app/soc/models/document.py
author Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:42:44 +0000
changeset 2246 c29272f640b0
parent 1416 6c94a1531ead
child 2957 f6515daaf000
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 Document Model."""

__authors__ = [
  '"Pawel Solyga" <pawel.solyga@gmail.com>',
  '"Sverre Rabbelier" <sverre@rabbelier.nl>',
]


from google.appengine.ext import db

from django.utils.translation import ugettext

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


class Document(soc.models.work.Work):
  """Model of a Document.
  
  Document is used for things like FAQs, front page text, etc.

  The specific way that the properties and relations inherited from Work
  are used with a Document are described below.

    work.title:  the title of the Document

    work.reviews:  reviews of the Document by Reviewers

    work.content:  the rich-text contents of the Document
  """

  URL_NAME = 'document'
  DOCUMENT_ACCESS = ['admin', 'restricted', 'member', 'user']

  #: field storing the prefix of this document
  prefix = db.StringProperty(default='user', required=True,
      choices=['site', 'club', 'sponsor', 'program', 'org', 'user'],
      verbose_name=ugettext('Prefix'))
  prefix.help_text = ugettext(
      'Indicates the prefix of the document,'
      ' determines which access scheme is used.')

  #: field storing the required access to read this document
  read_access = db.StringProperty(default='public', required=True,
      choices=DOCUMENT_ACCESS + ['public'],
      verbose_name=ugettext('Read Access'))
  read_access.help_text = ugettext(
      'Indicates the state of the document, '
      'determines the access scheme.')

  #: field storing the required access to write to this document
  write_access = db.StringProperty(default='admin', required=True,
      choices=DOCUMENT_ACCESS,
      verbose_name=ugettext('Write Access'))
  write_access.help_text = ugettext(
      'Indicates the state of the document, '
      'determines the access scheme.')

  #: field storing whether a link to the Document should be featured in
  #: the sidebar menu (and possibly elsewhere); FAQs, Terms of Service,
  #: and the like are examples of "featured" Document
  is_featured = db.BooleanProperty(
      verbose_name=ugettext('Is Featured'))
  is_featured.help_text = ugettext(
      'Field used to indicate if a Work should be featured, for example,'
      ' in the sidebar menu.')

  #: Reference to Document containing the contents of the "/home" page
  home_for = db.ReferenceProperty(
    reference_class=soc.models.linkable.Linkable,
    collection_name='home_docs')
  home_for.help_text = ugettext(
      'The Precense this document is the home document for.')