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1 ===================
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2 Customising Roundup
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3 ===================
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5 :Version: $Revision: 1.127 $
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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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11 :depth: 1
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13 What You Can Do
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14 ===============
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16 Before you get too far, it's probably worth having a quick read of the Roundup
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17 `design documentation`_.
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19 Customisation of Roundup can take one of six forms:
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21 1. `tracker configuration`_ file changes
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22 2. database, or `tracker schema`_ changes
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23 3. "definition" class `database content`_ changes
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24 4. behavioural changes, through detectors_
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25 5. `security / access controls`_
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26 6. change the `web interface`_
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28 The third case is special because it takes two distinctly different forms
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29 depending upon whether the tracker has been initialised or not. The other two
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30 may be done at any time, before or after tracker initialisation. Yes, this
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31 includes adding or removing properties from classes.
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34 Trackers in a Nutshell
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35 ======================
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37 Trackers have the following structure:
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40 Tracker File Description
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42 config.py Holds the basic `tracker configuration`_
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43 dbinit.py Holds the `tracker schema`_
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44 interfaces.py Defines the Web and E-Mail interfaces for the tracker
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45 select_db.py Selects the database back-end for the tracker
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46 db/ Holds the tracker's database
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47 db/files/ Holds the tracker's upload files and messages
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48 detectors/ Auditors and reactors for this tracker
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49 html/ Web interface templates, images and style sheets
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52 Tracker Configuration
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55 The ``config.py`` located in your tracker home contains the basic
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56 configuration for the web and e-mail components of roundup's interfaces.
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57 As the name suggests, this file is a Python module. This means that any
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58 valid python expression may be used in the file. Mostly though, you'll
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59 be setting the configuration variables to string values. Python string
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60 values must be quoted with either single or double quotes::
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62 'this is a string'
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63 "this is also a string - use it when the value has 'single quotes'"
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64 this is not a string - it's not quoted
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66 Python strings may use formatting that's almost identical to C string
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67 formatting. The ``%`` operator is used to perform the formatting, like
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68 so::
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70 'roundup-admin@%s'%MAIL_DOMAIN
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72 this will create a string ``'roundup-admin@tracker.domain.example'`` if
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73 MAIL_DOMAIN is set to ``'tracker.domain.example'``.
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75 You'll also note some values are set to::
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77 os.path.join(TRACKER_HOME, 'db')
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79 or similar. This creates a new string which holds the path to the
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80 ``'db'`` directory in the TRACKER_HOME directory. This is just a
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81 convenience so if the TRACKER_HOME changes you don't have to edit
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82 multiple valoues.
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84 The configuration variables available are:
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86 **TRACKER_HOME** - ``os.path.split(__file__)[0]``
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87 The tracker home directory. The above default code will automatically
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88 determine the tracker home for you, so you can just leave it alone.
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90 **MAILHOST** - ``'localhost'``
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91 The SMTP mail host that roundup will use to send e-mail.
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93 **MAILUSER** - ``()``
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94 If your SMTP mail host requires a username and password for access, then
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95 specify them here. eg. ``MAILUSER = ('username', 'password')``
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97 **MAILHOST_TLS** - ``'no'``
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98 If your SMTP mail host provides or requires TLS (Transport Layer
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99 Security) then set ``MAILHOST_TLS = 'yes'``
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101 **MAILHOST_TLS_KEYFILE** - ``''``
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102 If you're using TLS, you may also set MAILHOST_TLS_KEYFILE to the name of
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103 a PEM formatted file that contains your private key.
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105 **MAILHOST_TLS_CERTFILE** - ``''``
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106 If you're using TLS and have specified a MAILHOST_TLS_KEYFILE, you may
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107 also set MAILHOST_TLS_CERTFILE to the name of a PEM formatted certificate
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108 chain file.
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110 **MAIL_DOMAIN** - ``'tracker.domain.example'``
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111 The domain name used for email addresses.
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113 **DATABASE** - ``os.path.join(TRACKER_HOME, 'db')``
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114 This is the directory that the database is going to be stored in. By default
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115 it is in the tracker home.
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117 **TEMPLATES** - ``os.path.join(TRACKER_HOME, 'html')``
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118 This is the directory that the HTML templates reside in. By default they are
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119 in the tracker home.
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121 **TRACKER_NAME** - ``'Roundup issue tracker'``
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122 A descriptive name for your roundup tracker. This is sent out in e-mails and
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123 appears in the heading of CGI pages.
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125 **TRACKER_EMAIL** - ``'issue_tracker@%s'%MAIL_DOMAIN``
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126 The email address that e-mail sent to roundup should go to. Think of it as the
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127 tracker's personal e-mail address.
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129 **TRACKER_WEB** - ``'http://tracker.example/cgi-bin/roundup.cgi/bugs/'``
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130 The web address that the tracker is viewable at. This will be included in
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131 information sent to users of the tracker. The URL **must** include the
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132 cgi-bin part or anything else that is required to get to the home page of
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133 the tracker. You **must** include a trailing '/' in the URL.
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135 **ADMIN_EMAIL** - ``'roundup-admin@%s'%MAIL_DOMAIN``
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136 The email address that roundup will complain to if it runs into trouble.
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138 **EMAIL_FROM_TAG** - ``''``
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139 Additional text to include in the "name" part of the ``From:`` address used
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140 in nosy messages. If the sending user is "Foo Bar", the ``From:`` line is
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143 "Foo Bar" <issue_tracker@tracker.example>
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144
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147 "Foo Bar EMAIL_FROM_TAG" <issue_tracker@tracker.example>
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149 **ERROR_MESSAGES_TO** - ``'user'``, ``'dispatcher'`` or ``'both'``
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151 ``DISPATCHER_EMAIL`` address if set, otherwise it'll use the
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152 ``ADMIN_EMAIL`` address.
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153
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155 The email address that Roundup will issue all error messages to. This is
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157 a central user.
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159 **MESSAGES_TO_AUTHOR** - ``'new'``, ``'yes'`` or``'no'``
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160 Send nosy messages to the author of the message?
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161 If 'new' is used, then the author will only be sent the message when the
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162 message creates a new issue. If 'yes' then the author will always be sent
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163 a copy of the message they wrote.
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165 **ADD_AUTHOR_TO_NOSY** - ``'new'``, ``'yes'`` or ``'no'``
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166 Does the author of a message get placed on the nosy list automatically?
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167 If ``'new'`` is used, then the author will only be added when a message
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170
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171 **ADD_RECIPIENTS_TO_NOSY** - ``'new'``, ``'yes'`` or ``'no'``
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172 Do the recipients (To:, Cc:) of a message get placed on the nosy list?
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173 If ``'new'`` is used, then the recipients will only be added when a message
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175 followups too. If ``'no'``, they're never added to the nosy.
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177 **EMAIL_SIGNATURE_POSITION** - ``'top'``, ``'bottom'`` or ``'none'``
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178 Where to place the email signature in messages that Roundup generates.
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179
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180 **EMAIL_KEEP_QUOTED_TEXT** - ``'yes'`` or ``'no'``
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181 Keep email citations. Citations are the part of e-mail which the sender has
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182 quoted in their reply to previous e-mail with ``>`` or ``|`` characters at
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183 the start of the line.
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185 **EMAIL_LEAVE_BODY_UNCHANGED** - ``'no'``
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186 Preserve the email body as is. Enabiling this will cause the entire message
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187 body to be stored, including all citations, signatures and Outlook-quoted
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188 sections (ie. "Original Message" blocks). It should be either ``'yes'``
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189 or ``'no'``.
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191 **MAIL_DEFAULT_CLASS** - ``'issue'`` or ``''``
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192 Default class to use in the mailgw if one isn't supplied in email
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193 subjects. To disable, comment out the variable below or leave it blank.
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194
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195 **HTML_VERSION** - ``'html4'`` or ``'xhtml'``
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196 HTML version to generate. The templates are html4 by default. If you
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197 wish to make them xhtml, then you'll need to change this var to 'xhtml'
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198 too so all auto-generated HTML is compliant.
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199
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200 **EMAIL_CHARSET** - ``utf-8`` (or ``iso-8859-1`` for Eudora users)
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201 Character set to encode email headers with. We use utf-8 by default, as
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202 it's the most flexible. Some mail readers (eg. Eudora) can't cope with
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203 that, so you might need to specify a more limited character set (eg.
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204 'iso-8859-1'.
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205
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206 **DEFAULT_TIMEZONE** - ``0``
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207 Numeric hour timezone offest to be used when displaying local times.
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208 The default timezone is used when users do not choose their own in
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209 their settings.
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210
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211 The default config.py is given below - as you
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212 can see, the MAIL_DOMAIN must be edited before any interaction with the
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213 tracker is attempted.::
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214
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215 # roundup home is this package's directory
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216 TRACKER_HOME=os.path.split(__file__)[0]
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218 # The SMTP mail host that roundup will use to send mail
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219 MAILHOST = 'localhost'
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221 # The domain name used for email addresses.
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222 MAIL_DOMAIN = 'your.tracker.email.domain.example'
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223
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224 # This is the directory that the database is going to be stored in
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225 DATABASE = os.path.join(TRACKER_HOME, 'db')
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226
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227 # This is the directory that the HTML templates reside in
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228 TEMPLATES = os.path.join(TRACKER_HOME, 'html')
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229
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230 # A descriptive name for your roundup tracker
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231 TRACKER_NAME = 'Roundup issue tracker'
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233 # The email address that mail to roundup should go to
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234 TRACKER_EMAIL = 'issue_tracker@%s'%MAIL_DOMAIN
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236 # The web address that the tracker is viewable at. This will be
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237 # included in information sent to users of the tracker. The URL MUST
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238 # include the cgi-bin part or anything else that is required to get
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239 # to the home page of the tracker. You MUST include a trailing '/'
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240 # in the URL.
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241 TRACKER_WEB = 'http://tracker.example/cgi-bin/roundup.cgi/bugs/'
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242
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243 # The email address that roundup will complain to if it runs into
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244 # trouble
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245 ADMIN_EMAIL = 'roundup-admin@%s'%MAIL_DOMAIN
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246
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247 # Additional text to include in the "name" part of the From: address
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248 # used in nosy messages. If the sending user is "Foo Bar", the From:
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249 # line is usually: "Foo Bar" <issue_tracker@tracker.example>
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250 # the EMAIL_FROM_TAG goes inside the "Foo Bar" quotes like so:
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251 # "Foo Bar EMAIL_FROM_TAG" <issue_tracker@tracker.example>
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252 EMAIL_FROM_TAG = ""
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253
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254 # Send nosy messages to the author of the message
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255 MESSAGES_TO_AUTHOR = 'no' # either 'yes' or 'no'
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257 # Does the author of a message get placed on the nosy list
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258 # automatically? If 'new' is used, then the author will only be
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259 # added when a message creates a new issue. If 'yes', then the
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260 # author will be added on followups too. If 'no', they're never
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261 # added to the nosy.
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262 ADD_AUTHOR_TO_NOSY = 'new' # one of 'yes', 'no', 'new'
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264 # Do the recipients (To:, Cc:) of a message get placed on the nosy
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265 # list? If 'new' is used, then the recipients will only be added
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266 # when a message creates a new issue. If 'yes', then the recipients
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267 # will be added on followups too. If 'no', they're never added to
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268 # the nosy.
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269 ADD_RECIPIENTS_TO_NOSY = 'new' # either 'yes', 'no', 'new'
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272 EMAIL_SIGNATURE_POSITION = 'bottom' # one of 'top', 'bottom', 'none'
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273
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274 # Keep email citations
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275 EMAIL_KEEP_QUOTED_TEXT = 'no' # either 'yes' or 'no'
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277 # Preserve the email body as is
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278 EMAIL_LEAVE_BODY_UNCHANGED = 'no' # either 'yes' or 'no'
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280 # Default class to use in the mailgw if one isn't supplied in email
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281 # subjects. To disable, comment out the variable below or leave it
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282 # blank. Examples:
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283 MAIL_DEFAULT_CLASS = 'issue' # use "issue" class by default
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284 #MAIL_DEFAULT_CLASS = '' # disable (or just comment the var out)
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286 # HTML version to generate. The templates are html4 by default. If you
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287 # wish to make them xhtml, then you'll need to change this var to 'xhtml'
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288 # too so all auto-generated HTML is compliant.
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289 HTML_VERSION = 'html4' # either 'html4' or 'xhtml'
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291 # Character set to encode email headers with. We use utf-8 by default, as
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292 # it's the most flexible. Some mail readers (eg. Eudora) can't cope with
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293 # that, so you might need to specify a more limited character set (eg.
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294 # 'iso-8859-1'.
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295 EMAIL_CHARSET = 'utf-8'
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296 #EMAIL_CHARSET = 'iso-8859-1' # use this instead for Eudora users
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297
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298 # You may specify a different default timezone, for use when users do not
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299 # choose their own in their settings.
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300 DEFAULT_TIMEZONE = 0 # specify as numeric hour offest
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301
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302 #
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303 # SECURITY DEFINITIONS
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304 #
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305 # define the Roles that a user gets when they register with the
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306 # tracker these are a comma-separated string of role names (e.g.
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307 # 'Admin,User')
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308 NEW_WEB_USER_ROLES = 'User'
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309 NEW_EMAIL_USER_ROLES = 'User'
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310
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311 Tracker Schema
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312 ==============
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314 Note: if you modify the schema, you'll most likely need to edit the
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315 `web interface`_ HTML template files and `detectors`_ to reflect
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316 your changes.
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318 A tracker schema defines what data is stored in the tracker's database.
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319 Schemas are defined using Python code in the ``dbinit.py`` module of your
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320 tracker.
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322 The ``dbinit.py`` module
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323 ------------------------
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325 The ``dbinit.py`` module contains two functions:
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326
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327 **open**
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328 This function defines what your tracker looks like on the inside, the
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329 **schema** of the tracker. It defines the **Classes** and **properties**
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330 on each class. It also defines the **security** for those Classes. The
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331 next few sections describe how schemas work and what you can do with
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332 them.
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333 **init**
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334 This function is responsible for setting up the initial state of your
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335 tracker. It's called exactly once - but the ``roundup-admin initialise``
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336 command. See the start of the section on `database content`_ for more
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337 info about how this works.
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338
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339
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340 The "classic" schema
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341 --------------------
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342
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343 The "classic" schema looks like this (see below for the meaning
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344 of ``'setkey'``)::
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346 pri = Class(db, "priority", name=String(), order=String())
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347 pri.setkey("name")
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348
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349 stat = Class(db, "status", name=String(), order=String())
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350 stat.setkey("name")
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351
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352 keyword = Class(db, "keyword", name=String())
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353 keyword.setkey("name")
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355 user = Class(db, "user", username=String(), organisation=String(),
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356 password=String(), address=String(), realname=String(),
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357 phone=String())
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358 user.setkey("username")
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359
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360 msg = FileClass(db, "msg", author=Link("user"), summary=String(),
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361 date=Date(), recipients=Multilink("user"),
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362 files=Multilink("file"))
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364 file = FileClass(db, "file", name=String(), type=String())
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365
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366 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue", topic=Multilink("keyword"),
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367 status=Link("status"), assignedto=Link("user"),
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368 priority=Link("priority"))
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369 issue.setkey('title')
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370
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371
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372 What you can't do to the schema
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373 -------------------------------
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374
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375 You must never:
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376
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377 **Remove the users class**
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378 This class is the only *required* class in Roundup. Similarly, its
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379 username, password and address properties must never be removed.
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380
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381 **Change the type of a property**
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382 Property types must *never* be changed - the database simply doesn't take
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383 this kind of action into account. Note that you can't just remove a
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384 property and re-add it as a new type either. If you wanted to make the
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385 assignedto property a Multilink, you'd need to create a new property
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386 assignedto_list and remove the old assignedto property.
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389 What you can do to the schema
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390 -----------------------------
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391
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392 Your schema may be changed at any time before or after the tracker has been
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393 initialised (or used). You may:
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394
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395 **Add new properties to classes, or add whole new classes**
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396 This is painless and easy to do - there are generally no repurcussions
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397 from adding new information to a tracker's schema.
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398
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399 **Remove properties**
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400 Removing properties is a little more tricky - you need to make sure that
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401 the property is no longer used in the `web interface`_ *or* by the
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402 detectors_.
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406 Classes and Properties - creating a new information store
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407 ---------------------------------------------------------
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409 In the tracker above, we've defined 7 classes of information:
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411 priority
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412 Defines the possible levels of urgency for issues.
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414 status
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415 Defines the possible states of processing the issue may be in.
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417 keyword
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418 Initially empty, will hold keywords useful for searching issues.
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420 user
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421 Initially holding the "admin" user, will eventually have an entry
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422 for all users using roundup.
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425 Initially empty, will hold all e-mail messages sent to or
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426 generated by roundup.
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429 Initially empty, will hold all files attached to issues.
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431 issue
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432 Initially empty, this is where the issue information is stored.
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434 We define the "priority" and "status" classes to allow two things:
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435 reduction in the amount of information stored on the issue and more
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436 powerful, accurate searching of issues by priority and status. By only
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437 requiring a link on the issue (which is stored as a single number) we
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438 reduce the chance that someone mis-types a priority or status - or
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439 simply makes a new one up.
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442 Class and Items
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443 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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445 A Class defines a particular class (or type) of data that will be stored
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446 in the database. A class comprises one or more properties, which gives
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447 the information about the class items.
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448
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449 The actual data entered into the database, using ``class.create()``, are
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450 called items. They have a special immutable property called ``'id'``. We
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451 sometimes refer to this as the *itemid*.
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455 ~~~~~~~~~~
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457 A Class is comprised of one or more properties of the following types:
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459 * String properties are for storing arbitrary-length strings.
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460 * Password properties are for storing encoded arbitrary-length strings.
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461 The default encoding is defined on the ``roundup.password.Password``
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462 class.
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463 * Date properties store date-and-time stamps. Their values are Timestamp
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464 objects.
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465 * Number properties store numeric values.
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466 * Boolean properties store on/off, yes/no, true/false values.
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467 * A Link property refers to a single other item selected from a
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468 specified class. The class is part of the property; the value is an
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469 integer, the id of the chosen item.
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470 * A Multilink property refers to possibly many items in a specified
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471 class. The value is a list of integers.
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474 FileClass
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475 ~~~~~~~~~
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477 FileClasses save their "content" attribute off in a separate file from
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478 the rest of the database. This reduces the number of large entries in
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479 the database, which generally makes databases more efficient, and also
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480 allows us to use command-line tools to operate on the files. They are
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481 stored in the files sub-directory of the ``'db'`` directory in your
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482 tracker.
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486 ~~~~~~~~~~
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488 IssueClasses automatically include the "messages", "files", "nosy", and
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489 "superseder" properties.
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490
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491 The messages and files properties list the links to the messages and
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492 files related to the issue. The nosy property is a list of links to
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493 users who wish to be informed of changes to the issue - they get "CC'ed"
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494 e-mails when messages are sent to or generated by the issue. The nosy
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495 reactor (in the ``'detectors'`` directory) handles this action. The
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496 superseder link indicates an issue which has superseded this one.
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497
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498 They also have the dynamically generated "creation", "activity" and
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499 "creator" properties.
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500
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501 The value of the "creation" property is the date when an item was
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502 created, and the value of the "activity" property is the date when any
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503 property on the item was last edited (equivalently, these are the dates
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504 on the first and last records in the item's journal). The "creator"
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505 property holds a link to the user that created the issue.
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508 setkey(property)
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509 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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511 Select a String property of the class to be the key property. The key
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512 property must be unique, and allows references to the items in the class
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513 by the content of the key property. That is, we can refer to users by
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514 their username: for example, let's say that there's an issue in roundup,
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515 issue 23. There's also a user, richard, who happens to be user 2. To
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516 assign an issue to him, we could do either of::
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518 roundup-admin set issue23 assignedto=2
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520 or::
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521
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522 roundup-admin set issue23 assignedto=richard
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524 Note, the same thing can be done in the web and e-mail interfaces.
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525
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526 If a class does not have an "order" property, the key is also used to
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527 sort instances of the class when it is rendered in the user interface.
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528 (If a class has no "order" property, sorting is by the labelproperty of
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529 the class. This is computed, in order of precedence, as the key, the
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530 "name", the "title", or the first property alphabetically.)
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533 create(information)
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534 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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536 Create an item in the database. This is generally used to create items
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537 in the "definitional" classes like "priority" and "status".
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540 Examples of adding to your schema
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541 ---------------------------------
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542
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543 TODO
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545
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546 Detectors - adding behaviour to your tracker
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547 ============================================
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548 .. _detectors:
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549
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550 Detectors are initialised every time you open your tracker database, so
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551 you're free to add and remove them any time, even after the database is
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552 initialised via the "roundup-admin initialise" command.
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554 The detectors in your tracker fire *before* (**auditors**) and *after*
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555 (**reactors**) changes to the contents of your database. They are Python
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556 modules that sit in your tracker's ``detectors`` directory. You will
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557 have some installed by default - have a look. You can write new
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558 detectors or modify the existing ones. The existing detectors installed
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559 for you are:
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561 **nosyreaction.py**
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562 This provides the automatic nosy list maintenance and email sending.
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563 The nosy reactor (``nosyreaction``) fires when new messages are added
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564 to issues. The nosy auditor (``updatenosy``) fires when issues are
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565 changed, and figures out what changes need to be made to the nosy list
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566 (such as adding new authors, etc.)
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567 **statusauditor.py**
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568 This provides the ``chatty`` auditor which changes the issue status
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569 from ``unread`` or ``closed`` to ``chatting`` if new messages appear.
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570 It also provides the ``presetunread`` auditor which pre-sets the
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571 status to ``unread`` on new items if the status isn't explicitly
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572 defined.
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573 **messagesummary.py**
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574 Generates the ``summary`` property for new messages based on the message
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575 content.
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576 **userauditor.py**
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577 Verifies the content of some of the user fields (email addresses and
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578 roles lists).
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579
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580 If you don't want this default behaviour, you're completely free to change
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581 or remove these detectors.
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582
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583 See the detectors section in the `design document`__ for details of the
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584 interface for detectors.
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585
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586 __ design.html
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587
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588 Sample additional detectors that have been found useful will appear in
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589 the ``'detectors'`` directory of the Roundup distribution. If you want
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590 to use one, copy it to the ``'detectors'`` of your tracker instance:
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591
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592 **newissuecopy.py**
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593 This detector sends an email to a team address whenever a new issue is
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594 created. The address is hard-coded into the detector, so edit it
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595 before you use it (look for the text 'team@team.host') or you'll get
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596 email errors!
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597
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598 The detector code::
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599
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600 from roundup import roundupdb
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601
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602 def newissuecopy(db, cl, nodeid, oldvalues):
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603 ''' Copy a message about new issues to a team address.
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604 '''
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605 # so use all the messages in the create
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606 change_note = cl.generateCreateNote(nodeid)
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607
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608 # send a copy to the nosy list
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609 for msgid in cl.get(nodeid, 'messages'):
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610 try:
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611 # note: last arg must be a list
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612 cl.send_message(nodeid, msgid, change_note,
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613 ['team@team.host'])
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614 except roundupdb.MessageSendError, message:
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615 raise roundupdb.DetectorError, message
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616
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617 def init(db):
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618 db.issue.react('create', newissuecopy)
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619
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620
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621 Auditor or Reactor?
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622 -------------------
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623
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624 Generally speaking, the following rules should be observed:
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625
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626 **Auditors**
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627 Are used for `vetoing creation of or changes to items`_. They might
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628 also make automatic changes to item properties.
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629 **Reactors**
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630 Detect changes in the database and react accordingly. They should avoid
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631 making changes to the database where possible, as this could create
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632 detector loops.
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633
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634
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635 Vetoing creation of or changes to items
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636 ---------------------------------------
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637
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638 Auditors may raise the ``Reject`` exception to prevent the creation of
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639 or changes to items in the database. The mail gateway, for example, will
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640 not attach files or messages to issues when the creation of those files or
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641 messages are prevented through the ``Reject`` exception. It'll also not create
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642 users if that creation is ``Reject``'ed too.
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643
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644 To use, simply add at the top of your auditor::
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645
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646 from roundup.exceptions import Reject
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647
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648 And then when your rejection criteria have been detected, simply::
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649
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650 raise Reject
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651
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652
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653 Generating email from Roundup
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654 -----------------------------
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655
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656 The module ``roundup.mailer`` contains most of the nuts-n-bolts required
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657 to generate email messages from Roundup.
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658
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659 In addition, the ``IssueClass`` methods ``nosymessage()`` and
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660 ``send_message()`` are used to generate nosy messages, and may generate
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661 messages which only consist of a change note (ie. the message id parameter
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662 is not required).
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663
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664
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665 Database Content
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666 ================
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667
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668 Note: if you modify the content of definitional classes, you'll most
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669 likely need to edit the tracker `detectors`_ to reflect your
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670 changes.
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671
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672 Customisation of the special "definitional" classes (eg. status,
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673 priority, resolution, ...) may be done either before or after the
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674 tracker is initialised. The actual method of doing so is completely
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675 different in each case though, so be careful to use the right one.
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676
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677 **Changing content before tracker initialisation**
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678 Edit the dbinit module in your tracker to alter the items created in
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679 using the ``create()`` methods.
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681 **Changing content after tracker initialisation**
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682 As the "admin" user, click on the "class list" link in the web
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683 interface to bring up a list of all database classes. Click on the
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684 name of the class you wish to change the content of.
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686 You may also use the ``roundup-admin`` interface's create, set and
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687 retire methods to add, alter or remove items from the classes in
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688 question.
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689
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690 See "`adding a new field to the classic schema`_" for an example that
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691 requires database content changes.
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692
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693
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694 Security / Access Controls
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695 ==========================
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696
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697 A set of Permissions is built into the security module by default:
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698
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699 - Edit (everything)
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700 - View (everything)
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701
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702 Every Class you define in your tracker's schema also gets an Edit and View
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703 Permission of its own.
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704
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705 The default interfaces define:
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707 - Web Registration
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708 - Web Access
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709 - Web Roles
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710 - Email Registration
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711 - Email Access
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712
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713 These are hooked into the default Roles:
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714
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715 - Admin (Edit everything, View everything, Web Roles)
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716 - User (Web Access, Email Access)
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717 - Anonymous (Web Registration, Email Registration)
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719 And finally, the "admin" user gets the "Admin" Role, and the "anonymous"
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720 user gets "Anonymous" assigned when the database is initialised on
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721 installation. The two default schemas then define:
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722
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723 - Edit issue, View issue (both)
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724 - Edit file, View file (both)
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725 - Edit msg, View msg (both)
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726 - Edit support, View support (extended only)
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728 and assign those Permissions to the "User" Role. Put together, these
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729 settings appear in the ``open()`` function of the tracker ``dbinit.py``
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730 (the following is taken from the "minimal" template's ``dbinit.py``)::
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731
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732 #
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733 # SECURITY SETTINGS
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734 #
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735 # and give the regular users access to the web and email interface
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736 p = db.security.getPermission('Web Access')
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737 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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738 p = db.security.getPermission('Email Access')
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739 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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741 # May users view other user information? Comment these lines out
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742 # if you don't want them to
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743 p = db.security.getPermission('View', 'user')
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744 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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745
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746 # Assign the appropriate permissions to the anonymous user's
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747 # Anonymous role. Choices here are:
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748 # - Allow anonymous users to register through the web
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749 p = db.security.getPermission('Web Registration')
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750 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Anonymous', p)
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751 # - Allow anonymous (new) users to register through the email
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752 # gateway
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753 p = db.security.getPermission('Email Registration')
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754 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Anonymous', p)
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756
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757 New User Roles
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759
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760 New users are assigned the Roles defined in the config file as:
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761
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762 - NEW_WEB_USER_ROLES
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763 - NEW_EMAIL_USER_ROLES
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766 Changing Access Controls
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768
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769 You may alter the configuration variables to change the Role that new
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770 web or email users get, for example to not give them access to the web
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771 interface if they register through email.
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772
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773 You may use the ``roundup-admin`` "``security``" command to display the
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774 current Role and Permission configuration in your tracker.
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776
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777 Adding a new Permission
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778 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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779
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780 When adding a new Permission, you will need to:
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781
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782 1. add it to your tracker's dbinit so it is created, using
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783 ``security.addPermission``, for example::
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784
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785 self.security.addPermission(name="View", klass='frozzle',
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786 description="User is allowed to access frozzles")
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788 will set up a new "View" permission on the Class "frozzle".
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789 2. enable it for the Roles that should have it (verify with
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790 "``roundup-admin security``")
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791 3. add it to the relevant HTML interface templates
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792 4. add it to the appropriate xxxPermission methods on in your tracker
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793 interfaces module
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795
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796 Example Scenarios
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797 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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798
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799 **automatic registration of users in the e-mail gateway**
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800 By giving the "anonymous" user the "Email Registration" Role, any
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801 unidentified user will automatically be registered with the tracker
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802 (with no password, so they won't be able to log in through the web
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804 behaviour in the tracker templates that ship with Roundup.
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805
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806 **anonymous access through the e-mail gateway**
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807 Give the "anonymous" user the "Email Access" and ("Edit", "issue")
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808 Roles but do not not give them the "Email Registration" Role. This
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809 means that when an unknown user sends email into the tracker, they're
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810 automatically logged in as "anonymous". Since they don't have the
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811 "Email Registration" Role, they won't be automatically registered, but
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812 since "anonymous" has permission to use the gateway, they'll still be
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814 address - will not be available - they're *anonymous*.
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815
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816 **only developers may be assigned issues**
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817 Create a new Permission called "Fixer" for the "issue" class. Create a
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818 new Role "Developer" which has that Permission, and assign that to the
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819 appropriate users. Filter the list of users available in the assignedto
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820 list to include only those users. Enforce the Permission with an
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821 auditor. See the example
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822 `restricting the list of users that are assignable to a task`_.
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824 **only managers may sign off issues as complete**
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825 Create a new Permission called "Closer" for the "issue" class. Create a
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826 new Role "Manager" which has that Permission, and assign that to the
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827 appropriate users. In your web interface, only display the "resolved"
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828 issue state option when the user has the "Closer" Permissions. Enforce
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829 the Permission with an auditor. This is very similar to the previous
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830 example, except that the web interface check would look like::
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832 <option tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('Closer')"
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833 value="resolved">Resolved</option>
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836 Create a new Role called "Email User" which has all the Permissions of
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837 the normal "User" Role minus the "Web Access" Permission. This will
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838 allow users to send in emails to the tracker, but not access the web
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839 interface.
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841 **let some users edit the details of all users**
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842 Create a new Role called "User Admin" which has the Permission for
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843 editing users::
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845 db.security.addRole(name='User Admin', description='Managing users')
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846 p = db.security.getPermission('Edit', 'user')
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847 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User Admin', p)
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848
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849 and assign the Role to the users who need the permission.
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850
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851
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852 Web Interface
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853 =============
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854
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855 .. contents::
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856 :local:
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857 :depth: 1
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858
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859 The web interface is provided by the ``roundup.cgi.client`` module and
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860 is used by ``roundup.cgi``, ``roundup-server`` and ``ZRoundup``
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861 (``ZRoundup`` is broken, until further notice). In all cases, we
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862 determine which tracker is being accessed (the first part of the URL
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863 path inside the scope of the CGI handler) and pass control on to the
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864 tracker ``interfaces.Client`` class - which uses the ``Client`` class
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865 from ``roundup.cgi.client`` - which handles the rest of the access
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866 through its ``main()`` method. This means that you can do pretty much
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867 anything you want as a web interface to your tracker.
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868
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869 Repercussions of changing the tracker schema
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870 ---------------------------------------------
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871
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872 If you choose to change the `tracker schema`_ you will need to ensure
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873 the web interface knows about it:
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874
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875 1. Index, item and search pages for the relevant classes may need to
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876 have properties added or removed,
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877 2. The "page" template may require links to be changed, as might the
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878 "home" page's content arguments.
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879
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880 How requests are processed
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881 --------------------------
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882
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883 The basic processing of a web request proceeds as follows:
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884
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885 1. figure out who we are, defaulting to the "anonymous" user
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886 2. figure out what the request is for - we call this the "context"
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887 3. handle any requested action (item edit, search, ...)
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888 4. render the template requested by the context, resulting in HTML
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889 output
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890
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891 In some situations, exceptions occur:
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af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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892
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893 - HTTP Redirect (generally raised by an action)
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894 - SendFile (generally raised by ``determine_context``)
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895 here we serve up a FileClass "content" property
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896 - SendStaticFile (generally raised by ``determine_context``)
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897 here we serve up a file from the tracker "html" directory
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898 - Unauthorised (generally raised by an action)
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899 here the action is cancelled, the request is rendered and an error
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900 message is displayed indicating that permission was not granted for
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901 the action to take place
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902 - NotFound (raised wherever it needs to be)
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903 this exception percolates up to the CGI interface that called the
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904 client
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905
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906 Determining web context
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907 -----------------------
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908
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909 To determine the "context" of a request, we look at the URL and the
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910 special request variable ``@template``. The URL path after the tracker
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911 identifier is examined. Typical URL paths look like:
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912
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913 1. ``/tracker/issue``
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914 2. ``/tracker/issue1``
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915 3. ``/tracker/@file/style.css``
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916 4. ``/cgi-bin/roundup.cgi/tracker/file1``
8b9feca82090 some progress
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917 5. ``/cgi-bin/roundup.cgi/tracker/file1/kitten.png``
8b9feca82090 some progress
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parents: 1003
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918
1089
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parents: 1083
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919 where the "tracker identifier" is "tracker" in the above cases. That means
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00dfd8b50773 doc clarification
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920 we're looking at "issue", "issue1", "@file/style.css", "file1" and
1057
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921 "file1/kitten.png" in the cases above. The path is generally only one
8b9feca82090 some progress
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parents: 1003
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922 entry long - longer paths are handled differently.
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parents: 1003
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923
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924 a. if there is no path, then we are in the "home" context.
2134
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parents: 2129
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925 b. if the path starts with "@file" (as in example 3,
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parents: 2129
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926 "/tracker/@file/style.css"), then the additional path entry,
1057
8b9feca82090 some progress
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parents: 1003
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927 "style.css" specifies the filename of a static file we're to serve up
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928 from the tracker "html" directory. Raises a SendStaticFile exception.
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parents: 1671
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929 c. if there is something in the path (as in example 1, "issue"), it
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930 identifies the tracker class we're to display.
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931 d. if the path is an item designator (as in examples 2 and 4, "issue1"
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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932 and "file1"), then we're to display a specific item.
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933 e. if the path starts with an item designator and is longer than one
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parents: 1671
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934 entry (as in example 5, "file1/kitten.png"), then we're assumed to be
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parents: 1671
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935 handling an item of a ``FileClass``, and the extra path information
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parents: 1671
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936 gives the filename that the client is going to label the download
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parents: 1671
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937 with (i.e. "file1/kitten.png" is nicer to download than "file1").
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938 This raises a ``SendFile`` exception.
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939
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940 Both b. and e. stop before we bother to determine the template we're
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parents: 1671
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941 going to use. That's because they don't actually use templates.
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942
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943 The template used is specified by the ``@template`` CGI variable, which
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944 defaults to:
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945
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946 - only classname suplied: "index"
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947 - full item designator supplied: "item"
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948
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949
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950 Serving static content
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951 ----------------------
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952
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953 See the previous section `determining web context`_ where it describes
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954 ``@file`` paths.
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955
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956
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957 Performing actions in web requests
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958 ----------------------------------
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959
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960 When a user requests a web page, they may optionally also request for an
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
961 action to take place. As described in `how requests are processed`_, the
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
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962 action is performed before the requested page is generated. Actions are
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963 triggered by using a ``@action`` CGI variable, where the value is one
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964 of:
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965
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966 **login**
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967 Attempt to log a user in.
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968
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969 **logout**
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970 Log the user out - make them "anonymous".
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971
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972 **register**
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973 Attempt to create a new user based on the contents of the form and then
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974 log them in.
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975
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976 **edit**
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977 Perform an edit of an item in the database. There are some `special form
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978 variables`_ you may use.
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980 **new**
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981 Add a new item to the database. You may use the same `special form
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982 variables`_ as in the "edit" action.
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983
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984 **retire**
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985 Retire the item in the database.
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986
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987 **editCSV**
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988 Performs an edit of all of a class' items in one go. See also the
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989 *class*.csv templating method which generates the CSV data to be
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990 edited, and the ``'_generic.index'`` template which uses both of these
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991 features.
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992
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993 **search**
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994 Mangle some of the form variables:
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995
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996 - Set the form ":filter" variable based on the values of the filter
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997 variables - if they're set to anything other than "dontcare" then add
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998 them to :filter.
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999
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1000 - Also handle the ":queryname" variable and save off the query to the
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1001 user's query list.
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1002
2017
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1003 Each of the actions is implemented by a corresponding ``*XxxAction*`` (where
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1004 "Xxx" is the name of the action) class in the ``roundup.cgi.actions`` module.
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1005 These classes are registered with ``roundup.cgi.client.Client`` which also
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1006 happens to be available in your tracker instance as ``interfaces.Client``. So
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1007 if you need to define new actions, you may add them there (see `defining new
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1008 web actions`_).
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1009
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1010 Each action class also has a ``*permission*`` method which determines whether
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1011 the action is permissible given the current user. The base permission checks
1674
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1012 are:
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1013
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1014 **login**
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1015 Determine whether the user has permission to log in. Base behaviour is
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1016 to check the user has "Web Access".
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1017 **logout**
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1018 No permission checks are made.
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1019 **register**
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1020 Determine whether the user has permission to register. Base behaviour
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1021 is to check the user has the "Web Registration" Permission.
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1022 **edit**
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1023 Determine whether the user has permission to edit this item. Base
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1024 behaviour is to check whether the user can edit this class. If we're
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1025 editing the "user" class, users are allowed to edit their own details -
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1026 unless they try to edit the "roles" property, which requires the
1058
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1027 special Permission "Web Roles".
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1028 **new**
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1029 Determine whether the user has permission to create (or edit) this
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1030 item. Base behaviour is to check the user can edit this class. No
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1031 additional property checks are made. Additionally, new user items may
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1032 be created if the user has the "Web Registration" Permission.
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1033 **editCSV**
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1034 Determine whether the user has permission to edit this class. Base
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1035 behaviour is to check whether the user may edit this class.
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1036 **search**
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1037 Determine whether the user has permission to search this class. Base
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1038 behaviour is to check whether the user may view this class.
1058
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1039
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
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1040
1679
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1041 Special form variables
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1042 ----------------------
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1043
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1044 Item properties and their values are edited with html FORM
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1045 variables and their values. You can:
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1046
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1047 - Change the value of some property of the current item.
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1048 - Create a new item of any class, and edit the new item's
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1049 properties,
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1050 - Attach newly created items to a multilink property of the
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1051 current item.
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1052 - Remove items from a multilink property of the current item.
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1053 - Specify that some properties are required for the edit
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1054 operation to be successful.
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1055
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1056 In the following, <bracketed> values are variable, "@" may be
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1057 either ":" or "@", and other text "required" is fixed.
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1058
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1059 Most properties are specified as form variables:
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1060
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1061 ``<propname>``
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1062 property on the current context item
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1063
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1064 ``<designator>"@"<propname>``
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1065 property on the indicated item (for editing related information)
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1066
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1067 Designators name a specific item of a class.
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1068
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1069 ``<classname><N>``
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1070 Name an existing item of class <classname>.
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1071
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1072 ``<classname>"-"<N>``
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1073 Name the <N>th new item of class <classname>. If the form
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1074 submission is successful, a new item of <classname> is
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1075 created. Within the submitted form, a particular
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1076 designator of this form always refers to the same new
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1077 item.
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1078
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1079 Once we have determined the "propname", we look at it to see
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1080 if it's special:
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1081
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1082 ``@required``
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1083 The associated form value is a comma-separated list of
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1084 property names that must be specified when the form is
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1085 submitted for the edit operation to succeed.
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1086
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1087 When the <designator> is missing, the properties are
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1088 for the current context item. When <designator> is
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1089 present, they are for the item specified by
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1090 <designator>.
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1091
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1092 The "@required" specifier must come before any of the
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1093 properties it refers to are assigned in the form.
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1094
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1095 ``@remove@<propname>=id(s)`` or ``@add@<propname>=id(s)``
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1096 The "@add@" and "@remove@" edit actions apply only to
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1097 Multilink properties. The form value must be a
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1098 comma-separate list of keys for the class specified by
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1099 the simple form variable. The listed items are added
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1100 to (respectively, removed from) the specified
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1101 property.
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1102
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1103 ``@link@<propname>=<designator>``
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1104 If the edit action is "@link@", the simple form
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1105 variable must specify a Link or Multilink property.
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1106 The form value is a comma-separated list of
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1107 designators. The item corresponding to each
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1108 designator is linked to the property given by simple
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1109 form variable.
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1110
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1111 None of the above (ie. just a simple form value)
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1112 The value of the form variable is converted
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1113 appropriately, depending on the type of the property.
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1114
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1115 For a Link('klass') property, the form value is a
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1116 single key for 'klass', where the key field is
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1117 specified in dbinit.py.
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1118
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1119 For a Multilink('klass') property, the form value is a
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1120 comma-separated list of keys for 'klass', where the
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1121 key field is specified in dbinit.py.
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1122
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1123 Note that for simple-form-variables specifiying Link
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1124 and Multilink properties, the linked-to class must
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1125 have a key field.
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1126
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1127 For a String() property specifying a filename, the
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1128 file named by the form value is uploaded. This means we
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1129 try to set additional properties "filename" and "type" (if
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1130 they are valid for the class). Otherwise, the property
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1131 is set to the form value.
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1132
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1133 For Date(), Interval(), Boolean(), and Number()
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1134 properties, the form value is converted to the
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1135 appropriate
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1136
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1137 Any of the form variables may be prefixed with a classname or
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1138 designator.
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1139
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1140 Two special form values are supported for backwards compatibility:
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1141
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1142 @note
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1143 This is equivalent to::
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1144
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1145 @link@messages=msg-1
1918
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1146 msg-1@content=value
1679
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1147
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1148 except that in addition, the "author" and "date" properties of
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1149 "msg-1" are set to the userid of the submitter, and the current
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1150 time, respectively.
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1151
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1152 @file
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1153 This is equivalent to::
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1154
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1155 @link@files=file-1
1918
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1156 file-1@content=value
1679
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1157
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1158 The String content value is handled as described above for file
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1159 uploads.
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1160
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1161 If both the "@note" and "@file" form variables are
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1162 specified, the action::
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1163
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1164 @link@msg-1@files=file-1
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1165
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1166 is also performed.
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1167
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1168 We also check that FileClass items have a "content" property with
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1169 actual content, otherwise we remove them from all_props before
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1170 returning.
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1171
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1172
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1173
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1174 Default templates
1098
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1175 -----------------
1091
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1176
1952
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1177 The default templates are html4 compliant. If you wish to change them to be
c40ed9113285 Applied Stefan Seefeld's html4/xhtml patch with some changes.
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1178 xhtml compliant, you'll need to change the ``HTML_VERSION`` configuration
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1179 variable in ``config.py`` to ``'xhtml'`` instead of ``'html4'``.
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1180
1674
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1181 Most customisation of the web view can be done by modifying the
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1182 templates in the tracker ``'html'`` directory. There are several types
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1183 of files in there. The *minimal* template includes:
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1184
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1185 **page.html**
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1186 This template usually defines the overall look of your tracker. When
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1187 you view an issue, it appears inside this template. When you view an
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1188 index, it also appears inside this template. This template defines a
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1189 macro called "icing" which is used by almost all other templates as a
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1190 coating for their content, using its "content" slot. It also defines
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1191 the "head_title" and "body_title" slots to allow setting of the page
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1192 title.
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1193 **home.html**
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1194 the default page displayed when no other page is indicated by the user
1674
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1195 **home.classlist.html**
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1196 a special version of the default page that lists the classes in the
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1197 tracker
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1198 **classname.item.html**
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1199 displays an item of the *classname* class
1674
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1200 **classname.index.html**
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1201 displays a list of *classname* items
1674
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1202 **classname.search.html**
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1203 displays a search page for *classname* items
1674
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1204 **_generic.index.html**
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1205 used to display a list of items where there is no
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1206 ``*classname*.index`` available
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1207 **_generic.help.html**
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1208 used to display a "class help" page where there is no
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1209 ``*classname*.help``
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1210 **user.register.html**
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1211 a special page just for the user class, that renders the registration
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1212 page
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1213 **style.css.html**
1091
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1214 a static file that is served up as-is
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
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parents:
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1215
1674
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1216 The *classic* template has a number of additional templates.
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1217
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1218 Note: Remember that you can create any template extension you want to,
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1219 so if you just want to play around with the templating for new issues,
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1220 you can copy the current "issue.item" template to "issue.test", and then
1679
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1221 access the test template using the "@template" URL argument::
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1222
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1223 http://your.tracker.example/tracker/issue?@template=test
1147
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1224
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1225 and it won't affect your users using the "issue.item" template.
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1226
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1227
1070
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1228 How the templates work
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1229 ----------------------
1057
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1230
1674
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1231
1214
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1232 Basic Templating Actions
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1233 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1234
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1235 Roundup's templates consist of special attributes on the HTML tags.
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1236 These attributes form the Template Attribute Language, or TAL. The basic
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1237 TAL commands are:
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1238
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1239 **tal:define="variable expression; variable expression; ..."**
1070
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1240 Define a new variable that is local to this tag and its contents. For
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1241 example::
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1242
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1243 <html tal:define="title request/description">
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1244 <head><title tal:content="title"></title></head>
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1245 </html>
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1246
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1247 In this example, the variable "title" is defined as the result of the
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1248 expression "request/description". The "tal:content" command inside the
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1249 <html> tag may then use the "title" variable.
1070
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1250
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1251 **tal:condition="expression"**
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1252 Only keep this tag and its contents if the expression is true. For
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1253 example::
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af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1254
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1255 <p tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('View', 'issue')">
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1256 Display some issue information.
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1257 </p>
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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parents: 1058
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1258
1674
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1259 In the example, the <p> tag and its contents are only displayed if
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1260 the user has the "View" permission for issues. We consider the number
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1261 zero, a blank string, an empty list, and the built-in variable
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1262 nothing to be false values. Nearly every other value is true,
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1263 including non-zero numbers, and strings with anything in them (even
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1264 spaces!).
1070
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1265
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1266 **tal:repeat="variable expression"**
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1267 Repeat this tag and its contents for each element of the sequence
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1268 that the expression returns, defining a new local variable and a
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1269 special "repeat" variable for each element. For example::
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1270
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1271 <tr tal:repeat="u user/list">
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1272 <td tal:content="u/id"></td>
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1273 <td tal:content="u/username"></td>
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1274 <td tal:content="u/realname"></td>
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1275 </tr>
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1276
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1277 The example would iterate over the sequence of users returned by
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1278 "user/list" and define the local variable "u" for each entry.
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1279
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1280 **tal:replace="expression"**
1070
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1281 Replace this tag with the result of the expression. For example::
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1282
1674
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1283 <span tal:replace="request/user/realname" />
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1284
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1285 The example would replace the <span> tag and its contents with the
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1286 user's realname. If the user's realname was "Bruce", then the
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1287 resultant output would be "Bruce".
1070
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1288
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1289 **tal:content="expression"**
1674
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1290 Replace the contents of this tag with the result of the expression.
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1291 For example::
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1292
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1293 <span tal:content="request/user/realname">user's name appears here
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1294 </span>
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1295
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1296 The example would replace the contents of the <span> tag with the
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1297 user's realname. If the user's realname was "Bruce" then the
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1298 resultant output would be "<span>Bruce</span>".
1070
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1299
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1300 **tal:attributes="attribute expression; attribute expression; ..."**
1674
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1301 Set attributes on this tag to the results of expressions. For
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1302 example::
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af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1303
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1304 <a tal:attributes="href string:user${request/user/id}">My Details</a>
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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diff changeset
1305
1674
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1306 In the example, the "href" attribute of the <a> tag is set to the
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1307 value of the "string:user${request/user/id}" expression, which will
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1308 be something like "user123".
1070
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1309
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1310 **tal:omit-tag="expression"**
1070
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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diff changeset
1311 Remove this tag (but not its contents) if the expression is true. For
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1312 example::
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1313
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diff changeset
1314 <span tal:omit-tag="python:1">Hello, world!</span>
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1315
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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diff changeset
1316 would result in output of::
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1317
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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diff changeset
1318 Hello, world!
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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diff changeset
1319
1674
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1320 Note that the commands on a given tag are evaulated in the order above,
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1321 so *define* comes before *condition*, and so on.
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1322
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1323 Additionally, you may include tags such as <tal:block>, which are
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1324 removed from output. Its content is kept, but the tag itself is not (so
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1325 don't go using any "tal:attributes" commands on it). This is useful for
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1326 making arbitrary blocks of HTML conditional or repeatable (very handy
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1327 for repeating multiple table rows, which would othewise require an
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1328 illegal tag placement to effect the repeat).
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diff changeset
1329
1214
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1330
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parents: 1213
diff changeset
1331 Templating Expressions
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diff changeset
1332 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1333
1674
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1334 The expressions you may use in the attribute values may be one of the
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1335 following forms:
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1336
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1337 **Path Expressions** - eg. ``item/status/checklist``
1674
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1338 These are object attribute / item accesses. Roughly speaking, the
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1339 path ``item/status/checklist`` is broken into parts ``item``,
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1340 ``status`` and ``checklist``. The ``item`` part is the root of the
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1341 expression. We then look for a ``status`` attribute on ``item``, or
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1342 failing that, a ``status`` item (as in ``item['status']``). If that
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1343 fails, the path expression fails. When we get to the end, the object
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1344 we're left with is evaluated to get a string - if it is a method, it
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1345 is called; if it is an object, it is stringified. Path expressions
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1346 may have an optional ``path:`` prefix, but they are the default
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1347 expression type, so it's not necessary.
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1348
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1349 If an expression evaluates to ``default``, then the expression is
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1350 "cancelled" - whatever HTML already exists in the template will
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1351 remain (tag content in the case of ``tal:content``, attributes in the
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1352 case of ``tal:attributes``).
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1353
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1354 If an expression evaluates to ``nothing`` then the target of the
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1355 expression is removed (tag content in the case of ``tal:content``,
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1356 attributes in the case of ``tal:attributes`` and the tag itself in
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1357 the case of ``tal:replace``).
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
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1358
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
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1359 If an element in the path may not exist, then you can use the ``|``
1674
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1360 operator in the expression to provide an alternative. So, the
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1361 expression ``request/form/foo/value | default`` would simply leave
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1362 the current HTML in place if the "foo" form variable doesn't exist.
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1363
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1364 You may use the python function ``path``, as in
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1365 ``path("item/status")``, to embed path expressions in Python
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1366 expressions.
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1367
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1368 **String Expressions** - eg. ``string:hello ${user/name}``
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1369 These expressions are simple string interpolations - though they can
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1370 be just plain strings with no interpolation if you want. The
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1371 expression in the ``${ ... }`` is just a path expression as above.
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1372
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1373 **Python Expressions** - eg. ``python: 1+1``
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1374 These expressions give the full power of Python. All the "root level"
1674
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1375 variables are available, so ``python:item.status.checklist()`` would
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1376 be equivalent to ``item/status/checklist``, assuming that
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1377 ``checklist`` is a method.
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1378
1448
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diff changeset
1379 Modifiers:
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1380
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1381 **structure** - eg. ``structure python:msg.content.plain(hyperlink=1)``
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diff changeset
1382 The result of expressions are normally *escaped* to be safe for HTML
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1383 display (all "<", ">" and "&" are turned into special entities). The
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1384 ``structure`` expression modifier turns off this escaping - the
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1385 result of the expression is now assumed to be HTML, which is passed
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1386 to the web browser for rendering.
1448
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1387
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1388 **not:** - eg. ``not:python:1=1``
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1389 This simply inverts the logical true/false value of another
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1390 expression.
1448
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1391
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1392
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1393 Template Macros
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1394 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1395
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1396 Macros are used in Roundup to save us from repeating the same common
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1397 page stuctures over and over. The most common (and probably only) macro
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1398 you'll use is the "icing" macro defined in the "page" template.
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1399
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1400 Macros are generated and used inside your templates using special
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1401 attributes similar to the `basic templating actions`_. In this case,
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1402 though, the attributes belong to the Macro Expansion Template Attribute
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1403 Language, or METAL. The macro commands are:
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1404
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1405 **metal:define-macro="macro name"**
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1406 Define that the tag and its contents are now a macro that may be
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1407 inserted into other templates using the *use-macro* command. For
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1408 example::
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1409
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1410 <html metal:define-macro="page">
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parents: 1164
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1411 ...
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1412 </html>
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1413
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1414 defines a macro called "page" using the ``<html>`` tag and its
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1415 contents. Once defined, macros are stored on the template they're
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1416 defined on in the ``macros`` attribute. You can access them later on
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1417 through the ``templates`` variable, eg. the most common
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1418 ``templates/page/macros/icing`` to access the "page" macro of the
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1419 "page" template.
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1420
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1421 **metal:use-macro="path expression"**
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1422 Use a macro, which is identified by the path expression (see above).
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1423 This will replace the current tag with the identified macro contents.
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1424 For example::
1213
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1425
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1426 <tal:block metal:use-macro="templates/page/macros/icing">
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1427 ...
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1428 </tal:block>
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1429
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1430 will replace the tag and its contents with the "page" macro of the
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1431 "page" template.
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1432
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1433 **metal:define-slot="slot name"** and **metal:fill-slot="slot name"**
1674
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1434 To define *dynamic* parts of the macro, you define "slots" which may
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1435 be filled when the macro is used with a *use-macro* command. For
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1436 example, the ``templates/page/macros/icing`` macro defines a slot like
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1437 so::
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diff changeset
1438
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1439 <title metal:define-slot="head_title">title goes here</title>
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1440
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1441 In your *use-macro* command, you may now use a *fill-slot* command
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1442 like this::
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1443
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1444 <title metal:fill-slot="head_title">My Title</title>
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1445
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1446 where the tag that fills the slot completely replaces the one defined
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1447 as the slot in the macro.
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1448
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1449 Note that you may not mix METAL and TAL commands on the same tag, but
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1450 TAL commands may be used freely inside METAL-using tags (so your
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1451 *fill-slots* tags may have all manner of TAL inside them).
1214
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1452
1213
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1453
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1454 Information available to templates
1098
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1455 ----------------------------------
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1456
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1457 Note: this is implemented by
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1458 ``roundup.cgi.templating.RoundupPageTemplate``
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1459
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1460 The following variables are available to templates.
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1461
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1462 **context**
1674
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1463 The current context. This is either None, a `hyperdb class wrapper`_
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1464 or a `hyperdb item wrapper`_
1125
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1465 **request**
1073
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1466 Includes information about the current request, including:
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1467 - the current index information (``filterspec``, ``filter`` args,
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
1468 ``properties``, etc) parsed out of the form.
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1469 - methods for easy filterspec link generation
1089
43ab730ee194 instance -> tracker, node -> item
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parents: 1083
diff changeset
1470 - *user*, the current user item as an HTMLItem instance
1073
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1471 - *form*
1674
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1472 The current CGI form information as a mapping of form argument name
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1473 to value
1254
77920c42aeb9 Expose the tracker config as a variable for templating
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1252
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1474 **config**
1674
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1475 This variable holds all the values defined in the tracker config.py
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1476 file (eg. TRACKER_NAME, etc.)
1125
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1477 **db**
1254
77920c42aeb9 Expose the tracker config as a variable for templating
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parents: 1252
diff changeset
1478 The current database, used to access arbitrary database items.
1213
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1479 **templates**
1674
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1480 Access to all the tracker templates by name. Used mainly in
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1481 *use-macro* commands.
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1482 **utils**
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1483 This variable makes available some utility functions like batching.
1125
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1484 **nothing**
1674
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1485 This is a special variable - if an expression evaluates to this, then
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1486 the tag (in the case of a ``tal:replace``), its contents (in the case
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1487 of ``tal:content``) or some attributes (in the case of
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1488 ``tal:attributes``) will not appear in the the output. So, for
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1489 example::
1100
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1490
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1491 <span tal:attributes="class nothing">Hello, World!</span>
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1492
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1493 would result in::
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1494
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1495 <span>Hello, World!</span>
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1496
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1497 **default**
1100
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1498 Also a special variable - if an expression evaluates to this, then the
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1499 existing HTML in the template will not be replaced or removed, it will
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1500 remain. So::
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1501
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1502 <span tal:replace="default">Hello, World!</span>
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1503
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1504 would result in::
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1505
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1506 <span>Hello, World!</span>
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1507
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1508
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1509 The context variable
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1510 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1511
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1512 The *context* variable is one of three things based on the current
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1513 context (see `determining web context`_ for how we figure this out):
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1514
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1515 1. if we're looking at a "home" page, then it's None
1123
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1516 2. if we're looking at a specific hyperdb class, it's a
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1517 `hyperdb class wrapper`_.
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1518 3. if we're looking at a specific hyperdb item, it's a
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1519 `hyperdb item wrapper`_.
1073
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parents: 1070
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1520
1674
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1521 If the context is not None, we can access the properties of the class or
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1522 item. The only real difference between cases 2 and 3 above are:
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1523
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1524 1. the properties may have a real value behind them, and this will
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parents: 1671
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1525 appear if the property is displayed through ``context/property`` or
1073
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
1526 ``context/property/field``.
1674
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parents: 1671
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1527 2. the context's "id" property will be a false value in the second case,
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1528 but a real, or true value in the third. Thus we can determine whether
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parents: 1671
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1529 we're looking at a real item from the hyperdb by testing
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parents: 1671
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1530 "context/id".
1073
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parents: 1070
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1531
1123
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1532 Hyperdb class wrapper
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1533 :::::::::::::::::::::
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1534
1674
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1535 Note: this is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLClass``
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parents: 1671
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1536 class.
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parents: 1671
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1537
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parents: 1671
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1538 This wrapper object provides access to a hyperb class. It is used
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
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1539 primarily in both index view and new item views, but it's also usable
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
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1540 anywhere else that you wish to access information about a class, or the
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parents: 1671
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1541 items of a class, when you don't have a specific item of that class in
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parents: 1671
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1542 mind.
1123
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1543
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parents: 1113
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1544 We allow access to properties. There will be no "id" property. The value
1674
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parents: 1671
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1545 accessed through the property will be the current value of the same name
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parents: 1671
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1546 from the CGI form.
1123
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1547
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parents: 1113
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1548 There are several methods available on these wrapper objects:
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1549
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parents: 1113
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1550 =========== =============================================================
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parents: 1113
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1551 Method Description
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1552 =========== =============================================================
1674
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parents: 1671
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1553 properties return a `hyperdb property wrapper`_ for all of this class's
1123
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1554 properties.
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parents: 1113
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1555 list lists all of the active (not retired) items in the class.
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parents: 1113
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1556 csv return the items of this class as a chunk of CSV text.
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1557 propnames lists the names of the properties of this class.
1674
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parents: 1671
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1558 filter lists of items from this class, filtered and sorted by the
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
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1559 current *request* filterspec/filter/sort/group args
1123
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
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1560 classhelp display a link to a javascript popup containing this class'
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1561 "help" template.
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
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1562 submit generate a submit button (and action hidden element)
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1563 renderWith render this class with the given template.
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parents: 1113
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1564 history returns 'New node - no history' :)
1136
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1565 is_edit_ok is the user allowed to Edit the current class?
7e193bbda38e added generic item editing
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parents: 1133
diff changeset
1566 is_view_ok is the user allowed to View the current class?
1123
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1567 =========== =============================================================
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parents: 1113
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1568
1674
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1569 Note that if you have a property of the same name as one of the above
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parents: 1671
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1570 methods, you'll need to access it using a python "item access"
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parents: 1671
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1571 expression. For example::
1123
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parents: 1113
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1572
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1573 python:context['list']
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
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1574
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parents: 1113
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1575 will access the "list" property, rather than the list method.
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
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1576
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1577
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
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1578 Hyperdb item wrapper
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
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1579 ::::::::::::::::::::
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
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1580
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1581 Note: this is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLItem``
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1582 class.
1123
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diff changeset
1583
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1584 This wrapper object provides access to a hyperb item.
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1585
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1586 We allow access to properties. There will be no "id" property. The value
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1587 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
1588 from the CGI form.
1123
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1589
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1590 There are several methods available on these wrapper objects:
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1591
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1592 =============== ========================================================
1123
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1593 Method Description
1674
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parents: 1671
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1594 =============== ========================================================
1123
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1595 submit generate a submit button (and action hidden element)
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1596 journal return the journal of the current item (**not
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1597 implemented**)
1123
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1598 history render the journal of the current item as HTML
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1599 renderQueryForm specific to the "query" class - render the search form
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1600 for the query
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parents: 1671
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1601 hasPermission specific to the "user" class - determine whether the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1602 user has a Permission
1136
7e193bbda38e added generic item editing
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1133
diff changeset
1603 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
1604 is_view_ok is the user allowed to View the current item?
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1605 =============== ========================================================
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1606
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1607 Note that if you have a property of the same name as one of the above
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parents: 1671
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1608 methods, you'll need to access it using a python "item access"
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1609 expression. For example::
1123
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parents: 1113
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1610
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1611 python:context['journal']
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1612
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1613 will access the "journal" property, rather than the journal method.
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parents: 1113
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1614
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1615
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1616 Hyperdb property wrapper
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
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1617 ::::::::::::::::::::::::
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
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1618
1674
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1619 Note: this is implemented by subclasses of the
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1620 ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLProperty`` class (``HTMLStringProperty``,
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1621 ``HTMLNumberProperty``, and so on).
1123
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1622
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1623 This wrapper object provides access to a single property of a class. Its
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1624 value may be either:
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parents: 1113
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1625
1674
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1626 1. if accessed through a `hyperdb item wrapper`_, then it's a value from
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parents: 1671
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1627 the hyperdb
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
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1628 2. if access through a `hyperdb class wrapper`_, then it's a value from
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1629 the CGI form
1123
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1630
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1631
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1632 The property wrapper has some useful attributes:
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1633
1674
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1634 =============== ========================================================
1123
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1635 Attribute Description
1674
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1636 =============== ========================================================
1123
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1637 _name the name of the property
1674
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1638 _value the value of the property if any - this is the actual
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1639 value retrieved from the hyperdb for this property
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1640 =============== ========================================================
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1641
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1642 There are several methods available on these wrapper objects:
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1643
1773
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1644 =========== ================================================================
1780
d2801a2b0a77 Initial implementation (half-baked) at new Tracker instance.
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parents: 1777
diff changeset
1645 Method Description
1773
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1646 =========== ================================================================
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1647 plain render a "plain" representation of the property. This method
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1648 may take two arguments:
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1649
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parents: 1730
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1650 escape
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parents: 1730
diff changeset
1651 If true, escape the text so it is HTML safe (default: no). The
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parents: 1730
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1652 reason this defaults to off is that text is usually escaped
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parents: 1730
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1653 at a later stage by the TAL commands, unless the "structure"
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1654 option is used in the template. The following ``tal:content``
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1655 expressions are all equivalent::
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parents: 1730
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1656
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parents: 1730
diff changeset
1657 "structure python:msg.content.plain(escape=1)"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1658 "python:msg.content.plain()"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1659 "msg/content/plain"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1660 "msg/content"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1661
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1662 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
1663 complex expression.
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1664
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1665 hyperlink
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1666 If true, turn URLs, email addresses and hyperdb item
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1667 designators in the text into hyperlinks (default: no). Note
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1668 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
1669 want to use this ``tal:content`` expression::
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1670
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1671 "structure python:msg.content.plain(hyperlink=1)"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1672
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1673 Note also that the text is automatically HTML-escaped before
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1674 the hyperlinking transformation.
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1675 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
1676
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1677 "structure msg/content/hyperlinked"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1678
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1679 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
1680 most types this is a text entry box, but for Booleans it's a
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1681 tri-state yes/no/neither selection.
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1682 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
1683 as StructuredText (requires the StructureText module to be
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1684 installed separately)
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1685 multiline only on String properties - render a multiline form edit
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1686 field for the property
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1687 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
1688 as an obscured email address
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1689 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
1690 for the property, used for confirmation that the user typed
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1691 the password correctly. Generates a field with name
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1692 "name:confirm".
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1693 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
1694 property
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1695 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
1696 and now
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1697 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
1698 with some timezone offset, for example::
55046bb7f789 tweaking
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2003
diff changeset
1699
55046bb7f789 tweaking
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2003
diff changeset
1700 python:context.creation.local(10)
55046bb7f789 tweaking
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2003
diff changeset
1701
55046bb7f789 tweaking
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2003
diff changeset
1702 will render the date with a +10 hour offset.
2088
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
1703 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
1704 Mar 2004"). Takes an optional format argument, for example::
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
1705
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
1706 python:context.activity.pretty('%Y-%m-%d')
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
1707
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
1708 Will format as "2004-03-19" instead.
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
1709
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
1710 Interval properties - render the interval in a pretty
1773
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1711 format (eg. "yesterday")
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1712 menu only on Link and Multilink properties - render a form select
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1713 list for this property
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1714 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
1715 items in reverse order
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1716 =========== ================================================================
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1717
2138
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1718 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
1719 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
1720 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
1721
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1722 context/title/field
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1723
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1724 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
1725 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
1726 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
1727 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
1728 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
1729
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1730
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1731 The request variable
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
1732 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1733
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1734 Note: this is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLRequest``
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1735 class.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1736
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1737 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
1738 request.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1739
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1740 .. 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
1741
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1742 =========== ============================================================
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1743 Variable Holds
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1744 =========== ============================================================
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1745 form the CGI form as a cgi.FieldStorage
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1746 env the CGI environment variables
1089
43ab730ee194 instance -> tracker, node -> item
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1083
diff changeset
1747 base the base URL for this tracker
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1748 user a HTMLUser instance for this user
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1749 classname the current classname (possibly None)
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1750 template the current template (suffix, also possibly None)
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1751 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
1752 =========== ============================================================
1083
40fc5f8cd55c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1074
diff changeset
1753
40fc5f8cd55c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1074
diff changeset
1754 **Index page specific variables (indexing arguments)**
40fc5f8cd55c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1074
diff changeset
1755
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1756 =========== ============================================================
1083
40fc5f8cd55c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1074
diff changeset
1757 Variable Holds
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1758 =========== ============================================================
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1759 columns dictionary of the columns to display in an index page
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1760 show a convenience access to columns - request/show/colname will
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
1761 be true if the columns should be displayed, false otherwise
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1762 sort index sort column (direction, column name)
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1763 group index grouping property (direction, column name)
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1764 filter properties to filter the index on
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1765 filterspec values to filter the index on
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1766 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
1767 =========== ============================================================
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1768
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
1769 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
1770
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1771 =============== ========================================================
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
1772 Method Description
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1773 =============== ========================================================
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1774 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
1775 page title
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
1776 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
1777 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
1778 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
1779 of the templating
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
1780 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
1781 list of items (see `hyperdb item wrapper`_, and
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
1782 `batching`_)
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1783 =============== ========================================================
1124
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
1784
1142
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1785 The form variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1786 :::::::::::::::::
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1787
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1788 The form variable is a bit special because it's actually a python
1142
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1789 FieldStorage object. That means that you have two ways to access its
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1790 contents. For example, to look up the CGI form value for the variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1791 "name", use the path expression::
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1792
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1793 request/form/name/value
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1794
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1795 or the python expression::
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1796
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1797 python:request.form['name'].value
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1798
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1799 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
1800 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
1801 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
1802 "name" value in the form, then the above will break since
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1803 ``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
1804 best to know beforehand what you're dealing with.
1142
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parents: 1136
diff changeset
1805
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1806
1123
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1807 The db variable
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
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parents: 1113
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1808 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1809
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1810 Note: this is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLDatabase``
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1811 class.
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1812
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1813 Allows access to all hyperdb classes as attributes of this variable. If
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1814 you want access to the "user" class, for example, you would use::
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1815
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1816 db/user
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1817 python:db.user
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1818
1711
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1819 Also, the current id of the current user is available as
1800
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1820 ``db.getuid()``. This isn't so useful in templates (where you have
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1821 ``request/user``), but it can be useful in detectors or interfaces.
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1822
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1823 The access results in a `hyperdb class wrapper`_.
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1824
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1825
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1826 The templates variable
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1827 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1828
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1829 Note: this is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.Templates``
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1830 class.
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1831
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1832 This variable doesn't have any useful methods defined. It supports being
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1833 used in expressions to access the templates, and consequently the
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1834 template macros. You may access the templates using the following path
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1835 expression::
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1836
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1837 templates/name
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1838
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1839 or the python expression::
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1840
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1841 templates[name]
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1842
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1843 where "name" is the name of the template you wish to access. The
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1844 template has one useful attribute, namely "macros". To access a specific
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1845 macro (called "macro_name"), use the path expression::
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1846
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1847 templates/name/macros/macro_name
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1848
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1849 or the python expression::
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1850
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1851 templates[name].macros[macro_name]
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1852
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1853
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1854 The utils variable
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1855 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1856
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1857 Note: this is implemented by the
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1858 ``roundup.cgi.templating.TemplatingUtils`` class, but it may be extended
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1859 as described below.
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1860
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1861 =============== ========================================================
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1862 Method Description
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1863 =============== ========================================================
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1864 Batch return a batch object using the supplied list
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1865 =============== ========================================================
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1866
1270
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1867 You may add additional utility methods by writing them in your tracker
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1868 ``interfaces.py`` module's ``TemplatingUtils`` class. See `adding a time
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1869 log to your issues`_ for an example. The TemplatingUtils class itself
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1870 will have a single attribute, ``client``, which may be used to access
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1871 the ``client.db`` when you need to perform arbitrary database queries.
1270
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1872
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1873 Batching
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1874 ::::::::
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1875
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1876 Use Batch to turn a list of items, or item ids of a given class, into a
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1877 series of batches. Its usage is::
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1878
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1879 python:utils.Batch(sequence, size, start, end=0, orphan=0,
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1880 overlap=0)
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1881
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1882 or, to get the current index batch::
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1883
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1884 request/batch
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1885
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1886 The parameters are:
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1887
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1888 ========= ==============================================================
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1889 Parameter Usage
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1890 ========= ==============================================================
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1891 sequence a list of HTMLItems
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1892 size how big to make the sequence.
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1893 start where to start (0-indexed) in the sequence.
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1894 end where to end (0-indexed) in the sequence.
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1895 orphan if the next batch would contain less items than this value,
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1896 then it is combined with this batch
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1897 overlap the number of items shared between adjacent batches
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1898 ========= ==============================================================
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1899
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1900 All of the parameters are assigned as attributes on the batch object. In
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1901 addition, it has several more attributes:
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1902
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1903 =============== ========================================================
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1904 Attribute Description
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1905 =============== ========================================================
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1906 start indicates the start index of the batch. *Note: unlike
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1907 the argument, is a 1-based index (I know, lame)*
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1908 first indicates the start index of the batch *as a 0-based
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1909 index*
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1910 length the actual number of elements in the batch
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1911 sequence_length the length of the original, unbatched, sequence.
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1912 =============== ========================================================
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1913
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1914 And several methods:
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1915
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1916 =============== ========================================================
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1917 Method Description
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1918 =============== ========================================================
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1919 previous returns a new Batch with the previous batch settings
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1920 next returns a new Batch with the next batch settings
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1921 propchanged detect if the named property changed on the current item
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1922 when compared to the last item
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1923 =============== ========================================================
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1924
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1925 An example of batching::
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1926
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1927 <table class="otherinfo">
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1928 <tr><th colspan="4" class="header">Existing Keywords</th></tr>
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1929 <tr tal:define="keywords db/keyword/list"
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1930 tal:repeat="start python:range(0, len(keywords), 4)">
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1931 <td tal:define="batch python:utils.Batch(keywords, 4, start)"
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1932 tal:repeat="keyword batch" tal:content="keyword/name">
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1933 keyword here</td>
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1934 </tr>
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1935 </table>
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1936
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1937 ... which will produce a table with four columns containing the items of
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1938 the "keyword" class (well, their "name" anyway).
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1939
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1940 Displaying Properties
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1941 ---------------------
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1942
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1943 Properties appear in the user interface in three contexts: in indices,
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1944 in editors, and as search arguments. For each type of property, there
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1945 are several display possibilities. For example, in an index view, a
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1946 string property may just be printed as a plain string, but in an editor
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1947 view, that property may be displayed in an editable field.
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1950 Index Views
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1952
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1953 This is one of the class context views. It is also the default view for
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1954 classes. The template used is "*classname*.index".
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1955
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1956
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1957 Index View Specifiers
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1958 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1959
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1960 An index view specifier (URL fragment) looks like this (whitespace has
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1961 been added for clarity)::
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1963 /issue?status=unread,in-progress,resolved&
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1964 topic=security,ui&
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1965 :group=+priority&
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1966 :sort==activity&
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1967 :filters=status,topic&
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1968 :columns=title,status,fixer
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1969
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1970 The index view is determined by two parts of the specifier: the layout
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1971 part and the filter part. The layout part consists of the query
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1972 parameters that begin with colons, and it determines the way that the
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1973 properties of selected items are displayed. The filter part consists of
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1974 all the other query parameters, and it determines the criteria by which
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1975 items are selected for display. The filter part is interactively
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1976 manipulated with the form widgets displayed in the filter section. The
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1977 layout part is interactively manipulated by clicking on the column
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1978 headings in the table.
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1979
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1980 The filter part selects the union of the sets of items with values
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1981 matching any specified Link properties and the intersection of the sets
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1982 of items with values matching any specified Multilink properties.
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1983
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1984 The example specifies an index of "issue" items. Only items with a
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1985 "status" of either "unread" or "in-progress" or "resolved" are
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1986 displayed, and only items with "topic" values including both "security"
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1987 and "ui" are displayed. The items are grouped by priority, arranged in
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1988 ascending order; and within groups, sorted by activity, arranged in
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1989 descending order. The filter section shows filters for the "status" and
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1990 "topic" properties, and the table includes columns for the "title",
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1991 "status", and "fixer" properties.
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1992
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1993 Searching Views
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1994 ---------------
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1995
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1996 Note: if you add a new column to the ``:columns`` form variable
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1997 potentials then you will need to add the column to the appropriate
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1998 `index views`_ template so that it is actually displayed.
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1999
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2000 This is one of the class context views. The template used is typically
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2001 "*classname*.search". The form on this page should have "search" as its
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2002 ``@action`` variable. The "search" action:
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2003
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2004 - sets up additional filtering, as well as performing indexed text
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2005 searching
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2006 - sets the ``:filter`` variable correctly
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2007 - saves the query off if ``:query_name`` is set.
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2008
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2009 The search page should lay out any fields that you wish to allow the
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2010 user to search on. If your schema contains a large number of properties,
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2011 you should be wary of making all of those properties available for
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2012 searching, as this can cause confusion. If the additional properties are
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2013 Strings, consider having their value indexed, and then they will be
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2014 searchable using the full text indexed search. This is both faster, and
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2015 more useful for the end user.
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2016
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2017 The two special form values on search pages which are handled by the
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2018 "search" action are:
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2019
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2020 :search_text
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2021 Text with which to perform a search of the text index. Results from
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2022 that search will be used to limit the results of other filters (using
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2023 an intersection operation)
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2024 :query_name
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2025 If supplied, the search parameters (including :search_text) will be
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2026 saved off as a the query item and registered against the user's
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2027 queries property. Note that the *classic* template schema has this
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2028 ability, but the *minimal* template schema does not.
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2029
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2030
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2031 Item Views
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2032 ----------
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2033
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2034 The basic view of a hyperdb item is provided by the "*classname*.item"
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2035 template. It generally has three sections; an "editor", a "spool" and a
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2036 "history" section.
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2037
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2038
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2039 Editor Section
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2040 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2041
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2042 The editor section is used to manipulate the item - it may be a static
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2043 display if the user doesn't have permission to edit the item.
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2044
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2045 Here's an example of a basic editor template (this is the default
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2046 "classic" template issue item edit form - from the "issue.item.html"
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2047 template)::
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2048
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2049 <table class="form">
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2050 <tr>
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2051 <th>Title</th>
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2052 <td colspan="3" tal:content="structure python:context.title.field(size=60)">title</td>
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2053 </tr>
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2054
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2055 <tr>
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2056 <th>Priority</th>
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2057 <td tal:content="structure context/priority/menu">priority</td>
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2058 <th>Status</th>
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2059 <td tal:content="structure context/status/menu">status</td>
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2060 </tr>
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2061
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2062 <tr>
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2063 <th>Superseder</th>
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2064 <td>
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2065 <span tal:replace="structure python:context.superseder.field(showid=1, size=20)" />
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2066 <span tal:replace="structure python:db.issue.classhelp('id,title')" />
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2067 <span tal:condition="context/superseder">
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2068 <br>View: <span tal:replace="structure python:context.superseder.link(showid=1)" />
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2069 </span>
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2070 </td>
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2071 <th>Nosy List</th>
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2072 <td>
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2073 <span tal:replace="structure context/nosy/field" />
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2074 <span tal:replace="structure python:db.user.classhelp('username,realname,address,phone')" />
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2075 </td>
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2076 </tr>
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2078 <tr>
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2079 <th>Assigned To</th>
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2080 <td tal:content="structure context/assignedto/menu">
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2081 assignedto menu
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2082 </td>
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2083 <td>&nbsp;</td>
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2084 <td>&nbsp;</td>
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2085 </tr>
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2086
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2087 <tr>
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2088 <th>Change Note</th>
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2089 <td colspan="3">
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2090 <textarea name=":note" wrap="hard" rows="5" cols="60"></textarea>
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2091 </td>
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2092 </tr>
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2093
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2094 <tr>
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2095 <th>File</th>
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2096 <td colspan="3"><input type="file" name=":file" size="40"></td>
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2097 </tr>
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2098
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2099 <tr>
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2100 <td>&nbsp;</td>
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2101 <td colspan="3" tal:content="structure context/submit">
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2102 submit button will go here
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2103 </td>
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2104 </tr>
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2105 </table>
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2106
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2107
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2108 When a change is submitted, the system automatically generates a message
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2109 describing the changed properties. As shown in the example, the editor
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2110 template can use the ":note" and ":file" fields, which are added to the
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2111 standard changenote message generated by Roundup.
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2112
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2113
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2114 Form values
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2115 :::::::::::
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2116
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2117 We have a number of ways to pull properties out of the form in order to
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2118 meet the various needs of:
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2119
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2120 1. editing the current item (perhaps an issue item)
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2121 2. editing information related to the current item (eg. messages or
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2122 attached files)
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2123 3. creating new information to be linked to the current item (eg. time
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2124 spent on an issue)
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2125
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2126 In the following, ``<bracketed>`` values are variable, ":" may be one of
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2127 ":" or "@", and other text ("required") is fixed.
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2128
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2129 Properties are specified as form variables:
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2130
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2131 ``<propname>``
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2132 property on the current context item
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2133
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2134 ``<designator>:<propname>``
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2135 property on the indicated item (for editing related information)
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2136
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2137 ``<classname>-<N>:<propname>``
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2138 property on the Nth new item of classname (generally for creating new
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2139 items to attach to the current item)
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2140
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2141 Once we have determined the "propname", we check to see if it is one of
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2142 the special form values:
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2143
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2144 ``@required``
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2145 The named property values must be supplied or a ValueError will be
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2146 raised.
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2147
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2148 ``@remove@<propname>=id(s)``
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2149 The ids will be removed from the multilink property.
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2150
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2151 ``:add:<propname>=id(s)``
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2152 The ids will be added to the multilink property.
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2153
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2154 ``:link:<propname>=<designator>``
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2155 Used to add a link to new items created during edit. These are
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2156 collected and returned in ``all_links``. This will result in an
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2157 additional linking operation (either Link set or Multilink append)
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2158 after the edit/create is done using ``all_props`` in ``_editnodes``.
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2159 The <propname> on the current item will be set/appended the id of the
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2160 newly created item of class <designator> (where <designator> must be
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2161 <classname>-<N>).
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2162
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2163 Any of the form variables may be prefixed with a classname or
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2164 designator.
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2165
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2166 Two special form values are supported for backwards compatibility:
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2167
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2168 ``:note``
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2169 create a message (with content, author and date), linked to the
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2170 context item. This is ALWAYS designated "msg-1".
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2171 ``:file``
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2172 create a file, attached to the current item and any message created by
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2173 :note. This is ALWAYS designated "file-1".
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2174
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2175
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2176 Spool Section
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2177 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2178
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2179 The spool section lists related information like the messages and files
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2180 of an issue.
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2181
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2182 TODO
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2183
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2184
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2185 History Section
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2186 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2187
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2188 The final section displayed is the history of the item - its database
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2189 journal. This is generally generated with the template::
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2190
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2191 <tal:block tal:replace="structure context/history" />
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2192
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2193 *To be done:*
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2194
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2195 *The actual history entries of the item may be accessed for manual
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2196 templating through the "journal" method of the item*::
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2197
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2198 <tal:block tal:repeat="entry context/journal">
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2199 a journal entry
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2200 </tal:block>
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2201
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2202 *where each journal entry is an HTMLJournalEntry.*
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2203
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2204 Defining new web actions
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2205 ------------------------
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2206
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2207 You may define new actions to be triggered by the ``@action`` form variable.
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2208 These are added to the tracker ``interfaces.py`` as ``Action`` classes that get
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diff changeset
2209 called by the the ``Client`` class.
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2210
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2211 Adding action classes takes three steps; first you `define the new
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2212 action class`_, then you `register the action class`_ with the cgi
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2213 interface so it may be triggered by the ``@action`` form variable.
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2214 Finally you `use the new action`_ in your HTML form.
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2215
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2216 See "`setting up a "wizard" (or "druid") for controlled adding of
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2217 issues`_" for an example.
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2218
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2219
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2220 Define the new action class
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2221 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2222
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2223 The action classes have the following interface::
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2224
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2225 class MyAction(Action):
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2226 def handle(self):
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2227 ''' Perform some action. No return value is required.
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2228 '''
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2229
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2230 The *self.client* attribute is an instance of your tracker ``instance.Client``
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2231 class - thus it's mostly implemented by ``roundup.cgi.client.Client``. See the
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2232 docstring of that class for details of what it can do.
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2233
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2234 The method will typically check the ``self.form`` variable's contents.
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2235 It may then:
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2236
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2237 - add information to ``self.client.ok_message`` or ``self.client.error_message``
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2238 - change the ``self.client.template`` variable to alter what the user will see
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2239 next
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2240 - raise Unauthorised, SendStaticFile, SendFile, NotFound or Redirect
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2241 exceptions (import them from roundup.cgi.exceptions)
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2242
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2243
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2244 Register the action class
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2245 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2246
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2247 The class is now written, but isn't available to the user until you add it to
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2248 the ``instance.Client`` class ``actions`` variable, like so::
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2249
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2250 actions = client.Client.actions + (
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2251 ('myaction', myActionClass),
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2252 )
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2253
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2254 This maps the action name "myaction" to the action class we defined.
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2255
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2256 Use the new action
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2257 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2258
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2259 In your HTML form, add a hidden form element like so::
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2260
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2261 <input type="hidden" name="@action" value="myaction">
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2262
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2263 where "myaction" is the name you registered in the previous step.
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2264
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2265 Actions may return content to the user
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2266 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2267
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2268 Actions generally perform some database manipulation and then pass control
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2269 on to the rendering of a template in the current context (see `Determining
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2270 web context`_ for how that works.) Some actions will want to generate the
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2271 actual content returned to the user. Action methods may return their own
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2272 content string to be displayed to the user, overriding the templating step.
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2273 In this situation, we assume that the content is HTML by default. You may
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2274 override the content type indicated to the user by calling ``setHeader``::
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2275
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2276 self.client.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/csv')
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2277
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2278 This example indicates that the value sent back to the user is actually
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2279 comma-separated value content (eg. something to be loaded into a
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2280 spreadsheet or database).
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2281
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2282
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2283 Examples
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2284 ========
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2285
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2286 .. contents::
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2287 :local:
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2288 :depth: 1
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2289
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2290
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2291 Adding a new field to the classic schema
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2292 ----------------------------------------
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2293
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2294 This example shows how to add a new constrained property (i.e. a
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2295 selection of distinct values) to your tracker.
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2296
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2297
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2298 Introduction
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2299 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2300
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2301 To make the classic schema of roundup useful as a TODO tracking system
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2302 for a group of systems administrators, it needed an extra data field per
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2303 issue: a category.
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2304
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2305 This would let sysadmins quickly list all TODOs in their particular area
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2306 of interest without having to do complex queries, and without relying on
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2307 the spelling capabilities of other sysadmins (a losing proposition at
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2308 best).
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2309
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2310
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2311 Adding a field to the database
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2312 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2313
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2314 This is the easiest part of the change. The category would just be a
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2315 plain string, nothing fancy. To change what is in the database you need
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2316 to add some lines to the ``open()`` function in ``dbinit.py``. Under the
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2317 comment::
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2318
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2319 # add any additional database schema configuration here
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2320
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2321 add::
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2323 category = Class(db, "category", name=String())
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2324 category.setkey("name")
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2326 Here we are setting up a chunk of the database which we are calling
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2327 "category". It contains a string, which we are refering to as "name" for
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2328 lack of a more imaginative title. (Since "name" is one of the properties
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2329 that Roundup looks for on items if you do not set a key for them, it's
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2330 probably a good idea to stick with it for new classes if at all
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2331 appropriate.) Then we are setting the key of this chunk of the database
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2332 to be that "name". This is equivalent to an index for database types.
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2333 This also means that there can only be one category with a given name.
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2334
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2335 Adding the above lines allows us to create categories, but they're not
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2336 tied to the issues that we are going to be creating. It's just a list of
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2337 categories off on its own, which isn't much use. We need to link it in
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2338 with the issues. To do that, find the lines in the ``open()`` function
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2339 in ``dbinit.py`` which set up the "issue" class, and then add a link to
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2340 the category::
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2341
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2342 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue", ... ,
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2343 category=Multilink("category"), ... )
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2344
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2345 The ``Multilink()`` means that each issue can have many categories. If
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2346 you were adding something with a one-to-one relationship to issues (such
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2347 as the "assignedto" property), use ``Link()`` instead.
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2348
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2349 That is all you need to do to change the schema. The rest of the effort
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2350 is fiddling around so you can actually use the new category.
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2351
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2352
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2353 Populating the new category class
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2354 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2355
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2356 If you haven't initialised the database with the roundup-admin
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2357 "initialise" command, then you can add the following to the tracker
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2358 ``dbinit.py`` in the ``init()`` function under the comment::
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2360 # add any additional database create steps here - but only if you
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2361 # haven't initialised the database with the admin "initialise" command
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2362
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2363 Add::
1235
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2364
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2365 category = db.getclass('category')
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2366 category.create(name="scipy", order="1")
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2367 category.create(name="chaco", order="2")
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2368 category.create(name="weave", order="3")
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2369
1674
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2370 If the database has already been initalised, then you need to use the
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2371 ``roundup-admin`` tool::
1235
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2372
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2373 % roundup-admin -i <tracker home>
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2374 Roundup <version> ready for input.
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2375 Type "help" for help.
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2376 roundup> create category name=scipy order=1
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2377 1
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2378 roundup> create category name=chaco order=1
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2379 2
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2380 roundup> create category name=weave order=1
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2381 3
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2382 roundup> exit...
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2383 There are unsaved changes. Commit them (y/N)? y
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2384
1674
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2385 TODO: explain why order=1 in each case. Also, does key get set to "name"
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2386 automatically when added via roundup-admin?
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2387
1235
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2388
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2389 Setting up security on the new objects
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2390 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2391
1674
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2392 By default only the admin user can look at and change objects. This
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2393 doesn't suit us, as we want any user to be able to create new categories
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2394 as required, and obviously everyone needs to be able to view the
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2395 categories of issues for it to be useful.
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2396
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2397 We therefore need to change the security of the category objects. This
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2398 is also done in the ``open()`` function of ``dbinit.py``.
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2399
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2400 There are currently two loops which set up permissions and then assign
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2401 them to various roles. Simply add the new "category" to both lists::
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2402
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2403 # new permissions for this schema
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2404 for cl in 'issue', 'file', 'msg', 'user', 'category':
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2405 db.security.addPermission(name="Edit", klass=cl,
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2406 description="User is allowed to edit "+cl)
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2407 db.security.addPermission(name="View", klass=cl,
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2408 description="User is allowed to access "+cl)
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2409
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2410 # Assign the access and edit permissions for issue, file and message
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2411 # to regular users now
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2412 for cl in 'issue', 'file', 'msg', 'category':
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2413 p = db.security.getPermission('View', cl)
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2414 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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2415 p = db.security.getPermission('Edit', cl)
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2416 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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2417
1674
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2418 So you are in effect doing the following (with 'cl' substituted by its
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2419 value)::
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2420
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2421 db.security.addPermission(name="Edit", klass='category',
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2422 description="User is allowed to edit "+'category')
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2423 db.security.addPermission(name="View", klass='category',
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2424 description="User is allowed to access "+'category')
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2425
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2426 which is creating two permission types; that of editing and viewing
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2427 "category" objects respectively. Then the following lines assign those
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2428 new permissions to the "User" role, so that normal users can view and
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2429 edit "category" objects::
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2430
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2431 p = db.security.getPermission('View', 'category')
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2432 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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2433
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2434 p = db.security.getPermission('Edit', 'category')
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2435 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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2436
1674
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2437 This is all the work that needs to be done for the database. It will
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2438 store categories, and let users view and edit them. Now on to the
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2439 interface stuff.
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2440
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2441
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2442 Changing the web left hand frame
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2443 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2444
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2445 We need to give the users the ability to create new categories, and the
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2446 place to put the link to this functionality is in the left hand function
1674
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2447 bar, under the "Issues" area. The file that defines how this area looks
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2448 is ``html/page``, which is what we are going to be editing next.
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2449
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2450 If you look at this file you can see that it contains a lot of
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2451 "classblock" sections which are chunks of HTML that will be included or
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2452 excluded in the output depending on whether the condition in the
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2453 classblock is met. Under the end of the classblock for issue is where we
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2454 are going to add the category code::
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2455
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2456 <p class="classblock"
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2457 tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('View', 'category')">
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2458 <b>Categories</b><br>
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2459 <a tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('Edit', 'category')"
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2460 href="category?@template=item">New Category<br></a>
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2461 </p>
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2462
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2463 The first two lines is the classblock definition, which sets up a
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2464 condition that only users who have "View" permission for the "category"
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2465 object will have this section included in their output. Next comes a
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2466 plain "Categories" header in bold. Everyone who can view categories will
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2467 get that.
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2468
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2469 Next comes the link to the editing area of categories. This link will
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2470 only appear if the condition - that the user has "Edit" permissions for
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2471 the "category" objects - is matched. If they do have permission then
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2472 they will get a link to another page which will let the user add new
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2473 categories.
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2474
1674
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2475 Note that if you have permission to *view* but not to *edit* categories,
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2476 then all you will see is a "Categories" header with nothing underneath
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2477 it. This is obviously not very good interface design, but will do for
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2478 now. I just claim that it is so I can add more links in this section
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2479 later on. However to fix the problem you could change the condition in
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2480 the classblock statement, so that only users with "Edit" permission
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2481 would see the "Categories" stuff.
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2482
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2483
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2484 Setting up a page to edit categories
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2485 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2486
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2487 We defined code in the previous section which let users with the
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2488 appropriate permissions see a link to a page which would let them edit
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2489 conditions. Now we have to write that page.
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2490
1674
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2491 The link was for the *item* template of the *category* object. This
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2492 translates into Roundup looking for a file called ``category.item.html``
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2493 in the ``html`` tracker directory. This is the file that we are going to
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2494 write now.
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2495
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2496 First we add an info tag in a comment which doesn't affect the outcome
1674
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2497 of the code at all, but is useful for debugging. If you load a page in a
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2498 browser and look at the page source, you can see which sections come
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2499 from which files by looking for these comments::
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2500
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2501 <!-- category.item -->
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2502
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2503 Next we need to add in the METAL macro stuff so we get the normal page
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2504 trappings::
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2505
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2506 <tal:block metal:use-macro="templates/page/macros/icing">
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2507 <title metal:fill-slot="head_title">Category editing</title>
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2508 <td class="page-header-top" metal:fill-slot="body_title">
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2509 <h2>Category editing</h2>
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2510 </td>
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2511 <td class="content" metal:fill-slot="content">
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2513 Next we need to setup up a standard HTML form, which is the whole
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2514 purpose of this file. We link to some handy javascript which sends the
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2515 form through only once. This is to stop users hitting the send button
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2516 multiple times when they are impatient and thus having the form sent
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2517 multiple times::
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2518
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2519 <form method="POST" onSubmit="return submit_once()"
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2520 enctype="multipart/form-data">
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2521
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2522 Next we define some code which sets up the minimum list of fields that
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2523 we require the user to enter. There will be only one field - "name" - so
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2524 they better put something in it, otherwise the whole form is pointless::
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2525
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2526 <input type="hidden" name="@required" value="name">
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2527
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2528 To get everything to line up properly we will put everything in a table,
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2529 and put a nice big header on it so the user has an idea what is
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2530 happening::
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2531
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2532 <table class="form">
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2533 <tr><th class="header" colspan="2">Category</th></tr>
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2534
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2535 Next, we need the field into which the user is going to enter the new
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2536 category. The "context.name.field(size=60)" bit tells Roundup to
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2537 generate a normal HTML field of size 60, and the contents of that field
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2538 will be the "name" variable of the current context (which is
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2539 "category"). The upshot of this is that when the user types something in
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2540 to the form, a new category will be created with that name::
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2541
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2542 <tr>
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2543 <th>Name</th>
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2544 <td tal:content="structure python:context.name.field(size=60)">
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2545 name</td>
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2546 </tr>
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2547
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2548 Then a submit button so that the user can submit the new category::
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2550 <tr>
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2551 <td>&nbsp;</td>
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2552 <td colspan="3" tal:content="structure context/submit">
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2553 submit button will go here
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2554 </td>
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2555 </tr>
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2556
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2557 Finally we finish off the tags we used at the start to do the METAL
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2558 stuff::
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2559
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2560 </td>
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2561 </tal:block>
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2562
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2563 So putting it all together, and closing the table and form we get::
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2564
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2565 <!-- category.item -->
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2566 <tal:block metal:use-macro="templates/page/macros/icing">
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2567 <title metal:fill-slot="head_title">Category editing</title>
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2568 <td class="page-header-top" metal:fill-slot="body_title">
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2569 <h2>Category editing</h2>
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2570 </td>
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2571 <td class="content" metal:fill-slot="content">
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2572 <form method="POST" onSubmit="return submit_once()"
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2573 enctype="multipart/form-data">
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2575 <table class="form">
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2576 <tr><th class="header" colspan="2">Category</th></tr>
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2577
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2578 <tr>
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2579 <th>Name</th>
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2580 <td tal:content="structure python:context.name.field(size=60)">
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2581 name</td>
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2582 </tr>
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2583
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2584 <tr>
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2585 <td>
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2586 &nbsp;
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2587 <input type="hidden" name="@required" value="name">
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2588 </td>
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2589 <td colspan="3" tal:content="structure context/submit">
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2590 submit button will go here
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2591 </td>
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2592 </tr>
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2593 </table>
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2594 </form>
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2595 </td>
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2596 </tal:block>
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2597
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2598 This is quite a lot to just ask the user one simple question, but there
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2599 is a lot of setup for basically one line (the form line) to do its work.
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2600 To add another field to "category" would involve one more line (well,
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2601 maybe a few extra to get the formatting correct).
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2604 Adding the category to the issue
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2605 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2606
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2607 We now have the ability to create issues to our heart's content, but
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2608 that is pointless unless we can assign categories to issues. Just like
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2609 the ``html/category.item.html`` file was used to define how to add a new
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2610 category, the ``html/issue.item.html`` is used to define how a new issue
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2611 is created.
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2613 Just like ``category.issue.html`` this file defines a form which has a
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2614 table to lay things out. It doesn't matter where in the table we add new
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2615 stuff, it is entirely up to your sense of aesthetics::
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2616
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2617 <th>Category</th>
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2618 <td><span tal:replace="structure context/category/field" />
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2619 <span tal:replace="structure db/category/classhelp" />
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2620 </td>
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2622 First, we define a nice header so that the user knows what the next
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2623 section is, then the middle line does what we are most interested in.
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2624 This ``context/category/field`` gets replaced by a field which contains
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2625 the category in the current context (the current context being the new
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2626 issue).
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2628 The classhelp lines generate a link (labelled "list") to a popup window
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2629 which contains the list of currently known categories.
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2632 Searching on categories
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2633 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2634
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2635 We can add categories, and create issues with categories. The next
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2636 obvious thing that we would like to be able to do, would be to search
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2637 for issues based on their category, so that, for example, anyone working
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2638 on the web server could look at all issues in the category "Web".
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2639
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2640 If you look for "Search Issues" in the 'html/page.html' file, you will
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2641 find that it looks something like
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2642 ``<a href="issue?@template=search">Search Issues</a>``. This shows us
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2643 that when you click on "Search Issues" it will be looking for a
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2644 ``issue.search.html`` file to display. So that is the file that we will
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2645 change.
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2646
1730
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2647 If you look at this file it should be starting to seem familiar, although it
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2648 does use some new macros. You can add the new category search code anywhere you
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2649 like within that form::
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2650
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2651 <tr tal:define="name string:category;
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2652 db_klass string:category;
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2653 db_content string:name;">
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2654 <th>Priority:</th>
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2655 <td metal:use-macro="search_select"></td>
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2656 <td metal:use-macro="column_input"></td>
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2657 <td metal:use-macro="sort_input"></td>
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2658 <td metal:use-macro="group_input"></td>
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2659 </tr>
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2660
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2661 The definitions in the <tr> opening tag are used by the macros:
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2662
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2663 - search_select expands to a drop-down box with all categories using db_klass
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2664 and db_content.
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2665 - column_input expands to a checkbox for selecting what columns should be
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2666 displayed.
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2667 - sort_input expands to a radio button for selecting what property should be
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2668 sorted on.
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2669 - group_input expands to a radio button for selecting what property should be
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2670 group on.
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2671
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2672 The category search code above would expand to the following::
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2673
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2674 <tr>
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2675 <th>Category:</th>
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2676 <td>
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2677 <select name="category">
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2678 <option value="">don't care</option>
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2679 <option value="">------------</option>
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2680 <option value="1">scipy</option>
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2681 <option value="2">chaco</option>
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2682 <option value="3">weave</option>
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2683 </select>
1730
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2684 </td>
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2685 <td><input type="checkbox" name=":columns" value="category"></td>
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2686 <td><input type="radio" name=":sort" value="category"></td>
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2687 <td><input type="radio" name=":group" value="category"></td>
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2688 </tr>
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2689
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2690 Adding category to the default view
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2691 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2692
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2693 We can now add categories, add issues with categories, and search for
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2694 issues based on categories. This is everything that we need to do;
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2695 however, there is some more icing that we would like. I think the
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2696 category of an issue is important enough that it should be displayed by
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2697 default when listing all the issues.
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2698
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2699 Unfortunately, this is a bit less obvious than the previous steps. The
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2700 code defining how the issues look is in ``html/issue.index.html``. This
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2701 is a large table with a form down at the bottom for redisplaying and so
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2702 forth.
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2703
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2704 Firstly we need to add an appropriate header to the start of the table::
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2705
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2706 <th tal:condition="request/show/category">Category</th>
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2707
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2708 The *condition* part of this statement is to avoid displaying the
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2709 Category column if the user has selected not to see it.
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2710
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2711 The rest of the table is a loop which will go through every issue that
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2712 matches the display criteria. The loop variable is "i" - which means
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2713 that every issue gets assigned to "i" in turn.
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2714
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2715 The new part of code to display the category will look like this::
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2716
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2717 <td tal:condition="request/show/category"
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2718 tal:content="i/category"></td>
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2719
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2720 The condition is the same as above: only display the condition when the
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2721 user hasn't asked for it to be hidden. The next part is to set the
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2722 content of the cell to be the category part of "i" - the current issue.
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2723
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2724 Finally we have to edit ``html/page.html`` again. This time, we need to
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2725 tell it that when the user clicks on "Unasigned Issues" or "All Issues",
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2726 the category column should be included in the resulting list. If you
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2727 scroll down the page file, you can see the links with lots of options.
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2728 The option that we are interested in is the ``:columns=`` one which
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2729 tells roundup which fields of the issue to display. Simply add
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2730 "category" to that list and it all should work.
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2731
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2732
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2733 Adding in state transition control
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2734 ----------------------------------
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2735
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2736 Sometimes tracker admins want to control the states that users may move
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2737 issues to. You can do this by following these steps:
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2738
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2739 1. make "status" a required variable. This is achieved by adding the
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2740 following to the top of the form in the ``issue.item.html``
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2741 template::
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2742
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2743 <input type="hidden" name="@required" value="status">
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2744
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2745 this will force users to select a status.
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2746
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2747 2. add a Multilink property to the status class::
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2748
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2749 stat = Class(db, "status", ... , transitions=Multilink('status'),
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2750 ...)
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2751
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2752 and then edit the statuses already created, either:
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2753
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2754 a. through the web using the class list -> status class editor, or
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2755 b. using the roundup-admin "set" command.
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2756
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2757 3. add an auditor module ``checktransition.py`` in your tracker's
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2758 ``detectors`` directory, for example::
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2759
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2760 def checktransition(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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2761 ''' Check that the desired transition is valid for the "status"
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2762 property.
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2763 '''
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2764 if not newvalues.has_key('status'):
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2765 return
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2766 current = cl.get(nodeid, 'status')
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2767 new = newvalues['status']
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2768 if new == current:
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2769 return
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2770 ok = db.status.get(current, 'transitions')
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2771 if new not in ok:
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2772 raise ValueError, 'Status not allowed to move from "%s" to "%s"'%(
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2773 db.status.get(current, 'name'), db.status.get(new, 'name'))
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2774
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2775 def init(db):
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2776 db.issue.audit('set', checktransition)
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2777
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2778 4. in the ``issue.item.html`` template, change the status editing bit
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2779 from::
1100
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2780
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1817
diff changeset
2781 <th>Status</th>
1100
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2782 <td tal:content="structure context/status/menu">status</td>
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2783
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2784 to::
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2785
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1817
diff changeset
2786 <th>Status</th>
1100
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2787 <td>
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2788 <select tal:condition="context/id" name="status">
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2789 <tal:block tal:define="ok context/status/transitions"
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2790 tal:repeat="state db/status/list">
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2791 <option tal:condition="python:state.id in ok"
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2792 tal:attributes="
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2793 value state/id;
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2794 selected python:state.id == context.status.id"
1100
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2795 tal:content="state/name"></option>
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2796 </tal:block>
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2797 </select>
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2798 <tal:block tal:condition="not:context/id"
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2799 tal:replace="structure context/status/menu" />
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2800 </td>
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2801
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2802 which displays only the allowed status to transition to.
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2803
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2804
1304
61ad556cfc8d working toward 0.5.2 release
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1299
diff changeset
2805 Displaying only message summaries in the issue display
61ad556cfc8d working toward 0.5.2 release
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1299
diff changeset
2806 ------------------------------------------------------
1133
36ec30d286ea Cleaned up CHANGES/TODO
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1125
diff changeset
2807
36ec30d286ea Cleaned up CHANGES/TODO
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1125
diff changeset
2808 Alter the issue.item template section for messages to::
36ec30d286ea Cleaned up CHANGES/TODO
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1125
diff changeset
2809
36ec30d286ea Cleaned up CHANGES/TODO
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1125
diff changeset
2810 <table class="messages" tal:condition="context/messages">
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2811 <tr><th colspan="5" class="header">Messages</th></tr>
1304
61ad556cfc8d working toward 0.5.2 release
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1299
diff changeset
2812 <tr tal:repeat="msg context/messages">
61ad556cfc8d working toward 0.5.2 release
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1299
diff changeset
2813 <td><a tal:attributes="href string:msg${msg/id}"
61ad556cfc8d working toward 0.5.2 release
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1299
diff changeset
2814 tal:content="string:msg${msg/id}"></a></td>
61ad556cfc8d working toward 0.5.2 release
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1299
diff changeset
2815 <td tal:content="msg/author">author</td>
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1817
diff changeset
2816 <td class="date" tal:content="msg/date/pretty">date</td>
1304
61ad556cfc8d working toward 0.5.2 release
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1299
diff changeset
2817 <td tal:content="msg/summary">summary</td>
61ad556cfc8d working toward 0.5.2 release
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1299
diff changeset
2818 <td>
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2819 <a tal:attributes="href string:?@remove@messages=${msg/id}&@action=edit">
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2820 remove</a>
1304
61ad556cfc8d working toward 0.5.2 release
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1299
diff changeset
2821 </td>
61ad556cfc8d working toward 0.5.2 release
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1299
diff changeset
2822 </tr>
1133
36ec30d286ea Cleaned up CHANGES/TODO
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1125
diff changeset
2823 </table>
36ec30d286ea Cleaned up CHANGES/TODO
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1125
diff changeset
2824
1147
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2825 Restricting the list of users that are assignable to a task
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2826 -----------------------------------------------------------
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2827
1150
22c78fb54af4 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1149
diff changeset
2828 1. In your tracker's "dbinit.py", create a new Role, say "Developer"::
1147
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2829
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2830 db.security.addRole(name='Developer', description='A developer')
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2831
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2832 2. Just after that, create a new Permission, say "Fixer", specific to
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2833 "issue"::
1147
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2834
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2835 p = db.security.addPermission(name='Fixer', klass='issue',
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2836 description='User is allowed to be assigned to fix issues')
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2837
1150
22c78fb54af4 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1149
diff changeset
2838 3. Then assign the new Permission to your "Developer" Role::
1147
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2839
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2840 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Developer', p)
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2841
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2842 4. In the issue item edit page ("html/issue.item.html" in your tracker
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2843 directory), use the new Permission in restricting the "assignedto"
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2844 list::
1147
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2845
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2846 <select name="assignedto">
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2847 <option value="-1">- no selection -</option>
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2848 <tal:block tal:repeat="user db/user/list">
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2849 <option tal:condition="python:user.hasPermission(
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2850 'Fixer', context._classname)"
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2851 tal:attributes="
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2852 value user/id;
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2853 selected python:user.id == context.assignedto"
1147
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2854 tal:content="user/realname"></option>
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2855 </tal:block>
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2856 </select>
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2857
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2858 For extra security, you may wish to setup an auditor to enforce the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2859 Permission requirement (install this as "assignedtoFixer.py" in your
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2860 tracker "detectors" directory)::
1147
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2861
1149
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2862 def assignedtoMustBeFixer(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2863 ''' Ensure the assignedto value in newvalues is a used with the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2864 Fixer Permission
1149
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2865 '''
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2866 if not newvalues.has_key('assignedto'):
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2867 # don't care
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2868 return
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2869
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2870 # get the userid
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2871 userid = newvalues['assignedto']
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2872 if not db.security.hasPermission('Fixer', userid, cl.classname):
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2873 raise ValueError, 'You do not have permission to edit %s'%cl.classname
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2874
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2875 def init(db):
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2876 db.issue.audit('set', assignedtoMustBeFixer)
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2877 db.issue.audit('create', assignedtoMustBeFixer)
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2878
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2879 So now, if an edit action attempts to set "assignedto" to a user that
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2880 doesn't have the "Fixer" Permission, the error will be raised.
1147
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2881
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2882
1151
7e0024954954 making it easier to add new actions, and more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1150
diff changeset
2883 Setting up a "wizard" (or "druid") for controlled adding of issues
7e0024954954 making it easier to add new actions, and more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1150
diff changeset
2884 ------------------------------------------------------------------
7e0024954954 making it easier to add new actions, and more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1150
diff changeset
2885
1154
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2886 1. Set up the page templates you wish to use for data input. My wizard
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2887 is going to be a two-step process: first figuring out what category
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2888 of issue the user is submitting, and then getting details specific to
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2889 that category. The first page includes a table of help, explaining
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2890 what the category names mean, and then the core of the form::
1154
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2891
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2892 <form method="POST" onSubmit="return submit_once()"
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2893 enctype="multipart/form-data">
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2894 <input type="hidden" name="@template" value="add_page1">
2016
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
2895 <input type="hidden" name="@action" value="page1_submit">
1154
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2896
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2897 <strong>Category:</strong>
1156
d0da32fbdedc gadfly backend now complete
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1154
diff changeset
2898 <tal:block tal:replace="structure context/category/menu" />
1154
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2899 <input type="submit" value="Continue">
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2900 </form>
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2901
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2902 The next page has the usual issue entry information, with the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2903 addition of the following form fragments::
1154
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2904
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2905 <form method="POST" onSubmit="return submit_once()"
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2906 enctype="multipart/form-data"
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2907 tal:condition="context/is_edit_ok"
1154
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2908 tal:define="cat request/form/category/value">
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parents: 1151
diff changeset
2909
1679
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
2910 <input type="hidden" name="@template" value="add_page2">
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2911 <input type="hidden" name="@required" value="title">
1154
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2912 <input type="hidden" name="category" tal:attributes="value cat">
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2913 .
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parents: 1151
diff changeset
2914 .
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2915 .
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2916 </form>
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2917
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2918 Note that later in the form, I test the value of "cat" include form
2121
fd5459469069 Did a couple of things:
Eddie Parker <eparker@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2088
diff changeset
2919 elements that are appropriate. For example::
1154
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2920
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2921 <tal:block tal:condition="python:cat in '6 10 13 14 15 16 17'.split()">
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2922 <tr>
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1817
diff changeset
2923 <th>Operating System</th>
1154
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2924 <td tal:content="structure context/os/field"></td>
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2925 </tr>
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2926 <tr>
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1817
diff changeset
2927 <th>Web Browser</th>
1154
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2928 <td tal:content="structure context/browser/field"></td>
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2929 </tr>
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2930 </tal:block>
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2931
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2932 ... the above section will only be displayed if the category is one
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2933 of 6, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16 or 17.
1154
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2934
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2935 3. Determine what actions need to be taken between the pages - these are
2016
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
2936 usually to validate user choices and determine what page is next. Now encode
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
2937 those actions in a new ``Action`` class and insert hooks to those actions in
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
2938 the "actions" attribute on on the ``interfaces.Client`` class, like so (see
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
2939 `defining new web actions`_)::
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
2940
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
2941 class Page1SubmitAction(Action):
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
2942 def handle(self):
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
2943 ''' Verify that the user has selected a category, and then move
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
2944 on to page 2.
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
2945 '''
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
2946 category = self.form['category'].value
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
2947 if category == '-1':
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
2948 self.error_message.append('You must select a category of report')
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
2949 return
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
2950 # everything's ok, move on to the next page
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2009
diff changeset
2951 self.template = 'add_page2'
1151
7e0024954954 making it easier to add new actions, and more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1150
diff changeset
2952
1262
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
2953 actions = client.Client.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
2954 ('page1_submit', Page1SubmitAction),
1151
7e0024954954 making it easier to add new actions, and more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1150
diff changeset
2955 )
7e0024954954 making it easier to add new actions, and more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1150
diff changeset
2956
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2957 4. Use the usual "new" action as the ``@action`` on the final page, and
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2958 you're done (the standard context/submit method can do this for you).
1151
7e0024954954 making it easier to add new actions, and more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1150
diff changeset
2959
1236
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1235
diff changeset
2960
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1235
diff changeset
2961 Using an external password validation source
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1235
diff changeset
2962 --------------------------------------------
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1235
diff changeset
2963
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1235
diff changeset
2964 We have a centrally-managed password changing system for our users. This
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2965 results in a UN*X passwd-style file that we use for verification of
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2966 users. Entries in the file consist of ``name:password`` where the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2967 password is encrypted using the standard UN*X ``crypt()`` function (see
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2968 the ``crypt`` module in your Python distribution). An example entry
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2969 would be::
1236
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1235
diff changeset
2970
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1235
diff changeset
2971 admin:aamrgyQfDFSHw
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1235
diff changeset
2972
2017
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2973 Each user of Roundup must still have their information stored in the Roundup
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2974 database - we just use the passwd file to check their password. To do this, we
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2975 need to override the standard ``verifyPassword`` method defined in
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2976 ``roundup.cgi.actions.LoginAction`` and register the new class with our
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2977 ``Client`` class in the tracker home ``interfaces.py`` module::
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2978
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2979 from roundup.cgi.actions import LoginAction
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2980
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2981 class ExternalPasswordLoginAction(LoginAction):
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2982 def verifyPassword(self, userid, password):
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2983 # get the user's username
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2984 username = self.db.user.get(userid, 'username')
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2985
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2986 # the passwords are stored in the "passwd.txt" file in the
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2987 # tracker home
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2988 file = os.path.join(self.db.config.TRACKER_HOME, 'passwd.txt')
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2989
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2990 # see if we can find a match
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2991 for ent in [line.strip().split(':') for line in
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2992 open(file).readlines()]:
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2993 if ent[0] == username:
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2994 return crypt.crypt(password, ent[1][:2]) == ent[1]
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2995
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2996 # user doesn't exist in the file
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2997 return 0
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2998
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
2999 class Client(client.Client):
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
3000 actions = client.Client.actions + (
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
3001 ('login', ExternalPasswordLoginAction)
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
3002 )
1236
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1235
diff changeset
3003
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3004 What this does is look through the file, line by line, looking for a
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3005 name that matches.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3006
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3007 We also remove the redundant password fields from the ``user.item``
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3008 template.
1236
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1235
diff changeset
3009
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1235
diff changeset
3010
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3011 Adding a "vacation" flag to users for stopping nosy messages
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3012 ------------------------------------------------------------
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3013
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3014 When users go on vacation and set up vacation email bouncing, you'll
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3015 start to see a lot of messages come back through Roundup "Fred is on
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3016 vacation". Not very useful, and relatively easy to stop.
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3017
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3018 1. add a "vacation" flag to your users::
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3019
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3020 user = Class(db, "user",
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3021 username=String(), password=Password(),
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3022 address=String(), realname=String(),
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3023 phone=String(), organisation=String(),
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3024 alternate_addresses=String(),
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3025 roles=String(), queries=Multilink("query"),
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3026 vacation=Boolean())
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3027
1522
d20680d611a6 added example HTML tempating for vacation flag [SF#701722]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1503
diff changeset
3028 2. So that users may edit the vacation flags, add something like the
d20680d611a6 added example HTML tempating for vacation flag [SF#701722]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1503
diff changeset
3029 following to your ``user.item`` template::
d20680d611a6 added example HTML tempating for vacation flag [SF#701722]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1503
diff changeset
3030
d20680d611a6 added example HTML tempating for vacation flag [SF#701722]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1503
diff changeset
3031 <tr>
d20680d611a6 added example HTML tempating for vacation flag [SF#701722]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1503
diff changeset
3032 <th>On Vacation</th>
d20680d611a6 added example HTML tempating for vacation flag [SF#701722]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1503
diff changeset
3033 <td tal:content="structure context/vacation/field">vacation</td>
d20680d611a6 added example HTML tempating for vacation flag [SF#701722]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1503
diff changeset
3034 </tr>
d20680d611a6 added example HTML tempating for vacation flag [SF#701722]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1503
diff changeset
3035
d20680d611a6 added example HTML tempating for vacation flag [SF#701722]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1503
diff changeset
3036 3. edit your detector ``nosyreactor.py`` so that the ``nosyreaction()``
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3037 consists of::
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3038
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3039 def nosyreaction(db, cl, nodeid, oldvalues):
2069
d8c7fd205cd8 info for installing the CSV module
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2046
diff changeset
3040 users = db.user
d8c7fd205cd8 info for installing the CSV module
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2046
diff changeset
3041 messages = db.msg
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3042 # send a copy of all new messages to the nosy list
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parents: 1236
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3043 for msgid in determineNewMessages(cl, nodeid, oldvalues):
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parents: 1236
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3044 try:
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parents: 1236
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3045 # figure the recipient ids
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
3046 sendto = []
2069
d8c7fd205cd8 info for installing the CSV module
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2046
diff changeset
3047 seen_message = {}
1244
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
3048 recipients = messages.get(msgid, 'recipients')
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3049 for recipid in messages.get(msgid, 'recipients'):
2069
d8c7fd205cd8 info for installing the CSV module
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2046
diff changeset
3050 seen_message[recipid] = 1
1244
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
3051
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3052 # figure the author's id, and indicate they've received
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3053 # the message
1244
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3054 authid = messages.get(msgid, 'author')
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
3055
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3056 # possibly send the message to the author, as long as
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3057 # they aren't anonymous
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3058 if (db.config.MESSAGES_TO_AUTHOR == 'yes' and
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3059 users.get(authid, 'username') != 'anonymous'):
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3060 sendto.append(authid)
2069
d8c7fd205cd8 info for installing the CSV module
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2046
diff changeset
3061 seen_message[authid] = 1
1244
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3062
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3063 # now figure the nosy people who weren't recipients
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3064 nosy = cl.get(nodeid, 'nosy')
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3065 for nosyid in nosy:
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3066 # Don't send nosy mail to the anonymous user (that
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3067 # user shouldn't appear in the nosy list, but just
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3068 # in case they do...)
1244
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3069 if users.get(nosyid, 'username') == 'anonymous':
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3070 continue
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3071 # make sure they haven't seen the message already
2069
d8c7fd205cd8 info for installing the CSV module
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2046
diff changeset
3072 if not seen_message.has_key(nosyid):
1244
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3073 # send it to them
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3074 sendto.append(nosyid)
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3075 recipients.append(nosyid)
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3076
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3077 # generate a change note
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3078 if oldvalues:
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3079 note = cl.generateChangeNote(nodeid, oldvalues)
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3080 else:
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3081 note = cl.generateCreateNote(nodeid)
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3082
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3083 # we have new recipients
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3084 if sendto:
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3085 # filter out the people on vacation
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3086 sendto = [i for i in sendto
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3087 if not users.get(i, 'vacation', 0)]
1244
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3088
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3089 # map userids to addresses
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3090 sendto = [users.get(i, 'address') for i in sendto]
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3091
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3092 # update the message's recipients list
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3093 messages.set(msgid, recipients=recipients)
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3094
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3095 # send the message
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3096 cl.send_message(nodeid, msgid, note, sendto)
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3097 except roundupdb.MessageSendError, message:
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3098 raise roundupdb.DetectorError, message
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3099
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3100 Note that this is the standard nosy reaction code, with the small
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3101 addition of::
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3102
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3103 # filter out the people on vacation
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3104 sendto = [i for i in sendto if not users.get(i, 'vacation', 0)]
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3105
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3106 which filters out the users that have the vacation flag set to true.
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3107
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
3108
1262
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
3109 Adding a time log to your issues
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
3110 --------------------------------
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
3111
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3112 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
3113 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
3114
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
3115 1. Add a new class to your tracker ``dbinit.py``::
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
3116
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
3117 # storage for time logging
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
3118 timelog = Class(db, "timelog", period=Interval())
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
3119
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3120 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
3121 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
3122
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3123 2. Link to the new class from your issue class (again, in
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3124 ``dbinit.py``)::
1262
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
3125
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
3126 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue",
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
3127 assignedto=Link("user"), topic=Multilink("keyword"),
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
3128 priority=Link("priority"), status=Link("status"),
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
3129 times=Multilink("timelog"))
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
3130
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
3131 the "times" property is the new link to the "timelog" class.
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
3132
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3133 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
3134 interface we'll have a new entry field. This is a special field
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3135 because unlike the other fields in the issue.item template, it
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3136 affects a different item (a timelog item) and not the template's
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3137 item, an issue. We have a special syntax for form fields that affect
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3138 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
3139 documentation on `special form variables`_). In particular, we add a
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3140 field to capture a new timelog item's perdiod::
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3141
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3142 <tr>
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1817
diff changeset
3143 <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
3144 <td colspan=3><input type="text" name="timelog-1@period" />
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3145 <br />(enter as '3y 1m 4d 2:40:02' or parts thereof)
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3146 </td>
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3147 </tr>
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3148
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3149 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
3150 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
3151 like this::
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3152
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3153 <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
3154
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3155 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
3156 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
3157 added to it.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3158
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3159 4. We want to display a total of the time log times that have been
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3160 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
3161 some Python code, since it's beyond the scope of PageTemplates to
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3162 perform such calculations. We do this by adding a method to the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3163 TemplatingUtils class in our tracker ``interfaces.py`` module::
1270
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
3164
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
3165 class TemplatingUtils:
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
3166 ''' Methods implemented on this class will be available to HTML
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
3167 templates through the 'utils' variable.
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
3168 '''
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
3169 def totalTimeSpent(self, times):
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3170 ''' Call me with a list of timelog items (which have an
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3171 Interval "period" property)
1270
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
3172 '''
1980
8a6077ec701b *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1966
diff changeset
3173 total = Interval('0d')
1270
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
3174 for time in times:
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
3175 total += time.period._value
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
3176 return total
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
3177
1980
8a6077ec701b *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1966
diff changeset
3178 Replace the ``pass`` line if one appears in your TemplatingUtils
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3179 class. As indicated in the docstrings, we will be able to access the
1980
8a6077ec701b *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1966
diff changeset
3180 ``totalTimeSpent`` method via the ``utils`` variable in our templates.
1270
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
3181
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3182 5. Display the time log for an issue::
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3183
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3184 <table class="otherinfo" tal:condition="context/times">
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3185 <tr><th colspan="3" class="header">Time Log
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3186 <tal:block
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3187 tal:replace="python:utils.totalTimeSpent(context.times)" />
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3188 </th></tr>
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parents: 1255
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3189 <tr><th>Date</th><th>Period</th><th>Logged By</th></tr>
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parents: 1255
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3190 <tr tal:repeat="time context/times">
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parents: 1255
diff changeset
3191 <td tal:content="time/creation"></td>
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parents: 1255
diff changeset
3192 <td tal:content="time/period"></td>
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parents: 1255
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3193 <td tal:content="time/creator"></td>
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parents: 1255
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3194 </tr>
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parents: 1255
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3195 </table>
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3196
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3197 I put this just above the Messages log in my issue display. Note our
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3198 use of the ``totalTimeSpent`` method which will total up the times
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parents: 1671
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3199 for the issue and return a new Interval. That will be automatically
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parents: 1671
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3200 displayed in the template as text like "+ 1y 2:40" (1 year, 2 hours
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parents: 1671
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3201 and 40 minutes).
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parents: 1671
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3202
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3203 8. If you're using a persistent web server - roundup-server or
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parents: 1671
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3204 mod_python for example - then you'll need to restart that to pick up
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parents: 1671
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3205 the code changes. When that's done, you'll be able to use the new
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parents: 1671
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3206 time logging interface.
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parents: 1255
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3207
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parents: 1278
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3208 Using a UN*X passwd file as the user database
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3209 ---------------------------------------------
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parents: 1278
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3210
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3211 On some systems the primary store of users is the UN*X passwd file. It
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parents: 1671
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3212 holds information on users such as their username, real name, password
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parents: 1671
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3213 and primary user group.
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parents: 1671
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3214
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3215 Roundup can use this store as its primary source of user information,
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3216 but it needs additional information too - email address(es), roundup
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parents: 1671
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3217 Roles, vacation flags, roundup hyperdb item ids, etc. Also, "retired"
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3218 users must still exist in the user database, unlike some passwd files in
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3219 which the users are removed when they no longer have access to a system.
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3220
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3221 To make use of the passwd file, we therefore synchronise between the two
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3222 user stores. We also use the passwd file to validate the user logins, as
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3223 described in the previous example, `using an external password
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3224 validation source`_. We keep the users lists in sync using a fairly
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3225 simple script that runs once a day, or several times an hour if more
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3226 immediate access is needed. In short, it:
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3227
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parents: 1278
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3228 1. parses the passwd file, finding usernames, passwords and real names,
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3229 2. compares that list to the current roundup user list:
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1293
diff changeset
3230
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3231 a. entries no longer in the passwd file are *retired*
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3232 b. entries with mismatching real names are *updated*
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parents: 1292
diff changeset
3233 c. entries only exist in the passwd file are *created*
1299
b2d04ce03802 Email improvements.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1293
diff changeset
3234
1292
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3235 3. send an email to administrators to let them know what's been done.
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3236
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3237 The retiring and updating are simple operations, requiring only a call
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3238 to ``retire()`` or ``set()``. The creation operation requires more
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3239 information though - the user's email address and their roundup Roles.
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3240 We're going to assume that the user's email address is the same as their
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3241 login name, so we just append the domain name to that. The Roles are
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3242 determined using the passwd group identifier - mapping their UN*X group
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3243 to an appropriate set of Roles.
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3244
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3245 The script to perform all this, broken up into its main components, is
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3246 as follows. Firstly, we import the necessary modules and open the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3247 tracker we're to work on::
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3248
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3249 import sys, os, smtplib
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3250 from roundup import instance, date
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3251
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3252 # open the tracker
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3253 tracker_home = sys.argv[1]
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3254 tracker = instance.open(tracker_home)
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3255
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3256 Next we read in the *passwd* file from the tracker home::
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3257
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3258 # read in the users
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3259 file = os.path.join(tracker_home, 'users.passwd')
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3260 users = [x.strip().split(':') for x in open(file).readlines()]
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3261
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3262 Handle special users (those to ignore in the file, and those who don't
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3263 appear in the file)::
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3264
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3265 # 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
3266 # "real" users
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3267 ignore = ['ekmmon', 'bfast', 'csrmail']
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3268
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3269 # users to keep - pre-load with the roundup-specific users
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3270 keep = ['comment_pool', 'network_pool', 'admin', 'dev-team',
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3271 'cs_pool', 'anonymous', 'system_pool', 'automated']
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3272
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3273 Now we map the UN*X group numbers to the Roles that users should have::
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3274
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3275 roles = {
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3276 '501': 'User,Tech', # tech
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3277 '502': 'User', # finance
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3278 '503': 'User,CSR', # customer service reps
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3279 '504': 'User', # sales
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3280 '505': 'User', # marketing
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3281 }
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3282
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3283 Now we do all the work. Note that the body of the script (where we have
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3284 the tracker database open) is wrapped in a ``try`` / ``finally`` clause,
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3285 so that we always close the database cleanly when we're finished. So, we
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3286 now do all the work::
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3287
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3288 # open the database
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3289 db = tracker.open('admin')
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3290 try:
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3291 # store away messages to send to the tracker admins
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3292 msg = []
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3293
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3294 # loop over the users list read in from the passwd file
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3295 for user,passw,uid,gid,real,home,shell in users:
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3296 if user in ignore:
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3297 # this user shouldn't appear in our tracker
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3298 continue
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3299 keep.append(user)
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3300 try:
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3301 # see if the user exists in the tracker
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3302 uid = db.user.lookup(user)
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3303
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3304 # yes, they do - now check the real name for correctness
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diff changeset
3305 if real != db.user.get(uid, 'realname'):
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diff changeset
3306 db.user.set(uid, realname=real)
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diff changeset
3307 msg.append('FIX %s - %s'%(user, real))
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diff changeset
3308 except KeyError:
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3309 # nope, the user doesn't exist
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3310 db.user.create(username=user, realname=real,
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
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3311 address='%s@ekit-inc.com'%user, roles=roles[gid])
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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diff changeset
3312 msg.append('ADD %s - %s (%s)'%(user, real, roles[gid]))
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3313
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3314 # now check that all the users in the tracker are also in our
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parents: 1671
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3315 # "keep" list - retire those who aren't
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parents: 1278
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3316 for uid in db.user.list():
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parents: 1278
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3317 user = db.user.get(uid, 'username')
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parents: 1278
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3318 if user not in keep:
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parents: 1278
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3319 db.user.retire(uid)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
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3320 msg.append('RET %s'%user)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
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3321
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parents: 1278
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3322 # if we did work, then send email to the tracker admins
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
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3323 if msg:
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3324 # create the email
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
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3325 msg = '''Subject: %s user database maintenance
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3326
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parents: 1278
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3327 %s
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parents: 1278
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3328 '''%(db.config.TRACKER_NAME, '\n'.join(msg))
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parents: 1278
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3329
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3330 # send the email
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3331 smtp = smtplib.SMTP(db.config.MAILHOST)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
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3332 addr = db.config.ADMIN_EMAIL
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
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3333 smtp.sendmail(addr, addr, msg)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
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3334
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3335 # now we're done - commit the changes
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3336 db.commit()
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3337 finally:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3338 # always close the database cleanly
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3339 db.close()
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
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3340
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3341 And that's it!
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3342
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3343
1680
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3344 Using an LDAP database for user information
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3345 -------------------------------------------
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parents: 1679
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3346
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3347 A script that reads users from an LDAP store using
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3348 http://python-ldap.sf.net/ and then compares the list to the users in the
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3349 roundup user database would be pretty easy to write. You'd then have it run
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3350 once an hour / day (or on demand if you can work that into your LDAP store
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3351 workflow). See the example `Using a UN*X passwd file as the user database`_
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3352 for more information about doing this.
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3353
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3354 To authenticate off the LDAP store (rather than using the passwords in the
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3355 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
3356 extension to the cgi interface. You'd do this by overriding the method called
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
3357 "verifyPassword" on the LoginAction class in your tracker's interfaces.py
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
3358 module (see `using an external password validation source`_). The method is
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
3359 implemented by default as::
1680
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3360
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3361 def verifyPassword(self, userid, password):
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3362 ''' Verify the password that the user has supplied
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3363 '''
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3364 stored = self.db.user.get(self.userid, 'password')
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3365 if password == stored:
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3366 return 1
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3367 if not password and not stored:
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3368 return 1
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3369 return 0
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3370
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3371 So you could reimplement this as something like::
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3372
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3373 def verifyPassword(self, userid, password):
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3374 ''' Verify the password that the user has supplied
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3375 '''
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3376 # look up some unique LDAP information about the user
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3377 username = self.db.user.get(self.userid, 'username')
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3378 # now verify the password supplied against the LDAP store
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3379
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3380
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3381 Enabling display of either message summaries or the entire messages
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3382 -------------------------------------------------------------------
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3383
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3384 This is pretty simple - all we need to do is copy the code from the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3385 example `displaying only message summaries in the issue display`_ into
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3386 our template alongside the summary display, and then introduce a switch
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3387 that shows either one or the other. We'll use a new form variable,
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3388 ``@whole_messages`` to achieve this::
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3389
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3390 <table class="messages" tal:condition="context/messages">
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3391 <tal:block tal:condition="not:request/form/@whole_messages/value | python:0">
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3392 <tr><th colspan="3" class="header">Messages</th>
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3393 <th colspan="2" class="header">
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
3394 <a href="?@whole_messages=yes">show entire messages</a>
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3395 </th>
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3396 </tr>
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3397 <tr tal:repeat="msg context/messages">
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3398 <td><a tal:attributes="href string:msg${msg/id}"
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3399 tal:content="string:msg${msg/id}"></a></td>
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3400 <td tal:content="msg/author">author</td>
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1817
diff changeset
3401 <td class="date" tal:content="msg/date/pretty">date</td>
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3402 <td tal:content="msg/summary">summary</td>
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3403 <td>
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3404 <a tal:attributes="href string:?@remove@messages=${msg/id}&@action=edit">remove</a>
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3405 </td>
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3406 </tr>
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3407 </tal:block>
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3408
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3409 <tal:block tal:condition="request/form/@whole_messages/value | python:0">
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3410 <tr><th colspan="2" class="header">Messages</th>
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3411 <th class="header">
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3412 <a href="?@whole_messages=">show only summaries</a>
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3413 </th>
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3414 </tr>
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3415 <tal:block tal:repeat="msg context/messages">
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3416 <tr>
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3417 <th tal:content="msg/author">author</th>
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1817
diff changeset
3418 <th class="date" tal:content="msg/date/pretty">date</th>
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3419 <th style="text-align: right">
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3420 (<a tal:attributes="href string:?@remove@messages=${msg/id}&@action=edit">remove</a>)
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3421 </th>
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3422 </tr>
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3423 <tr><td colspan="3" tal:content="msg/content"></td></tr>
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3424 </tal:block>
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3425 </tal:block>
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3426 </table>
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3427
1262
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
3428
1559
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3429 Blocking issues that depend on other issues
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3430 -------------------------------------------
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3431
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3432 We needed the ability to mark certain issues as "blockers" - that is,
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3433 they can't be resolved until another issue (the blocker) they rely on is
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3434 resolved. To achieve this:
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3435
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3436 1. Create a new property on the issue Class,
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3437 ``blockers=Multilink("issue")``. Edit your tracker's dbinit.py file.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3438 Where the "issue" class is defined, something like::
1559
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3439
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3440 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue",
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3441 assignedto=Link("user"), topic=Multilink("keyword"),
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3442 priority=Link("priority"), status=Link("status"))
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3443
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3444 add the blockers entry like so::
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3445
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3446 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue",
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3447 blockers=Multilink("issue"),
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3448 assignedto=Link("user"), topic=Multilink("keyword"),
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3449 priority=Link("priority"), status=Link("status"))
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3450
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
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3451 2. Add the new "blockers" property to the issue.item edit page, using
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3452 something like::
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3453
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3454 <th>Waiting On</th>
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3455 <td>
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3456 <span tal:replace="structure python:context.blockers.field(showid=1,
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3457 size=20)" />
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3458 <span tal:replace="structure python:db.issue.classhelp('id,title')" />
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3459 <span tal:condition="context/blockers"
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3460 tal:repeat="blk context/blockers">
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3461 <br>View: <a tal:attributes="href string:issue${blk/id}"
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3462 tal:content="blk/id"></a>
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3463 </span>
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3464
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3465 You'll need to fiddle with your item page layout to find an
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3466 appropriate place to put it - I'll leave that fun part up to you.
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3467 Just make sure it appears in the first table, possibly somewhere near
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3468 the "superseders" field.
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3469
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3470 3. Create a new detector module (attached) which enforces the rules:
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3471
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3472 - issues may not be resolved if they have blockers
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3473 - when a blocker is resolved, it's removed from issues it blocks
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3474
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3475 The contents of the detector should be something like this::
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3476
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3477 def blockresolution(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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3478 ''' If the issue has blockers, don't allow it to be resolved.
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3479 '''
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3480 if nodeid is None:
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3481 blockers = []
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3482 else:
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3483 blockers = cl.get(nodeid, 'blockers')
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3484 blockers = newvalues.get('blockers', blockers)
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3485
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3486 # don't do anything if there's no blockers or the status hasn't
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3487 # changed
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3488 if not blockers or not newvalues.has_key('status'):
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3489 return
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3490
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3491 # get the resolved state ID
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3492 resolved_id = db.status.lookup('resolved')
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3493
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3494 # format the info
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3495 u = db.config.TRACKER_WEB
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3496 s = ', '.join(['<a href="%sissue%s">%s</a>'%(
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3497 u,id,id) for id in blockers])
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3498 if len(blockers) == 1:
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3499 s = 'issue %s is'%s
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3500 else:
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3501 s = 'issues %s are'%s
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3502
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3503 # ok, see if we're trying to resolve
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parents: 1522
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3504 if newvalues['status'] == resolved_id:
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3505 raise ValueError, "This issue can't be resolved until %s resolved."%s
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3506
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3507 def resolveblockers(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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3508 ''' When we resolve an issue that's a blocker, remove it from the
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parents: 1522
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3509 blockers list of the issue(s) it blocks.
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diff changeset
3510 '''
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diff changeset
3511 if not newvalues.has_key('status'):
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parents: 1522
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3512 return
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3513
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3514 # get the resolved state ID
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3515 resolved_id = db.status.lookup('resolved')
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3516
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diff changeset
3517 # interesting?
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3518 if newvalues['status'] != resolved_id:
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3519 return
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3520
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3521 # yes - find all the blocked issues, if any, and remove me from
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3522 # their blockers list
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3523 issues = cl.find(blockers=nodeid)
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parents: 1522
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3524 for issueid in issues:
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parents: 1522
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3525 blockers = cl.get(issueid, 'blockers')
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3526 if nodeid in blockers:
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parents: 1522
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3527 blockers.remove(nodeid)
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parents: 1522
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3528 cl.set(issueid, blockers=blockers)
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parents: 1522
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3529
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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3530
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3531 def init(db):
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parents: 1522
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3532 # might, in an obscure situation, happen in a create
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3533 db.issue.audit('create', blockresolution)
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3534 db.issue.audit('set', blockresolution)
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parents: 1522
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3535
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3536 # can only happen on a set
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parents: 1522
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3537 db.issue.react('set', resolveblockers)
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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3538
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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3539 Put the above code in a file called "blockers.py" in your tracker's
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3540 "detectors" directory.
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3541
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diff changeset
3542 4. Finally, and this is an optional step, modify the tracker web page
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diff changeset
3543 URLs so they filter out issues with any blockers. You do this by
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3544 adding an additional filter on "blockers" for the value "-1". For
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3545 example, the existing "Show All" link in the "page" template (in the
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3546 tracker's "html" directory) looks like this::
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3547
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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diff changeset
3548 <a href="issue?:sort=-activity&:group=priority&:filter=status&:columns=id,activity,title,creator,assignedto,status&status=-1,1,2,3,4,5,6,7">Show All</a><br>
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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diff changeset
3549
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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diff changeset
3550 modify it to add the "blockers" info to the URL (note, both the
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3551 ":filter" *and* "blockers" values must be specified)::
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3552
1568
d181aff91b40 *** empty log message ***
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diff changeset
3553 <a href="issue?:sort=-activity&:group=priority&:filter=status,blockers&blockers=-1&:columns=id,activity,title,creator,assignedto,status&status=-1,1,2,3,4,5,6,7">Show All</a><br>
1559
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3554
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3555 That's it. You should now be able to set blockers on your issues. Note
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diff changeset
3556 that if you want to know whether an issue has any other issues dependent
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3557 on it (i.e. it's in their blockers list) you can look at the journal
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diff changeset
3558 history at the bottom of the issue page - look for a "link" event to
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3559 another issue's "blockers" property.
1559
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3560
1808
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3561 Add users to the nosy list based on the topic
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3562 ---------------------------------------------
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3563
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3564 We need the ability to automatically add users to the nosy list based
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3565 on the occurence of a topic. Every user should be allowed to edit his
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3566 own list of topics for which he wants to be added to the nosy list.
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3567
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3568 Below will be showed that such a change can be performed with only
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3569 minimal understanding of the roundup system, but with clever use
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3570 of Copy and Paste.
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3571
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3572 This requires three changes to the tracker: a change in the database to
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3573 allow per-user recording of the lists of topics for which he wants to
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3574 be put on the nosy list, a change in the user view allowing to edit
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3575 this list of topics, and addition of an auditor which updates the nosy
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3576 list when a topic is set.
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3577
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3578 Adding the nosy topic list
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3579 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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parents: 1800
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3580
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3581 The change in the database to make is that for any user there should be
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3582 a list of topics for which he wants to be put on the nosy list. Adding
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diff changeset
3583 a ``Multilink`` of ``keyword`` seem to fullfill this (note that within
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3584 the code topics are called ``keywords``.) As such, all what has to be
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diff changeset
3585 done is to add a new field to the definition of ``user`` within the
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diff changeset
3586 file ``dbinit.py``. We will call this new field ``nosy_keywords``, and
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3587 the updated definition of user will be::
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3588
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3589 user = Class(db, "user",
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3590 username=String(), password=Password(),
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3591 address=String(), realname=String(),
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3592 phone=String(), organisation=String(),
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3593 alternate_addresses=String(),
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3594 queries=Multilink('query'), roles=String(),
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3595 timezone=String(),
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3596 nosy_keywords=Multilink('keyword'))
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3597
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3598 Changing the user view to allow changing the nosy topic list
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3599 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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3600
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3601 We want any user to be able to change the list of topics for which
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3602 he will by default be added to the nosy list. We choose to add this
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3603 to the user view, as is generated by the file ``html/user.item.html``.
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3604 We easily can
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3605 see that the topic field in the issue view has very similar editting
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3606 requirements as our nosy topics, both being a list of topics. As
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3607 such, we search for Topics in ``issue.item.html``, and extract the
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3608 associated parts from there. We add this to ``user.item.html`` at the
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3609 bottom of the list of viewed items (i.e. just below the 'Alternate
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3610 E-mail addresses' in the classic template)::
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3611
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3612 <tr>
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3613 <th>Nosy Topics</th>
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3614 <td>
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3615 <span tal:replace="structure context/nosy_keywords/field" />
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3616 <span tal:replace="structure python:db.keyword.classhelp(property='nosy_keywords')" />
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3617 </td>
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3618 </tr>
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3619
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3620
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3621 Addition of an auditor to update the nosy list
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3622 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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3623
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3624 The more difficult part is the addition of the logic to actually
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3625 at the users to the nosy list when it is required.
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3626 The choice is made to perform this action when the topics on an
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3627 item are set, including when an item is created.
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3628 Here we choose to start out with a copy of the
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3629 ``detectors/nosyreaction.py`` detector, which we copy to the file
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3630 ``detectors/nosy_keyword_reaction.py``.
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3631 This looks like a good start as it also adds users
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3632 to the nosy list. A look through the code reveals that the
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3633 ``nosyreaction`` function actually is sending the e-mail, which
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3634 we do not need. As such, we can change the init function to::
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3635
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3636 def init(db):
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3637 db.issue.audit('create', update_kw_nosy)
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3638 db.issue.audit('set', update_kw_nosy)
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3639
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3640 After that we rename the ``updatenosy`` function to ``update_kw_nosy``.
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3641 The first two blocks of code in that function relate to settings
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3642 ``current`` to a combination of the old and new nosy lists. This
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3643 functionality is left in the new auditor. The following block of
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3644 code, which in ``updatenosy`` handled adding the assignedto user(s)
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3645 to the nosy list, should be replaced by a block of code to add the
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3646 interested users to the nosy list. We choose here to loop over all
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3647 new topics, than loop over all users,
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3648 and assign the user to the nosy list when the topic in the user's
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3649 nosy_keywords. The next part in ``updatenosy``, adding the author
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3650 and/or recipients of a message to the nosy list, obviously is not
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3651 relevant here and thus is deleted from the new auditor. The last
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3652 part, copying the new nosy list to newvalues, does not have to be changed.
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3653 This brings the following function::
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3654
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3655 def update_kw_nosy(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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3656 '''Update the nosy list for changes to the topics
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3657 '''
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3658 # nodeid will be None if this is a new node
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3659 current = {}
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3660 if nodeid is None:
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3661 ok = ('new', 'yes')
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3662 else:
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diff changeset
3663 ok = ('yes',)
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3664 # old node, get the current values from the node if they haven't
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3665 # changed
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3666 if not newvalues.has_key('nosy'):
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3667 nosy = cl.get(nodeid, 'nosy')
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3668 for value in nosy:
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3669 if not current.has_key(value):
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3670 current[value] = 1
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3671
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3672 # if the nosy list changed in this transaction, init from the new value
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3673 if newvalues.has_key('nosy'):
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3674 nosy = newvalues.get('nosy', [])
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3675 for value in nosy:
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diff changeset
3676 if not db.hasnode('user', value):
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diff changeset
3677 continue
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3678 if not current.has_key(value):
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3679 current[value] = 1
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3680
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3681 # add users with topic in nosy_keywords to the nosy list
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3682 if newvalues.has_key('topic') and newvalues['topic'] is not None:
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3683 topic_ids = newvalues['topic']
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3684 for topic in topic_ids:
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diff changeset
3685 # loop over all users,
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3686 # and assign user to nosy when topic in nosy_keywords
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3687 for user_id in db.user.list():
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3688 nosy_kw = db.user.get(user_id, "nosy_keywords")
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3689 found = 0
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3690 for kw in nosy_kw:
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parents: 1800
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3691 if kw == topic:
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3692 found = 1
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3693 if found:
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3694 current[user_id] = 1
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3695
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3696 # that's it, save off the new nosy list
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3697 newvalues['nosy'] = current.keys()
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3698
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diff changeset
3699 and these two function are the only ones needed in the file.
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3700
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3701 TODO: update this example to use the find() Class method.
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3702
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3703 Caveats
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3704 ~~~~~~~
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3705
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diff changeset
3706 A few problems with the design here can be noted:
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3707
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3708 Multiple additions
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3709 When a user, after automatic selection, is manually removed
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3710 from the nosy list, he again is added to the nosy list when the
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diff changeset
3711 topic list of the issue is updated. A better design might be
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3712 to only check which topics are new compared to the old list
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3713 of topics, and only add users when they have indicated
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3714 interest on a new topic.
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3715
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diff changeset
3716 The code could also be changed to only trigger on the create() event,
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diff changeset
3717 rather than also on the set() event, thus only setting the nosy list
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diff changeset
3718 when the issue is created.
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3719
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3720 Scalability
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diff changeset
3721 In the auditor there is a loop over all users. For a site with
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diff changeset
3722 only few users this will pose no serious problem, however, with
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3723 many users this will be a serious performance bottleneck.
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diff changeset
3724 A way out will be to link from the topics to the users which
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diff changeset
3725 selected these topics a nosy topics. This will eliminate the
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diff changeset
3726 loop over all users.
1559
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3727
1816
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3728
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diff changeset
3729 Adding action links to the index page
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parents: 1808
diff changeset
3730 -------------------------------------
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3731
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diff changeset
3732 Add a column to the item.index.html template.
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parents: 1808
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3733
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diff changeset
3734 Resolving the issue::
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3735
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diff changeset
3736 <a tal:attributes="href
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diff changeset
3737 string:issue${i/id}?:status=resolved&:action=edit">resolve</a>
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parents: 1808
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3738
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parents: 1808
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3739 "Take" the issue::
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parents: 1808
diff changeset
3740
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parents: 1808
diff changeset
3741 <a tal:attributes="href
1817
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parents: 1816
diff changeset
3742 string:issue${i/id}?:assignedto=${request/user/id}&:action=edit">take</a>
1816
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parents: 1808
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3743
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parents: 1808
diff changeset
3744 ... and so on
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parents: 1808
diff changeset
3745
1954
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3746 Users may only edit their issues
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3747 --------------------------------
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3748
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3749 Users registering themselves are granted Provisional access - meaning they
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
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parents: 1952
diff changeset
3750 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.
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parents: 1952
diff changeset
3751 Role called "Provisional User" which is granted to newly-registered users,
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
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parents: 1952
diff changeset
3752 and has limited access. One of the Permissions they have is the new "Edit
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
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parents: 1952
diff changeset
3753 Own" on issues (regular users have "Edit".) We back up the permissions with
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3754 an auditor.
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3755
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3756 First up, we create the new Role and Permission structure in
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3757 ``dbinit.py``::
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3758
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3759 # New users not approved by the admin
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3760 db.security.addRole(name='Provisional User',
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
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parents: 1952
diff changeset
3761 description='New user registered via web or email')
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3762 p = db.security.addPermission(name='Edit Own', klass='issue',
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3763 description='Can only edit own issues')
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3764 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', p)
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3765
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3766 # Assign the access and edit Permissions for issue to new users now
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3767 p = db.security.getPermission('View', 'issue')
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3768 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', p)
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3769 p = db.security.getPermission('Edit', 'issue')
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3770 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', p)
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3771
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3772 # and give the new users access to the web and email interface
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3773 p = db.security.getPermission('Web Access')
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3774 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', p)
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3775 p = db.security.getPermission('Email Access')
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3776 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', p)
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3777
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3778
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3779 Then in the ``config.py`` we change the Role assigned to newly-registered
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3780 users, replacing the existing ``'User'`` values::
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3781
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3782 NEW_WEB_USER_ROLES = 'Provisional User'
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3783 NEW_EMAIL_USER_ROLES = 'Provisional User'
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3784
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3785 Finally we add a new *auditor* to the ``detectors`` directory called
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3786 ``provisional_user_auditor.py``::
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3787
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parents: 1952
diff changeset
3788 def audit_provisionaluser(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3789 ''' New users are only allowed to modify their own issues.
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3790 '''
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
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parents: 1952
diff changeset
3791 if (db.getuid() != cl.get(nodeid, 'creator')
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3792 and db.security.hasPermission('Edit Own', db.getuid(), cl.classname)):
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3793 raise ValueError, ('You are only allowed to edit your own %s'
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3794 % cl.classname)
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3795
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3796 def init(db):
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3797 # fire before changes are made
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3798 db.issue.audit('set', audit_provisionaluser)
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3799 db.issue.audit('retire', audit_provisionaluser)
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3800 db.issue.audit('restore', audit_provisionaluser)
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3801
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3802 Note that some older trackers might also want to change the ``page.html``
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3803 template as follows::
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3804
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3805 <p class="classblock"
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3806 - tal:condition="python:request.user.username != 'anonymous'">
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3807 + tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('View', 'user')">
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3808 <b>Administration</b><br>
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3809 <tal:block tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('Edit', None)">
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3810 <a href="home?:template=classlist">Class List</a><br>
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3811
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3812 (note that the "-" indicates a removed line, and the "+" indicates an added
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3813 line).
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3814
a71bc3a6f433 Added 'Users may only edit their issues' customisation example.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1952
diff changeset
3815
1966
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1954
diff changeset
3816 Colouring the rows in the issue index according to priority
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1954
diff changeset
3817 -----------------------------------------------------------
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parents: 1954
diff changeset
3818
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parents: 1954
diff changeset
3819 A simple ``tal:attributes`` statement will do the bulk of the work here. In
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
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parents: 1954
diff changeset
3820 the ``issue.index.html`` template, add to the ``<tr>`` that displays the
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1954
diff changeset
3821 actual rows of data::
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
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parents: 1954
diff changeset
3822
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parents: 1954
diff changeset
3823 <tr tal:attributes="class string:priority-${i/priority/plain}">
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1954
diff changeset
3824
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1954
diff changeset
3825 and then in your stylesheet (``style.css``) specify the colouring for the
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
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parents: 1954
diff changeset
3826 different priorities, like::
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
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parents: 1954
diff changeset
3827
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parents: 1954
diff changeset
3828 tr.priority-critical td {
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parents: 1954
diff changeset
3829 background-color: red;
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parents: 1954
diff changeset
3830 }
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parents: 1954
diff changeset
3831
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parents: 1954
diff changeset
3832 tr.priority-urgent td {
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parents: 1954
diff changeset
3833 background-color: orange;
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parents: 1954
diff changeset
3834 }
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parents: 1954
diff changeset
3835
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1954
diff changeset
3836 and so on, with far less offensive colours :)
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parents: 1954
diff changeset
3837
2009
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3838 Editing multiple items in an index view
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3839 ---------------------------------------
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3840
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3841 To edit the status of all items in the item index view, edit the
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3842 ``issue.item.html``:
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3843
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3844 1. add a form around the listing table, so at the top it reads::
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3845
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3846 <form method="POST" tal:attributes="action request/classname">
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3847 <table class="list">
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3848
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3849 and at the bottom of that table::
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3850
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3851 </table>
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3852 </form
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3853
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3854 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
3855 navigation table or the subsequent form table.
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3856
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3857 2. in the display for the issue property, change::
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3858
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3859 <td tal:condition="request/show/status"
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3860 tal:content="python:i.status.plain() or default">&nbsp;</td>
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3861
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3862 to::
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3863
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3864 <td tal:condition="request/show/status"
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3865 tal:content="structure i/status/field">&nbsp;</td>
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3866
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3867 this will result in an edit field for the status property.
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3868
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3869 3. after the ``tal:block`` which lists the actual index items (marked by
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3870 ``tal:repeat="i batch"``) add a new table row::
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3871
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3872 <tr>
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3873 <td tal:attributes="colspan python:len(request.columns)">
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3874 <input type="submit" value=" Save Changes ">
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3875 <input type="hidden" name="@action" value="edit">
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3876 <tal:block replace="structure request/indexargs_form" />
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3877 </td>
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3878 </tr>
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3879
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3880 which gives us a submit button, indicates that we are performing an edit
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3881 on any changed statuses and the final block will make sure that the
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3882 current index view parameters (filtering, columns, etc) will be used in
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3883 rendering the next page (the results of the editing).
3594e5d2b411 added new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2007
diff changeset
3884
1098
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