app/soc/views/helper/dynaform.py
author Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:49:03 +0000
changeset 602 1caee6675fa7
child 629 492df53e4a0f
permissions -rw-r--r--
Added a DynaForm module This allows GAE forms to be defined 'semi' dymamically, rather than by having to explicitly create the new class. Patch by: Sverre Rabbelier

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"""This module defines classes and functions for Dynamic Forms
"""

__authors__ = [
    '"Sverre Rabbelier" <sverre@rabbelier.nl>',
    ]


from google.appengine.ext.db import djangoforms

from soc.logic import dicts


class DynaFormMetaclass(djangoforms.ModelFormMetaclass):
  """The DynaForm Meta class, adding support for dynamically defined fields

  The new DynaForm class that is created by class function is very
  similar to one created by the regular djangoforms.ModelFormMetaclass.
  The only difference is that is the form class has a Meta property,
  it's 'dynaconf' field will be used to define additional properties
  in the form class.

  The 'dynaconf' field (if present), is expected to be iterable as a
  dictionary (with iteritems). The keys are used as the property names,
  and the values are used as the property value.
  """

  def __new__(cls, class_name, bases, attrs):
    """See djangoforms.ModelFormMetaclass on how the __new__ method
    is used, for an explanation on how this class modifies the default
    behavior, see the DynaFormMetaclass's docstring.
    """

    # Retrieve the Meta class, if present
    meta = attrs.get('Meta', None)
    conf = None

    # Try to retrieve the dynaconf property
    if meta:
      conf = getattr(meta, 'dynaconf', None)

    # When found, extend the form's attribute's with the specified ones
    if conf:
      for key, value in conf.iteritems():
        attrs[key] = value

    # Leave the rest to djangoforms.ModelFormMetaclass.
    return super(DynaFormMetaclass, cls).__new__(cls, class_name, bases, attrs)


def newDynaForm(dynamodel=None, dynabase=None, dynainclude=None, 
                dynaexclude=None, dynafields=None):
  """Creates a new form DynaForm class

  The returned class extends dynabase, but with the following additions:
  * It has a Meta class with the 'model', 'include', and 'exclude'
  fields set as specified by newDynaForm's keyword arguments.
  * It's __metaclass__ is set to DynaFormMetaclass (which inherits from
  the default djangoforms.ModelFormMetaclass).
  * The Meta class has an additional dynaconf field which is set to
  the dyanfields keyword argument passed to newDynaForm.

  See DynaFormMetaclass for an explanation on how the dynafields
  property is used to construct the DynaForm class.
  """

  class DynaForm(dynabase):
    """The dynamically created Form class
    """

    __metaclass__ = DynaFormMetaclass

    class Meta:
      """Inner Meta class that defines some behavior for the form.
      """

      model = dynamodel
      include = dynainclude
      exclude = dynaexclude
      dynaconf = dynafields

  return DynaForm


def extendDynaForm(dynaform, dynainclude=None, dynaexclude=None, dynafields=None):
  """Extends an existing dynaform

  If any of dynainclude, dynaexclude or dynafields are not present,
  they are retrieved from dynaform (if present in it's Meta class).

  While it is rather useles to extend from a dynaform that does not have
  a Meta class, it is allowed, the resulting DynaForm is the same as if
  newDynaForm was called with all extendDynForm's keyword arguments.
  """

  # Try to retrieve the Meta class from the existing dynaform
  meta = getattr(dynaform, 'Meta', None)

  # If we find one, we can use it to 'extend' from
  if meta:
    dynamodel = getattr(meta, 'model', None)

    if not dynainclude:
      dynainclude = getattr(meta, 'include', None)

    if not dynaexclude:
      dynaexclude = getattr(meta, 'exclude', None)

    # The most intersting parameter, the 'extra fields' dictionary
    dynaconf = getattr(meta, 'dynaconf', {})
    if not dynafields:
      dynafields = dynaconf
    else:
      dicts.merge(dynafields, dynaconf)

  # Create a new DynaForm, using the properties we extracted
  return newDynaForm(
      dynamodel=dynamodel,
      dynabase=dynaform,
      dynainclude=dynainclude,
      dynaexclude=dynaexclude,
      dynafields=dynafields)