app/soc/logic/models/expando_base.py
author Lennard de Rijk <ljvderijk@gmail.com>
Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:14:11 -0700
changeset 3036 c703f3802841
parent 2736 8f3935f0f4ba
permissions -rw-r--r--
Use skipFields method in the expando base logic.

#!/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 self.skipField(name):
        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