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1 ===================
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2 Customising Roundup
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3 ===================
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5 :Version: $Revision: 1.106 $
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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. `access controls`_
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26 6. change the `web interface`_
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28 The third case is special because it takes two distinctly different forms
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29 depending upon whether the tracker has been initialised or not. The other two
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30 may be done at any time, before or after tracker initialisation. Yes, this
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31 includes adding or removing properties from classes.
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34 Trackers in a Nutshell
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35 ======================
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37 Trackers have the following structure:
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40 Tracker File Description
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42 config.py Holds the basic `tracker configuration`_
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43 dbinit.py Holds the `tracker schema`_
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44 interfaces.py Defines the Web and E-Mail interfaces for the tracker
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45 select_db.py Selects the database back-end for the tracker
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46 db/ Holds the tracker's database
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47 db/files/ Holds the tracker's upload files and messages
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48 detectors/ Auditors and reactors for this tracker
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49 html/ Web interface templates, images and style sheets
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52 Tracker Configuration
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55 The ``config.py`` located in your tracker home contains the basic
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56 configuration for the web and e-mail components of roundup's interfaces.
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57 As the name suggests, this file is a Python module. This means that any
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58 valid python expression may be used in the file. Mostly though, you'll
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59 be setting the configuration variables to string values. Python string
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60 values must be quoted with either single or double quotes::
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62 'this is a string'
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63 "this is also a string - use it when the value has 'single quotes'"
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64 this is not a string - it's not quoted
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66 Python strings may use formatting that's almost identical to C string
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67 formatting. The ``%`` operator is used to perform the formatting, like
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68 so::
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70 'roundup-admin@%s'%MAIL_DOMAIN
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72 this will create a string ``'roundup-admin@tracker.domain.example'`` if
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73 MAIL_DOMAIN is set to ``'tracker.domain.example'``.
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75 You'll also note some values are set to::
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77 os.path.join(TRACKER_HOME, 'db')
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79 or similar. This creates a new string which holds the path to the
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80 ``'db'`` directory in the TRACKER_HOME directory. This is just a
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81 convenience so if the TRACKER_HOME changes you don't have to edit
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82 multiple valoues.
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84 The configuration variables available are:
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86 **TRACKER_HOME** - ``os.path.split(__file__)[0]``
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87 The tracker home directory. The above default code will automatically
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88 determine the tracker home for you, so you can just leave it alone.
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90 **MAILHOST** - ``'localhost'``
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91 The SMTP mail host that roundup will use to send e-mail.
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93 **MAILUSER** - ``()``
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94 If your SMTP mail host requires a username and password for access, then
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95 specify them here. eg. ``MAILUSER = ('username', 'password')``
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97 **MAILHOST_TLS** - ``'no'``
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98 If your SMTP mail host provides or requires TLS (Transport Layer
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99 Security) then set ``MAILHOST_TLS = 'yes'``
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101 **MAILHOST_TLS_KEYFILE** - ``''``
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102 If you're using TLS, you may also set MAILHOST_TLS_KEYFILE to the name of
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103 a PEM formatted file that contains your private key.
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105 **MAILHOST_TLS_CERTFILE** - ``''``
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106 If you're using TLS and have specified a MAILHOST_TLS_KEYFILE, you may
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107 also set MAILHOST_TLS_CERTFILE to the name of a PEM formatted certificate
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108 chain file.
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110 **MAIL_DOMAIN** - ``'tracker.domain.example'``
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111 The domain name used for email addresses.
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113 **DATABASE** - ``os.path.join(TRACKER_HOME, 'db')``
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114 This is the directory that the database is going to be stored in. By default
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115 it is in the tracker home.
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117 **TEMPLATES** - ``os.path.join(TRACKER_HOME, 'html')``
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118 This is the directory that the HTML templates reside in. By default they are
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119 in the tracker home.
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121 **TRACKER_NAME** - ``'Roundup issue tracker'``
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122 A descriptive name for your roundup tracker. This is sent out in e-mails and
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123 appears in the heading of CGI pages.
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125 **TRACKER_EMAIL** - ``'issue_tracker@%s'%MAIL_DOMAIN``
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126 The email address that e-mail sent to roundup should go to. Think of it as the
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127 tracker's personal e-mail address.
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129 **TRACKER_WEB** - ``'http://tracker.example/cgi-bin/roundup.cgi/bugs/'``
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130 The web address that the tracker is viewable at. This will be included in
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131 information sent to users of the tracker. The URL **must** include the
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132 cgi-bin part or anything else that is required to get to the home page of
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133 the tracker. You **must** include a trailing '/' in the URL.
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135 **ADMIN_EMAIL** - ``'roundup-admin@%s'%MAIL_DOMAIN``
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136 The email address that roundup will complain to if it runs into trouble.
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138 **EMAIL_FROM_TAG** - ``''``
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139 Additional text to include in the "name" part of the ``From:`` address used
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140 in nosy messages. If the sending user is "Foo Bar", the ``From:`` line is
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141 usually::
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147 "Foo Bar EMAIL_FROM_TAG" <issue_tracker@tracker.example>
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149 **MESSAGES_TO_AUTHOR** - ``'new'``, ``'yes'`` or``'no'``
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150 Send nosy messages to the author of the message?
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151 If 'new' is used, then the author will only be sent the message when the
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152 message creates a new issue. If 'yes' then the author will always be sent
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153 a copy of the message they wrote.
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155 **ADD_AUTHOR_TO_NOSY** - ``'new'``, ``'yes'`` or ``'no'``
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156 Does the author of a message get placed on the nosy list automatically?
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157 If ``'new'`` is used, then the author will only be added when a message
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158 creates a new issue. If ``'yes'``, then the author will be added on followups
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160
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161 **ADD_RECIPIENTS_TO_NOSY** - ``'new'``, ``'yes'`` or ``'no'``
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162 Do the recipients (To:, Cc:) of a message get placed on the nosy list?
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163 If ``'new'`` is used, then the recipients will only be added when a message
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164 creates a new issue. If ``'yes'``, then the recipients will be added on
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165 followups too. If ``'no'``, they're never added to the nosy.
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166
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167 **EMAIL_SIGNATURE_POSITION** - ``'top'``, ``'bottom'`` or ``'none'``
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168 Where to place the email signature in messages that Roundup generates.
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169
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170 **EMAIL_KEEP_QUOTED_TEXT** - ``'yes'`` or ``'no'``
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171 Keep email citations. Citations are the part of e-mail which the sender has
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172 quoted in their reply to previous e-mail.
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173
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174 **EMAIL_LEAVE_BODY_UNCHANGED** - ``'no'``
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175 Preserve the email body as is. Enabiling this will cause the entire message
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176 body to be stored, including all citations and signatures. It should be
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177 either ``'yes'`` or ``'no'``.
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178
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179 **MAIL_DEFAULT_CLASS** - ``'issue'`` or ``''``
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180 Default class to use in the mailgw if one isn't supplied in email
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181 subjects. To disable, comment out the variable below or leave it blank.
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182
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183 **HTML_VERSION** - ``'html4'`` or ``'xhtml'``
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184 HTML version to generate. The templates are html4 by default. If you
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185 wish to make them xhtml, then you'll need to change this var to 'xhtml'
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186 too so all auto-generated HTML is compliant.
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187
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188 The default config.py is given below - as you
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189 can see, the MAIL_DOMAIN must be edited before any interaction with the
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190 tracker is attempted.::
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191
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192 # roundup home is this package's directory
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193 TRACKER_HOME=os.path.split(__file__)[0]
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194
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195 # The SMTP mail host that roundup will use to send mail
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196 MAILHOST = 'localhost'
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197
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198 # The domain name used for email addresses.
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199 MAIL_DOMAIN = 'your.tracker.email.domain.example'
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200
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201 # This is the directory that the database is going to be stored in
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202 DATABASE = os.path.join(TRACKER_HOME, 'db')
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203
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204 # This is the directory that the HTML templates reside in
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205 TEMPLATES = os.path.join(TRACKER_HOME, 'html')
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206
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207 # A descriptive name for your roundup tracker
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208 TRACKER_NAME = 'Roundup issue tracker'
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209
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210 # The email address that mail to roundup should go to
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211 TRACKER_EMAIL = 'issue_tracker@%s'%MAIL_DOMAIN
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213 # The web address that the tracker is viewable at. This will be
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214 # included in information sent to users of the tracker. The URL MUST
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215 # include the cgi-bin part or anything else that is required to get
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216 # to the home page of the tracker. You MUST include a trailing '/'
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217 # in the URL.
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218 TRACKER_WEB = 'http://tracker.example/cgi-bin/roundup.cgi/bugs/'
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219
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220 # The email address that roundup will complain to if it runs into
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221 # trouble
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222 ADMIN_EMAIL = 'roundup-admin@%s'%MAIL_DOMAIN
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223
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224 # Additional text to include in the "name" part of the From: address
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225 # used in nosy messages. If the sending user is "Foo Bar", the From:
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226 # line is usually: "Foo Bar" <issue_tracker@tracker.example>
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227 # the EMAIL_FROM_TAG goes inside the "Foo Bar" quotes like so:
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228 # "Foo Bar EMAIL_FROM_TAG" <issue_tracker@tracker.example>
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229 EMAIL_FROM_TAG = ""
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230
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231 # Send nosy messages to the author of the message
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232 MESSAGES_TO_AUTHOR = 'no' # either 'yes' or 'no'
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234 # Does the author of a message get placed on the nosy list
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235 # automatically? If 'new' is used, then the author will only be
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236 # added when a message creates a new issue. If 'yes', then the
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237 # author will be added on followups too. If 'no', they're never
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238 # added to the nosy.
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239 ADD_AUTHOR_TO_NOSY = 'new' # one of 'yes', 'no', 'new'
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241 # Do the recipients (To:, Cc:) of a message get placed on the nosy
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242 # list? If 'new' is used, then the recipients will only be added
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243 # when a message creates a new issue. If 'yes', then the recipients
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244 # will be added on followups too. If 'no', they're never added to
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245 # the nosy.
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246 ADD_RECIPIENTS_TO_NOSY = 'new' # either 'yes', 'no', 'new'
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248 # Where to place the email signature
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249 EMAIL_SIGNATURE_POSITION = 'bottom' # one of 'top', 'bottom', 'none'
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250
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251 # Keep email citations
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252 EMAIL_KEEP_QUOTED_TEXT = 'no' # either 'yes' or 'no'
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253
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254 # Preserve the email body as is
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255 EMAIL_LEAVE_BODY_UNCHANGED = 'no' # either 'yes' or 'no'
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256
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257 # Default class to use in the mailgw if one isn't supplied in email
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258 # subjects. To disable, comment out the variable below or leave it
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259 # blank. Examples:
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260 MAIL_DEFAULT_CLASS = 'issue' # use "issue" class by default
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261 #MAIL_DEFAULT_CLASS = '' # disable (or just comment the var out)
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263 # HTML version to generate. The templates are html4 by default. If you
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264 # wish to make them xhtml, then you'll need to change this var to 'xhtml'
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265 # too so all auto-generated HTML is compliant.
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266 HTML_VERSION = 'html4' # either 'html4' or 'xhtml'
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267
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268 #
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269 # SECURITY DEFINITIONS
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270 #
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273 # 'Admin,User')
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277 Tracker Schema
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282 your changes.
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284 A tracker schema defines what data is stored in the tracker's database.
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287 of ``'setkey'``)::
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292 stat = Class(db, "status", name=String(), order=String())
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298 user = Class(db, "user", username=String(), organisation=String(),
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299 password=String(), address=String(), realname=String(),
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300 phone=String())
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303 msg = FileClass(db, "msg", author=Link("user"), summary=String(),
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304 date=Date(), recipients=Multilink("user"),
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309 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue", topic=Multilink("keyword"),
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310 status=Link("status"), assignedto=Link("user"),
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311 priority=Link("priority"))
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315 What you can't do to the schema
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316 -------------------------------
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318 You must never:
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320 **Remove the users class**
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321 This class is the only *required* class in Roundup. Similarly, its
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322 username, password and address properties must never be removed.
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324 **Change the type of a property**
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325 Property types must *never* be changed - the database simply doesn't take
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326 this kind of action into account. Note that you can't just remove a
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327 property and re-add it as a new type either. If you wanted to make the
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328 assignedto property a Multilink, you'd need to create a new property
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329 assignedto_list and remove the old assignedto property.
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332 What you can do to the schema
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333 -----------------------------
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335 Your schema may be changed at any time before or after the tracker has been
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336 initialised (or used). You may:
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337
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338 **Add new properties to classes, or add whole new classes**
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339 This is painless and easy to do - there are generally no repurcussions
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340 from adding new information to a tracker's schema.
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341
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342 **Remove properties**
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343 Removing properties is a little more tricky - you need to make sure that
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344 the property is no longer used in the `web interface`_ *or* by the
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345 detectors_.
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349 Classes and Properties - creating a new information store
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350 ---------------------------------------------------------
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352 In the tracker above, we've defined 7 classes of information:
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354 priority
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355 Defines the possible levels of urgency for issues.
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357 status
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358 Defines the possible states of processing the issue may be in.
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360 keyword
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361 Initially empty, will hold keywords useful for searching issues.
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363 user
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364 Initially holding the "admin" user, will eventually have an entry
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368 Initially empty, will hold all e-mail messages sent to or
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371 file
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372 Initially empty, will hold all files attached to issues.
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375 Initially empty, this is where the issue information is stored.
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377 We define the "priority" and "status" classes to allow two things:
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378 reduction in the amount of information stored on the issue and more
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380 requiring a link on the issue (which is stored as a single number) we
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381 reduce the chance that someone mis-types a priority or status - or
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385 Class and Items
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386 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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388 A Class defines a particular class (or type) of data that will be stored
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390 the information about the class items.
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392 The actual data entered into the database, using ``class.create()``, are
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404 The default encoding is defined on the ``roundup.password.Password``
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405 class.
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407 objects.
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409 * Boolean properties store on/off, yes/no, true/false values.
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411 specified class. The class is part of the property; the value is an
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412 integer, the id of the chosen item.
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421 the rest of the database. This reduces the number of large entries in
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422 the database, which generally makes databases more efficient, and also
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425 tracker.
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434 The messages and files properties list the links to the messages and
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435 files related to the issue. The nosy property is a list of links to
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436 users who wish to be informed of changes to the issue - they get "CC'ed"
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437 e-mails when messages are sent to or generated by the issue. The nosy
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438 reactor (in the ``'detectors'`` directory) handles this action. The
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439 superseder link indicates an issue which has superseded this one.
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441 They also have the dynamically generated "creation", "activity" and
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442 "creator" properties.
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444 The value of the "creation" property is the date when an item was
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445 created, and the value of the "activity" property is the date when any
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446 property on the item was last edited (equivalently, these are the dates
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447 on the first and last records in the item's journal). The "creator"
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448 property holds a link to the user that created the issue.
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454 Select a String property of the class to be the key property. The key
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455 property must be unique, and allows references to the items in the class
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456 by the content of the key property. That is, we can refer to users by
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457 their username: for example, let's say that there's an issue in roundup,
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458 issue 23. There's also a user, richard, who happens to be user 2. To
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459 assign an issue to him, we could do either of::
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461 roundup-admin set issue23 assignedto=2
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465 roundup-admin set issue23 assignedto=richard
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467 Note, the same thing can be done in the web and e-mail interfaces.
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469 If a class does not have an "order" property, the key is also used to
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470 sort instances of the class when it is rendered in the user interface.
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471 (If a class has no "order" property, sorting is by the labelproperty of
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472 the class. This is computed, in order of precedence, as the key, the
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473 "name", the "title", or the first property alphabetically.)
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476 create(information)
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477 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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479 Create an item in the database. This is generally used to create items
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480 in the "definitional" classes like "priority" and "status".
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483 Examples of adding to your schema
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484 ---------------------------------
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486 TODO
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489 Detectors - adding behaviour to your tracker
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490 ============================================
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491 .. _detectors:
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493 Detectors are initialised every time you open your tracker database, so
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494 you're free to add and remove them any time, even after the database is
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495 initialised via the "roundup-admin initialise" command.
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497 The detectors in your tracker fire *before* (**auditors**) and *after*
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498 (**reactors**) changes to the contents of your database. They are Python
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499 modules that sit in your tracker's ``detectors`` directory. You will
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500 have some installed by default - have a look. You can write new
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501 detectors or modify the existing ones. The existing detectors installed
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503
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504 **nosyreaction.py**
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505 This provides the automatic nosy list maintenance and email sending.
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506 The nosy reactor (``nosyreaction``) fires when new messages are added
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507 to issues. The nosy auditor (``updatenosy``) fires when issues are
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508 changed, and figures out what changes need to be made to the nosy list
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509 (such as adding new authors, etc.)
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510 **statusauditor.py**
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511 This provides the ``chatty`` auditor which changes the issue status
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512 from ``unread`` or ``closed`` to ``chatting`` if new messages appear.
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513 It also provides the ``presetunread`` auditor which pre-sets the
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514 status to ``unread`` on new items if the status isn't explicitly
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515 defined.
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516 **messagesummary.py**
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517 Generates the ``summary`` property for new messages based on the message
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518 content.
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519 **userauditor.py**
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520 Verifies the content of some of the user fields (email addresses and
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521 roles lists).
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522
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523 If you don't want this default behaviour, you're completely free to change
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524 or remove these detectors.
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526 See the detectors section in the `design document`__ for details of the
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527 interface for detectors.
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528
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529 __ design.html
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531 Sample additional detectors that have been found useful will appear in
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532 the ``'detectors'`` directory of the Roundup distribution. If you want
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533 to use one, copy it to the ``'detectors'`` of your tracker instance:
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535 **newissuecopy.py**
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536 This detector sends an email to a team address whenever a new issue is
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537 created. The address is hard-coded into the detector, so edit it
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538 before you use it (look for the text 'team@team.host') or you'll get
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541 The detector code::
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543 from roundup import roundupdb
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545 def newissuecopy(db, cl, nodeid, oldvalues):
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546 ''' Copy a message about new issues to a team address.
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547 '''
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548 # so use all the messages in the create
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549 change_note = cl.generateCreateNote(nodeid)
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551 # send a copy to the nosy list
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552 for msgid in cl.get(nodeid, 'messages'):
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555 cl.send_message(nodeid, msgid, change_note,
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557 except roundupdb.MessageSendError, message:
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558 raise roundupdb.DetectorError, message
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560 def init(db):
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561 db.issue.react('create', newissuecopy)
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564 Database Content
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567 Note: if you modify the content of definitional classes, you'll most
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568 likely need to edit the tracker `detectors`_ to reflect your
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571 Customisation of the special "definitional" classes (eg. status,
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572 priority, resolution, ...) may be done either before or after the
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573 tracker is initialised. The actual method of doing so is completely
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574 different in each case though, so be careful to use the right one.
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576 **Changing content before tracker initialisation**
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577 Edit the dbinit module in your tracker to alter the items created in
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578 using the ``create()`` methods.
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581 As the "admin" user, click on the "class list" link in the web
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582 interface to bring up a list of all database classes. Click on the
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583 name of the class you wish to change the content of.
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585 You may also use the ``roundup-admin`` interface's create, set and
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586 retire methods to add, alter or remove items from the classes in
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587 question.
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589 See "`adding a new field to the classic schema`_" for an example that
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590 requires database content changes.
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593 Access Controls
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594 ===============
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596 A set of Permissions is built into the security module by default:
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597
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598 - Edit (everything)
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599 - View (everything)
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601 The default interfaces define:
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602
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603 - Web Registration
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604 - Web Access
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605 - Web Roles
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606 - Email Registration
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607 - Email Access
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608
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609 These are hooked into the default Roles:
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610
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611 - Admin (Edit everything, View everything, Web Roles)
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612 - User (Web Access, Email Access)
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613 - Anonymous (Web Registration, Email Registration)
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615 And finally, the "admin" user gets the "Admin" Role, and the "anonymous"
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616 user gets "Anonymous" assigned when the database is initialised on
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617 installation. The two default schemas then define:
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619 - Edit issue, View issue (both)
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620 - Edit file, View file (both)
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621 - Edit msg, View msg (both)
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622 - Edit support, View support (extended only)
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624 and assign those Permissions to the "User" Role. Put together, these
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625 settings appear in the ``open()`` function of the tracker ``dbinit.py``
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626 (the following is taken from the "minimal" template's ``dbinit.py``)::
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628 #
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629 # SECURITY SETTINGS
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630 #
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631 # new permissions for this schema
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632 for cl in ('user', ):
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633 db.security.addPermission(name="Edit", klass=cl,
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634 description="User is allowed to edit "+cl)
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635 db.security.addPermission(name="View", klass=cl,
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636 description="User is allowed to access "+cl)
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638 # and give the regular users access to the web and email interface
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639 p = db.security.getPermission('Web Access')
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640 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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641 p = db.security.getPermission('Email Access')
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642 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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644 # May users view other user information? Comment these lines out
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645 # if you don't want them to
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646 p = db.security.getPermission('View', 'user')
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647 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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649 # Assign the appropriate permissions to the anonymous user's
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650 # Anonymous role. Choices here are:
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651 # - Allow anonymous users to register through the web
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652 p = db.security.getPermission('Web Registration')
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653 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Anonymous', p)
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654 # - Allow anonymous (new) users to register through the email
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655 # gateway
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656 p = db.security.getPermission('Email Registration')
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657 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Anonymous', p)
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660 New User Roles
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661 --------------
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663 New users are assigned the Roles defined in the config file as:
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665 - NEW_WEB_USER_ROLES
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666 - NEW_EMAIL_USER_ROLES
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669 Changing Access Controls
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670 ------------------------
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672 You may alter the configuration variables to change the Role that new
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673 web or email users get, for example to not give them access to the web
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674 interface if they register through email.
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676 You may use the ``roundup-admin`` "``security``" command to display the
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677 current Role and Permission configuration in your tracker.
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680 Adding a new Permission
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681 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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683 When adding a new Permission, you will need to:
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686 2. enable it for the Roles that should have it (verify with
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687 "``roundup-admin security``")
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689 4. add it to the appropriate xxxPermission methods on in your tracker
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690 interfaces module
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693 Example Scenarios
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696 **automatic registration of users in the e-mail gateway**
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698 unidentified user will automatically be registered with the tracker
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704 Give the "anonymous" user the "Email Access" and ("Edit", "issue")
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705 Roles but do not not give them the "Email Registration" Role. This
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709 since "anonymous" has permission to use the gateway, they'll still be
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710 able to submit issues. Note that the Sender information - their email
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711 address - will not be available - they're *anonymous*.
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712
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713 **only developers may be assigned issues**
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714 Create a new Permission called "Fixer" for the "issue" class. Create a
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715 new Role "Developer" which has that Permission, and assign that to the
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716 appropriate users. Filter the list of users available in the assignedto
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717 list to include only those users. Enforce the Permission with an
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718 auditor. See the example
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719 `restricting the list of users that are assignable to a task`_.
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720
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721 **only managers may sign off issues as complete**
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722 Create a new Permission called "Closer" for the "issue" class. Create a
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723 new Role "Manager" which has that Permission, and assign that to the
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724 appropriate users. In your web interface, only display the "resolved"
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725 issue state option when the user has the "Closer" Permissions. Enforce
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726 the Permission with an auditor. This is very similar to the previous
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727 example, except that the web interface check would look like::
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728
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729 <option tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('Closer')"
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730 value="resolved">Resolved</option>
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731
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732 **don't give web access to users who register through email**
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733 Create a new Role called "Email User" which has all the Permissions of
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734 the normal "User" Role minus the "Web Access" Permission. This will
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735 allow users to send in emails to the tracker, but not access the web
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736 interface.
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737
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738 **let some users edit the details of all users**
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739 Create a new Role called "User Admin" which has the Permission for
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740 editing users::
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741
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742 db.security.addRole(name='User Admin', description='Managing users')
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743 p = db.security.getPermission('Edit', 'user')
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744 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User Admin', p)
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745
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746 and assign the Role to the users who need the permission.
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747
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748
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749 Web Interface
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750 =============
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751
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752 .. contents::
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753 :local:
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754 :depth: 1
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755
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756 The web interface is provided by the ``roundup.cgi.client`` module and
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757 is used by ``roundup.cgi``, ``roundup-server`` and ``ZRoundup``
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758 (``ZRoundup`` is broken, until further notice). In all cases, we
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759 determine which tracker is being accessed (the first part of the URL
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760 path inside the scope of the CGI handler) and pass control on to the
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761 tracker ``interfaces.Client`` class - which uses the ``Client`` class
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762 from ``roundup.cgi.client`` - which handles the rest of the access
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763 through its ``main()`` method. This means that you can do pretty much
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764 anything you want as a web interface to your tracker.
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765
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766 Repercussions of changing the tracker schema
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767 ---------------------------------------------
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768
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769 If you choose to change the `tracker schema`_ you will need to ensure
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770 the web interface knows about it:
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771
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772 1. Index, item and search pages for the relevant classes may need to
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773 have properties added or removed,
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774 2. The "page" template may require links to be changed, as might the
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775 "home" page's content arguments.
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776
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777 How requests are processed
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778 --------------------------
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779
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780 The basic processing of a web request proceeds as follows:
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781
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782 1. figure out who we are, defaulting to the "anonymous" user
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783 2. figure out what the request is for - we call this the "context"
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784 3. handle any requested action (item edit, search, ...)
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785 4. render the template requested by the context, resulting in HTML
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786 output
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787
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788 In some situations, exceptions occur:
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789
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790 - HTTP Redirect (generally raised by an action)
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791 - SendFile (generally raised by ``determine_context``)
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792 here we serve up a FileClass "content" property
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793 - SendStaticFile (generally raised by ``determine_context``)
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794 here we serve up a file from the tracker "html" directory
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795 - Unauthorised (generally raised by an action)
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796 here the action is cancelled, the request is rendered and an error
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797 message is displayed indicating that permission was not granted for
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798 the action to take place
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799 - NotFound (raised wherever it needs to be)
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800 this exception percolates up to the CGI interface that called the
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801 client
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802
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803 Determining web context
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804 -----------------------
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805
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806 To determine the "context" of a request, we look at the URL and the
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807 special request variable ``@template``. The URL path after the tracker
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808 identifier is examined. Typical URL paths look like:
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809
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810 1. ``/tracker/issue``
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811 2. ``/tracker/issue1``
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812 3. ``/tracker/_file/style.css``
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813 4. ``/cgi-bin/roundup.cgi/tracker/file1``
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814 5. ``/cgi-bin/roundup.cgi/tracker/file1/kitten.png``
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815
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816 where the "tracker identifier" is "tracker" in the above cases. That means
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817 we're looking at "issue", "issue1", "_file/style.css", "file1" and
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818 "file1/kitten.png" in the cases above. The path is generally only one
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819 entry long - longer paths are handled differently.
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821 a. if there is no path, then we are in the "home" context.
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822 b. if the path starts with "_file" (as in example 3,
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823 "/tracker/_file/style.css"), then the additional path entry,
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824 "style.css" specifies the filename of a static file we're to serve up
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825 from the tracker "html" directory. Raises a SendStaticFile exception.
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826 c. if there is something in the path (as in example 1, "issue"), it
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827 identifies the tracker class we're to display.
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828 d. if the path is an item designator (as in examples 2 and 4, "issue1"
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829 and "file1"), then we're to display a specific item.
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830 e. if the path starts with an item designator and is longer than one
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831 entry (as in example 5, "file1/kitten.png"), then we're assumed to be
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832 handling an item of a ``FileClass``, and the extra path information
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833 gives the filename that the client is going to label the download
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834 with (i.e. "file1/kitten.png" is nicer to download than "file1").
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835 This raises a ``SendFile`` exception.
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836
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837 Both b. and e. stop before we bother to determine the template we're
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838 going to use. That's because they don't actually use templates.
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839
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840 The template used is specified by the ``@template`` CGI variable, which
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841 defaults to:
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842
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843 - only classname suplied: "index"
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844 - full item designator supplied: "item"
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845
1073
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846
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847 Performing actions in web requests
1098
c5819344714c more doc
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848 ----------------------------------
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cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
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849
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
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850 When a user requests a web page, they may optionally also request for an
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
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851 action to take place. As described in `how requests are processed`_, the
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
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852 action is performed before the requested page is generated. Actions are
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853 triggered by using a ``@action`` CGI variable, where the value is one
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
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854 of:
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855
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856 **login**
1058
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parents: 1057
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857 Attempt to log a user in.
1278
0c0494deb09f doc for the retire action
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parents: 1270
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858
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parents: 1124
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859 **logout**
1058
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parents: 1057
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860 Log the user out - make them "anonymous".
1278
0c0494deb09f doc for the retire action
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parents: 1270
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861
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862 **register**
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863 Attempt to create a new user based on the contents of the form and then
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864 log them in.
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parents: 1270
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865
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866 **edit**
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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diff changeset
867 Perform an edit of an item in the database. There are some `special form
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diff changeset
868 variables`_ you may use.
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869
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870 **new**
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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diff changeset
871 Add a new item to the database. You may use the same `special form
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872 variables`_ as in the "edit" action.
1058
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parents: 1057
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873
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parents: 1270
diff changeset
874 **retire**
0c0494deb09f doc for the retire action
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parents: 1270
diff changeset
875 Retire the item in the database.
0c0494deb09f doc for the retire action
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parents: 1270
diff changeset
876
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
877 **editCSV**
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
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parents: 1057
diff changeset
878 Performs an edit of all of a class' items in one go. See also the
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
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879 *class*.csv templating method which generates the CSV data to be
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parents: 1671
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880 edited, and the ``'_generic.index'`` template which uses both of these
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
881 features.
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1057
diff changeset
882
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
883 **search**
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
884 Mangle some of the form variables:
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parents: 1671
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885
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
886 - Set the form ":filter" variable based on the values of the filter
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parents: 1671
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887 variables - if they're set to anything other than "dontcare" then add
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
888 them to :filter.
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parents: 1671
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889
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parents: 1671
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890 - Also handle the ":queryname" variable and save off the query to the
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
891 user's query list.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
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892
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893 Each of the actions is implemented by a corresponding ``*actionAction*``
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
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894 (where "action" is the name of the action) method on the
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
895 ``roundup.cgi.Client`` class, which also happens to be available in your
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
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896 tracker instance as ``interfaces.Client``. So if you need to define new
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parents: 1671
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897 actions, you may add them there (see `defining new web actions`_).
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
898
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
899 Each action also has a corresponding ``*actionPermission*`` (where
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
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900 "action" is the name of the action) method which determines whether the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
901 action is permissible given the current user. The base permission checks
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
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902 are:
1058
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903
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
904 **login**
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
905 Determine whether the user has permission to log in. Base behaviour is
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
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906 to check the user has "Web Access".
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
907 **logout**
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1057
diff changeset
908 No permission checks are made.
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
909 **register**
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
910 Determine whether the user has permission to register. Base behaviour
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
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911 is to check the user has the "Web Registration" Permission.
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
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parents: 1124
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912 **edit**
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
913 Determine whether the user has permission to edit this item. Base
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
914 behaviour is to check whether the user can edit this class. If we're
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
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915 editing the "user" class, users are allowed to edit their own details -
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
916 unless they try to edit the "roles" property, which requires the
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
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parents: 1057
diff changeset
917 special Permission "Web Roles".
1125
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
918 **new**
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
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diff changeset
919 Determine whether the user has permission to create (or edit) this
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
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920 item. Base behaviour is to check the user can edit this class. No
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
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921 additional property checks are made. Additionally, new user items may
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
922 be created if the user has the "Web Registration" Permission.
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
923 **editCSV**
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
924 Determine whether the user has permission to edit this class. Base
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
925 behaviour is to check whether the user may edit this class.
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
926 **search**
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
927 Determine whether the user has permission to search this class. Base
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
928 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
929
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
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parents:
diff changeset
930
1679
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diff changeset
931 Special form variables
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
932 ----------------------
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
933
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
934 Item properties and their values are edited with html FORM
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
935 variables and their values. You can:
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
936
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
937 - Change the value of some property of the current item.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
938 - Create a new item of any class, and edit the new item's
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
939 properties,
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
940 - Attach newly created items to a multilink property of the
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
941 current item.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
942 - Remove items from a multilink property of the current item.
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
943 - Specify that some properties are required for the edit
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
944 operation to be successful.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
945
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
946 In the following, <bracketed> values are variable, "@" may be
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
947 either ":" or "@", and other text "required" is fixed.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
948
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
949 Most properties are specified as form variables:
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
950
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
951 ``<propname>``
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
952 property on the current context item
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
953
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
954 ``<designator>"@"<propname>``
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
955 property on the indicated item (for editing related information)
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
956
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
957 Designators name a specific item of a class.
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
958
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
959 ``<classname><N>``
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
960 Name an existing item of class <classname>.
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
961
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
962 ``<classname>"-"<N>``
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
963 Name the <N>th new item of class <classname>. If the form
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
964 submission is successful, a new item of <classname> is
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
965 created. Within the submitted form, a particular
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
966 designator of this form always refers to the same new
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
967 item.
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968
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969 Once we have determined the "propname", we look at it to see
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
970 if it's special:
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971
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diff changeset
972 ``@required``
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diff changeset
973 The associated form value is a comma-separated list of
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
974 property names that must be specified when the form is
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parents: 1674
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975 submitted for the edit operation to succeed.
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
976
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977 When the <designator> is missing, the properties are
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978 for the current context item. When <designator> is
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979 present, they are for the item specified by
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980 <designator>.
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981
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982 The "@required" specifier must come before any of the
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983 properties it refers to are assigned in the form.
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984
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985 ``@remove@<propname>=id(s)`` or ``@add@<propname>=id(s)``
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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986 The "@add@" and "@remove@" edit actions apply only to
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987 Multilink properties. The form value must be a
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988 comma-separate list of keys for the class specified by
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989 the simple form variable. The listed items are added
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990 to (respectively, removed from) the specified
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991 property.
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992
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993 ``@link@<propname>=<designator>``
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994 If the edit action is "@link@", the simple form
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995 variable must specify a Link or Multilink property.
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996 The form value is a comma-separated list of
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997 designators. The item corresponding to each
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998 designator is linked to the property given by simple
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999 form variable.
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1000
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1001 None of the above (ie. just a simple form value)
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1002 The value of the form variable is converted
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1003 appropriately, depending on the type of the property.
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1004
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1005 For a Link('klass') property, the form value is a
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1006 single key for 'klass', where the key field is
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1007 specified in dbinit.py.
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1008
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1009 For a Multilink('klass') property, the form value is a
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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1010 comma-separated list of keys for 'klass', where the
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1011 key field is specified in dbinit.py.
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1012
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1013 Note that for simple-form-variables specifiying Link
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1014 and Multilink properties, the linked-to class must
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1015 have a key field.
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1016
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1017 For a String() property specifying a filename, the
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1018 file named by the form value is uploaded. This means we
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1019 try to set additional properties "filename" and "type" (if
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1020 they are valid for the class). Otherwise, the property
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1021 is set to the form value.
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1022
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1023 For Date(), Interval(), Boolean(), and Number()
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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1024 properties, the form value is converted to the
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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1025 appropriate
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1026
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1027 Any of the form variables may be prefixed with a classname or
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1028 designator.
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1029
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1030 Two special form values are supported for backwards compatibility:
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1031
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1032 @note
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1033 This is equivalent to::
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1034
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1035 @link@messages=msg-1
1918
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diff changeset
1036 msg-1@content=value
1679
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1037
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1038 except that in addition, the "author" and "date" properties of
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1039 "msg-1" are set to the userid of the submitter, and the current
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1040 time, respectively.
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1041
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diff changeset
1042 @file
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1043 This is equivalent to::
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1044
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1045 @link@files=file-1
1918
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
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diff changeset
1046 file-1@content=value
1679
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1047
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1048 The String content value is handled as described above for file
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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1049 uploads.
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1050
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1051 If both the "@note" and "@file" form variables are
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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1052 specified, the action::
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1053
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1054 @link@msg-1@files=file-1
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1055
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1056 is also performed.
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1057
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1058 We also check that FileClass items have a "content" property with
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1059 actual content, otherwise we remove them from all_props before
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1060 returning.
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diff changeset
1061
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diff changeset
1062
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1063
1091
d870139aeb5c more doc
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1064 Default templates
1098
c5819344714c more doc
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diff changeset
1065 -----------------
1091
d870139aeb5c more doc
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1066
1952
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1067 The default templates are html4 compliant. If you wish to change them to be
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1068 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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1069 variable in ``config.py`` to ``'xhtml'`` instead of ``'html4'``.
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1070
1674
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1071 Most customisation of the web view can be done by modifying the
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1072 templates in the tracker ``'html'`` directory. There are several types
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1073 of files in there. The *minimal* template includes:
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1074
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1075 **page.html**
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1076 This template usually defines the overall look of your tracker. When
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1077 you view an issue, it appears inside this template. When you view an
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1078 index, it also appears inside this template. This template defines a
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1079 macro called "icing" which is used by almost all other templates as a
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1080 coating for their content, using its "content" slot. It also defines
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1081 the "head_title" and "body_title" slots to allow setting of the page
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1082 title.
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1083 **home.html**
1091
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1084 the default page displayed when no other page is indicated by the user
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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1085 **home.classlist.html**
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1086 a special version of the default page that lists the classes in the
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1087 tracker
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1088 **classname.item.html**
1091
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1089 displays an item of the *classname* class
1674
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1090 **classname.index.html**
1091
d870139aeb5c more doc
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1091 displays a list of *classname* items
1674
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1092 **classname.search.html**
1091
d870139aeb5c more doc
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1093 displays a search page for *classname* items
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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1094 **_generic.index.html**
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1095 used to display a list of items where there is no
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1096 ``*classname*.index`` available
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1097 **_generic.help.html**
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1098 used to display a "class help" page where there is no
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1099 ``*classname*.help``
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1100 **user.register.html**
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1101 a special page just for the user class, that renders the registration
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1102 page
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1103 **style.css.html**
1091
d870139aeb5c more doc
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parents: 1089
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1104 a static file that is served up as-is
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
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parents:
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1105
1674
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1106 The *classic* template has a number of additional templates.
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1107
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1108 Note: Remember that you can create any template extension you want to,
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1109 so if you just want to play around with the templating for new issues,
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1110 you can copy the current "issue.item" template to "issue.test", and then
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1111 access the test template using the "@template" URL argument::
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1112
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1113 http://your.tracker.example/tracker/issue?@template=test
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1114
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1115 and it won't affect your users using the "issue.item" template.
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1116
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1117
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1118 How the templates work
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1119 ----------------------
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1120
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1121
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1122 Basic Templating Actions
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1123 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1124
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1125 Roundup's templates consist of special attributes on the HTML tags.
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1126 These attributes form the Template Attribute Language, or TAL. The basic
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1127 TAL commands are:
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1128
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1129 **tal:define="variable expression; variable expression; ..."**
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1130 Define a new variable that is local to this tag and its contents. For
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1131 example::
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1132
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1133 <html tal:define="title request/description">
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1134 <head><title tal:content="title"></title></head>
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1135 </html>
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1136
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1137 In this example, the variable "title" is defined as the result of the
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1138 expression "request/description". The "tal:content" command inside the
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1139 <html> tag may then use the "title" variable.
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1140
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1141 **tal:condition="expression"**
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1142 Only keep this tag and its contents if the expression is true. For
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1143 example::
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1144
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1145 <p tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('View', 'issue')">
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1146 Display some issue information.
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1147 </p>
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1148
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1149 In the example, the <p> tag and its contents are only displayed if
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1150 the user has the "View" permission for issues. We consider the number
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1151 zero, a blank string, an empty list, and the built-in variable
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1152 nothing to be false values. Nearly every other value is true,
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1153 including non-zero numbers, and strings with anything in them (even
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1154 spaces!).
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1155
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1156 **tal:repeat="variable expression"**
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1157 Repeat this tag and its contents for each element of the sequence
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1158 that the expression returns, defining a new local variable and a
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1159 special "repeat" variable for each element. For example::
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1160
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1161 <tr tal:repeat="u user/list">
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1162 <td tal:content="u/id"></td>
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1163 <td tal:content="u/username"></td>
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1164 <td tal:content="u/realname"></td>
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1165 </tr>
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1166
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1167 The example would iterate over the sequence of users returned by
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1168 "user/list" and define the local variable "u" for each entry.
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1169
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1170 **tal:replace="expression"**
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1171 Replace this tag with the result of the expression. For example::
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1172
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1173 <span tal:replace="request/user/realname" />
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1174
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1175 The example would replace the <span> tag and its contents with the
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1176 user's realname. If the user's realname was "Bruce", then the
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1177 resultant output would be "Bruce".
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1178
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1179 **tal:content="expression"**
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1180 Replace the contents of this tag with the result of the expression.
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1181 For example::
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1182
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1183 <span tal:content="request/user/realname">user's name appears here
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1184 </span>
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1185
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1186 The example would replace the contents of the <span> tag with the
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1187 user's realname. If the user's realname was "Bruce" then the
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1188 resultant output would be "<span>Bruce</span>".
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1189
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1190 **tal:attributes="attribute expression; attribute expression; ..."**
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1191 Set attributes on this tag to the results of expressions. For
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1192 example::
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1193
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1194 <a tal:attributes="href string:user${request/user/id}">My Details</a>
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1195
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1196 In the example, the "href" attribute of the <a> tag is set to the
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1197 value of the "string:user${request/user/id}" expression, which will
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1198 be something like "user123".
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1199
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1200 **tal:omit-tag="expression"**
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1201 Remove this tag (but not its contents) if the expression is true. For
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1202 example::
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1203
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1204 <span tal:omit-tag="python:1">Hello, world!</span>
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1205
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1206 would result in output of::
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1207
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1208 Hello, world!
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1209
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1210 Note that the commands on a given tag are evaulated in the order above,
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1211 so *define* comes before *condition*, and so on.
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1212
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1213 Additionally, you may include tags such as <tal:block>, which are
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1214 removed from output. Its content is kept, but the tag itself is not (so
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1215 don't go using any "tal:attributes" commands on it). This is useful for
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1216 making arbitrary blocks of HTML conditional or repeatable (very handy
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1217 for repeating multiple table rows, which would othewise require an
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1218 illegal tag placement to effect the repeat).
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1219
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1220
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1221 Templating Expressions
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1222 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1223
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1224 The expressions you may use in the attribute values may be one of the
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1225 following forms:
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1226
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1227 **Path Expressions** - eg. ``item/status/checklist``
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1228 These are object attribute / item accesses. Roughly speaking, the
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1229 path ``item/status/checklist`` is broken into parts ``item``,
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1230 ``status`` and ``checklist``. The ``item`` part is the root of the
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1231 expression. We then look for a ``status`` attribute on ``item``, or
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1232 failing that, a ``status`` item (as in ``item['status']``). If that
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1233 fails, the path expression fails. When we get to the end, the object
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1234 we're left with is evaluated to get a string - if it is a method, it
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1235 is called; if it is an object, it is stringified. Path expressions
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1236 may have an optional ``path:`` prefix, but they are the default
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1237 expression type, so it's not necessary.
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1238
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1239 If an expression evaluates to ``default``, then the expression is
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1240 "cancelled" - whatever HTML already exists in the template will
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1241 remain (tag content in the case of ``tal:content``, attributes in the
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1242 case of ``tal:attributes``).
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1243
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1244 If an expression evaluates to ``nothing`` then the target of the
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1245 expression is removed (tag content in the case of ``tal:content``,
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1246 attributes in the case of ``tal:attributes`` and the tag itself in
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1247 the case of ``tal:replace``).
1244
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1248
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1249 If an element in the path may not exist, then you can use the ``|``
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1250 operator in the expression to provide an alternative. So, the
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1251 expression ``request/form/foo/value | default`` would simply leave
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1252 the current HTML in place if the "foo" form variable doesn't exist.
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1253
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1254 You may use the python function ``path``, as in
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1255 ``path("item/status")``, to embed path expressions in Python
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1256 expressions.
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1257
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1258 **String Expressions** - eg. ``string:hello ${user/name}``
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1259 These expressions are simple string interpolations - though they can
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1260 be just plain strings with no interpolation if you want. The
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1261 expression in the ``${ ... }`` is just a path expression as above.
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1262
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1263 **Python Expressions** - eg. ``python: 1+1``
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1264 These expressions give the full power of Python. All the "root level"
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1265 variables are available, so ``python:item.status.checklist()`` would
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1266 be equivalent to ``item/status/checklist``, assuming that
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1267 ``checklist`` is a method.
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1268
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1269 Modifiers:
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1270
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1271 **structure** - eg. ``structure python:msg.content.plain(hyperlink=1)``
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1272 The result of expressions are normally *escaped* to be safe for HTML
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1273 display (all "<", ">" and "&" are turned into special entities). The
1674
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1274 ``structure`` expression modifier turns off this escaping - the
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1275 result of the expression is now assumed to be HTML, which is passed
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1276 to the web browser for rendering.
1448
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1277
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1278 **not:** - eg. ``not:python:1=1``
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1279 This simply inverts the logical true/false value of another
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1280 expression.
1448
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1281
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1282
1214
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1283 Template Macros
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1284 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1285
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1286 Macros are used in Roundup to save us from repeating the same common
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1287 page stuctures over and over. The most common (and probably only) macro
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1288 you'll use is the "icing" macro defined in the "page" template.
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1289
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1290 Macros are generated and used inside your templates using special
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1291 attributes similar to the `basic templating actions`_. In this case,
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1292 though, the attributes belong to the Macro Expansion Template Attribute
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1293 Language, or METAL. The macro commands are:
1213
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1294
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1295 **metal:define-macro="macro name"**
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1296 Define that the tag and its contents are now a macro that may be
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1297 inserted into other templates using the *use-macro* command. For
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1298 example::
1213
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1299
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1300 <html metal:define-macro="page">
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1301 ...
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1302 </html>
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1303
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1304 defines a macro called "page" using the ``<html>`` tag and its
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1305 contents. Once defined, macros are stored on the template they're
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1306 defined on in the ``macros`` attribute. You can access them later on
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1307 through the ``templates`` variable, eg. the most common
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1308 ``templates/page/macros/icing`` to access the "page" macro of the
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1309 "page" template.
1213
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1310
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1311 **metal:use-macro="path expression"**
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1312 Use a macro, which is identified by the path expression (see above).
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1313 This will replace the current tag with the identified macro contents.
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1314 For example::
1213
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1315
1214
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1316 <tal:block metal:use-macro="templates/page/macros/icing">
1213
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1317 ...
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1318 </tal:block>
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1319
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1320 will replace the tag and its contents with the "page" macro of the
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1321 "page" template.
1213
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1322
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1323 **metal:define-slot="slot name"** and **metal:fill-slot="slot name"**
1674
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1324 To define *dynamic* parts of the macro, you define "slots" which may
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1325 be filled when the macro is used with a *use-macro* command. For
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1326 example, the ``templates/page/macros/icing`` macro defines a slot like
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1327 so::
1213
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1328
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1329 <title metal:define-slot="head_title">title goes here</title>
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1330
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1331 In your *use-macro* command, you may now use a *fill-slot* command
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1332 like this::
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1333
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1334 <title metal:fill-slot="head_title">My Title</title>
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1335
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1336 where the tag that fills the slot completely replaces the one defined
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1337 as the slot in the macro.
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1338
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1339 Note that you may not mix METAL and TAL commands on the same tag, but
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1340 TAL commands may be used freely inside METAL-using tags (so your
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1341 *fill-slots* tags may have all manner of TAL inside them).
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1342
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1343
1073
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1344 Information available to templates
1098
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diff changeset
1345 ----------------------------------
1073
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1346
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1347 Note: this is implemented by
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1348 ``roundup.cgi.templating.RoundupPageTemplate``
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1349
1073
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1350 The following variables are available to templates.
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1351
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1352 **context**
1674
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1353 The current context. This is either None, a `hyperdb class wrapper`_
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1354 or a `hyperdb item wrapper`_
1125
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1355 **request**
1073
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1356 Includes information about the current request, including:
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1357 - the current index information (``filterspec``, ``filter`` args,
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1358 ``properties``, etc) parsed out of the form.
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1359 - methods for easy filterspec link generation
1089
43ab730ee194 instance -> tracker, node -> item
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1360 - *user*, the current user item as an HTMLItem instance
1073
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1361 - *form*
1674
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1362 The current CGI form information as a mapping of form argument name
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1363 to value
1254
77920c42aeb9 Expose the tracker config as a variable for templating
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1364 **config**
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1365 This variable holds all the values defined in the tracker config.py
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1366 file (eg. TRACKER_NAME, etc.)
1125
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1367 **db**
1254
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1368 The current database, used to access arbitrary database items.
1213
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1369 **templates**
1674
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1370 Access to all the tracker templates by name. Used mainly in
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1371 *use-macro* commands.
1213
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1372 **utils**
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1373 This variable makes available some utility functions like batching.
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1374 **nothing**
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1375 This is a special variable - if an expression evaluates to this, then
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1376 the tag (in the case of a ``tal:replace``), its contents (in the case
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1377 of ``tal:content``) or some attributes (in the case of
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1378 ``tal:attributes``) will not appear in the the output. So, for
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1379 example::
1100
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1380
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1381 <span tal:attributes="class nothing">Hello, World!</span>
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1382
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1383 would result in::
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1384
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1385 <span>Hello, World!</span>
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1386
1125
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1387 **default**
1100
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1388 Also a special variable - if an expression evaluates to this, then the
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1389 existing HTML in the template will not be replaced or removed, it will
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1390 remain. So::
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1391
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1392 <span tal:replace="default">Hello, World!</span>
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1393
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1394 would result in::
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1395
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1396 <span>Hello, World!</span>
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1397
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1398
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1399 The context variable
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1400 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1401
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1402 The *context* variable is one of three things based on the current
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1403 context (see `determining web context`_ for how we figure this out):
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1404
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1405 1. if we're looking at a "home" page, then it's None
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1406 2. if we're looking at a specific hyperdb class, it's a
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1407 `hyperdb class wrapper`_.
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1408 3. if we're looking at a specific hyperdb item, it's a
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1409 `hyperdb item wrapper`_.
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1410
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1411 If the context is not None, we can access the properties of the class or
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1412 item. The only real difference between cases 2 and 3 above are:
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1413
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1414 1. the properties may have a real value behind them, and this will
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1415 appear if the property is displayed through ``context/property`` or
1073
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1416 ``context/property/field``.
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1417 2. the context's "id" property will be a false value in the second case,
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1418 but a real, or true value in the third. Thus we can determine whether
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1419 we're looking at a real item from the hyperdb by testing
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1420 "context/id".
1073
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1421
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1422 Hyperdb class wrapper
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1423 :::::::::::::::::::::
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1424
1674
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1425 Note: this is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLClass``
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1426 class.
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1427
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1428 This wrapper object provides access to a hyperb class. It is used
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1429 primarily in both index view and new item views, but it's also usable
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1430 anywhere else that you wish to access information about a class, or the
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1431 items of a class, when you don't have a specific item of that class in
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1432 mind.
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1433
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1434 We allow access to properties. There will be no "id" property. The value
1674
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1435 accessed through the property will be the current value of the same name
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1436 from the CGI form.
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1437
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1438 There are several methods available on these wrapper objects:
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1439
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1440 =========== =============================================================
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1441 Method Description
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1442 =========== =============================================================
1674
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1443 properties return a `hyperdb property wrapper`_ for all of this class's
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1444 properties.
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1445 list lists all of the active (not retired) items in the class.
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1446 csv return the items of this class as a chunk of CSV text.
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1447 propnames lists the names of the properties of this class.
1674
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1448 filter lists of items from this class, filtered and sorted by the
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1449 current *request* filterspec/filter/sort/group args
1123
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1450 classhelp display a link to a javascript popup containing this class'
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1451 "help" template.
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1452 submit generate a submit button (and action hidden element)
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1453 renderWith render this class with the given template.
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1454 history returns 'New node - no history' :)
1136
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1455 is_edit_ok is the user allowed to Edit the current class?
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1456 is_view_ok is the user allowed to View the current class?
1123
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1457 =========== =============================================================
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1458
1674
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1459 Note that if you have a property of the same name as one of the above
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1460 methods, you'll need to access it using a python "item access"
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1461 expression. For example::
1123
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1462
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1463 python:context['list']
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1464
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1465 will access the "list" property, rather than the list method.
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1466
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1467
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1468 Hyperdb item wrapper
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1469 ::::::::::::::::::::
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1470
1674
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1471 Note: this is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLItem``
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1472 class.
1123
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1473
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1474 This wrapper object provides access to a hyperb item.
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1475
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1476 We allow access to properties. There will be no "id" property. The value
1674
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1477 accessed through the property will be the current value of the same name
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1478 from the CGI form.
1123
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1479
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1480 There are several methods available on these wrapper objects:
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1481
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1482 =============== ========================================================
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1483 Method Description
1674
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1484 =============== ========================================================
1123
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1485 submit generate a submit button (and action hidden element)
1674
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1486 journal return the journal of the current item (**not
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1487 implemented**)
1123
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1488 history render the journal of the current item as HTML
1674
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1489 renderQueryForm specific to the "query" class - render the search form
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1490 for the query
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1491 hasPermission specific to the "user" class - determine whether the
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1492 user has a Permission
1136
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1493 is_edit_ok is the user allowed to Edit the current item?
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1494 is_view_ok is the user allowed to View the current item?
1674
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1495 =============== ========================================================
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1496
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1497 Note that if you have a property of the same name as one of the above
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1498 methods, you'll need to access it using a python "item access"
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1499 expression. For example::
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1500
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1501 python:context['journal']
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1502
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1503 will access the "journal" property, rather than the journal method.
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1504
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1505
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1506 Hyperdb property wrapper
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1507 ::::::::::::::::::::::::
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1508
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1509 Note: this is implemented by subclasses of the
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1510 ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLProperty`` class (``HTMLStringProperty``,
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1511 ``HTMLNumberProperty``, and so on).
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1512
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1513 This wrapper object provides access to a single property of a class. Its
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1514 value may be either:
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1515
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1516 1. if accessed through a `hyperdb item wrapper`_, then it's a value from
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1517 the hyperdb
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1518 2. if access through a `hyperdb class wrapper`_, then it's a value from
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1519 the CGI form
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1520
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1521
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1522 The property wrapper has some useful attributes:
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1523
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1524 =============== ========================================================
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1525 Attribute Description
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1526 =============== ========================================================
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1527 _name the name of the property
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1528 _value the value of the property if any - this is the actual
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1529 value retrieved from the hyperdb for this property
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1530 =============== ========================================================
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1531
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1532 There are several methods available on these wrapper objects:
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1533
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1534 =========== ================================================================
1780
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1535 Method Description
1773
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1536 =========== ================================================================
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1537 plain render a "plain" representation of the property. This method
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1538 may take two arguments:
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1539
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1540 escape
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parents: 1730
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1541 If true, escape the text so it is HTML safe (default: no). The
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parents: 1730
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1542 reason this defaults to off is that text is usually escaped
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1543 at a later stage by the TAL commands, unless the "structure"
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parents: 1730
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1544 option is used in the template. The following ``tal:content``
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1545 expressions are all equivalent::
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1546
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1547 "structure python:msg.content.plain(escape=1)"
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1548 "python:msg.content.plain()"
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diff changeset
1549 "msg/content/plain"
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1550 "msg/content"
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1551
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1552 Usually you'll only want to use the escape option in a
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1553 complex expression.
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1554
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1555 hyperlink
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1556 If true, turn URLs, email addresses and hyperdb item
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1557 designators in the text into hyperlinks (default: no). Note
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parents: 1730
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1558 that you'll need to use the "structure" TAL option if you
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1559 want to use this ``tal:content`` expression::
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1560
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1561 "structure python:msg.content.plain(hyperlink=1)"
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1562
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1563 Note also that the text is automatically HTML-escaped before
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1564 the hyperlinking transformation.
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1565 hyperlinked The same as msg.content.plain(hyperlink=1), but nicer::
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1566
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diff changeset
1567 "structure msg/content/hyperlinked"
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1568
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1569 field render an appropriate form edit field for the property - for
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1570 most types this is a text entry box, but for Booleans it's a
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1571 tri-state yes/no/neither selection.
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1572 stext only on String properties - render the value of the property
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1573 as StructuredText (requires the StructureText module to be
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parents: 1730
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1574 installed separately)
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1575 multiline only on String properties - render a multiline form edit
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parents: 1730
diff changeset
1576 field for the property
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1577 email only on String properties - render the value of the property
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diff changeset
1578 as an obscured email address
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
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parents: 1730
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1579 confirm only on Password properties - render a second form edit field
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
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parents: 1730
diff changeset
1580 for the property, used for confirmation that the user typed
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diff changeset
1581 the password correctly. Generates a field with name
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1582 "name:confirm".
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1583 now only on Date properties - return the current date as a new
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diff changeset
1584 property
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1585 reldate only on Date properties - render the interval between the date
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diff changeset
1586 and now
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1587 local only on Date properties - return this date as a new property
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1588 with some timezone offset
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1589 pretty only on Interval properties - render the interval in a pretty
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diff changeset
1590 format (eg. "yesterday")
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1591 menu only on Link and Multilink properties - render a form select
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parents: 1730
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1592 list for this property
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1593 reverse only on Multilink properties - produce a list of the linked
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parents: 1730
diff changeset
1594 items in reverse order
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1595 =========== ================================================================
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1596
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1597
1073
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1598 The request variable
1098
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1599 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1073
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1600
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1601 Note: this is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLRequest``
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1602 class.
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1603
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1604 The request variable is packed with information about the current
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1605 request.
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1606
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1607 .. taken from ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLRequest`` docstring
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1608
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1609 =========== ============================================================
1073
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1610 Variable Holds
1674
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1611 =========== ============================================================
1073
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1612 form the CGI form as a cgi.FieldStorage
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diff changeset
1613 env the CGI environment variables
1089
43ab730ee194 instance -> tracker, node -> item
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parents: 1083
diff changeset
1614 base the base URL for this tracker
1073
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diff changeset
1615 user a HTMLUser instance for this user
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1616 classname the current classname (possibly None)
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1617 template the current template (suffix, also possibly None)
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1618 form the current CGI form variables in a FieldStorage
1674
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1619 =========== ============================================================
1083
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1620
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1621 **Index page specific variables (indexing arguments)**
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1622
1674
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1623 =========== ============================================================
1083
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1624 Variable Holds
1674
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1625 =========== ============================================================
1073
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1626 columns dictionary of the columns to display in an index page
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1627 show a convenience access to columns - request/show/colname will
1098
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1628 be true if the columns should be displayed, false otherwise
1073
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
1629 sort index sort column (direction, column name)
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
1630 group index grouping property (direction, column name)
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diff changeset
1631 filter properties to filter the index on
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
1632 filterspec values to filter the index on
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diff changeset
1633 search_text text to perform a full-text search on for an index
1674
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1634 =========== ============================================================
1073
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1635
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1636 There are several methods available on the request variable:
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1637
1674
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1638 =============== ========================================================
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1639 Method Description
1674
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1640 =============== ========================================================
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1641 description render a description of the request - handle for the
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1642 page title
1124
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diff changeset
1643 indexargs_form render the current index args as form elements
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1644 indexargs_url render the current index args as a URL
1674
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1645 base_javascript render some javascript that is used by other components
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1646 of the templating
1124
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diff changeset
1647 batch run the current index args through a filter and return a
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diff changeset
1648 list of items (see `hyperdb item wrapper`_, and
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1649 `batching`_)
1674
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1650 =============== ========================================================
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1651
1142
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1652 The form variable
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1653 :::::::::::::::::
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1654
1674
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1655 The form variable is a bit special because it's actually a python
1142
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1656 FieldStorage object. That means that you have two ways to access its
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diff changeset
1657 contents. For example, to look up the CGI form value for the variable
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1658 "name", use the path expression::
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1659
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1660 request/form/name/value
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1661
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1662 or the python expression::
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1663
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1664 python:request.form['name'].value
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1665
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1666 Note the "item" access used in the python case, and also note the
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1667 explicit "value" attribute we have to access. That's because the form
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1668 variables are stored as MiniFieldStorages. If there's more than one
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1669 "name" value in the form, then the above will break since
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1670 ``request/form/name`` is actually a *list* of MiniFieldStorages. So it's
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parents: 1671
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1671 best to know beforehand what you're dealing with.
1142
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1672
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1673
1123
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1674 The db variable
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1675 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1676
1674
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1677 Note: this is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLDatabase``
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1678 class.
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1679
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1680 Allows access to all hyperdb classes as attributes of this variable. If
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1681 you want access to the "user" class, for example, you would use::
1123
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parents: 1113
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1682
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diff changeset
1683 db/user
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1684 python:db.user
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parents: 1113
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1685
1711
3c3e44aacdb4 Documentation fixes.
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parents: 1680
diff changeset
1686 Also, the current id of the current user is available as
1800
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Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1780
diff changeset
1687 ``db.getuid()``. This isn't so useful in templates (where you have
1711
3c3e44aacdb4 Documentation fixes.
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1680
diff changeset
1688 ``request/user``), but it can be useful in detectors or interfaces.
3c3e44aacdb4 Documentation fixes.
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1680
diff changeset
1689
1123
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diff changeset
1690 The access results in a `hyperdb class wrapper`_.
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1691
1674
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parents: 1671
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1692
1213
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
1693 The templates variable
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
1694 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1073
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
1695
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1696 Note: this is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.Templates``
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1697 class.
1213
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
1698
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
1699 This variable doesn't have any useful methods defined. It supports being
1674
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1700 used in expressions to access the templates, and consequently the
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1701 template macros. You may access the templates using the following path
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1702 expression::
1213
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1703
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
1704 templates/name
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
1705
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diff changeset
1706 or the python expression::
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
1707
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diff changeset
1708 templates[name]
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
1709
1674
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diff changeset
1710 where "name" is the name of the template you wish to access. The
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1711 template has one useful attribute, namely "macros". To access a specific
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1712 macro (called "macro_name"), use the path expression::
1213
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diff changeset
1713
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
1714 templates/name/macros/macro_name
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
1715
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
1716 or the python expression::
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
1717
3a5e05edcd87 added doc for METAL
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diff changeset
1718 templates[name].macros[macro_name]
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
1719
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diff changeset
1720
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
1721 The utils variable
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
1722 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1124
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diff changeset
1723
1674
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1724 Note: this is implemented by the
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1725 ``roundup.cgi.templating.TemplatingUtils`` class, but it may be extended
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1726 as described below.
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1727
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1728 =============== ========================================================
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1729 Method Description
1674
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1730 =============== ========================================================
1124
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1731 Batch return a batch object using the supplied list
1674
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parents: 1671
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1732 =============== ========================================================
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1733
1270
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
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diff changeset
1734 You may add additional utility methods by writing them in your tracker
1674
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1735 ``interfaces.py`` module's ``TemplatingUtils`` class. See `adding a time
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1736 log to your issues`_ for an example. The TemplatingUtils class itself
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diff changeset
1737 will have a single attribute, ``client``, which may be used to access
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1738 the ``client.db`` when you need to perform arbitrary database queries.
1270
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diff changeset
1739
1124
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diff changeset
1740 Batching
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diff changeset
1741 ::::::::
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1742
1674
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diff changeset
1743 Use Batch to turn a list of items, or item ids of a given class, into a
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1744 series of batches. Its usage is::
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diff changeset
1745
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1746 python:utils.Batch(sequence, size, start, end=0, orphan=0,
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1747 overlap=0)
1124
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1748
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diff changeset
1749 or, to get the current index batch::
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1750
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diff changeset
1751 request/batch
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1752
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diff changeset
1753 The parameters are:
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1754
1674
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1755 ========= ==============================================================
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1756 Parameter Usage
1674
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1757 ========= ==============================================================
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1758 sequence a list of HTMLItems
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diff changeset
1759 size how big to make the sequence.
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1760 start where to start (0-indexed) in the sequence.
1fc1f92c5f31 more doc, bugfix in Batch
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1761 end where to end (0-indexed) in the sequence.
1674
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1762 orphan if the next batch would contain less items than this value,
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diff changeset
1763 then it is combined with this batch
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1764 overlap the number of items shared between adjacent batches
1674
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1765 ========= ==============================================================
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1766
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diff changeset
1767 All of the parameters are assigned as attributes on the batch object. In
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diff changeset
1768 addition, it has several more attributes:
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1769
1674
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1770 =============== ========================================================
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1771 Attribute Description
1674
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1772 =============== ========================================================
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1773 start indicates the start index of the batch. *Note: unlike
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1774 the argument, is a 1-based index (I know, lame)*
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1775 first indicates the start index of the batch *as a 0-based
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1776 index*
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1777 length the actual number of elements in the batch
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1778 sequence_length the length of the original, unbatched, sequence.
1674
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1779 =============== ========================================================
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1780
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1781 And several methods:
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1782
1674
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1783 =============== ========================================================
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1784 Method Description
1674
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1785 =============== ========================================================
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1786 previous returns a new Batch with the previous batch settings
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1787 next returns a new Batch with the next batch settings
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1788 propchanged detect if the named property changed on the current item
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1789 when compared to the last item
1674
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1790 =============== ========================================================
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1791
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1792 An example of batching::
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1793
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1794 <table class="otherinfo">
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1795 <tr><th colspan="4" class="header">Existing Keywords</th></tr>
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1796 <tr tal:define="keywords db/keyword/list"
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1797 tal:repeat="start python:range(0, len(keywords), 4)">
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1798 <td tal:define="batch python:utils.Batch(keywords, 4, start)"
1674
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1799 tal:repeat="keyword batch" tal:content="keyword/name">
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1800 keyword here</td>
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1801 </tr>
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1803
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1804 ... which will produce a table with four columns containing the items of
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1805 the "keyword" class (well, their "name" anyway).
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1806
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1807 Displaying Properties
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1808 ---------------------
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1809
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1810 Properties appear in the user interface in three contexts: in indices,
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1811 in editors, and as search arguments. For each type of property, there
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1812 are several display possibilities. For example, in an index view, a
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1813 string property may just be printed as a plain string, but in an editor
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1814 view, that property may be displayed in an editable field.
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1815
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1816
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1817 Index Views
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1818 -----------
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1819
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1820 This is one of the class context views. It is also the default view for
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1821 classes. The template used is "*classname*.index".
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1822
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1823
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1824 Index View Specifiers
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1825 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1826
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1827 An index view specifier (URL fragment) looks like this (whitespace has
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1828 been added for clarity)::
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1829
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1830 /issue?status=unread,in-progress,resolved&
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1831 topic=security,ui&
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1832 :group=+priority&
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1833 :sort==activity&
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1834 :filters=status,topic&
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1835 :columns=title,status,fixer
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1836
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1837 The index view is determined by two parts of the specifier: the layout
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1838 part and the filter part. The layout part consists of the query
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1839 parameters that begin with colons, and it determines the way that the
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1840 properties of selected items are displayed. The filter part consists of
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1841 all the other query parameters, and it determines the criteria by which
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1842 items are selected for display. The filter part is interactively
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1843 manipulated with the form widgets displayed in the filter section. The
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1844 layout part is interactively manipulated by clicking on the column
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1845 headings in the table.
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1846
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1847 The filter part selects the union of the sets of items with values
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1848 matching any specified Link properties and the intersection of the sets
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1849 of items with values matching any specified Multilink properties.
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1850
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1851 The example specifies an index of "issue" items. Only items with a
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1852 "status" of either "unread" or "in-progress" or "resolved" are
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1853 displayed, and only items with "topic" values including both "security"
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1854 and "ui" are displayed. The items are grouped by priority, arranged in
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1855 ascending order; and within groups, sorted by activity, arranged in
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1856 descending order. The filter section shows filters for the "status" and
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1857 "topic" properties, and the table includes columns for the "title",
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1858 "status", and "fixer" properties.
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1859
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1860 Searching Views
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1861 ---------------
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1862
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1863 Note: if you add a new column to the ``:columns`` form variable
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1864 potentials then you will need to add the column to the appropriate
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1865 `index views`_ template so that it is actually displayed.
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1866
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1867 This is one of the class context views. The template used is typically
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1868 "*classname*.search". The form on this page should have "search" as its
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1869 ``@action`` variable. The "search" action:
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1870
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1871 - sets up additional filtering, as well as performing indexed text
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1872 searching
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1873 - sets the ``:filter`` variable correctly
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1874 - saves the query off if ``:query_name`` is set.
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1875
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1876 The search page should lay out any fields that you wish to allow the
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1877 user to search on. If your schema contains a large number of properties,
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1878 you should be wary of making all of those properties available for
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1879 searching, as this can cause confusion. If the additional properties are
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1880 Strings, consider having their value indexed, and then they will be
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1881 searchable using the full text indexed search. This is both faster, and
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1882 more useful for the end user.
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1883
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1884 The two special form values on search pages which are handled by the
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1885 "search" action are:
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1886
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1887 :search_text
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1888 Text with which to perform a search of the text index. Results from
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1889 that search will be used to limit the results of other filters (using
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1890 an intersection operation)
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1891 :query_name
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1892 If supplied, the search parameters (including :search_text) will be
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1893 saved off as a the query item and registered against the user's
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1894 queries property. Note that the *classic* template schema has this
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1895 ability, but the *minimal* template schema does not.
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1896
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1897
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1898 Item Views
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1899 ----------
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1901 The basic view of a hyperdb item is provided by the "*classname*.item"
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1902 template. It generally has three sections; an "editor", a "spool" and a
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1903 "history" section.
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1904
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1906 Editor Section
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1907 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1908
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1909 The editor section is used to manipulate the item - it may be a static
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1910 display if the user doesn't have permission to edit the item.
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1911
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1912 Here's an example of a basic editor template (this is the default
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1913 "classic" template issue item edit form - from the "issue.item.html"
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1914 template)::
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1915
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1916 <table class="form">
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1917 <tr>
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1918 <th>Title</th>
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1919 <td colspan="3" tal:content="structure python:context.title.field(size=60)">title</td>
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1920 </tr>
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1923 <th>Priority</th>
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1924 <td tal:content="structure context/priority/menu">priority</td>
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1925 <th>Status</th>
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1926 <td tal:content="structure context/status/menu">status</td>
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1927 </tr>
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1928
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1929 <tr>
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1930 <th>Superseder</th>
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1931 <td>
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1932 <span tal:replace="structure python:context.superseder.field(showid=1, size=20)" />
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1933 <span tal:replace="structure python:db.issue.classhelp('id,title')" />
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1934 <span tal:condition="context/superseder">
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1935 <br>View: <span tal:replace="structure python:context.superseder.link(showid=1)" />
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1936 </span>
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1938 <th>Nosy List</th>
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1939 <td>
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1940 <span tal:replace="structure context/nosy/field" />
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1941 <span tal:replace="structure python:db.user.classhelp('username,realname,address,phone')" />
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1942 </td>
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1943 </tr>
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1944
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1945 <tr>
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1946 <th>Assigned To</th>
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1947 <td tal:content="structure context/assignedto/menu">
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1948 assignedto menu
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1949 </td>
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1950 <td>&nbsp;</td>
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1951 <td>&nbsp;</td>
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1952 </tr>
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1953
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1954 <tr>
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1955 <th>Change Note</th>
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1956 <td colspan="3">
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1957 <textarea name=":note" wrap="hard" rows="5" cols="60"></textarea>
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1958 </td>
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1959 </tr>
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1960
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1961 <tr>
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1962 <th>File</th>
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1963 <td colspan="3"><input type="file" name=":file" size="40"></td>
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1964 </tr>
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1965
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1966 <tr>
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1967 <td>&nbsp;</td>
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1968 <td colspan="3" tal:content="structure context/submit">
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1969 submit button will go here
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1970 </td>
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1971 </tr>
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1972 </table>
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1973
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1974
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1975 When a change is submitted, the system automatically generates a message
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1976 describing the changed properties. As shown in the example, the editor
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1977 template can use the ":note" and ":file" fields, which are added to the
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1978 standard changenote message generated by Roundup.
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1979
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1980
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1981 Form values
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1982 :::::::::::
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1983
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1984 We have a number of ways to pull properties out of the form in order to
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1985 meet the various needs of:
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1986
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1987 1. editing the current item (perhaps an issue item)
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1988 2. editing information related to the current item (eg. messages or
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1989 attached files)
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1990 3. creating new information to be linked to the current item (eg. time
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1991 spent on an issue)
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1992
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1993 In the following, ``<bracketed>`` values are variable, ":" may be one of
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1994 ":" or "@", and other text ("required") is fixed.
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1995
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1996 Properties are specified as form variables:
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1997
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1998 ``<propname>``
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1999 property on the current context item
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2000
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2001 ``<designator>:<propname>``
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2002 property on the indicated item (for editing related information)
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2003
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2004 ``<classname>-<N>:<propname>``
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2005 property on the Nth new item of classname (generally for creating new
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2006 items to attach to the current item)
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2007
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2008 Once we have determined the "propname", we check to see if it is one of
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2009 the special form values:
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2010
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2011 ``@required``
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2012 The named property values must be supplied or a ValueError will be
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2013 raised.
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2014
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2015 ``@remove@<propname>=id(s)``
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2016 The ids will be removed from the multilink property.
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2017
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2018 ``:add:<propname>=id(s)``
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2019 The ids will be added to the multilink property.
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2020
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2021 ``:link:<propname>=<designator>``
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2022 Used to add a link to new items created during edit. These are
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2023 collected and returned in ``all_links``. This will result in an
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2024 additional linking operation (either Link set or Multilink append)
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2025 after the edit/create is done using ``all_props`` in ``_editnodes``.
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2026 The <propname> on the current item will be set/appended the id of the
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2027 newly created item of class <designator> (where <designator> must be
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2028 <classname>-<N>).
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2029
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2030 Any of the form variables may be prefixed with a classname or
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2031 designator.
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2032
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2033 Two special form values are supported for backwards compatibility:
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2034
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2035 ``:note``
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2036 create a message (with content, author and date), linked to the
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2037 context item. This is ALWAYS designated "msg-1".
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2038 ``:file``
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2039 create a file, attached to the current item and any message created by
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2040 :note. This is ALWAYS designated "file-1".
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2041
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2042
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2043 Spool Section
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2044 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2045
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2046 The spool section lists related information like the messages and files
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2047 of an issue.
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2048
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2049 TODO
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2050
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2051
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2052 History Section
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2053 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2054
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2055 The final section displayed is the history of the item - its database
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2056 journal. This is generally generated with the template::
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2057
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2058 <tal:block tal:replace="structure context/history" />
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2059
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2060 *To be done:*
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2061
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2062 *The actual history entries of the item may be accessed for manual
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2063 templating through the "journal" method of the item*::
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2064
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2065 <tal:block tal:repeat="entry context/journal">
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2066 a journal entry
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2067 </tal:block>
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2068
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2069 *where each journal entry is an HTMLJournalEntry.*
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2070
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2071 Defining new web actions
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2072 ------------------------
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2073
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2074 You may define new actions to be triggered by the ``@action`` form
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2075 variable. These are added to the tracker ``interfaces.py`` as methods on
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2076 the ``Client`` class.
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2077
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2078 Adding action methods takes three steps; first you `define the new
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2079 action method`_, then you `register the action method`_ with the cgi
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2080 interface so it may be triggered by the ``@action`` form variable.
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2081 Finally you `use the new action`_ in your HTML form.
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2082
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2083 See "`setting up a "wizard" (or "druid") for controlled adding of
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2084 issues`_" for an example.
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2085
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2086
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2087 Define the new action method
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2088 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2089
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2090 The action methods have the following interface::
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2091
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2092 def myActionMethod(self):
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2093 ''' Perform some action. No return value is required.
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2094 '''
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2095
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2096 The *self* argument is an instance of your tracker ``instance.Client``
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2097 class - thus it's mostly implemented by ``roundup.cgi.Client``. See the
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2098 docstring of that class for details of what it can do.
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2099
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2100 The method will typically check the ``self.form`` variable's contents.
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2101 It may then:
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2102
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2103 - add information to ``self.ok_message`` or ``self.error_message``
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2104 - change the ``self.template`` variable to alter what the user will see
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2105 next
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2106 - raise Unauthorised, SendStaticFile, SendFile, NotFound or Redirect
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2107 exceptions
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2108
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2109
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2110 Register the action method
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2111 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2112
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2113 The method is now written, but isn't available to the user until you add
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2114 it to the `instance.Client`` class ``actions`` variable, like so::
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2115
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2116 actions = client.Class.actions + (
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2117 ('myaction', 'myActionMethod'),
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2118 )
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2119
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2120 This maps the action name "myaction" to the action method we defined.
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2121
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2122
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2123 Use the new action
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2124 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2125
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2126 In your HTML form, add a hidden form element like so::
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2127
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2128 <input type="hidden" name="@action" value="myaction">
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2129
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2130 where "myaction" is the name you registered in the previous step.
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2131
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2132
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2133 Examples
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2134 ========
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2135
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2136 .. contents::
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2137 :local:
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2138 :depth: 1
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2139
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2140
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2141 Adding a new field to the classic schema
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2142 ----------------------------------------
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2143
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2144 This example shows how to add a new constrained property (i.e. a
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2145 selection of distinct values) to your tracker.
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2146
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2147
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2148 Introduction
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2149 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2150
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2151 To make the classic schema of roundup useful as a TODO tracking system
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2152 for a group of systems administrators, it needed an extra data field per
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2153 issue: a category.
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2154
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2155 This would let sysadmins quickly list all TODOs in their particular area
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2156 of interest without having to do complex queries, and without relying on
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2157 the spelling capabilities of other sysadmins (a losing proposition at
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2158 best).
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2159
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2160
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2161 Adding a field to the database
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2162 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2163
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2164 This is the easiest part of the change. The category would just be a
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2165 plain string, nothing fancy. To change what is in the database you need
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2166 to add some lines to the ``open()`` function in ``dbinit.py``. Under the
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2167 comment::
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2169 # add any additional database schema configuration here
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2170
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2171 add::
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2172
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2173 category = Class(db, "category", name=String())
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2174 category.setkey("name")
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2175
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2176 Here we are setting up a chunk of the database which we are calling
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2177 "category". It contains a string, which we are refering to as "name" for
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2178 lack of a more imaginative title. (Since "name" is one of the properties
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2179 that Roundup looks for on items if you do not set a key for them, it's
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2180 probably a good idea to stick with it for new classes if at all
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2181 appropriate.) Then we are setting the key of this chunk of the database
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2182 to be that "name". This is equivalent to an index for database types.
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2183 This also means that there can only be one category with a given name.
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2184
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2185 Adding the above lines allows us to create categories, but they're not
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2186 tied to the issues that we are going to be creating. It's just a list of
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2187 categories off on its own, which isn't much use. We need to link it in
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2188 with the issues. To do that, find the lines in the ``open()`` function
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2189 in ``dbinit.py`` which set up the "issue" class, and then add a link to
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2190 the category::
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2191
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2192 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue", ... ,
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2193 category=Multilink("category"), ... )
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2194
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2195 The ``Multilink()`` means that each issue can have many categories. If
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2196 you were adding something with a one-to-one relationship to issues (such
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2197 as the "assignedto" property), use ``Link()`` instead.
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2198
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2199 That is all you need to do to change the schema. The rest of the effort
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2200 is fiddling around so you can actually use the new category.
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2203 Populating the new category class
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2204 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2205
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2206 If you haven't initialised the database with the roundup-admin
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2207 "initialise" command, then you can add the following to the tracker
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2208 ``dbinit.py`` in the ``init()`` function under the comment::
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2210 # add any additional database create steps here - but only if you
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2211 # haven't initialised the database with the admin "initialise" command
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2213 Add::
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2215 category = db.getclass('category')
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2216 category.create(name="scipy", order="1")
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2217 category.create(name="chaco", order="2")
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2218 category.create(name="weave", order="3")
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2220 If the database has already been initalised, then you need to use the
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2221 ``roundup-admin`` tool::
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2222
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2223 % roundup-admin -i <tracker home>
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2224 Roundup <version> ready for input.
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2225 Type "help" for help.
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2226 roundup> create category name=scipy order=1
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2227 1
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2228 roundup> create category name=chaco order=1
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2229 2
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2230 roundup> create category name=weave order=1
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2231 3
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2232 roundup> exit...
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2233 There are unsaved changes. Commit them (y/N)? y
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2234
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2235 TODO: explain why order=1 in each case. Also, does key get set to "name"
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2236 automatically when added via roundup-admin?
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2237
1235
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2238
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2239 Setting up security on the new objects
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2240 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2241
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2242 By default only the admin user can look at and change objects. This
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2243 doesn't suit us, as we want any user to be able to create new categories
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2244 as required, and obviously everyone needs to be able to view the
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2245 categories of issues for it to be useful.
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2246
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2247 We therefore need to change the security of the category objects. This
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2248 is also done in the ``open()`` function of ``dbinit.py``.
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2249
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2250 There are currently two loops which set up permissions and then assign
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2251 them to various roles. Simply add the new "category" to both lists::
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2252
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2253 # new permissions for this schema
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2254 for cl in 'issue', 'file', 'msg', 'user', 'category':
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2255 db.security.addPermission(name="Edit", klass=cl,
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2256 description="User is allowed to edit "+cl)
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2257 db.security.addPermission(name="View", klass=cl,
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2258 description="User is allowed to access "+cl)
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2259
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2260 # Assign the access and edit permissions for issue, file and message
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2261 # to regular users now
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2262 for cl in 'issue', 'file', 'msg', 'category':
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2263 p = db.security.getPermission('View', cl)
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2264 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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2265 p = db.security.getPermission('Edit', cl)
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2266 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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2267
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2268 So you are in effect doing the following (with 'cl' substituted by its
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2269 value)::
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2270
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2271 db.security.addPermission(name="Edit", klass='category',
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2272 description="User is allowed to edit "+'category')
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2273 db.security.addPermission(name="View", klass='category',
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2274 description="User is allowed to access "+'category')
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2275
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2276 which is creating two permission types; that of editing and viewing
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2277 "category" objects respectively. Then the following lines assign those
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2278 new permissions to the "User" role, so that normal users can view and
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2279 edit "category" objects::
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2280
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2281 p = db.security.getPermission('View', 'category')
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2282 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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2283
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2284 p = db.security.getPermission('Edit', 'category')
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2285 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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2286
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2287 This is all the work that needs to be done for the database. It will
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2288 store categories, and let users view and edit them. Now on to the
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2289 interface stuff.
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2290
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2291
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2292 Changing the web left hand frame
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2293 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2294
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2295 We need to give the users the ability to create new categories, and the
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2296 place to put the link to this functionality is in the left hand function
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2297 bar, under the "Issues" area. The file that defines how this area looks
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2298 is ``html/page``, which is what we are going to be editing next.
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2299
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2300 If you look at this file you can see that it contains a lot of
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2301 "classblock" sections which are chunks of HTML that will be included or
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2302 excluded in the output depending on whether the condition in the
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2303 classblock is met. Under the end of the classblock for issue is where we
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2304 are going to add the category code::
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2305
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2306 <p class="classblock"
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2307 tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('View', 'category')">
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2308 <b>Categories</b><br>
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2309 <a tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('Edit', 'category')"
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2310 href="category?@template=item">New Category<br></a>
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2311 </p>
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2312
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2313 The first two lines is the classblock definition, which sets up a
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2314 condition that only users who have "View" permission for the "category"
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2315 object will have this section included in their output. Next comes a
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2316 plain "Categories" header in bold. Everyone who can view categories will
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2317 get that.
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2318
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2319 Next comes the link to the editing area of categories. This link will
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2320 only appear if the condition - that the user has "Edit" permissions for
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2321 the "category" objects - is matched. If they do have permission then
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2322 they will get a link to another page which will let the user add new
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2323 categories.
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2324
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2325 Note that if you have permission to *view* but not to *edit* categories,
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2326 then all you will see is a "Categories" header with nothing underneath
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2327 it. This is obviously not very good interface design, but will do for
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2328 now. I just claim that it is so I can add more links in this section
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2329 later on. However to fix the problem you could change the condition in
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2330 the classblock statement, so that only users with "Edit" permission
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2331 would see the "Categories" stuff.
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2332
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2333
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2334 Setting up a page to edit categories
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2335 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2336
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2337 We defined code in the previous section which let users with the
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2338 appropriate permissions see a link to a page which would let them edit
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2339 conditions. Now we have to write that page.
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2340
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2341 The link was for the *item* template of the *category* object. This
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2342 translates into Roundup looking for a file called ``category.item.html``
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2343 in the ``html`` tracker directory. This is the file that we are going to
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2344 write now.
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2345
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2346 First we add an info tag in a comment which doesn't affect the outcome
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2347 of the code at all, but is useful for debugging. If you load a page in a
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2348 browser and look at the page source, you can see which sections come
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2349 from which files by looking for these comments::
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2350
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2351 <!-- category.item -->
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2352
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2353 Next we need to add in the METAL macro stuff so we get the normal page
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2354 trappings::
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2355
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2356 <tal:block metal:use-macro="templates/page/macros/icing">
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2357 <title metal:fill-slot="head_title">Category editing</title>
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2358 <td class="page-header-top" metal:fill-slot="body_title">
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2359 <h2>Category editing</h2>
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2360 </td>
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2361 <td class="content" metal:fill-slot="content">
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2363 Next we need to setup up a standard HTML form, which is the whole
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2364 purpose of this file. We link to some handy javascript which sends the
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2365 form through only once. This is to stop users hitting the send button
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2366 multiple times when they are impatient and thus having the form sent
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2367 multiple times::
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2368
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2369 <form method="POST" onSubmit="return submit_once()"
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2370 enctype="multipart/form-data">
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2371
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2372 Next we define some code which sets up the minimum list of fields that
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2373 we require the user to enter. There will be only one field - "name" - so
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2374 they better put something in it, otherwise the whole form is pointless::
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2375
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2376 <input type="hidden" name="@required" value="name">
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2377
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2378 To get everything to line up properly we will put everything in a table,
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2379 and put a nice big header on it so the user has an idea what is
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2380 happening::
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2381
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2382 <table class="form">
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2383 <tr><th class="header" colspan="2">Category</th></tr>
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2384
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2385 Next, we need the field into which the user is going to enter the new
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2386 category. The "context.name.field(size=60)" bit tells Roundup to
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2387 generate a normal HTML field of size 60, and the contents of that field
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2388 will be the "name" variable of the current context (which is
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2389 "category"). The upshot of this is that when the user types something in
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2390 to the form, a new category will be created with that name::
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2391
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2392 <tr>
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2393 <th>Name</th>
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2394 <td tal:content="structure python:context.name.field(size=60)">
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2395 name</td>
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2396 </tr>
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2397
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2398 Then a submit button so that the user can submit the new category::
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2399
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2400 <tr>
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2401 <td>&nbsp;</td>
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2402 <td colspan="3" tal:content="structure context/submit">
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2403 submit button will go here
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2404 </td>
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2405 </tr>
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2406
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2407 Finally we finish off the tags we used at the start to do the METAL
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2408 stuff::
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2409
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2410 </td>
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2411 </tal:block>
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2412
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2413 So putting it all together, and closing the table and form we get::
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2414
1213
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2415 <!-- category.item -->
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2416 <tal:block metal:use-macro="templates/page/macros/icing">
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2417 <title metal:fill-slot="head_title">Category editing</title>
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2418 <td class="page-header-top" metal:fill-slot="body_title">
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2419 <h2>Category editing</h2>
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2420 </td>
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2421 <td class="content" metal:fill-slot="content">
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diff changeset
2422 <form method="POST" onSubmit="return submit_once()"
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2423 enctype="multipart/form-data">
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2424
1213
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diff changeset
2425 <table class="form">
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2426 <tr><th class="header" colspan="2">Category</th></tr>
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2427
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2428 <tr>
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2429 <th>Name</th>
1674
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2430 <td tal:content="structure python:context.name.field(size=60)">
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2431 name</td>
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2432 </tr>
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2433
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2434 <tr>
1829
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2435 <td>
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diff changeset
2436 &nbsp;
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diff changeset
2437 <input type="hidden" name="@required" value="name">
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2438 </td>
1674
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2439 <td colspan="3" tal:content="structure context/submit">
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2440 submit button will go here
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2441 </td>
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2442 </tr>
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2443 </table>
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2444 </form>
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2445 </td>
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2446 </tal:block>
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2447
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2448 This is quite a lot to just ask the user one simple question, but there
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diff changeset
2449 is a lot of setup for basically one line (the form line) to do its work.
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diff changeset
2450 To add another field to "category" would involve one more line (well,
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diff changeset
2451 maybe a few extra to get the formatting correct).
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2452
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2453
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2454 Adding the category to the issue
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2455 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2456
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2457 We now have the ability to create issues to our heart's content, but
1098
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diff changeset
2458 that is pointless unless we can assign categories to issues. Just like
1674
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diff changeset
2459 the ``html/category.item.html`` file was used to define how to add a new
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diff changeset
2460 category, the ``html/issue.item.html`` is used to define how a new issue
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diff changeset
2461 is created.
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2462
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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2463 Just like ``category.issue.html`` this file defines a form which has a
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2464 table to lay things out. It doesn't matter where in the table we add new
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diff changeset
2465 stuff, it is entirely up to your sense of aesthetics::
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2466
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
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2467 <th>Category</th>
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2468 <td><span tal:replace="structure context/category/field" />
1113
a95428868bf4 Added the missing keyword/topic interface to classic template (blush)
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
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diff changeset
2469 <span tal:replace="structure db/category/classhelp" />
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2470 </td>
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2471
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2472 First, we define a nice header so that the user knows what the next
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diff changeset
2473 section is, then the middle line does what we are most interested in.
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2474 This ``context/category/field`` gets replaced by a field which contains
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2475 the category in the current context (the current context being the new
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2476 issue).
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2477
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2478 The classhelp lines generate a link (labelled "list") to a popup window
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2479 which contains the list of currently known categories.
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2480
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2481
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2482 Searching on categories
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2483 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2484
1674
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2485 We can add categories, and create issues with categories. The next
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2486 obvious thing that we would like to be able to do, would be to search
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2487 for issues based on their category, so that, for example, anyone working
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2488 on the web server could look at all issues in the category "Web".
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2489
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2490 If you look for "Search Issues" in the 'html/page.html' file, you will
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2491 find that it looks something like
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2492 ``<a href="issue?@template=search">Search Issues</a>``. This shows us
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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2493 that when you click on "Search Issues" it will be looking for a
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2494 ``issue.search.html`` file to display. So that is the file that we will
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2495 change.
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2496
1730
2dd6b4c825e9 Final touches to fix query editing. It should work now.
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parents: 1711
diff changeset
2497 If you look at this file it should be starting to seem familiar, although it
2dd6b4c825e9 Final touches to fix query editing. It should work now.
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diff changeset
2498 does use some new macros. You can add the new category search code anywhere you
2dd6b4c825e9 Final touches to fix query editing. It should work now.
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2499 like within that form::
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2500
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2501 <tr tal:define="name string:category;
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2502 db_klass string:category;
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2503 db_content string:name;">
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2504 <th>Priority:</th>
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2505 <td metal:use-macro="search_select"></td>
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2506 <td metal:use-macro="column_input"></td>
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2507 <td metal:use-macro="sort_input"></td>
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2508 <td metal:use-macro="group_input"></td>
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2509 </tr>
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2510
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2511 The definitions in the <tr> opening tag are used by the macros:
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2512
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2513 - search_select expands to a drop-down box with all categories using db_klass
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2514 and db_content.
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2515 - column_input expands to a checkbox for selecting what columns should be
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2516 displayed.
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2517 - sort_input expands to a radio button for selecting what property should be
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2518 sorted on.
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2519 - group_input expands to a radio button for selecting what property should be
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2520 group on.
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2521
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2522 The category search code above would expand to the following::
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2523
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2524 <tr>
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2525 <th>Category:</th>
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2526 <td>
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2527 <select name="category">
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2528 <option value="">don't care</option>
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2529 <option value="">------------</option>
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2530 <option value="1">scipy</option>
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2531 <option value="2">chaco</option>
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2532 <option value="3">weave</option>
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2533 </select>
1730
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2534 </td>
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2535 <td><input type="checkbox" name=":columns" value="category"></td>
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2536 <td><input type="radio" name=":sort" value="category"></td>
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2537 <td><input type="radio" name=":group" value="category"></td>
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2538 </tr>
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2539
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2540 Adding category to the default view
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2541 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2542
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2543 We can now add categories, add issues with categories, and search for
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2544 issues based on categories. This is everything that we need to do;
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2545 however, there is some more icing that we would like. I think the
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2546 category of an issue is important enough that it should be displayed by
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2547 default when listing all the issues.
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2548
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2549 Unfortunately, this is a bit less obvious than the previous steps. The
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2550 code defining how the issues look is in ``html/issue.index.html``. This
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2551 is a large table with a form down at the bottom for redisplaying and so
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2552 forth.
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2553
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2554 Firstly we need to add an appropriate header to the start of the table::
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2555
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2556 <th tal:condition="request/show/category">Category</th>
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2557
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2558 The *condition* part of this statement is to avoid displaying the
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2559 Category column if the user has selected not to see it.
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2560
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2561 The rest of the table is a loop which will go through every issue that
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2562 matches the display criteria. The loop variable is "i" - which means
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2563 that every issue gets assigned to "i" in turn.
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2564
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2565 The new part of code to display the category will look like this::
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2566
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2567 <td tal:condition="request/show/category"
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2568 tal:content="i/category"></td>
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2569
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2570 The condition is the same as above: only display the condition when the
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2571 user hasn't asked for it to be hidden. The next part is to set the
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2572 content of the cell to be the category part of "i" - the current issue.
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2573
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2574 Finally we have to edit ``html/page.html`` again. This time, we need to
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2575 tell it that when the user clicks on "Unasigned Issues" or "All Issues",
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2576 the category column should be included in the resulting list. If you
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2577 scroll down the page file, you can see the links with lots of options.
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2578 The option that we are interested in is the ``:columns=`` one which
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2579 tells roundup which fields of the issue to display. Simply add
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2580 "category" to that list and it all should work.
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2581
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2582
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2583 Adding in state transition control
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2584 ----------------------------------
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2585
1674
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2586 Sometimes tracker admins want to control the states that users may move
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2587 issues to. You can do this by following these steps:
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2588
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2589 1. make "status" a required variable. This is achieved by adding the
1674
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2590 following to the top of the form in the ``issue.item.html``
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2591 template::
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2592
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2593 <input type="hidden" name="@required" value="status">
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2594
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2595 this will force users to select a status.
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2596
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2597 2. add a Multilink property to the status class::
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2598
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2599 stat = Class(db, "status", ... , transitions=Multilink('status'),
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2600 ...)
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2601
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2602 and then edit the statuses already created, either:
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2603
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2604 a. through the web using the class list -> status class editor, or
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2605 b. using the roundup-admin "set" command.
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2606
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2607 3. add an auditor module ``checktransition.py`` in your tracker's
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2608 ``detectors`` directory, for example::
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2609
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2610 def checktransition(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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2611 ''' Check that the desired transition is valid for the "status"
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2612 property.
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2613 '''
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2614 if not newvalues.has_key('status'):
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2615 return
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2616 current = cl.get(nodeid, 'status')
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2617 new = newvalues['status']
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2618 if new == current:
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2619 return
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2620 ok = db.status.get(current, 'transitions')
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2621 if new not in ok:
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2622 raise ValueError, 'Status not allowed to move from "%s" to "%s"'%(
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2623 db.status.get(current, 'name'), db.status.get(new, 'name'))
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2624
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2625 def init(db):
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2626 db.issue.audit('set', checktransition)
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2627
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2628 4. in the ``issue.item.html`` template, change the status editing bit
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2629 from::
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2630
1825
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2631 <th>Status</th>
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2632 <td tal:content="structure context/status/menu">status</td>
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2633
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2634 to::
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2635
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1817
diff changeset
2636 <th>Status</th>
1100
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parents: 1098
diff changeset
2637 <td>
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parents: 1098
diff changeset
2638 <select tal:condition="context/id" name="status">
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2639 <tal:block tal:define="ok context/status/transitions"
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2640 tal:repeat="state db/status/list">
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2641 <option tal:condition="python:state.id in ok"
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2642 tal:attributes="
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2643 value state/id;
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2644 selected python:state.id == context.status.id"
1100
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2645 tal:content="state/name"></option>
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2646 </tal:block>
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2647 </select>
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2648 <tal:block tal:condition="not:context/id"
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2649 tal:replace="structure context/status/menu" />
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2650 </td>
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2651
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2652 which displays only the allowed status to transition to.
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2653
f96deb4fb935 more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1098
diff changeset
2654
1304
61ad556cfc8d working toward 0.5.2 release
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1299
diff changeset
2655 Displaying only message summaries in the issue display
61ad556cfc8d working toward 0.5.2 release
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1299
diff changeset
2656 ------------------------------------------------------
1133
36ec30d286ea Cleaned up CHANGES/TODO
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1125
diff changeset
2657
36ec30d286ea Cleaned up CHANGES/TODO
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1125
diff changeset
2658 Alter the issue.item template section for messages to::
36ec30d286ea Cleaned up CHANGES/TODO
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1125
diff changeset
2659
36ec30d286ea Cleaned up CHANGES/TODO
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1125
diff changeset
2660 <table class="messages" tal:condition="context/messages">
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2661 <tr><th colspan="5" class="header">Messages</th></tr>
1304
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1299
diff changeset
2662 <tr tal:repeat="msg context/messages">
61ad556cfc8d working toward 0.5.2 release
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1299
diff changeset
2663 <td><a tal:attributes="href string:msg${msg/id}"
61ad556cfc8d working toward 0.5.2 release
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1299
diff changeset
2664 tal:content="string:msg${msg/id}"></a></td>
61ad556cfc8d working toward 0.5.2 release
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1299
diff changeset
2665 <td tal:content="msg/author">author</td>
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1817
diff changeset
2666 <td class="date" tal:content="msg/date/pretty">date</td>
1304
61ad556cfc8d working toward 0.5.2 release
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1299
diff changeset
2667 <td tal:content="msg/summary">summary</td>
61ad556cfc8d working toward 0.5.2 release
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1299
diff changeset
2668 <td>
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2669 <a tal:attributes="href string:?@remove@messages=${msg/id}&@action=edit">
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2670 remove</a>
1304
61ad556cfc8d working toward 0.5.2 release
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1299
diff changeset
2671 </td>
61ad556cfc8d working toward 0.5.2 release
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1299
diff changeset
2672 </tr>
1133
36ec30d286ea Cleaned up CHANGES/TODO
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1125
diff changeset
2673 </table>
36ec30d286ea Cleaned up CHANGES/TODO
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1125
diff changeset
2674
1147
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2675 Restricting the list of users that are assignable to a task
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2676 -----------------------------------------------------------
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2677
1150
22c78fb54af4 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1149
diff changeset
2678 1. In your tracker's "dbinit.py", create a new Role, say "Developer"::
1147
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2679
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2680 db.security.addRole(name='Developer', description='A developer')
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2681
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2682 2. Just after that, create a new Permission, say "Fixer", specific to
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2683 "issue"::
1147
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2684
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2685 p = db.security.addPermission(name='Fixer', klass='issue',
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2686 description='User is allowed to be assigned to fix issues')
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2687
1150
22c78fb54af4 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1149
diff changeset
2688 3. Then assign the new Permission to your "Developer" Role::
1147
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2689
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2690 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Developer', p)
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2691
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2692 4. In the issue item edit page ("html/issue.item.html" in your tracker
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2693 directory), use the new Permission in restricting the "assignedto"
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2694 list::
1147
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2695
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2696 <select name="assignedto">
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2697 <option value="-1">- no selection -</option>
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2698 <tal:block tal:repeat="user db/user/list">
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2699 <option tal:condition="python:user.hasPermission(
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2700 'Fixer', context._classname)"
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2701 tal:attributes="
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2702 value user/id;
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2703 selected python:user.id == context.assignedto"
1147
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2704 tal:content="user/realname"></option>
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2705 </tal:block>
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2706 </select>
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2707
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2708 For extra security, you may wish to setup an auditor to enforce the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2709 Permission requirement (install this as "assignedtoFixer.py" in your
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2710 tracker "detectors" directory)::
1147
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2711
1149
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2712 def assignedtoMustBeFixer(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2713 ''' Ensure the assignedto value in newvalues is a used with the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2714 Fixer Permission
1149
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2715 '''
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2716 if not newvalues.has_key('assignedto'):
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2717 # don't care
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2718 return
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2719
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2720 # get the userid
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2721 userid = newvalues['assignedto']
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2722 if not db.security.hasPermission('Fixer', userid, cl.classname):
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2723 raise ValueError, 'You do not have permission to edit %s'%cl.classname
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2724
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2725 def init(db):
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2726 db.issue.audit('set', assignedtoMustBeFixer)
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2727 db.issue.audit('create', assignedtoMustBeFixer)
7ae32787d981 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1148
diff changeset
2728
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2729 So now, if an edit action attempts to set "assignedto" to a user that
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2730 doesn't have the "Fixer" Permission, the error will be raised.
1147
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2731
89b1a8a468e7 more doc, "fixer" example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1144
diff changeset
2732
1151
7e0024954954 making it easier to add new actions, and more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1150
diff changeset
2733 Setting up a "wizard" (or "druid") for controlled adding of issues
7e0024954954 making it easier to add new actions, and more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1150
diff changeset
2734 ------------------------------------------------------------------
7e0024954954 making it easier to add new actions, and more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1150
diff changeset
2735
1154
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2736 1. Set up the page templates you wish to use for data input. My wizard
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2737 is going to be a two-step process: first figuring out what category
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2738 of issue the user is submitting, and then getting details specific to
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2739 that category. The first page includes a table of help, explaining
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2740 what the category names mean, and then the core of the form::
1154
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2741
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2742 <form method="POST" onSubmit="return submit_once()"
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2743 enctype="multipart/form-data">
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2744 <input type="hidden" name="@template" value="add_page1">
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2745 <input type="hidden" name="@action" value="page1submit">
1154
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2746
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2747 <strong>Category:</strong>
1156
d0da32fbdedc gadfly backend now complete
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1154
diff changeset
2748 <tal:block tal:replace="structure context/category/menu" />
1154
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2749 <input type="submit" value="Continue">
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2750 </form>
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2751
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2752 The next page has the usual issue entry information, with the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2753 addition of the following form fragments::
1154
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2754
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2755 <form method="POST" onSubmit="return submit_once()"
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2756 enctype="multipart/form-data"
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2757 tal:condition="context/is_edit_ok"
1154
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2758 tal:define="cat request/form/category/value">
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2759
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2760 <input type="hidden" name="@template" value="add_page2">
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2761 <input type="hidden" name="@required" value="title">
1154
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2762 <input type="hidden" name="category" tal:attributes="value cat">
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2763 .
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2764 .
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2765 .
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2766 </form>
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2767
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2768 Note that later in the form, I test the value of "cat" include form
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2769 elements that are appropriate. For example::
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2770
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2771 <tal:block tal:condition="python:cat in '6 10 13 14 15 16 17'.split()">
e0142ee233e8 more wizard example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1151
diff changeset
2772 <tr>
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1817
diff changeset
2773 <th>Operating System</th>
1154
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2774 <td tal:content="structure context/os/field"></td>
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2775 </tr>
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parents: 1151
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2776 <tr>
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1817
diff changeset
2777 <th>Web Browser</th>
1154
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parents: 1151
diff changeset
2778 <td tal:content="structure context/browser/field"></td>
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parents: 1151
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2779 </tr>
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parents: 1151
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2780 </tal:block>
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parents: 1151
diff changeset
2781
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2782 ... the above section will only be displayed if the category is one
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parents: 1671
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2783 of 6, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16 or 17.
1154
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parents: 1151
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2784
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parents: 1151
diff changeset
2785 3. Determine what actions need to be taken between the pages - these are
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parents: 1151
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2786 usually to validate user choices and determine what page is next. Now
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2787 encode those actions in methods on the ``interfaces.Client`` class
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2788 and insert hooks to those actions in the "actions" attribute on that
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2789 class, like so::
1151
7e0024954954 making it easier to add new actions, and more docco
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1150
diff changeset
2790
1262
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
2791 actions = client.Client.actions + (
1244
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2792 ('page1_submit', 'page1SubmitAction'),
1151
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parents: 1150
diff changeset
2793 )
7e0024954954 making it easier to add new actions, and more docco
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parents: 1150
diff changeset
2794
7e0024954954 making it easier to add new actions, and more docco
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parents: 1150
diff changeset
2795 def page1SubmitAction(self):
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2796 ''' Verify that the user has selected a category, and then move
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2797 on to page 2.
1154
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parents: 1151
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2798 '''
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parents: 1151
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2799 category = self.form['category'].value
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parents: 1151
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2800 if category == '-1':
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parents: 1151
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2801 self.error_message.append('You must select a category of report')
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parents: 1151
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2802 return
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parents: 1151
diff changeset
2803 # everything's ok, move on to the next page
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parents: 1151
diff changeset
2804 self.template = 'add_page2'
1151
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parents: 1150
diff changeset
2805
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
2806 4. Use the usual "new" action as the ``@action`` on the final page, and
1674
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parents: 1671
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2807 you're done (the standard context/submit method can do this for you).
1151
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parents: 1150
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2808
1236
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parents: 1235
diff changeset
2809
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parents: 1235
diff changeset
2810 Using an external password validation source
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parents: 1235
diff changeset
2811 --------------------------------------------
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parents: 1235
diff changeset
2812
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parents: 1235
diff changeset
2813 We have a centrally-managed password changing system for our users. This
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2814 results in a UN*X passwd-style file that we use for verification of
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2815 users. Entries in the file consist of ``name:password`` where the
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2816 password is encrypted using the standard UN*X ``crypt()`` function (see
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2817 the ``crypt`` module in your Python distribution). An example entry
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2818 would be::
1236
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1235
diff changeset
2819
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
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parents: 1235
diff changeset
2820 admin:aamrgyQfDFSHw
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
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parents: 1235
diff changeset
2821
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2822 Each user of Roundup must still have their information stored in the
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2823 Roundup database - we just use the passwd file to check their password.
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2824 To do this, we add the following code to our ``Client`` class in the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2825 tracker home ``interfaces.py`` module::
1236
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1235
diff changeset
2826
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
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parents: 1235
diff changeset
2827 def verifyPassword(self, userid, password):
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parents: 1235
diff changeset
2828 # get the user's username
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1235
diff changeset
2829 username = self.db.user.get(userid, 'username')
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
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parents: 1235
diff changeset
2830
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2831 # the passwords are stored in the "passwd.txt" file in the
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2832 # tracker home
1236
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parents: 1235
diff changeset
2833 file = os.path.join(self.db.config.TRACKER_HOME, 'passwd.txt')
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
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parents: 1235
diff changeset
2834
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
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parents: 1235
diff changeset
2835 # see if we can find a match
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2836 for ent in [line.strip().split(':') for line in
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2837 open(file).readlines()]:
1236
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1235
diff changeset
2838 if ent[0] == username:
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1235
diff changeset
2839 return crypt.crypt(password, ent[1][:2]) == ent[1]
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
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parents: 1235
diff changeset
2840
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1235
diff changeset
2841 # user doesn't exist in the file
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1235
diff changeset
2842 return 0
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
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parents: 1235
diff changeset
2843
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2844 What this does is look through the file, line by line, looking for a
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2845 name that matches.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2846
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2847 We also remove the redundant password fields from the ``user.item``
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2848 template.
1236
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1235
diff changeset
2849
dd52bf10f934 Bug fixes.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1235
diff changeset
2850
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
2851 Adding a "vacation" flag to users for stopping nosy messages
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
2852 ------------------------------------------------------------
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2853
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2854 When users go on vacation and set up vacation email bouncing, you'll
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2855 start to see a lot of messages come back through Roundup "Fred is on
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
2856 vacation". Not very useful, and relatively easy to stop.
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
2857
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
2858 1. add a "vacation" flag to your users::
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2859
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2860 user = Class(db, "user",
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2861 username=String(), password=Password(),
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2862 address=String(), realname=String(),
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
2863 phone=String(), organisation=String(),
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
2864 alternate_addresses=String(),
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
2865 roles=String(), queries=Multilink("query"),
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
2866 vacation=Boolean())
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
2867
1522
d20680d611a6 added example HTML tempating for vacation flag [SF#701722]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1503
diff changeset
2868 2. So that users may edit the vacation flags, add something like the
d20680d611a6 added example HTML tempating for vacation flag [SF#701722]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1503
diff changeset
2869 following to your ``user.item`` template::
d20680d611a6 added example HTML tempating for vacation flag [SF#701722]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1503
diff changeset
2870
d20680d611a6 added example HTML tempating for vacation flag [SF#701722]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1503
diff changeset
2871 <tr>
d20680d611a6 added example HTML tempating for vacation flag [SF#701722]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1503
diff changeset
2872 <th>On Vacation</th>
d20680d611a6 added example HTML tempating for vacation flag [SF#701722]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1503
diff changeset
2873 <td tal:content="structure context/vacation/field">vacation</td>
d20680d611a6 added example HTML tempating for vacation flag [SF#701722]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1503
diff changeset
2874 </tr>
d20680d611a6 added example HTML tempating for vacation flag [SF#701722]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1503
diff changeset
2875
d20680d611a6 added example HTML tempating for vacation flag [SF#701722]
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1503
diff changeset
2876 3. edit your detector ``nosyreactor.py`` so that the ``nosyreaction()``
1244
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
2877 consists of::
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
2878
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2879 def nosyreaction(db, cl, nodeid, oldvalues):
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2880 # send a copy of all new messages to the nosy list
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
2881 for msgid in determineNewMessages(cl, nodeid, oldvalues):
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
2882 try:
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
2883 users = db.user
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
2884 messages = db.msg
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2885
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2886 # figure the recipient ids
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2887 sendto = []
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2888 r = {}
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2889 recipients = messages.get(msgid, 'recipients')
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
2890 for recipid in messages.get(msgid, 'recipients'):
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1236
diff changeset
2891 r[recipid] = 1
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2892
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2893 # figure the author's id, and indicate they've received
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2894 # the message
1244
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2895 authid = messages.get(msgid, 'author')
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2896
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2897 # possibly send the message to the author, as long as
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2898 # they aren't anonymous
1244
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2899 if (db.config.MESSAGES_TO_AUTHOR == 'yes' and
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2900 users.get(authid, 'username') != 'anonymous'):
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2901 sendto.append(authid)
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2902 r[authid] = 1
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2903
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2904 # now figure the nosy people who weren't recipients
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2905 nosy = cl.get(nodeid, 'nosy')
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2906 for nosyid in nosy:
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2907 # Don't send nosy mail to the anonymous user (that
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2908 # user shouldn't appear in the nosy list, but just
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parents: 1671
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2909 # in case they do...)
1244
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2910 if users.get(nosyid, 'username') == 'anonymous':
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2911 continue
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2912 # make sure they haven't seen the message already
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2913 if not r.has_key(nosyid):
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2914 # send it to them
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2915 sendto.append(nosyid)
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parents: 1236
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2916 recipients.append(nosyid)
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2917
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parents: 1236
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2918 # generate a change note
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parents: 1236
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2919 if oldvalues:
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parents: 1236
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2920 note = cl.generateChangeNote(nodeid, oldvalues)
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parents: 1236
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2921 else:
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parents: 1236
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2922 note = cl.generateCreateNote(nodeid)
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parents: 1236
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2923
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2924 # we have new recipients
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parents: 1236
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2925 if sendto:
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2926 # filter out the people on vacation
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2927 sendto = [i for i in sendto
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parents: 1671
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2928 if not users.get(i, 'vacation', 0)]
1244
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parents: 1236
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2929
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parents: 1236
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2930 # map userids to addresses
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parents: 1236
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2931 sendto = [users.get(i, 'address') for i in sendto]
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parents: 1236
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2932
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parents: 1236
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2933 # update the message's recipients list
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2934 messages.set(msgid, recipients=recipients)
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parents: 1236
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2935
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parents: 1236
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2936 # send the message
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2937 cl.send_message(nodeid, msgid, note, sendto)
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2938 except roundupdb.MessageSendError, message:
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2939 raise roundupdb.DetectorError, message
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parents: 1236
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2940
1674
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parents: 1671
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2941 Note that this is the standard nosy reaction code, with the small
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2942 addition of::
1244
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2943
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2944 # filter out the people on vacation
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2945 sendto = [i for i in sendto if not users.get(i, 'vacation', 0)]
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2946
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2947 which filters out the users that have the vacation flag set to true.
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2948
8dd4f736370b merge from maintenance branch
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
2949
1262
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parents: 1255
diff changeset
2950 Adding a time log to your issues
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parents: 1255
diff changeset
2951 --------------------------------
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parents: 1255
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2952
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2953 We want to log the dates and amount of time spent working on issues, and
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parents: 1671
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2954 be able to give a summary of the total time spent on a particular issue.
1262
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parents: 1255
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2955
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parents: 1255
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2956 1. Add a new class to your tracker ``dbinit.py``::
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parents: 1255
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2957
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parents: 1255
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2958 # storage for time logging
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parents: 1255
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2959 timelog = Class(db, "timelog", period=Interval())
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parents: 1255
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2960
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2961 Note that we automatically get the date of the time log entry
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2962 creation through the standard property "creation".
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2963
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2964 2. Link to the new class from your issue class (again, in
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2965 ``dbinit.py``)::
1262
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parents: 1255
diff changeset
2966
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parents: 1255
diff changeset
2967 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue",
a66dd1573ebd new example
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parents: 1255
diff changeset
2968 assignedto=Link("user"), topic=Multilink("keyword"),
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
2969 priority=Link("priority"), status=Link("status"),
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
2970 times=Multilink("timelog"))
a66dd1573ebd new example
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parents: 1255
diff changeset
2971
a66dd1573ebd new example
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parents: 1255
diff changeset
2972 the "times" property is the new link to the "timelog" class.
a66dd1573ebd new example
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parents: 1255
diff changeset
2973
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
2974 3. We'll need to let people add in times to the issue, so in the web
1679
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2975 interface we'll have a new entry field. This is a special field
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
2976 because unlike the other fields in the issue.item template, it
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2977 affects a different item (a timelog item) and not the template's
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2978 item, an issue. We have a special syntax for form fields that affect
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2979 items other than the template default item (see the cgi
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2980 documentation on `special form variables`_). In particular, we add a
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2981 field to capture a new timelog item's perdiod::
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2982
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2983 <tr>
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1817
diff changeset
2984 <th>Time Log</th>
1679
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2985 <td colspan=3><input type="text" name="timelog-1@period" />
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
2986 <br />(enter as '3y 1m 4d 2:40:02' or parts thereof)
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
2987 </td>
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2988 </tr>
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2989
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2990 and another hidden field that links that new timelog item (new
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
2991 because it's marked as having id "-1") to the issue item. It looks
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
2992 like this::
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
2993
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
2994 <input type="hidden" name="@link@times" value="timelog-1" />
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
2995
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
2996 On submission, the "-1" timelog item will be created and assigned a
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
2997 real item id. The "times" property of the issue will have the new id
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
2998 added to it.
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
2999
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
3000 4. We want to display a total of the time log times that have been
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3001 accumulated for an issue. To do this, we'll need to actually write
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3002 some Python code, since it's beyond the scope of PageTemplates to
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3003 perform such calculations. We do this by adding a method to the
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3004 TemplatingUtils class in our tracker ``interfaces.py`` module::
1270
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
3005
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
3006 class TemplatingUtils:
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
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parents: 1262
diff changeset
3007 ''' Methods implemented on this class will be available to HTML
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
3008 templates through the 'utils' variable.
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
3009 '''
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
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parents: 1262
diff changeset
3010 def totalTimeSpent(self, times):
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3011 ''' Call me with a list of timelog items (which have an
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3012 Interval "period" property)
1270
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
3013 '''
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
3014 total = Interval('')
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
3015 for time in times:
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
3016 total += time.period._value
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
3017 return total
c3424abf7f77 added ability to implement new templating utility methods
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
3018
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3019 Replace the ``pass`` line as we did in step 4 above with the Client
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3020 class. As indicated in the docstrings, we will be able to access the
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3021 ``totalTimeSpent`` method via the ``utils`` variable in our
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3022 templates.
1270
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parents: 1262
diff changeset
3023
1679
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
3024 5. Display the time log for an issue::
1262
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
3025
a66dd1573ebd new example
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parents: 1255
diff changeset
3026 <table class="otherinfo" tal:condition="context/times">
1270
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1262
diff changeset
3027 <tr><th colspan="3" class="header">Time Log
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3028 <tal:block
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3029 tal:replace="python:utils.totalTimeSpent(context.times)" />
1270
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parents: 1262
diff changeset
3030 </th></tr>
1262
a66dd1573ebd new example
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parents: 1255
diff changeset
3031 <tr><th>Date</th><th>Period</th><th>Logged By</th></tr>
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parents: 1255
diff changeset
3032 <tr tal:repeat="time context/times">
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
3033 <td tal:content="time/creation"></td>
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
3034 <td tal:content="time/period"></td>
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
3035 <td tal:content="time/creator"></td>
a66dd1573ebd new example
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parents: 1255
diff changeset
3036 </tr>
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
3037 </table>
a66dd1573ebd new example
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parents: 1255
diff changeset
3038
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3039 I put this just above the Messages log in my issue display. Note our
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3040 use of the ``totalTimeSpent`` method which will total up the times
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3041 for the issue and return a new Interval. That will be automatically
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3042 displayed in the template as text like "+ 1y 2:40" (1 year, 2 hours
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3043 and 40 minutes).
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3044
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3045 8. If you're using a persistent web server - roundup-server or
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3046 mod_python for example - then you'll need to restart that to pick up
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3047 the code changes. When that's done, you'll be able to use the new
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3048 time logging interface.
1262
a66dd1573ebd new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1255
diff changeset
3049
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3050 Using a UN*X passwd file as the user database
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3051 ---------------------------------------------
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3052
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3053 On some systems the primary store of users is the UN*X passwd file. It
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3054 holds information on users such as their username, real name, password
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3055 and primary user group.
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3056
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3057 Roundup can use this store as its primary source of user information,
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3058 but it needs additional information too - email address(es), roundup
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3059 Roles, vacation flags, roundup hyperdb item ids, etc. Also, "retired"
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3060 users must still exist in the user database, unlike some passwd files in
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3061 which the users are removed when they no longer have access to a system.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3062
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3063 To make use of the passwd file, we therefore synchronise between the two
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3064 user stores. We also use the passwd file to validate the user logins, as
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3065 described in the previous example, `using an external password
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3066 validation source`_. We keep the users lists in sync using a fairly
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3067 simple script that runs once a day, or several times an hour if more
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3068 immediate access is needed. In short, it:
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3069
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3070 1. parses the passwd file, finding usernames, passwords and real names,
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3071 2. compares that list to the current roundup user list:
1299
b2d04ce03802 Email improvements.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1293
diff changeset
3072
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3073 a. entries no longer in the passwd file are *retired*
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3074 b. entries with mismatching real names are *updated*
1293
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1292
diff changeset
3075 c. entries only exist in the passwd file are *created*
1299
b2d04ce03802 Email improvements.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1293
diff changeset
3076
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3077 3. send an email to administrators to let them know what's been done.
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3078
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3079 The retiring and updating are simple operations, requiring only a call
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3080 to ``retire()`` or ``set()``. The creation operation requires more
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3081 information though - the user's email address and their roundup Roles.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3082 We're going to assume that the user's email address is the same as their
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3083 login name, so we just append the domain name to that. The Roles are
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3084 determined using the passwd group identifier - mapping their UN*X group
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3085 to an appropriate set of Roles.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3086
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3087 The script to perform all this, broken up into its main components, is
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3088 as follows. Firstly, we import the necessary modules and open the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3089 tracker we're to work on::
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3090
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3091 import sys, os, smtplib
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3092 from roundup import instance, date
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3093
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3094 # open the tracker
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3095 tracker_home = sys.argv[1]
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3096 tracker = instance.open(tracker_home)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3097
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3098 Next we read in the *passwd* file from the tracker home::
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3099
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3100 # read in the users
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3101 file = os.path.join(tracker_home, 'users.passwd')
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3102 users = [x.strip().split(':') for x in open(file).readlines()]
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3103
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3104 Handle special users (those to ignore in the file, and those who don't
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3105 appear in the file)::
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3106
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3107 # users to not keep ever, pre-load with the users I know aren't
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3108 # "real" users
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3109 ignore = ['ekmmon', 'bfast', 'csrmail']
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3110
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3111 # users to keep - pre-load with the roundup-specific users
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3112 keep = ['comment_pool', 'network_pool', 'admin', 'dev-team',
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3113 'cs_pool', 'anonymous', 'system_pool', 'automated']
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3114
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3115 Now we map the UN*X group numbers to the Roles that users should have::
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3116
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3117 roles = {
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3118 '501': 'User,Tech', # tech
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3119 '502': 'User', # finance
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3120 '503': 'User,CSR', # customer service reps
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3121 '504': 'User', # sales
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3122 '505': 'User', # marketing
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3123 }
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3124
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3125 Now we do all the work. Note that the body of the script (where we have
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3126 the tracker database open) is wrapped in a ``try`` / ``finally`` clause,
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3127 so that we always close the database cleanly when we're finished. So, we
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3128 now do all the work::
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3129
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3130 # open the database
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3131 db = tracker.open('admin')
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3132 try:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3133 # 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
3134 msg = []
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3135
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3136 # 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
3137 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
3138 if user in ignore:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3139 # this user shouldn't appear in our tracker
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3140 continue
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3141 keep.append(user)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3142 try:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3143 # see if the user exists in the tracker
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3144 uid = db.user.lookup(user)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3145
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3146 # 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
3147 if real != db.user.get(uid, 'realname'):
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3148 db.user.set(uid, realname=real)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3149 msg.append('FIX %s - %s'%(user, real))
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3150 except KeyError:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3151 # nope, the user doesn't exist
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3152 db.user.create(username=user, realname=real,
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3153 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
3154 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
3155
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3156 # 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
3157 # "keep" list - retire those who aren't
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3158 for uid in db.user.list():
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3159 user = db.user.get(uid, 'username')
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3160 if user not in keep:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3161 db.user.retire(uid)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3162 msg.append('RET %s'%user)
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3163
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3164 # 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
3165 if msg:
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3166 # create the email
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3167 msg = '''Subject: %s user database maintenance
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3168
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3169 %s
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3170 '''%(db.config.TRACKER_NAME, '\n'.join(msg))
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3171
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3172 # send the email
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3173 smtp = smtplib.SMTP(db.config.MAILHOST)
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3174 addr = db.config.ADMIN_EMAIL
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3175 smtp.sendmail(addr, addr, msg)
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3176
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3177 # now we're done - commit the changes
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3178 db.commit()
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3179 finally:
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3180 # always close the database cleanly
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3181 db.close()
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3182
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3183 And that's it!
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3184
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3185
1680
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3186 Using an LDAP database for user information
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3187 -------------------------------------------
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3188
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1679
diff changeset
3189 A script that reads users from an LDAP store using
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3190 http://python-ldap.sf.net/ and then compares the list to the users in the
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3191 roundup user database would be pretty easy to write. You'd then have it run
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3192 once an hour / day (or on demand if you can work that into your LDAP store
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3193 workflow). See the example `Using a UN*X passwd file as the user database`_
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3194 for more information about doing this.
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3195
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3196 To authenticate off the LDAP store (rather than using the passwords in the
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3197 roundup user database) you'd use the same python-ldap module inside an
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3198 extension to the cgi interface. You'd do this by adding a method called
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3199 "verifyPassword" to the Client class in your tracker's interfaces.py
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3200 module. The method is implemented by default as::
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3201
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3202 def verifyPassword(self, userid, password):
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3203 ''' Verify the password that the user has supplied
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3204 '''
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3205 stored = self.db.user.get(self.userid, 'password')
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3206 if password == stored:
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3207 return 1
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3208 if not password and not stored:
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3209 return 1
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3210 return 0
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3211
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3212 So you could reimplement this as something like::
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3213
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3214 def verifyPassword(self, userid, password):
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3215 ''' Verify the password that the user has supplied
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3216 '''
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3217 # look up some unique LDAP information about the user
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3218 username = self.db.user.get(self.userid, 'username')
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3219 # now verify the password supplied against the LDAP store
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3220
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3221
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3222 Enabling display of either message summaries or the entire messages
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3223 -------------------------------------------------------------------
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3224
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3225 This is pretty simple - all we need to do is copy the code from the
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3226 example `displaying only message summaries in the issue display`_ into
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3227 our template alongside the summary display, and then introduce a switch
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3228 that shows either one or the other. We'll use a new form variable,
1679
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3229 ``@whole_messages`` to achieve this::
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3230
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3231 <table class="messages" tal:condition="context/messages">
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3232 <tal:block tal:condition="not:request/form/@whole_messages/value | python:0">
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3233 <tr><th colspan="3" class="header">Messages</th>
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3234 <th colspan="2" class="header">
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3235 <a href="?@whole_messages=yes">show entire messages</a>
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3236 </th>
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3237 </tr>
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3238 <tr tal:repeat="msg context/messages">
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3239 <td><a tal:attributes="href string:msg${msg/id}"
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3240 tal:content="string:msg${msg/id}"></a></td>
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3241 <td tal:content="msg/author">author</td>
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3242 <td class="date" tal:content="msg/date/pretty">date</td>
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3243 <td tal:content="msg/summary">summary</td>
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3244 <td>
1679
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3245 <a tal:attributes="href string:?@remove@messages=${msg/id}&@action=edit">remove</a>
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3246 </td>
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3247 </tr>
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3248 </tal:block>
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3249
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3250 <tal:block tal:condition="request/form/@whole_messages/value | python:0">
1674
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3251 <tr><th colspan="2" class="header">Messages</th>
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3252 <th class="header">
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3253 <a href="?@whole_messages=">show only summaries</a>
1674
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3254 </th>
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3255 </tr>
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3256 <tal:block tal:repeat="msg context/messages">
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3257 <tr>
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3258 <th tal:content="msg/author">author</th>
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3259 <th class="date" tal:content="msg/date/pretty">date</th>
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3260 <th style="text-align: right">
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3261 (<a tal:attributes="href string:?@remove@messages=${msg/id}&@action=edit">remove</a>)
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3262 </th>
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3263 </tr>
1674
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3264 <tr><td colspan="3" tal:content="msg/content"></td></tr>
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3265 </tal:block>
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3266 </tal:block>
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3267 </table>
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3268
1262
a66dd1573ebd new example
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3269
1559
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3270 Blocking issues that depend on other issues
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3271 -------------------------------------------
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3272
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3273 We needed the ability to mark certain issues as "blockers" - that is,
1674
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3274 they can't be resolved until another issue (the blocker) they rely on is
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3275 resolved. To achieve this:
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3276
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3277 1. Create a new property on the issue Class,
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3278 ``blockers=Multilink("issue")``. Edit your tracker's dbinit.py file.
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3279 Where the "issue" class is defined, something like::
1559
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3280
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3281 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue",
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3282 assignedto=Link("user"), topic=Multilink("keyword"),
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3283 priority=Link("priority"), status=Link("status"))
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3284
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3285 add the blockers entry like so::
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3286
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3287 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue",
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3288 blockers=Multilink("issue"),
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3289 assignedto=Link("user"), topic=Multilink("keyword"),
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3290 priority=Link("priority"), status=Link("status"))
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3291
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3292 2. Add the new "blockers" property to the issue.item edit page, using
1560
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3293 something like::
1559
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3294
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3295 <th>Waiting On</th>
1559
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3296 <td>
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3297 <span tal:replace="structure python:context.blockers.field(showid=1,
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3298 size=20)" />
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3299 <span tal:replace="structure python:db.issue.classhelp('id,title')" />
1674
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3300 <span tal:condition="context/blockers"
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3301 tal:repeat="blk context/blockers">
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3302 <br>View: <a tal:attributes="href string:issue${blk/id}"
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3303 tal:content="blk/id"></a>
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3304 </span>
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3305
1674
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3306 You'll need to fiddle with your item page layout to find an
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3307 appropriate place to put it - I'll leave that fun part up to you.
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3308 Just make sure it appears in the first table, possibly somewhere near
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3309 the "superseders" field.
1559
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3310
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3311 3. Create a new detector module (attached) which enforces the rules:
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3312
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3313 - issues may not be resolved if they have blockers
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3314 - when a blocker is resolved, it's removed from issues it blocks
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3315
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3316 The contents of the detector should be something like this::
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3317
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3318 def blockresolution(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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3319 ''' If the issue has blockers, don't allow it to be resolved.
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3320 '''
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3321 if nodeid is None:
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3322 blockers = []
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3323 else:
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3324 blockers = cl.get(nodeid, 'blockers')
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3325 blockers = newvalues.get('blockers', blockers)
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3326
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3327 # don't do anything if there's no blockers or the status hasn't
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3328 # changed
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3329 if not blockers or not newvalues.has_key('status'):
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3330 return
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3331
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3332 # get the resolved state ID
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3333 resolved_id = db.status.lookup('resolved')
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3334
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3335 # format the info
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3336 u = db.config.TRACKER_WEB
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3337 s = ', '.join(['<a href="%sissue%s">%s</a>'%(
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3338 u,id,id) for id in blockers])
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3339 if len(blockers) == 1:
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3340 s = 'issue %s is'%s
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3341 else:
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3342 s = 'issues %s are'%s
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3343
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3344 # ok, see if we're trying to resolve
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3345 if newvalues['status'] == resolved_id:
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3346 raise ValueError, "This issue can't be resolved until %s resolved."%s
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3347
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3348 def resolveblockers(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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3349 ''' When we resolve an issue that's a blocker, remove it from the
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3350 blockers list of the issue(s) it blocks.
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3351 '''
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3352 if not newvalues.has_key('status'):
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3353 return
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3354
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3355 # get the resolved state ID
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3356 resolved_id = db.status.lookup('resolved')
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3357
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3358 # interesting?
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3359 if newvalues['status'] != resolved_id:
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parents: 1522
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3360 return
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parents: 1522
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3361
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3362 # yes - find all the blocked issues, if any, and remove me from
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3363 # their blockers list
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3364 issues = cl.find(blockers=nodeid)
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3365 for issueid in issues:
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3366 blockers = cl.get(issueid, 'blockers')
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parents: 1522
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3367 if nodeid in blockers:
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parents: 1522
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3368 blockers.remove(nodeid)
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
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3369 cl.set(issueid, blockers=blockers)
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parents: 1522
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3370
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parents: 1522
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3371
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parents: 1522
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3372 def init(db):
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3373 # might, in an obscure situation, happen in a create
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3374 db.issue.audit('create', blockresolution)
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parents: 1522
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3375 db.issue.audit('set', blockresolution)
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parents: 1522
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3376
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3377 # can only happen on a set
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parents: 1522
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3378 db.issue.react('set', resolveblockers)
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3379
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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3380 Put the above code in a file called "blockers.py" in your tracker's
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3381 "detectors" directory.
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3382
1674
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diff changeset
3383 4. Finally, and this is an optional step, modify the tracker web page
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3384 URLs so they filter out issues with any blockers. You do this by
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3385 adding an additional filter on "blockers" for the value "-1". For
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3386 example, the existing "Show All" link in the "page" template (in the
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3387 tracker's "html" directory) looks like this::
1559
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diff changeset
3388
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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diff changeset
3389 <a href="issue?:sort=-activity&:group=priority&:filter=status&:columns=id,activity,title,creator,assignedto,status&status=-1,1,2,3,4,5,6,7">Show All</a><br>
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3390
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3391 modify it to add the "blockers" info to the URL (note, both the
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3392 ":filter" *and* "blockers" values must be specified)::
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3393
1568
d181aff91b40 *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
3394 <a href="issue?:sort=-activity&:group=priority&:filter=status,blockers&blockers=-1&:columns=id,activity,title,creator,assignedto,status&status=-1,1,2,3,4,5,6,7">Show All</a><br>
1559
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3395
1674
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diff changeset
3396 That's it. You should now be able to set blockers on your issues. Note
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3397 that if you want to know whether an issue has any other issues dependent
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3398 on it (i.e. it's in their blockers list) you can look at the journal
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3399 history at the bottom of the issue page - look for a "link" event to
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3400 another issue's "blockers" property.
1559
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3401
1808
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3402 Add users to the nosy list based on the topic
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3403 ---------------------------------------------
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3404
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3405 We need the ability to automatically add users to the nosy list based
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3406 on the occurence of a topic. Every user should be allowed to edit his
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3407 own list of topics for which he wants to be added to the nosy list.
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3408
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3409 Below will be showed that such a change can be performed with only
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3410 minimal understanding of the roundup system, but with clever use
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3411 of Copy and Paste.
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3412
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3413 This requires three changes to the tracker: a change in the database to
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3414 allow per-user recording of the lists of topics for which he wants to
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3415 be put on the nosy list, a change in the user view allowing to edit
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3416 this list of topics, and addition of an auditor which updates the nosy
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3417 list when a topic is set.
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3418
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3419 Adding the nosy topic list
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3420 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3421
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3422 The change in the database to make is that for any user there should be
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3423 a list of topics for which he wants to be put on the nosy list. Adding
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3424 a ``Multilink`` of ``keyword`` seem to fullfill this (note that within
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3425 the code topics are called ``keywords``.) As such, all what has to be
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3426 done is to add a new field to the definition of ``user`` within the
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3427 file ``dbinit.py``. We will call this new field ``nosy_keywords``, and
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3428 the updated definition of user will be::
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3429
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3430 user = Class(db, "user",
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3431 username=String(), password=Password(),
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3432 address=String(), realname=String(),
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3433 phone=String(), organisation=String(),
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3434 alternate_addresses=String(),
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3435 queries=Multilink('query'), roles=String(),
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3436 timezone=String(),
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3437 nosy_keywords=Multilink('keyword'))
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3438
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3439 Changing the user view to allow changing the nosy topic list
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3440 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3441
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3442 We want any user to be able to change the list of topics for which
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3443 he will by default be added to the nosy list. We choose to add this
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3444 to the user view, as is generated by the file ``html/user.item.html``.
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3445 We easily can
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3446 see that the topic field in the issue view has very similar editting
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3447 requirements as our nosy topics, both being a list of topics. As
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3448 such, we search for Topics in ``issue.item.html``, and extract the
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3449 associated parts from there. We add this to ``user.item.html`` at the
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3450 bottom of the list of viewed items (i.e. just below the 'Alternate
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3451 E-mail addresses' in the classic template)::
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3452
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3453 <tr>
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3454 <th>Nosy Topics</th>
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3455 <td>
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3456 <span tal:replace="structure context/nosy_keywords/field" />
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3457 <span tal:replace="structure python:db.keyword.classhelp(property='nosy_keywords')" />
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3458 </td>
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3459 </tr>
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3460
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3461
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3462 Addition of an auditor to update the nosy list
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3463 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3464
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3465 The more difficult part is the addition of the logic to actually
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3466 at the users to the nosy list when it is required.
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3467 The choice is made to perform this action when the topics on an
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3468 item are set, including when an item is created.
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3469 Here we choose to start out with a copy of the
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parents: 1800
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3470 ``detectors/nosyreaction.py`` detector, which we copy to the file
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parents: 1800
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3471 ``detectors/nosy_keyword_reaction.py``.
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parents: 1800
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3472 This looks like a good start as it also adds users
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parents: 1800
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3473 to the nosy list. A look through the code reveals that the
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parents: 1800
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3474 ``nosyreaction`` function actually is sending the e-mail, which
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3475 we do not need. As such, we can change the init function to::
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3476
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3477 def init(db):
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3478 db.issue.audit('create', update_kw_nosy)
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parents: 1800
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3479 db.issue.audit('set', update_kw_nosy)
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3480
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3481 After that we rename the ``updatenosy`` function to ``update_kw_nosy``.
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diff changeset
3482 The first two blocks of code in that function relate to settings
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3483 ``current`` to a combination of the old and new nosy lists. This
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diff changeset
3484 functionality is left in the new auditor. The following block of
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3485 code, which in ``updatenosy`` handled adding the assignedto user(s)
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parents: 1800
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3486 to the nosy list, should be replaced by a block of code to add the
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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parents: 1800
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3487 interested users to the nosy list. We choose here to loop over all
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3488 new topics, than loop over all users,
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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parents: 1800
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3489 and assign the user to the nosy list when the topic in the user's
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3490 nosy_keywords. The next part in ``updatenosy``, adding the author
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parents: 1800
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3491 and/or recipients of a message to the nosy list, obviously is not
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3492 relevant here and thus is deleted from the new auditor. The last
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3493 part, copying the new nosy list to newvalues, does not have to be changed.
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3494 This brings the following function::
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3495
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3496 def update_kw_nosy(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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3497 '''Update the nosy list for changes to the topics
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3498 '''
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3499 # nodeid will be None if this is a new node
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parents: 1800
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3500 current = {}
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3501 if nodeid is None:
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3502 ok = ('new', 'yes')
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parents: 1800
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3503 else:
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diff changeset
3504 ok = ('yes',)
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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diff changeset
3505 # old node, get the current values from the node if they haven't
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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parents: 1800
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3506 # changed
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3507 if not newvalues.has_key('nosy'):
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diff changeset
3508 nosy = cl.get(nodeid, 'nosy')
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3509 for value in nosy:
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3510 if not current.has_key(value):
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3511 current[value] = 1
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3512
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3513 # if the nosy list changed in this transaction, init from the new value
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diff changeset
3514 if newvalues.has_key('nosy'):
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3515 nosy = newvalues.get('nosy', [])
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parents: 1800
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3516 for value in nosy:
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3517 if not db.hasnode('user', value):
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3518 continue
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3519 if not current.has_key(value):
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3520 current[value] = 1
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3521
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diff changeset
3522 # add users with topic in nosy_keywords to the nosy list
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parents: 1800
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3523 if newvalues.has_key('topic') and newvalues['topic'] is not None:
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3524 topic_ids = newvalues['topic']
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parents: 1800
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3525 for topic in topic_ids:
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3526 # loop over all users,
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3527 # and assign user to nosy when topic in nosy_keywords
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3528 for user_id in db.user.list():
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3529 nosy_kw = db.user.get(user_id, "nosy_keywords")
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3530 found = 0
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3531 for kw in nosy_kw:
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3532 if kw == topic:
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3533 found = 1
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3534 if found:
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3535 current[user_id] = 1
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3536
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3537 # that's it, save off the new nosy list
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3538 newvalues['nosy'] = current.keys()
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3539
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3540 and these two function are the only ones needed in the file.
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3541
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3542 TODO: update this example to use the find() Class method.
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3543
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3544 Caveats
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3545 ~~~~~~~
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3546
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3547 A few problems with the design here can be noted:
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3548
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3549 Multiple additions
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3550 When a user, after automatic selection, is manually removed
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3551 from the nosy list, he again is added to the nosy list when the
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3552 topic list of the issue is updated. A better design might be
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3553 to only check which topics are new compared to the old list
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3554 of topics, and only add users when they have indicated
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3555 interest on a new topic.
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3556
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3557 The code could also be changed to only trigger on the create() event,
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3558 rather than also on the set() event, thus only setting the nosy list
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3559 when the issue is created.
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3560
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3561 Scalability
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3562 In the auditor there is a loop over all users. For a site with
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3563 only few users this will pose no serious problem, however, with
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3564 many users this will be a serious performance bottleneck.
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3565 A way out will be to link from the topics to the users which
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3566 selected these topics a nosy topics. This will eliminate the
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3567 loop over all users.
1559
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3568
1816
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parents: 1808
diff changeset
3569
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parents: 1808
diff changeset
3570 Adding action links to the index page
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parents: 1808
diff changeset
3571 -------------------------------------
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parents: 1808
diff changeset
3572
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parents: 1808
diff changeset
3573 Add a column to the item.index.html template.
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parents: 1808
diff changeset
3574
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parents: 1808
diff changeset
3575 Resolving the issue::
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parents: 1808
diff changeset
3576
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parents: 1808
diff changeset
3577 <a tal:attributes="href
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parents: 1808
diff changeset
3578 string:issue${i/id}?:status=resolved&:action=edit">resolve</a>
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parents: 1808
diff changeset
3579
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parents: 1808
diff changeset
3580 "Take" the issue::
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parents: 1808
diff changeset
3581
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parents: 1808
diff changeset
3582 <a tal:attributes="href
1817
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parents: 1816
diff changeset
3583 string:issue${i/id}?:assignedto=${request/user/id}&:action=edit">take</a>
1816
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parents: 1808
diff changeset
3584
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parents: 1808
diff changeset
3585 ... and so on
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parents: 1808
diff changeset
3586
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parents: 1096
diff changeset
3587 -------------------
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
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parents:
diff changeset
3588
686
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parents: 684
diff changeset
3589 Back to `Table of Contents`_
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parents: 684
diff changeset
3590
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parents: 684
diff changeset
3591 .. _`Table of Contents`: index.html
1244
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parents: 1236
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3592 .. _`design documentation`: design.html
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parents: 1236
diff changeset
3593

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