app/soc/logic/lists.py
author Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:51:35 +0000
changeset 1516 8df06dc877aa
parent 1458 ec06d3ee73e4
child 1679 2b28763da7a4
permissions -rw-r--r--
Do not update newly created model properties There is no real reason to favor old behavior over the current, plus the new behavior saves an extra disk write (which are expensive). Patch by: Sverre Rabbelier

#!/usr/bin/python2.5
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"""List generation logic.
"""

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


class Lists(object):
  """List array suitable for enumerating over with just 'for in'.
  """

  DEF_PASSTHROUGH_FIELDS = [
      'pagination',
      'pagination_form',
      'description',
      'heading',
      'row',
      'limit',
      'newest',
      'prev',
      'next',
      'first',
      'last',
      ]

  def __init__(self, contents):
    """Constructs a new Lists object with the specified contents.
    """

    # All the contents of all the lists
    self._contents = contents
    self._content = {}

    # For iterating over all the lists
    self._lists = range(len(contents))
    self._list_data = []

    # For iterating over the rows
    self._rows = []
    self._row_data = []

  def __getattr__(self, attr):
    """Delegate field lookup to the current list if appropriate.

    If, and only if, a lookup is done on one of the fields defined in
    DEF_PASSTHROUGH_FIELDS, and the current list defines this field,
    the value from the current list is returned.
    """

    if attr not in self.DEF_PASSTHROUGH_FIELDS:
      raise AttributeError()

    if attr not in self._content:
      raise AttributeError()

    return self.get(attr)

  def get(self, item):
    """Returns the item for the current list data.
    """

    return self._content[item]

  def nextList(self):
    """Shifts out the current list content.

    The main content of the next list is returned for further processing.
    """

    # Advance the list data once
    self._content = self._contents[0]
    self._contents = self._contents[1:]

    # Update internal 'iterators'
    self._list_data = self.get('data')
    self._rows = range(len(self._list_data))

    return self.get('main')

  def nextRow(self):
    """Returns the next list row for the current list.

    Before calling this method, nextList should be called at least once.
    """

    # Update internal 'iterators'
    self._row_data =  self._list_data[0]

    # Advance the row data once
    self._list_data = self._list_data[1:]

    return self.get('row')

  def empty(self):
    """Returns true iff there are no lists
    """

    return not self._lists

  def lists(self):
    """Returns a list of numbers the size of the amount of lists.

    This method can be used to iterate over all lists with shift,
    without using a while loop.
    """

    return self._lists

  def rows(self):
    """Returns a list of numbers the size of the amount of items.

    This method can be used to iterate over all items with next for
    the current list, without using a while loop.
    """

    return self._rows

  def item(self):
    """Returns the current row item for the current list.

    Before calling this method, nextRow should be called at least once.
    """

    return self._row_data

  def redirect(self):
    """Returns the redirect for the current row item in the current list.
    """

    action, args = self.get('action')
    return action(self._row_data, args)