
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5940 <strong>Category:</strong>
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5941 <tal:block tal:replace="structure context/category/menu" />
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diff changeset
5942 <input type="submit" value="Continue">
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parents: 2154
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5943 </form>
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5944
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5945 The next page has the usual issue entry information, with the
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5946 addition of the following form fragments::
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parents: 2154
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5947
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parents: 2154
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5948 <form method="POST" onSubmit="return submit_once()"
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5949 enctype="multipart/form-data"
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5950 tal:condition="context/is_edit_ok"
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5951 tal:define="cat request/form/category/value">
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5952
5201
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5953 <input name="@csrf" type="hidden"
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diff changeset
5954 tal:attributes="value python:utils.anti_csrf_nonce()">
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5955 <input type="hidden" name="@template" value="add_page2">
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5956 <input type="hidden" name="@required" value="title">
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diff changeset
5957 <input type="hidden" name="category" tal:attributes="value cat">
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diff changeset
5958 .
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diff changeset
5959 .
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diff changeset
5960 .
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5961 </form>
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5962
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diff changeset
5963 Note that later in the form, I use the value of "cat" to decide which
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5964 form elements should be displayed. For example::
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5965
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
5966 <tal:block tal:condition="python:cat in '6 10 13 14 15 16 17'.split()">
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5967 <tr>
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5968 <th>Operating System</th>
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parents: 2154
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5969 <td tal:content="structure context/os/field"></td>
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5970 </tr>
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5971 <tr>
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parents: 2154
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5972 <th>Web Browser</th>
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parents: 2154
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5973 <td tal:content="structure context/browser/field"></td>
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parents: 2154
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5974 </tr>
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5975 </tal:block>
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5976
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parents: 2154
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5977 ... the above section will only be displayed if the category is one
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parents: 2154
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5978 of 6, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16 or 17.
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5979
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5980 3. Determine what actions need to be taken between the pages - these are
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5981 usually to validate user choices and determine what page is next. Now encode
2915
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parents: 2914
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5982 those actions in a new ``Action`` class (see `defining new web actions`_)::
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5983
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5984 from roundup.cgi.actions import Action
2156
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5985
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5986 class Page1SubmitAction(Action):
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5987 def handle(self):
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5988 ''' Verify that the user has selected a category, and then move
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parents: 2154
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5989 on to page 2.
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5990 '''
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5991 category = self.form['category'].value
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parents: 2154
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5992 if category == '-1':
4880
ca692423e401 Different approach to fix XSS in issue2550817
Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
parents: 4790
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5993 self.client.add_error_message('You must select a category of report')
2156
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5994 return
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parents: 2154
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5995 # everything's ok, move on to the next page
4464
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parents: 4435
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5996 self.client.template = 'add_page2'
2156
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5997
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5998 def init(instance):
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5999 instance.registerAction('page1_submit', Page1SubmitAction)
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6000
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parents: 2154
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6001 4. Use the usual "new" action as the ``@action`` on the final page, and
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6002 you're done (the standard context/submit method can do this for you).
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
6003
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6004
5714
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6005 Silent Submit
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parents: 5538
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6006 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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6007
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parents: 5538
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6008 When working on an issue, most of the time the people on the nosy list
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6009 need to be notified of changes. There are cases where a user wants to
a5f5c044049f Documentation additions by Tom Ekberg to add example of performing
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6010 add a comment to an issue and not bother other users on the nosy
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6011 list.
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parents: 5538
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6012 This feature is called Silent Submit because it allows the user to
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5538
diff changeset
6013 silently modify an issue and not tell anyone.
a5f5c044049f Documentation additions by Tom Ekberg to add example of performing
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6014
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6015 There are several parts to this change. The main activity part
a5f5c044049f Documentation additions by Tom Ekberg to add example of performing
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5538
diff changeset
6016 involves editing the stock detectors/nosyreaction.py file in your
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6017 tracker. Insert the following lines near the top of the nosyreaction
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6018 function::
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6019
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6020 # Did user click button to do a silent change?
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6021 try:
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6022 if db.web['submit'] == "silent_change":
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6023 return
a5f5c044049f Documentation additions by Tom Ekberg to add example of performing
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6024 except (AttributeError, KeyError) as err:
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6025 # The web attribute or submit key don't exist.
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6026 # That's fine. We were probably triggered by an email
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6027 # or cli based change.
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6028 pass
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6029
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6030 This checks the submit button to see if it is the silent type. If there
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6031 are exceptions trying to make that determination they are ignored and
a5f5c044049f Documentation additions by Tom Ekberg to add example of performing
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6032 processing continues. You may wonder how db.web gets set. This is done
a5f5c044049f Documentation additions by Tom Ekberg to add example of performing
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5538
diff changeset
6033 by creating an extension. Add the file extensions/edit.py with
a5f5c044049f Documentation additions by Tom Ekberg to add example of performing
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6034 this content::
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6035
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6036 from roundup.cgi.actions import EditItemAction
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5538
diff changeset
6037
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6038 class Edit2Action(EditItemAction):
a5f5c044049f Documentation additions by Tom Ekberg to add example of performing
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5538
diff changeset
6039 def handle(self):
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6040 self.db.web = {} # create the dict
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6041 # populate the dict by getting the value of the submit_button
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6042 # element from the form.
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6043 self.db.web['submit'] = self.form['submit_button'].value
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6044
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6045 # call the core EditItemAction to process the edit.
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6046 EditItemAction.handle(self)
a5f5c044049f Documentation additions by Tom Ekberg to add example of performing
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6047
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6048 def init(instance):
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6049 '''Override the default edit action with this new version'''
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5538
diff changeset
6050 instance.registerAction('edit', Edit2Action)
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6051
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6052 This code is a wrapper for the roundup EditItemAction. It checks the
a5f5c044049f Documentation additions by Tom Ekberg to add example of performing
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5538
diff changeset
6053 form's submit button to save the value element. The rest of the changes
a5f5c044049f Documentation additions by Tom Ekberg to add example of performing
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5538
diff changeset
6054 needed for the Silent Submit feature involves editing
a5f5c044049f Documentation additions by Tom Ekberg to add example of performing
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5538
diff changeset
6055 html/issue.item.html to add the silent submit button. In
a5f5c044049f Documentation additions by Tom Ekberg to add example of performing
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5538
diff changeset
6056 the stock issue.item.html the submit button is on a line that contains
a5f5c044049f Documentation additions by Tom Ekberg to add example of performing
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6057 "submit button". Replace that line with something like the following::
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6058
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diff changeset
6059 <input type="submit" name="submit_button"
a5f5c044049f Documentation additions by Tom Ekberg to add example of performing
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6060 tal:condition="context/is_edit_ok"
a5f5c044049f Documentation additions by Tom Ekberg to add example of performing
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5538
diff changeset
6061 value="Submit Changes">&nbsp;
a5f5c044049f Documentation additions by Tom Ekberg to add example of performing
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5538
diff changeset
6062 <button type="submit" name="submit_button"
a5f5c044049f Documentation additions by Tom Ekberg to add example of performing
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5538
diff changeset
6063 tal:condition="context/is_edit_ok"
a5f5c044049f Documentation additions by Tom Ekberg to add example of performing
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6064 title="Click this to submit but not send nosy email."
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6065 value="silent_change" i18n:translate="">
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6066 Silent Change</button>
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John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5538
diff changeset
6067
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6068 Note the difference in the value attribute for the two submit buttons.
a5f5c044049f Documentation additions by Tom Ekberg to add example of performing
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6069 The value "silent_change" in the button specification must match the
a5f5c044049f Documentation additions by Tom Ekberg to add example of performing
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 5538
diff changeset
6070 string in the nosy reaction function.
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parents: 5538
diff changeset
6071
3548
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3544
diff changeset
6072 Debugging Trackers
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3544
diff changeset
6073 ==================
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parents: 3544
diff changeset
6074
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3544
diff changeset
6075 There are three switches in tracker configs that turn on debugging in
61d48244e7a8 login may now be for a single session
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3544
diff changeset
6076 Roundup:
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parents: 3544
diff changeset
6077
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parents: 3544
diff changeset
6078 1. web :: debug
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3544
diff changeset
6079 2. mail :: debug
61d48244e7a8 login may now be for a single session
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3544
diff changeset
6080 3. logging :: level
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parents: 3544
diff changeset
6081
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parents: 3544
diff changeset
6082 See the config.ini file or the `tracker configuration`_ section above for
61d48244e7a8 login may now be for a single session
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parents: 3544
diff changeset
6083 more information.
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parents: 3544
diff changeset
6084
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parents: 3544
diff changeset
6085 Additionally, the ``roundup-server.py`` script has its own debugging mode
61d48244e7a8 login may now be for a single session
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parents: 3544
diff changeset
6086 in which it reloads edited templates immediately when they are changed,
61d48244e7a8 login may now be for a single session
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3544
diff changeset
6087 rather than requiring a web server restart.
61d48244e7a8 login may now be for a single session
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3544
diff changeset
6088
61d48244e7a8 login may now be for a single session
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3544
diff changeset
6089
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
6090 .. _`design documentation`: design.html
4325
6ec048310de7 add simple doc about translating customised tracker content
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 4300
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6091 .. _`developer's guide`: developers.html
5980
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
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parents: 5923
diff changeset
6092 .. _`rest interface documentation`: rest.html#programming-the-rest-api
6160
9619d64c0351 Doc updates for customizing.txt, start of index generation
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 6159
diff changeset
6093 .. _`directions in the rest interface documentation`: rest.html#enabling-the-rest-api
9619d64c0351 Doc updates for customizing.txt, start of index generation
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parents: 6159
diff changeset
6094 .. _`xmlrpc interface documentation`: xmlrpc.html#through-roundup
5980
54d0080769f9 Support setting cache-control headers for static files
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6095 .. _`zxcvbn`: https://github.com/dwolfhub/zxcvbn-python

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