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1 ===================
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2 Customising Roundup
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3 ===================
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5 :Version: $Revision: 1.156 $
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7 .. This document borrows from the ZopeBook section on ZPT. The original is at:
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8 http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Books/ZopeBook/current/ZPT.stx
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10 .. contents::
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11 :depth: 1
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13 What You Can Do
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14 ===============
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16 Before you get too far, it's probably worth having a quick read of the Roundup
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17 `design documentation`_.
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19 Customisation of Roundup can take one of six forms:
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21 1. `tracker configuration`_ file changes
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22 2. database, or `tracker schema`_ changes
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23 3. "definition" class `database content`_ changes
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24 4. behavioural changes, through detectors_
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25 5. `security / access controls`_
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26 6. change the `web interface`_
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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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34 Trackers in a Nutshell
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35 ======================
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37 Trackers have the following structure:
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39 =================== ========================================================
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40 Tracker File Description
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42 config.py Holds the basic `tracker configuration`_
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43 dbinit.py Holds the `tracker schema`_
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44 interfaces.py Defines the Web and E-Mail interfaces for the tracker
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45 select_db.py Selects the database back-end for the tracker
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46 db/ Holds the tracker's database
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47 db/files/ Holds the tracker's upload files and messages
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48 detectors/ Auditors and reactors for this tracker
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49 html/ Web interface templates, images and style sheets
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52 Tracker Configuration
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55 The ``config.ini`` 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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58 The following is taken from the `Python Library Reference`__ (May 20, 2004)
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59 section "ConfigParser -- Configuration file parser":
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61 The configuration file consists of sections, led by a "[section]" header
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68 For example::
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71 foodir = %(dir)s/whatever
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77 __ http://docs.python.org/lib/module-ConfigParser.html
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79 Configuration variables may be referred to in lower or upper case. In code,
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81 name, so "domain" in the section "mail" becomes MAIL_DOMAIN. The
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82 configuration variables available are:
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84 Section **main**
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85 database -- ``db``
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86 Database directory path. The path may be either absolute or relative
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91 or relative to the directory containig this config file.
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93 admin_email -- ``roundup-admin``
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94 Email address that roundup will complain to if it runs into trouble. If
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98 dispatcher_email -- ``roundup-admin``
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99 The 'dispatcher' is a role that can get notified of new items to the
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104 email_from_tag -- default *blank*
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105 Additional text to include in the "name" part of the From: address used
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106 in nosy messages. If the sending user is "Foo Bar", the From: line
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109 ``"Foo Bar EMAIL_FROM_TAG" <issue_tracker@tracker.example>``
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111 new_web_user_roles -- ``User``
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112 Roles that a user gets when they register with Web User Interface.
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113 This is a comma-separated list of role names (e.g. ``Admin,User``).
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115 new_email_user_roles -- ``User``
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116 Roles that a user gets when they register with Email Gateway.
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117 This is a comma-separated string of role names (e.g. ``Admin,User``).
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119 error_messages_to -- ``user``
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120 Send error message emails to the ``dispatcher``, ``user``, or ``both``?
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121 The dispatcher is configured using the DISPATCHER_EMAIL setting.
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122 Allowed values: ``dispatcher``, ``user``, or ``both``
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124 html_version -- ``html4``
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125 HTML version to generate. The templates are ``html4`` by default.
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126 If you wish to make them xhtml, then you'll need to change this
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127 var to ``xhtml`` too so all auto-generated HTML is compliant.
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128 Allowed values: ``html4``, ``xhtml``
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130 timezone -- ``0``
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131 Numeric timezone offset used when users do not choose their own
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132 in their settings.
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134 instant_registration -- ``yes``
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135 Register new users instantly, or require confirmation via
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136 email?
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137 Allowed values: ``yes``, ``no``
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139 Section **tracker**
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140 name -- ``Roundup issue tracker``
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141 A descriptive name for your roundup instance.
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143 web -- ``http://host.example/demo/``
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144 The web address that the tracker is viewable at.
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145 This will be included in information sent to users of the tracker.
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146 The URL MUST include the cgi-bin part or anything else
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147 that is required to get to the home page of the tracker.
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148 You MUST include a trailing '/' in the URL.
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150 email -- ``issue_tracker``
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151 Email address that mail to roundup should go to.
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153 Section **rdbms**
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154 Settings in this section are used by Postgresql and MySQL backends only
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157 Name of the database to use.
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159 host -- ``localhost``
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160 Database server host.
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168 Database user name that Roundup should use.
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171 Database user password.
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173 Section **logging**
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174 config -- default *blank*
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175 Path to configuration file for standard Python logging module. If this
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177 options 'filename' and 'level' in this section are ignored. The path may
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181 Log file name for minimal logging facility built into Roundup. If no file
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182 name specified, log messages are written on stderr. If above 'config'
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183 option is set, this option has no effect. The path may be either absolute
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186 level -- ``ERROR``
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187 Minimal severity level of messages written to log file. If above 'config'
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188 option is set, this option has no effect.
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189 Allowed values: ``DEBUG``, ``INFO``, ``WARNING``, ``ERROR``
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191 Section **mail**
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192 Outgoing email options. Used for nosy messages, password reset and
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193 registration approval requests.
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195 domain -- ``localhost``
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196 Domain name used for email addresses.
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199 SMTP mail host that roundup will use to send mail
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202 SMTP login name. Set this if your mail host requires authenticated access.
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203 If username is not empty, password (below) MUST be set!
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205 password -- default *blank*
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206 SMTP login password.
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207 Set this if your mail host requires authenticated access.
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209 tls -- ``no``
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212 Allowed values: ``yes``, ``no``
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214 tls_keyfile -- default *blank*
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216 file that contains your private key. The path may be either absolute or
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219 tls_certfile -- default *blank*
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220 If TLS is used, you may set this option to the name of a PEM formatted
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224 charset -- utf-8
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225 Character set to encode email headers with. We use utf-8 by default, as
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226 it's the most flexible. Some mail readers (eg. Eudora) can't cope with
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227 that, so you might need to specify a more limited character set
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228 (eg. iso-8859-1).
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230 debug -- default *blank*
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232 to this file *instead* of sending them. This option has the same effect
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233 as environment variable SENDMAILDEBUG. Environment variable takes
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234 precedence. The path may be either absolute or relative to the directory
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237 Section **mailgw**
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238 Roundup Mail Gateway options
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240 keep_quoted_text -- ``yes``
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241 Keep email citations when accepting messages. Setting this to ``no`` strips
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242 out "quoted" text from the message. Signatures are also stripped.
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243 Allowed values: ``yes``, ``no``
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245 leave_body_unchanged -- ``no``
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246 Preserve the email body as is - that is, keep the citations *and*
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247 signatures.
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248 Allowed values: ``yes``, ``no``
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250 default_class -- ``issue``
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251 Default class to use in the mailgw if one isn't supplied in email subjects.
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252 To disable, leave the value blank.
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254 Section **nosy**
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255 Nosy messages sending
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257 messages_to_author -- ``no``
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258 Send nosy messages to the author of the message.
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259 Allowed values: ``yes``, ``no``, ``new``
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261 signature_position -- ``bottom``
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262 Where to place the email signature.
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263 Allowed values: ``top``, ``bottom``, ``none``
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265 add_author -- ``new``
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266 Does the author of a message get placed on the nosy list automatically?
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267 If ``new`` is used, then the author will only be added when a message
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268 creates a new issue. If ``yes``, then the author will be added on
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269 followups too. If ``no``, they're never added to the nosy.
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270 Allowed values: ``yes``, ``no``, ``new``
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272 add_recipients -- ``new``
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273 Do the recipients (``To:``, ``Cc:``) of a message get placed on the nosy
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274 list? If ``new`` is used, then the recipients will only be added when a
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275 message creates a new issue. If ``yes``, then the recipients will be added
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276 on followups too. If ``no``, they're never added to the nosy.
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277 Allowed values: ``yes``, ``no``, ``new``
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279 You may generate a new default config file using the ``roundup-admin
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280 genconfig`` command.
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283 Tracker Schema
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284 ==============
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286 Note: if you modify the schema, you'll most likely need to edit the
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288 your changes.
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290 A tracker schema defines what data is stored in the tracker's database.
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291 Schemas are defined using Python code in the ``dbinit.py`` module of your
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292 tracker.
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294 The ``dbinit.py`` module
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295 ------------------------
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297 The ``dbinit.py`` module contains two functions:
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299 **open**
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300 This function defines what your tracker looks like on the inside, the
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301 **schema** of the tracker. It defines the **Classes** and **properties**
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302 on each class. It also defines the **security** for those Classes. The
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303 next few sections describe how schemas work and what you can do with
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304 them.
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305 **init**
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306 This function is responsible for setting up the initial state of your
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307 tracker. It's called exactly once - but the ``roundup-admin initialise``
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308 command. See the start of the section on `database content`_ for more
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309 info about how this works.
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312 The "classic" schema
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316 of ``'setkey'``)::
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318 pri = Class(db, "priority", name=String(), order=String())
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319 pri.setkey("name")
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321 stat = Class(db, "status", name=String(), order=String())
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322 stat.setkey("name")
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324 keyword = Class(db, "keyword", name=String())
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325 keyword.setkey("name")
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327 user = Class(db, "user", username=String(), organisation=String(),
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328 password=String(), address=String(), realname=String(),
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329 phone=String())
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330 user.setkey("username")
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331
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332 msg = FileClass(db, "msg", author=Link("user"), summary=String(),
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333 date=Date(), recipients=Multilink("user"),
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334 files=Multilink("file"))
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336 file = FileClass(db, "file", name=String(), type=String())
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338 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue", topic=Multilink("keyword"),
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339 status=Link("status"), assignedto=Link("user"),
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340 priority=Link("priority"))
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341 issue.setkey('title')
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344 What you can't do to the schema
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345 -------------------------------
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347 You must never:
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348
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349 **Remove the users class**
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350 This class is the only *required* class in Roundup.
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351
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352 **Remove the "username", "address", "password" or "realname" user properties**
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353 Various parts of Roundup require these properties. Don't remove them.
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355 **Change the type of a property**
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356 Property types must *never* be changed - the database simply doesn't take
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357 this kind of action into account. Note that you can't just remove a
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358 property and re-add it as a new type either. If you wanted to make the
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359 assignedto property a Multilink, you'd need to create a new property
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360 assignedto_list and remove the old assignedto property.
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363 What you can do to the schema
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364 -----------------------------
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365
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366 Your schema may be changed at any time before or after the tracker has been
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367 initialised (or used). You may:
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368
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369 **Add new properties to classes, or add whole new classes**
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370 This is painless and easy to do - there are generally no repurcussions
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371 from adding new information to a tracker's schema.
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372
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373 **Remove properties**
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374 Removing properties is a little more tricky - you need to make sure that
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375 the property is no longer used in the `web interface`_ *or* by the
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376 detectors_.
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380 Classes and Properties - creating a new information store
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381 ---------------------------------------------------------
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382
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383 In the tracker above, we've defined 7 classes of information:
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385 priority
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386 Defines the possible levels of urgency for issues.
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388 status
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389 Defines the possible states of processing the issue may be in.
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391 keyword
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392 Initially empty, will hold keywords useful for searching issues.
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394 user
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395 Initially holding the "admin" user, will eventually have an entry
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396 for all users using roundup.
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398 msg
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399 Initially empty, will hold all e-mail messages sent to or
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400 generated by roundup.
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402 file
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403 Initially empty, will hold all files attached to issues.
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405 issue
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406 Initially empty, this is where the issue information is stored.
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408 We define the "priority" and "status" classes to allow two things:
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409 reduction in the amount of information stored on the issue and more
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410 powerful, accurate searching of issues by priority and status. By only
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411 requiring a link on the issue (which is stored as a single number) we
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412 reduce the chance that someone mis-types a priority or status - or
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413 simply makes a new one up.
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416 Class and Items
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417 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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419 A Class defines a particular class (or type) of data that will be stored
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420 in the database. A class comprises one or more properties, which gives
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421 the information about the class items.
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422
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423 The actual data entered into the database, using ``class.create()``, are
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424 called items. They have a special immutable property called ``'id'``. We
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425 sometimes refer to this as the *itemid*.
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428 Properties
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429 ~~~~~~~~~~
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431 A Class is comprised of one or more properties of the following types:
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433 * String properties are for storing arbitrary-length strings.
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434 * Password properties are for storing encoded arbitrary-length strings.
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435 The default encoding is defined on the ``roundup.password.Password``
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436 class.
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437 * Date properties store date-and-time stamps. Their values are Timestamp
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438 objects.
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439 * Number properties store numeric values.
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440 * Boolean properties store on/off, yes/no, true/false values.
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441 * A Link property refers to a single other item selected from a
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442 specified class. The class is part of the property; the value is an
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443 integer, the id of the chosen item.
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444 * A Multilink property refers to possibly many items in a specified
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445 class. The value is a list of integers.
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448 FileClass
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449 ~~~~~~~~~
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451 FileClasses save their "content" attribute off in a separate file from
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452 the rest of the database. This reduces the number of large entries in
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453 the database, which generally makes databases more efficient, and also
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454 allows us to use command-line tools to operate on the files. They are
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455 stored in the files sub-directory of the ``'db'`` directory in your
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456 tracker.
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459 IssueClass
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460 ~~~~~~~~~~
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462 IssueClasses automatically include the "messages", "files", "nosy", and
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463 "superseder" properties.
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465 The messages and files properties list the links to the messages and
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466 files related to the issue. The nosy property is a list of links to
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467 users who wish to be informed of changes to the issue - they get "CC'ed"
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468 e-mails when messages are sent to or generated by the issue. The nosy
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469 reactor (in the ``'detectors'`` directory) handles this action. The
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470 superseder link indicates an issue which has superseded this one.
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471
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472 They also have the dynamically generated "creation", "activity" and
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473 "creator" properties.
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474
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475 The value of the "creation" property is the date when an item was
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476 created, and the value of the "activity" property is the date when any
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477 property on the item was last edited (equivalently, these are the dates
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478 on the first and last records in the item's journal). The "creator"
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479 property holds a link to the user that created the issue.
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482 setkey(property)
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483 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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485 Select a String property of the class to be the key property. The key
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486 property must be unique, and allows references to the items in the class
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487 by the content of the key property. That is, we can refer to users by
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488 their username: for example, let's say that there's an issue in roundup,
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489 issue 23. There's also a user, richard, who happens to be user 2. To
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490 assign an issue to him, we could do either of::
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492 roundup-admin set issue23 assignedto=2
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494 or::
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496 roundup-admin set issue23 assignedto=richard
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498 Note, the same thing can be done in the web and e-mail interfaces.
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499
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500 If a class does not have an "order" property, the key is also used to
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501 sort instances of the class when it is rendered in the user interface.
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502 (If a class has no "order" property, sorting is by the labelproperty of
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503 the class. This is computed, in order of precedence, as the key, the
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504 "name", the "title", or the first property alphabetically.)
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507 create(information)
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508 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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510 Create an item in the database. This is generally used to create items
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511 in the "definitional" classes like "priority" and "status".
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514 A note about ordering
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515 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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516
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517 When we sort items in the hyperdb, we use one of a number of methods,
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518 depending on the properties being sorted on:
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520 1. If it's a String, Number, Date or Interval property, we just sort the
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521 scalar value of the property. Strings are sorted case-sensitively.
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522 2. If it's a Link property, we sort by either the linked item's "order"
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523 property (if it has one) or the linked item's "id".
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524 3. Mulitlinks sort similar to #2, but we start with the first Multilink
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525 list item, and if they're the same, we sort by the second item, and
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526 so on.
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527
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528 Note that if an "order" property is defined on a Class that is used for
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529 sorting, all items of that Class *must* have a value against the "order"
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530 property, or sorting will result in random ordering.
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531
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532
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533 Examples of adding to your schema
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534 ---------------------------------
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535
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536 TODO
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537
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538
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539 Detectors - adding behaviour to your tracker
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540 ============================================
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541 .. _detectors:
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542
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543 Detectors are initialised every time you open your tracker database, so
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544 you're free to add and remove them any time, even after the database is
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545 initialised via the "roundup-admin initialise" command.
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546
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547 The detectors in your tracker fire *before* (**auditors**) and *after*
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548 (**reactors**) changes to the contents of your database. They are Python
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549 modules that sit in your tracker's ``detectors`` directory. You will
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550 have some installed by default - have a look. You can write new
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551 detectors or modify the existing ones. The existing detectors installed
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552 for you are:
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553
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554 **nosyreaction.py**
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555 This provides the automatic nosy list maintenance and email sending.
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556 The nosy reactor (``nosyreaction``) fires when new messages are added
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557 to issues. The nosy auditor (``updatenosy``) fires when issues are
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558 changed, and figures out what changes need to be made to the nosy list
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559 (such as adding new authors, etc.)
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560 **statusauditor.py**
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561 This provides the ``chatty`` auditor which changes the issue status
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562 from ``unread`` or ``closed`` to ``chatting`` if new messages appear.
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563 It also provides the ``presetunread`` auditor which pre-sets the
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564 status to ``unread`` on new items if the status isn't explicitly
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565 defined.
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566 **messagesummary.py**
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567 Generates the ``summary`` property for new messages based on the message
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568 content.
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569 **userauditor.py**
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570 Verifies the content of some of the user fields (email addresses and
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571 roles lists).
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572
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573 If you don't want this default behaviour, you're completely free to change
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574 or remove these detectors.
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576 See the detectors section in the `design document`__ for details of the
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577 interface for detectors.
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578
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579 __ design.html
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581
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582 Detector API
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583 ------------
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584
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585 Auditors are called with the arguments::
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587 audit(db, cl, itemid, newdata)
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589 where ``db`` is the database, ``cl`` is an instance of Class or
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590 IssueClass within the database, and ``newdata`` is a dictionary mapping
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591 property names to values.
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593 For a ``create()`` operation, the ``itemid`` argument is None and
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594 newdata contains all of the initial property values with which the item
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597 For a ``set()`` operation, newdata contains only the names and values of
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598 properties that are about to be changed.
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600 For a ``retire()`` or ``restore()`` operation, newdata is None.
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602 Reactors are called with the arguments::
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604 react(db, cl, itemid, olddata)
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606 where ``db`` is the database, ``cl`` is an instance of Class or
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607 IssueClass within the database, and ``olddata`` is a dictionary mapping
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608 property names to values.
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610 For a ``create()`` operation, the ``itemid`` argument is the id of the
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611 newly-created item and ``olddata`` is None.
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613 For a ``set()`` operation, ``olddata`` contains the names and previous
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614 values of properties that were changed.
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615
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616 For a ``retire()`` or ``restore()`` operation, ``itemid`` is the id of
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617 the retired or restored item and ``olddata`` is None.
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619
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620 Additional Detectors Ready For Use
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622
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623 Sample additional detectors that have been found useful will appear in
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624 the ``'detectors'`` directory of the Roundup distribution. If you want
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625 to use one, copy it to the ``'detectors'`` of your tracker instance:
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626
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627 **newissuecopy.py**
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628 This detector sends an email to a team address whenever a new issue is
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629 created. The address is hard-coded into the detector, so edit it
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630 before you use it (look for the text 'team@team.host') or you'll get
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631 email errors!
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632 **creator_resolution.py**
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633 Catch attempts to set the status to "resolved" - if the assignedto
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634 user isn't the creator, then set the status to "confirm-done". Note that
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635 "classic" Roundup doesn't have that status, so you'll have to add it. If
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636 you don't want to though, it'll just use "in-progress" instead.
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637 **email_auditor.py**
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638 If a file added to an issue is of type message/rfc822, we tack on the
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639 extension .eml.
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640 The reason for this is that Microsoft Internet Explorer will not open
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641 things with a .eml attachment, as they deem it 'unsafe'. Worse yet,
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642 they'll just give you an incomprehensible error message. For more
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643 information, see the detector code - it has a length explanation.
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645
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646 Auditor or Reactor?
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647 -------------------
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648
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649 Generally speaking, the following rules should be observed:
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650
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651 **Auditors**
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652 Are used for `vetoing creation of or changes to items`_. They might
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653 also make automatic changes to item properties.
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654 **Reactors**
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655 Detect changes in the database and react accordingly. They should avoid
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656 making changes to the database where possible, as this could create
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657 detector loops.
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658
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659
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660 Vetoing creation of or changes to items
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661 ---------------------------------------
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662
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663 Auditors may raise the ``Reject`` exception to prevent the creation of
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664 or changes to items in the database. The mail gateway, for example, will
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665 not attach files or messages to issues when the creation of those files or
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666 messages are prevented through the ``Reject`` exception. It'll also not create
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667 users if that creation is ``Reject``'ed too.
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668
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669 To use, simply add at the top of your auditor::
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670
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671 from roundup.exceptions import Reject
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672
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673 And then when your rejection criteria have been detected, simply::
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674
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675 raise Reject
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677
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678 Generating email from Roundup
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679 -----------------------------
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680
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681 The module ``roundup.mailer`` contains most of the nuts-n-bolts required
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682 to generate email messages from Roundup.
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683
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684 In addition, the ``IssueClass`` methods ``nosymessage()`` and
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685 ``send_message()`` are used to generate nosy messages, and may generate
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686 messages which only consist of a change note (ie. the message id parameter
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687 is not required).
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688
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689
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690 Database Content
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691 ================
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692
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693 Note: if you modify the content of definitional classes, you'll most
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694 likely need to edit the tracker `detectors`_ to reflect your
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695 changes.
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696
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697 Customisation of the special "definitional" classes (eg. status,
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698 priority, resolution, ...) may be done either before or after the
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699 tracker is initialised. The actual method of doing so is completely
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700 different in each case though, so be careful to use the right one.
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701
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702 **Changing content before tracker initialisation**
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703 Edit the dbinit module in your tracker to alter the items created in
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704 using the ``create()`` methods.
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705
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706 **Changing content after tracker initialisation**
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707 As the "admin" user, click on the "class list" link in the web
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708 interface to bring up a list of all database classes. Click on the
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709 name of the class you wish to change the content of.
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710
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711 You may also use the ``roundup-admin`` interface's create, set and
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712 retire methods to add, alter or remove items from the classes in
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713 question.
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714
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715 See "`adding a new field to the classic schema`_" for an example that
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716 requires database content changes.
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717
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718
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719 Security / Access Controls
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720 ==========================
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721
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722 A set of Permissions is built into the security module by default:
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723
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724 - Edit (everything)
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725 - View (everything)
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726
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727 Every Class you define in your tracker's schema also gets an Edit and View
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728 Permission of its own.
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729
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730 The default interfaces define:
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731
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732 - Web Registration
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733 - Web Access
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734 - Web Roles
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735 - Email Registration
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736 - Email Access
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737
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738 These are hooked into the default Roles:
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739
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740 - Admin (Edit everything, View everything, Web Roles)
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741 - User (Web Access, Email Access)
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742 - Anonymous (Web Registration, Email Registration)
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743
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744 And finally, the "admin" user gets the "Admin" Role, and the "anonymous"
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745 user gets "Anonymous" assigned when the database is initialised on
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746 installation. The two default schemas then define:
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747
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748 - Edit issue, View issue (both)
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749 - Edit file, View file (both)
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750 - Edit msg, View msg (both)
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751 - Edit support, View support (extended only)
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752
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753 and assign those Permissions to the "User" Role. Put together, these
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754 settings appear in the ``open()`` function of the tracker ``dbinit.py``
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755 (the following is taken from the "minimal" template's ``dbinit.py``)::
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757 #
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758 # SECURITY SETTINGS
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759 #
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760 # and give the regular users access to the web and email interface
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761 p = db.security.getPermission('Web Access')
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762 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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763 p = db.security.getPermission('Email Access')
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764 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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765
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766 # May users view other user information? Comment these lines out
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767 # if you don't want them to
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768 p = db.security.getPermission('View', 'user')
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769 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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772 # Anonymous role. Choices here are:
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773 # - Allow anonymous users to register through the web
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774 p = db.security.getPermission('Web Registration')
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775 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Anonymous', p)
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776 # - Allow anonymous (new) users to register through the email
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777 # gateway
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778 p = db.security.getPermission('Email Registration')
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779 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Anonymous', p)
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781
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782 New User Roles
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784
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785 New users are assigned the Roles defined in the config file as:
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786
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787 - NEW_WEB_USER_ROLES
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788 - NEW_EMAIL_USER_ROLES
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790
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791 Changing Access Controls
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792 ------------------------
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793
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794 You may alter the configuration variables to change the Role that new
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795 web or email users get, for example to not give them access to the web
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796 interface if they register through email.
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797
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798 You may use the ``roundup-admin`` "``security``" command to display the
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799 current Role and Permission configuration in your tracker.
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801
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802 Adding a new Permission
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803 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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804
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805 When adding a new Permission, you will need to:
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806
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807 1. add it to your tracker's dbinit so it is created, using
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808 ``security.addPermission``, for example::
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809
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810 self.security.addPermission(name="View", klass='frozzle',
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811 description="User is allowed to access frozzles")
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812
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813 will set up a new "View" permission on the Class "frozzle".
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814 2. enable it for the Roles that should have it (verify with
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815 "``roundup-admin security``")
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816 3. add it to the relevant HTML interface templates
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817 4. add it to the appropriate xxxPermission methods on in your tracker
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818 interfaces module
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819
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821 Example Scenarios
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822 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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823
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824 **automatic registration of users in the e-mail gateway**
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825 By giving the "anonymous" user the "Email Registration" Role, any
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826 unidentified user will automatically be registered with the tracker
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827 (with no password, so they won't be able to log in through the web
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828 until an admin sets their password). Note: this is the default
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829 behaviour in the tracker templates that ship with Roundup.
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830
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831 **anonymous access through the e-mail gateway**
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832 Give the "anonymous" user the "Email Access" and ("Edit", "issue")
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833 Roles but do not not give them the "Email Registration" Role. This
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834 means that when an unknown user sends email into the tracker, they're
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835 automatically logged in as "anonymous". Since they don't have the
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836 "Email Registration" Role, they won't be automatically registered, but
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837 since "anonymous" has permission to use the gateway, they'll still be
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838 able to submit issues. Note that the Sender information - their email
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839 address - will not be available - they're *anonymous*.
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840
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841 **only developers may be assigned issues**
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842 Create a new Permission called "Fixer" for the "issue" class. Create a
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843 new Role "Developer" which has that Permission, and assign that to the
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844 appropriate users. Filter the list of users available in the assignedto
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845 list to include only those users. Enforce the Permission with an
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846 auditor. See the example
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847 `restricting the list of users that are assignable to a task`_.
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848
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849 **only managers may sign off issues as complete**
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850 Create a new Permission called "Closer" for the "issue" class. Create a
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851 new Role "Manager" which has that Permission, and assign that to the
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852 appropriate users. In your web interface, only display the "resolved"
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853 issue state option when the user has the "Closer" Permissions. Enforce
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854 the Permission with an auditor. This is very similar to the previous
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855 example, except that the web interface check would look like::
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856
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857 <option tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('Closer')"
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858 value="resolved">Resolved</option>
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860 **don't give web access to users who register through email**
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861 Create a new Role called "Email User" which has all the Permissions of
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862 the normal "User" Role minus the "Web Access" Permission. This will
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863 allow users to send in emails to the tracker, but not access the web
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864 interface.
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866 **let some users edit the details of all users**
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867 Create a new Role called "User Admin" which has the Permission for
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868 editing users::
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870 db.security.addRole(name='User Admin', description='Managing users')
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871 p = db.security.getPermission('Edit', 'user')
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872 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User Admin', p)
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874 and assign the Role to the users who need the permission.
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877 Web Interface
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878 =============
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880 .. contents::
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881 :local:
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885 (``ZRoundup`` is broken, until further notice). In all cases, we
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886 determine which tracker is being accessed (the first part of the URL
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887 path inside the scope of the CGI handler) and pass control on to the
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888 tracker ``interfaces.Client`` class - which uses the ``Client`` class
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893
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894 Repercussions of changing the tracker schema
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895 ---------------------------------------------
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897 If you choose to change the `tracker schema`_ you will need to ensure
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898 the web interface knows about it:
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899
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900 1. Index, item and search pages for the relevant classes may need to
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901 have properties added or removed,
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902 2. The "page" template may require links to be changed, as might the
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903 "home" page's content arguments.
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904
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905
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906 How requests are processed
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907 --------------------------
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908
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909 The basic processing of a web request proceeds as follows:
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910
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911 1. figure out who we are, defaulting to the "anonymous" user
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912 2. figure out what the request is for - we call this the "context"
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913 3. handle any requested action (item edit, search, ...)
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914 4. render the template requested by the context, resulting in HTML
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915 output
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916
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917 In some situations, exceptions occur:
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918
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919 - HTTP Redirect (generally raised by an action)
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920 - SendFile (generally raised by ``determine_context``)
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921 here we serve up a FileClass "content" property
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922 - SendStaticFile (generally raised by ``determine_context``)
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923 here we serve up a file from the tracker "html" directory
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924 - Unauthorised (generally raised by an action)
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925 here the action is cancelled, the request is rendered and an error
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926 message is displayed indicating that permission was not granted for
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927 the action to take place
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928 - NotFound (raised wherever it needs to be)
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929 this exception percolates up to the CGI interface that called the
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930 client
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931
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932
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933 Determining web context
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934 -----------------------
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935
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936 To determine the "context" of a request, we look at the URL and the
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937 special request variable ``@template``. The URL path after the tracker
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938 identifier is examined. Typical URL paths look like:
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939
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940 1. ``/tracker/issue``
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941 2. ``/tracker/issue1``
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942 3. ``/tracker/@@file/style.css``
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943 4. ``/cgi-bin/roundup.cgi/tracker/file1``
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944 5. ``/cgi-bin/roundup.cgi/tracker/file1/kitten.png``
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parents: 1003
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945
1089
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parents: 1083
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946 where the "tracker identifier" is "tracker" in the above cases. That means
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947 we're looking at "issue", "issue1", "@@file/style.css", "file1" and
1057
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948 "file1/kitten.png" in the cases above. The path is generally only one
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parents: 1003
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949 entry long - longer paths are handled differently.
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950
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951 a. if there is no path, then we are in the "home" context. See `the "home"
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952 context`_ below for more information about how it may be used.
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953 b. if the path starts with "@@file" (as in example 3,
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954 "/tracker/@@file/style.css"), then the additional path entry,
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955 "style.css" specifies the filename of a static file we're to serve up
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956 from the tracker TEMPLATES (or STATIC_FILES, if configured) directory.
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957 This is usually the tracker's "html" directory. Raises a SendStaticFile
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958 exception.
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959 c. if there is something in the path (as in example 1, "issue"), it
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960 identifies the tracker class we're to display.
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961 d. if the path is an item designator (as in examples 2 and 4, "issue1"
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962 and "file1"), then we're to display a specific item.
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963 e. if the path starts with an item designator and is longer than one
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964 entry (as in example 5, "file1/kitten.png"), then we're assumed to be
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965 handling an item of a ``FileClass``, and the extra path information
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966 gives the filename that the client is going to label the download
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967 with (i.e. "file1/kitten.png" is nicer to download than "file1").
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968 This raises a ``SendFile`` exception.
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969
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970 Both b. and e. stop before we bother to determine the template we're
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971 going to use. That's because they don't actually use templates.
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972
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973 The template used is specified by the ``@template`` CGI variable, which
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974 defaults to:
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975
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976 - only classname suplied: "index"
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977 - full item designator supplied: "item"
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978
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979
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980 The "home" Context
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981 ------------------
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982
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983 The "home" context is special because it allows you to add templated
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984 pages to your tracker that don't rely on a class or item (ie. an issues
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985 list or specific issue).
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986
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987 Let's say you wish to add frames to control the layout of your tracker's
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988 interface. You'd probably have:
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989
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990 - A top-level frameset page. This page probably wouldn't be templated, so
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991 it could be served as a static file (see `serving static content`_)
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992 - A sidebar frame that is templated. Let's call this page
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993 "home.navigation.html" in your tracker's "html" directory. To load that
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994 page up, you use the URL:
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995
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996 <tracker url>/home?@template=navigation
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997
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998
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999 Serving static content
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1000 ----------------------
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1001
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1002 See the previous section `determining web context`_ where it describes
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1003 ``@@file`` paths.
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1004
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1005
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1006 Performing actions in web requests
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1007 ----------------------------------
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1008
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1009 When a user requests a web page, they may optionally also request for an
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1010 action to take place. As described in `how requests are processed`_, the
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1011 action is performed before the requested page is generated. Actions are
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1012 triggered by using a ``@action`` CGI variable, where the value is one
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1013 of:
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1014
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1015 **login**
1058
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1016 Attempt to log a user in.
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1017
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1018 **logout**
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1019 Log the user out - make them "anonymous".
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1020
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1021 **register**
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1022 Attempt to create a new user based on the contents of the form and then
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1023 log them in.
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1024
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1025 **edit**
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1026 Perform an edit of an item in the database. There are some `special form
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1027 variables`_ you may use.
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1028
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1029 **new**
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1030 Add a new item to the database. You may use the same `special form
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1031 variables`_ as in the "edit" action.
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1032
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1033 **retire**
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1034 Retire the item in the database.
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1035
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1036 **editCSV**
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1037 Performs an edit of all of a class' items in one go. See also the
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1038 *class*.csv templating method which generates the CSV data to be
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1039 edited, and the ``'_generic.index'`` template which uses both of these
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parents: 1671
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1040 features.
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
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parents: 1057
diff changeset
1041
1125
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1042 **search**
1674
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1043 Mangle some of the form variables:
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1044
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1045 - Set the form ":filter" variable based on the values of the filter
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1046 variables - if they're set to anything other than "dontcare" then add
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1047 them to :filter.
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diff changeset
1048
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1049 - Also handle the ":queryname" variable and save off the query to the
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1050 user's query list.
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1051
2017
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parents: 2016
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1052 Each of the actions is implemented by a corresponding ``*XxxAction*`` (where
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
1053 "Xxx" is the name of the action) class in the ``roundup.cgi.actions`` module.
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
1054 These classes are registered with ``roundup.cgi.client.Client`` which also
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
1055 happens to be available in your tracker instance as ``interfaces.Client``. So
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
1056 if you need to define new actions, you may add them there (see `defining new
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Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
1057 web actions`_).
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
1058
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Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
1059 Each action class also has a ``*permission*`` method which determines whether
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
1060 the action is permissible given the current user. The base permission checks
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1061 are:
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
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parents: 1057
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1062
1125
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1063 **login**
1674
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parents: 1671
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1064 Determine whether the user has permission to log in. Base behaviour is
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parents: 1671
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1065 to check the user has "Web Access".
1125
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diff changeset
1066 **logout**
1058
a55ef5a98fd3 more docco... and we need to check for web access Permission!
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1067 No permission checks are made.
1125
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1068 **register**
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1069 Determine whether the user has permission to register. Base behaviour
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1070 is to check the user has the "Web Registration" Permission.
1125
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
1071 **edit**
1674
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1072 Determine whether the user has permission to edit this item. Base
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parents: 1671
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1073 behaviour is to check whether the user can edit this class. If we're
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parents: 1671
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1074 editing the "user" class, users are allowed to edit their own details -
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parents: 1671
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1075 unless they try to edit the "roles" property, which requires the
1058
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1057
diff changeset
1076 special Permission "Web Roles".
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
1077 **new**
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1078 Determine whether the user has permission to create (or edit) this
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1079 item. Base behaviour is to check the user can edit this class. No
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1080 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
1081 be created if the user has the "Web Registration" Permission.
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
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parents: 1124
diff changeset
1082 **editCSV**
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1083 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
1084 behaviour is to check whether the user may edit this class.
1125
3c1533be3822 more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1124
diff changeset
1085 **search**
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1086 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
1087 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
1088
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
1089
1679
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1090 Special form variables
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1091 ----------------------
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diff changeset
1092
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1093 Item properties and their values are edited with html FORM
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1094 variables and their values. You can:
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1095
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1096 - Change the value of some property of the current item.
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1097 - Create a new item of any class, and edit the new item's
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1098 properties,
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1099 - Attach newly created items to a multilink property of the
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1100 current item.
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1101 - Remove items from a multilink property of the current item.
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1102 - Specify that some properties are required for the edit
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1103 operation to be successful.
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1104
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1105 In the following, <bracketed> values are variable, "@" may be
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1106 either ":" or "@", and other text "required" is fixed.
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1107
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1108 Most properties are specified as form variables:
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1109
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diff changeset
1110 ``<propname>``
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1111 property on the current context item
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1112
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1113 ``<designator>"@"<propname>``
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1114 property on the indicated item (for editing related information)
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1115
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1116 Designators name a specific item of a class.
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1117
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1118 ``<classname><N>``
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1119 Name an existing item of class <classname>.
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1120
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diff changeset
1121 ``<classname>"-"<N>``
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1122 Name the <N>th new item of class <classname>. If the form
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1123 submission is successful, a new item of <classname> is
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1124 created. Within the submitted form, a particular
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1125 designator of this form always refers to the same new
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1126 item.
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1127
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1128 Once we have determined the "propname", we look at it to see
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1674
diff changeset
1129 if it's special:
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1130
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1131 ``@required``
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1132 The associated form value is a comma-separated list of
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1133 property names that must be specified when the form is
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1134 submitted for the edit operation to succeed.
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1135
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1136 When the <designator> is missing, the properties are
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1137 for the current context item. When <designator> is
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1138 present, they are for the item specified by
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1139 <designator>.
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diff changeset
1140
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diff changeset
1141 The "@required" specifier must come before any of the
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diff changeset
1142 properties it refers to are assigned in the form.
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1143
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diff changeset
1144 ``@remove@<propname>=id(s)`` or ``@add@<propname>=id(s)``
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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diff changeset
1145 The "@add@" and "@remove@" edit actions apply only to
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diff changeset
1146 Multilink properties. The form value must be a
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diff changeset
1147 comma-separate list of keys for the class specified by
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diff changeset
1148 the simple form variable. The listed items are added
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
1149 to (respectively, removed from) the specified
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1150 property.
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1151
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1152 ``@link@<propname>=<designator>``
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diff changeset
1153 If the edit action is "@link@", the simple form
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diff changeset
1154 variable must specify a Link or Multilink property.
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1155 The form value is a comma-separated list of
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1156 designators. The item corresponding to each
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1157 designator is linked to the property given by simple
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1158 form variable.
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1159
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1160 None of the above (ie. just a simple form value)
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1161 The value of the form variable is converted
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1162 appropriately, depending on the type of the property.
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1163
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1164 For a Link('klass') property, the form value is a
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1165 single key for 'klass', where the key field is
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1166 specified in dbinit.py.
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1167
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1168 For a Multilink('klass') property, the form value is a
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1169 comma-separated list of keys for 'klass', where the
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1170 key field is specified in dbinit.py.
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1171
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1172 Note that for simple-form-variables specifiying Link
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1173 and Multilink properties, the linked-to class must
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1174 have a key field.
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1175
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1176 For a String() property specifying a filename, the
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1177 file named by the form value is uploaded. This means we
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1178 try to set additional properties "filename" and "type" (if
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1179 they are valid for the class). Otherwise, the property
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1180 is set to the form value.
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1181
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1182 For Date(), Interval(), Boolean(), and Number()
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1183 properties, the form value is converted to the
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1184 appropriate
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1185
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1186 Any of the form variables may be prefixed with a classname or
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1187 designator.
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1188
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1189 Two special form values are supported for backwards compatibility:
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1190
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1191 @note
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1192 This is equivalent to::
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1193
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1194 @link@messages=msg-1
1918
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1195 msg-1@content=value
1679
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1196
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1197 except that in addition, the "author" and "date" properties of
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1198 "msg-1" are set to the userid of the submitter, and the current
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1199 time, respectively.
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1200
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1201 @file
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1202 This is equivalent to::
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1203
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1204 @link@files=file-1
1918
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1205 file-1@content=value
1679
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1206
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1207 The String content value is handled as described above for file
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1208 uploads.
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1209
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1210 If both the "@note" and "@file" form variables are
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1211 specified, the action::
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1212
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1213 @link@msg-1@files=file-1
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1214
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1215 is also performed.
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1216
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1217 We also check that FileClass items have a "content" property with
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1218 actual content, otherwise we remove them from all_props before
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1219 returning.
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1220
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1221
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1222 Default templates
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1223 -----------------
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1224
1952
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1225 The default templates are html4 compliant. If you wish to change them to be
c40ed9113285 Applied Stefan Seefeld's html4/xhtml patch with some changes.
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1226 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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1227 variable in ``config.py`` to ``'xhtml'`` instead of ``'html4'``.
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1228
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1229 Most customisation of the web view can be done by modifying the
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1230 templates in the tracker ``'html'`` directory. There are several types
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1231 of files in there. The *minimal* template includes:
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1232
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1233 **page.html**
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1234 This template usually defines the overall look of your tracker. When
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1235 you view an issue, it appears inside this template. When you view an
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1236 index, it also appears inside this template. This template defines a
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1237 macro called "icing" which is used by almost all other templates as a
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1238 coating for their content, using its "content" slot. It also defines
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1239 the "head_title" and "body_title" slots to allow setting of the page
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1240 title.
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1241 **home.html**
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1242 the default page displayed when no other page is indicated by the user
1674
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1243 **home.classlist.html**
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1244 a special version of the default page that lists the classes in the
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1245 tracker
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1246 **classname.item.html**
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1247 displays an item of the *classname* class
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1248 **classname.index.html**
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1249 displays a list of *classname* items
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1250 **classname.search.html**
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1251 displays a search page for *classname* items
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1252 **_generic.index.html**
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1253 used to display a list of items where there is no
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1254 ``*classname*.index`` available
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1255 **_generic.help.html**
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1256 used to display a "class help" page where there is no
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1257 ``*classname*.help``
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1258 **user.register.html**
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1259 a special page just for the user class, that renders the registration
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1260 page
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1261 **style.css.html**
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1262 a static file that is served up as-is
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
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parents:
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1263
1674
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1264 The *classic* template has a number of additional templates.
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1265
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1266 Note: Remember that you can create any template extension you want to,
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1267 so if you just want to play around with the templating for new issues,
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1268 you can copy the current "issue.item" template to "issue.test", and then
1679
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1269 access the test template using the "@template" URL argument::
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1270
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1271 http://your.tracker.example/tracker/issue?@template=test
1147
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1272
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1273 and it won't affect your users using the "issue.item" template.
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1274
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1275
1070
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1276 How the templates work
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1277 ----------------------
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1278
1674
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1279
1214
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1280 Basic Templating Actions
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1281 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1282
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1283 Roundup's templates consist of special attributes on the HTML tags.
2296
5092d44194dd added links to TAL specifications
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
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1284 These attributes form the `Template Attribute Language`_, or TAL.
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1285 The basic TAL commands are:
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1286
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1287 **tal:define="variable expression; variable expression; ..."**
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af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1288 Define a new variable that is local to this tag and its contents. For
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1289 example::
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1290
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1291 <html tal:define="title request/description">
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1292 <head><title tal:content="title"></title></head>
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1293 </html>
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1294
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1295 In this example, the variable "title" is defined as the result of the
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1296 expression "request/description". The "tal:content" command inside the
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1297 <html> tag may then use the "title" variable.
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1298
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1299 **tal:condition="expression"**
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1300 Only keep this tag and its contents if the expression is true. For
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1301 example::
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1302
af0abadfda3a *** empty log message ***
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1303 <p tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('View', 'issue')">
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1304 Display some issue information.
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1305 </p>
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1306
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1307 In the example, the <p> tag and its contents are only displayed if
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1308 the user has the "View" permission for issues. We consider the number
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1309 zero, a blank string, an empty list, and the built-in variable
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1310 nothing to be false values. Nearly every other value is true,
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1311 including non-zero numbers, and strings with anything in them (even
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1312 spaces!).
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1313
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1314 **tal:repeat="variable expression"**
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1315 Repeat this tag and its contents for each element of the sequence
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1316 that the expression returns, defining a new local variable and a
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1317 special "repeat" variable for each element. For example::
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1318
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1319 <tr tal:repeat="u user/list">
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1320 <td tal:content="u/id"></td>
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1321 <td tal:content="u/username"></td>
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1322 <td tal:content="u/realname"></td>
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1323 </tr>
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1324
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1325 The example would iterate over the sequence of users returned by
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1326 "user/list" and define the local variable "u" for each entry. Using
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1327 the repeat command creates a new variable called "repeat" which you
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1328 may access to gather information about the iteration. See the section
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1329 below on `the repeat variable`_.
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1330
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1331 **tal:replace="expression"**
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1332 Replace this tag with the result of the expression. For example::
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1333
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1334 <span tal:replace="request/user/realname" />
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1335
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1336 The example would replace the <span> tag and its contents with the
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1337 user's realname. If the user's realname was "Bruce", then the
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1338 resultant output would be "Bruce".
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1339
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1340 **tal:content="expression"**
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1341 Replace the contents of this tag with the result of the expression.
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1342 For example::
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1343
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1344 <span tal:content="request/user/realname">user's name appears here
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1345 </span>
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1346
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1347 The example would replace the contents of the <span> tag with the
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1348 user's realname. If the user's realname was "Bruce" then the
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1349 resultant output would be "<span>Bruce</span>".
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1350
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1351 **tal:attributes="attribute expression; attribute expression; ..."**
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1352 Set attributes on this tag to the results of expressions. For
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1353 example::
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1354
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1355 <a tal:attributes="href string:user${request/user/id}">My Details</a>
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1356
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1357 In the example, the "href" attribute of the <a> tag is set to the
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1358 value of the "string:user${request/user/id}" expression, which will
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1359 be something like "user123".
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1360
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1361 **tal:omit-tag="expression"**
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1362 Remove this tag (but not its contents) if the expression is true. For
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1363 example::
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1364
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1365 <span tal:omit-tag="python:1">Hello, world!</span>
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1366
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1367 would result in output of::
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1368
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1369 Hello, world!
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1370
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1371 Note that the commands on a given tag are evaulated in the order above,
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1372 so *define* comes before *condition*, and so on.
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1373
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1374 Additionally, you may include tags such as <tal:block>, which are
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1375 removed from output. Its content is kept, but the tag itself is not (so
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1376 don't go using any "tal:attributes" commands on it). This is useful for
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1377 making arbitrary blocks of HTML conditional or repeatable (very handy
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1378 for repeating multiple table rows, which would othewise require an
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1379 illegal tag placement to effect the repeat).
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1380
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1381 .. _TAL:
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1382 .. _Template Attribute Language:
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1383 http://dev.zope.org/Wikis/DevSite/Projects/ZPT/TAL%20Specification%201.4
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1384
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1385
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1386 Templating Expressions
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1387 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1388
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1389 Templating Expressions are covered by `Template Attribute Language
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diff changeset
1390 Expression Syntax`_, or TALES. The expressions you may use in the
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1391 attribute values may be one of the following forms:
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1392
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1393 **Path Expressions** - eg. ``item/status/checklist``
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1394 These are object attribute / item accesses. Roughly speaking, the
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1395 path ``item/status/checklist`` is broken into parts ``item``,
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1396 ``status`` and ``checklist``. The ``item`` part is the root of the
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1397 expression. We then look for a ``status`` attribute on ``item``, or
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1398 failing that, a ``status`` item (as in ``item['status']``). If that
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1399 fails, the path expression fails. When we get to the end, the object
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1400 we're left with is evaluated to get a string - if it is a method, it
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1401 is called; if it is an object, it is stringified. Path expressions
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1402 may have an optional ``path:`` prefix, but they are the default
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1403 expression type, so it's not necessary.
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1404
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1405 If an expression evaluates to ``default``, then the expression is
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1406 "cancelled" - whatever HTML already exists in the template will
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1407 remain (tag content in the case of ``tal:content``, attributes in the
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1408 case of ``tal:attributes``).
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1409
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1410 If an expression evaluates to ``nothing`` then the target of the
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1411 expression is removed (tag content in the case of ``tal:content``,
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1412 attributes in the case of ``tal:attributes`` and the tag itself in
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1413 the case of ``tal:replace``).
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1414
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1415 If an element in the path may not exist, then you can use the ``|``
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1416 operator in the expression to provide an alternative. So, the
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1417 expression ``request/form/foo/value | default`` would simply leave
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1418 the current HTML in place if the "foo" form variable doesn't exist.
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1419
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1420 You may use the python function ``path``, as in
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1421 ``path("item/status")``, to embed path expressions in Python
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1422 expressions.
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1423
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1424 **String Expressions** - eg. ``string:hello ${user/name}``
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1425 These expressions are simple string interpolations - though they can
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1426 be just plain strings with no interpolation if you want. The
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1427 expression in the ``${ ... }`` is just a path expression as above.
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1428
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1429 **Python Expressions** - eg. ``python: 1+1``
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1430 These expressions give the full power of Python. All the "root level"
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1431 variables are available, so ``python:item.status.checklist()`` would
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1432 be equivalent to ``item/status/checklist``, assuming that
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1433 ``checklist`` is a method.
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1434
1448
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1435 Modifiers:
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1436
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1437 **structure** - eg. ``structure python:msg.content.plain(hyperlink=1)``
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1438 The result of expressions are normally *escaped* to be safe for HTML
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1439 display (all "<", ">" and "&" are turned into special entities). The
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1440 ``structure`` expression modifier turns off this escaping - the
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1441 result of the expression is now assumed to be HTML, which is passed
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1442 to the web browser for rendering.
1448
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parents: 1436
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1443
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1444 **not:** - eg. ``not:python:1=1``
1674
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1445 This simply inverts the logical true/false value of another
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1446 expression.
1448
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1447
2296
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1448 .. _TALES:
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parents: 2227
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1449 .. _Template Attribute Language Expression Syntax:
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1450 http://dev.zope.org/Wikis/DevSite/Projects/ZPT/TALES%20Specification%201.3
1448
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1451
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parents: 2897
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1452
1214
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1453 Template Macros
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1454 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1455
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1456 Macros are used in Roundup to save us from repeating the same common
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1457 page stuctures over and over. The most common (and probably only) macro
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1458 you'll use is the "icing" macro defined in the "page" template.
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1459
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1460 Macros are generated and used inside your templates using special
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1461 attributes similar to the `basic templating actions`_. In this case,
2296
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parents: 2227
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1462 though, the attributes belong to the `Macro Expansion Template
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parents: 2227
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1463 Attribute Language`_, or METAL. The macro commands are:
1213
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1464
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parents: 1164
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1465 **metal:define-macro="macro name"**
1674
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1466 Define that the tag and its contents are now a macro that may be
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1467 inserted into other templates using the *use-macro* command. For
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1468 example::
1213
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1469
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1470 <html metal:define-macro="page">
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parents: 1164
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1471 ...
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1472 </html>
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1473
1674
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1474 defines a macro called "page" using the ``<html>`` tag and its
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1475 contents. Once defined, macros are stored on the template they're
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1476 defined on in the ``macros`` attribute. You can access them later on
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1477 through the ``templates`` variable, eg. the most common
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1478 ``templates/page/macros/icing`` to access the "page" macro of the
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1479 "page" template.
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parents: 1164
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1480
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1481 **metal:use-macro="path expression"**
1674
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1482 Use a macro, which is identified by the path expression (see above).
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1483 This will replace the current tag with the identified macro contents.
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1484 For example::
1213
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parents: 1164
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1485
1214
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1486 <tal:block metal:use-macro="templates/page/macros/icing">
1213
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1487 ...
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
1488 </tal:block>
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parents: 1164
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1489
1674
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1490 will replace the tag and its contents with the "page" macro of the
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1491 "page" template.
1213
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1492
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
1493 **metal:define-slot="slot name"** and **metal:fill-slot="slot name"**
1674
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1494 To define *dynamic* parts of the macro, you define "slots" which may
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1495 be filled when the macro is used with a *use-macro* command. For
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1496 example, the ``templates/page/macros/icing`` macro defines a slot like
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1497 so::
1213
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
1498
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
1499 <title metal:define-slot="head_title">title goes here</title>
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parents: 1164
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1500
1674
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1501 In your *use-macro* command, you may now use a *fill-slot* command
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1502 like this::
1213
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1503
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parents: 1164
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1504 <title metal:fill-slot="head_title">My Title</title>
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parents: 1164
diff changeset
1505
1674
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1506 where the tag that fills the slot completely replaces the one defined
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1507 as the slot in the macro.
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1508
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diff changeset
1509 Note that you may not mix `METAL`_ and `TAL`_ commands on the same tag, but
1674
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1510 TAL commands may be used freely inside METAL-using tags (so your
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1511 *fill-slots* tags may have all manner of TAL inside them).
1214
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1512
2296
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Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
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diff changeset
1513 .. _METAL:
5092d44194dd added links to TAL specifications
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2227
diff changeset
1514 .. _Macro Expansion Template Attribute Language:
5092d44194dd added links to TAL specifications
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
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1515 http://dev.zope.org/Wikis/DevSite/Projects/ZPT/METAL%20Specification%201.0
1213
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1516
1073
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1517 Information available to templates
1098
c5819344714c more doc
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diff changeset
1518 ----------------------------------
1073
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1519
1674
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1520 Note: this is implemented by
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1521 ``roundup.cgi.templating.RoundupPageTemplate``
1125
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1522
1073
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1523 The following variables are available to templates.
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1524
1125
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1525 **context**
1674
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1526 The current context. This is either None, a `hyperdb class wrapper`_
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1527 or a `hyperdb item wrapper`_
1125
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1528 **request**
1073
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diff changeset
1529 Includes information about the current request, including:
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diff changeset
1530 - the current index information (``filterspec``, ``filter`` args,
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
1531 ``properties``, etc) parsed out of the form.
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1532 - methods for easy filterspec link generation
1089
43ab730ee194 instance -> tracker, node -> item
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parents: 1083
diff changeset
1533 - *user*, the current user item as an HTMLItem instance
1073
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1534 - *form*
1674
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1535 The current CGI form information as a mapping of form argument name
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diff changeset
1536 to value
1254
77920c42aeb9 Expose the tracker config as a variable for templating
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1252
diff changeset
1537 **config**
1674
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1538 This variable holds all the values defined in the tracker config.py
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1539 file (eg. TRACKER_NAME, etc.)
1125
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diff changeset
1540 **db**
1254
77920c42aeb9 Expose the tracker config as a variable for templating
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parents: 1252
diff changeset
1541 The current database, used to access arbitrary database items.
1213
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1542 **templates**
1674
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1543 Access to all the tracker templates by name. Used mainly in
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1544 *use-macro* commands.
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1545 **utils**
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diff changeset
1546 This variable makes available some utility functions like batching.
1125
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1547 **nothing**
1674
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1548 This is a special variable - if an expression evaluates to this, then
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1549 the tag (in the case of a ``tal:replace``), its contents (in the case
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1550 of ``tal:content``) or some attributes (in the case of
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1551 ``tal:attributes``) will not appear in the the output. So, for
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1552 example::
1100
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1553
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1554 <span tal:attributes="class nothing">Hello, World!</span>
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1555
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1556 would result in::
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1557
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1558 <span>Hello, World!</span>
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1559
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1560 **default**
1100
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1561 Also a special variable - if an expression evaluates to this, then the
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1562 existing HTML in the template will not be replaced or removed, it will
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1563 remain. So::
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1564
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1565 <span tal:replace="default">Hello, World!</span>
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1566
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1567 would result in::
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1568
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1569 <span>Hello, World!</span>
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1570
2526
dfe0bde4ff7f "Information available to templates": 'true' and 'false' constants
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2511
diff changeset
1571 **true**, **false**
dfe0bde4ff7f "Information available to templates": 'true' and 'false' constants
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2511
diff changeset
1572 Boolean constants that may be used in `templating expressions`_
dfe0bde4ff7f "Information available to templates": 'true' and 'false' constants
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2511
diff changeset
1573 instead of ``python:1`` and ``python:0``.
2540
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
1574 **i18n**
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
1575 Internationalization service, providing two string translation methods:
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
1576
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
1577 **gettext** (*message*)
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
1578 Return the localized translation of message
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
1579 **ngettext** (*singular*, *plural*, *number*)
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
1580 Like ``gettext()``, but consider plural forms. If a translation
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
1581 is found, apply the plural formula to *number*, and return the
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
1582 resulting message (some languages have more than two plural forms).
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
1583 If no translation is found, return singular if *number* is 1;
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
1584 return plural otherwise.
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
1585
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
1586 This function requires python2.3; in earlier python versions
bad572863a85 "Information available to templates": i18n
Alexander Smishlajev <a1s@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2526
diff changeset
1587 may not work as expected.
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1588
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1589 The context variable
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1096
diff changeset
1590 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1591
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1592 The *context* variable is one of three things based on the current
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1593 context (see `determining web context`_ for how we figure this out):
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1594
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1595 1. if we're looking at a "home" page, then it's None
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1596 2. if we're looking at a specific hyperdb class, it's a
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1597 `hyperdb class wrapper`_.
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1598 3. if we're looking at a specific hyperdb item, it's a
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1599 `hyperdb item wrapper`_.
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1600
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1601 If the context is not None, we can access the properties of the class or
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1602 item. The only real difference between cases 2 and 3 above are:
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1603
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1604 1. the properties may have a real value behind them, and this will
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1605 appear if the property is displayed through ``context/property`` or
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1606 ``context/property/field``.
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1607 2. the context's "id" property will be a false value in the second case,
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1608 but a real, or true value in the third. Thus we can determine whether
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1609 we're looking at a real item from the hyperdb by testing
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1610 "context/id".
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1611
1123
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1612 Hyperdb class wrapper
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1613 :::::::::::::::::::::
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1614
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1615 Note: this is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLClass``
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1616 class.
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1617
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1618 This wrapper object provides access to a hyperb class. It is used
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1619 primarily in both index view and new item views, but it's also usable
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1620 anywhere else that you wish to access information about a class, or the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1621 items of a class, when you don't have a specific item of that class in
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1622 mind.
1123
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1623
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1624 We allow access to properties. There will be no "id" property. The value
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1625 accessed through the property will be the current value of the same name
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1626 from the CGI form.
1123
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1627
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1628 There are several methods available on these wrapper objects:
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1629
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1630 =========== =============================================================
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1631 Method Description
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1632 =========== =============================================================
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1633 properties return a `hyperdb property wrapper`_ for all of this class's
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1634 properties.
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1635 list lists all of the active (not retired) items in the class.
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1636 csv return the items of this class as a chunk of CSV text.
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1637 propnames lists the names of the properties of this class.
2858
0357a9c93933 fix filter() doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2855
diff changeset
1638 filter lists of items from this class, filtered and sorted. Two
0357a9c93933 fix filter() doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2855
diff changeset
1639 options are avaible for sorting:
0357a9c93933 fix filter() doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2855
diff changeset
1640
0357a9c93933 fix filter() doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2855
diff changeset
1641 1. by the current *request* filterspec/filter/sort/group args
0357a9c93933 fix filter() doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2855
diff changeset
1642 2. by the "filterspec", "sort" and "group" keyword args.
0357a9c93933 fix filter() doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2855
diff changeset
1643 "filterspec" is ``{propname: value(s)}``. "sort" and
0357a9c93933 fix filter() doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2855
diff changeset
1644 "group" are ``(dir, prop)`` where dir is '+', '-' or None
0357a9c93933 fix filter() doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2855
diff changeset
1645 and prop is a prop name or None.
0357a9c93933 fix filter() doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2855
diff changeset
1646
0357a9c93933 fix filter() doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2855
diff changeset
1647 eg. ``issue.filter(filterspec={"priority": "1"},
0357a9c93933 fix filter() doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2855
diff changeset
1648 sort=('activity', '+'))``
0357a9c93933 fix filter() doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2855
diff changeset
1649
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1650 classhelp display a link to a javascript popup containing this class'
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1651 "help" template.
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1652 submit generate a submit button (and action hidden element)
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1653 renderWith render this class with the given template.
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1654 history returns 'New node - no history' :)
1136
7e193bbda38e added generic item editing
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1133
diff changeset
1655 is_edit_ok is the user allowed to Edit the current class?
7e193bbda38e added generic item editing
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1133
diff changeset
1656 is_view_ok is the user allowed to View the current class?
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1657 =========== =============================================================
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1658
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1659 Note that if you have a property of the same name as one of the above
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1660 methods, you'll need to access it using a python "item access"
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1661 expression. For example::
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1662
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1663 python:context['list']
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1664
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1665 will access the "list" property, rather than the list method.
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1666
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1667
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1668 Hyperdb item wrapper
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1669 ::::::::::::::::::::
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1670
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1671 Note: this is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLItem``
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1672 class.
1123
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1673
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1674 This wrapper object provides access to a hyperb item.
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1675
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1676 We allow access to properties. There will be no "id" property. The value
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1677 accessed through the property will be the current value of the same name
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1678 from the CGI form.
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1679
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1680 There are several methods available on these wrapper objects:
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1681
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1682 =============== ========================================================
1123
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1683 Method Description
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1684 =============== ========================================================
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1685 submit generate a submit button (and action hidden element)
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1686 journal return the journal of the current item (**not
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1687 implemented**)
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1688 history render the journal of the current item as HTML
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1689 renderQueryForm specific to the "query" class - render the search form
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1690 for the query
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1691 hasPermission specific to the "user" class - determine whether the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1692 user has a Permission
1136
7e193bbda38e added generic item editing
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1133
diff changeset
1693 is_edit_ok is the user allowed to Edit the current item?
7e193bbda38e added generic item editing
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1133
diff changeset
1694 is_view_ok is the user allowed to View the current item?
2154
9f6e6bc40a08 fixes and release announcement
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2153
diff changeset
1695 is_retired is the item retired?
2180
58b6d1747973 Web interface tweaks.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2159
diff changeset
1696 download_url generates a url-quoted link for download of FileClass
58b6d1747973 Web interface tweaks.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2159
diff changeset
1697 item contents (ie. file<id>/<name>)
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1698 =============== ========================================================
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1699
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1700 Note that if you have a property of the same name as one of the above
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1701 methods, you'll need to access it using a python "item access"
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
1702 expression. For example::
1123
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1703
644d3075c2df more documentation, fixed bug in request/description
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
diff changeset
1704 python:context['journal']
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1113
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1705
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1706 will access the "journal" property, rather than the journal method.
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1707
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1708
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parents: 1113
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1709 Hyperdb property wrapper
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1710 ::::::::::::::::::::::::
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1711
1674
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1712 Note: this is implemented by subclasses of the
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parents: 1671
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1713 ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLProperty`` class (``HTMLStringProperty``,
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parents: 1671
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1714 ``HTMLNumberProperty``, and so on).
1123
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1715
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1716 This wrapper object provides access to a single property of a class. Its
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1717 value may be either:
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1718
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1719 1. if accessed through a `hyperdb item wrapper`_, then it's a value from
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1720 the hyperdb
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1721 2. if access through a `hyperdb class wrapper`_, then it's a value from
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1722 the CGI form
1123
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1723
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1724
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1725 The property wrapper has some useful attributes:
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1726
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1727 =============== ========================================================
1123
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1728 Attribute Description
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1729 =============== ========================================================
1123
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1730 _name the name of the property
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1731 _value the value of the property if any - this is the actual
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1732 value retrieved from the hyperdb for this property
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1733 =============== ========================================================
1123
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1734
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1735 There are several methods available on these wrapper objects:
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parents: 1113
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1736
1773
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parents: 1730
diff changeset
1737 =========== ================================================================
1780
d2801a2b0a77 Initial implementation (half-baked) at new Tracker instance.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1777
diff changeset
1738 Method Description
1773
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parents: 1730
diff changeset
1739 =========== ================================================================
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parents: 1730
diff changeset
1740 plain render a "plain" representation of the property. This method
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
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parents: 1730
diff changeset
1741 may take two arguments:
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1742
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1743 escape
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1744 If true, escape the text so it is HTML safe (default: no). The
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1745 reason this defaults to off is that text is usually escaped
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1746 at a later stage by the TAL commands, unless the "structure"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1747 option is used in the template. The following ``tal:content``
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1748 expressions are all equivalent::
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1749
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1750 "structure python:msg.content.plain(escape=1)"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1751 "python:msg.content.plain()"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1752 "msg/content/plain"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1753 "msg/content"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1754
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1755 Usually you'll only want to use the escape option in a
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
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parents: 1730
diff changeset
1756 complex expression.
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
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parents: 1730
diff changeset
1757
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
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parents: 1730
diff changeset
1758 hyperlink
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1759 If true, turn URLs, email addresses and hyperdb item
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1760 designators in the text into hyperlinks (default: no). Note
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1761 that you'll need to use the "structure" TAL option if you
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1762 want to use this ``tal:content`` expression::
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1763
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
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parents: 1730
diff changeset
1764 "structure python:msg.content.plain(hyperlink=1)"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1765
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1766 Note also that the text is automatically HTML-escaped before
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1767 the hyperlinking transformation.
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1768 hyperlinked The same as msg.content.plain(hyperlink=1), but nicer::
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1769
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1770 "structure msg/content/hyperlinked"
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1771
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1772 field render an appropriate form edit field for the property - for
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1773 most types this is a text entry box, but for Booleans it's a
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1774 tri-state yes/no/neither selection.
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1775 stext only on String properties - render the value of the property
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1776 as StructuredText (requires the StructureText module to be
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1777 installed separately)
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1778 multiline only on String properties - render a multiline form edit
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1779 field for the property
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1780 email only on String properties - render the value of the property
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1781 as an obscured email address
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1782 confirm only on Password properties - render a second form edit field
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1783 for the property, used for confirmation that the user typed
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1784 the password correctly. Generates a field with name
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1785 "name:confirm".
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1786 now only on Date properties - return the current date as a new
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1787 property
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1788 reldate only on Date properties - render the interval between the date
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1789 and now
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1790 local only on Date properties - return this date as a new property
2007
55046bb7f789 tweaking
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2003
diff changeset
1791 with some timezone offset, for example::
55046bb7f789 tweaking
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2003
diff changeset
1792
55046bb7f789 tweaking
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2003
diff changeset
1793 python:context.creation.local(10)
55046bb7f789 tweaking
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2003
diff changeset
1794
55046bb7f789 tweaking
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2003
diff changeset
1795 will render the date with a +10 hour offset.
2088
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
1796 pretty Date properties - render the date as "dd Mon YYYY" (eg. "19
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
1797 Mar 2004"). Takes an optional format argument, for example::
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
1798
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
1799 python:context.activity.pretty('%Y-%m-%d')
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
1800
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parents: 2076
diff changeset
1801 Will format as "2004-03-19" instead.
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
1802
90769be53b4b doc fix
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2076
diff changeset
1803 Interval properties - render the interval in a pretty
1773
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1804 format (eg. "yesterday")
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1805 menu only on Link and Multilink properties - render a form select
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1806 list for this property
2883
1ca5ebe9b16a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2858
diff changeset
1807 sorted only on Multilink properties - produce a list of the linked
1ca5ebe9b16a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2858
diff changeset
1808 items sorted by some property, for example::
1ca5ebe9b16a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2858
diff changeset
1809
1ca5ebe9b16a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2858
diff changeset
1810 python:context.files.sorted('creation')
1ca5ebe9b16a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2858
diff changeset
1811
1ca5ebe9b16a *** empty log message ***
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2858
diff changeset
1812 Will list the files by upload date.
1773
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1813 reverse only on Multilink properties - produce a list of the linked
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1814 items in reverse order
2180
58b6d1747973 Web interface tweaks.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2159
diff changeset
1815 isset returns True if the property has been set to a value
1773
5f15fb95180c various cosmetic fixes
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1730
diff changeset
1816 =========== ================================================================
1123
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parents: 1113
diff changeset
1817
2138
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parents: 2134
diff changeset
1818 All of the above functions perform checks for permissions required to
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1819 display or edit the data they are manipulating. The simplest case is
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1820 editing an issue title. Including the expression::
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1821
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1822 context/title/field
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1823
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
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parents: 2134
diff changeset
1824 Will present the user with an edit field, if they have edit permission. If
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1825 not, then they will be presented with a static display if they have view
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
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parents: 2134
diff changeset
1826 permission. If they don't even have view permission, then an error message
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1827 is raised, preventing the display of the page, indicating that they don't
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2134
diff changeset
1828 have permission to view the information.
f76d1642014a doc cleanup, editing and creation of a What's New
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parents: 2134
diff changeset
1829
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1830
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
1831 The request variable
1098
c5819344714c more doc
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parents: 1096
diff changeset
1832 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1070
diff changeset
1833
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1834 Note: this is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLRequest``
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1835 class.
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1836
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1837 The request variable is packed with information about the current
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1838 request.
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1839
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1840 .. taken from ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLRequest`` docstring
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1841
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1842 =========== ============================================================
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
1843 Variable Holds
1674
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1844 =========== ============================================================
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
1845 form the CGI form as a cgi.FieldStorage
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
1846 env the CGI environment variables
1089
43ab730ee194 instance -> tracker, node -> item
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1083
diff changeset
1847 base the base URL for this tracker
1073
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
1848 user a HTMLUser instance for this user
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
1849 classname the current classname (possibly None)
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
1850 template the current template (suffix, also possibly None)
cf30c6cdca02 More documentation.
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parents: 1070
diff changeset
1851 form the current CGI form variables in a FieldStorage
1674
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
1852 =========== ============================================================
1083
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parents: 1074
diff changeset
1853
40fc5f8cd55c more doc
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parents: 1074
diff changeset
1854 **Index page specific variables (indexing arguments)**
40fc5f8cd55c more doc
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parents: 1074
diff changeset
1855
1674
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1856 =========== ============================================================
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1857 Variable Holds
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1858 =========== ============================================================
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1859 columns dictionary of the columns to display in an index page
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1860 show a convenience access to columns - request/show/colname will
1098
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1861 be true if the columns should be displayed, false otherwise
1073
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1862 sort index sort column (direction, column name)
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parents: 1070
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1863 group index grouping property (direction, column name)
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1864 filter properties to filter the index on
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parents: 1070
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1865 filterspec values to filter the index on
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parents: 1070
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1866 search_text text to perform a full-text search on for an index
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1867 =========== ============================================================
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1868
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1869 There are several methods available on the request variable:
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1870
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1871 =============== ========================================================
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1872 Method Description
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1873 =============== ========================================================
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1874 description render a description of the request - handle for the
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1875 page title
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1876 indexargs_form render the current index args as form elements
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1877 indexargs_url render the current index args as a URL
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1878 base_javascript render some javascript that is used by other components
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1879 of the templating
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1880 batch run the current index args through a filter and return a
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1881 list of items (see `hyperdb item wrapper`_, and
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1882 `batching`_)
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1883 =============== ========================================================
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1884
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1885 The form variable
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1886 :::::::::::::::::
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1887
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1888 The form variable is a bit special because it's actually a python
1142
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1889 FieldStorage object. That means that you have two ways to access its
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parents: 1136
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1890 contents. For example, to look up the CGI form value for the variable
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parents: 1136
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1891 "name", use the path expression::
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1892
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1893 request/form/name/value
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1894
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1895 or the python expression::
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1896
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1897 python:request.form['name'].value
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1898
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1899 Note the "item" access used in the python case, and also note the
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1900 explicit "value" attribute we have to access. That's because the form
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1901 variables are stored as MiniFieldStorages. If there's more than one
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1902 "name" value in the form, then the above will break since
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1903 ``request/form/name`` is actually a *list* of MiniFieldStorages. So it's
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1904 best to know beforehand what you're dealing with.
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1905
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1906
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1907 The db variable
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1908 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1909
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1910 Note: this is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.HTMLDatabase``
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1911 class.
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1912
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1913 Allows access to all hyperdb classes as attributes of this variable. If
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1914 you want access to the "user" class, for example, you would use::
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1915
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1916 db/user
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1917 python:db.user
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1918
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1919 Also, the current id of the current user is available as
1800
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1920 ``db.getuid()``. This isn't so useful in templates (where you have
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1921 ``request/user``), but it can be useful in detectors or interfaces.
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1922
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1923 The access results in a `hyperdb class wrapper`_.
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1924
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1925
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1926 The templates variable
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1927 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1928
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1929 Note: this is implemented by the ``roundup.cgi.templating.Templates``
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1930 class.
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1931
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1932 This variable doesn't have any useful methods defined. It supports being
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1933 used in expressions to access the templates, and consequently the
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1934 template macros. You may access the templates using the following path
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1935 expression::
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1936
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1937 templates/name
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1938
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1939 or the python expression::
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1940
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1941 templates[name]
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1942
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1943 where "name" is the name of the template you wish to access. The
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1944 template has one useful attribute, namely "macros". To access a specific
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1945 macro (called "macro_name"), use the path expression::
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1946
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1947 templates/name/macros/macro_name
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1948
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1949 or the python expression::
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1950
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1951 templates[name].macros[macro_name]
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1952
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1953 The repeat variable
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1954 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1955
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1956 The repeat variable holds an entry for each active iteration. That is, if
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1957 you have a ``tal:repeat="user db/users"`` command, then there will be a
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1958 repeat variable entry called "user". This may be accessed as either::
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1959
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1960 repeat/user
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1961 python:repeat['user']
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1962
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1963 The "user" entry has a number of methods available for information:
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1964
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1965 =============== =========================================================
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1966 Method Description
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1967 =============== =========================================================
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1968 first True if the current item is the first in the sequence.
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1969 last True if the current item is the last in the sequence.
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1970 even True if the current item is an even item in the sequence.
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1971 odd True if the current item is an odd item in the sequence.
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1972 number Current position in the sequence, starting from 1.
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1973 letter Current position in the sequence as a letter, a through
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1974 z, then aa through zz, and so on.
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1975 Letter Same as letter(), except uppercase.
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1976 roman Current position in the sequence as lowercase roman
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1977 numerals.
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1978 Roman Same as roman(), except uppercase.
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1979 =============== =========================================================
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1980
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1981
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1982 The utils variable
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1983 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1984
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1985 Note: this is implemented by the
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1986 ``roundup.cgi.templating.TemplatingUtils`` class, but it may be extended
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1987 as described below.
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1988
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1989 =============== ========================================================
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1990 Method Description
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1991 =============== ========================================================
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1992 Batch return a batch object using the supplied list
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1993 url_quote quote some text as safe for a URL (ie. space, %, ...)
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1994 html_quote quote some text as safe in HTML (ie. <, >, ...)
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1995 =============== ========================================================
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1996
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1997 You may add additional utility methods by writing them in your tracker
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1998 ``extensions`` directory and registering them with the templating system.
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1999
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2000
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2001 Batching
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2002 ::::::::
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2003
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2004 Use Batch to turn a list of items, or item ids of a given class, into a
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2005 series of batches. Its usage is::
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2006
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2007 python:utils.Batch(sequence, size, start, end=0, orphan=0,
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2008 overlap=0)
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2009
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2010 or, to get the current index batch::
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2011
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2012 request/batch
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2013
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2014 The parameters are:
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2015
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2016 ========= ==============================================================
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2017 Parameter Usage
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2018 ========= ==============================================================
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2019 sequence a list of HTMLItems
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2020 size how big to make the sequence.
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2021 start where to start (0-indexed) in the sequence.
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2022 end where to end (0-indexed) in the sequence.
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2023 orphan if the next batch would contain less items than this value,
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2024 then it is combined with this batch
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2025 overlap the number of items shared between adjacent batches
1674
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2026 ========= ==============================================================
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2027
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2028 All of the parameters are assigned as attributes on the batch object. In
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2029 addition, it has several more attributes:
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2030
1674
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2031 =============== ========================================================
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2032 Attribute Description
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2033 =============== ========================================================
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2034 start indicates the start index of the batch. *Note: unlike
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2035 the argument, is a 1-based index (I know, lame)*
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2036 first indicates the start index of the batch *as a 0-based
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2037 index*
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2038 length the actual number of elements in the batch
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2039 sequence_length the length of the original, unbatched, sequence.
1674
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2040 =============== ========================================================
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2041
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2042 And several methods:
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2043
1674
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2044 =============== ========================================================
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2045 Method Description
1674
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2046 =============== ========================================================
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2047 previous returns a new Batch with the previous batch settings
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2048 next returns a new Batch with the next batch settings
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2049 propchanged detect if the named property changed on the current item
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2050 when compared to the last item
1674
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2051 =============== ========================================================
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2052
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2053 An example of batching::
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2054
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2055 <table class="otherinfo">
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2056 <tr><th colspan="4" class="header">Existing Keywords</th></tr>
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2057 <tr tal:define="keywords db/keyword/list"
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2058 tal:repeat="start python:range(0, len(keywords), 4)">
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2059 <td tal:define="batch python:utils.Batch(keywords, 4, start)"
1674
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2060 tal:repeat="keyword batch" tal:content="keyword/name">
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2061 keyword here</td>
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2062 </tr>
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2063 </table>
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2064
1674
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2065 ... which will produce a table with four columns containing the items of
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2066 the "keyword" class (well, their "name" anyway).
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2067
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2068
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2069 Displaying Properties
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2070 ---------------------
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2071
1674
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2072 Properties appear in the user interface in three contexts: in indices,
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2073 in editors, and as search arguments. For each type of property, there
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2074 are several display possibilities. For example, in an index view, a
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2075 string property may just be printed as a plain string, but in an editor
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2076 view, that property may be displayed in an editable field.
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2077
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2078
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diff changeset
2079 Index Views
1098
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2080 -----------
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2081
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2082 This is one of the class context views. It is also the default view for
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2083 classes. The template used is "*classname*.index".
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2084
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2085
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2086 Index View Specifiers
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2087 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2088
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2089 An index view specifier (URL fragment) looks like this (whitespace has
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2090 been added for clarity)::
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2091
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2092 /issue?status=unread,in-progress,resolved&
1073
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2093 topic=security,ui&
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2094 :group=+priority&
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2095 :sort==activity&
1073
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2096 :filters=status,topic&
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2097 :columns=title,status,fixer
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2098
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2099 The index view is determined by two parts of the specifier: the layout
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2100 part and the filter part. The layout part consists of the query
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2101 parameters that begin with colons, and it determines the way that the
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2102 properties of selected items are displayed. The filter part consists of
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2103 all the other query parameters, and it determines the criteria by which
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2104 items are selected for display. The filter part is interactively
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2105 manipulated with the form widgets displayed in the filter section. The
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2106 layout part is interactively manipulated by clicking on the column
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2107 headings in the table.
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2108
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2109 The filter part selects the union of the sets of items with values
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2110 matching any specified Link properties and the intersection of the sets
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2111 of items with values matching any specified Multilink properties.
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2112
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2113 The example specifies an index of "issue" items. Only items with a
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2114 "status" of either "unread" or "in-progress" or "resolved" are
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2115 displayed, and only items with "topic" values including both "security"
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2116 and "ui" are displayed. The items are grouped by priority, arranged in
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2117 ascending order; and within groups, sorted by activity, arranged in
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2118 descending order. The filter section shows filters for the "status" and
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2119 "topic" properties, and the table includes columns for the "title",
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2120 "status", and "fixer" properties.
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2121
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2122
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2123 Searching Views
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2124 ---------------
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2125
1674
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2126 Note: if you add a new column to the ``:columns`` form variable
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2127 potentials then you will need to add the column to the appropriate
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2128 `index views`_ template so that it is actually displayed.
1320
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2129
1074
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2130 This is one of the class context views. The template used is typically
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2131 "*classname*.search". The form on this page should have "search" as its
1679
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parents: 1674
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2132 ``@action`` variable. The "search" action:
1245
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2133
1674
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2134 - sets up additional filtering, as well as performing indexed text
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2135 searching
1245
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2136 - sets the ``:filter`` variable correctly
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diff changeset
2137 - saves the query off if ``:query_name`` is set.
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2138
1674
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2139 The search page should lay out any fields that you wish to allow the
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2140 user to search on. If your schema contains a large number of properties,
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2141 you should be wary of making all of those properties available for
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2142 searching, as this can cause confusion. If the additional properties are
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2143 Strings, consider having their value indexed, and then they will be
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2144 searchable using the full text indexed search. This is both faster, and
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2145 more useful for the end user.
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2146
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2147 The two special form values on search pages which are handled by the
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2148 "search" action are:
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2149
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2150 :search_text
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2151 Text with which to perform a search of the text index. Results from
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2152 that search will be used to limit the results of other filters (using
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2153 an intersection operation)
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2154 :query_name
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2155 If supplied, the search parameters (including :search_text) will be
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2156 saved off as a the query item and registered against the user's
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2157 queries property. Note that the *classic* template schema has this
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2158 ability, but the *minimal* template schema does not.
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2159
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2160
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2161 Item Views
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2162 ----------
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2163
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2164 The basic view of a hyperdb item is provided by the "*classname*.item"
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2165 template. It generally has three sections; an "editor", a "spool" and a
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2166 "history" section.
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2167
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2168
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2169 Editor Section
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2170 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2171
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2172 The editor section is used to manipulate the item - it may be a static
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2173 display if the user doesn't have permission to edit the item.
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2174
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2175 Here's an example of a basic editor template (this is the default
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2176 "classic" template issue item edit form - from the "issue.item.html"
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2177 template)::
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2178
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2179 <table class="form">
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2180 <tr>
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2181 <th>Title</th>
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2182 <td colspan="3" tal:content="structure python:context.title.field(size=60)">title</td>
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2183 </tr>
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2184
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2185 <tr>
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2186 <th>Priority</th>
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2187 <td tal:content="structure context/priority/menu">priority</td>
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2188 <th>Status</th>
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2189 <td tal:content="structure context/status/menu">status</td>
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2190 </tr>
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2191
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2192 <tr>
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2193 <th>Superseder</th>
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2194 <td>
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2195 <span tal:replace="structure python:context.superseder.field(showid=1, size=20)" />
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2196 <span tal:replace="structure python:db.issue.classhelp('id,title')" />
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2197 <span tal:condition="context/superseder">
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2198 <br>View: <span tal:replace="structure python:context.superseder.link(showid=1)" />
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2199 </span>
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2200 </td>
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2201 <th>Nosy List</th>
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2202 <td>
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2203 <span tal:replace="structure context/nosy/field" />
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2204 <span tal:replace="structure python:db.user.classhelp('username,realname,address,phone')" />
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2205 </td>
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2206 </tr>
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2207
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2208 <tr>
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2209 <th>Assigned To</th>
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2210 <td tal:content="structure context/assignedto/menu">
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2211 assignedto menu
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2212 </td>
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2213 <td>&nbsp;</td>
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2214 <td>&nbsp;</td>
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2215 </tr>
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2216
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2217 <tr>
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2218 <th>Change Note</th>
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2219 <td colspan="3">
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2220 <textarea name=":note" wrap="hard" rows="5" cols="60"></textarea>
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2221 </td>
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2222 </tr>
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2223
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2224 <tr>
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2225 <th>File</th>
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2226 <td colspan="3"><input type="file" name=":file" size="40"></td>
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2227 </tr>
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2228
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2229 <tr>
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2230 <td>&nbsp;</td>
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2231 <td colspan="3" tal:content="structure context/submit">
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2232 submit button will go here
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2233 </td>
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2234 </tr>
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2235 </table>
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2236
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2237
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2238 When a change is submitted, the system automatically generates a message
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2239 describing the changed properties. As shown in the example, the editor
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2240 template can use the ":note" and ":file" fields, which are added to the
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2241 standard changenote message generated by Roundup.
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2242
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2243
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2244 Form values
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2245 :::::::::::
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2246
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2247 We have a number of ways to pull properties out of the form in order to
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2248 meet the various needs of:
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2249
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2250 1. editing the current item (perhaps an issue item)
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2251 2. editing information related to the current item (eg. messages or
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2252 attached files)
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2253 3. creating new information to be linked to the current item (eg. time
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2254 spent on an issue)
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2255
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2256 In the following, ``<bracketed>`` values are variable, ":" may be one of
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2257 ":" or "@", and other text ("required") is fixed.
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2258
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2259 Properties are specified as form variables:
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2260
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2261 ``<propname>``
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2262 property on the current context item
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2263
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2264 ``<designator>:<propname>``
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2265 property on the indicated item (for editing related information)
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2266
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2267 ``<classname>-<N>:<propname>``
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2268 property on the Nth new item of classname (generally for creating new
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2269 items to attach to the current item)
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2270
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2271 Once we have determined the "propname", we check to see if it is one of
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2272 the special form values:
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2273
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2274 ``@required``
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2275 The named property values must be supplied or a ValueError will be
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2276 raised.
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2277
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2278 ``@remove@<propname>=id(s)``
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2279 The ids will be removed from the multilink property.
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2280
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2281 ``:add:<propname>=id(s)``
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2282 The ids will be added to the multilink property.
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2283
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2284 ``:link:<propname>=<designator>``
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2285 Used to add a link to new items created during edit. These are
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2286 collected and returned in ``all_links``. This will result in an
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2287 additional linking operation (either Link set or Multilink append)
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2288 after the edit/create is done using ``all_props`` in ``_editnodes``.
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2289 The <propname> on the current item will be set/appended the id of the
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2290 newly created item of class <designator> (where <designator> must be
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2291 <classname>-<N>).
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2292
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2293 Any of the form variables may be prefixed with a classname or
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2294 designator.
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2295
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2296 Two special form values are supported for backwards compatibility:
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2297
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2298 ``:note``
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2299 create a message (with content, author and date), linked to the
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2300 context item. This is ALWAYS designated "msg-1".
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2301 ``:file``
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2302 create a file, attached to the current item and any message created by
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2303 :note. This is ALWAYS designated "file-1".
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2304
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2305
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2306 Spool Section
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2307 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2308
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2309 The spool section lists related information like the messages and files
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2310 of an issue.
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2311
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2312 TODO
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2313
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2314
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2315 History Section
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2316 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2317
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2318 The final section displayed is the history of the item - its database
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2319 journal. This is generally generated with the template::
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2320
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2321 <tal:block tal:replace="structure context/history" />
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2322
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2323 *To be done:*
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2324
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2325 *The actual history entries of the item may be accessed for manual
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2326 templating through the "journal" method of the item*::
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2327
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2328 <tal:block tal:repeat="entry context/journal">
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2329 a journal entry
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2330 </tal:block>
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2331
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2332 *where each journal entry is an HTMLJournalEntry.*
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2333
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2334
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2335 Defining new web actions
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2336 ------------------------
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2337
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2338 You may define new actions to be triggered by the ``@action`` form variable.
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parents: 2009
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2339 These are added to the tracker ``interfaces.py`` as ``Action`` classes that get
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2340 called by the the ``Client`` class.
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2341
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parents: 2009
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2342 Adding action classes takes three steps; first you `define the new
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parents: 2009
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2343 action class`_, then you `register the action class`_ with the cgi
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2344 interface so it may be triggered by the ``@action`` form variable.
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2345 Finally you `use the new action`_ in your HTML form.
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2346
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2347 See "`setting up a "wizard" (or "druid") for controlled adding of
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2348 issues`_" for an example.
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2349
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2350
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parents: 2009
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2351 Define the new action class
1244
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2352 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2353
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2354 The action classes have the following interface::
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2355
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2356 class MyAction(Action):
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2357 def handle(self):
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2358 ''' Perform some action. No return value is required.
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parents: 2009
diff changeset
2359 '''
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2360
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2361 The *self.client* attribute is an instance of your tracker ``instance.Client``
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2362 class - thus it's mostly implemented by ``roundup.cgi.client.Client``. See the
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2363 docstring of that class for details of what it can do.
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2364
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2365 The method will typically check the ``self.form`` variable's contents.
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2366 It may then:
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2367
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parents: 2009
diff changeset
2368 - add information to ``self.client.ok_message`` or ``self.client.error_message``
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parents: 2009
diff changeset
2369 - change the ``self.client.template`` variable to alter what the user will see
1674
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diff changeset
2370 next
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2371 - raise Unauthorised, SendStaticFile, SendFile, NotFound or Redirect
2016
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parents: 2009
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2372 exceptions (import them from roundup.cgi.exceptions)
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2373
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2374
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2375 Register the action class
1244
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2376 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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diff changeset
2377
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2378 XXX update for new extensions setup (then search for interfaces.py and make
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diff changeset
2379 sure there's no examples that use the old style)
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2380
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parents: 2009
diff changeset
2381 The class is now written, but isn't available to the user until you add it to
2112962f5bb1 Update documentation for the client.py split and add an upgrade notice.
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parents: 2009
diff changeset
2382 the ``instance.Client`` class ``actions`` variable, like so::
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2383
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parents: 2009
diff changeset
2384 actions = client.Client.actions + (
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2385 ('myaction', myActionClass),
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2386 )
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2387
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2388 This maps the action name "myaction" to the action class we defined.
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2389
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2390 Use the new action
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diff changeset
2391 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2392
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2393 In your HTML form, add a hidden form element like so::
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2394
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diff changeset
2395 <input type="hidden" name="@action" value="myaction">
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2396
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2397 where "myaction" is the name you registered in the previous step.
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2398
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2399 Actions may return content to the user
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2400 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2401
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2402 Actions generally perform some database manipulation and then pass control
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2403 on to the rendering of a template in the current context (see `Determining
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diff changeset
2404 web context`_ for how that works.) Some actions will want to generate the
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2405 actual content returned to the user. Action methods may return their own
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diff changeset
2406 content string to be displayed to the user, overriding the templating step.
f913b6beac35 document and make easier the actions-returning-content idiom
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diff changeset
2407 In this situation, we assume that the content is HTML by default. You may
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2408 override the content type indicated to the user by calling ``setHeader``::
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2409
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2410 self.client.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/csv')
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2411
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2412 This example indicates that the value sent back to the user is actually
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diff changeset
2413 comma-separated value content (eg. something to be loaded into a
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diff changeset
2414 spreadsheet or database).
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2415
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2416
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2417 8-bit character set support in Web interface
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2418 --------------------------------------------
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2419
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2420 The web interface uses UTF-8 default. It may be overridden in both forms
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2421 and a browser cookie.
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2422
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2423 - In forms, use the ``@charset`` variable.
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2424 - To use the cookie override, have the ``roundup_charset`` cookie set.
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2425
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2426 In both cases, the value is a valid charset name (eg. ``utf-8`` or
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2427 ``kio8-r``).
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2428
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2429 Inside Roundup, all strings are stored and processed in utf-8.
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2430 Unfortunately, some older browsers do not work properly with
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2431 utf8-encoded pages (e.g. Netscape Navigator 4 displays wrong
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2432 characters in form fields). This version allows to change
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2433 the character set for http transfers. To do so, you may add
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2434 the following code to your ``page.html`` template::
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2435
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2436 <tal:block define="uri string:${request/base}${request/env/PATH_INFO}">
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2437 <a tal:attributes="href python:request.indexargs_href(uri,
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2438 {'@charset':'utf-8'})">utf-8</a>
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2439 <a tal:attributes="href python:request.indexargs_href(uri,
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2440 {'@charset':'koi8-r'})">koi8-r</a>
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2441 </tal:block>
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2442
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2443 (substitute ``koi8-r`` with appropriate charset for your language).
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2444 Charset preference is kept in the browser cookie ``roundup_charset``.
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2445
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2446 Lines ``meta http-equiv`` added to the tracker templates in version 0.6.0
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2447 should be changed to include actual character set name::
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2448
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2449 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type"
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2450 tal:attributes="content string:text/html;; charset=${request/client/charset}"
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2451 />
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2452
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2453 The charset is also sent in the http header.
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2454
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2455
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2456 Examples
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2457 ========
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2458
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2459 .. contents::
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2460 :local:
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2461 :depth: 2
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2462
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2463
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2464 Changing what's stored in the database
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2465 --------------------------------------
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2466
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2467 The following examples illustrate ways to change the information stored in
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2468 the database.
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2469
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2470
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2471 Adding a new field to the classic schema
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2472 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2473
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2474 This example shows how to add a new constrained property (i.e. a
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2475 selection of distinct values) to your tracker.
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2476
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2477
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2478 Introduction
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2479 ::::::::::::
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2480
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2481 To make the classic schema of roundup useful as a TODO tracking system
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2482 for a group of systems administrators, it needed an extra data field per
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2483 issue: a category.
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2484
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2485 This would let sysadmins quickly list all TODOs in their particular area
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2486 of interest without having to do complex queries, and without relying on
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2487 the spelling capabilities of other sysadmins (a losing proposition at
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2488 best).
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2489
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2490
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2491 Adding a field to the database
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2492 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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2493
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2494 This is the easiest part of the change. The category would just be a
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2495 plain string, nothing fancy. To change what is in the database you need
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2496 to add some lines to the ``open()`` function in ``dbinit.py``. Under the
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2497 comment::
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2498
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2499 # add any additional database schema configuration here
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2500
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2501 add::
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2502
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2503 category = Class(db, "category", name=String())
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2504 category.setkey("name")
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2505
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2506 Here we are setting up a chunk of the database which we are calling
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2507 "category". It contains a string, which we are refering to as "name" for
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2508 lack of a more imaginative title. (Since "name" is one of the properties
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2509 that Roundup looks for on items if you do not set a key for them, it's
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2510 probably a good idea to stick with it for new classes if at all
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2511 appropriate.) Then we are setting the key of this chunk of the database
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2512 to be that "name". This is equivalent to an index for database types.
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2513 This also means that there can only be one category with a given name.
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2514
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2515 Adding the above lines allows us to create categories, but they're not
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2516 tied to the issues that we are going to be creating. It's just a list of
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2517 categories off on its own, which isn't much use. We need to link it in
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2518 with the issues. To do that, find the lines in the ``open()`` function
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2519 in ``dbinit.py`` which set up the "issue" class, and then add a link to
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2520 the category::
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2521
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2522 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue", ... ,
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2523 category=Multilink("category"), ... )
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2524
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2525 The ``Multilink()`` means that each issue can have many categories. If
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2526 you were adding something with a one-to-one relationship to issues (such
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2527 as the "assignedto" property), use ``Link()`` instead.
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2528
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2529 That is all you need to do to change the schema. The rest of the effort
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2530 is fiddling around so you can actually use the new category.
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2532
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2533 Populating the new category class
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2534 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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2535
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2536 If you haven't initialised the database with the roundup-admin
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2537 "initialise" command, then you can add the following to the tracker
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2538 ``dbinit.py`` in the ``init()`` function under the comment::
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2539
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2540 # add any additional database create steps here - but only if you
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2541 # haven't initialised the database with the admin "initialise" command
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2542
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2543 Add::
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2544
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2545 category = db.getclass('category')
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2546 category.create(name="scipy", order="1")
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2547 category.create(name="chaco", order="2")
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2548 category.create(name="weave", order="3")
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2549
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2550 If the database has already been initalised, then you need to use the
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2551 ``roundup-admin`` tool::
1235
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2552
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2553 % roundup-admin -i <tracker home>
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2554 Roundup <version> ready for input.
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2555 Type "help" for help.
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2556 roundup> create category name=scipy order=1
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2557 1
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2558 roundup> create category name=chaco order=1
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2559 2
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2560 roundup> create category name=weave order=1
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2561 3
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2562 roundup> exit...
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2563 There are unsaved changes. Commit them (y/N)? y
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2564
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2565 TODO: explain why order=1 in each case.
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2566
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2567
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2568 Setting up security on the new objects
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2569 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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2570
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2571 By default only the admin user can look at and change objects. This
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2572 doesn't suit us, as we want any user to be able to create new categories
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2573 as required, and obviously everyone needs to be able to view the
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2574 categories of issues for it to be useful.
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2575
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2576 We therefore need to change the security of the category objects. This
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2577 is also done in the ``open()`` function of ``dbinit.py``.
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2578
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2579 There are currently two loops which set up permissions and then assign
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2580 them to various roles. Simply add the new "category" to both lists::
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2581
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2582 # Assign the access and edit permissions for issue, file and message
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2583 # to regular users now
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2584 for cl in 'issue', 'file', 'msg', 'category':
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2585 p = db.security.getPermission('View', cl)
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2586 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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2587 p = db.security.getPermission('Edit', cl)
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2588 db.security.addPermissionToRole('User', p)
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2589
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2590 These lines assign the View and Edit Permissions to the "User" role, so
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2591 that normal users can view and edit "category" objects.
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2592
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2593 This is all the work that needs to be done for the database. It will
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2594 store categories, and let users view and edit them. Now on to the
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2595 interface stuff.
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2596
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2598 Changing the web left hand frame
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2599 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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2600
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2601 We need to give the users the ability to create new categories, and the
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2602 place to put the link to this functionality is in the left hand function
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2603 bar, under the "Issues" area. The file that defines how this area looks
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2604 is ``html/page``, which is what we are going to be editing next.
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2605
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2606 If you look at this file you can see that it contains a lot of
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2607 "classblock" sections which are chunks of HTML that will be included or
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2608 excluded in the output depending on whether the condition in the
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2609 classblock is met. Under the end of the classblock for issue is where we
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2610 are going to add the category code::
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2611
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2612 <p class="classblock"
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2613 tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('View', 'category')">
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2614 <b>Categories</b><br>
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2615 <a tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('Edit', 'category')"
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2616 href="category?@template=item">New Category<br></a>
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2617 </p>
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2618
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2619 The first two lines is the classblock definition, which sets up a
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2620 condition that only users who have "View" permission for the "category"
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2621 object will have this section included in their output. Next comes a
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2622 plain "Categories" header in bold. Everyone who can view categories will
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2623 get that.
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2624
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2625 Next comes the link to the editing area of categories. This link will
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2626 only appear if the condition - that the user has "Edit" permissions for
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2627 the "category" objects - is matched. If they do have permission then
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2628 they will get a link to another page which will let the user add new
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2629 categories.
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2630
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2631 Note that if you have permission to *view* but not to *edit* categories,
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2632 then all you will see is a "Categories" header with nothing underneath
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2633 it. This is obviously not very good interface design, but will do for
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2634 now. I just claim that it is so I can add more links in this section
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2635 later on. However to fix the problem you could change the condition in
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2636 the classblock statement, so that only users with "Edit" permission
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2637 would see the "Categories" stuff.
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2638
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2639
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2640 Setting up a page to edit categories
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2641 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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2642
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2643 We defined code in the previous section which let users with the
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2644 appropriate permissions see a link to a page which would let them edit
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2645 conditions. Now we have to write that page.
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2646
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2647 The link was for the *item* template of the *category* object. This
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2648 translates into Roundup looking for a file called ``category.item.html``
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2649 in the ``html`` tracker directory. This is the file that we are going to
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2650 write now.
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2651
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2652 First we add an info tag in a comment which doesn't affect the outcome
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2653 of the code at all, but is useful for debugging. If you load a page in a
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2654 browser and look at the page source, you can see which sections come
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2655 from which files by looking for these comments::
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2656
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2657 <!-- category.item -->
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2658
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2659 Next we need to add in the METAL macro stuff so we get the normal page
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2660 trappings::
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2661
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2662 <tal:block metal:use-macro="templates/page/macros/icing">
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2663 <title metal:fill-slot="head_title">Category editing</title>
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2664 <td class="page-header-top" metal:fill-slot="body_title">
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2665 <h2>Category editing</h2>
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2666 </td>
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2667 <td class="content" metal:fill-slot="content">
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2668
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2669 Next we need to setup up a standard HTML form, which is the whole
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2670 purpose of this file. We link to some handy javascript which sends the
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2671 form through only once. This is to stop users hitting the send button
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2672 multiple times when they are impatient and thus having the form sent
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2673 multiple times::
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2675 <form method="POST" onSubmit="return submit_once()"
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2676 enctype="multipart/form-data">
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2677
1674
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2678 Next we define some code which sets up the minimum list of fields that
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2679 we require the user to enter. There will be only one field - "name" - so
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2680 they better put something in it, otherwise the whole form is pointless::
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2681
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2682 <input type="hidden" name="@required" value="name">
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2683
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2684 To get everything to line up properly we will put everything in a table,
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2685 and put a nice big header on it so the user has an idea what is
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2686 happening::
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2687
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2688 <table class="form">
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2689 <tr><th class="header" colspan="2">Category</th></tr>
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2690
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2691 Next, we need the field into which the user is going to enter the new
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2692 category. The "context.name.field(size=60)" bit tells Roundup to
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2693 generate a normal HTML field of size 60, and the contents of that field
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2694 will be the "name" variable of the current context (which is
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2695 "category"). The upshot of this is that when the user types something in
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2696 to the form, a new category will be created with that name::
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2697
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2698 <tr>
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2699 <th>Name</th>
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2700 <td tal:content="structure python:context.name.field(size=60)">
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2701 name</td>
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2702 </tr>
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2703
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2704 Then a submit button so that the user can submit the new category::
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2705
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2706 <tr>
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2707 <td>&nbsp;</td>
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2708 <td colspan="3" tal:content="structure context/submit">
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2709 submit button will go here
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2710 </td>
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2711 </tr>
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2712
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2713 Finally we finish off the tags we used at the start to do the METAL
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2714 stuff::
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2715
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2716 </td>
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2717 </tal:block>
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2718
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2719 So putting it all together, and closing the table and form we get::
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2720
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2721 <!-- category.item -->
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2722 <tal:block metal:use-macro="templates/page/macros/icing">
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2723 <title metal:fill-slot="head_title">Category editing</title>
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2724 <td class="page-header-top" metal:fill-slot="body_title">
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2725 <h2>Category editing</h2>
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2726 </td>
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2727 <td class="content" metal:fill-slot="content">
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2728 <form method="POST" onSubmit="return submit_once()"
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2729 enctype="multipart/form-data">
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2730
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2731 <table class="form">
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2732 <tr><th class="header" colspan="2">Category</th></tr>
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2733
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2734 <tr>
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2735 <th>Name</th>
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2736 <td tal:content="structure python:context.name.field(size=60)">
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2737 name</td>
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2738 </tr>
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2739
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2740 <tr>
1829
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2741 <td>
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2742 &nbsp;
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2743 <input type="hidden" name="@required" value="name">
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2744 </td>
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2745 <td colspan="3" tal:content="structure context/submit">
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2746 submit button will go here
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2747 </td>
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2748 </tr>
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2749 </table>
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2750 </form>
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2751 </td>
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2752 </tal:block>
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2753
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2754 This is quite a lot to just ask the user one simple question, but there
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2755 is a lot of setup for basically one line (the form line) to do its work.
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2756 To add another field to "category" would involve one more line (well,
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2757 maybe a few extra to get the formatting correct).
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2758
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2759
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2760 Adding the category to the issue
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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2761 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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2762
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2763 We now have the ability to create issues to our heart's content, but
1098
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2764 that is pointless unless we can assign categories to issues. Just like
1674
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2765 the ``html/category.item.html`` file was used to define how to add a new
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2766 category, the ``html/issue.item.html`` is used to define how a new issue
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2767 is created.
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2768
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2769 Just like ``category.issue.html`` this file defines a form which has a
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2770 table to lay things out. It doesn't matter where in the table we add new
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2771 stuff, it is entirely up to your sense of aesthetics::
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2772
1825
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2773 <th>Category</th>
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2774 <td><span tal:replace="structure context/category/field" />
1113
a95428868bf4 Added the missing keyword/topic interface to classic template (blush)
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diff changeset
2775 <span tal:replace="structure db/category/classhelp" />
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2776 </td>
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2777
1674
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2778 First, we define a nice header so that the user knows what the next
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2779 section is, then the middle line does what we are most interested in.
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2780 This ``context/category/field`` gets replaced by a field which contains
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2781 the category in the current context (the current context being the new
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diff changeset
2782 issue).
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2783
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2784 The classhelp lines generate a link (labelled "list") to a popup window
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2785 which contains the list of currently known categories.
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2786
1674
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2787
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2788 Searching on categories
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
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2789 :::::::::::::::::::::::
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2790
1674
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2791 We can add categories, and create issues with categories. The next
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diff changeset
2792 obvious thing that we would like to be able to do, would be to search
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2793 for issues based on their category, so that, for example, anyone working
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2794 on the web server could look at all issues in the category "Web".
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2795
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2796 If you look for "Search Issues" in the 'html/page.html' file, you will
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2797 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
2798 ``<a href="issue?@template=search">Search Issues</a>``. This shows us
1674
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2799 that when you click on "Search Issues" it will be looking for a
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2800 ``issue.search.html`` file to display. So that is the file that we will
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2801 change.
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2802
1730
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2803 If you look at this file it should be starting to seem familiar, although it
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2804 does use some new macros. You can add the new category search code anywhere you
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2805 like within that form::
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2806
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2807 <tr tal:define="name string:category;
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2808 db_klass string:category;
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2809 db_content string:name;">
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2810 <th>Priority:</th>
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2811 <td metal:use-macro="search_select"></td>
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2812 <td metal:use-macro="column_input"></td>
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2813 <td metal:use-macro="sort_input"></td>
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2814 <td metal:use-macro="group_input"></td>
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2815 </tr>
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2816
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2817 The definitions in the <tr> opening tag are used by the macros:
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2818
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2819 - search_select expands to a drop-down box with all categories using db_klass
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2820 and db_content.
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2821 - column_input expands to a checkbox for selecting what columns should be
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2822 displayed.
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2823 - sort_input expands to a radio button for selecting what property should be
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2824 sorted on.
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2825 - group_input expands to a radio button for selecting what property should be
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2826 group on.
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2827
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2828 The category search code above would expand to the following::
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2829
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2830 <tr>
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2831 <th>Category:</th>
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2832 <td>
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2833 <select name="category">
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2834 <option value="">don't care</option>
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2835 <option value="">------------</option>
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2836 <option value="1">scipy</option>
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2837 <option value="2">chaco</option>
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2838 <option value="3">weave</option>
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2839 </select>
1730
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2840 </td>
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2841 <td><input type="checkbox" name=":columns" value="category"></td>
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2842 <td><input type="radio" name=":sort" value="category"></td>
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2843 <td><input type="radio" name=":group" value="category"></td>
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2844 </tr>
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2845
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2846 Adding category to the default view
2156
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2847 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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2848
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2849 We can now add categories, add issues with categories, and search for
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2850 issues based on categories. This is everything that we need to do;
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2851 however, there is some more icing that we would like. I think the
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2852 category of an issue is important enough that it should be displayed by
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2853 default when listing all the issues.
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2854
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2855 Unfortunately, this is a bit less obvious than the previous steps. The
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2856 code defining how the issues look is in ``html/issue.index.html``. This
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2857 is a large table with a form down at the bottom for redisplaying and so
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2858 forth.
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2859
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2860 Firstly we need to add an appropriate header to the start of the table::
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parents: 1096
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2861
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2862 <th tal:condition="request/show/category">Category</th>
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parents: 1096
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2863
1674
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2864 The *condition* part of this statement is to avoid displaying the
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2865 Category column if the user has selected not to see it.
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2866
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2867 The rest of the table is a loop which will go through every issue that
1674
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2868 matches the display criteria. The loop variable is "i" - which means
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2869 that every issue gets assigned to "i" in turn.
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2870
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2871 The new part of code to display the category will look like this::
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parents: 1096
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2872
1674
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2873 <td tal:condition="request/show/category"
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2874 tal:content="i/category"></td>
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2875
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2876 The condition is the same as above: only display the condition when the
1674
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2877 user hasn't asked for it to be hidden. The next part is to set the
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2878 content of the cell to be the category part of "i" - the current issue.
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2879
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2880 Finally we have to edit ``html/page.html`` again. This time, we need to
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2881 tell it that when the user clicks on "Unasigned Issues" or "All Issues",
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parents: 1671
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2882 the category column should be included in the resulting list. If you
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2883 scroll down the page file, you can see the links with lots of options.
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2884 The option that we are interested in is the ``:columns=`` one which
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parents: 1671
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2885 tells roundup which fields of the issue to display. Simply add
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parents: 1096
diff changeset
2886 "category" to that list and it all should work.
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parents: 1096
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2887
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2888 Adding a time log to your issues
2156
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
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2889 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1262
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2890
1674
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2891 We want to log the dates and amount of time spent working on issues, and
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2892 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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2893
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2894 1. Add a new class to your tracker ``dbinit.py``::
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2895
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2896 # storage for time logging
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2897 timelog = Class(db, "timelog", period=Interval())
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2898
1674
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2899 Note that we automatically get the date of the time log entry
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2900 creation through the standard property "creation".
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2901
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2902 2. Link to the new class from your issue class (again, in
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2903 ``dbinit.py``)::
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2904
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2905 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue",
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2906 assignedto=Link("user"), topic=Multilink("keyword"),
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2907 priority=Link("priority"), status=Link("status"),
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2908 times=Multilink("timelog"))
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2909
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2910 the "times" property is the new link to the "timelog" class.
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2911
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2912 3. We'll need to let people add in times to the issue, so in the web
1679
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diff changeset
2913 interface we'll have a new entry field. This is a special field
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diff changeset
2914 because unlike the other fields in the issue.item template, it
e2caeaa34ed4 fix timelog documentation, add new cgi special for variable doc
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parents: 1674
diff changeset
2915 affects a different item (a timelog item) and not the template's
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diff changeset
2916 item, an issue. We have a special syntax for form fields that affect
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diff changeset
2917 items other than the template default item (see the cgi
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2918 documentation on `special form variables`_). In particular, we add a
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diff changeset
2919 field to capture a new timelog item's perdiod::
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2920
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2921 <tr>
1825
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2922 <th>Time Log</th>
1679
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2923 <td colspan=3><input type="text" name="timelog-1@period" />
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diff changeset
2924 <br />(enter as '3y 1m 4d 2:40:02' or parts thereof)
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diff changeset
2925 </td>
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2926 </tr>
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diff changeset
2927
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diff changeset
2928 and another hidden field that links that new timelog item (new
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diff changeset
2929 because it's marked as having id "-1") to the issue item. It looks
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diff changeset
2930 like this::
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2931
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2932 <input type="hidden" name="@link@times" value="timelog-1" />
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2933
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2934 On submission, the "-1" timelog item will be created and assigned a
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diff changeset
2935 real item id. The "times" property of the issue will have the new id
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diff changeset
2936 added to it.
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2937
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2938 4. We want to display a total of the time log times that have been
1674
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2939 accumulated for an issue. To do this, we'll need to actually write
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2940 some Python code, since it's beyond the scope of PageTemplates to
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2941 perform such calculations. We do this by adding a method to the
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2942 TemplatingUtils class in our tracker ``interfaces.py`` module::
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2943
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2944 class TemplatingUtils:
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2945 ''' Methods implemented on this class will be available to HTML
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diff changeset
2946 templates through the 'utils' variable.
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diff changeset
2947 '''
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2948 def totalTimeSpent(self, times):
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2949 ''' Call me with a list of timelog items (which have an
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2950 Interval "period" property)
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2951 '''
1980
8a6077ec701b *** empty log message ***
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2952 total = Interval('0d')
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diff changeset
2953 for time in times:
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diff changeset
2954 total += time.period._value
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diff changeset
2955 return total
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2956
2910
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2957 XXX update this example for TemplatingUtils -> extensions
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2958
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2959 Replace the ``pass`` line if one appears in your TemplatingUtils
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2960 class. As indicated in the docstrings, we will be able to access the
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2961 ``totalTimeSpent`` method via the ``utils`` variable in our templates.
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2963 5. Display the time log for an issue::
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2964
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2965 <table class="otherinfo" tal:condition="context/times">
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2966 <tr><th colspan="3" class="header">Time Log
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2967 <tal:block
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2968 tal:replace="python:utils.totalTimeSpent(context.times)" />
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2969 </th></tr>
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2970 <tr><th>Date</th><th>Period</th><th>Logged By</th></tr>
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2971 <tr tal:repeat="time context/times">
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2972 <td tal:content="time/creation"></td>
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2973 <td tal:content="time/period"></td>
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2974 <td tal:content="time/creator"></td>
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2975 </tr>
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2976 </table>
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2977
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2978 I put this just above the Messages log in my issue display. Note our
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2979 use of the ``totalTimeSpent`` method which will total up the times
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2980 for the issue and return a new Interval. That will be automatically
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2981 displayed in the template as text like "+ 1y 2:40" (1 year, 2 hours
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2982 and 40 minutes).
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2983
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2984 8. If you're using a persistent web server - roundup-server or
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2985 mod_python for example - then you'll need to restart that to pick up
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2986 the code changes. When that's done, you'll be able to use the new
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2987 time logging interface.
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2988
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2990 Tracking different types of issues
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2991 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2992
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2993 Sometimes you will want to track different types of issues - developer,
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2994 customer support, systems, sales leads, etc. A single Roundup tracker is
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2995 able to support multiple types of issues. This example demonstrates adding
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2996 a customer support issue class to a tracker.
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2997
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2998 1. Figure out what information you're going to want to capture. OK, so
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2999 this is obvious, but sometimes it's better to actually sit down for a
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3000 while and think about the schema you're going to implement.
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3001
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3002 2. Add the new issue class to your tracker's ``dbinit.py`` - in this
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3003 example, we're adding a "system support" class. Just after the "issue"
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3004 class definition in the "open" function, add::
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3005
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3006 support = IssueClass(db, "support",
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3007 assignedto=Link("user"), topic=Multilink("keyword"),
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3008 status=Link("status"), deadline=Date(),
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3009 affects=Multilink("system"))
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3010
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3011 3. Copy the existing "issue.*" (item, search and index) templates in the
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3012 tracker's "html" to "support.*". Edit them so they use the properties
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3013 defined in the "support" class. Be sure to check for hidden form
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3014 variables like "required" to make sure they have the correct set of
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3015 required properties.
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3016
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3017 4. Edit the modules in the "detectors", adding lines to their "init"
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3018 functions where appropriate. Look for "audit" and "react" registrations
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3019 on the "issue" class, and duplicate them for "support".
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3020
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3021 5. Create a new sidebar box for the new support class. Duplicate the
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3022 existing issues one, changing the "issue" class name to "support".
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3023
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3024 6. Re-start your tracker and start using the new "support" class.
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3026
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3027 Optionally, you might want to restrict the users able to access this new
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3028 class to just the users with a new "SysAdmin" Role. To do this, we add
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3029 some security declarations::
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3030
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3031 p = db.security.getPermission('View', 'support')
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3032 db.security.addPermissionToRole('SysAdmin', p)
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3033 p = db.security.getPermission('Edit', 'support')
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3034 db.security.addPermissionToRole('SysAdmin', p)
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3035
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3036 You would then (as an "admin" user) edit the details of the appropriate
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3037 users, and add "SysAdmin" to their Roles list.
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3038
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3039 Alternatively, you might want to change the Edit/View permissions granted
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3040 for the "issue" class so that it's only available to users with the "System"
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3041 or "Developer" Role, and then the new class you're adding is available to
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3042 all with the "User" Role.
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3043
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3044
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3045 Using External User Databases
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3046 -----------------------------
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3047
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3048 Using an external password validation source
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3049 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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3050
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3051 We have a centrally-managed password changing system for our users. This
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3052 results in a UN*X passwd-style file that we use for verification of
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3053 users. Entries in the file consist of ``name:password`` where the
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3054 password is encrypted using the standard UN*X ``crypt()`` function (see
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3055 the ``crypt`` module in your Python distribution). An example entry
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3056 would be::
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3057
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3058 admin:aamrgyQfDFSHw
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3059
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3060 Each user of Roundup must still have their information stored in the Roundup
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3061 database - we just use the passwd file to check their password. To do this, we
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3062 need to override the standard ``verifyPassword`` method defined in
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3063 ``roundup.cgi.actions.LoginAction`` and register the new class with our
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3064 ``Client`` class in the tracker home ``interfaces.py`` module::
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3065
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3066 from roundup.cgi.actions import LoginAction
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3067
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3068 class ExternalPasswordLoginAction(LoginAction):
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3069 def verifyPassword(self, userid, password):
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3070 # get the user's username
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3071 username = self.db.user.get(userid, 'username')
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3073 # the passwords are stored in the "passwd.txt" file in the
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3074 # tracker home
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3075 file = os.path.join(self.db.config.TRACKER_HOME, 'passwd.txt')
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3076
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3077 # see if we can find a match
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3078 for ent in [line.strip().split(':') for line in
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3079 open(file).readlines()]:
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3080 if ent[0] == username:
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3081 return crypt.crypt(password, ent[1][:2]) == ent[1]
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3082
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3083 # user doesn't exist in the file
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3084 return 0
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3085
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3086 class Client(client.Client):
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3087 actions = (
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3088 ('login', ExternalPasswordLoginAction),
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3089 ) + client.Client.actions
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parents: 2154
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3091 What this does is look through the file, line by line, looking for a
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
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3092 name that matches.
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3093
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
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3094 We also remove the redundant password fields from the ``user.item``
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
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3095 template.
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3096
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3097
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3098 Using a UN*X passwd file as the user database
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
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3099 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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3100
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parents: 1671
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3101 On some systems the primary store of users is the UN*X passwd file. It
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parents: 1671
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3102 holds information on users such as their username, real name, password
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parents: 1671
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3103 and primary user group.
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parents: 1671
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3104
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3105 Roundup can use this store as its primary source of user information,
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3106 but it needs additional information too - email address(es), roundup
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parents: 1671
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3107 Roles, vacation flags, roundup hyperdb item ids, etc. Also, "retired"
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parents: 1671
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3108 users must still exist in the user database, unlike some passwd files in
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
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3109 which the users are removed when they no longer have access to a system.
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3110
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parents: 1671
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3111 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
3112 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
3113 described in the previous example, `using an external password
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3114 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
3115 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
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3116 immediate access is needed. In short, it:
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3117
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3118 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
3119 2. compares that list to the current roundup user list:
1299
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1293
diff changeset
3120
1292
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diff changeset
3121 a. entries no longer in the passwd file are *retired*
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3122 b. entries with mismatching real names are *updated*
1293
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parents: 1292
diff changeset
3123 c. entries only exist in the passwd file are *created*
1299
b2d04ce03802 Email improvements.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1293
diff changeset
3124
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3125 3. send an email to administrators to let them know what's been done.
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3126
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3127 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
3128 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
3129 information though - the user's email address and their roundup Roles.
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3130 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
3131 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
3132 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
3133 to an appropriate set of Roles.
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3134
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3135 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
3136 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
3137 tracker we're to work on::
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3138
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3139 import sys, os, smtplib
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3140 from roundup import instance, date
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3141
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3142 # open the tracker
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3143 tracker_home = sys.argv[1]
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3144 tracker = instance.open(tracker_home)
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 Next we read in the *passwd* file from the tracker home::
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3147
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3148 # read in the users
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3149 file = os.path.join(tracker_home, 'users.passwd')
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3150 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
3151
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3152 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
3153 appear in the file)::
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3154
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3155 # 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
3156 # "real" users
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3157 ignore = ['ekmmon', 'bfast', 'csrmail']
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3158
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3159 # users to keep - pre-load with the roundup-specific users
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3160 keep = ['comment_pool', 'network_pool', 'admin', 'dev-team',
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3161 'cs_pool', 'anonymous', 'system_pool', 'automated']
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3162
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3163 Now we map the UN*X group numbers to the Roles that users should have::
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3164
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3165 roles = {
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3166 '501': 'User,Tech', # tech
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3167 '502': 'User', # finance
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3168 '503': 'User,CSR', # customer service reps
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3169 '504': 'User', # sales
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3170 '505': 'User', # marketing
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3171 }
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3172
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3173 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
3174 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
3175 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
3176 now do all the work::
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3177
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3178 # open the database
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3179 db = tracker.open('admin')
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3180 try:
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3181 # store away messages to send to the tracker admins
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3182 msg = []
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1278
diff changeset
3183
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3184 # loop over the users list read in from the passwd file
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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diff changeset
3185 for user,passw,uid,gid,real,home,shell in users:
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3186 if user in ignore:
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3187 # this user shouldn't appear in our tracker
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3188 continue
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3189 keep.append(user)
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3190 try:
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diff changeset
3191 # see if the user exists in the tracker
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3192 uid = db.user.lookup(user)
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diff changeset
3193
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diff changeset
3194 # yes, they do - now check the real name for correctness
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diff changeset
3195 if real != db.user.get(uid, 'realname'):
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diff changeset
3196 db.user.set(uid, realname=real)
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3197 msg.append('FIX %s - %s'%(user, real))
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diff changeset
3198 except KeyError:
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diff changeset
3199 # nope, the user doesn't exist
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diff changeset
3200 db.user.create(username=user, realname=real,
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3201 address='%s@ekit-inc.com'%user, roles=roles[gid])
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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3202 msg.append('ADD %s - %s (%s)'%(user, real, roles[gid]))
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3203
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3204 # now check that all the users in the tracker are also in our
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3205 # "keep" list - retire those who aren't
1292
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diff changeset
3206 for uid in db.user.list():
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diff changeset
3207 user = db.user.get(uid, 'username')
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3208 if user not in keep:
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3209 db.user.retire(uid)
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3210 msg.append('RET %s'%user)
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3211
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3212 # if we did work, then send email to the tracker admins
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3213 if msg:
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3214 # create the email
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3215 msg = '''Subject: %s user database maintenance
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3216
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3217 %s
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3218 '''%(db.config.TRACKER_NAME, '\n'.join(msg))
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3219
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3220 # send the email
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3221 smtp = smtplib.SMTP(db.config.MAILHOST)
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3222 addr = db.config.ADMIN_EMAIL
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3223 smtp.sendmail(addr, addr, msg)
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3224
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parents: 1278
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3225 # now we're done - commit the changes
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3226 db.commit()
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3227 finally:
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3228 # always close the database cleanly
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parents: 1278
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3229 db.close()
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
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3230
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
diff changeset
3231 And that's it!
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
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3232
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3233
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3234 Using an LDAP database for user information
2156
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3235 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1680
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3236
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3237 A script that reads users from an LDAP store using
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3238 http://python-ldap.sf.net/ and then compares the list to the users in the
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parents: 1679
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3239 roundup user database would be pretty easy to write. You'd then have it run
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parents: 1679
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3240 once an hour / day (or on demand if you can work that into your LDAP store
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3241 workflow). See the example `Using a UN*X passwd file as the user database`_
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3242 for more information about doing this.
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parents: 1679
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3243
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parents: 1679
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3244 To authenticate off the LDAP store (rather than using the passwords in the
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parents: 1679
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3245 roundup user database) you'd use the same python-ldap module inside an
2017
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
Johannes Gijsbers <jlgijsbers@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2016
diff changeset
3246 extension to the cgi interface. You'd do this by overriding the method called
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
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parents: 2016
diff changeset
3247 "verifyPassword" on the LoginAction class in your tracker's interfaces.py
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
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parents: 2016
diff changeset
3248 module (see `using an external password validation source`_). The method is
31d920b31642 Update customization examples too, expand upgrade notice a bit.
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parents: 2016
diff changeset
3249 implemented by default as::
1680
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parents: 1679
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3250
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3251 def verifyPassword(self, userid, password):
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3252 ''' Verify the password that the user has supplied
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parents: 1679
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3253 '''
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parents: 1679
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3254 stored = self.db.user.get(self.userid, 'password')
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parents: 1679
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3255 if password == stored:
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parents: 1679
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3256 return 1
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parents: 1679
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3257 if not password and not stored:
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parents: 1679
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3258 return 1
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parents: 1679
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3259 return 0
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parents: 1679
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3260
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parents: 1679
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3261 So you could reimplement this as something like::
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parents: 1679
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3262
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parents: 1679
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3263 def verifyPassword(self, userid, password):
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parents: 1679
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3264 ''' Verify the password that the user has supplied
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parents: 1679
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3265 '''
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3266 # look up some unique LDAP information about the user
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3267 username = self.db.user.get(self.userid, 'username')
86cc794cc3a0 added simplistic LDAP authentication example
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3268 # now verify the password supplied against the LDAP store
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3269
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parents: 1679
diff changeset
3270
2156
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3271 Changes to Tracker Behaviour
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3272 ----------------------------
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parents: 2154
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3273
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3274 Stop "nosy" messages going to people on vacation
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3275 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3276
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3277 When users go on vacation and set up vacation email bouncing, you'll
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3278 start to see a lot of messages come back through Roundup "Fred is on
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3279 vacation". Not very useful, and relatively easy to stop.
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3280
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3281 1. add a "vacation" flag to your users::
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3282
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3283 user = Class(db, "user",
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3284 username=String(), password=Password(),
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3285 address=String(), realname=String(),
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3286 phone=String(), organisation=String(),
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3287 alternate_addresses=String(),
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3288 roles=String(), queries=Multilink("query"),
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3289 vacation=Boolean())
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3290
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3291 2. So that users may edit the vacation flags, add something like the
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3292 following to your ``user.item`` template::
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3293
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3294 <tr>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3295 <th>On Vacation</th>
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3296 <td tal:content="structure context/vacation/field">vacation</td>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3297 </tr>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3298
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3299 3. edit your detector ``nosyreactor.py`` so that the ``nosyreaction()``
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3300 consists of::
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3301
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3302 def nosyreaction(db, cl, nodeid, oldvalues):
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3303 users = db.user
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3304 messages = db.msg
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3305 # send a copy of all new messages to the nosy list
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3306 for msgid in determineNewMessages(cl, nodeid, oldvalues):
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3307 try:
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3308 # figure the recipient ids
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3309 sendto = []
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3310 seen_message = {}
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3311 recipients = messages.get(msgid, 'recipients')
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3312 for recipid in messages.get(msgid, 'recipients'):
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3313 seen_message[recipid] = 1
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3314
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3315 # figure the author's id, and indicate they've received
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3316 # the message
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3317 authid = messages.get(msgid, 'author')
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3318
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3319 # possibly send the message to the author, as long as
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3320 # they aren't anonymous
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3321 if (db.config.MESSAGES_TO_AUTHOR == 'yes' and
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3322 users.get(authid, 'username') != 'anonymous'):
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3323 sendto.append(authid)
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3324 seen_message[authid] = 1
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3325
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3326 # now figure the nosy people who weren't recipients
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3327 nosy = cl.get(nodeid, 'nosy')
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3328 for nosyid in nosy:
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3329 # Don't send nosy mail to the anonymous user (that
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3330 # user shouldn't appear in the nosy list, but just
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3331 # in case they do...)
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3332 if users.get(nosyid, 'username') == 'anonymous':
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3333 continue
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3334 # make sure they haven't seen the message already
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3335 if not seen_message.has_key(nosyid):
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3336 # send it to them
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3337 sendto.append(nosyid)
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3338 recipients.append(nosyid)
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3339
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3340 # generate a change note
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3341 if oldvalues:
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3342 note = cl.generateChangeNote(nodeid, oldvalues)
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3343 else:
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3344 note = cl.generateCreateNote(nodeid)
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3345
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3346 # we have new recipients
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3347 if sendto:
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3348 # filter out the people on vacation
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3349 sendto = [i for i in sendto
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3350 if not users.get(i, 'vacation', 0)]
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3351
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3352 # map userids to addresses
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3353 sendto = [users.get(i, 'address') for i in sendto]
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3354
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3355 # update the message's recipients list
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3356 messages.set(msgid, recipients=recipients)
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3357
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3358 # send the message
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3359 cl.send_message(nodeid, msgid, note, sendto)
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3360 except roundupdb.MessageSendError, message:
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3361 raise roundupdb.DetectorError, message
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3362
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3363 Note that this is the standard nosy reaction code, with the small
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3364 addition of::
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3365
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3366 # filter out the people on vacation
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3367 sendto = [i for i in sendto if not users.get(i, 'vacation', 0)]
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3368
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3369 which filters out the users that have the vacation flag set to true.
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3370
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3371 Adding in state transition control
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3372 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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3373
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3374 Sometimes tracker admins want to control the states that users may move
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3375 issues to. You can do this by following these steps:
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3376
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3377 1. make "status" a required variable. This is achieved by adding the
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3378 following to the top of the form in the ``issue.item.html``
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3379 template::
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3380
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3381 <input type="hidden" name="@required" value="status">
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3382
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3383 this will force users to select a status.
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3384
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3385 2. add a Multilink property to the status class::
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3386
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3387 stat = Class(db, "status", ... , transitions=Multilink('status'),
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3388 ...)
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3389
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3390 and then edit the statuses already created, either:
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3391
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3392 a. through the web using the class list -> status class editor, or
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3393 b. using the roundup-admin "set" command.
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3394
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3395 3. add an auditor module ``checktransition.py`` in your tracker's
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3396 ``detectors`` directory, for example::
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3397
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3398 def checktransition(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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3399 ''' Check that the desired transition is valid for the "status"
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3400 property.
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3401 '''
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3402 if not newvalues.has_key('status'):
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3403 return
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3404 current = cl.get(nodeid, 'status')
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3405 new = newvalues['status']
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3406 if new == current:
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3407 return
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3408 ok = db.status.get(current, 'transitions')
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3409 if new not in ok:
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3410 raise ValueError, 'Status not allowed to move from "%s" to "%s"'%(
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3411 db.status.get(current, 'name'), db.status.get(new, 'name'))
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3412
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3413 def init(db):
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3414 db.issue.audit('set', checktransition)
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3415
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3416 4. in the ``issue.item.html`` template, change the status editing bit
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3417 from::
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3418
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3419 <th>Status</th>
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3420 <td tal:content="structure context/status/menu">status</td>
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3421
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parents: 2154
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3422 to::
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3423
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3424 <th>Status</th>
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3425 <td>
2156
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3426 <select tal:condition="context/id" name="status">
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3427 <tal:block tal:define="ok context/status/transitions"
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3428 tal:repeat="state db/status/list">
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3429 <option tal:condition="python:state.id in ok"
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3430 tal:attributes="
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3431 value state/id;
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3432 selected python:state.id == context.status.id"
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3433 tal:content="state/name"></option>
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3434 </tal:block>
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3435 </select>
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3436 <tal:block tal:condition="not:context/id"
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3437 tal:replace="structure context/status/menu" />
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3438 </td>
2156
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3439
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3440 which displays only the allowed status to transition to.
1292
f7d9fefcae88 Fixes for SourceForge tracker bugs.
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parents: 1278
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3441
1262
a66dd1573ebd new example
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parents: 1255
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3442
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3443 Blocking issues that depend on other issues
2156
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3444 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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3445
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3446 We needed the ability to mark certain issues as "blockers" - that is,
1674
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3447 they can't be resolved until another issue (the blocker) they rely on is
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3448 resolved. To achieve this:
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3449
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3450 1. Create a new property on the issue Class,
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3451 ``blockers=Multilink("issue")``. Edit your tracker's dbinit.py file.
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3452 Where the "issue" class is defined, something like::
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3453
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3454 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue",
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3455 assignedto=Link("user"), topic=Multilink("keyword"),
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3456 priority=Link("priority"), status=Link("status"))
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3457
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3458 add the blockers entry like so::
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3459
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3460 issue = IssueClass(db, "issue",
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3461 blockers=Multilink("issue"),
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3462 assignedto=Link("user"), topic=Multilink("keyword"),
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parents: 1522
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3463 priority=Link("priority"), status=Link("status"))
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3464
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3465 2. Add the new "blockers" property to the issue.item edit page, using
1560
3f2e516b8de3 doc fixes
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parents: 1559
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3466 something like::
1559
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3467
1825
fad32dafc174 Replaced all uses of the 'nowrap' attribute with its CSS equivalent:
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3468 <th>Waiting On</th>
1559
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3469 <td>
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3470 <span tal:replace="structure python:context.blockers.field(showid=1,
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3471 size=20)" />
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3472 <span tal:replace="structure python:db.issue.classhelp('id,title')" />
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3473 <span tal:condition="context/blockers"
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3474 tal:repeat="blk context/blockers">
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diff changeset
3475 <br>View: <a tal:attributes="href string:issue${blk/id}"
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3476 tal:content="blk/id"></a>
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3477 </span>
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3478
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3479 You'll need to fiddle with your item page layout to find an
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3480 appropriate place to put it - I'll leave that fun part up to you.
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3481 Just make sure it appears in the first table, possibly somewhere near
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3482 the "superseders" field.
1559
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3483
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3484 3. Create a new detector module (attached) which enforces the rules:
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3485
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3486 - issues may not be resolved if they have blockers
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3487 - when a blocker is resolved, it's removed from issues it blocks
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3488
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3489 The contents of the detector should be something like this::
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3490
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3491 def blockresolution(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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3492 ''' If the issue has blockers, don't allow it to be resolved.
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3493 '''
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3494 if nodeid is None:
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3495 blockers = []
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3496 else:
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3497 blockers = cl.get(nodeid, 'blockers')
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3498 blockers = newvalues.get('blockers', blockers)
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3499
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3500 # don't do anything if there's no blockers or the status hasn't
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3501 # changed
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3502 if not blockers or not newvalues.has_key('status'):
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3503 return
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3504
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3505 # get the resolved state ID
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3506 resolved_id = db.status.lookup('resolved')
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3507
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3508 # format the info
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3509 u = db.config.TRACKER_WEB
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3510 s = ', '.join(['<a href="%sissue%s">%s</a>'%(
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3511 u,id,id) for id in blockers])
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3512 if len(blockers) == 1:
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3513 s = 'issue %s is'%s
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3514 else:
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3515 s = 'issues %s are'%s
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parents: 1522
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3516
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3517 # ok, see if we're trying to resolve
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parents: 1522
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3518 if newvalues['status'] == resolved_id:
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parents: 1522
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3519 raise ValueError, "This issue can't be resolved until %s resolved."%s
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3520
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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3521 def resolveblockers(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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3522 ''' When we resolve an issue that's a blocker, remove it from the
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
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3523 blockers list of the issue(s) it blocks.
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3524 '''
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3525 if not newvalues.has_key('status'):
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3526 return
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
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3527
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3528 # get the resolved state ID
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3529 resolved_id = db.status.lookup('resolved')
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parents: 1522
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3530
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3531 # interesting?
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3532 if newvalues['status'] != resolved_id:
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3533 return
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3534
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3535 # yes - find all the blocked issues, if any, and remove me from
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3536 # their blockers list
1559
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3537 issues = cl.find(blockers=nodeid)
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3538 for issueid in issues:
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3539 blockers = cl.get(issueid, 'blockers')
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3540 if nodeid in blockers:
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3541 blockers.remove(nodeid)
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3542 cl.set(issueid, blockers=blockers)
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3543
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3544
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3545 def init(db):
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3546 # might, in an obscure situation, happen in a create
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3547 db.issue.audit('create', blockresolution)
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3548 db.issue.audit('set', blockresolution)
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3549
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3550 # can only happen on a set
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3551 db.issue.react('set', resolveblockers)
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
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3552
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3553 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
3554 "detectors" directory.
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3555
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3556 4. Finally, and this is an optional step, modify the tracker web page
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parents: 1671
diff changeset
3557 URLs so they filter out issues with any blockers. You do this by
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3558 adding an additional filter on "blockers" for the value "-1". For
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3559 example, the existing "Show All" link in the "page" template (in the
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3560 tracker's "html" directory) looks like this::
1559
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3561
2409
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2397
diff changeset
3562 <a href="issue?:sort=-activity&:group=priority&:filter=status&
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2397
diff changeset
3563 :columns=id,activity,title,creator,assignedto,status&
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2397
diff changeset
3564 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
3565
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3566 modify it to add the "blockers" info to the URL (note, both the
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3567 ":filter" *and* "blockers" values must be specified)::
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3568
2409
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2397
diff changeset
3569 <a href="issue?:sort=-activity&:group=priority&:filter=status,blockers&
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2397
diff changeset
3570 blockers=-1&:columns=id,activity,title,creator,assignedto,status&
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2397
diff changeset
3571 status=-1,1,2,3,4,5,6,7">Show All</a><br>
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2397
diff changeset
3572
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2397
diff changeset
3573 :Note: the above examples are line-wrapped on the trailing & and should
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2397
diff changeset
3574 be unwrapped.
1559
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3575
1674
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3576 That's it. You should now be able to set blockers on your issues. Note
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3577 that if you want to know whether an issue has any other issues dependent
0807e3676133 Reflowed to 72 columns, some tidying, updating & rephrasing ..
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3578 on it (i.e. it's in their blockers list) you can look at the journal
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3579 history at the bottom of the issue page - look for a "link" event to
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Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1671
diff changeset
3580 another issue's "blockers" property.
1559
6bfb9c9de03c added blockers customisation example to doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1522
diff changeset
3581
1808
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3582 Add users to the nosy list based on the topic
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3583 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1808
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3584
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3585 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
3586 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
3587 own list of topics for which he wants to be added to the nosy list.
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3588
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3589 Below will be showed that such a change can be performed with only
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3590 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
3591 of Copy and Paste.
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3592
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3593 This requires three changes to the tracker: a change in the database to
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3594 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
3595 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
3596 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
3597 list when a topic is set.
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3598
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3599 Adding the nosy topic list
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3600 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::
1808
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3601
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3602 The change in the database to make is that for any user there should be
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3603 a list of topics for which he wants to be put on the nosy list. Adding
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3604 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
3605 the code topics are called ``keywords``.) As such, all what has to be
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3606 done is to add a new field to the definition of ``user`` within the
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3607 file ``dbinit.py``. We will call this new field ``nosy_keywords``, and
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3608 the updated definition of user will be::
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3609
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3610 user = Class(db, "user",
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3611 username=String(), password=Password(),
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3612 address=String(), realname=String(),
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3613 phone=String(), organisation=String(),
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3614 alternate_addresses=String(),
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3615 queries=Multilink('query'), roles=String(),
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3616 timezone=String(),
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3617 nosy_keywords=Multilink('keyword'))
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3618
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3619 Changing the user view to allow changing the nosy topic list
2156
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3620 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
1808
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3621
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3622 We want any user to be able to change the list of topics for which
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3623 he will by default be added to the nosy list. We choose to add this
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3624 to the user view, as is generated by the file ``html/user.item.html``.
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3625 We easily can
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3626 see that the topic field in the issue view has very similar editting
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3627 requirements as our nosy topics, both being a list of topics. As
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3628 such, we search for Topics in ``issue.item.html``, and extract the
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3629 associated parts from there. We add this to ``user.item.html`` at the
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3630 bottom of the list of viewed items (i.e. just below the 'Alternate
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Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1800
diff changeset
3631 E-mail addresses' in the classic template)::
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3632
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3633 <tr>
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3634 <th>Nosy Topics</th>
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3635 <td>
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3636 <span tal:replace="structure context/nosy_keywords/field" />
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3637 <span tal:replace="structure python:db.keyword.classhelp(property='nosy_keywords')" />
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3638 </td>
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3639 </tr>
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3640
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3641
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3642 Addition of an auditor to update the nosy list
2156
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3643 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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3644
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3645 The more difficult part is the addition of the logic to actually
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3646 at the users to the nosy list when it is required.
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3647 The choice is made to perform this action when the topics on an
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3648 item are set, including when an item is created.
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3649 Here we choose to start out with a copy of the
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3650 ``detectors/nosyreaction.py`` detector, which we copy to the file
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3651 ``detectors/nosy_keyword_reaction.py``.
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3652 This looks like a good start as it also adds users
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3653 to the nosy list. A look through the code reveals that the
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3654 ``nosyreaction`` function actually is sending the e-mail, which
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3655 we do not need. As such, we can change the init function to::
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3656
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3657 def init(db):
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3658 db.issue.audit('create', update_kw_nosy)
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3659 db.issue.audit('set', update_kw_nosy)
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3660
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3661 After that we rename the ``updatenosy`` function to ``update_kw_nosy``.
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3662 The first two blocks of code in that function relate to settings
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3663 ``current`` to a combination of the old and new nosy lists. This
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3664 functionality is left in the new auditor. The following block of
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3665 code, which in ``updatenosy`` handled adding the assignedto user(s)
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3666 to the nosy list, should be replaced by a block of code to add the
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3667 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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3668 new topics, than loop over all users,
3ac35c8e1782 new example and some more installation docs
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3669 and assign the user to the nosy list when the topic in the user's
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3670 nosy_keywords. The next part in ``updatenosy``, adding the author
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3671 and/or recipients of a message to the nosy list, obviously is not
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3672 relevant here and thus is deleted from the new auditor. The last
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3673 part, copying the new nosy list to newvalues, does not have to be changed.
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3674 This brings the following function::
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3675
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3676 def update_kw_nosy(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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3677 '''Update the nosy list for changes to the topics
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3678 '''
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3679 # nodeid will be None if this is a new node
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3680 current = {}
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3681 if nodeid is None:
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3682 ok = ('new', 'yes')
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3683 else:
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3684 ok = ('yes',)
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3685 # old node, get the current values from the node if they haven't
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3686 # changed
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3687 if not newvalues.has_key('nosy'):
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3688 nosy = cl.get(nodeid, 'nosy')
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3689 for value in nosy:
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3690 if not current.has_key(value):
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3691 current[value] = 1
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3692
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3693 # if the nosy list changed in this transaction, init from the new value
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3694 if newvalues.has_key('nosy'):
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3695 nosy = newvalues.get('nosy', [])
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3696 for value in nosy:
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3697 if not db.hasnode('user', value):
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3698 continue
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3699 if not current.has_key(value):
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3700 current[value] = 1
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3701
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3702 # add users with topic in nosy_keywords to the nosy list
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3703 if newvalues.has_key('topic') and newvalues['topic'] is not None:
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3704 topic_ids = newvalues['topic']
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3705 for topic in topic_ids:
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diff changeset
3706 # loop over all users,
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diff changeset
3707 # and assign user to nosy when topic in nosy_keywords
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3708 for user_id in db.user.list():
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diff changeset
3709 nosy_kw = db.user.get(user_id, "nosy_keywords")
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3710 found = 0
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3711 for kw in nosy_kw:
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diff changeset
3712 if kw == topic:
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diff changeset
3713 found = 1
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3714 if found:
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diff changeset
3715 current[user_id] = 1
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3716
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diff changeset
3717 # that's it, save off the new nosy list
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3718 newvalues['nosy'] = current.keys()
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3719
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diff changeset
3720 and these two function are the only ones needed in the file.
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3721
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3722 TODO: update this example to use the find() Class method.
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3723
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diff changeset
3724 Caveats
2156
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3725 :::::::
1808
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3726
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diff changeset
3727 A few problems with the design here can be noted:
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3728
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3729 Multiple additions
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diff changeset
3730 When a user, after automatic selection, is manually removed
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3731 from the nosy list, he again is added to the nosy list when the
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3732 topic list of the issue is updated. A better design might be
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diff changeset
3733 to only check which topics are new compared to the old list
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diff changeset
3734 of topics, and only add users when they have indicated
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3735 interest on a new topic.
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diff changeset
3736
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diff changeset
3737 The code could also be changed to only trigger on the create() event,
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3738 rather than also on the set() event, thus only setting the nosy list
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3739 when the issue is created.
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diff changeset
3740
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diff changeset
3741 Scalability
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diff changeset
3742 In the auditor there is a loop over all users. For a site with
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diff changeset
3743 only few users this will pose no serious problem, however, with
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diff changeset
3744 many users this will be a serious performance bottleneck.
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3745 A way out will be to link from the topics to the users which
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3746 selected these topics a nosy topics. This will eliminate the
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parents: 1800
diff changeset
3747 loop over all users.
1559
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parents: 1522
diff changeset
3748
2156
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diff changeset
3749 Changes to Security and Permissions
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3750 -----------------------------------
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diff changeset
3751
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diff changeset
3752 Restricting the list of users that are assignable to a task
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diff changeset
3753 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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diff changeset
3754
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3755 1. In your tracker's "dbinit.py", create a new Role, say "Developer"::
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3756
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3757 db.security.addRole(name='Developer', description='A developer')
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3758
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diff changeset
3759 2. Just after that, create a new Permission, say "Fixer", specific to
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diff changeset
3760 "issue"::
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3761
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diff changeset
3762 p = db.security.addPermission(name='Fixer', klass='issue',
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diff changeset
3763 description='User is allowed to be assigned to fix issues')
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3764
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diff changeset
3765 3. Then assign the new Permission to your "Developer" Role::
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3766
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diff changeset
3767 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Developer', p)
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3768
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3769 4. In the issue item edit page ("html/issue.item.html" in your tracker
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3770 directory), use the new Permission in restricting the "assignedto"
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3771 list::
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diff changeset
3772
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diff changeset
3773 <select name="assignedto">
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diff changeset
3774 <option value="-1">- no selection -</option>
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diff changeset
3775 <tal:block tal:repeat="user db/user/list">
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3776 <option tal:condition="python:user.hasPermission(
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3777 'Fixer', context._classname)"
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3778 tal:attributes="
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3779 value user/id;
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3780 selected python:user.id == context.assignedto"
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3781 tal:content="user/realname"></option>
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3782 </tal:block>
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3783 </select>
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3784
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3785 For extra security, you may wish to setup an auditor to enforce the
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3786 Permission requirement (install this as "assignedtoFixer.py" in your
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3787 tracker "detectors" directory)::
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3788
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3789 def assignedtoMustBeFixer(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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3790 ''' Ensure the assignedto value in newvalues is a used with the
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3791 Fixer Permission
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3792 '''
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3793 if not newvalues.has_key('assignedto'):
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3794 # don't care
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diff changeset
3795 return
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3796
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diff changeset
3797 # get the userid
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3798 userid = newvalues['assignedto']
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3799 if not db.security.hasPermission('Fixer', userid, cl.classname):
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3800 raise ValueError, 'You do not have permission to edit %s'%cl.classname
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3801
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3802 def init(db):
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3803 db.issue.audit('set', assignedtoMustBeFixer)
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3804 db.issue.audit('create', assignedtoMustBeFixer)
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3805
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3806 So now, if an edit action attempts to set "assignedto" to a user that
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diff changeset
3807 doesn't have the "Fixer" Permission, the error will be raised.
1816
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3808
1954
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3809 Users may only edit their issues
2156
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diff changeset
3810 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1954
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3811
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3812 Users registering themselves are granted Provisional access - meaning they
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diff changeset
3813 have access to edit the issues they submit, but not others. We create a new
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3814 Role called "Provisional User" which is granted to newly-registered users,
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diff changeset
3815 and has limited access. One of the Permissions they have is the new "Edit
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3816 Own" on issues (regular users have "Edit".) We back up the permissions with
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diff changeset
3817 an auditor.
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diff changeset
3818
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3819 First up, we create the new Role and Permission structure in
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3820 ``dbinit.py``::
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3821
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3822 # New users not approved by the admin
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3823 db.security.addRole(name='Provisional User',
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3824 description='New user registered via web or email')
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diff changeset
3825 p = db.security.addPermission(name='Edit Own', klass='issue',
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3826 description='Can only edit own issues')
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diff changeset
3827 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', p)
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diff changeset
3828
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diff changeset
3829 # Assign the access and edit Permissions for issue to new users now
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diff changeset
3830 p = db.security.getPermission('View', 'issue')
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diff changeset
3831 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', p)
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diff changeset
3832 p = db.security.getPermission('Edit', 'issue')
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diff changeset
3833 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', p)
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diff changeset
3834
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diff changeset
3835 # and give the new users access to the web and email interface
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diff changeset
3836 p = db.security.getPermission('Web Access')
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diff changeset
3837 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', p)
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diff changeset
3838 p = db.security.getPermission('Email Access')
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diff changeset
3839 db.security.addPermissionToRole('Provisional User', p)
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diff changeset
3840
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diff changeset
3841
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diff changeset
3842 Then in the ``config.py`` we change the Role assigned to newly-registered
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diff changeset
3843 users, replacing the existing ``'User'`` values::
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diff changeset
3844
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diff changeset
3845 NEW_WEB_USER_ROLES = 'Provisional User'
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diff changeset
3846 NEW_EMAIL_USER_ROLES = 'Provisional User'
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diff changeset
3847
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diff changeset
3848 Finally we add a new *auditor* to the ``detectors`` directory called
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diff changeset
3849 ``provisional_user_auditor.py``::
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diff changeset
3850
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diff changeset
3851 def audit_provisionaluser(db, cl, nodeid, newvalues):
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3852 ''' New users are only allowed to modify their own issues.
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diff changeset
3853 '''
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3854 if (db.getuid() != cl.get(nodeid, 'creator')
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diff changeset
3855 and db.security.hasPermission('Edit Own', db.getuid(), cl.classname)):
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diff changeset
3856 raise ValueError, ('You are only allowed to edit your own %s'
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diff changeset
3857 % cl.classname)
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diff changeset
3858
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diff changeset
3859 def init(db):
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diff changeset
3860 # fire before changes are made
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diff changeset
3861 db.issue.audit('set', audit_provisionaluser)
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3862 db.issue.audit('retire', audit_provisionaluser)
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diff changeset
3863 db.issue.audit('restore', audit_provisionaluser)
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diff changeset
3864
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diff changeset
3865 Note that some older trackers might also want to change the ``page.html``
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3866 template as follows::
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3867
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parents: 1952
diff changeset
3868 <p class="classblock"
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diff changeset
3869 - tal:condition="python:request.user.username != 'anonymous'">
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diff changeset
3870 + tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('View', 'user')">
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diff changeset
3871 <b>Administration</b><br>
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diff changeset
3872 <tal:block tal:condition="python:request.user.hasPermission('Edit', None)">
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diff changeset
3873 <a href="home?:template=classlist">Class List</a><br>
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diff changeset
3874
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diff changeset
3875 (note that the "-" indicates a removed line, and the "+" indicates an added
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diff changeset
3876 line).
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3877
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diff changeset
3878
2156
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diff changeset
3879 Changes to the Web User Interface
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diff changeset
3880 ---------------------------------
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3881
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diff changeset
3882 Adding action links to the index page
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3883 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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3884
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diff changeset
3885 Add a column to the item.index.html template.
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3886
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3887 Resolving the issue::
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3888
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3889 <a tal:attributes="href
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diff changeset
3890 string:issue${i/id}?:status=resolved&:action=edit">resolve</a>
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3891
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diff changeset
3892 "Take" the issue::
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3893
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3894 <a tal:attributes="href
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diff changeset
3895 string:issue${i/id}?:assignedto=${request/user/id}&:action=edit">take</a>
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diff changeset
3896
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diff changeset
3897 ... and so on
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3898
1966
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diff changeset
3899 Colouring the rows in the issue index according to priority
2156
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diff changeset
3900 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1966
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3901
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3902 A simple ``tal:attributes`` statement will do the bulk of the work here. In
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3903 the ``issue.index.html`` template, add to the ``<tr>`` that displays the
c8d8d03b6d94 another example
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3904 actual rows of data::
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3905
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3906 <tr tal:attributes="class string:priority-${i/priority/plain}">
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diff changeset
3907
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3908 and then in your stylesheet (``style.css``) specify the colouring for the
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3909 different priorities, like::
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3910
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3911 tr.priority-critical td {
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3912 background-color: red;
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3913 }
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3914
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3915 tr.priority-urgent td {
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3916 background-color: orange;
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3917 }
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3918
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3919 and so on, with far less offensive colours :)
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3920
2009
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3921 Editing multiple items in an index view
2156
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3922 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2009
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3923
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3924 To edit the status of all items in the item index view, edit the
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parents: 2007
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3925 ``issue.item.html``:
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parents: 2007
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3926
2726
aa95c79cff8b clarification
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parents: 2589
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3927 1. add a form around the listing table (separate from the existing
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parents: 2589
diff changeset
3928 index-page form), so at the top it reads::
2009
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3929
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diff changeset
3930 <form method="POST" tal:attributes="action request/classname">
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3931 <table class="list">
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3932
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3933 and at the bottom of that table::
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3934
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parents: 2007
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3935 </table>
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3936 </form
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parents: 2007
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3937
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3938 making sure you match the ``</table>`` from the list table, not the
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3939 navigation table or the subsequent form table.
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parents: 2007
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3940
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parents: 2007
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3941 2. in the display for the issue property, change::
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
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3942
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3943 <td tal:condition="request/show/status"
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
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3944 tal:content="python:i.status.plain() or default">&nbsp;</td>
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3945
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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diff changeset
3946 to::
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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diff changeset
3947
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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diff changeset
3948 <td tal:condition="request/show/status"
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3949 tal:content="structure i/status/field">&nbsp;</td>
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3950
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diff changeset
3951 this will result in an edit field for the status property.
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diff changeset
3952
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3953 3. after the ``tal:block`` which lists the actual index items (marked by
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3954 ``tal:repeat="i batch"``) add a new table row::
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3955
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3956 <tr>
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3957 <td tal:attributes="colspan python:len(request.columns)">
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3958 <input type="submit" value=" Save Changes ">
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3959 <input type="hidden" name="@action" value="edit">
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3960 <tal:block replace="structure request/indexargs_form" />
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3961 </td>
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3962 </tr>
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3963
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3964 which gives us a submit button, indicates that we are performing an edit
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3965 on any changed statuses and the final block will make sure that the
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3966 current index view parameters (filtering, columns, etc) will be used in
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3967 rendering the next page (the results of the editing).
3594e5d2b411 added new example
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parents: 2007
diff changeset
3968
2156
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3969
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3970 Displaying only message summaries in the issue display
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3971 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3972
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3973 Alter the issue.item template section for messages to::
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3974
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3975 <table class="messages" tal:condition="context/messages">
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diff changeset
3976 <tr><th colspan="5" class="header">Messages</th></tr>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3977 <tr tal:repeat="msg context/messages">
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diff changeset
3978 <td><a tal:attributes="href string:msg${msg/id}"
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3979 tal:content="string:msg${msg/id}"></a></td>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3980 <td tal:content="msg/author">author</td>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3981 <td class="date" tal:content="msg/date/pretty">date</td>
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diff changeset
3982 <td tal:content="msg/summary">summary</td>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3983 <td>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3984 <a tal:attributes="href string:?@remove@messages=${msg/id}&@action=edit">
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3985 remove</a>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3986 </td>
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3987 </tr>
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3988 </table>
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3989
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3990
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3991 Enabling display of either message summaries or the entire messages
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3992 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3993
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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diff changeset
3994 This is pretty simple - all we need to do is copy the code from the
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3995 example `displaying only message summaries in the issue display`_ into
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3996 our template alongside the summary display, and then introduce a switch
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3997 that shows either one or the other. We'll use a new form variable,
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3998 ``@whole_messages`` to achieve this::
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3999
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4000 <table class="messages" tal:condition="context/messages">
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4001 <tal:block tal:condition="not:request/form/@whole_messages/value | python:0">
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diff changeset
4002 <tr><th colspan="3" class="header">Messages</th>
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diff changeset
4003 <th colspan="2" class="header">
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diff changeset
4004 <a href="?@whole_messages=yes">show entire messages</a>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4005 </th>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4006 </tr>
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4007 <tr tal:repeat="msg context/messages">
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4008 <td><a tal:attributes="href string:msg${msg/id}"
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4009 tal:content="string:msg${msg/id}"></a></td>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4010 <td tal:content="msg/author">author</td>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4011 <td class="date" tal:content="msg/date/pretty">date</td>
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diff changeset
4012 <td tal:content="msg/summary">summary</td>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4013 <td>
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diff changeset
4014 <a tal:attributes="href string:?@remove@messages=${msg/id}&@action=edit">remove</a>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4015 </td>
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diff changeset
4016 </tr>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4017 </tal:block>
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diff changeset
4018
d68eeb9d363f reorg of the (now quite long) examples section and add new example
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4019 <tal:block tal:condition="request/form/@whole_messages/value | python:0">
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4020 <tr><th colspan="2" class="header">Messages</th>
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diff changeset
4021 <th class="header">
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diff changeset
4022 <a href="?@whole_messages=">show only summaries</a>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4023 </th>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4024 </tr>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4025 <tal:block tal:repeat="msg context/messages">
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4026 <tr>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4027 <th tal:content="msg/author">author</th>
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diff changeset
4028 <th class="date" tal:content="msg/date/pretty">date</th>
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diff changeset
4029 <th style="text-align: right">
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diff changeset
4030 (<a tal:attributes="href string:?@remove@messages=${msg/id}&@action=edit">remove</a>)
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4031 </th>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4032 </tr>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4033 <tr><td colspan="3" tal:content="msg/content"></td></tr>
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diff changeset
4034 </tal:block>
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diff changeset
4035 </tal:block>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4036 </table>
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4037
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diff changeset
4038 Setting up a "wizard" (or "druid") for controlled adding of issues
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
4039 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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diff changeset
4040
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diff changeset
4041 1. Set up the page templates you wish to use for data input. My wizard
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diff changeset
4042 is going to be a two-step process: first figuring out what category
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4043 of issue the user is submitting, and then getting details specific to
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diff changeset
4044 that category. The first page includes a table of help, explaining
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diff changeset
4045 what the category names mean, and then the core of the form::
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diff changeset
4046
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4047 <form method="POST" onSubmit="return submit_once()"
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4048 enctype="multipart/form-data">
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4049 <input type="hidden" name="@template" value="add_page1">
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4050 <input type="hidden" name="@action" value="page1_submit">
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4051
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4052 <strong>Category:</strong>
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4053 <tal:block tal:replace="structure context/category/menu" />
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4054 <input type="submit" value="Continue">
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4055 </form>
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4056
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4057 The next page has the usual issue entry information, with the
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4058 addition of the following form fragments::
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4059
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4060 <form method="POST" onSubmit="return submit_once()"
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4061 enctype="multipart/form-data"
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4062 tal:condition="context/is_edit_ok"
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4063 tal:define="cat request/form/category/value">
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4064
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4065 <input type="hidden" name="@template" value="add_page2">
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4066 <input type="hidden" name="@required" value="title">
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4067 <input type="hidden" name="category" tal:attributes="value cat">
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4068 .
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4069 .
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4070 .
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4071 </form>
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4072
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4073 Note that later in the form, I test the value of "cat" include form
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4074 elements that are appropriate. For example::
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4075
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4076 <tal:block tal:condition="python:cat in '6 10 13 14 15 16 17'.split()">
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4077 <tr>
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4078 <th>Operating System</th>
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4079 <td tal:content="structure context/os/field"></td>
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4080 </tr>
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4081 <tr>
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4082 <th>Web Browser</th>
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4083 <td tal:content="structure context/browser/field"></td>
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4084 </tr>
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4085 </tal:block>
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4086
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4087 ... the above section will only be displayed if the category is one
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4088 of 6, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16 or 17.
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4089
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4090 3. Determine what actions need to be taken between the pages - these are
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4091 usually to validate user choices and determine what page is next. Now encode
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4092 those actions in a new ``Action`` class and insert hooks to those actions in
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4093 the "actions" attribute on on the ``interfaces.Client`` class, like so (see
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4094 `defining new web actions`_)::
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4095
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4096 class Page1SubmitAction(Action):
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4097 def handle(self):
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4098 ''' Verify that the user has selected a category, and then move
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4099 on to page 2.
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4100 '''
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4101 category = self.form['category'].value
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4102 if category == '-1':
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4103 self.error_message.append('You must select a category of report')
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4104 return
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4105 # everything's ok, move on to the next page
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4106 self.template = 'add_page2'
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4107
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4108 actions = client.Client.actions + (
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4109 ('page1_submit', Page1SubmitAction),
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4110 )
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4111
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4112 4. Use the usual "new" action as the ``@action`` on the final page, and
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4113 you're done (the standard context/submit method can do this for you).
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4116
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4117 -------------------
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4119 Back to `Table of Contents`_
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4121 .. _`Table of Contents`: index.html
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4122 .. _`design documentation`: design.html
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4123 .. _`admin guide`: admin_guide.html
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