diff -r b2cf6ad50a2a -r 80411f57f31a app/soc/views/models/comment.py
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+++ b/app/soc/views/models/comment.py	Thu Mar 05 19:21:43 2009 +0000
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+#!/usr/bin/python2.5
+#
+# Copyright 2008 the Melange authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Views for comments.
+"""
+
+__authors__ = [
+    '"Sverre Rabbelier" <sverre@rabbelier.nl>',
+    '"Matthew Wilkes" <matthew@matthewwilkes.co.uk>',
+  ]
+
+import time
+
+from google.appengine.api import users
+from google.appengine.ext.db import Key
+
+from django import forms
+
+from soc.logic import cleaning
+from soc.logic import dicts
+from soc.logic import validate
+from soc.logic.models.user import logic as user_logic
+from soc.logic.models.comment import logic as comment_logic
+from soc.logic.models.document import logic as document_logic
+from soc.logic.models.linkable import logic as link_logic
+from soc.models import linkable
+from soc.views import helper
+from soc.views.helper import access
+from soc.views.helper import redirects
+from soc.views.helper import params as params_helper
+from soc.views.models import base
+
+import soc.models.comment
+import soc.logic.models.comment
+import soc.logic.dicts
+import soc.views.helper
+import soc.views.helper.widgets
+
+
+class View(base.View):
+  """View methods for the comment model.
+  """
+
+  def __init__(self, params=None):
+    """Defines the fields and methods required for the base View class
+    to provide the user with list, public, create, edit and delete views.
+
+    Params:
+      params: a dict with params for this View
+      comment_on_name: e.g. 'Document'
+      comment_on_url_name: e.g. 'document'
+    """
+
+    rights = access.Checker(params)
+    rights['create'] = [('checkSeeded', ['checkIsDocumentReadable','scope_path'])]
+    rights['edit'] = [('checkIsMyEntity', [comment_logic,'author', True])]
+    rights['delete'] = [('checkIsMyEntity', [comment_logic,'author', True])]
+
+    new_params = {}
+    new_params['logic'] = comment_logic
+    new_params['rights'] = rights
+
+    new_params['name'] = "Comment"
+
+    new_params['create_template'] = 'soc/comment/edit.html'
+    new_params['edit_template'] = 'soc/comment/edit.html'
+
+    new_params['no_show'] = True
+    new_params['no_admin'] = True
+    new_params['no_create_raw'] = True
+    new_params['no_create_with_key_fields'] = True
+    new_params['no_list_raw'] = True
+
+    new_params['create_extra_dynaproperties'] = {
+        'on': forms.fields.CharField(widget=helper.widgets.ReadOnlyInput(),
+                                             required=False),
+        'content': forms.fields.CharField(
+            widget=helper.widgets.TinyMCE(attrs={'rows':10, 'cols':40})),
+        'scope_path': forms.CharField(widget=forms.HiddenInput, required=True),
+        }
+    new_params['extra_dynaexclude'] = ['author', 'commented', 'link_id', 'modified_by']
+
+    new_params['edit_extra_dynaproperties'] = {
+        'link_id': forms.CharField(widget=forms.HiddenInput, required=True),
+        'created_by': forms.fields.CharField(widget=helper.widgets.ReadOnlyInput(),
+                                             required=False),
+        }
+
+    params = dicts.merge(params, new_params)
+    super(View, self).__init__(params=params)
+
+  def _editContext(self, request, context):
+    """see base.View._editContext.
+    """
+
+    entity = context['entity']
+
+    if entity:
+      on = entity.commented
+    else:
+      seed = context['seed']
+      on =  seed['commented']
+
+    params = {'url_name': self._params['comment_on_url_name']}
+    redirect = redirects.getPublicRedirect(on, params)
+
+    context['comment_on_url_name'] = self._params['comment_on_url_name']
+    context['comment_on_name'] = self._params['comment_on_name']
+    context['work_link'] = redirect
+
+  def _editPost(self, request, entity, fields, params=None):
+    """See base.View._editPost().
+    """
+
+    user = user_logic.getForCurrentAccount()
+    scope_path = fields['scope_path']
+
+    if not entity:
+      fields['author'] = user
+      fields['link_id'] = 't%i' % (time.time())
+    else:
+      fields['author'] = entity.author
+      fields['link_id'] = entity.link_id
+      fields['modified_by'] = user
+
+    fields['commented'] = self._getWorkByKeyName(scope_path).key()
+
+    super(View, self)._editPost(request, entity, fields)
+
+  def _editGet(self, request, entity, form):
+    """See base.View._editGet().
+    """
+
+    form.fields['created_by'].initial = entity.author.name
+    form.fields['on'].initial = entity.commented.name
+    form.fields['link_id'].initial = entity.link_id
+    form.fields['scope_path'].initial = entity.scope_path
+
+    super(View, self)._editGet(request, entity, form)
+
+  def _getWorkByKeyName(self, keyname):
+    """Returns the work for the specified key name.
+    """
+
+    logic = self._params['comment_on_logic']
+    return logic.getFromKeyName(keyname)
+
+  def _editSeed(self, request, seed):
+    """Checks if scope_path is seeded and puts it into to_user.
+
+    For parameters see base._editSeed()
+    """
+
+    scope_path = seed['scope_path']
+    work = self._getWorkByKeyName(scope_path)
+    seed['on'] = work.title
+    seed['commented'] = work
+
+  def getMenusForScope(self, entity, params):
+    """Returns the featured menu items for one specifc entity.
+
+    A link to the home page of the specified entity is also included.
+
+    Args:
+      entity: the entity for which the entry should be constructed
+      params: a dict with params for this View.
+    """
+
+    return []