app/soc/models/comment.py
author Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:42:44 +0000
changeset 2246 c29272f640b0
parent 2074 5c75312566d5
child 2398 3ea483cf4d59
permissions -rw-r--r--
Tweak the 'load balancing' algorithm In order to reduce contention we randomly skipped jobs, but this caused many jobs to end up stopping early. Now instead we keep on going until we time out (also increased the chance of doing work). Patch by: Sverre Rabbelier

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"""This module contains the comment Model."""

__authors__ = [
  '"Matthew Wilkes" <matthew@matthewwilkes.co.uk>',
]

from google.appengine.ext import db

import soc.models.work
import soc.models.user
import soc.models.linkable


from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _


class Comment(soc.models.linkable.Linkable):
  """Model of a comment on a work.

  A comment is usually associated with a Work or a Proposal,
  for example a Document or a Student Proposal, and with a user, the author.
  There are two types of comment, public (i.e. visible to the student), 
  or private (i.e. visible to programme/club staff). Neither type are 
  visible to people who are not connected to the work being commented on.
  """

  #: A required many:1 relationship with a comment entity indicating
  #: the user who provided that comment.
  author = db.ReferenceProperty(reference_class=soc.models.user.User,
                                  required=True, collection_name="commented")

  #: The rich textual content of this comment
  content = db.TextProperty(verbose_name=_('Content'))

  #: Indicated if the comment should be visible to the appropriate student
  is_public = db.BooleanProperty(verbose_name=_('Public comment'))

  #: Date when the comment was added
  created = db.DateTimeProperty(auto_now_add=True)

  #: date when the work was last modified
  modified = db.DateTimeProperty(auto_now=True)

  # indicating wich user last modified the work. Used in displaying Work
  modified_by = db.ReferenceProperty(reference_class=soc.models.user.User,
                                     required=False,
                                     collection_name="modified_comments",
                                     verbose_name=_('Modified by'))