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Summary: Constrain format of classname and document Define the format of a valid classname. Updated design doc, function doc and glossary to document format. Error message for case where we have a redefinition of a classname now says why ValueError is raised since we are raising ValueError for incorrect classname format as well. Tests for all cases including verification of cause for ValueError exceptions.
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2 Roundup Glossary
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7 a definition of the properties and behaviour of a set of items
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8 classname
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9 the name of a class. It must start with a letter, end with a letter
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10 or "_", and only have alphanumerics and "_" in the middle.
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11 db (or hyperdb)
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12 a collection of items
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14 a combined class + itemid reference to any item in the hyperdb
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15 itemid
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16 a numeric reference to a particular item of one class
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18 a collection of data that forms one entry in the hyperdb.
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20 one element of data that makes up an item. In Roundup, the set
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21 of item properties may be changed as needed - even after the
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22 tracker has been initialised and used in production.
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23 schema
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24 the definition of all the classes that make up an tracker
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26 the schema and hyperdb that forms one issue tracker
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27 tracker home
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28 the physical location on disk of a tracker
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33 Back to `Table of Contents`_
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35 .. _`Table of Contents`: index.html
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