diff -r 3a50bdfb75a9 -r ba3309b2fd30 app/soc/models/question.py --- a/app/soc/models/question.py Fri Nov 21 08:38:53 2008 +0000 +++ b/app/soc/models/question.py Fri Nov 21 08:41:23 2008 +0000 @@ -44,15 +44,15 @@ work.reviews: even Questions can be "reviewed" (possibly commented on during creation or annotated once put into use). - work.scope_path: used to scope (and, when combined with - work.link_id, uniquely identify) a Question in the same way the + work.content: the Question text, asked to the respondent + + linkable.scope: used to scope (and, when combined with + linkable.link_id, uniquely identify) a Question in the same way the property are used with Documents, etc. - work.link_id: used to identify (and, when combined with - work.scope_path, *uniquely* identify) a Question in the same way + linkable.link_id: used to identify (and, when combined with + linkable.scope, *uniquely* identify) a Question in the same way these properties are used with Documents, etc. - - work.content: the Question text, asked to the respondent In addition to any explicit ReferenceProperties in the Question Model and those inherited as described above, a Question entity participates @@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ when these ideas are implemented in the views and controllers; they are here now so that the concepts will not be lost before that time. - The recommended use for the combination of work.scope_path and - work.link_id is to keep the *same* link_id when copying and + The recommended use for the combination of linkable.scope and + linkable.link_id is to keep the *same* link_id when copying and modifying an existing Question for a new Program (or instance of a - Group that is per-Program), while changing the work.scope_path to + Group that is per-Program), while changing the linkable.scope to represent the Program and Group "ownership" of the Question. For example, if a Question asking about prior GSoC participation needed to have an additional choice (see the choice_ids and choices properties - below), it is desirable to keep the same work.link_id (and also + below), it is desirable to keep the same linkable.link_id (and also simply append new choice_ids and choices to keep the old answer values compatible). An existing Question in the above example might be identified as something like: @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Question:google/ghop2009/gsoc_past_participation To get the combined results, query on a link_id of gsoc_past_participation. For more targeted results, include the - scope_path to make the query more specific. + scope to make the query more specific. Question creation to permit use cases like the one above is going to be a bit of an "advanced" skill, possibly. "Doing it wrong" the first