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1 ===================
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2 Customising Roundup
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3 ===================
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5 :Version: $Revision: 1.131 $
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7 .. This document borrows from the ZopeBook section on ZPT. The original is at:
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8 http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Books/ZopeBook/current/ZPT.stx
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10 .. contents::
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11 :depth: 1
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13 What You Can Do
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14 ===============
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16 Before you get too far, it's probably worth having a quick read of the Roundup
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17 `design documentation`_.
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19 Customisation of Roundup can take one of six forms:
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21 1. `tracker configuration`_ file changes
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22 2. database, or `tracker schema`_ changes
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23 3. "definition" class `database content`_ changes
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24 4. behavioural changes, through detectors_
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25 5. `security / access controls`_
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26 6. change the `web interface`_
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28 The third case is special because it takes two distinctly different forms
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29 depending upon whether the tracker has been initialised or not. The other two
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30 may be done at any time, before or after tracker initialisation. Yes, this
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31 includes adding or removing properties from classes.
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34 Trackers in a Nutshell
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35 ======================
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37 Trackers have the following structure:
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39 =================== ========================================================
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40 Tracker File Description
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42 config.py Holds the basic `tracker configuration`_
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43 dbinit.py Holds the `tracker schema`_
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44 interfaces.py Defines the Web and E-Mail interfaces for the tracker
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45 select_db.py Selects the database back-end for the tracker
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46 db/ Holds the tracker's database
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47 db/files/ Holds the tracker's upload files and messages
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48 detectors/ Auditors and reactors for this tracker
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49 html/ Web interface templates, images and style sheets
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52 Tracker Configuration
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55 The ``config.py`` located in your tracker home contains the basic
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56 configuration for the web and e-mail components of roundup's interfaces.
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57 As the name suggests, this file is a Python module. This means that any
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58 valid python expression may be used in the file. Mostly though, you'll
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59 be setting the configuration variables to string values. Python string
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60 values must be quoted with either single or double quotes::
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62 'this is a string'
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63 "this is also a string - use it when the value has 'single quotes'"
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64 this is not a string - it's not quoted
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66 Python strings may use formatting that's almost identical to C string
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67 formatting. The ``%`` operator is used to perform the formatting, like
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68 so::
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70 'roundup-admin@%s'%MAIL_DOMAIN
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72 this will create a string ``'roundup-admin@tracker.domain.example'`` if
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73 MAIL_DOMAIN is set to ``'tracker.domain.example'``.
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75 You'll also note some values are set to::
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77 os.path.join(TRACKER_HOME, 'db')
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79 or similar. This creates a new string which holds the path to the
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80 ``'db'`` directory in the TRACKER_HOME directory. This is just a
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81 convenience so if the TRACKER_HOME changes you don't have to edit
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82 multiple valoues.
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84 The configuration variables available are:
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86 **TRACKER_HOME** - ``os.path.split(__file__)[0]``
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87 The tracker home directory. The above default code will automatically
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88 determine the tracker home for you, so you can just leave it alone.
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90 **MAILHOST** - ``'localhost'``
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91 The SMTP mail host that roundup will use to send e-mail.
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93 **MAILUSER** - ``()``
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94 If your SMTP mail host requires a username and password for access, then
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95 specify them here. eg. ``MAILUSER = ('username', 'password')``
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97 **MAILHOST_TLS** - ``'no'``
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98 If your SMTP mail host provides or requires TLS (Transport Layer
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99 Security) then set ``MAILHOST_TLS = 'yes'``
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101 **MAILHOST_TLS_KEYFILE** - ``''``
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102 If you're using TLS, you may also set MAILHOST_TLS_KEYFILE to the name of
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103 a PEM formatted file that contains your private key.
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105 **MAILHOST_TLS_CERTFILE** - ``''``
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106 If you're using TLS and have specified a MAILHOST_TLS_KEYFILE, you may
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107 also set MAILHOST_TLS_CERTFILE to the name of a PEM formatted certificate
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108 chain file.
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110 **MAIL_DOMAIN** - ``'tracker.domain.example'``
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111 The domain name used for email addresses.
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113 **DATABASE** - ``os.path.join(TRACKER_HOME, 'db')``
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114 This is the directory that the database is going to be stored in. By default
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115 it is in the tracker home.
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117 **TEMPLATES** - ``os.path.join(TRACKER_HOME, 'html')``
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118 This is the directory that the HTML templates reside in. By default they are
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119 in the tracker home.
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121 **TRACKER_NAME** - ``'Roundup issue tracker'``
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122 A descriptive name for your roundup tracker. This is sent out in e-mails and
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123 appears in the heading of CGI pages.
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125 **TRACKER_EMAIL** - ``'issue_tracker@%s'%MAIL_DOMAIN``
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126 The email address that e-mail sent to roundup should go to. Think of it as the
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127 tracker's personal e-mail address.
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129 **TRACKER_WEB** - ``'http://tracker.example/cgi-bin/roundup.cgi/bugs/'``
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130 The web address that the tracker is viewable at. This will be included in
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131 information sent to users of the tracker. The URL **must** include the
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132 cgi-bin part or anything else that is required to get to the home page of
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133 the tracker. You **must** include a trailing '/' in the URL.
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135 **ADMIN_EMAIL** - ``'roundup-admin@%s'%MAIL_DOMAIN``
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136 The email address that roundup will complain to if it runs into trouble.
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138 **EMAIL_FROM_TAG** - ``''``
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139 Additional text to include in the "name" part of the ``From:`` address used
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140 in nosy messages. If the sending user is "Foo Bar", the ``From:`` line is
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141 usually::
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143 "Foo Bar" <issue_tracker@tracker.example>
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144
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147 "Foo Bar EMAIL_FROM_TAG" <issue_tracker@tracker.example>
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149 **ERROR_MESSAGES_TO** - ``'user'``, ``'dispatcher'`` or ``'both'``
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150 Sends error messages to the dispatcher, user, or both. It will use the
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151 ``DISPATCHER_EMAIL`` address if set, otherwise it'll use the
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152 ``ADMIN_EMAIL`` address.
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153
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154 **DISPATCHER_EMAIL** - ``''``
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155 The email address that Roundup will issue all error messages to. This is
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157 a central user.
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159 **MESSAGES_TO_AUTHOR** - ``'new'``, ``'yes'`` or``'no'``
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160 Send nosy messages to the author of the message?
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161 If 'new' is used, then the author will only be sent the message when the
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162 message creates a new issue. If 'yes' then the author will always be sent
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163 a copy of the message they wrote.
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165 **ADD_AUTHOR_TO_NOSY** - ``'new'``, ``'yes'`` or ``'no'``
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166 Does the author of a message get placed on the nosy list automatically?
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167 If ``'new'`` is used, then the author will only be added when a message
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170
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171 **ADD_RECIPIENTS_TO_NOSY** - ``'new'``, ``'yes'`` or ``'no'``
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172 Do the recipients (To:, Cc:) of a message get placed on the nosy list?
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173 If ``'new'`` is used, then the recipients will only be added when a message
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174 creates a new issue. If ``'yes'``, then the recipients will be added on
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175 followups too. If ``'no'``, they're never added to the nosy.
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176
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177 **EMAIL_SIGNATURE_POSITION** - ``'top'``, ``'bottom'`` or ``'none'``
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178 Where to place the email signature in messages that Roundup generates.
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179
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180 **EMAIL_KEEP_QUOTED_TEXT** - ``'yes'`` or ``'no'``
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181 Keep email citations. Citations are the part of e-mail which the sender has
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182 quoted in their reply to previous e-mail with ``>`` or ``|`` characters at
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183 the start of the line.
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185 **EMAIL_LEAVE_BODY_UNCHANGED** - ``'no'``
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186 Preserve the email body as is. Enabiling this will cause the entire message
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187 body to be stored, including all citations, signatures and Outlook-quoted
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188 sections (ie. "Original Message" blocks). It should be either ``'yes'``
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189 or ``'no'``.
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191 **MAIL_DEFAULT_CLASS** - ``'issue'`` or ``''``
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192 Default class to use in the mailgw if one isn't supplied in email
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193 subjects. To disable, comment out the variable below or leave it blank.
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194
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195 **HTML_VERSION** - ``'html4'`` or ``'xhtml'``
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196 HTML version to generate. The templates are html4 by default. If you
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197 wish to make them xhtml, then you'll need to change this var to 'xhtml'
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198 too so all auto-generated HTML is compliant.
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199
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200 **EMAIL_CHARSET** - ``utf-8`` (or ``iso-8859-1`` for Eudora users)
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201 Character set to encode email headers with. We use utf-8 by default, as
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202 it's the most flexible. Some mail readers (eg. Eudora) can't cope with
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203 that, so you might need to specify a more limited character set (eg.
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204 'iso-8859-1'.
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205
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206 **DEFAULT_TIMEZONE** - ``0``
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207 Numeric hour timezone offest to be used when displaying local times.
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208 The default timezone is used when users do not choose their own in
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209 their settings.
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210
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211 The default config.py is given below - as you
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212 can see, the MAIL_DOMAIN must be edited before any interaction with the
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213 tracker is attempted.::
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214
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215 # roundup home is this package's directory
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216 TRACKER_HOME=os.path.split(__file__)[0]
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218 # The SMTP mail host that roundup will use to send mail
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219 MAILHOST = 'localhost'
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221 # The domain name used for email addresses.
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222 MAIL_DOMAIN = 'your.tracker.email.domain.example'
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223
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224 # This is the directory that the database is going to be stored in
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225 DATABASE = os.path.join(TRACKER_HOME, 'db')
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226
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227 # This is the directory that the HTML templates reside in
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228 TEMPLATES = os.path.join(TRACKER_HOME, 'html')
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229
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230 # A descriptive name for your roundup tracker
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231 TRACKER_NAME = 'Roundup issue tracker'
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233 # The email address that mail to roundup should go to
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234 TRACKER_EMAIL = 'issue_tracker@%s'%MAIL_DOMAIN
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236 # The web address that the tracker is viewable at. This will be
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237 # included in information sent to users of the tracker. The URL MUST
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238 # include the cgi-bin part or anything else that is required to get
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239 # to the home page of the tracker. You MUST include a trailing '/'
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240 # in the URL.
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241 TRACKER_WEB = 'http://tracker.example/cgi-bin/roundup.cgi/bugs/'
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243 # The email address that roundup will complain to if it runs into
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244 # trouble
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245 ADMIN_EMAIL = 'roundup-admin@%s'%MAIL_DOMAIN
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246
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247 # Additional text to include in the "name" part of the From: address
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248 # used in nosy messages. If the sending user is "Foo Bar", the From:
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249 # line is usually: "Foo Bar" <issue_tracker@tracker.example>
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250 # the EMAIL_FROM_TAG goes inside the "Foo Bar" quotes like so:
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251 # "Foo Bar EMAIL_FROM_TAG" <issue_tracker@tracker.example>
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252 EMAIL_FROM_TAG = ""
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253
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254 # Send nosy messages to the author of the message
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255 MESSAGES_TO_AUTHOR = 'no' # either 'yes' or 'no'
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257 # Does the author of a message get placed on the nosy list
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258 # automatically? If 'new' is used, then the author will only be
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259 # added when a message creates a new issue. If 'yes', then the
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260 # author will be added on followups too. If 'no', they're never
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261 # added to the nosy.
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262 ADD_AUTHOR_TO_NOSY = 'new' # one of 'yes', 'no', 'new'
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264 # Do the recipients (To:, Cc:) of a message get placed on the nosy
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265 # list? If 'new' is used, then the recipients will only be added
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266 # when a message creates a new issue. If 'yes', then the recipients
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267 # will be added on followups too. If 'no', they're never added to
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268 # the nosy.
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269 ADD_RECIPIENTS_TO_NOSY = 'new' # either 'yes', 'no', 'new'
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272 EMAIL_SIGNATURE_POSITION = 'bottom' # one of 'top', 'bottom', 'none'
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273
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274 # Keep email citations
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275 EMAIL_KEEP_QUOTED_TEXT = 'no' # either 'yes' or 'no'
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277 # Preserve the email body as is
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278 EMAIL_LEAVE_BODY_UNCHANGED = 'no' # either 'yes' or 'no'
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280 # Default class to use in the mailgw if one isn't supplied in email
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281 # subjects. To disable, comment out the variable below or leave it
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282 # blank. Examples:
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283 MAIL_DEFAULT_CLASS = 'issue' # use "issue" class by default
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284 #MAIL_DEFAULT_CLASS = '' # disable (or just comment the var out)
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286 # HTML version to generate. The templates are html4 by default. If you
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287 # wish to make them xhtml, then you'll need to change this var to 'xhtml'
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288 # too so all auto-generated HTML is compliant.
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289 HTML_VERSION = 'html4' # either 'html4' or 'xhtml'
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291 # Character set to encode email headers with. We use utf-8 by default, as
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292 # it's the most flexible. Some mail readers (eg. Eudora) can't cope with
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293 # that, so you might need to specify a more limited character set (eg.
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294 # 'iso-8859-1'.
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295 EMAIL_CHARSET = 'utf-8'
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296 #EMAIL_CHARSET = 'iso-8859-1' # use this instead for Eudora users
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297
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298 # You may specify a different default timezone, for use when users do not
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299 # choose their own in their settings.
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300 DEFAULT_TIMEZONE = 0 # specify as numeric hour offest
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301
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302 #
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303 # SECURITY DEFINITIONS
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304 #
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305 # define the Roles that a user gets when they register with the
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306 # tracker these are a comma-separated string of role names (e.g.
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307 # 'Admin,User')
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308 NEW_WEB_USER_ROLES = 'User'
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309 NEW_EMAIL_USER_ROLES = 'User'
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310
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311 Tracker Schema
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312 ==============
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314 Note: if you modify the schema, you'll most likely need to edit the
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315 `web interface`_ HTML template files and `detectors`_ to reflect
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316 your changes.
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318 A tracker schema defines what data is stored in the tracker's database.
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319 Schemas are defined using Python code in the ``dbinit.py`` module of your
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320 tracker.
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322 The ``dbinit.py`` module
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323 ------------------------
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325 The ``dbinit.py`` module contains two functions:
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326
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327 **open**
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328 This function defines what your tracker looks like on the inside, the
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329 **schema** of the tracker. It defines the **Classes** and **properties**
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330 on each class. It also defines the **security** for those Classes. The
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331 next few sections describe how schemas work and what you can do with
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332 them.
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333 **init**
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334 This function is responsible for setting up the initial state of your
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335 tracker. It's called exactly once - but the ``roundup-admin initialise``
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336 command. See the start of the section on `database content`_ for more
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337 info about how this works.
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338
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339
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340 The "classic" schema
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341 --------------------
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342
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343 The "classic" schema looks like this (see below for the meaning
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344 of ``'setkey'``)::
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346 pri = Class(db, "priority", name=String(), order=String())
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347 pri.setkey("name")
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348
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349 stat = Class(db, "status", name=String(), order=String())
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350 stat.setkey("name")
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351
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352 keyword = Class(db, "keyword", name=String())
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353 keyword.setkey("name")
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355 user = Class(db, "user", username=String(), organisation=String(),
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356 password=String(), address=String(), realname=String(),
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357 phone=String())
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358 user.setkey("username")
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359
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360 msg = FileClass(db, "msg", author=Link("user"), summary=String(),
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361 date=Date(), recipients=Multilink("user"),
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362 files=Multilink("file"))
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364 file = FileClass(db, "file", name=String(), type=String())
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365
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366 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue", topic=Multilink("keyword"),
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367 status=Link("status"), assignedto=Link("user"),
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368 priority=Link("priority"))
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369 issue.setkey('title')
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370
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371
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372 What you can't do to the schema
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373 -------------------------------
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374
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375 You must never:
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376
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377 **Remove the users class**
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378 This class is the only *required* class in Roundup. Similarly, its
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379 username, password and address properties must never be removed.
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380
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381 **Change the type of a property**
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382 Property types must *never* be changed - the database simply doesn't take
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383 this kind of action into account. Note that you can't just remove a
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384 property and re-add it as a new type either. If you wanted to make the
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385 assignedto property a Multilink, you'd need to create a new property
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386 assignedto_list and remove the old assignedto property.
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389 What you can do to the schema
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390 -----------------------------
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391
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392 Your schema may be changed at any time before or after the tracker has been
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393 initialised (or used). You may:
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394
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395 **Add new properties to classes, or add whole new classes**
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396 This is painless and easy to do - there are generally no repurcussions
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397 from adding new information to a tracker's schema.
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398
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399 **Remove properties**
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400 Removing properties is a little more tricky - you need to make sure that
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401 the property is no longer used in the `web interface`_ *or* by the
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402 detectors_.
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406 Classes and Properties - creating a new information store
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407 ---------------------------------------------------------
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409 In the tracker above, we've defined 7 classes of information:
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411 priority
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412 Defines the possible levels of urgency for issues.
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414 status
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415 Defines the possible states of processing the issue may be in.
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417 keyword
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418 Initially empty, will hold keywords useful for searching issues.
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420 user
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421 Initially holding the "admin" user, will eventually have an entry
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422 for all users using roundup.
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425 Initially empty, will hold all e-mail messages sent to or
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426 generated by roundup.
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429 Initially empty, will hold all files attached to issues.
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431 issue
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432 Initially empty, this is where the issue information is stored.
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434 We define the "priority" and "status" classes to allow two things:
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435 reduction in the amount of information stored on the issue and more
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436 powerful, accurate searching of issues by priority and status. By only
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437 requiring a link on the issue (which is stored as a single number) we
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438 reduce the chance that someone mis-types a priority or status - or
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439 simply makes a new one up.
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442 Class and Items
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443 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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445 A Class defines a particular class (or type) of data that will be stored
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446 in the database. A class comprises one or more properties, which gives
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447 the information about the class items.
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448
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449 The actual data entered into the database, using ``class.create()``, are
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450 called items. They have a special immutable property called ``'id'``. We
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451 sometimes refer to this as the *itemid*.
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455 ~~~~~~~~~~
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457 A Class is comprised of one or more properties of the following types:
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459 * String properties are for storing arbitrary-length strings.
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460 * Password properties are for storing encoded arbitrary-length strings.
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461 The default encoding is defined on the ``roundup.password.Password``
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462 class.
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463 * Date properties store date-and-time stamps. Their values are Timestamp
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464 objects.
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465 * Number properties store numeric values.
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466 * Boolean properties store on/off, yes/no, true/false values.
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467 * A Link property refers to a single other item selected from a
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468 specified class. The class is part of the property; the value is an
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469 integer, the id of the chosen item.
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470 * A Multilink property refers to possibly many items in a specified
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471 class. The value is a list of integers.
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474 FileClass
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475 ~~~~~~~~~
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477 FileClasses save their "content" attribute off in a separate file from
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478 the rest of the database. This reduces the number of large entries in
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479 the database, which generally makes databases more efficient, and also
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480 allows us to use command-line tools to operate on the files. They are
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481 stored in the files sub-directory of the ``'db'`` directory in your
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482 tracker.
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486 ~~~~~~~~~~
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488 IssueClasses automatically include the "messages", "files", "nosy", and
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489 "superseder" properties.
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490
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491 The messages and files properties list the links to the messages and
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492 files related to the issue. The nosy property is a list of links to
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493 users who wish to be informed of changes to the issue - they get "CC'ed"
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494 e-mails when messages are sent to or generated by the issue. The nosy
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495 reactor (in the ``'detectors'`` directory) handles this action. The
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496 superseder link indicates an issue which has superseded this one.
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497
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498 They also have the dynamically generated "creation", "activity" and
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499 "creator" properties.
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500
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501 The value of the "creation" property is the date when an item was
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502 created, and the value of the "activity" property is the date when any
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503 property on the item was last edited (equivalently, these are the dates
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504 on the first and last records in the item's journal). The "creator"
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505 property holds a link to the user that created the issue.
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508 setkey(property)
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509 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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511 Select a String property of the class to be the key property. The key
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512 property must be unique, and allows references to the items in the class
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513 by the content of the key property. That is, we can refer to users by
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514 their username: for example, let's say that there's an issue in roundup,
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515 issue 23. There's also a user, richard, who happens to be user 2. To
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516 assign an issue to him, we could do either of::
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518 roundup-admin set issue23 assignedto=2
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520 or::
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521
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522 roundup-admin set issue23 assignedto=richard
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524 Note, the same thing can be done in the web and e-mail interfaces.
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525
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526 If a class does not have an "order" property, the key is also used to
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527 sort instances of the class when it is rendered in the user interface.
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528 (If a class has no "order" property, sorting is by the labelproperty of
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529 the class. This is computed, in order of precedence, as the key, the
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530 "name", the "title", or the first property alphabetically.)
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533 create(information)
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534 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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536 Create an item in the database. This is generally used to create items
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537 in the "definitional" classes like "priority" and "status".
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540 Examples of adding to your schema
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541 ---------------------------------
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542
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543 TODO
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545
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546 Detectors - adding behaviour to your tracker
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547 ============================================
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548 .. _detectors:
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549
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550 Detectors are initialised every time you open your tracker database, so
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551 you're free to add and remove them any time, even after the database is
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552 initialised via the "roundup-admin initialise" command.
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554 The detectors in your tracker fire *before* (**auditors**) and *after*
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555 (**reactors**) changes to the contents of your database. They are Python
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556 modules that sit in your tracker's ``detectors`` directory. You will
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557 have some installed by default - have a look. You can write new
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558 detectors or modify the existing ones. The existing detectors installed
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559 for you are:
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561 **nosyreaction.py**
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562 This provides the automatic nosy list maintenance and email sending.
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563 The nosy reactor (``nosyreaction``) fires when new messages are added
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564 to issues. The nosy auditor (``updatenosy``) fires when issues are
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565 changed, and figures out what changes need to be made to the nosy list
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566 (such as adding new authors, etc.)
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567 **statusauditor.py**
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568 This provides the ``chatty`` auditor which changes the issue status
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569 from ``unread`` or ``closed`` to ``chatting`` if new messages appear.
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570 It also provides the ``presetunread`` auditor which pre-sets the
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571 status to ``unread`` on new items if the status isn't explicitly
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572 defined.
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573 **messagesummary.py**
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574 Generates the ``summary`` property for new messages based on the message
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575 content.
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576 **userauditor.py**
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577 Verifies the content of some of the user fields (email addresses and
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578 roles lists).
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579
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580 If you don't want this default behaviour, you're completely free to change
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581 or remove these detectors.
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582
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583 See the detectors section in the `design document`__ for details of the
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584 interface for detectors.
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585
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586 __ design.html
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587
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588 Sample additional detectors that have been found useful will appear in
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589 the ``'detectors'`` directory of the Roundup distribution. If you want
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590 to use one, copy it to the ``'detectors'`` of your tracker instance:
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591
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592 **newissuecopy.py**
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593 This detector sends an email to a team address whenever a new issue is
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594 created. The address is hard-coded into the detector, so edit it
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595 before you use it (look for the text 'team@team.host') or you'll get
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596 email errors!
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597
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598 The detector code::
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599
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600 from roundup import roundupdb
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601
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602 def newissuecopy(db, cl, nodeid, oldvalues):
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603 ''' Copy a message about new issues to a team address.
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604 '''
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605 # so use all the messages in the create
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606 change_note = cl.generateCreateNote(nodeid)
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607
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608 # send a copy to the nosy list
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609 for msgid in cl.get(nodeid, 'messages'):
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610 try:
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611 # note: last arg must be a list
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612 cl.send_message(nodeid, msgid, change_note,
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613 ['team@team.host'])
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614 except roundupdb.MessageSendError, message:
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615 raise roundupdb.DetectorError, message
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616
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617 def init(db):
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618 db.issue.react('create', newissuecopy)
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619
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620
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621 Auditor or Reactor?
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622 -------------------
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623
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624 Generally speaking, the following rules should be observed:
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625
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626 **Auditors**
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627 Are used for `vetoing creation of or changes to items`_. They might
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628 also make automatic changes to item properties.
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629 **Reactors**
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630 Detect changes in the database and react accordingly. They should avoid
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631 making changes to the database where possible, as this could create
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632 detector loops.
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633
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634
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635 Vetoing creation of or changes to items
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636 ---------------------------------------
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637
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638 Auditors may raise the ``Reject`` exception to prevent the creation of
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639 or changes to items in the database. The mail gateway, for example, will
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640 not attach files or messages to issues when the creation of those files or
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641 messages are prevented through the ``Reject`` exception. It'll also not create
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642 users if that creation is ``Reject``'ed too.
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643
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644 To use, simply add at the top of your auditor::
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645
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646 from roundup.exceptions import Reject
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647
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648 And then when your rejection criteria have been detected, simply::
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649
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650 raise Reject
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651
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652
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653 Generating email from Roundup
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654 -----------------------------
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655
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656 The module ``roundup.mailer`` contains most of the nuts-n-bolts required
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657 to generate email messages from Roundup.
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658
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659 In addition, the ``IssueClass`` methods ``nosymessage()`` and
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660 ``send_message()`` are used to generate nosy messages, and may generate
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661 messages which only consist of a change note (ie. the message id parameter
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662 is not required).
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663
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664
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665 Database Content
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666 ================
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667
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668 Note: if you modify the content of definitional classes, you'll most
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669 likely need to edit the tracker `detectors`_ to reflect your
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670 changes.
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671
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672 Customisation of the special "definitional" classes (eg. status,
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673 priority, resolution, ...) may be done either before or after the
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674 tracker is initialised. The actual method of doing so is completely
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675 different in each case though, so be careful to use the right one.
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676
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677 **Changing content before tracker initialisation**
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678 Edit the dbinit module in your tracker to alter the items created in
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679 using the ``create()`` methods.
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681 **Changing content after tracker initialisation**
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682 As the "admin" user, click on the "class list" link in the web
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683 interface to bring up a list of all database classes. Click on the
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684 name of the class you wish to change the content of.
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686 You may also use the ``roundup-admin`` interface's create, set and
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687 retire methods to add, alter or remove items from the classes in
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688 question.
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689
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690 See "`adding a new field to the classic schema`_" for an example that
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691 requires database content changes.
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692
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693
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694 Security / Access Controls
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695 ==========================
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696
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697 A set of Permissions is built into the security module by default:
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698
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699 - Edit (everything)
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700 - View (everything)
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701
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702 Every Class you define in your tracker's schema also gets an Edit and View
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703 Permission of its own.
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704
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705 The default interfaces define:
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707 - Web Registration
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708 - Web Access
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709 - Web Roles
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710 - Email Registration
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711 - Email Access
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712
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713 These are hooked into the default Roles:
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714
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715 - Admin (Edit everything, View everything, Web Roles)
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716 - User (Web Access, Email Access)
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717 - Anonymous (Web Registration, Email Registration)
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719 And finally, the "admin" user gets the "Admin" Role, and the "anonymous"
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720 user gets "Anonymous" assigned when the database is initialised on
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721 installation. The two default schemas then define:
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722
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723 - Edit issue, View issue (both)
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724 - Edit file, View file (both)
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725 - Edit msg, View msg (both)
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726 - Edit support, View support (extended only)
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728 and assign those Permissions to the "User" Role. Put together, these
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729 settings appear in the ``open()`` function of the tracker ``dbinit.py``
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730 (the following is taken from the "minimal" template's ``dbinit.py``)::
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731
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732 #
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733 # SECURITY SETTINGS
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734 #
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735 # and give the regular users access to the web and email interface
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736 p = db.security.getPermission('Web Access')
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737 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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738 p = db.security.getPermission('Email Access')
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739 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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741 # May users view other user information? Comment these lines out
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742 # if you don't want them to
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743 p = db.security.getPermission('View', 'user')
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744 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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745
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746 # Assign the appropriate permissions to the anonymous user's
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747 # Anonymous role. Choices here are:
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748 # - Allow anonymous users to register through the web
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749 p = db.security.getPermission('Web Registration')
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750 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Anonymous', p)
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751 # - Allow anonymous (new) users to register through the email
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752 # gateway
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753 p = db.security.getPermission('Email Registration')
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754 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Anonymous', p)
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756
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757 New User Roles
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759
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760 New users are assigned the Roles defined in the config file as:
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761
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762 - NEW_WEB_USER_ROLES
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763 - NEW_EMAIL_USER_ROLES
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766 Changing Access Controls
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768
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769 You may alter the configuration variables to change the Role that new
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770 web or email users get, for example to not give them access to the web
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771 interface if they register through email.
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772
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773 You may use the ``roundup-admin`` "``security``" command to display the
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774 current Role and Permission configuration in your tracker.
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776
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777 Adding a new Permission
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778 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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779
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780 When adding a new Permission, you will need to:
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781
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782 1. add it to your tracker's dbinit so it is created, using
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783 ``security.addPermission``, for example::
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784
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785 self.security.addPermission(name="View", klass='frozzle',
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786 description="User is allowed to access frozzles")
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788 will set up a new "View" permission on the Class "frozzle".
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789 2. enable it for the Roles that should have it (verify with
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790 "``roundup-admin security``")
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791 3. add it to the relevant HTML interface templates
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792 4. add it to the appropriate xxxPermission methods on in your tracker
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793 interfaces module
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795
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796 Example Scenarios
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797 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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798
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799 **automatic registration of users in the e-mail gateway**
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800 By giving the "anonymous" user the "Email Registration" Role, any
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801 unidentified user will automatically be registered with the tracker
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802 (with no password, so they won't be able to log in through the web
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804 behaviour in the tracker templates that ship with Roundup.
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805
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806 **anonymous access through the e-mail gateway**
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807 Give the "anonymous" user the "Email Access" and ("Edit", "issue")
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808 Roles but do not not give them the "Email Registration" Role. This
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809 means that when an unknown user sends email into the tracker, they're
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810 automatically logged in as "anonymous". Since they don't have the
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811 "Email Registration" Role, they won't be automatically registered, but
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812 since "anonymous" has permission to use the gateway, they'll still be
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814 address - will not be available - they're *anonymous*.
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815
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816 **only developers may be assigned issues**
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817 Create a new Permission called "Fixer" for the "issue" class. Create a
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818 new Role "Developer" which has that Permission, and assign that to the
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819 appropriate users. Filter the list of users available in the assignedto
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820 list to include only those users. Enforce the Permission with an
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821 auditor. See the example
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822 `restricting the list of users that are assignable to a task`_.
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824 **only managers may sign off issues as complete**
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825 Create a new Permission called "Closer" for the "issue" class. Create a
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826 new Role "Manager" which has that Permission, and assign that to the
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827 appropriate users. In your web interface, only display the "resolved"
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828 issue state option when the user has the "Closer" Permissions. Enforce
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829 the Permission with an auditor. This is very similar to the previous
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830 example, except that the web interface check would look like::
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832 <option tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('Closer')"
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833 value="resolved">Resolved</option>
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836 Create a new Role called "Email User" which has all the Permissions of
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837 the normal "User" Role minus the "Web Access" Permission. This will
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838 allow users to send in emails to the tracker, but not access the web
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839 interface.
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841 **let some users edit the details of all users**
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842 Create a new Role called "User Admin" which has the Permission for
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843 editing users::
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845 db.security.addRole(name='User Admin', description='Managing users')
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846 p = db.security.getPermission('Edit', 'user')
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847 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User Admin', p)
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848
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849 and assign the Role to the users who need the permission.
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850
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851
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852 Web Interface
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853 =============
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854
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855 .. contents::
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856 :local:
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857
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858 The web interface is provided by the ``roundup.cgi.client`` module and
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859 is used by ``roundup.cgi``, ``roundup-server`` and ``ZRoundup``
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860 (``ZRoundup`` is broken, until further notice). In all cases, we
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861 determine which tracker is being accessed (the first part of the URL
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862 path inside the scope of the CGI handler) and pass control on to the
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863 tracker ``interfaces.Client`` class - which uses the ``Client`` class
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864 from ``roundup.cgi.client`` - which handles the rest of the access
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865 through its ``main()`` method. This means that you can do pretty much
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866 anything you want as a web interface to your tracker.
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867
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868 Repercussions of changing the tracker schema
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869 ---------------------------------------------
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870
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871 If you choose to change the `tracker schema`_ you will need to ensure
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872 the web interface knows about it:
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873
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874 1. Index, item and search pages for the relevant classes may need to
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875 have properties added or removed,
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876 2. The "page" template may require links to be changed, as might the
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877 "home" page's content arguments.
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878
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879 How requests are processed
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880 --------------------------
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881
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882 The basic processing of a web request proceeds as follows:
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883
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884 1. figure out who we are, defaulting to the "anonymous" user
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885 2. figure out what the request is for - we call this the "context"
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886 3. handle any requested action (item edit, search, ...)
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887 4. render the template requested by the context, resulting in HTML
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888 output
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889
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890 In some situations, exceptions occur:
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891
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892 - HTTP Redirect (generally raised by an action)
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893 - SendFile (generally raised by ``determine_context``)
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894 here we serve up a FileClass "content" property
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895 - SendStaticFile (generally raised by ``determine_context``)
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896 here we serve up a file from the tracker "html" directory
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897 - Unauthorised (generally raised by an action)
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898 here the action is cancelled, the request is rendered and an error
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899 message is displayed indicating that permission was not granted for
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900 the action to take place
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901 - NotFound (raised wherever it needs to be)
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902 this exception percolates up to the CGI interface that called the
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903 client
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904
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905 Determining web context
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906 -----------------------
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907
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908 To determine the "context" of a request, we look at the URL and the
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909 special request variable ``@template``. The URL path after the tracker
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910 identifier is examined. Typical URL paths look like:
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911
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912 1. ``/tracker/issue``
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913 2. ``/tracker/issue1``
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914 3. ``/tracker/@file/style.css``
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915 4. ``/cgi-bin/roundup.cgi/tracker/file1``
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916 5. ``/cgi-bin/roundup.cgi/tracker/file1/kitten.png``
8b9feca82090 some progress
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parents: 1003
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917
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918 where the "tracker identifier" is "tracker" in the above cases. That means
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00dfd8b50773 doc clarification
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919 we're looking at "issue", "issue1", "@file/style.css", "file1" and
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920 "file1/kitten.png" in the cases above. The path is generally only one
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921 entry long - longer paths are handled differently.
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922
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923 a. if there is no path, then we are in the "home" context.
2134
00dfd8b50773 doc clarification
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924 b. if the path starts with "@file" (as in example 3,
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925 "/tracker/@file/style.css"), then the additional path entry,
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parents: 1003
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926 "style.css" specifies the filename of a static file we're to serve up
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927 from the tracker "html" directory. Raises a SendStaticFile exception.
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928 c. if there is something in the path (as in example 1, "issue"), it
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929 identifies the tracker class we're to display.
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930 d. if the path is an item designator (as in examples 2 and 4, "issue1"
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931 and "file1"), then we're to display a specific item.
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932 e. if the path starts with an item designator and is longer than one
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933 entry (as in example 5, "file1/kitten.png"), then we're assumed to be
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934 handling an item of a ``FileClass``, and the extra path information
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parents: 1671
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935 gives the filename that the client is going to label the download
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parents: 1671
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936 with (i.e. "file1/kitten.png" is nicer to download than "file1").
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937 This raises a ``SendFile`` exception.
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938
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939 Both b. and e. stop before we bother to determine the template we're
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940 going to use. That's because they don't actually use templates.
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941
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942 The template used is specified by the ``@template`` CGI variable, which
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943 defaults to:
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944
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945 - only classname suplied: "index"
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946 - full item designator supplied: "item"
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947
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948
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949 Serving static content
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950 ----------------------
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951
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952 See the previous section `determining web context`_ where it describes
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953 ``@file`` paths.
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954
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955
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956 Performing actions in web requests
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957 ----------------------------------
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958
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959 When a user requests a web page, they may optionally also request for an
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960 action to take place. As described in `how requests are processed`_, the
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
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961 action is performed before the requested page is generated. Actions are
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962 triggered by using a ``@action`` CGI variable, where the value is one
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963 of:
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964
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965 **login**
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966 Attempt to log a user in.
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967
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968 **logout**
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969 Log the user out - make them "anonymous".
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970
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971 **register**
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972 Attempt to create a new user based on the contents of the form and then
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973 log them in.
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974
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975 **edit**
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976 Perform an edit of an item in the database. There are some `special form
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977 variables`_ you may use.
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978
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979 **new**
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980 Add a new item to the database. You may use the same `special form
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981 variables`_ as in the "edit" action.
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982
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983 **retire**
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984 Retire the item in the database.
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985
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986 **editCSV**
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987 Performs an edit of all of a class' items in one go. See also the
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988 *class*.csv templating method which generates the CSV data to be
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989 edited, and the ``'_generic.index'`` template which uses both of these
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990 features.
1058
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991
1125
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992 **search**
1674
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993 Mangle some of the form variables:
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994
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995 - Set the form ":filter" variable based on the values of the filter
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996 variables - if they're set to anything other than "dontcare" then add
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997 them to :filter.
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998
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999 - Also handle the ":queryname" variable and save off the query to the
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1000 user's query list.
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1001
2017
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1002 Each of the actions is implemented by a corresponding ``*XxxAction*`` (where
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1003 "Xxx" is the name of the action) class in the ``roundup.cgi.actions`` module.
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1004 These classes are registered with ``roundup.cgi.client.Client`` which also
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1005 happens to be available in your tracker instance as ``interfaces.Client``. So
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1006 if you need to define new actions, you may add them there (see `defining new
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parents: 2016
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1007 web actions`_).
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1008
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1009 Each action class also has a ``*permission*`` method which determines whether
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1010 the action is permissible given the current user. The base permission checks
1674
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1011 are:
1058
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1012
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1013 **login**
1674
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1014 Determine whether the user has permission to log in. Base behaviour is
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1015 to check the user has "Web Access".
1125
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1016 **logout**
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
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1017 No permission checks are made.
1125
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1018 **register**
1674
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1019 Determine whether the user has permission to register. Base behaviour
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1020 is to check the user has the "Web Registration" Permission.
1125
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1021 **edit**
1674
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1022 Determine whether the user has permission to edit this item. Base
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1023 behaviour is to check whether the user can edit this class. If we're
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1024 editing the "user" class, users are allowed to edit their own details -
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1025 unless they try to edit the "roles" property, which requires the
1058
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diff changeset
1026 special Permission "Web Roles".
1125
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diff changeset
1027 **new**
1674
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1028 Determine whether the user has permission to create (or edit) this
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1029 item. Base behaviour is to check the user can edit this class. No
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diff changeset
1030 additional property checks are made. Additionally, new user items may
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1031 be created if the user has the "Web Registration" Permission.
1125
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diff changeset
1032 **editCSV**
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1033 Determine whether the user has permission to edit this class. Base
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1034 behaviour is to check whether the user may edit this class.
1125
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
1035 **search**
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1036 Determine whether the user has permission to search this class. Base
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1037 behaviour is to check whether the user may 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
1038
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
1039
1679
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diff changeset
1040 Special form variables
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diff changeset
1041 ----------------------
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1042
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diff changeset
1043 Item properties and their values are edited with html FORM
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diff changeset
1044 variables and their values. You can:
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diff changeset
1045
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1046 - Change the value of some property of the current item.
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1047 - Create a new item of any class, and edit the new item's
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1048 properties,
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1049 - Attach newly created items to a multilink property of the
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1050 current item.
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1051 - Remove items from a multilink property of the current item.
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1052 - Specify that some properties are required for the edit
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1053 operation to be successful.
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diff changeset
1054
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parents: 1674
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1055 In the following, <bracketed> values are variable, "@" may be
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1056 either ":" or "@", and other text "required" is fixed.
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1057
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diff changeset
1058 Most properties are specified as form variables:
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diff changeset
1059
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diff changeset
1060 ``<propname>``
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diff changeset
1061 property on the current context item
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diff changeset
1062
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diff changeset
1063 ``<designator>"@"<propname>``
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diff changeset
1064 property on the indicated item (for editing related information)
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1065
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diff changeset
1066 Designators name a specific item of a class.
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1067
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1068 ``<classname><N>``
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diff changeset
1069 Name an existing item of class <classname>.
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diff changeset
1070
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1071 ``<classname>"-"<N>``
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diff changeset
1072 Name the <N>th new item of class <classname>. If the form
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1073 submission is successful, a new item of <classname> is
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1074 created. Within the submitted form, a particular
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1075 designator of this form always refers to the same new
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diff changeset
1076 item.
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1077
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1078 Once we have determined the "propname", we look at it to see
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diff changeset
1079 if it's special:
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1080
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1081 ``@required``
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diff changeset
1082 The associated form value is a comma-separated list of
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diff changeset
1083 property names that must be specified when the form is
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1084 submitted for the edit operation to succeed.
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1085
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1086 When the <designator> is missing, the properties are
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diff changeset
1087 for the current context item. When <designator> is
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1088 present, they are for the item specified by
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1089 <designator>.
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1090
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1091 The "@required" specifier must come before any of the
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1092 properties it refers to are assigned in the form.
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1093
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1094 ``@remove@<propname>=id(s)`` or ``@add@<propname>=id(s)``
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1095 The "@add@" and "@remove@" edit actions apply only to
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1096 Multilink properties. The form value must be a
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1097 comma-separate list of keys for the class specified by
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1098 the simple form variable. The listed items are added
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1099 to (respectively, removed from) the specified
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1100 property.
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1101
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1102 ``@link@<propname>=<designator>``
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1103 If the edit action is "@link@", the simple form
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1104 variable must specify a Link or Multilink property.
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1105 The form value is a comma-separated list of
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1106 designators. The item corresponding to each
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1107 designator is linked to the property given by simple
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1108 form variable.
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1109
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1110 None of the above (ie. just a simple form value)
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1111 The value of the form variable is converted
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1112 appropriately, depending on the type of the property.
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1113
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1114 For a Link('klass') property, the form value is a
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1115 single key for 'klass', where the key field is
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1116 specified in dbinit.py.
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1117
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1118 For a Multilink('klass') property, the form value is a
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1119 comma-separated list of keys for 'klass', where the
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1120 key field is specified in dbinit.py.
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1121
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1122 Note that for simple-form-variables specifiying Link
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1123 and Multilink properties, the linked-to class must
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1124 have a key field.
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1125
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1126 For a String() property specifying a filename, the
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1127 file named by the form value is uploaded. This means we
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1128 try to set additional properties "filename" and "type" (if
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1129 they are valid for the class). Otherwise, the property
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1130 is set to the form value.
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1131
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1132 For Date(), Interval(), Boolean(), and Number()
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1133 properties, the form value is converted to the
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1134 appropriate
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1135
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1136 Any of the form variables may be prefixed with a classname or
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1137 designator.
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1138
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1139 Two special form values are supported for backwards compatibility:
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1140
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1141 @note
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1142 This is equivalent to::
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1143
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1144 @link@messages=msg-1
1918
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1145 msg-1@content=value
1679
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1146
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1147 except that in addition, the "author" and "date" properties of
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1148 "msg-1" are set to the userid of the submitter, and the current
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1149 time, respectively.
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1150
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1151 @file
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1152 This is equivalent to::
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1153
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1154 @link@files=file-1
1918
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diff changeset
1155 file-1@content=value
1679
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1156
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diff changeset
1157 The String content value is handled as described above for file
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1158 uploads.
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diff changeset
1159
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1160 If both the "@note" and "@file" form variables are
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1161 specified, the action::
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1162
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1163 @link@msg-1@files=file-1
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1164
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1165 is also performed.
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1166
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1167 We also check that FileClass items have a "content" property with
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1168 actual content, otherwise we remove them from all_props before
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1169 returning.
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diff changeset
1170
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1171
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1172
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1173 Default templates
1098
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diff changeset
1174 -----------------
1091
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1175
1952
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1176 The default templates are html4 compliant. If you wish to change them to be
c40ed9113285 Applied Stefan Seefeld's html4/xhtml patch with some changes.
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diff changeset
1177 xhtml compliant, you'll need to change the ``HTML_VERSION`` configuration
c40ed9113285 Applied Stefan Seefeld's html4/xhtml patch with some changes.
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1178 variable in ``config.py`` to ``'xhtml'`` instead of ``'html4'``.
c40ed9113285 Applied Stefan Seefeld's html4/xhtml patch with some changes.
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1179
1674
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1180 Most customisation of the web view can be done by modifying the
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1181 templates in the tracker ``'html'`` directory. There are several types
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1182 of files in there. The *minimal* template includes:
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1183
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1184 **page.html**
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1185 This template usually defines the overall look of your tracker. When
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1186 you view an issue, it appears inside this template. When you view an
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1187 index, it also appears inside this template. This template defines a
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1188 macro called "icing" which is used by almost all other templates as a
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1189 coating for their content, using its "content" slot. It also defines
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1190 the "head_title" and "body_title" slots to allow setting of the page
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1191 title.
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1192 **home.html**
1091
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1193 the default page displayed when no other page is indicated by the user
1674
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1194 **home.classlist.html**
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1195 a special version of the default page that lists the classes in the
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1196 tracker
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1197 **classname.item.html**
1091
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1198 displays an item of the *classname* class
1674
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1199 **classname.index.html**
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1200 displays a list of *classname* items
1674
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1201 **classname.search.html**
1091
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1202 displays a search page for *classname* items
1674
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1203 **_generic.index.html**
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1204 used to display a list of items where there is no
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1205 ``*classname*.index`` available
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1206 **_generic.help.html**
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1207 used to display a "class help" page where there is no
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1208 ``*classname*.help``
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1209 **user.register.html**
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1210 a special page just for the user class, that renders the registration
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1211 page
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1212 **style.css.html**
1091
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1213 a static file that is served up as-is
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
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parents:
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1214
1674
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1215 The *classic* template has a number of additional templates.
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1216
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1217 Note: Remember that you can create any template extension you want to,
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1218 so if you just want to play around with the templating for new issues,
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1219 you can copy the current "issue.item" template to "issue.test", and then
1679
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1220 access the test template using the "@template" URL argument::
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1221
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1222 http://your.tracker.example/tracker/issue?@template=test
1147
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1223
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1224 and it won't affect your users using the "issue.item" template.
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1225
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1226
1070
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1227 How the templates work
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1228 ----------------------
1057
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diff changeset
1229
1674
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1230
1214
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1231 Basic Templating Actions
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1232 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1233
1674
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1234 Roundup's templates consist of special attributes on the HTML tags.
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1235 These attributes form the Template Attribute Language, or TAL. The basic
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1236 TAL commands are:
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1237
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1238 **tal:define="variable expression; variable expression; ..."**
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af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1239 Define a new variable that is local to this tag and its contents. For
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1240 example::
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1241
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1242 <html tal:define="title request/description">
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1243 <head><title tal:content="title"></title></head>
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1244 </html>
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1245
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1246 In this example, the variable "title" is defined as the result of the
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1247 expression "request/description". The "tal:content" command inside the
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1248 <html> tag may then use the "title" variable.
1070
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1249
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1250 **tal:condition="expression"**
1674
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1251 Only keep this tag and its contents if the expression is true. For
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1252 example::
1070
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1253
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1254 <p tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('View', 'issue')">
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1255 Display some issue information.
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1256 </p>
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1257
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1258 In the example, the <p> tag and its contents are only displayed if
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1259 the user has the "View" permission for issues. We consider the number
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1260 zero, a blank string, an empty list, and the built-in variable
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1261 nothing to be false values. Nearly every other value is true,
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1262 including non-zero numbers, and strings with anything in them (even
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1263 spaces!).
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1264
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1265 **tal:repeat="variable expression"**
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1266 Repeat this tag and its contents for each element of the sequence
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1267 that the expression returns, defining a new local variable and a
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1268 special "repeat" variable for each element. For example::
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1269
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1270 <tr tal:repeat="u user/list">
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1271 <td tal:content="u/id"></td>
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1272 <td tal:content="u/username"></td>
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1273 <td tal:content="u/realname"></td>
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1274 </tr>
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1275
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1276 The example would iterate over the sequence of users returned by
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1277 "user/list" and define the local variable "u" for each entry.
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1278
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1279 **tal:replace="expression"**
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1280 Replace this tag with the result of the expression. For example::
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1281
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1282 <span tal:replace="request/user/realname" />
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1283
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1284 The example would replace the <span> tag and its contents with the
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1285 user's realname. If the user's realname was "Bruce", then the
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1286 resultant output would be "Bruce".
1070
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1287
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1288 **tal:content="expression"**
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1289 Replace the contents of this tag with the result of the expression.
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1290 For example::
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1291
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1292 <span tal:content="request/user/realname">user's name appears here
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1293 </span>
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1294
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1295 The example would replace the contents of the <span> tag with the
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1296 user's realname. If the user's realname was "Bruce" then the
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1297 resultant output would be "<span>Bruce</span>".
1070
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1298
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1299 **tal:attributes="attribute expression; attribute expression; ..."**
1674
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1300 Set attributes on this tag to the results of expressions. For
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1301 example::
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1302
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1303 <a tal:attributes="href string:user${request/user/id}">My Details</a>
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1304
1674
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1305 In the example, the "href" attribute of the <a> tag is set to the
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1306 value of the "string:user${request/user/id}" expression, which will
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1307 be something like "user123".
1070
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1308
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1309 **tal:omit-tag="expression"**
1070
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1310 Remove this tag (but not its contents) if the expression is true. For
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1311 example::
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1312
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1313 <span tal:omit-tag="python:1">Hello, world!</span>
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1314
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1315 would result in output of::
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1316
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1317 Hello, world!
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1318
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1319 Note that the commands on a given tag are evaulated in the order above,
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1320 so *define* comes before *condition*, and so on.
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1321
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1322 Additionally, you may include tags such as <tal:block>, which are
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1323 removed from output. Its content is kept, but the tag itself is not (so
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1324 don't go using any "tal:attributes" commands on it). This is useful for
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parents: 1671
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1325 making arbitrary blocks of HTML conditional or repeatable (very handy
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1326 for repeating multiple table rows, which would othewise require an
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1327 illegal tag placement to effect the repeat).
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1328
1214
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1329
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parents: 1213
diff changeset
1330 Templating Expressions
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1331 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1332
1674
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1333 The expressions you may use in the attribute values may be one of the
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1334 following forms:
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1335
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1336 **Path Expressions** - eg. ``item/status/checklist``
1674
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1337 These are object attribute / item accesses. Roughly speaking, the
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1338 path ``item/status/checklist`` is broken into parts ``item``,
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1339 ``status`` and ``checklist``. The ``item`` part is the root of the
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1340 expression. We then look for a ``status`` attribute on ``item``, or
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1341 failing that, a ``status`` item (as in ``item['status']``). If that
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1342 fails, the path expression fails. When we get to the end, the object
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1343 we're left with is evaluated to get a string - if it is a method, it
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1344 is called; if it is an object, it is stringified. Path expressions
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diff changeset
1345 may have an optional ``path:`` prefix, but they are the default
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1346 expression type, so it's not necessary.
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1347
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1348 If an expression evaluates to ``default``, then the expression is
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1349 "cancelled" - whatever HTML already exists in the template will
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1350 remain (tag content in the case of ``tal:content``, attributes in the
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1351 case of ``tal:attributes``).
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1352
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1353 If an expression evaluates to ``nothing`` then the target of the
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1354 expression is removed (tag content in the case of ``tal:content``,
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1355 attributes in the case of ``tal:attributes`` and the tag itself in
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1356 the case of ``tal:replace``).
1244
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1357
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
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1358 If an element in the path may not exist, then you can use the ``|``
1674
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1359 operator in the expression to provide an alternative. So, the
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1360 expression ``request/form/foo/value | default`` would simply leave
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1361 the current HTML in place if the "foo" form variable doesn't exist.
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1362
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1363 You may use the python function ``path``, as in
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1364 ``path("item/status")``, to embed path expressions in Python
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1365 expressions.
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1366
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1367 **String Expressions** - eg. ``string:hello ${user/name}``
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1368 These expressions are simple string interpolations - though they can
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1369 be just plain strings with no interpolation if you want. The
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1370 expression in the ``${ ... }`` is just a path expression as above.
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1371
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1372 **Python Expressions** - eg. ``python: 1+1``
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1373 These expressions give the full power of Python. All the "root level"
1674
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1374 variables are available, so ``python:item.status.checklist()`` would
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1375 be equivalent to ``item/status/checklist``, assuming that
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1376 ``checklist`` is a method.
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1377
1448
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diff changeset
1378 Modifiers:
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1379
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1380 **structure** - eg. ``structure python:msg.content.plain(hyperlink=1)``
bbb1e5f8fc93 added info about structure/not:/path()
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diff changeset
1381 The result of expressions are normally *escaped* to be safe for HTML
bbb1e5f8fc93 added info about structure/not:/path()
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diff changeset
1382 display (all "<", ">" and "&" are turned into special entities). The
1674
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1383 ``structure`` expression modifier turns off this escaping - the
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1384 result of the expression is now assumed to be HTML, which is passed
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1385 to the web browser for rendering.
1448
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1386
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1387 **not:** - eg. ``not:python:1=1``
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1388 This simply inverts the logical true/false value of another
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1389 expression.
1448
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1390
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1391
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1392 Template Macros
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1393 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1394
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1395 Macros are used in Roundup to save us from repeating the same common
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1396 page stuctures over and over. The most common (and probably only) macro
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1397 you'll use is the "icing" macro defined in the "page" template.
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1398
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1399 Macros are generated and used inside your templates using special
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1400 attributes similar to the `basic templating actions`_. In this case,
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1401 though, the attributes belong to the Macro Expansion Template Attribute
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1402 Language, or METAL. The macro commands are:
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1403
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1404 **metal:define-macro="macro name"**
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1405 Define that the tag and its contents are now a macro that may be
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1406 inserted into other templates using the *use-macro* command. For
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1407 example::
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1408
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1409 <html metal:define-macro="page">
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1410 ...
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1411 </html>
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1412
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1413 defines a macro called "page" using the ``<html>`` tag and its
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1414 contents. Once defined, macros are stored on the template they're
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1415 defined on in the ``macros`` attribute. You can access them later on
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1416 through the ``templates`` variable, eg. the most common
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1417 ``templates/page/macros/icing`` to access the "page" macro of the
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1418 "page" template.
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1419
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1420 **metal:use-macro="path expression"**
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1421 Use a macro, which is identified by the path expression (see above).
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1422 This will replace the current tag with the identified macro contents.
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1423 For example::
1213
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1424
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1425 <tal:block metal:use-macro="templates/page/macros/icing">
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1426 ...
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1427 </tal:block>
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1428
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1429 will replace the tag and its contents with the "page" macro of the
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1430 "page" template.
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1431
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1432 **metal:define-slot="slot name"** and **metal:fill-slot="slot name"**
1674
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1433 To define *dynamic* parts of the macro, you define "slots" which may
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1434 be filled when the macro is used with a *use-macro* command. For
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1435 example, the ``templates/page/macros/icing`` macro defines a slot like
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1436 so::
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1437
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1438 <title metal:define-slot="head_title">title goes here</title>
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1439
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1440 In your *use-macro* command, you may now use a *fill-slot* command
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1441 like this::
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1442
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1443 <title metal:fill-slot="head_title">My Title</title>
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1444
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1445 where the tag that fills the slot completely replaces the one defined
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1446 as the slot in the macro.
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1447
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1448 Note that you may not mix METAL and TAL commands on the same tag, but
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1449 TAL commands may be used freely inside METAL-using tags (so your
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1450 *fill-slots* tags may have all manner of TAL inside them).
1214
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1451
1213
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1452
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1453 Information available to templates
1098
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1454 ----------------------------------
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1455
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1456 Note: this is implemented by
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1457 ``roundup.cgi.templating.RoundupPageTemplate``
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1458
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1459 The following variables are available to templates.
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1460
1125
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1461 **context**
1674
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1462 The current context. This is either None, a `hyperdb class wrapper`_
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1463 or a `hyperdb item wrapper`_
1125
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1464 **request**
1073
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1465 Includes information about the current request, including:
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1466 - the current index information (``filterspec``, ``filter`` args,
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
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1467 ``properties``, etc) parsed out of the form.
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1468 - methods for easy filterspec link generation
1089
43ab730ee194 instance -> tracker, node -> item
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parents: 1083
diff changeset
1469 - *user*, the current user item as an HTMLItem instance
1073
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1470 - *form*
1674
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1471 The current CGI form information as a mapping of form argument name
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1472 to value
1254
77920c42aeb9 Expose the tracker config as a variable for templating
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1252
diff changeset
1473 **config**
1674
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1474 This variable holds all the values defined in the tracker config.py
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1475 file (eg. TRACKER_NAME, etc.)
1125
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1476 **db**
1254
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parents: 1252
diff changeset
1477 The current database, used to access arbitrary database items.
1213
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1478 **templates**
1674
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1479 Access to all the tracker templates by name. Used mainly in
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1480 *use-macro* commands.
1213
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1481 **utils**
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1482 This variable makes available some utility functions like batching.
1125
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1483 **nothing**
1674
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1484 This is a special variable - if an expression evaluates to this, then
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1485 the tag (in the case of a ``tal:replace``), its contents (in the case
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1486 of ``tal:content``) or some attributes (in the case of
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1487 ``tal:attributes``) will not appear in the the output. So, for
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1488 example::
1100
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1489
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1490 <span tal:attributes="class nothing">Hello, World!</span>
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1491
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1492 would result in::
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1493
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1494 <span>Hello, World!</span>
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1495
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1496 **default**
1100
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1497 Also a special variable - if an expression evaluates to this, then the
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1498 existing HTML in the template will not be replaced or removed, it will
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1499 remain. So::
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1500
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1501 <span tal:replace="default">Hello, World!</span>
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1502
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1503 would result in::
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1504
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1505 <span>Hello, World!</span>
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1506
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1507
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1508 The context variable
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1509 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1510
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1511 The *context* variable is one of three things based on the current
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1512 context (see `determining web context`_ for how we figure this out):
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1513
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1514 1. if we're looking at a "home" page, then it's None
1123
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1515 2. if we're looking at a specific hyperdb class, it's a
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1516 `hyperdb class wrapper`_.
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1517 3. if we're looking at a specific hyperdb item, it's a
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1518 `hyperdb item wrapper`_.
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1519
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1520 If the context is not None, we can access the properties of the class or
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1521 item. The only real difference between cases 2 and 3 above are:
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1522
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1523 1. the properties may have a real value behind them, and this will
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parents: 1671
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1524 appear if the property is displayed through ``context/property`` or
1073
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
1525 ``context/property/field``.
1674
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1526 2. the context's "id" property will be a false value in the second case,
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1527 but a real, or true value in the third. Thus we can determine whether
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1528 we're looking at a real item from the hyperdb by testing
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parents: 1671
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1529 "context/id".
1073
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parents: 1070
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1530
1123
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1531 Hyperdb class wrapper
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1532 :::::::::::::::::::::
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1533
1674
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1534 Note: this is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLClass``
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1535 class.
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1536
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1537 This wrapper object provides access to a hyperb class. It is used
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1538 primarily in both index view and new item views, but it's also usable
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parents: 1671
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1539 anywhere else that you wish to access information about a class, or the
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parents: 1671
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1540 items of a class, when you don't have a specific item of that class in
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1541 mind.
1123
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1542
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diff changeset
1543 We allow access to properties. There will be no "id" property. The value
1674
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1544 accessed through the property will be the current value of the same name
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
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1545 from the CGI form.
1123
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1546
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1547 There are several methods available on these wrapper objects:
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1548
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parents: 1113
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1549 =========== =============================================================
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1550 Method Description
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1551 =========== =============================================================
1674
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1552 properties return a `hyperdb property wrapper`_ for all of this class's
1123
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1553 properties.
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1554 list lists all of the active (not retired) items in the class.
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parents: 1113
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1555 csv return the items of this class as a chunk of CSV text.
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1556 propnames lists the names of the properties of this class.
1674
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1557 filter lists of items from this class, filtered and sorted by the
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parents: 1671
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1558 current *request* filterspec/filter/sort/group args
1123
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parents: 1113
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1559 classhelp display a link to a javascript popup containing this class'
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
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1560 "help" template.
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
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1561 submit generate a submit button (and action hidden element)
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
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1562 renderWith render this class with the given template.
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parents: 1113
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1563 history returns 'New node - no history' :)
1136
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parents: 1133
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1564 is_edit_ok is the user allowed to Edit the current class?
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parents: 1133
diff changeset
1565 is_view_ok is the user allowed to View the current class?
1123
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diff changeset
1566 =========== =============================================================
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1567
1674
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1568 Note that if you have a property of the same name as one of the above
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parents: 1671
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1569 methods, you'll need to access it using a python "item access"
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parents: 1671
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1570 expression. For example::
1123
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parents: 1113
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1571
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1572 python:context['list']
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parents: 1113
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1573
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parents: 1113
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1574 will access the "list" property, rather than the list method.
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1575
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1576
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
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1577 Hyperdb item wrapper
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
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1578 ::::::::::::::::::::
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
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1579
1674
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1580 Note: this is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLItem``
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1581 class.
1123
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diff changeset
1582
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parents: 1113
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1583 This wrapper object provides access to a hyperb item.
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parents: 1113
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1584
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1585 We allow access to properties. There will be no "id" property. The value
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1586 accessed through the property will be the current value of the same name
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1587 from the CGI form.
1123
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1588
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1589 There are several methods available on these wrapper objects:
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diff changeset
1590
1674
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parents: 1671
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1591 =============== ========================================================
1123
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diff changeset
1592 Method Description
1674
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1593 =============== ========================================================
1123
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1594 submit generate a submit button (and action hidden element)
1674
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parents: 1671
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1595 journal return the journal of the current item (**not
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diff changeset
1596 implemented**)
1123
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diff changeset
1597 history render the journal of the current item as HTML
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
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1598 renderQueryForm specific to the "query" class - render the search form
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parents: 1671
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1599 for the query
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parents: 1671
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1600 hasPermission specific to the "user" class - determine whether the
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1601 user has a Permission
1136
7e193bbda38e added generic item editing
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parents: 1133
diff changeset
1602 is_edit_ok is the user allowed to Edit the current item?
7e193bbda38e added generic item editing
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1133
diff changeset
1603 is_view_ok is the user allowed to View the current item?
2154
9f6e6bc40a08 fixes and release announcement
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2153
diff changeset
1604 is_retired is the item retired?
1674
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1605 =============== ========================================================
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1606
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1607 Note that if you have a property of the same name as one of the above
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parents: 1671
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1608 methods, you'll need to access it using a python "item access"
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1609 expression. For example::
1123
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1610
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parents: 1113
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1611 python:context['journal']
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parents: 1113
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1612
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1613 will access the "journal" property, rather than the journal method.
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1614
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parents: 1113
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1615
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1616 Hyperdb property wrapper
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
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1617 ::::::::::::::::::::::::
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1618
1674
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1619 Note: this is implemented by subclasses of the
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1620 ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLProperty`` class (``HTMLStringProperty``,
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1621 ``HTMLNumberProperty``, and so on).
1123
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1622
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1623 This wrapper object provides access to a single property of a class. Its
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diff changeset
1624 value may be either:
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1625
1674
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1626 1. if accessed through a `hyperdb item wrapper`_, then it's a value from
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1627 the hyperdb
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1628 2. if access through a `hyperdb class wrapper`_, then it's a value from
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1629 the CGI form
1123
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1630
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1631
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1632 The property wrapper has some useful attributes:
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1633
1674
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1634 =============== ========================================================
1123
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1635 Attribute Description
1674
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1636 =============== ========================================================
1123
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1637 _name the name of the property
1674
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1638 _value the value of the property if any - this is the actual
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1639 value retrieved from the hyperdb for this property
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1640 =============== ========================================================
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1641
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1642 There are several methods available on these wrapper objects:
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1643
1773
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1644 =========== ================================================================
1780
d2801a2b0a77 Initial implementation (half-baked) at new Tracker instance.
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parents: 1777
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1645 Method Description
1773
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1646 =========== ================================================================
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1647 plain render a "plain" representation of the property. This method
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1648 may take two arguments:
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1649
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1650 escape
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1651 If true, escape the text so it is HTML safe (default: no). The
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diff changeset
1652 reason this defaults to off is that text is usually escaped
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1653 at a later stage by the TAL commands, unless the "structure"
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1654 option is used in the template. The following ``tal:content``
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1655 expressions are all equivalent::
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1656
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parents: 1730
diff changeset
1657 "structure python:msg.content.plain(escape=1)"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1658 "python:msg.content.plain()"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1659 "msg/content/plain"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1660 "msg/content"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1661
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1662 Usually you'll only want to use the escape option in a
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1663 complex expression.
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1664
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1665 hyperlink
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1666 If true, turn URLs, email addresses and hyperdb item
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1667 designators in the text into hyperlinks (default: no). Note
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1668 that you'll need to use the "structure" TAL option if you
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1669 want to use this ``tal:content`` expression::
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1670
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1671 "structure python:msg.content.plain(hyperlink=1)"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1672
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1673 Note also that the text is automatically HTML-escaped before
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1674 the hyperlinking transformation.
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1675 hyperlinked The same as msg.content.plain(hyperlink=1), but nicer::
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1676
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1677 "structure msg/content/hyperlinked"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1678
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1679 field render an appropriate form edit field for the property - for
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1680 most types this is a text entry box, but for Booleans it's a
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1681 tri-state yes/no/neither selection.
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1682 stext only on String properties - render the value of the property
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1683 as StructuredText (requires the StructureText module to be
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1684 installed separately)
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1685 multiline only on String properties - render a multiline form edit
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1686 field for the property
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1687 email only on String properties - render the value of the property
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1688 as an obscured email address
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1689 confirm only on Password properties - render a second form edit field
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1690 for the property, used for confirmation that the user typed
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1691 the password correctly. Generates a field with name
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1692 "name:confirm".
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1693 now only on Date properties - return the current date as a new
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1694 property
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1695 reldate only on Date properties - render the interval between the date
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1696 and now
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1697 local only on Date properties - return this date as a new property
2007
55046bb7f789 tweaking
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2003
diff changeset
1698 with some timezone offset, for example::
55046bb7f789 tweaking
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2003
diff changeset
1699
55046bb7f789 tweaking
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2003
diff changeset
1700 python:context.creation.local(10)
55046bb7f789 tweaking
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2003
diff changeset
1701
55046bb7f789 tweaking
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2003
diff changeset
1702 will render the date with a +10 hour offset.
2088
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
1703 pretty Date properties - render the date as "dd Mon YYYY" (eg. "19
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
1704 Mar 2004"). Takes an optional format argument, for example::
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
1705
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
1706 python:context.activity.pretty('%Y-%m-%d')
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
1707
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
1708 Will format as "2004-03-19" instead.
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
1709
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
1710 Interval properties - render the interval in a pretty
1773
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1711 format (eg. "yesterday")
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1712 menu only on Link and Multilink properties - render a form select
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1713 list for this property
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1714 reverse only on Multilink properties - produce a list of the linked
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1715 items in reverse order
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1716 =========== ================================================================
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1717
2138
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1718 All of the above functions perform checks for permissions required to
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1719 display or edit the data they are manipulating. The simplest case is
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1720 editing an issue title. Including the expression::
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1721
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1722 context/title/field
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1723
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1724 Will present the user with an edit field, if they have edit permission. If
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1725 not, then they will be presented with a static display if they have view
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1726 permission. If they don't even have view permission, then an error message
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1727 is raised, preventing the display of the page, indicating that they don't
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1728 have permission to view the information.
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1729
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1730
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1731 The request variable
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
1732 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1733
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1734 Note: this is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLRequest``
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1735 class.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1736
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1737 The request variable is packed with information about the current
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1738 request.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1739
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1740 .. taken from ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLRequest`` docstring
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1741
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1742 =========== ============================================================
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1743 Variable Holds
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1744 =========== ============================================================
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1745 form the CGI form as a cgi.FieldStorage
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1746 env the CGI environment variables
1089
43ab730ee194 instance -> tracker, node -> item
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1083
diff changeset
1747 base the base URL for this tracker
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1748 user a HTMLUser instance for this user
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1749 classname the current classname (possibly None)
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1750 template the current template (suffix, also possibly None)
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1751 form the current CGI form variables in a FieldStorage
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1752 =========== ============================================================
1083
40fc5f8cd55c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1074
diff changeset
1753
40fc5f8cd55c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1074
diff changeset
1754 **Index page specific variables (indexing arguments)**
40fc5f8cd55c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1074
diff changeset
1755
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1756 =========== ============================================================
1083
40fc5f8cd55c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1074
diff changeset
1757 Variable Holds
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1758 =========== ============================================================
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1759 columns dictionary of the columns to display in an index page
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1760 show a convenience access to columns - request/show/colname will
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
1761 be true if the columns should be displayed, false otherwise
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1762 sort index sort column (direction, column name)
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1763 group index grouping property (direction, column name)
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1764 filter properties to filter the index on
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1765 filterspec values to filter the index on
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1766 search_text text to perform a full-text search on for an index
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1767 =========== ============================================================
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1768
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
1769 There are several methods available on the request variable:
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
1770
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1771 =============== ========================================================
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
1772 Method Description
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1773 =============== ========================================================
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1774 description render a description of the request - handle for the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1775 page title
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
1776 indexargs_form render the current index args as form elements
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
1777 indexargs_url render the current index args as a URL
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1778 base_javascript render some javascript that is used by other components
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1779 of the templating
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
1780 batch run the current index args through a filter and return a
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
1781 list of items (see `hyperdb item wrapper`_, and
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
1782 `batching`_)
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1783 =============== ========================================================
1124
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1123
diff changeset
1784
1142
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1785 The form variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1786 :::::::::::::::::
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1787
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1788 The form variable is a bit special because it's actually a python
1142
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1789 FieldStorage object. That means that you have two ways to access its
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1790 contents. For example, to look up the CGI form value for the variable
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1791 "name", use the path expression::
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1792
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1793 request/form/name/value
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1794
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1795 or the python expression::
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1796
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1797 python:request.form['name'].value
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1798
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1799 Note the "item" access used in the python case, and also note the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1800 explicit "value" attribute we have to access. That's because the form
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1801 variables are stored as MiniFieldStorages. If there's more than one
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1802 "name" value in the form, then the above will break since
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1803 ``request/form/name`` is actually a *list* of MiniFieldStorages. So it's
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1804 best to know beforehand what you're dealing with.
1142
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1805
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1136
diff changeset
1806
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1807 The db variable
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1808 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1809
1674
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1810 Note: this is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLDatabase``
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1811 class.
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1812
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1813 Allows access to all hyperdb classes as attributes of this variable. If
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1814 you want access to the "user" class, for example, you would use::
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1815
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1816 db/user
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1817 python:db.user
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1818
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1819 Also, the current id of the current user is available as
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1820 ``db.getuid()``. This isn't so useful in templates (where you have
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1821 ``request/user``), but it can be useful in detectors or interfaces.
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1822
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1823 The access results in a `hyperdb class wrapper`_.
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1824
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1825
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1826 The templates variable
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1827 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1828
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1829 Note: this is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.Templates``
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1830 class.
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1831
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1832 This variable doesn't have any useful methods defined. It supports being
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1833 used in expressions to access the templates, and consequently the
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1834 template macros. You may access the templates using the following path
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1835 expression::
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1836
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1837 templates/name
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1838
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1839 or the python expression::
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1840
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1841 templates[name]
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1842
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1843 where "name" is the name of the template you wish to access. The
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1844 template has one useful attribute, namely "macros". To access a specific
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1845 macro (called "macro_name"), use the path expression::
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1846
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1847 templates/name/macros/macro_name
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1848
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1849 or the python expression::
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1850
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1851 templates[name].macros[macro_name]
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1852
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1853
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1854 The utils variable
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1855 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1856
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1857 Note: this is implemented by the
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1858 ``roundup.cgi.templating.TemplatingUtils`` class, but it may be extended
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1859 as described below.
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1860
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1861 =============== ========================================================
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1862 Method Description
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1863 =============== ========================================================
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1864 Batch return a batch object using the supplied list
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1865 =============== ========================================================
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1866
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1867 You may add additional utility methods by writing them in your tracker
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1868 ``interfaces.py`` module's ``TemplatingUtils`` class. See `adding a time
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1869 log to your issues`_ for an example. The TemplatingUtils class itself
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1870 will have a single attribute, ``client``, which may be used to access
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1871 the ``client.db`` when you need to perform arbitrary database queries.
1270
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1872
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1873 Batching
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1874 ::::::::
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1875
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1876 Use Batch to turn a list of items, or item ids of a given class, into a
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1877 series of batches. Its usage is::
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1878
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1879 python:utils.Batch(sequence, size, start, end=0, orphan=0,
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1880 overlap=0)
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1881
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1882 or, to get the current index batch::
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1883
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1884 request/batch
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1885
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1886 The parameters are:
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1887
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1888 ========= ==============================================================
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1889 Parameter Usage
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1890 ========= ==============================================================
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1891 sequence a list of HTMLItems
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1892 size how big to make the sequence.
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1893 start where to start (0-indexed) in the sequence.
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1894 end where to end (0-indexed) in the sequence.
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1895 orphan if the next batch would contain less items than this value,
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1896 then it is combined with this batch
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1897 overlap the number of items shared between adjacent batches
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1898 ========= ==============================================================
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1899
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1900 All of the parameters are assigned as attributes on the batch object. In
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1901 addition, it has several more attributes:
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1902
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1903 =============== ========================================================
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1904 Attribute Description
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1905 =============== ========================================================
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1906 start indicates the start index of the batch. *Note: unlike
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1907 the argument, is a 1-based index (I know, lame)*
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1908 first indicates the start index of the batch *as a 0-based
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1909 index*
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1910 length the actual number of elements in the batch
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1911 sequence_length the length of the original, unbatched, sequence.
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1912 =============== ========================================================
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1913
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1914 And several methods:
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1915
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1916 =============== ========================================================
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1917 Method Description
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1918 =============== ========================================================
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1919 previous returns a new Batch with the previous batch settings
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1920 next returns a new Batch with the next batch settings
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1921 propchanged detect if the named property changed on the current item
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1922 when compared to the last item
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1923 =============== ========================================================
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1924
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1925 An example of batching::
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1926
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1927 <table class="otherinfo">
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1928 <tr><th colspan="4" class="header">Existing Keywords</th></tr>
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1929 <tr tal:define="keywords db/keyword/list"
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1930 tal:repeat="start python:range(0, len(keywords), 4)">
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1931 <td tal:define="batch python:utils.Batch(keywords, 4, start)"
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1932 tal:repeat="keyword batch" tal:content="keyword/name">
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1933 keyword here</td>
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1934 </tr>
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1935 </table>
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1936
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1937 ... which will produce a table with four columns containing the items of
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1938 the "keyword" class (well, their "name" anyway).
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1939
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1940 Displaying Properties
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1941 ---------------------
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1942
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1943 Properties appear in the user interface in three contexts: in indices,
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1944 in editors, and as search arguments. For each type of property, there
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1945 are several display possibilities. For example, in an index view, a
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1946 string property may just be printed as a plain string, but in an editor
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1947 view, that property may be displayed in an editable field.
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1949
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1950 Index Views
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1952
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1953 This is one of the class context views. It is also the default view for
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1954 classes. The template used is "*classname*.index".
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1955
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1956
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1957 Index View Specifiers
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1958 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1959
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1960 An index view specifier (URL fragment) looks like this (whitespace has
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1961 been added for clarity)::
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1962
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1963 /issue?status=unread,in-progress,resolved&
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1964 topic=security,ui&
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1965 :group=+priority&
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1966 :sort==activity&
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1967 :filters=status,topic&
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1968 :columns=title,status,fixer
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1969
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1970 The index view is determined by two parts of the specifier: the layout
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1971 part and the filter part. The layout part consists of the query
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1972 parameters that begin with colons, and it determines the way that the
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1973 properties of selected items are displayed. The filter part consists of
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1974 all the other query parameters, and it determines the criteria by which
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1975 items are selected for display. The filter part is interactively
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1976 manipulated with the form widgets displayed in the filter section. The
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1977 layout part is interactively manipulated by clicking on the column
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1978 headings in the table.
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1979
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1980 The filter part selects the union of the sets of items with values
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1981 matching any specified Link properties and the intersection of the sets
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1982 of items with values matching any specified Multilink properties.
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1983
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1984 The example specifies an index of "issue" items. Only items with a
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1985 "status" of either "unread" or "in-progress" or "resolved" are
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1986 displayed, and only items with "topic" values including both "security"
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1987 and "ui" are displayed. The items are grouped by priority, arranged in
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1988 ascending order; and within groups, sorted by activity, arranged in
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1989 descending order. The filter section shows filters for the "status" and
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1990 "topic" properties, and the table includes columns for the "title",
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1991 "status", and "fixer" properties.
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1992
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1993 Searching Views
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1994 ---------------
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1995
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1996 Note: if you add a new column to the ``:columns`` form variable
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1997 potentials then you will need to add the column to the appropriate
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1998 `index views`_ template so that it is actually displayed.
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1999
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2000 This is one of the class context views. The template used is typically
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2001 "*classname*.search". The form on this page should have "search" as its
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2002 ``@action`` variable. The "search" action:
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2003
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2004 - sets up additional filtering, as well as performing indexed text
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2005 searching
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2006 - sets the ``:filter`` variable correctly
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2007 - saves the query off if ``:query_name`` is set.
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2008
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2009 The search page should lay out any fields that you wish to allow the
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2010 user to search on. If your schema contains a large number of properties,
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2011 you should be wary of making all of those properties available for
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2012 searching, as this can cause confusion. If the additional properties are
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2013 Strings, consider having their value indexed, and then they will be
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2014 searchable using the full text indexed search. This is both faster, and
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2015 more useful for the end user.
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2016
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2017 The two special form values on search pages which are handled by the
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2018 "search" action are:
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2019
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2020 :search_text
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2021 Text with which to perform a search of the text index. Results from
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2022 that search will be used to limit the results of other filters (using
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2023 an intersection operation)
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2024 :query_name
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2025 If supplied, the search parameters (including :search_text) will be
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2026 saved off as a the query item and registered against the user's
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2027 queries property. Note that the *classic* template schema has this
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2028 ability, but the *minimal* template schema does not.
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2029
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2030
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2031 Item Views
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2032 ----------
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2033
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2034 The basic view of a hyperdb item is provided by the "*classname*.item"
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2035 template. It generally has three sections; an "editor", a "spool" and a
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2036 "history" section.
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2037
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2038
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2039 Editor Section
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2040 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2041
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2042 The editor section is used to manipulate the item - it may be a static
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2043 display if the user doesn't have permission to edit the item.
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2044
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2045 Here's an example of a basic editor template (this is the default
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2046 "classic" template issue item edit form - from the "issue.item.html"
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2047 template)::
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2048
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2049 <table class="form">
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2050 <tr>
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2051 <th>Title</th>
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2052 <td colspan="3" tal:content="structure python:context.title.field(size=60)">title</td>
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2053 </tr>
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2054
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2055 <tr>
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2056 <th>Priority</th>
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2057 <td tal:content="structure context/priority/menu">priority</td>
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2058 <th>Status</th>
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2059 <td tal:content="structure context/status/menu">status</td>
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2060 </tr>
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2061
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2062 <tr>
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2063 <th>Superseder</th>
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2064 <td>
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2065 <span tal:replace="structure python:context.superseder.field(showid=1, size=20)" />
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2066 <span tal:replace="structure python:db.issue.classhelp('id,title')" />
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2067 <span tal:condition="context/superseder">
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2068 <br>View: <span tal:replace="structure python:context.superseder.link(showid=1)" />
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2069 </span>
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2070 </td>
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2071 <th>Nosy List</th>
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2072 <td>
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2073 <span tal:replace="structure context/nosy/field" />
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2074 <span tal:replace="structure python:db.user.classhelp('username,realname,address,phone')" />
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2075 </td>
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2076 </tr>
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2078 <tr>
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2079 <th>Assigned To</th>
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2080 <td tal:content="structure context/assignedto/menu">
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2081 assignedto menu
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2082 </td>
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2083 <td>&nbsp;</td>
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2084 <td>&nbsp;</td>
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2085 </tr>
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2086
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2087 <tr>
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2088 <th>Change Note</th>
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2089 <td colspan="3">
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2090 <textarea name=":note" wrap="hard" rows="5" cols="60"></textarea>
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2091 </td>
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2092 </tr>
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2093
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2094 <tr>
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2095 <th>File</th>
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2096 <td colspan="3"><input type="file" name=":file" size="40"></td>
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2097 </tr>
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2098
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2099 <tr>
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2100 <td>&nbsp;</td>
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2101 <td colspan="3" tal:content="structure context/submit">
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2102 submit button will go here
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2103 </td>
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2104 </tr>
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2105 </table>
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2106
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2107
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2108 When a change is submitted, the system automatically generates a message
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2109 describing the changed properties. As shown in the example, the editor
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2110 template can use the ":note" and ":file" fields, which are added to the
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2111 standard changenote message generated by Roundup.
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2112
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2113
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2114 Form values
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2115 :::::::::::
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2116
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2117 We have a number of ways to pull properties out of the form in order to
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2118 meet the various needs of:
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2119
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2120 1. editing the current item (perhaps an issue item)
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2121 2. editing information related to the current item (eg. messages or
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2122 attached files)
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2123 3. creating new information to be linked to the current item (eg. time
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2124 spent on an issue)
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2125
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2126 In the following, ``<bracketed>`` values are variable, ":" may be one of
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2127 ":" or "@", and other text ("required") is fixed.
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2128
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2129 Properties are specified as form variables:
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2130
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2131 ``<propname>``
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2132 property on the current context item
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2133
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2134 ``<designator>:<propname>``
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2135 property on the indicated item (for editing related information)
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2136
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2137 ``<classname>-<N>:<propname>``
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2138 property on the Nth new item of classname (generally for creating new
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2139 items to attach to the current item)
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2140
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2141 Once we have determined the "propname", we check to see if it is one of
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2142 the special form values:
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2143
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2144 ``@required``
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2145 The named property values must be supplied or a ValueError will be
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2146 raised.
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2147
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2148 ``@remove@<propname>=id(s)``
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2149 The ids will be removed from the multilink property.
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2150
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2151 ``:add:<propname>=id(s)``
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2152 The ids will be added to the multilink property.
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2153
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2154 ``:link:<propname>=<designator>``
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2155 Used to add a link to new items created during edit. These are
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2156 collected and returned in ``all_links``. This will result in an
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2157 additional linking operation (either Link set or Multilink append)
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2158 after the edit/create is done using ``all_props`` in ``_editnodes``.
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2159 The <propname> on the current item will be set/appended the id of the
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2160 newly created item of class <designator> (where <designator> must be
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2161 <classname>-<N>).
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2162
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2163 Any of the form variables may be prefixed with a classname or
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2164 designator.
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2165
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2166 Two special form values are supported for backwards compatibility:
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2167
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2168 ``:note``
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2169 create a message (with content, author and date), linked to the
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2170 context item. This is ALWAYS designated "msg-1".
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2171 ``:file``
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2172 create a file, attached to the current item and any message created by
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2173 :note. This is ALWAYS designated "file-1".
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2174
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2175
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2176 Spool Section
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2177 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2178
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2179 The spool section lists related information like the messages and files
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2180 of an issue.
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2181
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2182 TODO
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2183
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2184
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2185 History Section
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2186 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2187
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2188 The final section displayed is the history of the item - its database
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2189 journal. This is generally generated with the template::
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2190
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2191 <tal:block tal:replace="structure context/history" />
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2192
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2193 *To be done:*
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2194
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2195 *The actual history entries of the item may be accessed for manual
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2196 templating through the "journal" method of the item*::
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2197
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2198 <tal:block tal:repeat="entry context/journal">
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2199 a journal entry
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2200 </tal:block>
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2201
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2202 *where each journal entry is an HTMLJournalEntry.*
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2203
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2204 Defining new web actions
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2205 ------------------------
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2206
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2207 You may define new actions to be triggered by the ``@action`` form variable.
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2208 These are added to the tracker ``interfaces.py`` as ``Action`` classes that get
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diff changeset
2209 called by the the ``Client`` class.
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2210
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2211 Adding action classes takes three steps; first you `define the new
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2212 action class`_, then you `register the action class`_ with the cgi
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2213 interface so it may be triggered by the ``@action`` form variable.
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2214 Finally you `use the new action`_ in your HTML form.
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2215
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2216 See "`setting up a "wizard" (or "druid") for controlled adding of
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2217 issues`_" for an example.
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2218
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2219
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2220 Define the new action class
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2221 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2222
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2223 The action classes have the following interface::
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2224
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2225 class MyAction(Action):
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2226 def handle(self):
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2227 ''' Perform some action. No return value is required.
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2228 '''
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2229
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2230 The *self.client* attribute is an instance of your tracker ``instance.Client``
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2231 class - thus it's mostly implemented by ``roundup.cgi.client.Client``. See the
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2232 docstring of that class for details of what it can do.
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2233
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2234 The method will typically check the ``self.form`` variable's contents.
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2235 It may then:
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2236
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2237 - add information to ``self.client.ok_message`` or ``self.client.error_message``
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2238 - change the ``self.client.template`` variable to alter what the user will see
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2239 next
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2240 - raise Unauthorised, SendStaticFile, SendFile, NotFound or Redirect
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2241 exceptions (import them from roundup.cgi.exceptions)
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2242
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2243
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2244 Register the action class
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2245 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2246
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2247 The class is now written, but isn't available to the user until you add it to
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2248 the ``instance.Client`` class ``actions`` variable, like so::
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2249
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2250 actions = client.Client.actions + (
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2251 ('myaction', myActionClass),
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2252 )
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2253
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2254 This maps the action name "myaction" to the action class we defined.
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2255
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2256 Use the new action
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2257 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2258
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2259 In your HTML form, add a hidden form element like so::
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2260
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2261 <input type="hidden" name="@action" value="myaction">
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2262
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2263 where "myaction" is the name you registered in the previous step.
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2264
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2265 Actions may return content to the user
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2266 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2267
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2268 Actions generally perform some database manipulation and then pass control
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2269 on to the rendering of a template in the current context (see `Determining
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2270 web context`_ for how that works.) Some actions will want to generate the
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2271 actual content returned to the user. Action methods may return their own
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2272 content string to be displayed to the user, overriding the templating step.
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2273 In this situation, we assume that the content is HTML by default. You may
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2274 override the content type indicated to the user by calling ``setHeader``::
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2275
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2276 self.client.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/csv')
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2277
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2278 This example indicates that the value sent back to the user is actually
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2279 comma-separated value content (eg. something to be loaded into a
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2280 spreadsheet or database).
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2281
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2282
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2283 Examples
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2284 ========
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2285
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2286 .. contents::
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2287 :local:
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2288 :depth: 2
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2289
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2290
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2291 Changing what's stored in the database
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2292 --------------------------------------
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2293
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2294 The following examples illustrate ways to change the information stored in
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2295 the database.
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2296
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2297
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2298 Adding a new field to the classic schema
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2299 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2300
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2301 This example shows how to add a new constrained property (i.e. a
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2302 selection of distinct values) to your tracker.
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2303
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2304
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2305 Introduction
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2306 ::::::::::::
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2307
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2308 To make the classic schema of roundup useful as a TODO tracking system
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2309 for a group of systems administrators, it needed an extra data field per
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2310 issue: a category.
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2311
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2312 This would let sysadmins quickly list all TODOs in their particular area
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2313 of interest without having to do complex queries, and without relying on
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2314 the spelling capabilities of other sysadmins (a losing proposition at
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2315 best).
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2316
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2317
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2318 Adding a field to the database
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2319 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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2320
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2321 This is the easiest part of the change. The category would just be a
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2322 plain string, nothing fancy. To change what is in the database you need
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2323 to add some lines to the ``open()`` function in ``dbinit.py``. Under the
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2324 comment::
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2325
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2326 # add any additional database schema configuration here
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2327
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2328 add::
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2330 category = Class(db, "category", name=String())
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2331 category.setkey("name")
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2332
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2333 Here we are setting up a chunk of the database which we are calling
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2334 "category". It contains a string, which we are refering to as "name" for
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2335 lack of a more imaginative title. (Since "name" is one of the properties
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2336 that Roundup looks for on items if you do not set a key for them, it's
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2337 probably a good idea to stick with it for new classes if at all
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2338 appropriate.) Then we are setting the key of this chunk of the database
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2339 to be that "name". This is equivalent to an index for database types.
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2340 This also means that there can only be one category with a given name.
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2341
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2342 Adding the above lines allows us to create categories, but they're not
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2343 tied to the issues that we are going to be creating. It's just a list of
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2344 categories off on its own, which isn't much use. We need to link it in
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2345 with the issues. To do that, find the lines in the ``open()`` function
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2346 in ``dbinit.py`` which set up the "issue" class, and then add a link to
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2347 the category::
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2348
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2349 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue", ... ,
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2350 category=Multilink("category"), ... )
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2351
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2352 The ``Multilink()`` means that each issue can have many categories. If
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2353 you were adding something with a one-to-one relationship to issues (such
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2354 as the "assignedto" property), use ``Link()`` instead.
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2355
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2356 That is all you need to do to change the schema. The rest of the effort
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2357 is fiddling around so you can actually use the new category.
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2358
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2359
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2360 Populating the new category class
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2361 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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2362
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2363 If you haven't initialised the database with the roundup-admin
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2364 "initialise" command, then you can add the following to the tracker
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2365 ``dbinit.py`` in the ``init()`` function under the comment::
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2366
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2367 # add any additional database create steps here - but only if you
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2368 # haven't initialised the database with the admin "initialise" command
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2369
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2370 Add::
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2371
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2372 category = db.getclass('category')
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2373 category.create(name="scipy", order="1")
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2374 category.create(name="chaco", order="2")
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2375 category.create(name="weave", order="3")
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2376
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2377 If the database has already been initalised, then you need to use the
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2378 ``roundup-admin`` tool::
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2379
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2380 % roundup-admin -i <tracker home>
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2381 Roundup <version> ready for input.
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2382 Type "help" for help.
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2383 roundup> create category name=scipy order=1
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2384 1
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2385 roundup> create category name=chaco order=1
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2386 2
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2387 roundup> create category name=weave order=1
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2388 3
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2389 roundup> exit...
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2390 There are unsaved changes. Commit them (y/N)? y
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2391
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2392 TODO: explain why order=1 in each case.
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2393
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2394
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2395 Setting up security on the new objects
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2396 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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2397
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2398 By default only the admin user can look at and change objects. This
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2399 doesn't suit us, as we want any user to be able to create new categories
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2400 as required, and obviously everyone needs to be able to view the
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2401 categories of issues for it to be useful.
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2402
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2403 We therefore need to change the security of the category objects. This
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2404 is also done in the ``open()`` function of ``dbinit.py``.
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2405
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2406 There are currently two loops which set up permissions and then assign
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2407 them to various roles. Simply add the new "category" to both lists::
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2408
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2409 # new permissions for this schema
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2410 for cl in 'issue', 'file', 'msg', 'user', 'category':
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2411 db.security.addPermission(name="Edit", klass=cl,
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2412 description="User is allowed to edit "+cl)
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2413 db.security.addPermission(name="View", klass=cl,
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2414 description="User is allowed to access "+cl)
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2415
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2416 # Assign the access and edit permissions for issue, file and message
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2417 # to regular users now
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2418 for cl in 'issue', 'file', 'msg', 'category':
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2419 p = db.security.getPermission('View', cl)
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2420 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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2421 p = db.security.getPermission('Edit', cl)
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2422 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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2423
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2424 So you are in effect doing the following (with 'cl' substituted by its
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2425 value)::
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2426
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2427 db.security.addPermission(name="Edit", klass='category',
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2428 description="User is allowed to edit "+'category')
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2429 db.security.addPermission(name="View", klass='category',
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2430 description="User is allowed to access "+'category')
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2431
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2432 which is creating two permission types; that of editing and viewing
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2433 "category" objects respectively. Then the following lines assign those
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2434 new permissions to the "User" role, so that normal users can view and
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2435 edit "category" objects::
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2436
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2437 p = db.security.getPermission('View', 'category')
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2438 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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2439
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2440 p = db.security.getPermission('Edit', 'category')
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2441 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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2442
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2443 This is all the work that needs to be done for the database. It will
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2444 store categories, and let users view and edit them. Now on to the
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2445 interface stuff.
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2446
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2448 Changing the web left hand frame
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2449 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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2450
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2451 We need to give the users the ability to create new categories, and the
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2452 place to put the link to this functionality is in the left hand function
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2453 bar, under the "Issues" area. The file that defines how this area looks
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2454 is ``html/page``, which is what we are going to be editing next.
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2455
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2456 If you look at this file you can see that it contains a lot of
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2457 "classblock" sections which are chunks of HTML that will be included or
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2458 excluded in the output depending on whether the condition in the
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2459 classblock is met. Under the end of the classblock for issue is where we
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2460 are going to add the category code::
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2461
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2462 <p class="classblock"
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2463 tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('View', 'category')">
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2464 <b>Categories</b><br>
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2465 <a tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('Edit', 'category')"
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2466 href="category?@template=item">New Category<br></a>
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2467 </p>
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2468
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2469 The first two lines is the classblock definition, which sets up a
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2470 condition that only users who have "View" permission for the "category"
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2471 object will have this section included in their output. Next comes a
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2472 plain "Categories" header in bold. Everyone who can view categories will
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2473 get that.
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2474
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2475 Next comes the link to the editing area of categories. This link will
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2476 only appear if the condition - that the user has "Edit" permissions for
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2477 the "category" objects - is matched. If they do have permission then
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2478 they will get a link to another page which will let the user add new
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2479 categories.
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2480
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2481 Note that if you have permission to *view* but not to *edit* categories,
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2482 then all you will see is a "Categories" header with nothing underneath
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2483 it. This is obviously not very good interface design, but will do for
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2484 now. I just claim that it is so I can add more links in this section
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2485 later on. However to fix the problem you could change the condition in
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2486 the classblock statement, so that only users with "Edit" permission
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2487 would see the "Categories" stuff.
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2489
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2490 Setting up a page to edit categories
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2491 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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2492
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2493 We defined code in the previous section which let users with the
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2494 appropriate permissions see a link to a page which would let them edit
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2495 conditions. Now we have to write that page.
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2496
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2497 The link was for the *item* template of the *category* object. This
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2498 translates into Roundup looking for a file called ``category.item.html``
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2499 in the ``html`` tracker directory. This is the file that we are going to
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2500 write now.
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2501
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2502 First we add an info tag in a comment which doesn't affect the outcome
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2503 of the code at all, but is useful for debugging. If you load a page in a
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2504 browser and look at the page source, you can see which sections come
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2505 from which files by looking for these comments::
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2506
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2507 <!-- category.item -->
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2508
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2509 Next we need to add in the METAL macro stuff so we get the normal page
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2510 trappings::
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2511
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2512 <tal:block metal:use-macro="templates/page/macros/icing">
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2513 <title metal:fill-slot="head_title">Category editing</title>
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2514 <td class="page-header-top" metal:fill-slot="body_title">
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2515 <h2>Category editing</h2>
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2516 </td>
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2517 <td class="content" metal:fill-slot="content">
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2518
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2519 Next we need to setup up a standard HTML form, which is the whole
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2520 purpose of this file. We link to some handy javascript which sends the
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2521 form through only once. This is to stop users hitting the send button
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2522 multiple times when they are impatient and thus having the form sent
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2523 multiple times::
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2524
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2525 <form method="POST" onSubmit="return submit_once()"
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2526 enctype="multipart/form-data">
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2527
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2528 Next we define some code which sets up the minimum list of fields that
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2529 we require the user to enter. There will be only one field - "name" - so
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2530 they better put something in it, otherwise the whole form is pointless::
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2531
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2532 <input type="hidden" name="@required" value="name">
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2533
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2534 To get everything to line up properly we will put everything in a table,
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2535 and put a nice big header on it so the user has an idea what is
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2536 happening::
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2537
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2538 <table class="form">
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2539 <tr><th class="header" colspan="2">Category</th></tr>
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2540
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2541 Next, we need the field into which the user is going to enter the new
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2542 category. The "context.name.field(size=60)" bit tells Roundup to
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2543 generate a normal HTML field of size 60, and the contents of that field
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2544 will be the "name" variable of the current context (which is
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2545 "category"). The upshot of this is that when the user types something in
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2546 to the form, a new category will be created with that name::
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2547
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2548 <tr>
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2549 <th>Name</th>
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2550 <td tal:content="structure python:context.name.field(size=60)">
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2551 name</td>
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2552 </tr>
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2553
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2554 Then a submit button so that the user can submit the new category::
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2555
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2556 <tr>
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2557 <td>&nbsp;</td>
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2558 <td colspan="3" tal:content="structure context/submit">
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2559 submit button will go here
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2560 </td>
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2561 </tr>
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2562
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2563 Finally we finish off the tags we used at the start to do the METAL
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2564 stuff::
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2565
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2566 </td>
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2567 </tal:block>
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2568
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2569 So putting it all together, and closing the table and form we get::
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2570
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2571 <!-- category.item -->
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2572 <tal:block metal:use-macro="templates/page/macros/icing">
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2573 <title metal:fill-slot="head_title">Category editing</title>
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2574 <td class="page-header-top" metal:fill-slot="body_title">
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2575 <h2>Category editing</h2>
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2576 </td>
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2577 <td class="content" metal:fill-slot="content">
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2578 <form method="POST" onSubmit="return submit_once()"
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2579 enctype="multipart/form-data">
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2580
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2581 <table class="form">
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2582 <tr><th class="header" colspan="2">Category</th></tr>
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2583
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2584 <tr>
1825
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2585 <th>Name</th>
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2586 <td tal:content="structure python:context.name.field(size=60)">
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2587 name</td>
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2588 </tr>
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2589
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2590 <tr>
1829
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2591 <td>
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2592 &nbsp;
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diff changeset
2593 <input type="hidden" name="@required" value="name">
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2594 </td>
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2595 <td colspan="3" tal:content="structure context/submit">
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2596 submit button will go here
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2597 </td>
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2598 </tr>
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2599 </table>
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2600 </form>
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2601 </td>
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2602 </tal:block>
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2603
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2604 This is quite a lot to just ask the user one simple question, but there
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2605 is a lot of setup for basically one line (the form line) to do its work.
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2606 To add another field to "category" would involve one more line (well,
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2607 maybe a few extra to get the formatting correct).
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2608
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2610 Adding the category to the issue
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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2611 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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2612
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2613 We now have the ability to create issues to our heart's content, but
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2614 that is pointless unless we can assign categories to issues. Just like
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2615 the ``html/category.item.html`` file was used to define how to add a new
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2616 category, the ``html/issue.item.html`` is used to define how a new issue
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2617 is created.
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2618
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2619 Just like ``category.issue.html`` this file defines a form which has a
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2620 table to lay things out. It doesn't matter where in the table we add new
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2621 stuff, it is entirely up to your sense of aesthetics::
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2622
1825
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2623 <th>Category</th>
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2624 <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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2625 <span tal:replace="structure db/category/classhelp" />
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2626 </td>
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2627
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2628 First, we define a nice header so that the user knows what the next
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2629 section is, then the middle line does what we are most interested in.
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2630 This ``context/category/field`` gets replaced by a field which contains
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2631 the category in the current context (the current context being the new
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2632 issue).
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2633
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2634 The classhelp lines generate a link (labelled "list") to a popup window
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2635 which contains the list of currently known categories.
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2636
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2638 Searching on categories
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2639 :::::::::::::::::::::::
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2640
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2641 We can add categories, and create issues with categories. The next
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2642 obvious thing that we would like to be able to do, would be to search
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2643 for issues based on their category, so that, for example, anyone working
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2644 on the web server could look at all issues in the category "Web".
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2645
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2646 If you look for "Search Issues" in the 'html/page.html' file, you will
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2647 find that it looks something like
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2648 ``<a href="issue?@template=search">Search Issues</a>``. This shows us
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2649 that when you click on "Search Issues" it will be looking for a
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2650 ``issue.search.html`` file to display. So that is the file that we will
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2651 change.
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2652
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2653 If you look at this file it should be starting to seem familiar, although it
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2654 does use some new macros. You can add the new category search code anywhere you
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2655 like within that form::
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2656
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2657 <tr tal:define="name string:category;
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2658 db_klass string:category;
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2659 db_content string:name;">
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2660 <th>Priority:</th>
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2661 <td metal:use-macro="search_select"></td>
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2662 <td metal:use-macro="column_input"></td>
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2663 <td metal:use-macro="sort_input"></td>
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2664 <td metal:use-macro="group_input"></td>
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2665 </tr>
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2666
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2667 The definitions in the <tr> opening tag are used by the macros:
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2668
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2669 - search_select expands to a drop-down box with all categories using db_klass
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2670 and db_content.
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2671 - column_input expands to a checkbox for selecting what columns should be
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2672 displayed.
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2673 - sort_input expands to a radio button for selecting what property should be
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2674 sorted on.
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2675 - group_input expands to a radio button for selecting what property should be
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2676 group on.
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2677
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2678 The category search code above would expand to the following::
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2679
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2680 <tr>
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2681 <th>Category:</th>
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2682 <td>
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2683 <select name="category">
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2684 <option value="">don't care</option>
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2685 <option value="">------------</option>
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2686 <option value="1">scipy</option>
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2687 <option value="2">chaco</option>
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2688 <option value="3">weave</option>
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2689 </select>
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2690 </td>
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2691 <td><input type="checkbox" name=":columns" value="category"></td>
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2692 <td><input type="radio" name=":sort" value="category"></td>
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2693 <td><input type="radio" name=":group" value="category"></td>
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2694 </tr>
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2695
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2696 Adding category to the default view
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2697 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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2699 We can now add categories, add issues with categories, and search for
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2700 issues based on categories. This is everything that we need to do;
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2701 however, there is some more icing that we would like. I think the
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2702 category of an issue is important enough that it should be displayed by
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2703 default when listing all the issues.
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2704
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2705 Unfortunately, this is a bit less obvious than the previous steps. The
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2706 code defining how the issues look is in ``html/issue.index.html``. This
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2707 is a large table with a form down at the bottom for redisplaying and so
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2708 forth.
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2709
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2710 Firstly we need to add an appropriate header to the start of the table::
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2711
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2712 <th tal:condition="request/show/category">Category</th>
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2713
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2714 The *condition* part of this statement is to avoid displaying the
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2715 Category column if the user has selected not to see it.
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2716
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2717 The rest of the table is a loop which will go through every issue that
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2718 matches the display criteria. The loop variable is "i" - which means
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2719 that every issue gets assigned to "i" in turn.
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2720
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2721 The new part of code to display the category will look like this::
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2722
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2723 <td tal:condition="request/show/category"
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2724 tal:content="i/category"></td>
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2725
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2726 The condition is the same as above: only display the condition when the
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2727 user hasn't asked for it to be hidden. The next part is to set the
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2728 content of the cell to be the category part of "i" - the current issue.
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2729
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2730 Finally we have to edit ``html/page.html`` again. This time, we need to
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2731 tell it that when the user clicks on "Unasigned Issues" or "All Issues",
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2732 the category column should be included in the resulting list. If you
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2733 scroll down the page file, you can see the links with lots of options.
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2734 The option that we are interested in is the ``:columns=`` one which
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2735 tells roundup which fields of the issue to display. Simply add
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2736 "category" to that list and it all should work.
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2737
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2738 Adding a time log to your issues
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2739 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2740
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2741 We want to log the dates and amount of time spent working on issues, and
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2742 be able to give a summary of the total time spent on a particular issue.
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2743
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2744 1. Add a new class to your tracker ``dbinit.py``::
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2745
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2746 # storage for time logging
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2747 timelog = Class(db, "timelog", period=Interval())
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2748
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2749 Note that we automatically get the date of the time log entry
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2750 creation through the standard property "creation".
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2751
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2752 2. Link to the new class from your issue class (again, in
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2753 ``dbinit.py``)::
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2754
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2755 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue",
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2756 assignedto=Link("user"), topic=Multilink("keyword"),
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2757 priority=Link("priority"), status=Link("status"),
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2758 times=Multilink("timelog"))
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2759
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2760 the "times" property is the new link to the "timelog" class.
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2761
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2762 3. We'll need to let people add in times to the issue, so in the web
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2763 interface we'll have a new entry field. This is a special field
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2764 because unlike the other fields in the issue.item template, it
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2765 affects a different item (a timelog item) and not the template's
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2766 item, an issue. We have a special syntax for form fields that affect
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2767 items other than the template default item (see the cgi
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2768 documentation on `special form variables`_). In particular, we add a
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2769 field to capture a new timelog item's perdiod::
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2770
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2771 <tr>
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
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2772 <th>Time Log</th>
1679
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2773 <td colspan=3><input type="text" name="timelog-1@period" />
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2774 <br />(enter as '3y 1m 4d 2:40:02' or parts thereof)
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2775 </td>
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2776 </tr>
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2777
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2778 and another hidden field that links that new timelog item (new
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2779 because it's marked as having id "-1") to the issue item. It looks
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2780 like this::
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2781
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2782 <input type="hidden" name="@link@times" value="timelog-1" />
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2783
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2784 On submission, the "-1" timelog item will be created and assigned a
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2785 real item id. The "times" property of the issue will have the new id
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2786 added to it.
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2787
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2788 4. We want to display a total of the time log times that have been
1674
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2789 accumulated for an issue. To do this, we'll need to actually write
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2790 some Python code, since it's beyond the scope of PageTemplates to
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2791 perform such calculations. We do this by adding a method to the
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2792 TemplatingUtils class in our tracker ``interfaces.py`` module::
1270
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2793
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2794 class TemplatingUtils:
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2795 ''' Methods implemented on this class will be available to HTML
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2796 templates through the 'utils' variable.
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2797 '''
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2798 def totalTimeSpent(self, times):
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2799 ''' Call me with a list of timelog items (which have an
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2800 Interval "period" property)
1270
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2801 '''
1980
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2802 total = Interval('0d')
1270
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2803 for time in times:
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2804 total += time.period._value
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2805 return total
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2806
1980
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2807 Replace the ``pass`` line if one appears in your TemplatingUtils
1674
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2808 class. As indicated in the docstrings, we will be able to access the
1980
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2809 ``totalTimeSpent`` method via the ``utils`` variable in our templates.
1270
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2810
1679
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2811 5. Display the time log for an issue::
1262
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2812
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2813 <table class="otherinfo" tal:condition="context/times">
1270
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2814 <tr><th colspan="3" class="header">Time Log
1674
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2815 <tal:block
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2816 tal:replace="python:utils.totalTimeSpent(context.times)" />
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2817 </th></tr>
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2818 <tr><th>Date</th><th>Period</th><th>Logged By</th></tr>
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parents: 1255
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2819 <tr tal:repeat="time context/times">
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parents: 1255
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2820 <td tal:content="time/creation"></td>
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2821 <td tal:content="time/period"></td>
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parents: 1255
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2822 <td tal:content="time/creator"></td>
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parents: 1255
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2823 </tr>
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2824 </table>
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parents: 1255
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2825
1674
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parents: 1671
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2826 I put this just above the Messages log in my issue display. Note our
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parents: 1671
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2827 use of the ``totalTimeSpent`` method which will total up the times
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parents: 1671
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2828 for the issue and return a new Interval. That will be automatically
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parents: 1671
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2829 displayed in the template as text like "+ 1y 2:40" (1 year, 2 hours
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parents: 1671
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2830 and 40 minutes).
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parents: 1671
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2831
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2832 8. If you're using a persistent web server - roundup-server or
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2833 mod_python for example - then you'll need to restart that to pick up
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2834 the code changes. When that's done, you'll be able to use the new
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2835 time logging interface.
1262
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parents: 1255
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2836
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2837
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parents: 2154
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2838 Tracking different types of issues
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
2839 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2840
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2841 Sometimes you will want to track different types of issues - developer,
2159
c22329f379ae *** empty log message ***
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parents: 2156
diff changeset
2842 customer support, systems, sales leads, etc. A single Roundup tracker is
2156
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parents: 2154
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2843 able to support multiple types of issues. This example demonstrates adding
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parents: 2154
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2844 a customer support issue class to a tracker.
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2845
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2846 1. Figure out what information you're going to want to capture. OK, so
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
2847 this is obvious, but sometimes it's better to actually sit down for a
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
2848 while and think about the schema you're going to implement.
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parents: 2154
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2849
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2850 2. Add the new issue class to your tracker's ``dbinit.py`` - in this
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parents: 2154
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2851 example, we're adding a "system support" class. Just after the "issue"
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2852 class definition in the "open" function, add::
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2853
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2854 support = IssueClass(db, "support",
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2855 assignedto=Link("user"), topic=Multilink("keyword"),
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
2856 status=Link("status"), deadline=Date(),
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
2857 affects=Multilink("system"))
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2858
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2859 3. Copy the existing "issue.*" (item, search and index) templates in the
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parents: 2156
diff changeset
2860 tracker's "html" to "support.*". Edit them so they use the properties
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parents: 2156
diff changeset
2861 defined in the "support" class. Be sure to check for hidden form
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parents: 2156
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2862 variables like "required" to make sure they have the correct set of
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parents: 2156
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2863 required properties.
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2864
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2865 4. Edit the modules in the "detectors", adding lines to their "init"
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parents: 2156
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2866 functions where appropriate. Look for "audit" and "react" registrations
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2867 on the "issue" class, and duplicate them for "support".
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2868
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2869 5. Create a new sidebar box for the new support class. Duplicate the
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parents: 2156
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2870 existing issues one, changing the "issue" class name to "support".
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parents: 2156
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2871
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2872 6. Re-start your tracker and start using the new "support" class.
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2873
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2874
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2875 Optionally, you might want to restrict the users able to access this new
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2876 class to just the users with a new "SysAdmin" Role. To do this, we add
c22329f379ae *** empty log message ***
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parents: 2156
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2877 some security declarations::
2156
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2878
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2879 p = db.security.getPermission('View', 'support')
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2880 db.security.addPermissionToRole('SysAdmin', p)
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2881 p = db.security.getPermission('Edit', 'support')
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2882 db.security.addPermissionToRole('SysAdmin', p)
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2883
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2884 You would then (as an "admin" user) edit the details of the appropriate
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diff changeset
2885 users, and add "SysAdmin" to their Roles list.
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2886
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2887 Alternatively, you might want to change the Edit/View permissions granted
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2888 for the "issue" class so that it's only available to users with the "System"
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parents: 2156
diff changeset
2889 or "Developer" Role, and then the new class you're adding is available to
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2890 all with the "User" Role.
2156
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2891
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2892
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2893 Using External User Databases
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2894 -----------------------------
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2895
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2896 Using an external password validation source
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2897 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2898
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2899 We have a centrally-managed password changing system for our users. This
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2900 results in a UN*X passwd-style file that we use for verification of
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2901 users. Entries in the file consist of ``name:password`` where the
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2902 password is encrypted using the standard UN*X ``crypt()`` function (see
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2903 the ``crypt`` module in your Python distribution). An example entry
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2904 would be::
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2905
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2906 admin:aamrgyQfDFSHw
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2907
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2908 Each user of Roundup must still have their information stored in the Roundup
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2909 database - we just use the passwd file to check their password. To do this, we
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2910 need to override the standard ``verifyPassword`` method defined in
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2911 ``roundup.cgi.actions.LoginAction`` and register the new class with our
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2912 ``Client`` class in the tracker home ``interfaces.py`` module::
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2913
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2914 from roundup.cgi.actions import LoginAction
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2915
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2916 class ExternalPasswordLoginAction(LoginAction):
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2917 def verifyPassword(self, userid, password):
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2918 # get the user's username
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2919 username = self.db.user.get(userid, 'username')
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2920
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2921 # the passwords are stored in the "passwd.txt" file in the
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2922 # tracker home
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2923 file = os.path.join(self.db.config.TRACKER_HOME, 'passwd.txt')
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2924
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2925 # see if we can find a match
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2926 for ent in [line.strip().split(':') for line in
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2927 open(file).readlines()]:
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2928 if ent[0] == username:
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2929 return crypt.crypt(password, ent[1][:2]) == ent[1]
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2930
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2931 # user doesn't exist in the file
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2932 return 0
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2933
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2934 class Client(client.Client):
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2935 actions = client.Client.actions + (
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2936 ('login', ExternalPasswordLoginAction)
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2937 )
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2938
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2939 What this does is look through the file, line by line, looking for a
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2940 name that matches.
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2941
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2942 We also remove the redundant password fields from the ``user.item``
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2943 template.
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2944
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2945
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2946 Using a UN*X passwd file as the user database
2156
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2947 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2948
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2949 On some systems the primary store of users is the UN*X passwd file. It
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2950 holds information on users such as their username, real name, password
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2951 and primary user group.
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2952
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2953 Roundup can use this store as its primary source of user information,
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2954 but it needs additional information too - email address(es), roundup
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2955 Roles, vacation flags, roundup hyperdb item ids, etc. Also, "retired"
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2956 users must still exist in the user database, unlike some passwd files in
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2957 which the users are removed when they no longer have access to a system.
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2958
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2959 To make use of the passwd file, we therefore synchronise between the two
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2960 user stores. We also use the passwd file to validate the user logins, as
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2961 described in the previous example, `using an external password
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2962 validation source`_. We keep the users lists in sync using a fairly
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2963 simple script that runs once a day, or several times an hour if more
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2964 immediate access is needed. In short, it:
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2965
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2966 1. parses the passwd file, finding usernames, passwords and real names,
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2967 2. compares that list to the current roundup user list:
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2968
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2969 a. entries no longer in the passwd file are *retired*
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2970 b. entries with mismatching real names are *updated*
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2971 c. entries only exist in the passwd file are *created*
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2972
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2973 3. send an email to administrators to let them know what's been done.
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2974
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2975 The retiring and updating are simple operations, requiring only a call
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2976 to ``retire()`` or ``set()``. The creation operation requires more
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2977 information though - the user's email address and their roundup Roles.
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2978 We're going to assume that the user's email address is the same as their
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2979 login name, so we just append the domain name to that. The Roles are
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2980 determined using the passwd group identifier - mapping their UN*X group
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2981 to an appropriate set of Roles.
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2982
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2983 The script to perform all this, broken up into its main components, is
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2984 as follows. Firstly, we import the necessary modules and open the
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2985 tracker we're to work on::
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2986
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2987 import sys, os, smtplib
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2988 from roundup import instance, date
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2989
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2990 # open the tracker
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2991 tracker_home = sys.argv[1]
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2992 tracker = instance.open(tracker_home)
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2993
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2994 Next we read in the *passwd* file from the tracker home::
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2995
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2996 # read in the users
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2997 file = os.path.join(tracker_home, 'users.passwd')
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2998 users = [x.strip().split(':') for x in open(file).readlines()]
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2999
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3000 Handle special users (those to ignore in the file, and those who don't
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3001 appear in the file)::
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3002
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3003 # users to not keep ever, pre-load with the users I know aren't
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3004 # "real" users
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3005 ignore = ['ekmmon', 'bfast', 'csrmail']
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3006
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3007 # users to keep - pre-load with the roundup-specific users
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3008 keep = ['comment_pool', 'network_pool', 'admin', 'dev-team',
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3009 'cs_pool', 'anonymous', 'system_pool', 'automated']
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3010
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3011 Now we map the UN*X group numbers to the Roles that users should have::
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3012
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3013 roles = {
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3014 '501': 'User,Tech', # tech
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3015 '502': 'User', # finance
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3016 '503': 'User,CSR', # customer service reps
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3017 '504': 'User', # sales
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3018 '505': 'User', # marketing
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3019 }
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3020
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3021 Now we do all the work. Note that the body of the script (where we have
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3022 the tracker database open) is wrapped in a ``try`` / ``finally`` clause,
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3023 so that we always close the database cleanly when we're finished. So, we
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3024 now do all the work::
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3025
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3026 # open the database
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parents: 1278
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3027 db = tracker.open('admin')
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3028 try:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3029 # 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
3030 msg = []
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3031
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3032 # loop over the users list read in from the passwd file
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3033 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
3034 if user in ignore:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3035 # this user shouldn't appear in our tracker
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3036 continue
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3037 keep.append(user)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3038 try:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3039 # see if the user exists in the tracker
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3040 uid = db.user.lookup(user)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3041
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3042 # 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
3043 if real != db.user.get(uid, 'realname'):
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3044 db.user.set(uid, realname=real)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3045 msg.append('FIX %s - %s'%(user, real))
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3046 except KeyError:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3047 # nope, the user doesn't exist
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3048 db.user.create(username=user, realname=real,
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3049 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
3050 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
3051
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3052 # 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
3053 # "keep" list - retire those who aren't
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3054 for uid in db.user.list():
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3055 user = db.user.get(uid, 'username')
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3056 if user not in keep:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3057 db.user.retire(uid)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3058 msg.append('RET %s'%user)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3059
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3060 # 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
3061 if msg:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3062 # create the email
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3063 msg = '''Subject: %s user database maintenance
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3064
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3065 %s
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3066 '''%(db.config.TRACKER_NAME, '\n'.join(msg))
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3067
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3068 # send the email
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3069 smtp = smtplib.SMTP(db.config.MAILHOST)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3070 addr = db.config.ADMIN_EMAIL
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3071 smtp.sendmail(addr, addr, msg)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3072
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3073 # now we're done - commit the changes
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3074 db.commit()
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3075 finally:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3076 # always close the database cleanly
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3077 db.close()
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3078
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3079 And that's it!
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3080
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3081
1680
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3082 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
3083 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1680
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3084
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3085 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
3086 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
3087 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
3088 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
3089 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
3090 for more information about doing this.
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3091
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3092 To authenticate off the LDAP store (rather than using the passwords in the
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3093 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
3094 extension to the cgi interface. You'd do this by overriding the method called
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
3095 "verifyPassword" on the LoginAction class in your tracker's interfaces.py
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
3096 module (see `using an external password validation source`_). The method is
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
3097 implemented by default as::
1680
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3098
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3099 def verifyPassword(self, userid, password):
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3100 ''' Verify the password that the user has supplied
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3101 '''
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3102 stored = self.db.user.get(self.userid, 'password')
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3103 if password == stored:
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3104 return 1
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3105 if not password and not stored:
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3106 return 1
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3107 return 0
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3108
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3109 So you could reimplement this as something like::
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3110
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3111 def verifyPassword(self, userid, password):
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3112 ''' Verify the password that the user has supplied
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3113 '''
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3114 # look up some unique LDAP information about the user
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3115 username = self.db.user.get(self.userid, 'username')
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3116 # 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
3117
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3118
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3119 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
3120 ----------------------------
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3121
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3122 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
3123 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3124
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3125 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
3126 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
3127 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
3128
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3129 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
3130
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3131 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
3132 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
3133 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
3134 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
3135 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
3136 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
3137 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
3138
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3139 2. So that users may edit the vacation flags, add something like the
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3140 following to your ``user.item`` template::
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3141
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3142 <tr>
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3143 <th>On Vacation</th>
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3144 <td tal:content="structure context/vacation/field">vacation</td>
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3145 </tr>
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3146
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3147 3. edit your detector ``nosyreactor.py`` so that the ``nosyreaction()``
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3148 consists of::
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3149
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3150 def nosyreaction(db, cl, nodeid, oldvalues):
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3151 users = db.user
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3152 messages = db.msg
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3153 # 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
3154 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
3155 try:
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3156 # 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
3157 sendto = []
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3158 seen_message = {}
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3159 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
3160 for recipid in messages.get(msgid, 'recipients'):
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3161 seen_message[recipid] = 1
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3162
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3163 # figure the author's id, and indicate they've received
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3164 # the message
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3165 authid = messages.get(msgid, 'author')
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3166
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3167 # possibly send the message to the author, as long as
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parents: 2154
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3168 # they aren't anonymous
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3169 if (db.config.MESSAGES_TO_AUTHOR == 'yes' and
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3170 users.get(authid, 'username') != 'anonymous'):
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3171 sendto.append(authid)
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3172 seen_message[authid] = 1
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parents: 2154
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3173
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3174 # now figure the nosy people who weren't recipients
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3175 nosy = cl.get(nodeid, 'nosy')
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3176 for nosyid in nosy:
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3177 # Don't send nosy mail to the anonymous user (that
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3178 # user shouldn't appear in the nosy list, but just
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parents: 2154
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3179 # in case they do...)
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3180 if users.get(nosyid, 'username') == 'anonymous':
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3181 continue
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3182 # make sure they haven't seen the message already
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diff changeset
3183 if not seen_message.has_key(nosyid):
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3184 # send it to them
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3185 sendto.append(nosyid)
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3186 recipients.append(nosyid)
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parents: 2154
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3187
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3188 # generate a change note
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3189 if oldvalues:
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3190 note = cl.generateChangeNote(nodeid, oldvalues)
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diff changeset
3191 else:
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3192 note = cl.generateCreateNote(nodeid)
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parents: 2154
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3193
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3194 # we have new recipients
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3195 if sendto:
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3196 # filter out the people on vacation
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3197 sendto = [i for i in sendto
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diff changeset
3198 if not users.get(i, 'vacation', 0)]
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3199
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3200 # map userids to addresses
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3201 sendto = [users.get(i, 'address') for i in sendto]
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3202
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3203 # update the message's recipients list
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3204 messages.set(msgid, recipients=recipients)
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3205
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3206 # send the message
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3207 cl.send_message(nodeid, msgid, note, sendto)
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3208 except roundupdb.MessageSendError, message:
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3209 raise roundupdb.DetectorError, message
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3210
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3211 Note that this is the standard nosy reaction code, with the small
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3212 addition of::
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3213
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3214 # filter out the people on vacation
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3215 sendto = [i for i in sendto if not users.get(i, 'vacation', 0)]
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3216
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3217 which filters out the users that have the vacation flag set to true.
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3218
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3219 Adding in state transition control
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3220 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3221
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3222 Sometimes tracker admins want to control the states that users may move
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3223 issues to. You can do this by following these steps:
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3224
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3225 1. make "status" a required variable. This is achieved by adding the
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3226 following to the top of the form in the ``issue.item.html``
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3227 template::
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3228
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3229 <input type="hidden" name="@required" value="status">
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3230
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3231 this will force users to select a status.
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3232
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3233 2. add a Multilink property to the status class::
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3234
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3235 stat = Class(db, "status", ... , transitions=Multilink('status'),
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3236 ...)
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3237
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3238 and then edit the statuses already created, either:
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3239
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3240 a. through the web using the class list -> status class editor, or
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3241 b. using the roundup-admin "set" command.
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3242
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3243 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
3244 ``detectors`` directory, for example::
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3245
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3246 def checktransition(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3247 ''' Check that the desired transition is valid for the "status"
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3248 property.
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3249 '''
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3250 if not newvalues.has_key('status'):
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3251 return
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3252 current = cl.get(nodeid, 'status')
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3253 new = newvalues['status']
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3254 if new == current:
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3255 return
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3256 ok = db.status.get(current, 'transitions')
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3257 if new not in ok:
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3258 raise ValueError, 'Status not allowed to move from "%s" to "%s"'%(
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3259 db.status.get(current, 'name'), db.status.get(new, 'name'))
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3260
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3261 def init(db):
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3262 db.issue.audit('set', checktransition)
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3263
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3264 4. in the ``issue.item.html`` template, change the status editing bit
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3265 from::
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3266
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3267 <th>Status</th>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3268 <td tal:content="structure context/status/menu">status</td>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3269
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3270 to::
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3271
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3272 <th>Status</th>
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3273 <td>
2156
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diff changeset
3274 <select tal:condition="context/id" name="status">
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3275 <tal:block tal:define="ok context/status/transitions"
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3276 tal:repeat="state db/status/list">
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3277 <option tal:condition="python:state.id in ok"
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3278 tal:attributes="
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3279 value state/id;
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3280 selected python:state.id == context.status.id"
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diff changeset
3281 tal:content="state/name"></option>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3282 </tal:block>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3283 </select>
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diff changeset
3284 <tal:block tal:condition="not:context/id"
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diff changeset
3285 tal:replace="structure context/status/menu" />
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3286 </td>
2156
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3287
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3288 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
3289
1262
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
3290
1559
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3291 Blocking issues that depend on other issues
2156
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diff changeset
3292 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1559
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3293
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3294 We needed the ability to mark certain issues as "blockers" - that is,
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3295 they can't be resolved until another issue (the blocker) they rely on is
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3296 resolved. To achieve this:
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3297
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3298 1. Create a new property on the issue Class,
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3299 ``blockers=Multilink("issue")``. Edit your tracker's dbinit.py file.
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3300 Where the "issue" class is defined, something like::
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3301
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3302 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue",
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3303 assignedto=Link("user"), topic=Multilink("keyword"),
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3304 priority=Link("priority"), status=Link("status"))
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3305
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3306 add the blockers entry like so::
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3307
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3308 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue",
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3309 blockers=Multilink("issue"),
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3310 assignedto=Link("user"), topic=Multilink("keyword"),
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3311 priority=Link("priority"), status=Link("status"))
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3312
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3313 2. Add the new "blockers" property to the issue.item edit page, using
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3314 something like::
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3315
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3316 <th>Waiting On</th>
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3317 <td>
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3318 <span tal:replace="structure python:context.blockers.field(showid=1,
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3319 size=20)" />
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3320 <span tal:replace="structure python:db.issue.classhelp('id,title')" />
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3321 <span tal:condition="context/blockers"
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3322 tal:repeat="blk context/blockers">
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3323 <br>View: <a tal:attributes="href string:issue${blk/id}"
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3324 tal:content="blk/id"></a>
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3325 </span>
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3326
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3327 You'll need to fiddle with your item page layout to find an
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3328 appropriate place to put it - I'll leave that fun part up to you.
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3329 Just make sure it appears in the first table, possibly somewhere near
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3330 the "superseders" field.
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3331
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3332 3. Create a new detector module (attached) which enforces the rules:
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3333
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3334 - issues may not be resolved if they have blockers
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3335 - when a blocker is resolved, it's removed from issues it blocks
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3336
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3337 The contents of the detector should be something like this::
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3338
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3339 def blockresolution(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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3340 ''' If the issue has blockers, don't allow it to be resolved.
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3341 '''
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3342 if nodeid is None:
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3343 blockers = []
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3344 else:
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3345 blockers = cl.get(nodeid, 'blockers')
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3346 blockers = newvalues.get('blockers', blockers)
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3347
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3348 # don't do anything if there's no blockers or the status hasn't
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3349 # changed
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3350 if not blockers or not newvalues.has_key('status'):
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3351 return
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3352
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3353 # get the resolved state ID
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3354 resolved_id = db.status.lookup('resolved')
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3355
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3356 # format the info
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3357 u = db.config.TRACKER_WEB
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3358 s = ', '.join(['<a href="%sissue%s">%s</a>'%(
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3359 u,id,id) for id in blockers])
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3360 if len(blockers) == 1:
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3361 s = 'issue %s is'%s
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3362 else:
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3363 s = 'issues %s are'%s
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3364
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3365 # ok, see if we're trying to resolve
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3366 if newvalues['status'] == resolved_id:
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3367 raise ValueError, "This issue can't be resolved until %s resolved."%s
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3368
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3369 def resolveblockers(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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3370 ''' When we resolve an issue that's a blocker, remove it from the
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3371 blockers list of the issue(s) it blocks.
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3372 '''
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3373 if not newvalues.has_key('status'):
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3374 return
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3375
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3376 # get the resolved state ID
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3377 resolved_id = db.status.lookup('resolved')
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3378
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3379 # interesting?
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3380 if newvalues['status'] != resolved_id:
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3381 return
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3382
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3383 # yes - find all the blocked issues, if any, and remove me from
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3384 # their blockers list
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3385 issues = cl.find(blockers=nodeid)
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3386 for issueid in issues:
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3387 blockers = cl.get(issueid, 'blockers')
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3388 if nodeid in blockers:
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3389 blockers.remove(nodeid)
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3390 cl.set(issueid, blockers=blockers)
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3391
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3392
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3393 def init(db):
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3394 # might, in an obscure situation, happen in a create
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3395 db.issue.audit('create', blockresolution)
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3396 db.issue.audit('set', blockresolution)
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3397
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3398 # can only happen on a set
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3399 db.issue.react('set', resolveblockers)
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3400
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3401 Put the above code in a file called "blockers.py" in your tracker's
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3402 "detectors" directory.
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3403
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3404 4. Finally, and this is an optional step, modify the tracker web page
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3405 URLs so they filter out issues with any blockers. You do this by
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3406 adding an additional filter on "blockers" for the value "-1". For
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3407 example, the existing "Show All" link in the "page" template (in the
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3408 tracker's "html" directory) looks like this::
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3409
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3410 <a href="issue?:sort=-activity&:group=priority&:filter=status&:columns=id,activity,title,creator,assignedto,status&status=-1,1,2,3,4,5,6,7">Show All</a><br>
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3411
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3412 modify it to add the "blockers" info to the URL (note, both the
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3413 ":filter" *and* "blockers" values must be specified)::
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3414
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d181aff91b40 *** empty log message ***
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3415 <a href="issue?:sort=-activity&:group=priority&:filter=status,blockers&blockers=-1&:columns=id,activity,title,creator,assignedto,status&status=-1,1,2,3,4,5,6,7">Show All</a><br>
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3416
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3417 That's it. You should now be able to set blockers on your issues. Note
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3418 that if you want to know whether an issue has any other issues dependent
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3419 on it (i.e. it's in their blockers list) you can look at the journal
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3420 history at the bottom of the issue page - look for a "link" event to
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3421 another issue's "blockers" property.
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3422
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3423 Add users to the nosy list based on the topic
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3424 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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3425
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3426 We need the ability to automatically add users to the nosy list based
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3427 on the occurence of a topic. Every user should be allowed to edit his
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3428 own list of topics for which he wants to be added to the nosy list.
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3429
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3430 Below will be showed that such a change can be performed with only
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3431 minimal understanding of the roundup system, but with clever use
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3432 of Copy and Paste.
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3433
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3434 This requires three changes to the tracker: a change in the database to
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3435 allow per-user recording of the lists of topics for which he wants to
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3436 be put on the nosy list, a change in the user view allowing to edit
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3437 this list of topics, and addition of an auditor which updates the nosy
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3438 list when a topic is set.
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3439
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3440 Adding the nosy topic list
2156
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3441 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::
1808
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3442
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3443 The change in the database to make is that for any user there should be
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3444 a list of topics for which he wants to be put on the nosy list. Adding
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3445 a ``Multilink`` of ``keyword`` seem to fullfill this (note that within
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3446 the code topics are called ``keywords``.) As such, all what has to be
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3447 done is to add a new field to the definition of ``user`` within the
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3448 file ``dbinit.py``. We will call this new field ``nosy_keywords``, and
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3449 the updated definition of user will be::
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3450
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3451 user = Class(db, "user",
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3452 username=String(), password=Password(),
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3453 address=String(), realname=String(),
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3454 phone=String(), organisation=String(),
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3455 alternate_addresses=String(),
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3456 queries=Multilink('query'), roles=String(),
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3457 timezone=String(),
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3458 nosy_keywords=Multilink('keyword'))
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3459
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3460 Changing the user view to allow changing the nosy topic list
2156
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3461 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
1808
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3462
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3463 We want any user to be able to change the list of topics for which
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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3464 he will by default be added to the nosy list. We choose to add this
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3465 to the user view, as is generated by the file ``html/user.item.html``.
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3466 We easily can
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3467 see that the topic field in the issue view has very similar editting
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3468 requirements as our nosy topics, both being a list of topics. As
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3469 such, we search for Topics in ``issue.item.html``, and extract the
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3470 associated parts from there. We add this to ``user.item.html`` at the
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3471 bottom of the list of viewed items (i.e. just below the 'Alternate
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3472 E-mail addresses' in the classic template)::
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3473
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3474 <tr>
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3475 <th>Nosy Topics</th>
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3476 <td>
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3477 <span tal:replace="structure context/nosy_keywords/field" />
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3478 <span tal:replace="structure python:db.keyword.classhelp(property='nosy_keywords')" />
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3479 </td>
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3480 </tr>
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3481
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3482
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3483 Addition of an auditor to update the nosy list
2156
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parents: 2154
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3484 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
1808
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parents: 1800
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3485
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diff changeset
3486 The more difficult part is the addition of the logic to actually
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3487 at the users to the nosy list when it is required.
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3488 The choice is made to perform this action when the topics on an
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3489 item are set, including when an item is created.
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3490 Here we choose to start out with a copy of the
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3491 ``detectors/nosyreaction.py`` detector, which we copy to the file
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3492 ``detectors/nosy_keyword_reaction.py``.
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3493 This looks like a good start as it also adds users
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parents: 1800
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3494 to the nosy list. A look through the code reveals that the
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3495 ``nosyreaction`` function actually is sending the e-mail, which
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3496 we do not need. As such, we can change the init function to::
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3497
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3498 def init(db):
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3499 db.issue.audit('create', update_kw_nosy)
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3500 db.issue.audit('set', update_kw_nosy)
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3501
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3502 After that we rename the ``updatenosy`` function to ``update_kw_nosy``.
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diff changeset
3503 The first two blocks of code in that function relate to settings
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3504 ``current`` to a combination of the old and new nosy lists. This
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diff changeset
3505 functionality is left in the new auditor. The following block of
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3506 code, which in ``updatenosy`` handled adding the assignedto user(s)
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3507 to the nosy list, should be replaced by a block of code to add the
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3508 interested users to the nosy list. We choose here to loop over all
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3509 new topics, than loop over all users,
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3510 and assign the user to the nosy list when the topic in the user's
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3511 nosy_keywords. The next part in ``updatenosy``, adding the author
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diff changeset
3512 and/or recipients of a message to the nosy list, obviously is not
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3513 relevant here and thus is deleted from the new auditor. The last
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3514 part, copying the new nosy list to newvalues, does not have to be changed.
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3515 This brings the following function::
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3516
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3517 def update_kw_nosy(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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diff changeset
3518 '''Update the nosy list for changes to the topics
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diff changeset
3519 '''
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diff changeset
3520 # nodeid will be None if this is a new node
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3521 current = {}
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diff changeset
3522 if nodeid is None:
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diff changeset
3523 ok = ('new', 'yes')
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3524 else:
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diff changeset
3525 ok = ('yes',)
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diff changeset
3526 # old node, get the current values from the node if they haven't
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diff changeset
3527 # changed
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diff changeset
3528 if not newvalues.has_key('nosy'):
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diff changeset
3529 nosy = cl.get(nodeid, 'nosy')
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diff changeset
3530 for value in nosy:
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diff changeset
3531 if not current.has_key(value):
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3532 current[value] = 1
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diff changeset
3533
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diff changeset
3534 # if the nosy list changed in this transaction, init from the new value
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3535 if newvalues.has_key('nosy'):
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3536 nosy = newvalues.get('nosy', [])
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3537 for value in nosy:
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3538 if not db.hasnode('user', value):
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3539 continue
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3540 if not current.has_key(value):
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3541 current[value] = 1
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diff changeset
3542
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diff changeset
3543 # add users with topic in nosy_keywords to the nosy list
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3544 if newvalues.has_key('topic') and newvalues['topic'] is not None:
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diff changeset
3545 topic_ids = newvalues['topic']
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3546 for topic in topic_ids:
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3547 # loop over all users,
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3548 # and assign user to nosy when topic in nosy_keywords
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3549 for user_id in db.user.list():
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diff changeset
3550 nosy_kw = db.user.get(user_id, "nosy_keywords")
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3551 found = 0
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diff changeset
3552 for kw in nosy_kw:
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3553 if kw == topic:
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3554 found = 1
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diff changeset
3555 if found:
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3556 current[user_id] = 1
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3557
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diff changeset
3558 # that's it, save off the new nosy list
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diff changeset
3559 newvalues['nosy'] = current.keys()
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diff changeset
3560
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diff changeset
3561 and these two function are the only ones needed in the file.
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3562
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diff changeset
3563 TODO: update this example to use the find() Class method.
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3564
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diff changeset
3565 Caveats
2156
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diff changeset
3566 :::::::
1808
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diff changeset
3567
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diff changeset
3568 A few problems with the design here can be noted:
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diff changeset
3569
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3570 Multiple additions
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diff changeset
3571 When a user, after automatic selection, is manually removed
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3572 from the nosy list, he again is added to the nosy list when the
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3573 topic list of the issue is updated. A better design might be
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3574 to only check which topics are new compared to the old list
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diff changeset
3575 of topics, and only add users when they have indicated
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diff changeset
3576 interest on a new topic.
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3577
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3578 The code could also be changed to only trigger on the create() event,
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3579 rather than also on the set() event, thus only setting the nosy list
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3580 when the issue is created.
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3581
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3582 Scalability
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3583 In the auditor there is a loop over all users. For a site with
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3584 only few users this will pose no serious problem, however, with
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3585 many users this will be a serious performance bottleneck.
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3586 A way out will be to link from the topics to the users which
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3587 selected these topics a nosy topics. This will eliminate the
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3588 loop over all users.
1559
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3589
2156
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3590 Changes to Security and Permissions
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3591 -----------------------------------
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3592
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3593 Restricting the list of users that are assignable to a task
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3594 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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3595
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3596 1. In your tracker's "dbinit.py", create a new Role, say "Developer"::
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3597
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3598 db.security.addRole(name='Developer', description='A developer')
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3599
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3600 2. Just after that, create a new Permission, say "Fixer", specific to
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3601 "issue"::
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3602
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3603 p = db.security.addPermission(name='Fixer', klass='issue',
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3604 description='User is allowed to be assigned to fix issues')
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3605
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3606 3. Then assign the new Permission to your "Developer" Role::
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3607
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3608 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Developer', p)
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3609
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3610 4. In the issue item edit page ("html/issue.item.html" in your tracker
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3611 directory), use the new Permission in restricting the "assignedto"
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3612 list::
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3613
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3614 <select name="assignedto">
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3615 <option value="-1">- no selection -</option>
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3616 <tal:block tal:repeat="user db/user/list">
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3617 <option tal:condition="python:user.hasPermission(
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3618 'Fixer', context._classname)"
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parents: 2154
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3619 tal:attributes="
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3620 value user/id;
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3621 selected python:user.id == context.assignedto"
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3622 tal:content="user/realname"></option>
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3623 </tal:block>
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3624 </select>
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3625
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3626 For extra security, you may wish to setup an auditor to enforce the
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3627 Permission requirement (install this as "assignedtoFixer.py" in your
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parents: 2154
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3628 tracker "detectors" directory)::
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3629
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3630 def assignedtoMustBeFixer(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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3631 ''' Ensure the assignedto value in newvalues is a used with the
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parents: 2154
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3632 Fixer Permission
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3633 '''
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3634 if not newvalues.has_key('assignedto'):
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3635 # don't care
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3636 return
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3637
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3638 # get the userid
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3639 userid = newvalues['assignedto']
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3640 if not db.security.hasPermission('Fixer', userid, cl.classname):
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3641 raise ValueError, 'You do not have permission to edit %s'%cl.classname
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3642
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3643 def init(db):
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3644 db.issue.audit('set', assignedtoMustBeFixer)
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parents: 2154
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3645 db.issue.audit('create', assignedtoMustBeFixer)
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parents: 2154
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3646
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3647 So now, if an edit action attempts to set "assignedto" to a user that
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parents: 2154
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3648 doesn't have the "Fixer" Permission, the error will be raised.
1816
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parents: 1808
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3649
1954
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3650 Users may only edit their issues
2156
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3651 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1954
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parents: 1952
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3652
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parents: 1952
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3653 Users registering themselves are granted Provisional access - meaning they
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parents: 1952
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3654 have access to edit the issues they submit, but not others. We create a new
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parents: 1952
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3655 Role called "Provisional User" which is granted to newly-registered users,
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parents: 1952
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3656 and has limited access. One of the Permissions they have is the new "Edit
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parents: 1952
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3657 Own" on issues (regular users have "Edit".) We back up the permissions with
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parents: 1952
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3658 an auditor.
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parents: 1952
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3659
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parents: 1952
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3660 First up, we create the new Role and Permission structure in
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3661 ``dbinit.py``::
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3662
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3663 # New users not approved by the admin
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3664 db.security.addRole(name='Provisional User',
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parents: 1952
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3665 description='New user registered via web or email')
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parents: 1952
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3666 p = db.security.addPermission(name='Edit Own', klass='issue',
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parents: 1952
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3667 description='Can only edit own issues')
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3668 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', p)
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3669
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3670 # Assign the access and edit Permissions for issue to new users now
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3671 p = db.security.getPermission('View', 'issue')
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parents: 1952
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3672 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', p)
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parents: 1952
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3673 p = db.security.getPermission('Edit', 'issue')
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parents: 1952
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3674 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', p)
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3675
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3676 # and give the new users access to the web and email interface
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3677 p = db.security.getPermission('Web Access')
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parents: 1952
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3678 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', p)
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3679 p = db.security.getPermission('Email Access')
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parents: 1952
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3680 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', p)
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parents: 1952
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3681
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parents: 1952
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3682
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parents: 1952
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3683 Then in the ``config.py`` we change the Role assigned to newly-registered
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3684 users, replacing the existing ``'User'`` values::
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3685
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3686 NEW_WEB_USER_ROLES = 'Provisional User'
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3687 NEW_EMAIL_USER_ROLES = 'Provisional User'
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3688
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3689 Finally we add a new *auditor* to the ``detectors`` directory called
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3690 ``provisional_user_auditor.py``::
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3691
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3692 def audit_provisionaluser(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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3693 ''' New users are only allowed to modify their own issues.
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3694 '''
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3695 if (db.getuid() != cl.get(nodeid, 'creator')
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3696 and db.security.hasPermission('Edit Own', db.getuid(), cl.classname)):
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3697 raise ValueError, ('You are only allowed to edit your own %s'
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3698 % cl.classname)
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3699
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3700 def init(db):
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3701 # fire before changes are made
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3702 db.issue.audit('set', audit_provisionaluser)
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3703 db.issue.audit('retire', audit_provisionaluser)
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3704 db.issue.audit('restore', audit_provisionaluser)
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3705
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3706 Note that some older trackers might also want to change the ``page.html``
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3707 template as follows::
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3708
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3709 <p class="classblock"
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3710 - tal:condition="python:request.user.username != 'anonymous'">
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3711 + tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('View', 'user')">
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3712 <b>Administration</b><br>
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3713 <tal:block tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('Edit', None)">
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3714 <a href="home?:template=classlist">Class List</a><br>
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3715
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3716 (note that the "-" indicates a removed line, and the "+" indicates an added
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3717 line).
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3718
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3719
2156
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3720 Changes to the Web User Interface
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3721 ---------------------------------
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3722
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3723 Adding action links to the index page
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3724 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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3725
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3726 Add a column to the item.index.html template.
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3727
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3728 Resolving the issue::
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3729
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3730 <a tal:attributes="href
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3731 string:issue${i/id}?:status=resolved&:action=edit">resolve</a>
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3732
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3733 "Take" the issue::
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3734
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3735 <a tal:attributes="href
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3736 string:issue${i/id}?:assignedto=${request/user/id}&:action=edit">take</a>
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3737
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3738 ... and so on
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3739
1966
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3740 Colouring the rows in the issue index according to priority
2156
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3741 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1966
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3742
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3743 A simple ``tal:attributes`` statement will do the bulk of the work here. In
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3744 the ``issue.index.html`` template, add to the ``<tr>`` that displays the
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3745 actual rows of data::
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3746
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3747 <tr tal:attributes="class string:priority-${i/priority/plain}">
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3748
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3749 and then in your stylesheet (``style.css``) specify the colouring for the
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3750 different priorities, like::
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3751
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3752 tr.priority-critical td {
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3753 background-color: red;
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3754 }
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3755
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3756 tr.priority-urgent td {
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3757 background-color: orange;
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3758 }
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3759
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diff changeset
3760 and so on, with far less offensive colours :)
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3761
2009
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3762 Editing multiple items in an index view
2156
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3763 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2009
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3764
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3765 To edit the status of all items in the item index view, edit the
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3766 ``issue.item.html``:
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3767
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3768 1. add a form around the listing table, so at the top it reads::
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3769
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3770 <form method="POST" tal:attributes="action request/classname">
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parents: 2007
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3771 <table class="list">
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3772
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3773 and at the bottom of that table::
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3774
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3775 </table>
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3776 </form
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3777
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
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3778 making sure you match the ``</table>`` from the list table, not the
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3779 navigation table or the subsequent form table.
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3780
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3781 2. in the display for the issue property, change::
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3782
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3783 <td tal:condition="request/show/status"
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3784 tal:content="python:i.status.plain() or default">&nbsp;</td>
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3785
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3786 to::
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3787
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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diff changeset
3788 <td tal:condition="request/show/status"
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3789 tal:content="structure i/status/field">&nbsp;</td>
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3790
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3791 this will result in an edit field for the status property.
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parents: 2007
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3792
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3793 3. after the ``tal:block`` which lists the actual index items (marked by
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3794 ``tal:repeat="i batch"``) add a new table row::
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3795
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3796 <tr>
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3797 <td tal:attributes="colspan python:len(request.columns)">
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3798 <input type="submit" value=" Save Changes ">
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3799 <input type="hidden" name="@action" value="edit">
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3800 <tal:block replace="structure request/indexargs_form" />
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3801 </td>
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parents: 2007
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3802 </tr>
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3803
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3804 which gives us a submit button, indicates that we are performing an edit
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
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3805 on any changed statuses and the final block will make sure that the
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parents: 2007
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3806 current index view parameters (filtering, columns, etc) will be used in
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
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3807 rendering the next page (the results of the editing).
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3808
2156
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3809
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diff changeset
3810 Displaying only message summaries in the issue display
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diff changeset
3811 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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diff changeset
3812
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diff changeset
3813 Alter the issue.item template section for messages to::
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3814
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3815 <table class="messages" tal:condition="context/messages">
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diff changeset
3816 <tr><th colspan="5" class="header">Messages</th></tr>
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diff changeset
3817 <tr tal:repeat="msg context/messages">
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3818 <td><a tal:attributes="href string:msg${msg/id}"
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diff changeset
3819 tal:content="string:msg${msg/id}"></a></td>
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diff changeset
3820 <td tal:content="msg/author">author</td>
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3821 <td class="date" tal:content="msg/date/pretty">date</td>
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3822 <td tal:content="msg/summary">summary</td>
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diff changeset
3823 <td>
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3824 <a tal:attributes="href string:?@remove@messages=${msg/id}&@action=edit">
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diff changeset
3825 remove</a>
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diff changeset
3826 </td>
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diff changeset
3827 </tr>
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diff changeset
3828 </table>
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diff changeset
3829
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diff changeset
3830
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diff changeset
3831 Enabling display of either message summaries or the entire messages
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diff changeset
3832 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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diff changeset
3833
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diff changeset
3834 This is pretty simple - all we need to do is copy the code from the
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diff changeset
3835 example `displaying only message summaries in the issue display`_ into
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diff changeset
3836 our template alongside the summary display, and then introduce a switch
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3837 that shows either one or the other. We'll use a new form variable,
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diff changeset
3838 ``@whole_messages`` to achieve this::
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3839
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diff changeset
3840 <table class="messages" tal:condition="context/messages">
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diff changeset
3841 <tal:block tal:condition="not:request/form/@whole_messages/value | python:0">
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diff changeset
3842 <tr><th colspan="3" class="header">Messages</th>
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3843 <th colspan="2" class="header">
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3844 <a href="?@whole_messages=yes">show entire messages</a>
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diff changeset
3845 </th>
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diff changeset
3846 </tr>
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diff changeset
3847 <tr tal:repeat="msg context/messages">
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3848 <td><a tal:attributes="href string:msg${msg/id}"
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diff changeset
3849 tal:content="string:msg${msg/id}"></a></td>
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diff changeset
3850 <td tal:content="msg/author">author</td>
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3851 <td class="date" tal:content="msg/date/pretty">date</td>
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3852 <td tal:content="msg/summary">summary</td>
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3853 <td>
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3854 <a tal:attributes="href string:?@remove@messages=${msg/id}&@action=edit">remove</a>
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3855 </td>
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3856 </tr>
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3857 </tal:block>
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3858
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3859 <tal:block tal:condition="request/form/@whole_messages/value | python:0">
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3860 <tr><th colspan="2" class="header">Messages</th>
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3861 <th class="header">
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3862 <a href="?@whole_messages=">show only summaries</a>
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3863 </th>
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3864 </tr>
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3865 <tal:block tal:repeat="msg context/messages">
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3866 <tr>
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3867 <th tal:content="msg/author">author</th>
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3868 <th class="date" tal:content="msg/date/pretty">date</th>
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3869 <th style="text-align: right">
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3870 (<a tal:attributes="href string:?@remove@messages=${msg/id}&@action=edit">remove</a>)
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3871 </th>
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3872 </tr>
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3873 <tr><td colspan="3" tal:content="msg/content"></td></tr>
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3874 </tal:block>
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3875 </tal:block>
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3876 </table>
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3877
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3878 Setting up a "wizard" (or "druid") for controlled adding of issues
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3879 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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3880
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3881 1. Set up the page templates you wish to use for data input. My wizard
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3882 is going to be a two-step process: first figuring out what category
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3883 of issue the user is submitting, and then getting details specific to
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3884 that category. The first page includes a table of help, explaining
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3885 what the category names mean, and then the core of the form::
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3886
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3887 <form method="POST" onSubmit="return submit_once()"
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3888 enctype="multipart/form-data">
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3889 <input type="hidden" name="@template" value="add_page1">
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3890 <input type="hidden" name="@action" value="page1_submit">
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3891
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3892 <strong>Category:</strong>
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3893 <tal:block tal:replace="structure context/category/menu" />
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3894 <input type="submit" value="Continue">
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3895 </form>
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3896
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3897 The next page has the usual issue entry information, with the
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3898 addition of the following form fragments::
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3899
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3900 <form method="POST" onSubmit="return submit_once()"
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3901 enctype="multipart/form-data"
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3902 tal:condition="context/is_edit_ok"
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3903 tal:define="cat request/form/category/value">
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3904
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3905 <input type="hidden" name="@template" value="add_page2">
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3906 <input type="hidden" name="@required" value="title">
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3907 <input type="hidden" name="category" tal:attributes="value cat">
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3908 .
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3909 .
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3910 .
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3911 </form>
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3912
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3913 Note that later in the form, I test the value of "cat" include form
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3914 elements that are appropriate. For example::
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3915
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3916 <tal:block tal:condition="python:cat in '6 10 13 14 15 16 17'.split()">
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3917 <tr>
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3918 <th>Operating System</th>
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3919 <td tal:content="structure context/os/field"></td>
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3920 </tr>
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3921 <tr>
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3922 <th>Web Browser</th>
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3923 <td tal:content="structure context/browser/field"></td>
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3924 </tr>
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3925 </tal:block>
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3926
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3927 ... the above section will only be displayed if the category is one
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3928 of 6, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16 or 17.
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3929
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3930 3. Determine what actions need to be taken between the pages - these are
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3931 usually to validate user choices and determine what page is next. Now encode
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3932 those actions in a new ``Action`` class and insert hooks to those actions in
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3933 the "actions" attribute on on the ``interfaces.Client`` class, like so (see
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3934 `defining new web actions`_)::
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3935
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3936 class Page1SubmitAction(Action):
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3937 def handle(self):
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3938 ''' Verify that the user has selected a category, and then move
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3939 on to page 2.
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3940 '''
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3941 category = self.form['category'].value
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3942 if category == '-1':
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3943 self.error_message.append('You must select a category of report')
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3944 return
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3945 # everything's ok, move on to the next page
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3946 self.template = 'add_page2'
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3947
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3948 actions = client.Client.actions + (
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3949 ('page1_submit', Page1SubmitAction),
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3950 )
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3951
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3952 4. Use the usual "new" action as the ``@action`` on the final page, and
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3953 you're done (the standard context/submit method can do this for you).
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3954
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3956
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3957 -------------------
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e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
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3959 Back to `Table of Contents`_
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3960
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3961 .. _`Table of Contents`: index.html
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3962 .. _`design documentation`: design.html
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