app/soc/logic/document.py
author Todd Larsen <tlarsen@google.com>
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:17:11 +0000
changeset 202 b8b4a83788d4
parent 143 b419121f7b3e
child 206 832335761384
permissions -rw-r--r--
A key_name controller module to collect all of the name...() functions that compose Model entity key names, plus some minor changes to other controller modules to illustrate the proposed use. Patch by: Todd Larsen Review by: Pawel Solyga Review URL: http://codereviews.googleopensourceprograms.com/804 Review URL: http://codereviews.googleopensourceprograms.com/804

#!/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

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

def getDocumentFromPath(path):
  """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
  key_name = getDocumentKeyNameForPath(path)
  
  if key_name:
    document = soc.models.document.Document.get_by_key_name(key_name)
  else:
    document = None
  
  return document

def getDocumentKeyNameForPath(path):
  """Return a Datastore key_name for a Document from the path.
  
  Args:
    path: a request path of the Document that uniquely identifies it
  """
  if not path:
    return None

  return 'Doc:%s' % path


def updateOrCreateDocumentFromPath(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 = getDocumentFromPath(path)

  if not document:
    # document did not exist, so create one in a transaction
    key_name = getDocumentKeyNameForPath(path)
    document = soc.models.document.Document.get_or_insert(
      key_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)