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1 ===================
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2 Customising Roundup
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3 ===================
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5 :Version: $Revision: 1.191 $
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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`_ 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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39 =================== ========================================================
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40 Tracker File Description
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41 =================== ========================================================
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42 config.ini Holds the basic `tracker configuration`_
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43 schema.py Holds the `tracker schema`_
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44 initial_data.py Holds any data to be entered into the database when the
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45 tracker is initialised.
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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 db/backend_name Names the database back-end for the tracker
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49 detectors/ Auditors and reactors for this tracker
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50 extensions/ Additional web actions and templating utilities.
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51 html/ Web interface templates, images and style sheets
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52 =================== ========================================================
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55 Tracker Configuration
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56 =====================
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58 The ``config.ini`` located in your tracker home contains the basic
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59 configuration for the web and e-mail components of roundup's interfaces.
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61 Changes to the data captured by your tracker is controlled by the `tracker
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62 schema`_. Some configuration is also performed using permissions - see the
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63 `security / access controls`_ section. For example, to allow users to
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64 automatically register through the email interface, you must grant the
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65 "Anonymous" Role the "Email Access" Permission.
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67 The following is taken from the `Python Library Reference`__ (May 20, 2004)
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68 section "ConfigParser -- Configuration file parser":
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70 The configuration file consists of sections, led by a "[section]" header
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73 from values. The optional values can contain format strings which
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77 For example::
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79 [My Section]
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80 foodir = %(dir)s/whatever
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81 dir = frob
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83 would resolve the "%(dir)s" to the value of "dir" ("frob" in this case)
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84 resulting in "foodir" being "frob/whatever".
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86 __ http://docs.python.org/lib/module-ConfigParser.html
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88 Section **main**
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89 database -- ``db``
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90 Database directory path. The path may be either absolute or relative
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91 to the directory containig this config file.
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93 templates -- ``html``
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94 Path to the HTML templates directory. The path may be either absolute
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95 or relative to the directory containig this config file.
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97 admin_email -- ``roundup-admin``
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98 Email address that roundup will complain to if it runs into trouble. If
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99 the email address doesn't contain an ``@`` part, the MAIL_DOMAIN defined
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100 below is used.
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102 dispatcher_email -- ``roundup-admin``
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103 The 'dispatcher' is a role that can get notified of new items to the
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104 database. It is used by the ERROR_MESSAGES_TO config setting. If the
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105 email address doesn't contain an ``@`` part, the MAIL_DOMAIN defined
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106 below is used.
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108 email_from_tag -- default *blank*
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109 Additional text to include in the "name" part of the From: address used
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110 in nosy messages. If the sending user is "Foo Bar", the From: line
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111 is usually: ``"Foo Bar" <issue_tracker@tracker.example>``
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112 the EMAIL_FROM_TAG goes inside the "Foo Bar" quotes like so:
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113 ``"Foo Bar EMAIL_FROM_TAG" <issue_tracker@tracker.example>``
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115 new_web_user_roles -- ``User``
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116 Roles that a user gets when they register with Web User Interface.
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117 This is a comma-separated list of role names (e.g. ``Admin,User``).
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119 new_email_user_roles -- ``User``
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120 Roles that a user gets when they register with Email Gateway.
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121 This is a comma-separated string of role names (e.g. ``Admin,User``).
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123 error_messages_to -- ``user``
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124 Send error message emails to the ``dispatcher``, ``user``, or ``both``?
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125 The dispatcher is configured using the DISPATCHER_EMAIL setting.
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126 Allowed values: ``dispatcher``, ``user``, or ``both``
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128 html_version -- ``html4``
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129 HTML version to generate. The templates are ``html4`` by default.
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130 If you wish to make them xhtml, then you'll need to change this
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131 var to ``xhtml`` too so all auto-generated HTML is compliant.
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132 Allowed values: ``html4``, ``xhtml``
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134 timezone -- ``0``
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135 Numeric timezone offset used when users do not choose their own
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136 in their settings.
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138 instant_registration -- ``yes``
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139 Register new users instantly, or require confirmation via
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140 email?
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141 Allowed values: ``yes``, ``no``
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143 Section **tracker**
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144 name -- ``Roundup issue tracker``
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145 A descriptive name for your roundup instance.
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147 web -- ``http://host.example/demo/``
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148 The web address that the tracker is viewable at.
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149 This will be included in information sent to users of the tracker.
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150 The URL MUST include the cgi-bin part or anything else
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151 that is required to get to the home page of the tracker.
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152 You MUST include a trailing '/' in the URL.
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156
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157 Section **rdbms**
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158 Settings in this section are used by Postgresql and MySQL backends only
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160 name -- ``roundup``
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161 Name of the database to use.
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163 host -- ``localhost``
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164 Database server host.
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166 port -- default *blank*
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172 Database user name that Roundup should use.
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174 password -- ``roundup``
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175 Database user password.
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176
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177 Section **logging**
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178 config -- default *blank*
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179 Path to configuration file for standard Python logging module. If this
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180 option is set, logging configuration is loaded from specified file;
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181 options 'filename' and 'level' in this section are ignored. The path may
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184 filename -- default *blank*
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185 Log file name for minimal logging facility built into Roundup. If no file
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186 name specified, log messages are written on stderr. If above 'config'
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187 option is set, this option has no effect. The path may be either absolute
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188 or relative to the directory containig this config file.
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190 level -- ``ERROR``
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191 Minimal severity level of messages written to log file. If above 'config'
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192 option is set, this option has no effect.
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193 Allowed values: ``DEBUG``, ``INFO``, ``WARNING``, ``ERROR``
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194
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195 Section **mail**
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196 Outgoing email options. Used for nosy messages, password reset and
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197 registration approval requests.
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198
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199 domain -- ``localhost``
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200 Domain name used for email addresses.
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202 host -- default *blank*
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203 SMTP mail host that roundup will use to send mail
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205 username -- default *blank*
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206 SMTP login name. Set this if your mail host requires authenticated access.
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207 If username is not empty, password (below) MUST be set!
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208
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209 password -- default *blank*
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210 SMTP login password.
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211 Set this if your mail host requires authenticated access.
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212
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213 tls -- ``no``
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214 If your SMTP mail host provides or requires TLS (Transport Layer Security)
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215 then you may set this option to 'yes'.
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216 Allowed values: ``yes``, ``no``
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218 tls_keyfile -- default *blank*
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219 If TLS is used, you may set this option to the name of a PEM formatted
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220 file that contains your private key. The path may be either absolute or
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221 relative to the directory containig this config file.
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223 tls_certfile -- default *blank*
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224 If TLS is used, you may set this option to the name of a PEM formatted
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225 certificate chain file. The path may be either absolute or relative
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226 to the directory containig this config file.
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227
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228 charset -- utf-8
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229 Character set to encode email headers with. We use utf-8 by default, as
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230 it's the most flexible. Some mail readers (eg. Eudora) can't cope with
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231 that, so you might need to specify a more limited character set
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232 (eg. iso-8859-1).
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234 debug -- default *blank*
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235 Setting this option makes Roundup to write all outgoing email messages
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236 to this file *instead* of sending them. This option has the same effect
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237 as environment variable SENDMAILDEBUG. Environment variable takes
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238 precedence. The path may be either absolute or relative to the directory
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239 containig this config file.
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240
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241 Section **mailgw**
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242 Roundup Mail Gateway options
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244 keep_quoted_text -- ``yes``
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245 Keep email citations when accepting messages. Setting this to ``no`` strips
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246 out "quoted" text from the message. Signatures are also stripped.
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247 Allowed values: ``yes``, ``no``
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248
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249 leave_body_unchanged -- ``no``
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250 Preserve the email body as is - that is, keep the citations *and*
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251 signatures.
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252 Allowed values: ``yes``, ``no``
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254 default_class -- ``issue``
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255 Default class to use in the mailgw if one isn't supplied in email subjects.
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256 To disable, leave the value blank.
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258 subject_prefix_parsing -- ``strict``
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259 Controls the parsing of the [prefix] on subject lines in incoming emails.
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260 ``strict`` will return an error to the sender if the [prefix] is not
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261 recognised. ``loose`` will attempt to parse the [prefix] but just
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262 pass it through as part of the issue title if not recognised. ``none``
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265 subject_suffix_parsing -- ``strict``
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266 Controls the parsing of the [suffix] on subject lines in incoming emails.
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267 ``strict`` will return an error to the sender if the [suffix] is not
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268 recognised. ``loose`` will attempt to parse the [suffix] but just
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269 pass it through as part of the issue title if not recognised. ``none``
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272 subject_suffix_delimiters -- ``[]``
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273 Defines the brackets used for delimiting the commands suffix in a subject
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274 line.
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276 subject_content_match -- ``always``
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277 Controls matching of the incoming email subject line against issue titles
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278 in the case where there is no designator [prefix]. ``never`` turns off
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279 matching. ``creation + interval`` or ``activity + interval`` will match
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280 an issue for the interval after the issue's creation or last activity.
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281 The interval is a standard Roundup interval.
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283 Section **nosy**
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284 Nosy messages sending
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286 messages_to_author -- ``no``
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287 Send nosy messages to the author of the message.
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288 Allowed values: ``yes``, ``no``, ``new``
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290 signature_position -- ``bottom``
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291 Where to place the email signature.
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292 Allowed values: ``top``, ``bottom``, ``none``
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294 add_author -- ``new``
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295 Does the author of a message get placed on the nosy list automatically?
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296 If ``new`` is used, then the author will only be added when a message
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297 creates a new issue. If ``yes``, then the author will be added on
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298 followups too. If ``no``, they're never added to the nosy.
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299 Allowed values: ``yes``, ``no``, ``new``
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301 add_recipients -- ``new``
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302 Do the recipients (``To:``, ``Cc:``) of a message get placed on the nosy
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303 list? If ``new`` is used, then the recipients will only be added when a
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304 message creates a new issue. If ``yes``, then the recipients will be added
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305 on followups too. If ``no``, they're never added to the nosy.
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306 Allowed values: ``yes``, ``no``, ``new``
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308 email_sending -- ``single``
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309 Controls the email sending from the nosy reactor. If ``multiple`` then
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310 a separate email is sent to each recipient. If ``single`` then a single
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311 email is sent with each recipient as a CC address.
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313 You may generate a new default config file using the ``roundup-admin
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314 genconfig`` command.
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316 Configuration variables may be referred to in lower or upper case. In code,
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317 variables not in the "main" section are referred to using their section and
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318 name, so "domain" in the section "mail" becomes MAIL_DOMAIN. The
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319 configuration variables available are:
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322 Tracker Schema
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323 ==============
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325 .. note::
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326 if you modify the schema, you'll most likely need to edit the
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327 `web interface`_ HTML template files and `detectors`_ to reflect
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328 your changes.
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330 A tracker schema defines what data is stored in the tracker's database.
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331 Schemas are defined using Python code in the ``schema.py`` module of your
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332 tracker.
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333
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334 The ``schema.py`` module
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335 ------------------------
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336
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337 The ``schema.py`` module contains two functions:
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339 **open**
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340 This function defines what your tracker looks like on the inside, the
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341 **schema** of the tracker. It defines the **Classes** and **properties**
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342 on each class. It also defines the **security** for those Classes. The
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343 next few sections describe how schemas work and what you can do with
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344 them.
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345 **init**
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346 This function is responsible for setting up the initial state of your
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347 tracker. It's called exactly once - but the ``roundup-admin initialise``
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348 command. See the start of the section on `database content`_ for more
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349 info about how this works.
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352 The "classic" schema
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353 --------------------
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354
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355 The "classic" schema looks like this (see section `setkey(property)`_
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356 below for the meaning of ``'setkey'`` -- you may also want to look into
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357 the sections `setlabelprop(property)`_ and `setorderprop(property)`_ for
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358 specifying (default) labelling and ordering of classes.)::
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360 pri = Class(db, "priority", name=String(), order=String())
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361 pri.setkey("name")
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363 stat = Class(db, "status", name=String(), order=String())
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364 stat.setkey("name")
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366 keyword = Class(db, "keyword", name=String())
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367 keyword.setkey("name")
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368
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369 user = Class(db, "user", username=String(), organisation=String(),
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370 password=String(), address=String(), realname=String(),
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371 phone=String())
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372 user.setkey("username")
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374 msg = FileClass(db, "msg", author=Link("user"), summary=String(),
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375 date=Date(), recipients=Multilink("user"),
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376 files=Multilink("file"))
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378 file = FileClass(db, "file", name=String(), type=String())
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379
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380 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue", topic=Multilink("keyword"),
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381 status=Link("status"), assignedto=Link("user"),
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382 priority=Link("priority"))
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383 issue.setkey('title')
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386 What you can't do to the schema
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387 -------------------------------
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388
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389 You must never:
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390
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391 **Remove the users class**
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392 This class is the only *required* class in Roundup.
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393
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394 **Remove the "username", "address", "password" or "realname" user properties**
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395 Various parts of Roundup require these properties. Don't remove them.
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396
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397 **Change the type of a property**
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398 Property types must *never* be changed - the database simply doesn't take
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399 this kind of action into account. Note that you can't just remove a
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400 property and re-add it as a new type either. If you wanted to make the
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401 assignedto property a Multilink, you'd need to create a new property
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402 assignedto_list and remove the old assignedto property.
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405 What you can do to the schema
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406 -----------------------------
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407
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408 Your schema may be changed at any time before or after the tracker has been
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409 initialised (or used). You may:
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410
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411 **Add new properties to classes, or add whole new classes**
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412 This is painless and easy to do - there are generally no repurcussions
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413 from adding new information to a tracker's schema.
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414
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415 **Remove properties**
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416 Removing properties is a little more tricky - you need to make sure that
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417 the property is no longer used in the `web interface`_ *or* by the
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418 detectors_.
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422 Classes and Properties - creating a new information store
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423 ---------------------------------------------------------
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424
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425 In the tracker above, we've defined 7 classes of information:
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427 priority
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428 Defines the possible levels of urgency for issues.
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430 status
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431 Defines the possible states of processing the issue may be in.
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433 keyword
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434 Initially empty, will hold keywords useful for searching issues.
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436 user
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437 Initially holding the "admin" user, will eventually have an entry
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438 for all users using roundup.
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440 msg
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441 Initially empty, will hold all e-mail messages sent to or
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442 generated by roundup.
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444 file
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445 Initially empty, will hold all files attached to issues.
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447 issue
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448 Initially empty, this is where the issue information is stored.
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450 We define the "priority" and "status" classes to allow two things:
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451 reduction in the amount of information stored on the issue and more
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452 powerful, accurate searching of issues by priority and status. By only
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453 requiring a link on the issue (which is stored as a single number) we
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455 simply makes a new one up.
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458 Class and Items
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459 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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461 A Class defines a particular class (or type) of data that will be stored
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463 the information about the class items.
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464
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465 The actual data entered into the database, using ``class.create()``, are
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466 called items. They have a special immutable property called ``'id'``. We
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467 sometimes refer to this as the *itemid*.
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468
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470 Properties
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471 ~~~~~~~~~~
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472
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473 A Class is comprised of one or more properties of the following types:
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474
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475 * String properties are for storing arbitrary-length strings.
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476 * Password properties are for storing encoded arbitrary-length strings.
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477 The default encoding is defined on the ``roundup.password.Password``
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478 class.
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479 * Date properties store date-and-time stamps. Their values are Timestamp
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480 objects.
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481 * Number properties store numeric values.
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482 * Boolean properties store on/off, yes/no, true/false values.
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483 * A Link property refers to a single other item selected from a
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484 specified class. The class is part of the property; the value is an
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485 integer, the id of the chosen item.
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486 * A Multilink property refers to possibly many items in a specified
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487 class. The value is a list of integers.
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488
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489 All Classes automatically have a number of properties by default:
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490
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491 *creator*
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492 Link to the user that created the item.
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493 *creation*
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494 Date the item was created.
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495 *actor*
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496 Link to the user that last modified the item.
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497 *activity*
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498 Date the item was last modified.
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499
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500
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501 FileClass
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502 ~~~~~~~~~
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503
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504 FileClasses save their "content" attribute off in a separate file from
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505 the rest of the database. This reduces the number of large entries in
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506 the database, which generally makes databases more efficient, and also
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507 allows us to use command-line tools to operate on the files. They are
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508 stored in the files sub-directory of the ``'db'`` directory in your
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509 tracker.
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510
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511
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512 IssueClass
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513 ~~~~~~~~~~
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514
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515 IssueClasses automatically include the "messages", "files", "nosy", and
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516 "superseder" properties.
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517
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518 The messages and files properties list the links to the messages and
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519 files related to the issue. The nosy property is a list of links to
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520 users who wish to be informed of changes to the issue - they get "CC'ed"
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521 e-mails when messages are sent to or generated by the issue. The nosy
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522 reactor (in the ``'detectors'`` directory) handles this action. The
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523 superseder link indicates an issue which has superseded this one.
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524
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525 They also have the dynamically generated "creation", "activity" and
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526 "creator" properties.
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527
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528 The value of the "creation" property is the date when an item was
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529 created, and the value of the "activity" property is the date when any
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530 property on the item was last edited (equivalently, these are the dates
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531 on the first and last records in the item's journal). The "creator"
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532 property holds a link to the user that created the issue.
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533
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535 setkey(property)
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536 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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537
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538 Select a String property of the class to be the key property. The key
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539 property must be unique, and allows references to the items in the class
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540 by the content of the key property. That is, we can refer to users by
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541 their username: for example, let's say that there's an issue in roundup,
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542 issue 23. There's also a user, richard, who happens to be user 2. To
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543 assign an issue to him, we could do either of::
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544
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545 roundup-admin set issue23 assignedto=2
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547 or::
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548
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549 roundup-admin set issue23 assignedto=richard
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550
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551 Note, the same thing can be done in the web and e-mail interfaces.
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552
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553 setlabelprop(property)
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554 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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555
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556 Select a property of the class to be the label property. The label
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557 property is used whereever an item should be uniquely identified, e.g.,
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558 when displaying a link to an item. If setlabelprop is not specified for
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559 a class, the following values are tried for the label:
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560
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561 * the key of the class (see the `setkey(property)`_ section above)
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562 * the "name" property
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563 * the "title" property
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564 * the first property from the sorted property name list
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565
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566 So in most cases you can get away without specifying setlabelprop
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567 explicitly.
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568
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569 setorderprop(property)
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570 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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571
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572 Select a property of the class to be the order property. The order
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573 property is used whenever using a default sort order for the class,
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574 e.g., when grouping or sorting class A by a link to class B in the user
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575 interface, the order property of class B is used for sorting. If
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576 setorderprop is not specified for a class, the following values are tried
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577 for the order property:
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578
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579 * the property named "order"
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580 * the label property (see `setlabelprop(property)`_ above)
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581
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582 So in most cases you can get away without specifying setorderprop
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583 explicitly.
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585 create(information)
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586 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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587
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588 Create an item in the database. This is generally used to create items
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589 in the "definitional" classes like "priority" and "status".
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591
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592 A note about ordering
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593 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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594
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595 When we sort items in the hyperdb, we use one of a number of methods,
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596 depending on the properties being sorted on:
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597
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598 1. If it's a String, Number, Date or Interval property, we just sort the
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599 scalar value of the property. Strings are sorted case-sensitively.
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600 2. If it's a Link property, we sort by either the linked item's "order"
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601 property (if it has one) or the linked item's "id".
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602 3. Mulitlinks sort similar to #2, but we start with the first Multilink
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603 list item, and if they're the same, we sort by the second item, and
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604 so on.
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606 Note that if an "order" property is defined on a Class that is used for
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607 sorting, all items of that Class *must* have a value against the "order"
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608 property, or sorting will result in random ordering.
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610
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611 Examples of adding to your schema
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612 ---------------------------------
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614 TODO
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615
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617 Detectors - adding behaviour to your tracker
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618 ============================================
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619 .. _detectors:
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620
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621 Detectors are initialised every time you open your tracker database, so
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622 you're free to add and remove them any time, even after the database is
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623 initialised via the ``roundup-admin initialise`` command.
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624
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625 The detectors in your tracker fire *before* (**auditors**) and *after*
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626 (**reactors**) changes to the contents of your database. They are Python
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627 modules that sit in your tracker's ``detectors`` directory. You will
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628 have some installed by default - have a look. You can write new
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629 detectors or modify the existing ones. The existing detectors installed
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630 for you are:
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631
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632 **nosyreaction.py**
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633 This provides the automatic nosy list maintenance and email sending.
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634 The nosy reactor (``nosyreaction``) fires when new messages are added
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635 to issues. The nosy auditor (``updatenosy``) fires when issues are
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636 changed, and figures out what changes need to be made to the nosy list
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637 (such as adding new authors, etc.)
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638 **statusauditor.py**
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639 This provides the ``chatty`` auditor which changes the issue status
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640 from ``unread`` or ``closed`` to ``chatting`` if new messages appear.
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641 It also provides the ``presetunread`` auditor which pre-sets the
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642 status to ``unread`` on new items if the status isn't explicitly
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643 defined.
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644 **messagesummary.py**
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645 Generates the ``summary`` property for new messages based on the message
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646 content.
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647 **userauditor.py**
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648 Verifies the content of some of the user fields (email addresses and
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649 roles lists).
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650
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651 If you don't want this default behaviour, you're completely free to change
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652 or remove these detectors.
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653
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654 See the detectors section in the `design document`__ for details of the
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655 interface for detectors.
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656
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657 __ design.html
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658
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660 Detector API
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661 ------------
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662
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663 Auditors are called with the arguments::
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664
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665 audit(db, cl, itemid, newdata)
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667 where ``db`` is the database, ``cl`` is an instance of Class or
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668 IssueClass within the database, and ``newdata`` is a dictionary mapping
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669 property names to values.
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670
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671 For a ``create()`` operation, the ``itemid`` argument is None and
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672 newdata contains all of the initial property values with which the item
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673 is about to be created.
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675 For a ``set()`` operation, newdata contains only the names and values of
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676 properties that are about to be changed.
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677
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678 For a ``retire()`` or ``restore()`` operation, newdata is None.
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679
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680 Reactors are called with the arguments::
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681
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682 react(db, cl, itemid, olddata)
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683
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684 where ``db`` is the database, ``cl`` is an instance of Class or
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685 IssueClass within the database, and ``olddata`` is a dictionary mapping
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686 property names to values.
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687
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688 For a ``create()`` operation, the ``itemid`` argument is the id of the
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689 newly-created item and ``olddata`` is None.
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691 For a ``set()`` operation, ``olddata`` contains the names and previous
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692 values of properties that were changed.
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694 For a ``retire()`` or ``restore()`` operation, ``itemid`` is the id of
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695 the retired or restored item and ``olddata`` is None.
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698 Additional Detectors Ready For Use
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699 ----------------------------------
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700
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701 Sample additional detectors that have been found useful will appear in
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702 the ``'detectors'`` directory of the Roundup distribution. If you want
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703 to use one, copy it to the ``'detectors'`` of your tracker instance:
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704
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705 **newissuecopy.py**
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706 This detector sends an email to a team address whenever a new issue is
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707 created. The address is hard-coded into the detector, so edit it
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708 before you use it (look for the text 'team@team.host') or you'll get
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709 email errors!
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710 **creator_resolution.py**
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711 Catch attempts to set the status to "resolved" - if the assignedto
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712 user isn't the creator, then set the status to "confirm-done". Note that
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713 "classic" Roundup doesn't have that status, so you'll have to add it. If
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714 you don't want to though, it'll just use "in-progress" instead.
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715 **email_auditor.py**
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716 If a file added to an issue is of type message/rfc822, we tack on the
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717 extension .eml.
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718 The reason for this is that Microsoft Internet Explorer will not open
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719 things with a .eml attachment, as they deem it 'unsafe'. Worse yet,
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720 they'll just give you an incomprehensible error message. For more
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721 information, see the detector code - it has a length explanation.
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723
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724 Auditor or Reactor?
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725 -------------------
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726
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727 Generally speaking, the following rules should be observed:
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728
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729 **Auditors**
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730 Are used for `vetoing creation of or changes to items`_. They might
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731 also make automatic changes to item properties.
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732 **Reactors**
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733 Detect changes in the database and react accordingly. They should avoid
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734 making changes to the database where possible, as this could create
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735 detector loops.
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738 Vetoing creation of or changes to items
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739 ---------------------------------------
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740
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741 Auditors may raise the ``Reject`` exception to prevent the creation of
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742 or changes to items in the database. The mail gateway, for example, will
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743 not attach files or messages to issues when the creation of those files or
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744 messages are prevented through the ``Reject`` exception. It'll also not create
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745 users if that creation is ``Reject``'ed too.
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746
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747 To use, simply add at the top of your auditor::
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748
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749 from roundup.exceptions import Reject
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750
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751 And then when your rejection criteria have been detected, simply::
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752
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753 raise Reject
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756 Generating email from Roundup
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759 The module ``roundup.mailer`` contains most of the nuts-n-bolts required
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760 to generate email messages from Roundup.
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762 In addition, the ``IssueClass`` methods ``nosymessage()`` and
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763 ``send_message()`` are used to generate nosy messages, and may generate
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768
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769 Database Content
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770 ================
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771
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772 .. note::
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773 if you modify the content of definitional classes, you'll most
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774 likely need to edit the tracker `detectors`_ to reflect your changes.
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776 Customisation of the special "definitional" classes (eg. status,
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777 priority, resolution, ...) may be done either before or after the
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778 tracker is initialised. The actual method of doing so is completely
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779 different in each case though, so be careful to use the right one.
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780
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781 **Changing content before tracker initialisation**
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782 Edit the initial_data.py module in your tracker to alter the items
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783 created using the ``create( ... )`` methods.
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784
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785 **Changing content after tracker initialisation**
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786 As the "admin" user, click on the "class list" link in the web
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788 name of the class you wish to change the content of.
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790 You may also use the ``roundup-admin`` interface's create, set and
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791 retire methods to add, alter or remove items from the classes in
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792 question.
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794 See "`adding a new field to the classic schema`_" for an example that
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795 requires database content changes.
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796
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797
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798 Security / Access Controls
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799 ==========================
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800
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801 A set of Permissions is built into the security module by default:
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802
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803 - Create (everything)
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804 - Edit (everything)
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805 - View (everything)
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806
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807 These are assigned to the "Admin" Role by default, and allow a user to do
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808 anything. Every Class you define in your `tracker schema`_ also gets an
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809 Create, Edit and View Permission of its own. The web and email interfaces
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810 also define:
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811
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812 *Email Access*
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813 If defined, the user may use the email interface. Used by default to deny
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814 Anonymous users access to the email interface. When granted to the
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815 Anonymous user, they will be automatically registered by the email
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816 interface (see also the ``new_email_user_roles`` configuration option).
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817 *Web Access*
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818 If defined, the user may use the web interface. All users are able to see
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819 the login form, regardless of this setting (thus enabling logging in).
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820 *Web Roles*
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821 Controls user access to editing the "roles" property of the "user" class.
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822 TODO: deprecate in favour of a property-based control.
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823
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824 These are hooked into the default Roles:
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825
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826 - Admin (Create, Edit, View and everything; Web Roles)
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827 - User (Web Access; Email Access)
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828 - Anonymous (Web Access)
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829
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830 And finally, the "admin" user gets the "Admin" Role, and the "anonymous"
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831 user gets "Anonymous" assigned when the tracker is installed.
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832
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833 For the "User" Role, the "classic" tracker defines:
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834
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835 - Create, Edit and View issue, file, msg, query, keyword
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836 - View priority, status
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837 - View user
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838 - Edit their own user record
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839
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840 And the "Anonymous" Role is defined as:
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841
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842 - Web interface access
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843 - Create user (for registration)
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844 - View issue, file, msg, query, keyword, priority, status
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845
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846 Put together, these settings appear in the tracker's ``schema.py`` file::
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847
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848 #
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849 # TRACKER SECURITY SETTINGS
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850 #
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851 # See the configuration and customisation document for information
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852 # about security setup.
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853
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854 #
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855 # REGULAR USERS
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856 #
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857 # Give the regular users access to the web and email interface
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858 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'Web Access')
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859 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'Email Access')
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860
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861 # Assign the access and edit Permissions for issue, file and message
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862 # to regular users now
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863 for cl in 'issue', 'file', 'msg', 'query', 'keyword':
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864 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'View', cl)
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865 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'Edit', cl)
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866 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'Create', cl)
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867 for cl in 'priority', 'status':
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868 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'View', cl)
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869
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870 # May users view other user information? Comment these lines out
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871 # if you don't want them to
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872 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'View', 'user')
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873
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874 # Users should be able to edit their own details -- this permission
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875 # is limited to only the situation where the Viewed or Edited item
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876 # is their own.
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878 '''Determine whether the userid matches the item being accessed.'''
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879 return userid == itemid
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880 p = db.security.addPermission(name='View', klass='user', check=own_record,
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881 description="User is allowed to view their own user details")
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882 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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883 p = db.security.addPermission(name='Edit', klass='user', check=own_record,
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884 description="User is allowed to edit their own user details")
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885 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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886
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887 #
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888 # ANONYMOUS USER PERMISSIONS
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889 #
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890 # Let anonymous users access the web interface. Note that almost all
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891 # trackers will need this Permission. The only situation where it's not
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892 # required is in a tracker that uses an HTTP Basic Authenticated front-end.
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893 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Anonymous', 'Web Access')
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894
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895 # Let anonymous users access the email interface (note that this implies
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896 # that they will be registered automatically, hence they will need the
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897 # "Create" user Permission below)
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898 # This is disabled by default to stop spam from auto-registering users on
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899 # public trackers.
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900 #db.security.addPermissionToRole('Anonymous', 'Email Access')
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903 # Role. Choices here are:
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904 # - Allow anonymous users to register
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905 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Anonymous', 'Create', 'user')
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907 # Allow anonymous users access to view issues (and the related, linked
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908 # information)
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909 for cl in 'issue', 'file', 'msg', 'keyword', 'priority', 'status':
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910 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Anonymous', 'View', cl)
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911
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912 # [OPTIONAL]
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913 # Allow anonymous users access to create or edit "issue" items (and the
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914 # related file and message items)
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915 #for cl in 'issue', 'file', 'msg':
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916 # db.security.addPermissionToRole('Anonymous', 'Create', cl)
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917 # db.security.addPermissionToRole('Anonymous', 'Edit', cl)
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919
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920 Automatic Permission Checks
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921 ---------------------------
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922
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923 Permissions are automatically checked when information is rendered
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924 through the web. This includes:
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925
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926 1. View checks for properties when being rendered via the ``plain()`` or
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927 similar methods. If the check fails, the text "[hidden]" will be
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928 displayed.
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929 2. Edit checks for properties when the edit field is being rendered via
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930 the ``field()`` or similar methods. If the check fails, the property
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931 will be rendered via the ``plain()`` method (see point 1. for subsequent
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932 checking performed)
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933 3. View checks are performed in index pages for each item being displayed
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934 such that if the user does not have permission, the row is not rendered.
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935 4. View checks are performed at the top of item pages for the Item being
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936 displayed. If the user does not have permission, the text "You are not
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937 allowed to view this page." will be displayed.
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938 5. View checks are performed at the top of index pages for the Class being
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939 displayed. If the user does not have permission, the text "You are not
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940 allowed to view this page." will be displayed.
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942
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943 New User Roles
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945
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946 New users are assigned the Roles defined in the config file as:
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947
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948 - NEW_WEB_USER_ROLES
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949 - NEW_EMAIL_USER_ROLES
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950
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951 The `users may only edit their issues`_ example shows customisation of
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952 these parameters.
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953
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954
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955 Changing Access Controls
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956 ------------------------
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957
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958 You may alter the configuration variables to change the Role that new
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959 web or email users get, for example to not give them access to the web
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960 interface if they register through email.
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961
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962 You may use the ``roundup-admin`` "``security``" command to display the
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963 current Role and Permission configuration in your tracker.
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964
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965
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966 Adding a new Permission
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967 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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968
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969 When adding a new Permission, you will need to:
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970
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971 1. add it to your tracker's ``schema.py`` so it is created, using
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972 ``security.addPermission``, for example::
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974 self.security.addPermission(name="View", klass='frozzle',
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975 description="User is allowed to access frozzles")
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977 will set up a new "View" permission on the Class "frozzle".
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978 2. enable it for the Roles that should have it (verify with
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979 "``roundup-admin security``")
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980 3. add it to the relevant HTML interface templates
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981 4. add it to the appropriate xxxPermission methods on in your tracker
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982 interfaces module
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983
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984 The ``addPermission`` method takes a couple of optional parameters:
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985
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986 **properties**
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987 A sequence of property names that are the only properties to apply the
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988 new Permission to (eg. ``... klass='user', properties=('name',
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989 'email') ...``)
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990 **check**
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991 A function to be execute which returns boolean determining whether the
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992 Permission is allowed. The function has the signature ``check(db, userid,
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993 itemid)`` where ``db`` is a handle on the open database, ``userid`` is
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994 the user attempting access and ``itemid`` is the specific item being
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995 accessed.
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996
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997 Example Scenarios
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998 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1000 See the `examples`_ section for longer examples of customisation.
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1002 **anonymous access through the e-mail gateway**
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1003 Give the "anonymous" user the "Email Access", ("Edit", "issue") and
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1004 ("Create", "msg") Permissions but do not not give them the ("Create",
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1005 "user") Permission. This means that when an unknown user sends email
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1006 into the tracker, they're automatically logged in as "anonymous".
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1007 Since they don't have the ("Create", "user") Permission, they won't
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1008 be automatically registered, but since "anonymous" has permission to
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1009 use the gateway, they'll still be able to submit issues. Note that
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1010 the Sender information - their email address - will not be available
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1011 - they're *anonymous*.
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1015 unidentified user will automatically be registered with the tracker
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1017 the web until an admin sets their password). This is the default
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1018 behaviour in the tracker templates that ship with Roundup. The new user
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1020 variable.
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1022 **only developers may be assigned issues**
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1023 Create a new Permission called "Fixer" for the "issue" class. Create a
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1025 appropriate users. Filter the list of users available in the assignedto
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1026 list to include only those users. Enforce the Permission with an
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1027 auditor. See the example
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1028 `restricting the list of users that are assignable to a task`_.
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1029
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1030 **only managers may sign off issues as complete**
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1031 Create a new Permission called "Closer" for the "issue" class. Create a
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1032 new Role "Manager" which has that Permission, and assign that to the
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1033 appropriate users. In your web interface, only display the "resolved"
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1034 issue state option when the user has the "Closer" Permissions. Enforce
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1035 the Permission with an auditor. This is very similar to the previous
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1036 example, except that the web interface check would look like::
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1038 <option tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('Closer')"
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1039 value="resolved">Resolved</option>
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1041 **don't give web access to users who register through email**
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1042 Create a new Role called "Email User" which has all the Permissions of
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1043 the normal "User" Role minus the "Web Access" Permission. This will
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1044 allow users to send in emails to the tracker, but not access the web
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1045 interface.
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1046
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1047 **let some users edit the details of all users**
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1048 Create a new Role called "User Admin" which has the Permission for
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1049 editing users::
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1050
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1051 db.security.addRole(name='User Admin', description='Managing users')
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1052 p = db.security.getPermission('Edit', 'user')
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1053 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User Admin', p)
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1054
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1055 and assign the Role to the users who need the permission.
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1056
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1057
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1058 Web Interface
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1059 =============
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1060
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1061 .. contents::
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1062 :local:
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1063
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1064 The web interface is provided by the ``roundup.cgi.client`` module and
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1065 is used by ``roundup.cgi``, ``roundup-server`` and ``ZRoundup``
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1066 (``ZRoundup`` is broken, until further notice). In all cases, we
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1067 determine which tracker is being accessed (the first part of the URL
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1068 path inside the scope of the CGI handler) and pass control on to the
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1069 ``roundup.cgi.client.Client`` class - which handles the rest of the
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1070 access through its ``main()`` method. This means that you can do pretty
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1071 much anything you want as a web interface to your tracker.
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1072
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1073
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1074
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1075 Repercussions of changing the tracker schema
1098
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1076 ---------------------------------------------
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1077
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1078 If you choose to change the `tracker schema`_ you will need to ensure
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1079 the web interface knows about it:
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1080
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1081 1. Index, item and search pages for the relevant classes may need to
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1082 have properties added or removed,
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1083 2. The "page" template may require links to be changed, as might the
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1084 "home" page's content arguments.
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1085
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1086
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1087 How requests are processed
1098
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1088 --------------------------
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1089
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1090 The basic processing of a web request proceeds as follows:
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1091
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1092 1. figure out who we are, defaulting to the "anonymous" user
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1093 2. figure out what the request is for - we call this the "context"
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1094 3. handle any requested action (item edit, search, ...)
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1095 4. render the template requested by the context, resulting in HTML
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1096 output
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1097
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1098 In some situations, exceptions occur:
1070
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1099
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1100 - HTTP Redirect (generally raised by an action)
1674
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1101 - SendFile (generally raised by ``determine_context``)
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1102 here we serve up a FileClass "content" property
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1103 - SendStaticFile (generally raised by ``determine_context``)
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1104 here we serve up a file from the tracker "html" directory
1057
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1105 - Unauthorised (generally raised by an action)
1674
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1106 here the action is cancelled, the request is rendered and an error
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1107 message is displayed indicating that permission was not granted for
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1108 the action to take place
1057
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1109 - NotFound (raised wherever it needs to be)
1674
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1110 this exception percolates up to the CGI interface that called the
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1111 client
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1112
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1113
1073
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
1114 Determining web context
1098
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1115 -----------------------
1073
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1116
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1117 To determine the "context" of a request, we look at the URL and the
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parents: 1674
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1118 special request variable ``@template``. The URL path after the tracker
1674
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1119 identifier is examined. Typical URL paths look like:
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1120
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1121 1. ``/tracker/issue``
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diff changeset
1122 2. ``/tracker/issue1``
2589
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1123 3. ``/tracker/@@file/style.css``
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1124 4. ``/cgi-bin/roundup.cgi/tracker/file1``
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diff changeset
1125 5. ``/cgi-bin/roundup.cgi/tracker/file1/kitten.png``
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parents: 1003
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1126
1089
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parents: 1083
diff changeset
1127 where the "tracker identifier" is "tracker" in the above cases. That means
2589
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1128 we're looking at "issue", "issue1", "@@file/style.css", "file1" and
1057
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parents: 1003
diff changeset
1129 "file1/kitten.png" in the cases above. The path is generally only one
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parents: 1003
diff changeset
1130 entry long - longer paths are handled differently.
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1131
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1132 a. if there is no path, then we are in the "home" context. See `the "home"
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parents: 2209
diff changeset
1133 context`_ below for more information about how it may be used.
2589
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diff changeset
1134 b. if the path starts with "@@file" (as in example 3,
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diff changeset
1135 "/tracker/@@file/style.css"), then the additional path entry,
1057
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diff changeset
1136 "style.css" specifies the filename of a static file we're to serve up
2589
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parents: 2588
diff changeset
1137 from the tracker TEMPLATES (or STATIC_FILES, if configured) directory.
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parents: 2588
diff changeset
1138 This is usually the tracker's "html" directory. Raises a SendStaticFile
809758599cdc oops, double-@
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1139 exception.
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1140 c. if there is something in the path (as in example 1, "issue"), it
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1141 identifies the tracker class we're to display.
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1142 d. if the path is an item designator (as in examples 2 and 4, "issue1"
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1143 and "file1"), then we're to display a specific item.
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1144 e. if the path starts with an item designator and is longer than one
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1145 entry (as in example 5, "file1/kitten.png"), then we're assumed to be
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1146 handling an item of a ``FileClass``, and the extra path information
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1147 gives the filename that the client is going to label the download
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1148 with (i.e. "file1/kitten.png" is nicer to download than "file1").
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1149 This raises a ``SendFile`` exception.
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1150
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1151 Both b. and e. stop before we bother to determine the template we're
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1152 going to use. That's because they don't actually use templates.
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1153
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1154 The template used is specified by the ``@template`` CGI variable, which
1674
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1155 defaults to:
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1156
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1157 - only classname suplied: "index"
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1158 - full item designator supplied: "item"
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1159
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1160
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1161 The "home" Context
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1162 ------------------
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1163
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1164 The "home" context is special because it allows you to add templated
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1165 pages to your tracker that don't rely on a class or item (ie. an issues
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1166 list or specific issue).
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1167
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1168 Let's say you wish to add frames to control the layout of your tracker's
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1169 interface. You'd probably have:
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1170
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1171 - A top-level frameset page. This page probably wouldn't be templated, so
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1172 it could be served as a static file (see `serving static content`_)
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1173 - A sidebar frame that is templated. Let's call this page
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1174 "home.navigation.html" in your tracker's "html" directory. To load that
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1175 page up, you use the URL:
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1176
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1177 <tracker url>/home?@template=navigation
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1178
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1179
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1180 Serving static content
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1181 ----------------------
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1182
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1183 See the previous section `determining web context`_ where it describes
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1184 ``@@file`` paths.
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1185
00dfd8b50773 doc clarification
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parents: 2129
diff changeset
1186
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parents: 1070
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1187 Performing actions in web requests
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parents: 1096
diff changeset
1188 ----------------------------------
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
1189
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
1190 When a user requests a web page, they may optionally also request for an
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1191 action to take place. As described in `how requests are processed`_, the
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
1192 action is performed before the requested page is generated. Actions are
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parents: 1674
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1193 triggered by using a ``@action`` CGI variable, where the value is one
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1194 of:
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
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parents: 1057
diff changeset
1195
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
1196 **login**
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
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parents: 1057
diff changeset
1197 Attempt to log a user in.
1278
0c0494deb09f doc for the retire action
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parents: 1270
diff changeset
1198
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
1199 **logout**
1058
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1057
diff changeset
1200 Log the user out - make them "anonymous".
1278
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parents: 1270
diff changeset
1201
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
1202 **register**
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1203 Attempt to create a new user based on the contents of the form and then
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1204 log them in.
1278
0c0494deb09f doc for the retire action
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parents: 1270
diff changeset
1205
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
1206 **edit**
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1207 Perform an edit of an item in the database. There are some `special form
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1208 variables`_ you may use.
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1057
diff changeset
1209
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
1210 **new**
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1211 Add a new item to the database. You may use the same `special form
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1212 variables`_ as in the "edit" action.
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1057
diff changeset
1213
1278
0c0494deb09f doc for the retire action
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parents: 1270
diff changeset
1214 **retire**
0c0494deb09f doc for the retire action
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1270
diff changeset
1215 Retire the item in the database.
0c0494deb09f doc for the retire action
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1270
diff changeset
1216
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
1217 **editCSV**
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1057
diff changeset
1218 Performs an edit of all of a class' items in one go. See also the
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1219 *class*.csv templating method which generates the CSV data to be
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1220 edited, and the ``'_generic.index'`` template which uses both of these
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1221 features.
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1057
diff changeset
1222
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
1223 **search**
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1224 Mangle some of the form variables:
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1225
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1226 - Set the form ":filter" variable based on the values of the filter
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1227 variables - if they're set to anything other than "dontcare" then add
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1228 them to :filter.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1229
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1230 - Also handle the ":queryname" variable and save off the query to the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1231 user's query list.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1232
2017
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
1233 Each of the actions is implemented by a corresponding ``*XxxAction*`` (where
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
1234 "Xxx" is the name of the action) class in the ``roundup.cgi.actions`` module.
2915
7d97c75e7cba more docs
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parents: 2914
diff changeset
1235 These classes are registered with ``roundup.cgi.client.Client``. If you need
7d97c75e7cba more docs
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parents: 2914
diff changeset
1236 to define new actions, you may add them there (see `defining new
2017
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
1237 web actions`_).
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
1238
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
1239 Each action class also has a ``*permission*`` method which determines whether
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
1240 the action is permissible given the current user. The base permission checks
2991
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2983
diff changeset
1241 for each action are:
2983
9614a101b68f Stuff from the train ride this morning:
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parents: 2958
diff changeset
1242
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
1243 **login**
2991
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
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parents: 2983
diff changeset
1244 Determine whether the user has the "Web Access" Permission.
1125
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
1245 **logout**
1058
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parents: 1057
diff changeset
1246 No permission checks are made.
1125
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
1247 **register**
3404
7d48c5b1e8f2 merge from maint-0-8
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3363
diff changeset
1248 Determine whether the user has the ("Create", "user") Permission.
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
1249 **edit**
2983
9614a101b68f Stuff from the train ride this morning:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2958
diff changeset
1250 Determine whether the user has permission to edit this item. If we're
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1251 editing the "user" class, users are allowed to edit their own details -
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1252 unless they try to edit the "roles" property, which requires the
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1057
diff changeset
1253 special Permission "Web Roles".
1125
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
1254 **new**
2983
9614a101b68f Stuff from the train ride this morning:
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parents: 2958
diff changeset
1255 Determine whether the user has permission to create this item. No
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1256 additional property checks are made. Additionally, new user items may
3404
7d48c5b1e8f2 merge from maint-0-8
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3363
diff changeset
1257 be created if the user has the ("Create", "user") Permission.
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
1258 **editCSV**
2991
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2983
diff changeset
1259 Determine whether the user has permission to edit this class.
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
1260 **search**
2991
b9a55628a78d more doc fixes
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parents: 2983
diff changeset
1261 Determine whether the user has permission to view this class.
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1057
diff changeset
1262
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
1263
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1264 Special form variables
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1265 ----------------------
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1266
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1267 Item properties and their values are edited with html FORM
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1268 variables and their values. You can:
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1269
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1270 - Change the value of some property of the current item.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1271 - Create a new item of any class, and edit the new item's
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1272 properties,
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1273 - Attach newly created items to a multilink property of the
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1274 current item.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1275 - Remove items from a multilink property of the current item.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1276 - Specify that some properties are required for the edit
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1277 operation to be successful.
3429
963003d2ffdd add @language and @charset to "Special form variables" section
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3417
diff changeset
1278 - Set up user interface locale.
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1279
3293
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parents: 3292
diff changeset
1280 These operations will only take place if the form action (the
8897483a9f8b doc tweak
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parents: 3292
diff changeset
1281 ``@action`` variable) is "edit" or "new".
8897483a9f8b doc tweak
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parents: 3292
diff changeset
1282
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1283 In the following, <bracketed> values are variable, "@" may be
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1284 either ":" or "@", and other text "required" is fixed.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1285
3429
963003d2ffdd add @language and @charset to "Special form variables" section
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3417
diff changeset
1286 Two special form variables are used to specify user language preferences:
963003d2ffdd add @language and @charset to "Special form variables" section
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3417
diff changeset
1287
963003d2ffdd add @language and @charset to "Special form variables" section
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3417
diff changeset
1288 ``@language``
963003d2ffdd add @language and @charset to "Special form variables" section
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3417
diff changeset
1289 value may be locale name or ``none``. If this variable is set to
963003d2ffdd add @language and @charset to "Special form variables" section
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3417
diff changeset
1290 locale name, web interface language is changed to given value
963003d2ffdd add @language and @charset to "Special form variables" section
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3417
diff changeset
1291 (provided that appropriate translation is available), the value
963003d2ffdd add @language and @charset to "Special form variables" section
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3417
diff changeset
1292 is stored in the browser cookie and will be used for all following
963003d2ffdd add @language and @charset to "Special form variables" section
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3417
diff changeset
1293 requests. If value is ``none`` the cookie is removed and the
963003d2ffdd add @language and @charset to "Special form variables" section
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3417
diff changeset
1294 language is changed to the tracker default, set up in the tracker
963003d2ffdd add @language and @charset to "Special form variables" section
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3417
diff changeset
1295 configuration or OS environment.
963003d2ffdd add @language and @charset to "Special form variables" section
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3417
diff changeset
1296
963003d2ffdd add @language and @charset to "Special form variables" section
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3417
diff changeset
1297 ``@charset``
963003d2ffdd add @language and @charset to "Special form variables" section
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parents: 3417
diff changeset
1298 value may be character set name or ``none``. Character set name
963003d2ffdd add @language and @charset to "Special form variables" section
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3417
diff changeset
1299 is stored in the browser cookie and sets output encoding for all
963003d2ffdd add @language and @charset to "Special form variables" section
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3417
diff changeset
1300 HTML pages generated by Roundup. If value is ``none`` the cookie
963003d2ffdd add @language and @charset to "Special form variables" section
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3417
diff changeset
1301 is removed and HTML output is reset to Roundup internal encoding
963003d2ffdd add @language and @charset to "Special form variables" section
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3417
diff changeset
1302 (UTF-8).
963003d2ffdd add @language and @charset to "Special form variables" section
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3417
diff changeset
1303
1679
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diff changeset
1304 Most properties are specified as form variables:
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1305
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1306 ``<propname>``
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1307 property on the current context item
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1308
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
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1309 ``<designator>"@"<propname>``
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1310 property on the indicated item (for editing related information)
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parents: 1674
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1311
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1312 Designators name a specific item of a class.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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diff changeset
1313
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1314 ``<classname><N>``
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1315 Name an existing item of class <classname>.
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parents: 1674
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1316
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1317 ``<classname>"-"<N>``
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1318 Name the <N>th new item of class <classname>. If the form
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1319 submission is successful, a new item of <classname> is
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1320 created. Within the submitted form, a particular
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diff changeset
1321 designator of this form always refers to the same new
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1322 item.
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diff changeset
1323
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1324 Once we have determined the "propname", we look at it to see
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
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1325 if it's special:
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parents: 1674
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1326
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1327 ``@required``
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1328 The associated form value is a comma-separated list of
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1329 property names that must be specified when the form is
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1330 submitted for the edit operation to succeed.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1331
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1332 When the <designator> is missing, the properties are
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1333 for the current context item. When <designator> is
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1334 present, they are for the item specified by
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1335 <designator>.
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1336
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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diff changeset
1337 The "@required" specifier must come before any of the
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1338 properties it refers to are assigned in the form.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1339
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1340 ``@remove@<propname>=id(s)`` or ``@add@<propname>=id(s)``
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1341 The "@add@" and "@remove@" edit actions apply only to
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1342 Multilink properties. The form value must be a
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1343 comma-separate list of keys for the class specified by
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1344 the simple form variable. The listed items are added
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1345 to (respectively, removed from) the specified
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1346 property.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1347
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1348 ``@link@<propname>=<designator>``
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1349 If the edit action is "@link@", the simple form
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1350 variable must specify a Link or Multilink property.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1351 The form value is a comma-separated list of
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1352 designators. The item corresponding to each
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1353 designator is linked to the property given by simple
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1354 form variable.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1355
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1356 None of the above (ie. just a simple form value)
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1357 The value of the form variable is converted
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1358 appropriately, depending on the type of the property.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1359
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1360 For a Link('klass') property, the form value is a
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1361 single key for 'klass', where the key field is
2983
9614a101b68f Stuff from the train ride this morning:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2958
diff changeset
1362 specified in schema.py.
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1363
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1364 For a Multilink('klass') property, the form value is a
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1365 comma-separated list of keys for 'klass', where the
2983
9614a101b68f Stuff from the train ride this morning:
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2958
diff changeset
1366 key field is specified in schema.py.
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1367
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1368 Note that for simple-form-variables specifiying Link
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1369 and Multilink properties, the linked-to class must
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1370 have a key field.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1371
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1372 For a String() property specifying a filename, the
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1373 file named by the form value is uploaded. This means we
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1374 try to set additional properties "filename" and "type" (if
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1375 they are valid for the class). Otherwise, the property
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1376 is set to the form value.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1377
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1378 For Date(), Interval(), Boolean(), and Number()
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1379 properties, the form value is converted to the
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1380 appropriate
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1381
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1382 Any of the form variables may be prefixed with a classname or
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1383 designator.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1384
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1385 Two special form values are supported for backwards compatibility:
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1386
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1387 @note
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1388 This is equivalent to::
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1389
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1390 @link@messages=msg-1
1918
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1850
diff changeset
1391 msg-1@content=value
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1392
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1393 except that in addition, the "author" and "date" properties of
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1394 "msg-1" are set to the userid of the submitter, and the current
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1395 time, respectively.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1396
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1397 @file
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1398 This is equivalent to::
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1399
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1400 @link@files=file-1
1918
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1850
diff changeset
1401 file-1@content=value
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1402
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1403 The String content value is handled as described above for file
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1404 uploads.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1405
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1406 If both the "@note" and "@file" form variables are
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1407 specified, the action::
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1408
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1409 @link@msg-1@files=file-1
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1410
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1411 is also performed.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1412
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1413 We also check that FileClass items have a "content" property with
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1414 actual content, otherwise we remove them from all_props before
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1415 returning.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1416
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1417
1091
d870139aeb5c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1089
diff changeset
1418 Default templates
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
1419 -----------------
1091
d870139aeb5c more doc
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parents: 1089
diff changeset
1420
1952
c40ed9113285 Applied Stefan Seefeld's html4/xhtml patch with some changes.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1918
diff changeset
1421 The default templates are html4 compliant. If you wish to change them to be
2921
ad4fb8a14a97 more doc updates, not so many TODOs any more
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2915
diff changeset
1422 xhtml compliant, you'll need to change the ``html_version`` configuration
ad4fb8a14a97 more doc updates, not so many TODOs any more
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2915
diff changeset
1423 variable in ``config.ini`` to ``'xhtml'`` instead of ``'html4'``.
1952
c40ed9113285 Applied Stefan Seefeld's html4/xhtml patch with some changes.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1918
diff changeset
1424
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1425 Most customisation of the web view can be done by modifying the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1426 templates in the tracker ``'html'`` directory. There are several types
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1427 of files in there. The *minimal* template includes:
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1428
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1429 **page.html**
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1430 This template usually defines the overall look of your tracker. When
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1431 you view an issue, it appears inside this template. When you view an
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1432 index, it also appears inside this template. This template defines a
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1433 macro called "icing" which is used by almost all other templates as a
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1434 coating for their content, using its "content" slot. It also defines
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1435 the "head_title" and "body_title" slots to allow setting of the page
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1436 title.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1437 **home.html**
1091
d870139aeb5c more doc
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parents: 1089
diff changeset
1438 the default page displayed when no other page is indicated by the user
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1439 **home.classlist.html**
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1440 a special version of the default page that lists the classes in the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1441 tracker
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1442 **classname.item.html**
1091
d870139aeb5c more doc
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parents: 1089
diff changeset
1443 displays an item of the *classname* class
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1444 **classname.index.html**
1091
d870139aeb5c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1089
diff changeset
1445 displays a list of *classname* items
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1446 **classname.search.html**
1091
d870139aeb5c more doc
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parents: 1089
diff changeset
1447 displays a search page for *classname* items
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1448 **_generic.index.html**
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1449 used to display a list of items where there is no
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
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1450 ``*classname*.index`` available
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1451 **_generic.help.html**
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1452 used to display a "class help" page where there is no
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1453 ``*classname*.help``
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1454 **user.register.html**
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1455 a special page just for the user class, that renders the registration
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1456 page
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1457 **style.css.html**
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1458 a static file that is served up as-is
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parents:
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1459
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1460 The *classic* template has a number of additional templates.
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1461
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1462 Remember that you can create any template extension you want to,
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1463 so if you just want to play around with the templating for new issues,
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1464 you can copy the current "issue.item" template to "issue.test", and then
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1465 access the test template using the "@template" URL argument::
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1466
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1467 http://your.tracker.example/tracker/issue?@template=test
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1468
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1469 and it won't affect your users using the "issue.item" template.
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1470
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1471
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1472 How the templates work
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1473 ----------------------
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1474
1674
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1475
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1476 Basic Templating Actions
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1477 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1478
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1479 Roundup's templates consist of special attributes on the HTML tags.
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1480 These attributes form the `Template Attribute Language`_, or TAL.
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1481 The basic TAL commands are:
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1482
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1483 **tal:define="variable expression; variable expression; ..."**
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1484 Define a new variable that is local to this tag and its contents. For
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1485 example::
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1486
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1487 <html tal:define="title request/description">
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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parents: 1058
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1488 <head><title tal:content="title"></title></head>
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1489 </html>
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1490
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1491 In this example, the variable "title" is defined as the result of the
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1492 expression "request/description". The "tal:content" command inside the
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1493 <html> tag may then use the "title" variable.
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1494
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1495 **tal:condition="expression"**
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1496 Only keep this tag and its contents if the expression is true. For
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1497 example::
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1498
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1499 <p tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('View', 'issue')">
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1500 Display some issue information.
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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parents: 1058
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1501 </p>
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1502
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1503 In the example, the <p> tag and its contents are only displayed if
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1504 the user has the "View" permission for issues. We consider the number
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1505 zero, a blank string, an empty list, and the built-in variable
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diff changeset
1506 nothing to be false values. Nearly every other value is true,
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1507 including non-zero numbers, and strings with anything in them (even
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diff changeset
1508 spaces!).
1070
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1509
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1510 **tal:repeat="variable expression"**
1674
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1511 Repeat this tag and its contents for each element of the sequence
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1512 that the expression returns, defining a new local variable and a
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1513 special "repeat" variable for each element. For example::
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1514
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1515 <tr tal:repeat="u user/list">
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parents: 1058
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1516 <td tal:content="u/id"></td>
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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parents: 1058
diff changeset
1517 <td tal:content="u/username"></td>
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1518 <td tal:content="u/realname"></td>
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diff changeset
1519 </tr>
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parents: 1058
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1520
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diff changeset
1521 The example would iterate over the sequence of users returned by
2855
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
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parents: 2739
diff changeset
1522 "user/list" and define the local variable "u" for each entry. Using
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
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parents: 2739
diff changeset
1523 the repeat command creates a new variable called "repeat" which you
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
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parents: 2739
diff changeset
1524 may access to gather information about the iteration. See the section
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
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parents: 2739
diff changeset
1525 below on `the repeat variable`_.
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1526
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1527 **tal:replace="expression"**
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diff changeset
1528 Replace this tag with the result of the expression. For example::
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1529
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1530 <span tal:replace="request/user/realname" />
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1531
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diff changeset
1532 The example would replace the <span> tag and its contents with the
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1533 user's realname. If the user's realname was "Bruce", then the
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diff changeset
1534 resultant output would be "Bruce".
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1535
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1536 **tal:content="expression"**
1674
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1537 Replace the contents of this tag with the result of the expression.
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diff changeset
1538 For example::
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diff changeset
1539
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diff changeset
1540 <span tal:content="request/user/realname">user's name appears here
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diff changeset
1541 </span>
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1542
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diff changeset
1543 The example would replace the contents of the <span> tag with the
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diff changeset
1544 user's realname. If the user's realname was "Bruce" then the
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1545 resultant output would be "<span>Bruce</span>".
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1546
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1547 **tal:attributes="attribute expression; attribute expression; ..."**
1674
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1548 Set attributes on this tag to the results of expressions. For
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1549 example::
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1550
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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diff changeset
1551 <a tal:attributes="href string:user${request/user/id}">My Details</a>
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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diff changeset
1552
1674
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1553 In the example, the "href" attribute of the <a> tag is set to the
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1554 value of the "string:user${request/user/id}" expression, which will
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diff changeset
1555 be something like "user123".
1070
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diff changeset
1556
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diff changeset
1557 **tal:omit-tag="expression"**
1070
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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parents: 1058
diff changeset
1558 Remove this tag (but not its contents) if the expression is true. For
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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diff changeset
1559 example::
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diff changeset
1560
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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parents: 1058
diff changeset
1561 <span tal:omit-tag="python:1">Hello, world!</span>
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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parents: 1058
diff changeset
1562
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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diff changeset
1563 would result in output of::
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diff changeset
1564
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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diff changeset
1565 Hello, world!
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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diff changeset
1566
1674
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1567 Note that the commands on a given tag are evaulated in the order above,
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1568 so *define* comes before *condition*, and so on.
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1569
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1570 Additionally, you may include tags such as <tal:block>, which are
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1571 removed from output. Its content is kept, but the tag itself is not (so
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1572 don't go using any "tal:attributes" commands on it). This is useful for
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1573 making arbitrary blocks of HTML conditional or repeatable (very handy
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1574 for repeating multiple table rows, which would othewise require an
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1575 illegal tag placement to effect the repeat).
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1576
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1577 .. _TAL:
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1578 .. _Template Attribute Language:
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1579 http://dev.zope.org/Wikis/DevSite/Projects/ZPT/TAL%20Specification%201.4
1214
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diff changeset
1580
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1581
1214
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1582 Templating Expressions
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1583 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1584
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1585 Templating Expressions are covered by `Template Attribute Language
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1586 Expression Syntax`_, or TALES. The expressions you may use in the
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1587 attribute values may be one of the following forms:
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1588
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1589 **Path Expressions** - eg. ``item/status/checklist``
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1590 These are object attribute / item accesses. Roughly speaking, the
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1591 path ``item/status/checklist`` is broken into parts ``item``,
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1592 ``status`` and ``checklist``. The ``item`` part is the root of the
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1593 expression. We then look for a ``status`` attribute on ``item``, or
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1594 failing that, a ``status`` item (as in ``item['status']``). If that
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1595 fails, the path expression fails. When we get to the end, the object
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1596 we're left with is evaluated to get a string - if it is a method, it
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1597 is called; if it is an object, it is stringified. Path expressions
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1598 may have an optional ``path:`` prefix, but they are the default
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1599 expression type, so it's not necessary.
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1600
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1601 If an expression evaluates to ``default``, then the expression is
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1602 "cancelled" - whatever HTML already exists in the template will
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1603 remain (tag content in the case of ``tal:content``, attributes in the
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1604 case of ``tal:attributes``).
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1605
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1606 If an expression evaluates to ``nothing`` then the target of the
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1607 expression is removed (tag content in the case of ``tal:content``,
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1608 attributes in the case of ``tal:attributes`` and the tag itself in
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1609 the case of ``tal:replace``).
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1610
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1611 If an element in the path may not exist, then you can use the ``|``
1674
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1612 operator in the expression to provide an alternative. So, the
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1613 expression ``request/form/foo/value | default`` would simply leave
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1614 the current HTML in place if the "foo" form variable doesn't exist.
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1615
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1616 You may use the python function ``path``, as in
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1617 ``path("item/status")``, to embed path expressions in Python
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1618 expressions.
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1619
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1620 **String Expressions** - eg. ``string:hello ${user/name}``
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1621 These expressions are simple string interpolations - though they can
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1622 be just plain strings with no interpolation if you want. The
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1623 expression in the ``${ ... }`` is just a path expression as above.
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1624
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1625 **Python Expressions** - eg. ``python: 1+1``
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1626 These expressions give the full power of Python. All the "root level"
1674
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1627 variables are available, so ``python:item.status.checklist()`` would
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1628 be equivalent to ``item/status/checklist``, assuming that
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1629 ``checklist`` is a method.
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1630
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1631 Modifiers:
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1632
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1633 **structure** - eg. ``structure python:msg.content.plain(hyperlink=1)``
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1634 The result of expressions are normally *escaped* to be safe for HTML
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1635 display (all "<", ">" and "&" are turned into special entities). The
1674
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1636 ``structure`` expression modifier turns off this escaping - the
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1637 result of the expression is now assumed to be HTML, which is passed
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1638 to the web browser for rendering.
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1639
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1640 **not:** - eg. ``not:python:1=1``
1674
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1641 This simply inverts the logical true/false value of another
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1642 expression.
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1643
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1644 .. _TALES:
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1645 .. _Template Attribute Language Expression Syntax:
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1646 http://dev.zope.org/Wikis/DevSite/Projects/ZPT/TALES%20Specification%201.3
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1647
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1648
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1649 Template Macros
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1650 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1651
1674
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1652 Macros are used in Roundup to save us from repeating the same common
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1653 page stuctures over and over. The most common (and probably only) macro
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1654 you'll use is the "icing" macro defined in the "page" template.
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1655
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1656 Macros are generated and used inside your templates using special
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1657 attributes similar to the `basic templating actions`_. In this case,
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1658 though, the attributes belong to the `Macro Expansion Template
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1659 Attribute Language`_, or METAL. The macro commands are:
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1660
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1661 **metal:define-macro="macro name"**
1674
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1662 Define that the tag and its contents are now a macro that may be
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1663 inserted into other templates using the *use-macro* command. For
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1664 example::
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1665
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1666 <html metal:define-macro="page">
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1667 ...
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1668 </html>
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1669
1674
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1670 defines a macro called "page" using the ``<html>`` tag and its
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1671 contents. Once defined, macros are stored on the template they're
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1672 defined on in the ``macros`` attribute. You can access them later on
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1673 through the ``templates`` variable, eg. the most common
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1674 ``templates/page/macros/icing`` to access the "page" macro of the
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1675 "page" template.
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1676
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1677 **metal:use-macro="path expression"**
1674
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1678 Use a macro, which is identified by the path expression (see above).
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1679 This will replace the current tag with the identified macro contents.
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1680 For example::
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1681
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1682 <tal:block metal:use-macro="templates/page/macros/icing">
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1683 ...
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1684 </tal:block>
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1685
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1686 will replace the tag and its contents with the "page" macro of the
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1687 "page" template.
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1688
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1689 **metal:define-slot="slot name"** and **metal:fill-slot="slot name"**
1674
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1690 To define *dynamic* parts of the macro, you define "slots" which may
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1691 be filled when the macro is used with a *use-macro* command. For
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1692 example, the ``templates/page/macros/icing`` macro defines a slot like
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1693 so::
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1694
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1695 <title metal:define-slot="head_title">title goes here</title>
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1696
1674
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1697 In your *use-macro* command, you may now use a *fill-slot* command
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1698 like this::
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1699
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1700 <title metal:fill-slot="head_title">My Title</title>
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1701
1674
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1702 where the tag that fills the slot completely replaces the one defined
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1703 as the slot in the macro.
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1704
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1705 Note that you may not mix `METAL`_ and `TAL`_ commands on the same tag, but
1674
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1706 TAL commands may be used freely inside METAL-using tags (so your
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1707 *fill-slots* tags may have all manner of TAL inside them).
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1708
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1709 .. _METAL:
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1710 .. _Macro Expansion Template Attribute Language:
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1711 http://dev.zope.org/Wikis/DevSite/Projects/ZPT/METAL%20Specification%201.0
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1712
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1713 Information available to templates
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1714 ----------------------------------
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1715
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1716 This is implemented by ``roundup.cgi.templating.RoundupPageTemplate``
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1717
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1718 The following variables are available to templates.
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1719
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1720 **context**
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1721 The current context. This is either None, a `hyperdb class wrapper`_
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1722 or a `hyperdb item wrapper`_
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1723 **request**
1073
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1724 Includes information about the current request, including:
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1725 - the current index information (``filterspec``, ``filter`` args,
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1726 ``properties``, etc) parsed out of the form.
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1727 - methods for easy filterspec link generation
1089
43ab730ee194 instance -> tracker, node -> item
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1728 - *user*, the current user item as an HTMLItem instance
1073
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1729 - *form*
1674
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1730 The current CGI form information as a mapping of form argument name
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1731 to value
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1732 **config**
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1733 This variable holds all the values defined in the tracker config.ini
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1734 file (eg. TRACKER_NAME, etc.)
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1735 **db**
1254
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1736 The current database, used to access arbitrary database items.
1213
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1737 **templates**
1674
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1738 Access to all the tracker templates by name. Used mainly in
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1739 *use-macro* commands.
1213
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parents: 1164
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1740 **utils**
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1741 This variable makes available some utility functions like batching.
1125
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1742 **nothing**
1674
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1743 This is a special variable - if an expression evaluates to this, then
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1744 the tag (in the case of a ``tal:replace``), its contents (in the case
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1745 of ``tal:content``) or some attributes (in the case of
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1746 ``tal:attributes``) will not appear in the the output. So, for
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1747 example::
1100
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1748
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1749 <span tal:attributes="class nothing">Hello, World!</span>
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1750
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1751 would result in::
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1752
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1753 <span>Hello, World!</span>
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1754
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1755 **default**
1100
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1756 Also a special variable - if an expression evaluates to this, then the
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parents: 1098
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1757 existing HTML in the template will not be replaced or removed, it will
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1758 remain. So::
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1759
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1760 <span tal:replace="default">Hello, World!</span>
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1761
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1762 would result in::
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1763
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1764 <span>Hello, World!</span>
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1765
2526
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1766 **true**, **false**
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1767 Boolean constants that may be used in `templating expressions`_
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parents: 2511
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1768 instead of ``python:1`` and ``python:0``.
2540
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1769 **i18n**
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parents: 2526
diff changeset
1770 Internationalization service, providing two string translation methods:
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parents: 2526
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1771
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parents: 2526
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1772 **gettext** (*message*)
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
1773 Return the localized translation of message
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parents: 2526
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1774 **ngettext** (*singular*, *plural*, *number*)
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
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parents: 2526
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1775 Like ``gettext()``, but consider plural forms. If a translation
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
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1776 is found, apply the plural formula to *number*, and return the
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
1777 resulting message (some languages have more than two plural forms).
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
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parents: 2526
diff changeset
1778 If no translation is found, return singular if *number* is 1;
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
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parents: 2526
diff changeset
1779 return plural otherwise.
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
1780
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
1781 This function requires python2.3; in earlier python versions
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
1782 may not work as expected.
1674
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1783
1073
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1784 The context variable
1098
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1785 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1073
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1786
1674
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1787 The *context* variable is one of three things based on the current
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1788 context (see `determining web context`_ for how we figure this out):
1073
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diff changeset
1789
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1790 1. if we're looking at a "home" page, then it's None
1123
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1791 2. if we're looking at a specific hyperdb class, it's a
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1792 `hyperdb class wrapper`_.
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1793 3. if we're looking at a specific hyperdb item, it's a
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1794 `hyperdb item wrapper`_.
1073
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diff changeset
1795
1674
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1796 If the context is not None, we can access the properties of the class or
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parents: 1671
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1797 item. The only real difference between cases 2 and 3 above are:
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1798
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1799 1. the properties may have a real value behind them, and this will
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parents: 1671
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1800 appear if the property is displayed through ``context/property`` or
1073
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diff changeset
1801 ``context/property/field``.
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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1802 2. the context's "id" property will be a false value in the second case,
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1803 but a real, or true value in the third. Thus we can determine whether
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parents: 1671
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1804 we're looking at a real item from the hyperdb by testing
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1805 "context/id".
1073
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1806
1123
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1807 Hyperdb class wrapper
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1808 :::::::::::::::::::::
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1809
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1810 This is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLClass``
1674
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1811 class.
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1812
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1813 This wrapper object provides access to a hyperb class. It is used
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
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1814 primarily in both index view and new item views, but it's also usable
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1815 anywhere else that you wish to access information about a class, or the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
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1816 items of a class, when you don't have a specific item of that class in
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1817 mind.
1123
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1818
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1819 We allow access to properties. There will be no "id" property. The value
1674
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1820 accessed through the property will be the current value of the same name
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1821 from the CGI form.
1123
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1822
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1823 There are several methods available on these wrapper objects:
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1824
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1825 =========== =============================================================
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1826 Method Description
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1827 =========== =============================================================
1674
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1828 properties return a `hyperdb property wrapper`_ for all of this class's
1123
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1829 properties.
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1830 list lists all of the active (not retired) items in the class.
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1831 csv return the items of this class as a chunk of CSV text.
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1832 propnames lists the names of the properties of this class.
2858
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1833 filter lists of items from this class, filtered and sorted. Two
0357a9c93933 fix filter() doc
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1834 options are avaible for sorting:
0357a9c93933 fix filter() doc
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parents: 2855
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1835
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1836 1. by the current *request* filterspec/filter/sort/group args
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1837 2. by the "filterspec", "sort" and "group" keyword args.
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1838 "filterspec" is ``{propname: value(s)}``. "sort" and
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1839 "group" are ``(dir, prop)`` where dir is '+', '-' or None
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1840 and prop is a prop name or None.
0357a9c93933 fix filter() doc
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1841
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1842 eg. ``issue.filter(filterspec={"priority": "1"},
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1843 sort=('activity', '+'))``
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1844
1123
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1845 classhelp display a link to a javascript popup containing this class'
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1846 "help" template.
3363
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1847
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1848 This generates a link to a popup window which displays the
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1849 properties indicated by "properties" of the class named by
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
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1850 "classname". The "properties" should be a comma-separated list
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1851 (eg. 'id,name,description'). Properties defaults to all the
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1852 properties of a class (excluding id, creator, created and
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1853 activity).
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1854
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1855 You may optionally override the "label" displayed, the "width",
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1856 the "height", the number of items per page ("pagesize") and
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1857 the field on which the list is sorted ("sort").
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1858
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1859 With the "filter" arg it is possible to specify a filter for
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1860 which items are supposed to be displayed. It has to be of
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1861 the format "<field>=<values>;<field>=<values>;...".
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1862
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1863 The popup window will be resizable and scrollable.
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1864
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1865 If the "property" arg is given, it's passed through to the
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1866 javascript help_window function. This allows updating of a
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1867 property in the calling HTML page.
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1868
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1869 If the "form" arg is given, it's passed through to the
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1870 javascript help_window function - it's the name of the form
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1871 the "property" belongs to.
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1872
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1873 submit generate a submit button (and action hidden element)
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1874 renderWith render this class with the given template.
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1875 history returns 'New node - no history' :)
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1876 is_edit_ok is the user allowed to Edit the current class?
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1877 is_view_ok is the user allowed to View the current class?
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1878 =========== =============================================================
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1879
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1880 Note that if you have a property of the same name as one of the above
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1881 methods, you'll need to access it using a python "item access"
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1882 expression. For example::
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1883
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1884 python:context['list']
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1885
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1886 will access the "list" property, rather than the list method.
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1887
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1888
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1889 Hyperdb item wrapper
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1890 ::::::::::::::::::::
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1891
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1892 This is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLItem``
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1893 class.
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1894
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1895 This wrapper object provides access to a hyperb item.
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1896
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1897 We allow access to properties. There will be no "id" property. The value
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1898 accessed through the property will be the current value of the same name
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1899 from the CGI form.
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1900
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1901 There are several methods available on these wrapper objects:
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1902
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1903 =============== ========================================================
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1904 Method Description
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1905 =============== ========================================================
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1906 submit generate a submit button (and action hidden element)
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1907 journal return the journal of the current item (**not
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1908 implemented**)
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1909 history render the journal of the current item as HTML
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1910 renderQueryForm specific to the "query" class - render the search form
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1911 for the query
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1912 hasPermission specific to the "user" class - determine whether the
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1913 user has a Permission. The signature is::
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1914
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1915 hasPermission(self, permission, [classname=],
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1916 [property=], [itemid=])
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1917
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1918 where the classname defaults to the current context.
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1919 hasRole specific to the "user" class - determine whether the
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1920 user has a Role. The signature is::
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1921
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1922 hasRole(self, rolename)
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1923
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1924 is_edit_ok is the user allowed to Edit the current item?
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1925 is_view_ok is the user allowed to View the current item?
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1926 is_retired is the item retired?
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1927 download_url generate a url-quoted link for download of FileClass
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1928 item contents (ie. file<id>/<name>)
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1929 copy_url generate a url-quoted link for creating a copy
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1930 of this item. By default, the copy will acquire
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1931 all properties of the current item except for
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1932 ``messages`` and ``files``. This can be overridden
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1933 by passing ``exclude`` argument which contains a list
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1934 (or any iterable) of property names that shall not be
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1935 copied. Database-driven properties like ``id`` or
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1936 ``activity`` cannot be copied.
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1937 =============== ========================================================
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1938
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1939 Note that if you have a property of the same name as one of the above
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1940 methods, you'll need to access it using a python "item access"
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1941 expression. For example::
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1942
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1943 python:context['journal']
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1944
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1945 will access the "journal" property, rather than the journal method.
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1946
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1947
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1948 Hyperdb property wrapper
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1949 ::::::::::::::::::::::::
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1950
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1951 This is implemented by subclasses of the
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1952 ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLProperty`` class (``HTMLStringProperty``,
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1953 ``HTMLNumberProperty``, and so on).
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1954
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1955 This wrapper object provides access to a single property of a class. Its
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1956 value may be either:
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1957
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1958 1. if accessed through a `hyperdb item wrapper`_, then it's a value from
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1959 the hyperdb
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1960 2. if access through a `hyperdb class wrapper`_, then it's a value from
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1961 the CGI form
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1962
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1963
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1964 The property wrapper has some useful attributes:
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1965
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1966 =============== ========================================================
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1967 Attribute Description
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1968 =============== ========================================================
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1969 _name the name of the property
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1970 _value the value of the property if any - this is the actual
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1971 value retrieved from the hyperdb for this property
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1972 =============== ========================================================
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1973
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1974 There are several methods available on these wrapper objects:
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1975
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1976 =========== ================================================================
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1977 Method Description
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1978 =========== ================================================================
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1979 plain render a "plain" representation of the property. This method
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1980 may take two arguments:
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1981
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1982 escape
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1983 If true, escape the text so it is HTML safe (default: no). The
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1984 reason this defaults to off is that text is usually escaped
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1985 at a later stage by the TAL commands, unless the "structure"
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1986 option is used in the template. The following ``tal:content``
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1987 expressions are all equivalent::
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1988
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1989 "structure python:msg.content.plain(escape=1)"
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1990 "python:msg.content.plain()"
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1991 "msg/content/plain"
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1992 "msg/content"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
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parents: 1730
diff changeset
1993
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1994 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
1995 complex expression.
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1996
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1997 hyperlink
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1998 If true, turn URLs, email addresses and hyperdb item
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1999 designators in the text into hyperlinks (default: no). Note
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
2000 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
2001 want to use this ``tal:content`` expression::
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
2002
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
2003 "structure python:msg.content.plain(hyperlink=1)"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
2004
2958
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
2005 The text is automatically HTML-escaped before the hyperlinking
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
2006 transformation done in the plain() method.
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
2007
1773
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
2008 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
2009
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
2010 "structure msg/content/hyperlinked"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
2011
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
2012 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
2013 most types this is a text entry box, but for Booleans it's a
2958
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
2014 tri-state yes/no/neither selection. This method may take some
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
2015 arguments:
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
2016
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
2017 size
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
2018 Sets the width in characters of the edit field
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
2019
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
2020 format (Date properties only)
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
2021 Sets the format of the date in the field - uses the same
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
2022 format string argument as supplied to the ``pretty`` method
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
2023 below.
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
2024
1773
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
2025 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
2026 as StructuredText (requires the StructureText module to be
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
2027 installed separately)
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
2028 multiline only on String properties - render a multiline form edit
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
2029 field for the property
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
2030 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
2031 as an obscured email address
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
2032 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
2033 for the property, used for confirmation that the user typed
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
2034 the password correctly. Generates a field with name
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
2035 "name:confirm".
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
2036 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
2037 property
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
2038 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
2039 and now
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
2040 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
2041 with some timezone offset, for example::
55046bb7f789 tweaking
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2003
diff changeset
2042
55046bb7f789 tweaking
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2003
diff changeset
2043 python:context.creation.local(10)
55046bb7f789 tweaking
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2003
diff changeset
2044
55046bb7f789 tweaking
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2003
diff changeset
2045 will render the date with a +10 hour offset.
2088
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
2046 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
2047 Mar 2004"). Takes an optional format argument, for example::
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
2048
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
2049 python:context.activity.pretty('%Y-%m-%d')
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
2050
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
2051 Will format as "2004-03-19" instead.
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
2052
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
2053 Interval properties - render the interval in a pretty
2958
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
2054 format (eg. "yesterday"). The format arguments are those used
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
2055 in the standard ``strftime`` call (see the `Python Library
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
2056 Reference: time module`__)
3292
8c7b522dc934 added date selection popup windows (thanks Marcus Priesch)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3291
diff changeset
2057 popcal Generate a link to a popup calendar which may be used to
8c7b522dc934 added date selection popup windows (thanks Marcus Priesch)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3291
diff changeset
2058 edit the date field, for example::
8c7b522dc934 added date selection popup windows (thanks Marcus Priesch)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3291
diff changeset
2059
8c7b522dc934 added date selection popup windows (thanks Marcus Priesch)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3291
diff changeset
2060 <span tal:replace="structure context/due/popupCalendar" />
8c7b522dc934 added date selection popup windows (thanks Marcus Priesch)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3291
diff changeset
2061
1773
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
2062 menu only on Link and Multilink properties - render a form select
3127
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
2063 list for this property. Takes a number of optional arguments
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
2064
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
2065 size
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
2066 is used to limit the length of the list labels
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
2067 height
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
2068 is used to set the <select> tag's "size" attribute
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
2069 showid
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
2070 includes the item ids in the list labels
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
2071 additional
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
2072 lists properties which should be included in the label
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
2073 sort_on
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
2074 indicates the property to sort the list on as (direction,
3363
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
2075 (direction, property) where direction is '+' or '-'. A
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
2076 single string with the direction prepended may be used.
7bc1e9c42a26 allow specification of pagesize, sorting and filtering in "classhelp" popups
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3293
diff changeset
2077 For example: ('-', 'order'), '+name'.
3470
fd32170475f5 allow preselection of values in templating menu()s (patch [SF#1396085])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3463
diff changeset
2078 value
fd32170475f5 allow preselection of values in templating menu()s (patch [SF#1396085])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3463
diff changeset
2079 gives a default value to preselect in the menu
3127
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
2080
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
2081 The remaining keyword arguments are used as conditions for
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
2082 filtering the items in the list - they're passed as the
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
2083 "filterspec" argument to a Class.filter() call.
021b131bd816 doc fixes, one more fix to the permissions-in-listings fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3126
diff changeset
2084
2883
1ca5ebe9b16a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2858
diff changeset
2085 sorted only on Multilink properties - produce a list of the linked
1ca5ebe9b16a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2858
diff changeset
2086 items sorted by some property, for example::
1ca5ebe9b16a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2858
diff changeset
2087
1ca5ebe9b16a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2858
diff changeset
2088 python:context.files.sorted('creation')
1ca5ebe9b16a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2858
diff changeset
2089
1ca5ebe9b16a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2858
diff changeset
2090 Will list the files by upload date.
1773
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
2091 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
2092 items in reverse order
2180
58b6d1747973 Web interface tweaks.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2159
diff changeset
2093 isset returns True if the property has been set to a value
1773
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
2094 =========== ================================================================
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
2095
2958
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
2096 __ http://docs.python.org/lib/module-time.html
1ae91c2fa5fe merge from maint-0-7
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2921
diff changeset
2097
2138
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
2098 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
2099 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
2100 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
2101
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
2102 context/title/field
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
2103
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
2104 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
2105 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
2106 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
2107 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
2108 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
2109
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2110
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2111 The request variable
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
2112 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2113
3052
230f7394cce9 fix to fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3036
diff changeset
2114 This is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLRequest``
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2115 class.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2116
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2117 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
2118 request.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2119
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2120 .. 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
2121
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2122 =========== ============================================================
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2123 Variable Holds
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2124 =========== ============================================================
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2125 form the CGI form as a cgi.FieldStorage
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2126 env the CGI environment variables
1089
43ab730ee194 instance -> tracker, node -> item
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1083
diff changeset
2127 base the base URL for this tracker
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2128 user a HTMLUser instance for this user
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2129 classname the current classname (possibly None)
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2130 template the current template (suffix, also possibly None)
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2131 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
2132 =========== ============================================================
1083
40fc5f8cd55c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1074
diff changeset
2133
40fc5f8cd55c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1074
diff changeset
2134 **Index page specific variables (indexing arguments)**
40fc5f8cd55c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1074
diff changeset
2135
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2136 =========== ============================================================
1083
40fc5f8cd55c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1074
diff changeset
2137 Variable Holds
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2138 =========== ============================================================
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2139 columns dictionary of the columns to display in an index page
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2140 show a convenience access to columns - request/show/colname will
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
2141 be true if the columns should be displayed, false otherwise
1073
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2142 sort index sort column (direction, column name)
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2143 group index grouping property (direction, column name)
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2144 filter properties to filter the index on
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2145 filterspec values to filter the index on
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2146 search_text text to perform a full-text search on for an index
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2147 =========== ============================================================
1073
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
2148
1124
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parents: 1123
diff changeset
2149 There are several methods available on the request variable:
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parents: 1123
diff changeset
2150
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2151 =============== ========================================================
1124
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parents: 1123
diff changeset
2152 Method Description
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2153 =============== ========================================================
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2154 description render a description of the request - handle for the
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2155 page title
1124
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
2156 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
2157 indexargs_url render the current index args as a URL
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2158 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
2159 of the templating
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
2160 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
2161 list of items (see `hyperdb item wrapper`_, and
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
2162 `batching`_)
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2163 =============== ========================================================
1124
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parents: 1123
diff changeset
2164
1142
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
2165 The form variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
2166 :::::::::::::::::
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
2167
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2168 The form variable is a bit special because it's actually a python
1142
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
2169 FieldStorage object. That means that you have two ways to access its
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
2170 contents. For example, to look up the CGI form value for the variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
2171 "name", use the path expression::
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
2172
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
2173 request/form/name/value
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
2174
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
2175 or the python expression::
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
2176
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
2177 python:request.form['name'].value
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
2178
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2179 Note the "item" access used in the python case, and also note the
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2180 explicit "value" attribute we have to access. That's because the form
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2181 variables are stored as MiniFieldStorages. If there's more than one
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2182 "name" value in the form, then the above will break since
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2183 ``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
2184 best to know beforehand what you're dealing with.
1142
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
2185
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
2186
1123
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
2187 The db variable
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
2188 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
2189
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3036
diff changeset
2190 This is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLDatabase``
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2191 class.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2192
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2193 Allows access to all hyperdb classes as attributes of this variable. If
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2194 you want access to the "user" class, for example, you would use::
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
2195
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
2196 db/user
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
2197 python:db.user
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
2198
1711
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1680
diff changeset
2199 Also, the current id of the current user is available as
1800
a3b1b1dcf639 Use getuid(), not figure_curuserid()
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1780
diff changeset
2200 ``db.getuid()``. This isn't so useful in templates (where you have
1711
3c3e44aacdb4 Documentation fixes.
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1680
diff changeset
2201 ``request/user``), but it can be useful in detectors or interfaces.
3c3e44aacdb4 Documentation fixes.
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1680
diff changeset
2202
1123
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
2203 The access results in a `hyperdb class wrapper`_.
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
2204
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2205
1213
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
2206 The templates variable
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2207 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
2208
3052
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3036
diff changeset
2209 This is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.Templates``
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2210 class.
1213
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2211
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2212 This variable doesn't have any useful methods defined. It supports being
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2213 used in expressions to access the templates, and consequently the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2214 template macros. You may access the templates using the following path
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2215 expression::
1213
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
2216
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2217 templates/name
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2218
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2219 or the python expression::
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2220
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2221 templates[name]
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2222
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2223 where "name" is the name of the template you wish to access. The
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2224 template has one useful attribute, namely "macros". To access a specific
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2225 macro (called "macro_name"), use the path expression::
1213
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2226
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2227 templates/name/macros/macro_name
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2228
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2229 or the python expression::
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2230
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2231 templates[name].macros[macro_name]
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2232
2855
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2233 The repeat variable
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2234 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2235
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2236 The repeat variable holds an entry for each active iteration. That is, if
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2237 you have a ``tal:repeat="user db/users"`` command, then there will be a
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2238 repeat variable entry called "user". This may be accessed as either::
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2239
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2240 repeat/user
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2241 python:repeat['user']
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
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parents: 2739
diff changeset
2242
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
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parents: 2739
diff changeset
2243 The "user" entry has a number of methods available for information:
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2244
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2245 =============== =========================================================
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2246 Method Description
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
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parents: 2739
diff changeset
2247 =============== =========================================================
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
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parents: 2739
diff changeset
2248 first True if the current item is the first in the sequence.
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
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parents: 2739
diff changeset
2249 last True if the current item is the last in the sequence.
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2250 even True if the current item is an even item in the sequence.
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2251 odd True if the current item is an odd item in the sequence.
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2252 number Current position in the sequence, starting from 1.
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2253 letter Current position in the sequence as a letter, a through
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2254 z, then aa through zz, and so on.
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2255 Letter Same as letter(), except uppercase.
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2256 roman Current position in the sequence as lowercase roman
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2257 numerals.
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2258 Roman Same as roman(), except uppercase.
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2739
diff changeset
2259 =============== =========================================================
874bf6abad42 doc for repeat variable
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parents: 2739
diff changeset
2260
1213
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2261
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2262 The utils variable
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1164
diff changeset
2263 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1124
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parents: 1123
diff changeset
2264
3052
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3036
diff changeset
2265 This is implemented by the
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2266 ``roundup.cgi.templating.TemplatingUtils`` class, but it may be extended
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2267 as described below.
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2268
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2269 =============== ========================================================
1124
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parents: 1123
diff changeset
2270 Method Description
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2271 =============== ========================================================
1124
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parents: 1123
diff changeset
2272 Batch return a batch object using the supplied list
2180
58b6d1747973 Web interface tweaks.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2159
diff changeset
2273 url_quote quote some text as safe for a URL (ie. space, %, ...)
58b6d1747973 Web interface tweaks.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2159
diff changeset
2274 html_quote quote some text as safe in HTML (ie. <, >, ...)
3292
8c7b522dc934 added date selection popup windows (thanks Marcus Priesch)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3291
diff changeset
2275 html_calendar renders an HTML calendar used by the
8c7b522dc934 added date selection popup windows (thanks Marcus Priesch)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3291
diff changeset
2276 ``_generic.calendar.html`` template (itself invoked by
8c7b522dc934 added date selection popup windows (thanks Marcus Priesch)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3291
diff changeset
2277 the popupCalendar DateHTMLProperty method
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2278 =============== ========================================================
1124
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parents: 1123
diff changeset
2279
1270
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
2280 You may add additional utility methods by writing them in your tracker
2915
7d97c75e7cba more docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2914
diff changeset
2281 ``extensions`` directory and registering them with the templating system
7d97c75e7cba more docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2914
diff changeset
2282 using ``instance.registerUtil`` (see `adding a time log to your issues`_ for
7d97c75e7cba more docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2914
diff changeset
2283 an example of this).
2886
0998d1b48182 documentation updates
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2883
diff changeset
2284
1270
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
2285
1124
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
2286 Batching
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parents: 1123
diff changeset
2287 ::::::::
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
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parents: 1123
diff changeset
2288
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2289 Use Batch to turn a list of items, or item ids of a given class, into a
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2290 series of batches. Its usage is::
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2291
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2292 python:utils.Batch(sequence, size, start, end=0, orphan=0,
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2293 overlap=0)
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2294
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2295 or, to get the current index batch::
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2296
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2297 request/batch
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2298
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2299 The parameters are:
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2300
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2301 ========= ==============================================================
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2302 Parameter Usage
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2303 ========= ==============================================================
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2304 sequence a list of HTMLItems
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2305 size how big to make the sequence.
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2306 start where to start (0-indexed) in the sequence.
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2307 end where to end (0-indexed) in the sequence.
1674
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2308 orphan if the next batch would contain less items than this value,
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2309 then it is combined with this batch
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2310 overlap the number of items shared between adjacent batches
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2311 ========= ==============================================================
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2312
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2313 All of the parameters are assigned as attributes on the batch object. In
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2314 addition, it has several more attributes:
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2315
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2316 =============== ========================================================
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2317 Attribute Description
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2318 =============== ========================================================
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2319 start indicates the start index of the batch. *Unlike
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2320 the argument, is a 1-based index (I know, lame)*
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2321 first indicates the start index of the batch *as a 0-based
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2322 index*
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2323 length the actual number of elements in the batch
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2324 sequence_length the length of the original, unbatched, sequence.
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2325 =============== ========================================================
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2326
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2327 And several methods:
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2328
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2329 =============== ========================================================
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2330 Method Description
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2331 =============== ========================================================
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2332 previous returns a new Batch with the previous batch settings
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2333 next returns a new Batch with the next batch settings
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2334 propchanged detect if the named property changed on the current item
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2335 when compared to the last item
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2336 =============== ========================================================
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2337
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2338 An example of batching::
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2339
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2340 <table class="otherinfo">
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2341 <tr><th colspan="4" class="header">Existing Keywords</th></tr>
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2342 <tr tal:define="keywords db/keyword/list"
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2343 tal:repeat="start python:range(0, len(keywords), 4)">
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2344 <td tal:define="batch python:utils.Batch(keywords, 4, start)"
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2345 tal:repeat="keyword batch" tal:content="keyword/name">
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2346 keyword here</td>
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2347 </tr>
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2348 </table>
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2349
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2350 ... which will produce a table with four columns containing the items of
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2351 the "keyword" class (well, their "name" anyway).
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2352
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2353
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2354 Displaying Properties
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2355 ---------------------
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2356
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2357 Properties appear in the user interface in three contexts: in indices,
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2358 in editors, and as search arguments. For each type of property, there
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2359 are several display possibilities. For example, in an index view, a
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2360 string property may just be printed as a plain string, but in an editor
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2361 view, that property may be displayed in an editable field.
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2362
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2363
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2364 Index Views
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2365 -----------
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2366
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2367 This is one of the class context views. It is also the default view for
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2368 classes. The template used is "*classname*.index".
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2369
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2370
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2371 Index View Specifiers
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2372 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2373
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2374 An index view specifier (URL fragment) looks like this (whitespace has
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2375 been added for clarity)::
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2376
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2377 /issue?status=unread,in-progress,resolved&
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2378 topic=security,ui&
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2379 @group=priority&
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2380 @sort=-activity&
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2381 @filters=status,topic&
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2382 @columns=title,status,fixer
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2383
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2384 The index view is determined by two parts of the specifier: the layout
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2385 part and the filter part. The layout part consists of the query
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2386 parameters that begin with colons, and it determines the way that the
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2387 properties of selected items are displayed. The filter part consists of
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2388 all the other query parameters, and it determines the criteria by which
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2389 items are selected for display. The filter part is interactively
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2390 manipulated with the form widgets displayed in the filter section. The
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2391 layout part is interactively manipulated by clicking on the column
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2392 headings in the table.
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2393
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2394 The filter part selects the union of the sets of items with values
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2395 matching any specified Link properties and the intersection of the sets
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2396 of items with values matching any specified Multilink properties.
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2397
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2398 The example specifies an index of "issue" items. Only items with a
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2399 "status" of either "unread" or "in-progress" or "resolved" are
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2400 displayed, and only items with "topic" values including both "security"
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2401 and "ui" are displayed. The items are grouped by priority, arranged in
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2402 ascending order; and within groups, sorted by activity, arranged in
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2403 descending order. The filter section shows filters for the "status" and
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2404 "topic" properties, and the table includes columns for the "title",
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2405 "status", and "fixer" properties.
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2407 ============ =============================================================
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2408 Argument Description
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2409 ============ =============================================================
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2410 @sort sort by prop name, optionally preceeded with '-' to give
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2411 descending or nothing for ascending sorting.
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2412 @group group by prop name, optionally preceeded with '-' or to sort
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2413 in descending or nothing for ascending order.
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2414 @columns selects the columns that should be displayed. Default is
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2415 all.
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2416 @filter indicates which properties are being used in filtering.
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2417 Default is none.
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2418 propname selects the values the item properties given by propname must
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2419 have (very basic search/filter).
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2420 @search_text if supplied, performs a full-text search (message bodies,
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2421 issue titles, etc)
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2422 ============ =============================================================
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2423
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2424
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2425 Searching Views
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2426 ---------------
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2427
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2428 .. note::
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2429 if you add a new column to the ``@columns`` form variable potentials
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2430 then you will need to add the column to the appropriate `index views`_
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2431 template so that it is actually displayed.
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2432
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2433 This is one of the class context views. The template used is typically
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2434 "*classname*.search". The form on this page should have "search" as its
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e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
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2435 ``@action`` variable. The "search" action:
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parents: 1244
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2436
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2437 - sets up additional filtering, as well as performing indexed text
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parents: 1671
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2438 searching
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parents: 2991
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2439 - sets the ``@filter`` variable correctly
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
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parents: 2991
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2440 - saves the query off if ``@query_name`` is set.
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parents: 1244
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2441
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2442 The search page should lay out any fields that you wish to allow the
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2443 user to search on. If your schema contains a large number of properties,
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
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2444 you should be wary of making all of those properties available for
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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2445 searching, as this can cause confusion. If the additional properties are
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2446 Strings, consider having their value indexed, and then they will be
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2447 searchable using the full text indexed search. This is both faster, and
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parents: 1671
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2448 more useful for the end user.
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2449
3036
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2450 If the search view does specify the "search" ``@action``, then it may also
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parents: 2991
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2451 provide an additional argument:
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2452
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2453 ============ =============================================================
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2454 Argument Description
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2455 ============ =============================================================
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2456 @query_name if supplied, the index parameters (including @search_text)
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
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parents: 2991
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2457 will be saved off as a the query item and registered against
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
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parents: 2991
diff changeset
2458 the user's queries property. Note that the *classic* template
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
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parents: 2991
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2459 schema has this ability, but the *minimal* template schema
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
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parents: 2991
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2460 does not.
8fa6b5747a53 updated searching / indexing docs
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2461 ============ =============================================================
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2462
d8c98af869ff merge from maint-0-5
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2463
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parents:
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2464 Item Views
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diff changeset
2465 ----------
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2466
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2467 The basic view of a hyperdb item is provided by the "*classname*.item"
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parents: 1073
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2468 template. It generally has three sections; an "editor", a "spool" and a
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
2469 "history" section.
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2470
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2471
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parents:
diff changeset
2472 Editor Section
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parents: 1096
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2473 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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parents:
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2474
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parents: 1671
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2475 The editor section is used to manipulate the item - it may be a static
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
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2476 display if the user doesn't have permission to edit the item.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2477
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2478 Here's an example of a basic editor template (this is the default
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2479 "classic" template issue item edit form - from the "issue.item.html"
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2480 template)::
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parents:
diff changeset
2481
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2482 <table class="form">
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parents: 1073
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2483 <tr>
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parents: 1817
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2484 <th>Title</th>
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parents: 1671
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2485 <td colspan="3" tal:content="structure python:context.title.field(size=60)">title</td>
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2486 </tr>
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2487
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2488 <tr>
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2489 <th>Priority</th>
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parents: 1073
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2490 <td tal:content="structure context/priority/menu">priority</td>
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
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parents: 1817
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2491 <th>Status</th>
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
2492 <td tal:content="structure context/status/menu">status</td>
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parents: 1073
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2493 </tr>
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parents: 1073
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2494
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2495 <tr>
1825
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parents: 1817
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2496 <th>Superseder</th>
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
2497 <td>
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
2498 <span tal:replace="structure python:context.superseder.field(showid=1, size=20)" />
1113
a95428868bf4 Added the missing keyword/topic interface to classic template (blush)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1100
diff changeset
2499 <span tal:replace="structure python:db.issue.classhelp('id,title')" />
1074
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2500 <span tal:condition="context/superseder">
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parents: 1073
diff changeset
2501 <br>View: <span tal:replace="structure python:context.superseder.link(showid=1)" />
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parents: 1073
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2502 </span>
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2503 </td>
1825
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parents: 1817
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2504 <th>Nosy List</th>
1074
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diff changeset
2505 <td>
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2506 <span tal:replace="structure context/nosy/field" />
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1100
diff changeset
2507 <span tal:replace="structure python:db.user.classhelp('username,realname,address,phone')" />
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2508 </td>
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2509 </tr>
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2510
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2511 <tr>
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parents: 1817
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2512 <th>Assigned To</th>
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2513 <td tal:content="structure context/assignedto/menu">
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diff changeset
2514 assignedto menu
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2515 </td>
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2516 <td>&nbsp;</td>
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2517 <td>&nbsp;</td>
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diff changeset
2518 </tr>
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2519
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2520 <tr>
1825
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2521 <th>Change Note</th>
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parents: 1671
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2522 <td colspan="3">
1089
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parents: 1083
diff changeset
2523 <textarea name=":note" wrap="hard" rows="5" cols="60"></textarea>
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2524 </td>
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2525 </tr>
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2526
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2527 <tr>
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2528 <th>File</th>
1674
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diff changeset
2529 <td colspan="3"><input type="file" name=":file" size="40"></td>
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2530 </tr>
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2531
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2532 <tr>
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2533 <td>&nbsp;</td>
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2534 <td colspan="3" tal:content="structure context/submit">
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2535 submit button will go here
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2536 </td>
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2537 </tr>
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2538 </table>
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2539
673
604c84696461 link() htmltemplate function now has a "showid" option for links & multilinks.
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parents: 659
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2540
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2541 When a change is submitted, the system automatically generates a message
1074
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2542 describing the changed properties. As shown in the example, the editor
1089
43ab730ee194 instance -> tracker, node -> item
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parents: 1083
diff changeset
2543 template can use the ":note" and ":file" fields, which are added to the
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2544 standard changenote message generated by Roundup.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
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2545
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2546
1638
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2547 Form values
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2548 :::::::::::
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2549
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2550 We have a number of ways to pull properties out of the form in order to
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2551 meet the various needs of:
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2552
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2553 1. editing the current item (perhaps an issue item)
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2554 2. editing information related to the current item (eg. messages or
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parents: 1614
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2555 attached files)
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2556 3. creating new information to be linked to the current item (eg. time
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2557 spent on an issue)
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2558
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2559 In the following, ``<bracketed>`` values are variable, ":" may be one of
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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2560 ":" or "@", and other text ("required") is fixed.
1638
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2561
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2562 Properties are specified as form variables:
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2563
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2564 ``<propname>``
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2565 property on the current context item
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2566
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2567 ``<designator>:<propname>``
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2568 property on the indicated item (for editing related information)
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2569
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2570 ``<classname>-<N>:<propname>``
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2571 property on the Nth new item of classname (generally for creating new
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2572 items to attach to the current item)
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2573
1674
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2574 Once we have determined the "propname", we check to see if it is one of
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2575 the special form values:
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2576
1679
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2577 ``@required``
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2578 The named property values must be supplied or a ValueError will be
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2579 raised.
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2580
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2581 ``@remove@<propname>=id(s)``
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2582 The ids will be removed from the multilink property.
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2583
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2584 ``:add:<propname>=id(s)``
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2585 The ids will be added to the multilink property.
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2586
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2587 ``:link:<propname>=<designator>``
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2588 Used to add a link to new items created during edit. These are
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2589 collected and returned in ``all_links``. This will result in an
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2590 additional linking operation (either Link set or Multilink append)
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2591 after the edit/create is done using ``all_props`` in ``_editnodes``.
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2592 The <propname> on the current item will be set/appended the id of the
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2593 newly created item of class <designator> (where <designator> must be
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2594 <classname>-<N>).
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2595
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2596 Any of the form variables may be prefixed with a classname or
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2597 designator.
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2598
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2599 Two special form values are supported for backwards compatibility:
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2600
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2601 ``:note``
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2602 create a message (with content, author and date), linked to the
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2603 context item. This is ALWAYS designated "msg-1".
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2604 ``:file``
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2605 create a file, attached to the current item and any message created by
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2606 :note. This is ALWAYS designated "file-1".
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2607
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2608
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2609 Spool Section
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2610 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2611
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2612 The spool section lists related information like the messages and files
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2613 of an issue.
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2614
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2615 TODO
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2616
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2617
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2618 History Section
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2619 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2620
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2621 The final section displayed is the history of the item - its database
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2622 journal. This is generally generated with the template::
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2623
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2624 <tal:block tal:replace="structure context/history" />
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2625
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2626 *To be done:*
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2627
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2628 *The actual history entries of the item may be accessed for manual
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2629 templating through the "journal" method of the item*::
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2630
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2631 <tal:block tal:repeat="entry context/journal">
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2632 a journal entry
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2633 </tal:block>
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2634
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2635 *where each journal entry is an HTMLJournalEntry.*
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parents:
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2636
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2637
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2638 Defining new web actions
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2639 ------------------------
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2640
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2641 You may define new actions to be triggered by the ``@action`` form variable.
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2642 These are added to the tracker ``extensions`` directory and registered
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2643 using ``instance.registerAction``.
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2644
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2645 All the existing Actions are defined in ``roundup.cgi.actions``.
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2646
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2647 Adding action classes takes three steps; first you `define the new
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2648 action class`_, then you `register the action class`_ with the cgi
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2649 interface so it may be triggered by the ``@action`` form variable.
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2650 Finally you `use the new action`_ in your HTML form.
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2651
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2652 See "`setting up a "wizard" (or "druid") for controlled adding of
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2653 issues`_" for an example.
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2654
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2655
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2656 Define the new action class
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2657 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2658
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2659 Create a new action class in your tracker's ``extensions`` directory, for
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2660 example ``myaction.py``::
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2661
3291
bb08ffc56967 *** empty log message ***
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2662 from roundup.cgi.actions import Action
bb08ffc56967 *** empty log message ***
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2663
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2664 class MyAction(Action):
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2665 def handle(self):
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2666 ''' Perform some action. No return value is required.
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parents: 2009
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2667 '''
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2668
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2669 The *self.client* attribute is an instance of ``roundup.cgi.client.Client``.
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2670 See the docstring of that class for details of what it can do.
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2671
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2672 The method will typically check the ``self.form`` variable's contents.
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2673 It may then:
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2674
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2675 - add information to ``self.client.ok_message`` or ``self.client.error_message``
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parents: 2009
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2676 - change the ``self.client.template`` variable to alter what the user will see
1674
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diff changeset
2677 next
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2678 - raise Unauthorised, SendStaticFile, SendFile, NotFound or Redirect
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2679 exceptions (import them from roundup.cgi.exceptions)
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2680
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2681
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2682 Register the action class
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2683 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2684
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2685 The class is now written, but isn't available to the user until you register
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2686 it with the following code appended to your ``myaction.py`` file::
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2687
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2688 def init(instance):
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2689 instance.registerAction('myaction', myActionClass)
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2690
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2691 This maps the action name "myaction" to the action class we defined.
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2692
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2693
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2694 Use the new action
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2695 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2696
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2697 In your HTML form, add a hidden form element like so::
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2698
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diff changeset
2699 <input type="hidden" name="@action" value="myaction">
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2700
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2701 where "myaction" is the name you registered in the previous step.
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2702
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2703 Actions may return content to the user
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2704 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2705
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2706 Actions generally perform some database manipulation and then pass control
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2707 on to the rendering of a template in the current context (see `Determining
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2708 web context`_ for how that works.) Some actions will want to generate the
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2709 actual content returned to the user. Action methods may return their own
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2710 content string to be displayed to the user, overriding the templating step.
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diff changeset
2711 In this situation, we assume that the content is HTML by default. You may
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diff changeset
2712 override the content type indicated to the user by calling ``setHeader``::
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2713
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2714 self.client.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/csv')
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2715
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2716 This example indicates that the value sent back to the user is actually
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2717 comma-separated value content (eg. something to be loaded into a
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2718 spreadsheet or database).
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2719
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2720
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2721 8-bit character set support in Web interface
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2722 --------------------------------------------
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2723
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2724 The web interface uses UTF-8 default. It may be overridden in both forms
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2725 and a browser cookie.
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2726
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2727 - In forms, use the ``@charset`` variable.
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2728 - To use the cookie override, have the ``roundup_charset`` cookie set.
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2729
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2730 In both cases, the value is a valid charset name (eg. ``utf-8`` or
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2731 ``kio8-r``).
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2732
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2733 Inside Roundup, all strings are stored and processed in utf-8.
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2734 Unfortunately, some older browsers do not work properly with
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2735 utf-8-encoded pages (e.g. Netscape Navigator 4 displays wrong
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2736 characters in form fields). This version allows one to change
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2737 the character set for http transfers. To do so, you may add
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2738 the following code to your ``page.html`` template::
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2739
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2740 <tal:block define="uri string:${request/base}${request/env/PATH_INFO}">
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2741 <a tal:attributes="href python:request.indexargs_url(uri,
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2742 {'@charset':'utf-8'})">utf-8</a>
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2743 <a tal:attributes="href python:request.indexargs_url(uri,
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2744 {'@charset':'koi8-r'})">koi8-r</a>
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2745 </tal:block>
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2746
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2747 (substitute ``koi8-r`` with appropriate charset for your language).
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2748 Charset preference is kept in the browser cookie ``roundup_charset``.
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2749
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2750 ``meta http-equiv`` lines added to the tracker templates in version 0.6.0
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2751 should be changed to include actual character set name::
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2752
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2753 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type"
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2754 tal:attributes="content string:text/html;; charset=${request/client/charset}"
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2755 />
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2756
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2757 The charset is also sent in the http header.
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2758
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2759
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2760 Examples
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2761 ========
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2762
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2763 .. contents::
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2764 :local:
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2765 :depth: 2
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2766
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2767
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2768 Changing what's stored in the database
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2769 --------------------------------------
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2770
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2771 The following examples illustrate ways to change the information stored in
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2772 the database.
1244
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2773
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2774
1228
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2775 Adding a new field to the classic schema
2156
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2776 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1100
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2777
3122
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2778 This example shows how to add a simple field (a due date) to the default
6e8eb05435cf new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3121
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2779 classic schema. It does not add any additional behaviour, such as enforcing
6e8eb05435cf new example
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parents: 3121
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2780 the due date, or causing automatic actions to fire if the due date passes.
6e8eb05435cf new example
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parents: 3121
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2781
3409
80dc8011228e mention schema mutation
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3404
diff changeset
2782 You add new fields by editing the ``schema.py`` file in you tracker's home.
80dc8011228e mention schema mutation
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parents: 3404
diff changeset
2783 Schema changes are automatically applied to the database on the next
80dc8011228e mention schema mutation
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3404
diff changeset
2784 tracker access (note that roundup-server would need to be restarted as it
80dc8011228e mention schema mutation
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parents: 3404
diff changeset
2785 caches the schema).
3122
6e8eb05435cf new example
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diff changeset
2786
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diff changeset
2787 1. modify the schema::
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2788
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parents: 3121
diff changeset
2789 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue",
6e8eb05435cf new example
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parents: 3121
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2790 assignedto=Link("user"), topic=Multilink("keyword"),
6e8eb05435cf new example
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parents: 3121
diff changeset
2791 priority=Link("priority"), status=Link("status"),
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parents: 3126
diff changeset
2792 due_date=Date())
3122
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diff changeset
2793
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parents: 3121
diff changeset
2794 2. add an edit field to the issue.item.html template::
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parents: 3121
diff changeset
2795
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parents: 3121
diff changeset
2796 <tr>
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3121
diff changeset
2797 <th>Due Date</th>
6e8eb05435cf new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3121
diff changeset
2798 <td tal:content="structure context/due_date/field" />
6e8eb05435cf new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3121
diff changeset
2799 </tr>
6e8eb05435cf new example
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parents: 3121
diff changeset
2800
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parents: 3121
diff changeset
2801 3. add the property to the issue.index.html page::
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parents: 3121
diff changeset
2802
3123
5894c7bea8ce *** empty log message ***
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parents: 3122
diff changeset
2803 (in the heading row)
5894c7bea8ce *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3122
diff changeset
2804 <th tal:condition="request/show/due_date">Due Date</th>
5894c7bea8ce *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3122
diff changeset
2805 (in the data row)
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diff changeset
2806 <td tal:condition="request/show/due_date" tal:content="i/due_date" />
3122
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parents: 3121
diff changeset
2807
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parents: 3121
diff changeset
2808 4. add the property to the issue.search.html page::
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parents: 3121
diff changeset
2809
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diff changeset
2810 <tr tal:define="name string:due_date">
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parents: 3121
diff changeset
2811 <th i18n:translate="">Due Date:</th>
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parents: 3121
diff changeset
2812 <td metal:use-macro="search_input"></td>
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parents: 3121
diff changeset
2813 <td metal:use-macro="column_input"></td>
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parents: 3121
diff changeset
2814 <td metal:use-macro="sort_input"></td>
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parents: 3121
diff changeset
2815 <td metal:use-macro="group_input"></td>
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parents: 3121
diff changeset
2816 </tr>
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parents: 3121
diff changeset
2817
6e8eb05435cf new example
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parents: 3121
diff changeset
2818
6e8eb05435cf new example
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parents: 3121
diff changeset
2819 Adding a new constrained field to the classic schema
6e8eb05435cf new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3121
diff changeset
2820 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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parents: 3121
diff changeset
2821
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2822 This example shows how to add a new constrained property (i.e. a
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2823 selection of distinct values) to your tracker.
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diff changeset
2824
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2825
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diff changeset
2826 Introduction
2156
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2827 ::::::::::::
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diff changeset
2828
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diff changeset
2829 To make the classic schema of Roundup useful as a TODO tracking system
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
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diff changeset
2830 for a group of systems administrators, it needs an extra data field per
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2831 issue: a category.
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2832
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diff changeset
2833 This would let sysadmins quickly list all TODOs in their particular area
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diff changeset
2834 of interest without having to do complex queries, and without relying on
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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diff changeset
2835 the spelling capabilities of other sysadmins (a losing proposition at
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2836 best).
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2837
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2838
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diff changeset
2839 Adding a field to the database
2156
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2840 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
1098
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2841
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diff changeset
2842 This is the easiest part of the change. The category would just be a
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diff changeset
2843 plain string, nothing fancy. To change what is in the database you need
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diff changeset
2844 to add some lines to the ``schema.py`` file of your tracker instance.
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diff changeset
2845 Under the comment::
1235
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parents: 1234
diff changeset
2846
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parents: 1234
diff changeset
2847 # add any additional database schema configuration here
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parents: 1234
diff changeset
2848
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diff changeset
2849 add::
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2850
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2851 category = Class(db, "category", name=String())
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diff changeset
2852 category.setkey("name")
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diff changeset
2853
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diff changeset
2854 Here we are setting up a chunk of the database which we are calling
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diff changeset
2855 "category". It contains a string, which we are refering to as "name" for
1674
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diff changeset
2856 lack of a more imaginative title. (Since "name" is one of the properties
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diff changeset
2857 that Roundup looks for on items if you do not set a key for them, it's
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diff changeset
2858 probably a good idea to stick with it for new classes if at all
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diff changeset
2859 appropriate.) Then we are setting the key of this chunk of the database
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diff changeset
2860 to be that "name". This is equivalent to an index for database types.
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2861 This also means that there can only be one category with a given name.
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2862
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2863 Adding the above lines allows us to create categories, but they're not
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2864 tied to the issues that we are going to be creating. It's just a list of
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2865 categories off on its own, which isn't much use. We need to link it in
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2866 with the issues. To do that, find the lines
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2867 in ``schema.py`` which set up the "issue" class, and then add a link to
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2868 the category::
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2869
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2870 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue", ... ,
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2871 category=Multilink("category"), ... )
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2872
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2873 The ``Multilink()`` means that each issue can have many categories. If
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2874 you were adding something with a one-to-one relationship to issues (such
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2875 as the "assignedto" property), use ``Link()`` instead.
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2876
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2877 That is all you need to do to change the schema. The rest of the effort
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2878 is fiddling around so you can actually use the new category.
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2879
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2880
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2881 Populating the new category class
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2882 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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2883
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2884 If you haven't initialised the database with the ``roundup-admin``
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2885 "initialise" command, then you can add the following to the tracker
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2886 ``initial_data.py`` under the comment::
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2887
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2888 # add any additional database creation steps here - but only if you
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2889 # haven't initialised the database with the admin "initialise" command
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2890
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2891 Add::
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2892
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2893 category = db.getclass('category')
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2894 category.create(name="scipy", order="1")
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2895 category.create(name="chaco", order="2")
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2896 category.create(name="weave", order="3")
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2897
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2898 If the database has already been initalised, then you need to use the
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2899 ``roundup-admin`` tool::
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2900
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2901 % roundup-admin -i <tracker home>
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2902 Roundup <version> ready for input.
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2903 Type "help" for help.
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2904 roundup> create category name=scipy order=1
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2905 1
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2906 roundup> create category name=chaco order=1
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2907 2
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2908 roundup> create category name=weave order=1
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2909 3
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2910 roundup> exit...
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2911 There are unsaved changes. Commit them (y/N)? y
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2912
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2913 TODO: explain why order=1 in each case.
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2914
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2915
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2916 Setting up security on the new objects
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2917 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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2918
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2919 By default only the admin user can look at and change objects. This
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2920 doesn't suit us, as we want any user to be able to create new categories
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2921 as required, and obviously everyone needs to be able to view the
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2922 categories of issues for it to be useful.
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2923
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2924 We therefore need to change the security of the category objects. This
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2925 is also done in ``schema.py``.
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2926
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2927 There are currently two loops which set up permissions and then assign
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2928 them to various roles. Simply add the new "category" to both lists::
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2929
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2930 # Assign the access and edit permissions for issue, file and message
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2931 # to regular users now
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2932 for cl in 'issue', 'file', 'msg', 'category':
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2933 p = db.security.getPermission('View', cl)
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2934 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'View', cl)
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2935 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'Edit', cl)
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2936 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'Create', cl)
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2937
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2938 These lines assign the "View" and "Edit" Permissions to the "User" role,
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2939 so that normal users can view and edit "category" objects.
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2940
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2941 This is all the work that needs to be done for the database. It will
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2942 store categories, and let users view and edit them. Now on to the
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2943 interface stuff.
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2944
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2946 Changing the web left hand frame
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2947 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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2948
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2949 We need to give the users the ability to create new categories, and the
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2950 place to put the link to this functionality is in the left hand function
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2951 bar, under the "Issues" area. The file that defines how this area looks
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2952 is ``html/page.html``, which is what we are going to be editing next.
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2953
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2954 If you look at this file you can see that it contains a lot of
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2955 "classblock" sections which are chunks of HTML that will be included or
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2956 excluded in the output depending on whether the condition in the
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2957 classblock is met. We are going to add the category code at the end of
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2958 the classblock for the *issue* class::
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2960 <p class="classblock"
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2961 tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('View', 'category')">
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2962 <b>Categories</b><br>
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2963 <a tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('Edit', 'category')"
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2964 href="category?@template=item">New Category<br></a>
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2965 </p>
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2966
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2967 The first two lines is the classblock definition, which sets up a
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2968 condition that only users who have "View" permission for the "category"
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2969 object will have this section included in their output. Next comes a
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2970 plain "Categories" header in bold. Everyone who can view categories will
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2971 get that.
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2972
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2973 Next comes the link to the editing area of categories. This link will
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2974 only appear if the condition - that the user has "Edit" permissions for
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2975 the "category" objects - is matched. If they do have permission then
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2976 they will get a link to another page which will let the user add new
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2977 categories.
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2978
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2979 Note that if you have permission to *view* but not to *edit* categories,
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2980 then all you will see is a "Categories" header with nothing underneath
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2981 it. This is obviously not very good interface design, but will do for
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2982 now. I just claim that it is so I can add more links in this section
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2983 later on. However, to fix the problem you could change the condition in
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2984 the classblock statement, so that only users with "Edit" permission
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2985 would see the "Categories" stuff.
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2986
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2988 Setting up a page to edit categories
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2989 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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2990
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2991 We defined code in the previous section which let users with the
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2992 appropriate permissions see a link to a page which would let them edit
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2993 conditions. Now we have to write that page.
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2994
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2995 The link was for the *item* template of the *category* object. This
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2996 translates into Roundup looking for a file called ``category.item.html``
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2997 in the ``html`` tracker directory. This is the file that we are going to
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2998 write now.
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2999
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3000 First, we add an info tag in a comment which doesn't affect the outcome
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3001 of the code at all, but is useful for debugging. If you load a page in a
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3002 browser and look at the page source, you can see which sections come
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3003 from which files by looking for these comments::
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3004
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3005 <!-- category.item -->
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3006
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3007 Next we need to add in the METAL macro stuff so we get the normal page
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3008 trappings::
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3009
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3010 <tal:block metal:use-macro="templates/page/macros/icing">
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3011 <title metal:fill-slot="head_title">Category editing</title>
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3012 <td class="page-header-top" metal:fill-slot="body_title">
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3013 <h2>Category editing</h2>
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3014 </td>
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3015 <td class="content" metal:fill-slot="content">
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3017 Next we need to setup up a standard HTML form, which is the whole
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3018 purpose of this file. We link to some handy javascript which sends the
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3019 form through only once. This is to stop users hitting the send button
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3020 multiple times when they are impatient and thus having the form sent
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3021 multiple times::
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3022
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3023 <form method="POST" onSubmit="return submit_once()"
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3024 enctype="multipart/form-data">
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3025
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3026 Next we define some code which sets up the minimum list of fields that
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3027 we require the user to enter. There will be only one field - "name" - so
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3028 they better put something in it, otherwise the whole form is pointless::
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3029
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3030 <input type="hidden" name="@required" value="name">
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3031
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3032 To get everything to line up properly we will put everything in a table,
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3033 and put a nice big header on it so the user has an idea what is
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3034 happening::
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3035
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3036 <table class="form">
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3037 <tr><th class="header" colspan="2">Category</th></tr>
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3038
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3039 Next, we need the field into which the user is going to enter the new
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3040 category. The ``context.name.field(size=60)`` bit tells Roundup to
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3041 generate a normal HTML field of size 60, and the contents of that field
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3042 will be the "name" variable of the current context (namely "category").
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3043 The upshot of this is that when the user types something in
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3044 to the form, a new category will be created with that name::
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3045
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3046 <tr>
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3047 <th>Name</th>
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3048 <td tal:content="structure python:context.name.field(size=60)">
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3049 name</td>
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3050 </tr>
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3051
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3052 Then a submit button so that the user can submit the new category::
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3053
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3054 <tr>
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3055 <td>&nbsp;</td>
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3056 <td colspan="3" tal:content="structure context/submit">
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3057 submit button will go here
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3058 </td>
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3059 </tr>
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3060
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3061 Finally we finish off the tags we used at the start to do the METAL
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3062 stuff::
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3063
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3064 </td>
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3065 </tal:block>
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3066
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3067 So putting it all together, and closing the table and form we get::
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3068
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3069 <!-- category.item -->
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3070 <tal:block metal:use-macro="templates/page/macros/icing">
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3071 <title metal:fill-slot="head_title">Category editing</title>
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3072 <td class="page-header-top" metal:fill-slot="body_title">
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3073 <h2>Category editing</h2>
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3074 </td>
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3075 <td class="content" metal:fill-slot="content">
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3076 <form method="POST" onSubmit="return submit_once()"
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3077 enctype="multipart/form-data">
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3078
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3079 <table class="form">
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3080 <tr><th class="header" colspan="2">Category</th></tr>
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3081
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3082 <tr>
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3083 <th>Name</th>
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3084 <td tal:content="structure python:context.name.field(size=60)">
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3085 name</td>
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3086 </tr>
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3087
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3088 <tr>
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3089 <td>
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3090 &nbsp;
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3091 <input type="hidden" name="@required" value="name">
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3092 </td>
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3093 <td colspan="3" tal:content="structure context/submit">
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3094 submit button will go here
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3095 </td>
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3096 </tr>
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3097 </table>
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3098 </form>
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3099 </td>
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3100 </tal:block>
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3101
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3102 This is quite a lot to just ask the user one simple question, but there
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3103 is a lot of setup for basically one line (the form line) to do its work.
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3104 To add another field to "category" would involve one more line (well,
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3105 maybe a few extra to get the formatting correct).
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3106
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3108 Adding the category to the issue
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d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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3109 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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3110
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3111 We now have the ability to create issues to our heart's content, but
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3112 that is pointless unless we can assign categories to issues. Just like
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3113 the ``html/category.item.html`` file was used to define how to add a new
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3114 category, the ``html/issue.item.html`` is used to define how a new issue
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3115 is created.
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3116
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3117 Just like ``category.issue.html``, this file defines a form which has a
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3118 table to lay things out. It doesn't matter where in the table we add new
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3119 stuff, it is entirely up to your sense of aesthetics::
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3120
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3121 <th>Category</th>
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3122 <td><span tal:replace="structure context/category/field" />
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a95428868bf4 Added the missing keyword/topic interface to classic template (blush)
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3123 <span tal:replace="structure db/category/classhelp" />
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3124 </td>
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3125
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3126 First, we define a nice header so that the user knows what the next
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3127 section is, then the middle line does what we are most interested in.
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3128 This ``context/category/field`` gets replaced by a field which contains
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3129 the category in the current context (the current context being the new
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3130 issue).
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3132 The classhelp lines generate a link (labelled "list") to a popup window
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3133 which contains the list of currently known categories.
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3134
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3135
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3136 Searching on categories
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3137 :::::::::::::::::::::::
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3138
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3139 Now we can add categories, and create issues with categories. The next
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3140 obvious thing that we would like to be able to do, would be to search
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3141 for issues based on their category, so that, for example, anyone working
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3142 on the web server could look at all issues in the category "Web".
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3143
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3144 If you look for "Search Issues" in the ``html/page.html`` file, you will
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3145 find that it looks something like
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3146 ``<a href="issue?@template=search">Search Issues</a>``. This shows us
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3147 that when you click on "Search Issues" it will be looking for a
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3148 ``issue.search.html`` file to display. So that is the file that we will
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3149 change.
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3150
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3151 If you look at this file it should begin to seem familiar, although it
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3152 does use some new macros. You can add the new category search code anywhere you
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3153 like within that form::
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3154
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3155 <tr tal:define="name string:category;
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3156 db_klass string:category;
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3157 db_content string:name;">
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3158 <th>Priority:</th>
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3159 <td metal:use-macro="search_select"></td>
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3160 <td metal:use-macro="column_input"></td>
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3161 <td metal:use-macro="sort_input"></td>
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3162 <td metal:use-macro="group_input"></td>
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3163 </tr>
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3164
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3165 The definitions in the ``<tr>`` opening tag are used by the macros:
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3166
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3167 - ``search_select`` expands to a drop-down box with all categories using
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3168 ``db_klass`` and ``db_content``.
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3169 - ``column_input`` expands to a checkbox for selecting what columns
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3170 should be displayed.
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3171 - ``sort_input`` expands to a radio button for selecting what property
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3172 should be sorted on.
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3173 - ``group_input`` expands to a radio button for selecting what property
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3174 should be grouped on.
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3175
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3176 The category search code above would expand to the following::
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3177
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3178 <tr>
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3179 <th>Category:</th>
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3180 <td>
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3181 <select name="category">
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3182 <option value="">don't care</option>
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3183 <option value="">------------</option>
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3184 <option value="1">scipy</option>
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3185 <option value="2">chaco</option>
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3186 <option value="3">weave</option>
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3187 </select>
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3188 </td>
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3189 <td><input type="checkbox" name=":columns" value="category"></td>
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3190 <td><input type="radio" name=":sort" value="category"></td>
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3191 <td><input type="radio" name=":group" value="category"></td>
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3192 </tr>
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3193
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3194 Adding category to the default view
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3195 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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3196
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3197 We can now add categories, add issues with categories, and search for
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3198 issues based on categories. This is everything that we need to do;
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3199 however, there is some more icing that we would like. I think the
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3200 category of an issue is important enough that it should be displayed by
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3201 default when listing all the issues.
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3202
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3203 Unfortunately, this is a bit less obvious than the previous steps. The
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3204 code defining how the issues look is in ``html/issue.index.html``. This
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3205 is a large table with a form down at the bottom for redisplaying and so
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3206 forth.
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3207
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3208 Firstly we need to add an appropriate header to the start of the table::
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3209
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3210 <th tal:condition="request/show/category">Category</th>
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3211
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3212 The *condition* part of this statement is to avoid displaying the
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3213 Category column if the user has selected not to see it.
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3214
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3215 The rest of the table is a loop which will go through every issue that
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3216 matches the display criteria. The loop variable is "i" - which means
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3217 that every issue gets assigned to "i" in turn.
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3218
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3219 The new part of code to display the category will look like this::
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3220
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3221 <td tal:condition="request/show/category"
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3222 tal:content="i/category"></td>
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3223
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3224 The condition is the same as above: only display the condition when the
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3225 user hasn't asked for it to be hidden. The next part is to set the
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3226 content of the cell to be the category part of "i" - the current issue.
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3227
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3228 Finally we have to edit ``html/page.html`` again. This time, we need to
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3229 tell it that when the user clicks on "Unassigned Issues" or "All Issues",
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3230 the category column should be included in the resulting list. If you
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3231 scroll down the page file, you can see the links with lots of options.
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3232 The option that we are interested in is the ``:columns=`` one which
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3233 tells roundup which fields of the issue to display. Simply add
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3234 "category" to that list and it all should work.
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3235
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3236 Adding a time log to your issues
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3237 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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3238
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3239 We want to log the dates and amount of time spent working on issues, and
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3240 be able to give a summary of the total time spent on a particular issue.
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3241
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3242 1. Add a new class to your tracker ``schema.py``::
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3243
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3244 # storage for time logging
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3245 timelog = Class(db, "timelog", period=Interval())
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3246
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3247 Note that we automatically get the date of the time log entry
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3248 creation through the standard property "creation".
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3249
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3250 2. Link to the new class from your issue class (again, in
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3251 ``schema.py``)::
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3252
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3253 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue",
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3254 assignedto=Link("user"), topic=Multilink("keyword"),
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3255 priority=Link("priority"), status=Link("status"),
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3256 times=Multilink("timelog"))
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3257
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3258 the "times" property is the new link to the "timelog" class.
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3259
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3260 3. We'll need to let people add in times to the issue, so in the web
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3261 interface we'll have a new entry field. This is a special field
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3262 because unlike the other fields in the ``issue.item`` template, it
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3263 affects a different item (a timelog item) and not the template's
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3264 item (an issue). We have a special syntax for form fields that affect
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3265 items other than the template default item (see the cgi
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3266 documentation on `special form variables`_). In particular, we add a
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3267 field to capture a new timelog item's period::
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3268
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3269 <tr>
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3270 <th>Time Log</th>
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3271 <td colspan=3><input type="text" name="timelog-1@period" />
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3272 <br />(enter as '3y 1m 4d 2:40:02' or parts thereof)
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3273 </td>
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3274 </tr>
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3275
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3276 and another hidden field that links that new timelog item (new
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3277 because it's marked as having id "-1") to the issue item. It looks
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3278 like this::
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3279
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3280 <input type="hidden" name="@link@times" value="timelog-1" />
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3281
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3282 On submission, the "-1" timelog item will be created and assigned a
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3283 real item id. The "times" property of the issue will have the new id
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3284 added to it.
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3285
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3286 4. We want to display a total of the timelog times that have been
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3287 accumulated for an issue. To do this, we'll need to actually write
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3288 some Python code, since it's beyond the scope of PageTemplates to
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3289 perform such calculations. We do this by adding a module ``timespent.py``
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3290 to the ``extensions`` directory in our tracker. The contents of this
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3291 file is as follows::
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3292
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3293 def totalTimeSpent(times):
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3294 ''' Call me with a list of timelog items (which have an
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3295 Interval "period" property)
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3296 '''
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3297 total = Interval('0d')
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3298 for time in times:
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3299 total += time.period._value
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3300 return total
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3301
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3302 def init(instance):
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3303 instance.registerUtil('totalTimeSpent', totalTimeSpent)
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3304
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3305 We will now be able to access the ``totalTimeSpent`` function via the
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3306 ``utils`` variable in our templates, as shown in the next step.
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3307
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3308 5. Display the timelog for an issue::
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3309
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3310 <table class="otherinfo" tal:condition="context/times">
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3311 <tr><th colspan="3" class="header">Time Log
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3312 <tal:block
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3313 tal:replace="python:utils.totalTimeSpent(context.times)" />
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3314 </th></tr>
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3315 <tr><th>Date</th><th>Period</th><th>Logged By</th></tr>
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3316 <tr tal:repeat="time context/times">
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3317 <td tal:content="time/creation"></td>
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3318 <td tal:content="time/period"></td>
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3319 <td tal:content="time/creator"></td>
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3320 </tr>
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3321 </table>
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3322
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3323 I put this just above the Messages log in my issue display. Note our
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3324 use of the ``totalTimeSpent`` method which will total up the times
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3325 for the issue and return a new Interval. That will be automatically
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3326 displayed in the template as text like "+ 1y 2:40" (1 year, 2 hours
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3327 and 40 minutes).
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3328
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3329 8. If you're using a persistent web server - ``roundup-server`` or
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3330 ``mod_python`` for example - then you'll need to restart that to pick up
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3331 the code changes. When that's done, you'll be able to use the new
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3332 time logging interface.
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3333
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3334
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3335 Tracking different types of issues
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3336 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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3337
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3338 Sometimes you will want to track different types of issues - developer,
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3339 customer support, systems, sales leads, etc. A single Roundup tracker is
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3340 able to support multiple types of issues. This example demonstrates adding
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3341 a system support issue class to a tracker.
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3342
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3343 1. Figure out what information you're going to want to capture. OK, so
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3344 this is obvious, but sometimes it's better to actually sit down for a
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3345 while and think about the schema you're going to implement.
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3346
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3347 2. Add the new issue class to your tracker's ``schema.py``. Just after the
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3348 "issue" class definition, add::
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3349
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3350 # list our systems
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3351 system = Class(db, "system", name=String(), order=Number())
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3352 system.setkey("name")
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3353
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3354 # store issues related to those systems
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3355 support = IssueClass(db, "support",
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3356 assignedto=Link("user"), topic=Multilink("keyword"),
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3357 status=Link("status"), deadline=Date(),
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3358 affects=Multilink("system"))
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3359
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3360 3. Copy the existing ``issue.*`` (item, search and index) templates in the
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3361 tracker's ``html`` to ``support.*``. Edit them so they use the properties
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3362 defined in the ``support`` class. Be sure to check for hidden form
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3363 variables like "required" to make sure they have the correct set of
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3364 required properties.
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3365
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3366 4. Edit the modules in the ``detectors``, adding lines to their ``init``
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3367 functions where appropriate. Look for ``audit`` and ``react`` registrations
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3368 on the ``issue`` class, and duplicate them for ``support``.
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3369
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3370 5. Create a new sidebar box for the new support class. Duplicate the
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3371 existing issues one, changing the ``issue`` class name to ``support``.
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3372
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3373 6. Re-start your tracker and start using the new ``support`` class.
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3375
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3376 Optionally, you might want to restrict the users able to access this new
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3377 class to just the users with a new "SysAdmin" Role. To do this, we add
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3378 some security declarations::
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3379
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3380 db.security.addPermissionToRole('SysAdmin', 'View', 'support')
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3381 db.security.addPermissionToRole('SysAdmin', 'Create', 'support')
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3382 db.security.addPermissionToRole('SysAdmin', 'Edit', 'support')
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3383
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3384 You would then (as an "admin" user) edit the details of the appropriate
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3385 users, and add "SysAdmin" to their Roles list.
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3386
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3387 Alternatively, you might want to change the Edit/View permissions granted
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3388 for the ``issue`` class so that it's only available to users with the "System"
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3389 or "Developer" Role, and then the new class you're adding is available to
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3390 all with the "User" Role.
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3391
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3392
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3393 Using External User Databases
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3394 -----------------------------
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3395
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3396 Using an external password validation source
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3397 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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3398
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3399 .. note:: You will need to either have an "admin" user in your external
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3400 password source *or* have one of your regular users have
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3401 the Admin Role assigned. If you need to assign the Role *after*
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3402 making the changes below, you may use the ``roundup-admin``
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3403 program to edit a user's details.
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3404
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3405 We have a centrally-managed password changing system for our users. This
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3406 results in a UN*X passwd-style file that we use for verification of
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3407 users. Entries in the file consist of ``name:password`` where the
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3408 password is encrypted using the standard UN*X ``crypt()`` function (see
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3409 the ``crypt`` module in your Python distribution). An example entry
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3410 would be::
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3411
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3412 admin:aamrgyQfDFSHw
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3413
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3414 Each user of Roundup must still have their information stored in the Roundup
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3415 database - we just use the passwd file to check their password. To do this, we
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3416 need to override the standard ``verifyPassword`` method defined in
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3417 ``roundup.cgi.actions.LoginAction`` and register the new class. The
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3418 following is added as ``externalpassword.py`` in the tracker ``extensions``
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3419 directory::
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3420
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3421 import os, crypt
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3422 from roundup.cgi.actions import LoginAction
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3423
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3424 class ExternalPasswordLoginAction(LoginAction):
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3425 def verifyPassword(self, userid, password):
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3426 '''Look through the file, line by line, looking for a
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3427 name that matches.
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3428 '''
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3429 # get the user's username
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3430 username = self.db.user.get(userid, 'username')
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3431
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3432 # the passwords are stored in the "passwd.txt" file in the
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3433 # tracker home
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3434 file = os.path.join(self.db.config.TRACKER_HOME, 'passwd.txt')
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3435
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3436 # see if we can find a match
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3437 for ent in [line.strip().split(':') for line in
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3438 open(file).readlines()]:
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3439 if ent[0] == username:
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3440 return crypt.crypt(password, ent[1][:2]) == ent[1]
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3441
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3442 # user doesn't exist in the file
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3443 return 0
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3444
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3445 def init(instance):
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3446 instance.registerAction('login', ExternalPasswordLoginAction)
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3447
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3448 You should also remove the redundant password fields from the ``user.item``
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3449 template.
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3450
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3451
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3452 Using a UN*X passwd file as the user database
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3453 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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3454
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3455 On some systems the primary store of users is the UN*X passwd file. It
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3456 holds information on users such as their username, real name, password
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3457 and primary user group.
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3458
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3459 Roundup can use this store as its primary source of user information,
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3460 but it needs additional information too - email address(es), roundup
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3461 Roles, vacation flags, roundup hyperdb item ids, etc. Also, "retired"
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3462 users must still exist in the user database, unlike some passwd files in
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3463 which the users are removed when they no longer have access to a system.
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3464
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3465 To make use of the passwd file, we therefore synchronise between the two
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3466 user stores. We also use the passwd file to validate the user logins, as
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3467 described in the previous example, `using an external password
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3468 validation source`_. We keep the user lists in sync using a fairly
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3469 simple script that runs once a day, or several times an hour if more
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3470 immediate access is needed. In short, it:
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3471
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3472 1. parses the passwd file, finding usernames, passwords and real names,
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3473 2. compares that list to the current roundup user list:
1299
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3474
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3475 a. entries no longer in the passwd file are *retired*
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3476 b. entries with mismatching real names are *updated*
1293
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3477 c. entries only exist in the passwd file are *created*
1299
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3478
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3479 3. send an email to administrators to let them know what's been done.
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3480
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3481 The retiring and updating are simple operations, requiring only a call
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3482 to ``retire()`` or ``set()``. The creation operation requires more
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3483 information though - the user's email address and their Roundup Roles.
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3484 We're going to assume that the user's email address is the same as their
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diff changeset
3485 login name, so we just append the domain name to that. The Roles are
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3486 determined using the passwd group identifier - mapping their UN*X group
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3487 to an appropriate set of Roles.
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3488
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3489 The script to perform all this, broken up into its main components, is
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3490 as follows. Firstly, we import the necessary modules and open the
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3491 tracker we're to work on::
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3492
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3493 import sys, os, smtplib
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3494 from roundup import instance, date
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3495
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3496 # open the tracker
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3497 tracker_home = sys.argv[1]
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3498 tracker = instance.open(tracker_home)
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3499
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3500 Next we read in the *passwd* file from the tracker home::
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3501
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3502 # read in the users from the "passwd.txt" file
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3503 file = os.path.join(tracker_home, 'passwd.txt')
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3504 users = [x.strip().split(':') for x in open(file).readlines()]
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3505
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3506 Handle special users (those to ignore in the file, and those who don't
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3507 appear in the file)::
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3508
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3509 # users to not keep ever, pre-load with the users I know aren't
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3510 # "real" users
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3511 ignore = ['ekmmon', 'bfast', 'csrmail']
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3512
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3513 # users to keep - pre-load with the roundup-specific users
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3514 keep = ['comment_pool', 'network_pool', 'admin', 'dev-team',
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3515 'cs_pool', 'anonymous', 'system_pool', 'automated']
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3516
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3517 Now we map the UN*X group numbers to the Roles that users should have::
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3518
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3519 roles = {
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3520 '501': 'User,Tech', # tech
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3521 '502': 'User', # finance
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3522 '503': 'User,CSR', # customer service reps
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3523 '504': 'User', # sales
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3524 '505': 'User', # marketing
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3525 }
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3526
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3527 Now we do all the work. Note that the body of the script (where we have
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3528 the tracker database open) is wrapped in a ``try`` / ``finally`` clause,
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3529 so that we always close the database cleanly when we're finished. So, we
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3530 now do all the work::
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3531
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
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3532 # open the database
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
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3533 db = tracker.open('admin')
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3534 try:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
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3535 # store away messages to send to the tracker admins
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3536 msg = []
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3537
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3538 # loop over the users list read in from the passwd file
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
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3539 for user,passw,uid,gid,real,home,shell in users:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3540 if user in ignore:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3541 # this user shouldn't appear in our tracker
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3542 continue
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3543 keep.append(user)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3544 try:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3545 # see if the user exists in the tracker
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3546 uid = db.user.lookup(user)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3547
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3548 # yes, they do - now check the real name for correctness
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3549 if real != db.user.get(uid, 'realname'):
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3550 db.user.set(uid, realname=real)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3551 msg.append('FIX %s - %s'%(user, real))
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3552 except KeyError:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3553 # nope, the user doesn't exist
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3554 db.user.create(username=user, realname=real,
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3555 address='%s@ekit-inc.com'%user, roles=roles[gid])
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3556 msg.append('ADD %s - %s (%s)'%(user, real, roles[gid]))
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3557
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3558 # now check that all the users in the tracker are also in our
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3559 # "keep" list - retire those who aren't
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3560 for uid in db.user.list():
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3561 user = db.user.get(uid, 'username')
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3562 if user not in keep:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3563 db.user.retire(uid)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3564 msg.append('RET %s'%user)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3565
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3566 # if we did work, then send email to the tracker admins
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3567 if msg:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3568 # create the email
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3569 msg = '''Subject: %s user database maintenance
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3570
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3571 %s
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3572 '''%(db.config.TRACKER_NAME, '\n'.join(msg))
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3573
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3574 # send the email
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3575 smtp = smtplib.SMTP(db.config.MAILHOST)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3576 addr = db.config.ADMIN_EMAIL
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3577 smtp.sendmail(addr, addr, msg)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3578
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3579 # now we're done - commit the changes
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3580 db.commit()
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3581 finally:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3582 # always close the database cleanly
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3583 db.close()
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3584
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3585 And that's it!
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3586
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3587
1680
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3588 Using an LDAP database for user information
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3589 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1680
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3590
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3591 A script that reads users from an LDAP store using
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3592 http://python-ldap.sf.net/ and then compares the list to the users in the
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3593 roundup user database would be pretty easy to write. You'd then have it run
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3594 once an hour / day (or on demand if you can work that into your LDAP store
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3595 workflow). See the example `Using a UN*X passwd file as the user database`_
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3596 for more information about doing this.
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3597
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3598 To authenticate off the LDAP store (rather than using the passwords in the
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
3599 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
3600 extension to the cgi interface. You'd do this by overriding the method called
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
3601 ``verifyPassword`` on the ``LoginAction`` class in your tracker's
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
3602 ``extensions`` directory (see `using an external password validation
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
3603 source`_). The method is implemented by default as::
1680
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3604
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3605 def verifyPassword(self, userid, password):
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3606 ''' Verify the password that the user has supplied
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3607 '''
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3608 stored = self.db.user.get(self.userid, 'password')
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3609 if password == stored:
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3610 return 1
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3611 if not password and not stored:
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3612 return 1
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3613 return 0
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3614
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3615 So you could reimplement this as something like::
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3616
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3617 def verifyPassword(self, userid, password):
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3618 ''' Verify the password that the user has supplied
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3619 '''
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3620 # look up some unique LDAP information about the user
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3621 username = self.db.user.get(self.userid, 'username')
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3622 # now verify the password supplied against the LDAP store
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3623
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3624
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3625 Changes to Tracker Behaviour
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3626 ----------------------------
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3627
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3628 Stop "nosy" messages going to people on vacation
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3629 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3630
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3631 When users go on vacation and set up vacation email bouncing, you'll
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3632 start to see a lot of messages come back through Roundup "Fred is on
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3633 vacation". Not very useful, and relatively easy to stop.
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3634
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3635 1. add a "vacation" flag to your users::
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3636
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3637 user = Class(db, "user",
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3638 username=String(), password=Password(),
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3639 address=String(), realname=String(),
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3640 phone=String(), organisation=String(),
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3641 alternate_addresses=String(),
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3642 roles=String(), queries=Multilink("query"),
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3643 vacation=Boolean())
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3644
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3645 2. So that users may edit the vacation flags, add something like the
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3646 following to your ``user.item`` template::
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3647
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3648 <tr>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3649 <th>On Vacation</th>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3650 <td tal:content="structure context/vacation/field">vacation</td>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3651 </tr>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3652
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3653 3. edit your detector ``nosyreactor.py`` so that the ``nosyreaction()``
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3654 consists of::
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3655
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3656 def nosyreaction(db, cl, nodeid, oldvalues):
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3657 users = db.user
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3658 messages = db.msg
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3659 # send a copy of all new messages to the nosy list
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3660 for msgid in determineNewMessages(cl, nodeid, oldvalues):
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3661 try:
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3662 # figure the recipient ids
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3663 sendto = []
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3664 seen_message = {}
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3665 recipients = messages.get(msgid, 'recipients')
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3666 for recipid in messages.get(msgid, 'recipients'):
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3667 seen_message[recipid] = 1
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3668
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3669 # figure the author's id, and indicate they've received
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3670 # the message
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3671 authid = messages.get(msgid, 'author')
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3672
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3673 # possibly send the message to the author, as long as
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3674 # they aren't anonymous
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3675 if (db.config.MESSAGES_TO_AUTHOR == 'yes' and
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3676 users.get(authid, 'username') != 'anonymous'):
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3677 sendto.append(authid)
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3678 seen_message[authid] = 1
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3679
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3680 # now figure the nosy people who weren't recipients
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3681 nosy = cl.get(nodeid, 'nosy')
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3682 for nosyid in nosy:
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3683 # Don't send nosy mail to the anonymous user (that
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3684 # user shouldn't appear in the nosy list, but just
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3685 # in case they do...)
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3686 if users.get(nosyid, 'username') == 'anonymous':
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3687 continue
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3688 # make sure they haven't seen the message already
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3689 if not seen_message.has_key(nosyid):
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3690 # send it to them
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3691 sendto.append(nosyid)
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3692 recipients.append(nosyid)
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3693
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3694 # generate a change note
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3695 if oldvalues:
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3696 note = cl.generateChangeNote(nodeid, oldvalues)
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3697 else:
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3698 note = cl.generateCreateNote(nodeid)
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3699
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3700 # we have new recipients
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3701 if sendto:
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3702 # filter out the people on vacation
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3703 sendto = [i for i in sendto
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3704 if not users.get(i, 'vacation', 0)]
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3705
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3706 # map userids to addresses
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3707 sendto = [users.get(i, 'address') for i in sendto]
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3708
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3709 # update the message's recipients list
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3710 messages.set(msgid, recipients=recipients)
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3711
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3712 # send the message
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3713 cl.send_message(nodeid, msgid, note, sendto)
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3714 except roundupdb.MessageSendError, message:
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3715 raise roundupdb.DetectorError, message
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3716
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3717 Note that this is the standard nosy reaction code, with the small
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3718 addition of::
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3719
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3720 # filter out the people on vacation
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3721 sendto = [i for i in sendto if not users.get(i, 'vacation', 0)]
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3722
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3723 which filters out the users that have the vacation flag set to true.
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3724
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3725 Adding in state transition control
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3726 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3727
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
3728 Sometimes tracker admins want to control the states to which users may
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
3729 move issues. You can do this by following these steps:
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3730
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3731 1. make "status" a required variable. This is achieved by adding the
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3732 following to the top of the form in the ``issue.item.html``
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3733 template::
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3734
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3735 <input type="hidden" name="@required" value="status">
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3736
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
3737 This will force users to select a status.
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3738
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3739 2. add a Multilink property to the status class::
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3740
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3741 stat = Class(db, "status", ... , transitions=Multilink('status'),
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3742 ...)
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3743
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3744 and then edit the statuses already created, either:
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3745
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3746 a. through the web using the class list -> status class editor, or
3130
7308c3c5a943 docs editing from Jean Jordaan
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3127
diff changeset
3747 b. using the ``roundup-admin`` "set" command.
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3748
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3749 3. add an auditor module ``checktransition.py`` in your tracker's
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3750 ``detectors`` directory, for example::
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3751
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3752 def checktransition(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3753 ''' Check that the desired transition is valid for the "status"
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3754 property.
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3755 '''
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3756 if not newvalues.has_key('status'):
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3757 return
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3758 current = cl.get(nodeid, 'status')
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3759 new = newvalues['status']
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3760 if new == current:
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3761 return
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3762 ok = db.status.get(current, 'transitions')
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3763 if new not in ok:
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3764 raise ValueError, 'Status not allowed to move from "%s" to "%s"'%(
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3765 db.status.get(current, 'name'), db.status.get(new, 'name'))
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3766
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3767 def init(db):
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3768 db.issue.audit('set', checktransition)
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3769
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3770 4. in the ``issue.item.html`` template, change the status editing bit
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3771 from::
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3772
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3773 <th>Status</th>
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3774 <td tal:content="structure context/status/menu">status</td>
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3775
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3776 to::
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3777
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3778 <th>Status</th>
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3779 <td>
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3780 <select tal:condition="context/id" name="status">
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3781 <tal:block tal:define="ok context/status/transitions"
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3782 tal:repeat="state db/status/list">
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3783 <option tal:condition="python:state.id in ok"
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3784 tal:attributes="
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3785 value state/id;
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3786 selected python:state.id == context.status.id"
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3787 tal:content="state/name"></option>
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3788 </tal:block>
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3789 </select>
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3790 <tal:block tal:condition="not:context/id"
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3791 tal:replace="structure context/status/menu" />
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3792 </td>
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3793
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3794 which displays only the allowed status to transition to.
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3795
1262
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
3796
1559
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3797 Blocking issues that depend on other issues
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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3798 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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3799
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3800 We needed the ability to mark certain issues as "blockers" - that is,
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3801 they can't be resolved until another issue (the blocker) they rely on is
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3802 resolved. To achieve this:
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3803
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3804 1. Create a new property on the ``issue`` class:
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3805 ``blockers=Multilink("issue")``. To do this, edit the definition of
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3806 this class in your tracker's ``schema.py`` file. Change this::
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3807
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3808 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue",
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3809 assignedto=Link("user"), topic=Multilink("keyword"),
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3810 priority=Link("priority"), status=Link("status"))
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3811
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3812 to this, adding the blockers entry::
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3813
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3814 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue",
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3815 blockers=Multilink("issue"),
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3816 assignedto=Link("user"), topic=Multilink("keyword"),
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3817 priority=Link("priority"), status=Link("status"))
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3818
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3819 2. Add the new ``blockers`` property to the ``issue.item.html`` edit
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3820 page, using something like::
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3821
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3822 <th>Waiting On</th>
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3823 <td>
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3824 <span tal:replace="structure python:context.blockers.field(showid=1,
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3825 size=20)" />
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3826 <span tal:replace="structure python:db.issue.classhelp('id,title')" />
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3827 <span tal:condition="context/blockers"
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3828 tal:repeat="blk context/blockers">
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3829 <br>View: <a tal:attributes="href string:issue${blk/id}"
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3830 tal:content="blk/id"></a>
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3831 </span>
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3832
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3833 You'll need to fiddle with your item page layout to find an
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3834 appropriate place to put it - I'll leave that fun part up to you.
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3835 Just make sure it appears in the first table, possibly somewhere near
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3836 the "superseders" field.
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3837
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3838 3. Create a new detector module (see below) which enforces the rules:
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3839
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3840 - issues may not be resolved if they have blockers
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3841 - when a blocker is resolved, it's removed from issues it blocks
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3842
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3843 The contents of the detector should be something like this::
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3844
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3845
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3846 def blockresolution(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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3847 ''' If the issue has blockers, don't allow it to be resolved.
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3848 '''
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3849 if nodeid is None:
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3850 blockers = []
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3851 else:
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3852 blockers = cl.get(nodeid, 'blockers')
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3853 blockers = newvalues.get('blockers', blockers)
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3854
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3855 # don't do anything if there's no blockers or the status hasn't
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3856 # changed
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3857 if not blockers or not newvalues.has_key('status'):
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3858 return
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3859
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3860 # get the resolved state ID
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3861 resolved_id = db.status.lookup('resolved')
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3862
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3863 # format the info
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3864 u = db.config.TRACKER_WEB
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3865 s = ', '.join(['<a href="%sissue%s">%s</a>'%(
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3866 u,id,id) for id in blockers])
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3867 if len(blockers) == 1:
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3868 s = 'issue %s is'%s
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3869 else:
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3870 s = 'issues %s are'%s
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3871
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3872 # ok, see if we're trying to resolve
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3873 if newvalues['status'] == resolved_id:
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3874 raise ValueError, "This issue can't be resolved until %s resolved."%s
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3875
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3876
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3877 def resolveblockers(db, cl, nodeid, oldvalues):
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3878 ''' When we resolve an issue that's a blocker, remove it from the
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3879 blockers list of the issue(s) it blocks.
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3880 '''
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3881 newstatus = cl.get(nodeid,'status')
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3882
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3883 # no change?
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3884 if oldvalues.get('status', None) == newstatus:
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3885 return
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3886
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3887 resolved_id = db.status.lookup('resolved')
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3888
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3889 # interesting?
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3890 if newstatus != resolved_id:
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3891 return
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3892
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3893 # yes - find all the blocked issues, if any, and remove me from
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3894 # their blockers list
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3895 issues = cl.find(blockers=nodeid)
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3896 for issueid in issues:
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3897 blockers = cl.get(issueid, 'blockers')
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3898 if nodeid in blockers:
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3899 blockers.remove(nodeid)
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3900 cl.set(issueid, blockers=blockers)
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3901
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3902 def init(db):
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3903 # might, in an obscure situation, happen in a create
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3904 db.issue.audit('create', blockresolution)
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3905 db.issue.audit('set', blockresolution)
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3906
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3907 # can only happen on a set
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3908 db.issue.react('set', resolveblockers)
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3909
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3910 Put the above code in a file called "blockers.py" in your tracker's
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3911 "detectors" directory.
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3912
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3913 4. Finally, and this is an optional step, modify the tracker web page
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3914 URLs so they filter out issues with any blockers. You do this by
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3915 adding an additional filter on "blockers" for the value "-1". For
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3916 example, the existing "Show All" link in the "page" template (in the
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3917 tracker's "html" directory) looks like this::
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3919 <a href="issue?@sort=-activity&@group=priority&@filter=status&
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3920 @columns=id,activity,title,creator,assignedto,status&
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3921 status=-1,1,2,3,4,5,6,7">Show All</a><br>
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3922
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3923 modify it to add the "blockers" info to the URL (note, both the
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3924 "@filter" *and* "blockers" values must be specified)@@
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3926 <a href="issue?@sort=-activity&@group=priority&@filter=status,blockers&
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3927 blockers=-1&@columns=id,activity,title,creator,assignedto,status&
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3928 status=-1,1,2,3,4,5,6,7">Show All</a><br>
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3929
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3930 The above examples are line-wrapped on the trailing & and should
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3931 be unwrapped.
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3932
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3933 That's it. You should now be able to set blockers on your issues. Note
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3934 that if you want to know whether an issue has any other issues dependent
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3935 on it (i.e. it's in their blockers list) you can look at the journal
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3936 history at the bottom of the issue page - look for a "link" event to
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3937 another issue's "blockers" property.
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3938
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3939 Add users to the nosy list based on the topic
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3940 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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3941
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3942 Let's say we need the ability to automatically add users to the nosy
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3943 list based
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3944 on the occurance of a topic. Every user should be allowed to edit their
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3945 own list of topics for which they want to be added to the nosy list.
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3946
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3947 Below, we'll show that this change can be done with minimal
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3948 understanding of the Roundup system, using only copy and paste.
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3949
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3950 This requires three changes to the tracker: a change in the database to
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3951 allow per-user recording of the lists of topics for which he wants to
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3952 be put on the nosy list, a change in the user view allowing them to edit
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3953 this list of topics, and addition of an auditor which updates the nosy
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3954 list when a topic is set.
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3955
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3956 Adding the nosy topic list
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3957 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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3958
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3959 The change to make in the database, is that for any user there should be
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3960 a list of topics for which he wants to be put on the nosy list. Adding
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3961 a ``Multilink`` of ``keyword`` seems to fullfill this (note that within
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3962 the code, topics are called ``keywords``.) As such, all that has to be
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3963 done is to add a new field to the definition of ``user`` within the
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3964 file ``schema.py``. We will call this new field ``nosy_keywords``, and
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3965 the updated definition of user will be::
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3966
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3967 user = Class(db, "user",
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3968 username=String(), password=Password(),
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3969 address=String(), realname=String(),
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3970 phone=String(), organisation=String(),
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3971 alternate_addresses=String(),
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3972 queries=Multilink('query'), roles=String(),
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3973 timezone=String(),
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3974 nosy_keywords=Multilink('keyword'))
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3975
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3976 Changing the user view to allow changing the nosy topic list
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3977 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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3978
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3979 We want any user to be able to change the list of topics for which
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3980 he will by default be added to the nosy list. We choose to add this
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3981 to the user view, as is generated by the file ``html/user.item.html``.
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3982 We can easily
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3983 see that the topic field in the issue view has very similar editing
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3984 requirements as our nosy topics, both being lists of topics. As
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3985 such, we look for Topics in ``issue.item.html``, and extract the
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3986 associated parts from there. We add this to ``user.item.html`` at the
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3987 bottom of the list of viewed items (i.e. just below the 'Alternate
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3988 E-mail addresses' in the classic template)::
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3989
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3990 <tr>
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3991 <th>Nosy Topics</th>
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3992 <td>
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3993 <span tal:replace="structure context/nosy_keywords/field" />
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3994 <span tal:replace="structure python:db.keyword.classhelp(property='nosy_keywords')" />
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3995 </td>
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3996 </tr>
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3997
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3998
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3999 Addition of an auditor to update the nosy list
2156
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4000 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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4001
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4002 The more difficult part is the logic to add
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4003 the users to the nosy list when required.
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4004 We choose to perform this action whenever the topics on an
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4005 item are set (this includes the creation of items).
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4006 Here we choose to start out with a copy of the
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4007 ``detectors/nosyreaction.py`` detector, which we copy to the file
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4008 ``detectors/nosy_keyword_reaction.py``.
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4009 This looks like a good start as it also adds users
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4010 to the nosy list. A look through the code reveals that the
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4011 ``nosyreaction`` function actually sends the e-mail.
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4012 We don't need this. Therefore, we can change the ``init`` function to::
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4013
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4014 def init(db):
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4015 db.issue.audit('create', update_kw_nosy)
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4016 db.issue.audit('set', update_kw_nosy)
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4017
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4018 After that, we rename the ``updatenosy`` function to ``update_kw_nosy``.
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4019 The first two blocks of code in that function relate to setting
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4020 ``current`` to a combination of the old and new nosy lists. This
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4021 functionality is left in the new auditor. The following block of
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4022 code, which handled adding the assignedto user(s) to the nosy list in
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4023 ``updatenosy``, should be replaced by a block of code to add the
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4024 interested users to the nosy list. We choose here to loop over all
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4025 new topics, than looping over all users,
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4026 and assign the user to the nosy list when the topic occurs in the user's
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4027 ``nosy_keywords``. The next part in ``updatenosy`` -- adding the author
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4028 and/or recipients of a message to the nosy list -- is obviously not
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4029 relevant here and is thus deleted from the new auditor. The last
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4030 part, copying the new nosy list to ``newvalues``, can stay as is.
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4031 This results in the following function::
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4032
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4033 def update_kw_nosy(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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4034 '''Update the nosy list for changes to the topics
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4035 '''
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4036 # nodeid will be None if this is a new node
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4037 current = {}
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4038 if nodeid is None:
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4039 ok = ('new', 'yes')
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4040 else:
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4041 ok = ('yes',)
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4042 # old node, get the current values from the node if they haven't
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4043 # changed
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4044 if not newvalues.has_key('nosy'):
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4045 nosy = cl.get(nodeid, 'nosy')
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4046 for value in nosy:
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4047 if not current.has_key(value):
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4048 current[value] = 1
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4049
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4050 # if the nosy list changed in this transaction, init from the new value
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4051 if newvalues.has_key('nosy'):
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4052 nosy = newvalues.get('nosy', [])
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4053 for value in nosy:
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4054 if not db.hasnode('user', value):
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4055 continue
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4056 if not current.has_key(value):
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4057 current[value] = 1
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4058
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4059 # add users with topic in nosy_keywords to the nosy list
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4060 if newvalues.has_key('topic') and newvalues['topic'] is not None:
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4061 topic_ids = newvalues['topic']
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4062 for topic in topic_ids:
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4063 # loop over all users,
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4064 # and assign user to nosy when topic in nosy_keywords
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4065 for user_id in db.user.list():
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4066 nosy_kw = db.user.get(user_id, "nosy_keywords")
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4067 found = 0
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4068 for kw in nosy_kw:
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4069 if kw == topic:
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4070 found = 1
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4071 if found:
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4072 current[user_id] = 1
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4073
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4074 # that's it, save off the new nosy list
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4075 newvalues['nosy'] = current.keys()
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4076
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4077 These two function are the only ones needed in the file.
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4078
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4079 TODO: update this example to use the ``find()`` Class method.
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4080
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4081 Caveats
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4082 :::::::
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4083
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4084 A few problems with the design here can be noted:
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4085
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4086 Multiple additions
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4087 When a user, after automatic selection, is manually removed
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4088 from the nosy list, he is added to the nosy list again when the
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4089 topic list of the issue is updated. A better design might be
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4090 to only check which topics are new compared to the old list
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4091 of topics, and only add users when they have indicated
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4092 interest on a new topic.
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4093
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4094 The code could also be changed to only trigger on the ``create()``
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4095 event, rather than also on the ``set()`` event, thus only setting
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4096 the nosy list when the issue is created.
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4097
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4098 Scalability
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4099 In the auditor, there is a loop over all users. For a site with
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4100 only few users this will pose no serious problem; however, with
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4101 many users this will be a serious performance bottleneck.
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4102 A way out would be to link from the topics to the users who
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4103 selected these topics as nosy topics. This will eliminate the
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4104 loop over all users.
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4105
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4106 Changes to Security and Permissions
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4107 -----------------------------------
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4108
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4109 Restricting the list of users that are assignable to a task
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4110 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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4111
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4112 1. In your tracker's ``schema.py``, create a new Role, say "Developer"::
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4113
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4114 db.security.addRole(name='Developer', description='A developer')
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4115
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4116 2. Just after that, create a new Permission, say "Fixer", specific to
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4117 "issue"::
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4118
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4119 p = db.security.addPermission(name='Fixer', klass='issue',
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4120 description='User is allowed to be assigned to fix issues')
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4121
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4122 3. Then assign the new Permission to your "Developer" Role::
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4123
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4124 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Developer', p)
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4125
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4126 4. In the issue item edit page (``html/issue.item.html`` in your tracker
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4127 directory), use the new Permission in restricting the "assignedto"
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4128 list::
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4129
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4130 <select name="assignedto">
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4131 <option value="-1">- no selection -</option>
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4132 <tal:block tal:repeat="user db/user/list">
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4133 <option tal:condition="python:user.hasPermission(
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4134 'Fixer', context._classname)"
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4135 tal:attributes="
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4136 value user/id;
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4137 selected python:user.id == context.assignedto"
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4138 tal:content="user/realname"></option>
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4139 </tal:block>
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4140 </select>
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4141
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4142 For extra security, you may wish to setup an auditor to enforce the
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4143 Permission requirement (install this as ``assignedtoFixer.py`` in your
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4144 tracker ``detectors`` directory)::
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4145
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4146 def assignedtoMustBeFixer(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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4147 ''' Ensure the assignedto value in newvalues is used with the
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4148 Fixer Permission
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4149 '''
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4150 if not newvalues.has_key('assignedto'):
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4151 # don't care
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4152 return
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4153
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4154 # get the userid
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4155 userid = newvalues['assignedto']
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4156 if not db.security.hasPermission('Fixer', userid, cl.classname):
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4157 raise ValueError, 'You do not have permission to edit %s'%cl.classname
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4158
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4159 def init(db):
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4160 db.issue.audit('set', assignedtoMustBeFixer)
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4161 db.issue.audit('create', assignedtoMustBeFixer)
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4162
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4163 So now, if an edit action attempts to set "assignedto" to a user that
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4164 doesn't have the "Fixer" Permission, the error will be raised.
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4165
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4166
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4167 Users may only edit their issues
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4168 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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4169
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4170 In this case, users registering themselves are granted Provisional
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4171 access, meaning they
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4172 have access to edit the issues they submit, but not others. We create a new
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4173 Role called "Provisional User" which is granted to newly-registered users,
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4174 and has limited access. One of the Permissions they have is the new "Edit
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4175 Own" on issues (regular users have "Edit".)
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4177 First up, we create the new Role and Permission structure in
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4178 ``schema.py``::
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4179
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4180 #
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4181 # New users not approved by the admin
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4182 #
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4183 db.security.addRole(name='Provisional User',
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4184 description='New user registered via web or email')
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4185
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4186 # These users need to be able to view and create issues but only edit
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4187 # and view their own
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4188 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', 'Create', 'issue')
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4189 def own_issue(db, userid, itemid):
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4190 '''Determine whether the userid matches the creator of the issue.'''
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4191 return userid == db.issue.get(itemid, 'creator')
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4192 p = db.security.addPermission(name='Edit', klass='issue',
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4193 check=own_issue, description='Can only edit own issues')
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4194 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', p)
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4195 p = db.security.addPermission(name='View', klass='issue',
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4196 check=own_issue, description='Can only view own issues')
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4197 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', p)
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4198
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4199 # Assign the Permissions for issue-related classes
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4200 for cl in 'file', 'msg', 'query', 'keyword':
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4201 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', 'View', cl)
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4202 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', 'Edit', cl)
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4203 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', 'Create', cl)
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4204 for cl in 'priority', 'status':
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4205 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', 'View', cl)
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4207 # and give the new users access to the web and email interface
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4208 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', 'Web Access')
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4209 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', 'Email Access')
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4210
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4211 # make sure they can view & edit their own user record
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4212 def own_record(db, userid, itemid):
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4213 '''Determine whether the userid matches the item being accessed.'''
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4214 return userid == itemid
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4215 p = db.security.addPermission(name='View', klass='user', check=own_record,
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4216 description="User is allowed to view their own user details")
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4217 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', p)
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4218 p = db.security.addPermission(name='Edit', klass='user', check=own_record,
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4219 description="User is allowed to edit their own user details")
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4220 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', p)
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4221
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4222 Then, in ``config.ini``, we change the Role assigned to newly-registered
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4223 users, replacing the existing ``'User'`` values::
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4224
2921
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4225 [main]
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4226 ...
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4227 new_web_user_roles = 'Provisional User'
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4228 new_email_user_roles = 'Provisional User'
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4229
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4230
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4231 All users may only view and edit issues, files and messages they create
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4232 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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4233
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4234 Replace the standard "classic" tracker View and Edit Permission assignments
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4235 for the "issue", "file" and "msg" classes with the following::
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4236
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4237 def checker(klass):
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4238 def check(db, userid, itemid, klass=klass):
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4239 return db.getclass(klass).get(itemid, 'creator') == userid
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4240 for cl in 'issue', 'file', 'msg':
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4241 p = db.security.addPermission(name='View', klass=cl,
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4242 check=checker(cl))
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4243 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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4244 p = db.security.addPermission(name='Edit', klass=cl,
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4245 check=checker(cl))
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4246 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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4247 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', 'Create', cl)
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4248
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4249
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4250
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4251 Changes to the Web User Interface
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4252 ---------------------------------
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4253
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4254 Adding action links to the index page
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4255 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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4256
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4257 Add a column to the ``item.index.html`` template.
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4258
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4259 Resolving the issue::
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4260
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4261 <a tal:attributes="href
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4262 string:issue${i/id}?:status=resolved&:action=edit">resolve</a>
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4263
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4264 "Take" the issue::
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4265
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4266 <a tal:attributes="href
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4267 string:issue${i/id}?:assignedto=${request/user/id}&:action=edit">take</a>
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4268
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4269 ... and so on.
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4270
1966
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4271 Colouring the rows in the issue index according to priority
2156
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4272 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1966
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4273
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4274 A simple ``tal:attributes`` statement will do the bulk of the work here. In
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4275 the ``issue.index.html`` template, add this to the ``<tr>`` that
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4276 displays the rows of data::
1966
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
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4277
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4278 <tr tal:attributes="class string:priority-${i/priority/plain}">
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4279
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4280 and then in your stylesheet (``style.css``) specify the colouring for the
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4281 different priorities, as follows::
1966
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4282
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4283 tr.priority-critical td {
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4284 background-color: red;
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4285 }
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4286
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4287 tr.priority-urgent td {
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4288 background-color: orange;
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diff changeset
4289 }
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4290
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diff changeset
4291 and so on, with far less offensive colours :)
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4292
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4293 Editing multiple items in an index view
2156
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4294 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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diff changeset
4295
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diff changeset
4296 To edit the status of all items in the item index view, edit the
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4297 ``issue.item.html``:
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diff changeset
4298
2726
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4299 1. add a form around the listing table (separate from the existing
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diff changeset
4300 index-page form), so at the top it reads::
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4301
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4302 <form method="POST" tal:attributes="action request/classname">
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4303 <table class="list">
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diff changeset
4304
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diff changeset
4305 and at the bottom of that table::
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diff changeset
4306
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4307 </table>
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4308 </form
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diff changeset
4309
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4310 making sure you match the ``</table>`` from the list table, not the
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diff changeset
4311 navigation table or the subsequent form table.
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4312
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4313 2. in the display for the issue property, change::
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4314
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diff changeset
4315 <td tal:condition="request/show/status"
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diff changeset
4316 tal:content="python:i.status.plain() or default">&nbsp;</td>
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diff changeset
4317
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diff changeset
4318 to::
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4319
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diff changeset
4320 <td tal:condition="request/show/status"
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diff changeset
4321 tal:content="structure i/status/field">&nbsp;</td>
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4322
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diff changeset
4323 this will result in an edit field for the status property.
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4324
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4325 3. after the ``tal:block`` which lists the index items (marked by
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4326 ``tal:repeat="i batch"``) add a new table row::
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4327
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diff changeset
4328 <tr>
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4329 <td tal:attributes="colspan python:len(request.columns)">
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diff changeset
4330 <input type="submit" value=" Save Changes ">
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
4331 <input type="hidden" name="@action" value="edit">
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parents: 2007
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4332 <tal:block replace="structure request/indexargs_form" />
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4333 </td>
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4334 </tr>
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4335
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diff changeset
4336 which gives us a submit button, indicates that we are performing an edit
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4337 on any changed statuses. The final ``tal:block`` will make sure that the
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4338 current index view parameters (filtering, columns, etc) will be used in
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4339 rendering the next page (the results of the editing).
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4340
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4341
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4342 Displaying only message summaries in the issue display
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4343 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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4344
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4345 Alter the ``issue.item`` template section for messages to::
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4346
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4347 <table class="messages" tal:condition="context/messages">
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4348 <tr><th colspan="5" class="header">Messages</th></tr>
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4349 <tr tal:repeat="msg context/messages">
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4350 <td><a tal:attributes="href string:msg${msg/id}"
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4351 tal:content="string:msg${msg/id}"></a></td>
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4352 <td tal:content="msg/author">author</td>
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4353 <td class="date" tal:content="msg/date/pretty">date</td>
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4354 <td tal:content="msg/summary">summary</td>
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4355 <td>
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4356 <a tal:attributes="href string:?@remove@messages=${msg/id}&@action=edit">
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4357 remove</a>
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4358 </td>
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4359 </tr>
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4360 </table>
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4361
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4362
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4363 Enabling display of either message summaries or the entire messages
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4364 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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4365
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4366 This is pretty simple - all we need to do is copy the code from the
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4367 example `displaying only message summaries in the issue display`_ into
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4368 our template alongside the summary display, and then introduce a switch
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4369 that shows either the one or the other. We'll use a new form variable,
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4370 ``@whole_messages`` to achieve this::
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4371
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4372 <table class="messages" tal:condition="context/messages">
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4373 <tal:block tal:condition="not:request/form/@whole_messages/value | python:0">
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4374 <tr><th colspan="3" class="header">Messages</th>
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4375 <th colspan="2" class="header">
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4376 <a href="?@whole_messages=yes">show entire messages</a>
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4377 </th>
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4378 </tr>
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4379 <tr tal:repeat="msg context/messages">
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4380 <td><a tal:attributes="href string:msg${msg/id}"
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4381 tal:content="string:msg${msg/id}"></a></td>
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4382 <td tal:content="msg/author">author</td>
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4383 <td class="date" tal:content="msg/date/pretty">date</td>
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4384 <td tal:content="msg/summary">summary</td>
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4385 <td>
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4386 <a tal:attributes="href string:?@remove@messages=${msg/id}&@action=edit">remove</a>
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4387 </td>
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4388 </tr>
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4389 </tal:block>
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4390
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4391 <tal:block tal:condition="request/form/@whole_messages/value | python:0">
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4392 <tr><th colspan="2" class="header">Messages</th>
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4393 <th class="header">
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4394 <a href="?@whole_messages=">show only summaries</a>
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4395 </th>
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4396 </tr>
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4397 <tal:block tal:repeat="msg context/messages">
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4398 <tr>
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4399 <th tal:content="msg/author">author</th>
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4400 <th class="date" tal:content="msg/date/pretty">date</th>
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4401 <th style="text-align: right">
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4402 (<a tal:attributes="href string:?@remove@messages=${msg/id}&@action=edit">remove</a>)
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4403 </th>
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4404 </tr>
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4405 <tr><td colspan="3" tal:content="msg/content"></td></tr>
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4406 </tal:block>
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4407 </tal:block>
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4408 </table>
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4409
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4410
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4411 Setting up a "wizard" (or "druid") for controlled adding of issues
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4412 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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4413
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4414 1. Set up the page templates you wish to use for data input. My wizard
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4415 is going to be a two-step process: first figuring out what category
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4416 of issue the user is submitting, and then getting details specific to
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4417 that category. The first page includes a table of help, explaining
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4418 what the category names mean, and then the core of the form::
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4419
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4420 <form method="POST" onSubmit="return submit_once()"
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4421 enctype="multipart/form-data">
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4422 <input type="hidden" name="@template" value="add_page1">
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4423 <input type="hidden" name="@action" value="page1_submit">
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4424
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4425 <strong>Category:</strong>
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4426 <tal:block tal:replace="structure context/category/menu" />
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4427 <input type="submit" value="Continue">
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4428 </form>
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4429
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4430 The next page has the usual issue entry information, with the
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4431 addition of the following form fragments::
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4432
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4433 <form method="POST" onSubmit="return submit_once()"
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4434 enctype="multipart/form-data"
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4435 tal:condition="context/is_edit_ok"
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4436 tal:define="cat request/form/category/value">
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4437
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4438 <input type="hidden" name="@template" value="add_page2">
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4439 <input type="hidden" name="@required" value="title">
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4440 <input type="hidden" name="category" tal:attributes="value cat">
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4441 .
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4442 .
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4443 .
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4444 </form>
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4445
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4446 Note that later in the form, I use the value of "cat" to decide which
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4447 form elements should be displayed. For example::
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4448
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4449 <tal:block tal:condition="python:cat in '6 10 13 14 15 16 17'.split()">
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4450 <tr>
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4451 <th>Operating System</th>
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4452 <td tal:content="structure context/os/field"></td>
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4453 </tr>
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4454 <tr>
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4455 <th>Web Browser</th>
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4456 <td tal:content="structure context/browser/field"></td>
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4457 </tr>
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4458 </tal:block>
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4459
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4460 ... the above section will only be displayed if the category is one
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4461 of 6, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16 or 17.
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4462
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4463 3. Determine what actions need to be taken between the pages - these are
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4464 usually to validate user choices and determine what page is next. Now encode
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4465 those actions in a new ``Action`` class (see `defining new web actions`_)::
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4466
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4467 from roundup.cgi.actions import Action
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4468
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4469 class Page1SubmitAction(Action):
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4470 def handle(self):
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4471 ''' Verify that the user has selected a category, and then move
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4472 on to page 2.
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4473 '''
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4474 category = self.form['category'].value
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4475 if category == '-1':
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4476 self.error_message.append('You must select a category of report')
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4477 return
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4478 # everything's ok, move on to the next page
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4479 self.template = 'add_page2'
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4480
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4481 def init(instance):
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4482 instance.registerAction('page1_submit', Page1SubmitAction)
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4483
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4484 4. Use the usual "new" action as the ``@action`` on the final page, and
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4485 you're done (the standard context/submit method can do this for you).
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4490 Back to `Table of Contents`_
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4492 .. _`Table of Contents`: index.html
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4493 .. _`design documentation`: design.html
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4494 .. _`admin guide`: admin_guide.html
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