Notification logic in main SoC is capable of getting constructor parameters.
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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):
"""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
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 name in self._skip_properties:
continue
if self._updateField(entity, entity_properties, name):
setattr(entity, name, value)
entity.put()
# call the _onUpdate method
if not silent:
self._onUpdate(entity)
return entity