app/soc/logic/helper/request.py
author Sverre Rabbelier <sverre@rabbelier.nl>
Fri, 15 May 2009 23:05:13 +0200
changeset 2319 3eee2308f1dd
parent 1308 35b75ffcbb37
child 2677 7df4d0fcbb80
permissions -rw-r--r--
Do not rely on notifiction module being imported This has worked so far mostly by accident, but it turned out to be brittle while writing tests. This makes sure that the notification module is always imported before use.

#!/usr/bin/python2.5
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"""Functions that are useful when dealing with requests.
"""

__authors__ = [
  '"Lennard de Rijk" <ljvderijk@gmail.com>',
  ]


import soc.logic.models as model_logic


def completeRequestForRole(role_entity, role_name):
  """Marks the request that leads to the given role_entity as completed.
  
  Args:
    role_entity: A datastore entity that is either a role or a subclass 
      of the role model
    role_name: The name in the request that is used to describe the 
      type of the role_entity
   
  """

  # get the request logic so we can query the datastore
  request_logic = model_logic.request.logic

  # create the query properties for the specific role
  properties = {'scope_path' : role_entity.scope_path,
      'link_id': role_entity.link_id,
      'role': role_name}

  # get the request that complies with properties
  request_entity = request_logic.getForFields(properties, unique=True)

  # mark the request completed, if there is any
  if request_entity:
    request_logic.updateEntityProperties(request_entity,
        {'status': 'completed'})