app/soc/logic/models/expando_base.py
author Madhusudan.C.S <madhusudancs@gmail.com>
Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:31:23 +0530
changeset 2787 8408741aee63
parent 2736 8f3935f0f4ba
child 3036 c703f3802841
permissions -rw-r--r--
Reverting last 4 patches containing GHOP related views. As Lennard suggested all the model patches should come first followed by the logic and views patches, to make sure nothing committed breaks the existing code after thorough review.

#!/usr/bin/python2.5
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"""Helpers functions for updating different kinds of Expando models.
"""

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


from soc.logic.models import base


class Logic(base.Logic):
  """Base logic for Expando entity classes.
  """

  def __init__(self, model, base_model=None, scope_logic=None,
               name=None, skip_properties=None, id_based=False):
    """Defines the name, key_name and model for this entity.
    """

    super(Logic, self).__init__(model=model, base_model=base_model,
                                scope_logic=scope_logic, name=name,
                                skip_properties=skip_properties,
                                id_based=id_based)

  def updateEntityProperties(self, entity, entity_properties, silent=False,
                             store=True):
    """Update existing entity using supplied properties.

    Overwrites base because of Expando properties.

    Args:
      entity: a model entity
      entity_properties: keyword arguments that correspond to entity
        properties and their values
      silent: iff True does not call _onUpdate method
      store: iff True updated entity is actually stored in the data model 
      
    Returns:
      The original entity with any supplied properties changed.
    """

    if not entity:
      raise NoEntityError

    if not entity_properties:
      raise InvalidArgumentError

    for name, value in entity_properties.iteritems():
      # if the property is not to be updated, skip it
      if name in self._skip_properties:
        continue

      if self._updateField(entity, entity_properties, name):
        setattr(entity, name, value)

    if store:
      entity.put()

    # call the _onUpdate method
    if not silent:
      self._onUpdate(entity)

    return entity