app/soc/logic/document.py
author Todd Larsen <tlarsen@google.com>
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:45:30 +0000
changeset 224 35bf48c27eb6
parent 206 832335761384
child 225 2590d6b83568
permissions -rw-r--r--
Hide PolyModel inheritance_line bookkeeping property from the User Profile form.

#!/usr/bin/python2.5
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"""Document (Model) query functions.
"""

__authors__ = [
  '"Pawel Solyga" <pawel.solyga@gmail.com>',
  ]


from google.appengine.ext import db

from soc.logic import key_name

import soc.models.document
import soc.logic.model


def getDocument(path, link_name):
  """Returns Document entity for a given path, or None if not found.  
    
  Args:
    path: a request path of the Document that uniquely identifies it
  """
  # lookup by Doc:path key name
  name = key_name.nameDocument(path, link_name)
  
  if name:
    document = soc.models.document.Document.get_by_key_name(name)
  else:
    document = None
  
  return document


def updateOrCreateDocument(path, **document_properties):
  """Update existing Document entity, or create new one with supplied properties.

  Args:
    path: a request path of the Document that uniquely identifies it
    **document_properties: keyword arguments that correspond to Document entity
      properties and their values

  Returns:
    the Document entity corresponding to the path, with any supplied
    properties changed, or a new Document entity now associated with the 
    supplied path and properties.
  """
  # attempt to retrieve the existing Document
  document = getDocument(path, document_properties['link_name'])

  if not document:
    # document did not exist, so create one in a transaction
    name = key_name.nameDocument(path, document_properties['link_name'])
    document = soc.models.document.Document.get_or_insert(
        name, **document_properties)

  # there is no way to be sure if get_or_insert() returned a new Document or
  # got an existing one due to a race, so update with document_properties anyway,
  # in a transaction
  return soc.logic.model.updateModelProperties(document, **document_properties)