server/schemahooks.py
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child 1251 af40e615dc89
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+++ b/server/schemahooks.py	Wed Nov 05 15:52:50 2008 +0100
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+"""schema hooks:
+
+- synchronize the living schema object with the persistent schema
+- perform physical update on the source when necessary
+
+checking for schema consistency is done in hooks.py
+
+:organization: Logilab
+:copyright: 2001-2008 LOGILAB S.A. (Paris, FRANCE), all rights reserved.
+:contact: http://www.logilab.fr/ -- mailto:contact@logilab.fr
+"""
+__docformat__ = "restructuredtext en"
+
+from yams.schema import BASE_TYPES
+from yams.buildobjs import EntityType, RelationType, RelationDefinition
+from yams.schema2sql import eschema2sql, rschema2sql, _type_from_constraints
+
+from cubicweb import ValidationError, RepositoryError
+from cubicweb.server import schemaserial as ss
+from cubicweb.server.pool import Operation, SingleLastOperation, PreCommitOperation
+from cubicweb.server.hookhelper import (entity_attr, entity_name,
+                                     check_internal_entity)
+    
+# core entity and relation types which can't be removed
+CORE_ETYPES = list(BASE_TYPES) + ['EEType', 'ERType', 'EUser', 'EGroup',
+                                  'EConstraint', 'EFRDef', 'ENFRDef']
+CORE_RTYPES = ['eid', 'creation_date', 'modification_date',
+               'login', 'upassword', 'name',
+               'is', 'instanceof', 'owned_by', 'created_by', 'in_group',
+               'relation_type', 'from_entity', 'to_entity',
+               'constrainted_by',
+               'read_permission', 'add_permission',
+               'delete_permission', 'updated_permission',
+               ]
+
+def get_constraints(session, entity):
+    constraints = []
+    for cstreid in session.query_data(entity.eid, ()):
+        cstrent = session.entity(cstreid)
+        cstr = CONSTRAINTS[cstrent.type].deserialize(cstrent.value)
+        cstr.eid = cstreid
+        constraints.append(cstr)
+    return constraints
+
+def add_inline_relation_column(session, etype, rtype):
+    """add necessary column and index for an inlined relation"""
+    try:
+        session.system_sql(str('ALTER TABLE %s ADD COLUMN %s integer'
+                               % (etype, rtype)))
+        session.info('added column %s to table %s', rtype, etype)
+    except:
+        # silent exception here, if this error has not been raised because the 
+        # column already exists, index creation will fail anyway
+        session.exception('error while adding column %s to table %s', etype, rtype)
+    # create index before alter table which may expectingly fail during test
+    # (sqlite) while index creation should never fail (test for index existence
+    # is done by the dbhelper)
+    session.pool.source('system').create_index(session, etype, rtype)
+    session.info('added index on %s(%s)', etype, rtype)
+    session.add_query_data('createdattrs', '%s.%s' % (etype, rtype))
+
+
+class SchemaOperation(Operation):
+    """base class for schema operations"""
+    def __init__(self, session, kobj=None, **kwargs):
+        self.schema = session.repo.schema
+        self.kobj = kobj
+        # once Operation.__init__ has been called, event may be triggered, so
+        # do this last !
+        Operation.__init__(self, session, **kwargs)
+        # every schema operation is triggering a schema update
+        UpdateSchemaOp(session)
+        
+class EarlySchemaOperation(SchemaOperation):
+    def insert_index(self):
+        """schema operation which are inserted at the begining of the queue
+        (typically to add/remove entity or relation types)
+        """
+        i = -1
+        for i, op in enumerate(self.session.pending_operations):
+            if not isinstance(op, EarlySchemaOperation):
+                return i
+        return i + 1
+    
+class UpdateSchemaOp(SingleLastOperation):
+    """the update schema operation:
+
+    special operation which should be called once and after all other schema
+    operations. It will trigger internal structures rebuilding to consider
+    schema changes
+    """
+    
+    def __init__(self, session):
+        self.repo = session.repo
+        SingleLastOperation.__init__(self, session)
+        
+    def commit_event(self):
+        self.repo.set_schema(self.repo.schema)
+
+        
+class DropTableOp(PreCommitOperation):
+    """actually remove a database from the application's schema"""
+    def precommit_event(self):
+        dropped = self.session.query_data('droppedtables',
+                                          default=set(), setdefault=True)
+        if self.table in dropped:
+            return # already processed
+        dropped.add(self.table)
+        self.session.system_sql('DROP TABLE %s' % self.table)
+        self.info('dropped table %s', self.table)
+        
+class DropColumnOp(PreCommitOperation):
+    """actually remove the attribut's column from entity table in the system
+    database
+    """
+    def precommit_event(self):
+        session, table, column = self.session, self.table, self.column
+        # drop index if any
+        session.pool.source('system').drop_index(session, table, column)
+        try:
+            session.system_sql('ALTER TABLE %s DROP COLUMN %s'
+                               % (table, column))
+            self.info('dropped column %s from table %s', column, table)
+        except Exception, ex:
+            # not supported by sqlite for instance
+            self.error('error while altering table %s: %s', table, ex)
+            
+
+# deletion ####################################################################
+
+class DeleteEETypeOp(SchemaOperation):
+    """actually remove the entity type from the application's schema"""    
+    def commit_event(self):
+        try:
+            # del_entity_type also removes entity's relations
+            self.schema.del_entity_type(self.kobj)
+        except KeyError:
+            # s/o entity type have already been deleted
+            pass
+
+def before_del_eetype(session, eid):
+    """before deleting a EEType entity:
+    * check that we don't remove a core entity type
+    * cascade to delete related EFRDef and ENFRDef entities
+    * instantiate an operation to delete the entity type on commit
+    """
+    # final entities can't be deleted, don't care about that
+    name = check_internal_entity(session, eid, CORE_ETYPES)
+    # delete every entities of this type
+    session.unsafe_execute('DELETE %s X' % name)
+    DropTableOp(session, table=name)
+    DeleteEETypeOp(session, name)
+
+def after_del_eetype(session, eid):
+    # workflow cleanup
+    session.execute('DELETE State X WHERE NOT X state_of Y')
+    session.execute('DELETE Transition X WHERE NOT X transition_of Y')
+
+        
+class DeleteERTypeOp(SchemaOperation):
+    """actually remove the relation type from the application's schema"""    
+    def commit_event(self):
+        try:
+            self.schema.del_relation_type(self.kobj)
+        except KeyError:
+            # s/o entity type have already been deleted
+            pass
+
+def before_del_ertype(session, eid):
+    """before deleting a ERType entity:
+    * check that we don't remove a core relation type
+    * cascade to delete related EFRDef and ENFRDef entities
+    * instantiate an operation to delete the relation type on commit
+    """
+    name = check_internal_entity(session, eid, CORE_RTYPES)
+    # delete relation definitions using this relation type
+    session.execute('DELETE EFRDef X WHERE X relation_type Y, Y eid %(x)s',
+                    {'x': eid})
+    session.execute('DELETE ENFRDef X WHERE X relation_type Y, Y eid %(x)s',
+                    {'x': eid})
+    DeleteERTypeOp(session, name)
+
+    
+class DelErdefOp(SchemaOperation):
+    """actually remove the relation definition from the application's schema"""
+    def commit_event(self):
+        subjtype, rtype, objtype = self.kobj
+        try:
+            self.schema.del_relation_def(subjtype, rtype, objtype)
+        except KeyError:
+            # relation type may have been already deleted
+            pass
+        
+def after_del_relation_type(session, rdefeid, rtype, rteid):
+    """before deleting a EFRDef or ENFRDef entity:
+    * if this is a final or inlined relation definition, instantiate an
+      operation to drop necessary column, else if this is the last instance
+      of a non final relation, instantiate an operation to drop necessary
+      table
+    * instantiate an operation to delete the relation definition on commit
+    * delete the associated relation type when necessary
+    """
+    subjschema, rschema, objschema = session.repo.schema.schema_by_eid(rdefeid)
+    pendings = session.query_data('pendingeids', ())
+    # first delete existing relation if necessary
+    if rschema.is_final():
+        rdeftype = 'EFRDef'
+    else:
+        rdeftype = 'ENFRDef'
+        if not (subjschema.eid in pendings or objschema.eid in pendings):
+            session.execute('DELETE X %s Y WHERE X is %s, Y is %s'
+                            % (rschema, subjschema, objschema))
+    execute = session.unsafe_execute
+    rset = execute('Any COUNT(X) WHERE X is %s, X relation_type R,'
+                   'R eid %%(x)s' % rdeftype, {'x': rteid})
+    lastrel = rset[0][0] == 0
+    # we have to update physical schema systematically for final and inlined
+    # relations, but only if it's the last instance for this relation type
+    # for other relations
+    
+    if (rschema.is_final() or rschema.inlined):
+        rset = execute('Any COUNT(X) WHERE X is %s, X relation_type R, '
+                       'R eid %%(x)s, X from_entity E, E name %%(name)s'
+                       % rdeftype, {'x': rteid, 'name': str(subjschema)})
+        if rset[0][0] == 0 and not subjschema.eid in pendings:
+            DropColumnOp(session, table=subjschema.type, column=rschema.type)
+    elif lastrel:
+        DropTableOp(session, table='%s_relation' % rschema.type)
+    # if this is the last instance, drop associated relation type
+    if lastrel and not rteid in pendings:
+        execute('DELETE ERType X WHERE X eid %(x)s', {'x': rteid}, 'x')
+    DelErdefOp(session, (subjschema, rschema, objschema))
+
+        
+# addition ####################################################################
+
+class AddEETypeOp(EarlySchemaOperation):
+    """actually add the entity type to the application's schema"""    
+    def commit_event(self):
+        eschema = self.schema.add_entity_type(self.kobj)
+        eschema.eid = self.eid
+        
+def before_add_eetype(session, entity):
+    """before adding a EEType entity:
+    * check that we are not using an existing entity type,
+    """
+    name = entity['name']
+    schema = session.repo.schema
+    if name in schema and schema[name].eid is not None:
+        raise RepositoryError('an entity type %s already exists' % name)
+
+def after_add_eetype(session, entity):
+    """after adding a EEType entity:
+    * create the necessary table
+    * set creation_date and modification_date by creating the necessary
+      EFRDef entities
+    * add owned_by relation by creating the necessary ENFRDef entity
+    * register an operation to add the entity type to the application's
+      schema on commit
+    """
+    if entity.get('final'):
+        return
+    schema = session.repo.schema
+    name = entity['name']
+    etype = EntityType(name=name, description=entity.get('description'),
+                       meta=entity.get('meta')) # don't care about final
+    # fake we add it to the schema now to get a correctly initialized schema
+    # but remove it before doing anything more dangerous...
+    schema = session.repo.schema
+    eschema = schema.add_entity_type(etype)
+    eschema.set_default_groups()
+    # generate table sql and rql to add metadata
+    tablesql = eschema2sql(session.pool.source('system').dbhelper, eschema)
+    relrqls = []
+    for rtype in ('is', 'is_instance_of', 'creation_date', 'modification_date',
+                  'created_by', 'owned_by'):
+        rschema = schema[rtype]
+        sampletype = rschema.subjects()[0]
+        desttype = rschema.objects()[0]
+        props = rschema.rproperties(sampletype, desttype)
+        relrqls += list(ss.rdef2rql(rschema, name, desttype, props))
+    # now remove it !
+    schema.del_entity_type(name)
+    # create the necessary table
+    for sql in tablesql.split(';'):
+        if sql.strip():
+            session.system_sql(sql)
+    # register operation to modify the schema on commit
+    # this have to be done before adding other relations definitions
+    # or permission settings
+    AddEETypeOp(session, etype, eid=entity.eid)
+    # add meta creation_date, modification_date and owned_by relations
+    for rql, kwargs in relrqls:
+        session.execute(rql, kwargs)
+
+
+class AddERTypeOp(EarlySchemaOperation):
+    """actually add the relation type to the application's schema"""    
+    def commit_event(self):
+        rschema = self.schema.add_relation_type(self.kobj)
+        rschema.set_default_groups()
+        rschema.eid = self.eid
+        
+def before_add_ertype(session, entity):
+    """before adding a ERType entity:
+    * check that we are not using an existing relation type,
+    * register an operation to add the relation type to the application's
+      schema on commit
+      
+    We don't know yeat this point if a table is necessary
+    """
+    name = entity['name']
+    if name in session.repo.schema.relations():
+        raise RepositoryError('a relation type %s already exists' % name)
+    
+def after_add_ertype(session, entity):
+    """after a ERType entity has been added:
+    * register an operation to add the relation type to the application's
+      schema on commit
+    We don't know yeat this point if a table is necessary
+    """
+    AddERTypeOp(session, RelationType(name=entity['name'],
+                                      description=entity.get('description'),
+                                      meta=entity.get('meta', False),
+                                      inlined=entity.get('inlined', False),
+                                      symetric=entity.get('symetric', False)),
+                eid=entity.eid)
+
+
+class AddErdefOp(EarlySchemaOperation):
+    """actually add the attribute relation definition to the application's
+    schema
+    """    
+    def commit_event(self):
+        self.schema.add_relation_def(self.kobj)
+
+TYPE_CONVERTER = {
+    'Boolean': bool,
+    'Int': int,
+    'Float': float,
+    'Password': str,
+    'String': unicode,
+    'Date' : unicode, 
+    'Datetime' : unicode,
+    'Time' : unicode,
+    }
+
+
+class AddEFRDefPreCommitOp(PreCommitOperation):
+    """an attribute relation (EFRDef) has been added:
+    * add the necessary column
+    * set default on this column if any and possible
+    * register an operation to add the relation definition to the
+      application's schema on commit
+      
+    constraints are handled by specific hooks
+    """
+    def precommit_event(self):
+        session = self.session
+        entity = self.entity
+        fromentity = entity.from_entity[0]
+        relationtype = entity.relation_type[0]
+        session.execute('SET X ordernum Y+1 WHERE X from_entity SE, SE eid %(se)s, X ordernum Y, X ordernum >= %(order)s, NOT X eid %(x)s',
+                        {'x': entity.eid, 'se': fromentity.eid, 'order': entity.ordernum or 0})
+        subj, rtype = str(fromentity.name), str(relationtype.name)
+        obj = str(entity.to_entity[0].name)
+        # at this point default is a string or None, but we need a correctly
+        # typed value
+        default = entity.defaultval
+        if default is not None:
+            default = TYPE_CONVERTER[obj](default)
+        constraints = get_constraints(session, entity)
+        rdef = RelationDefinition(subj, rtype, obj,
+                                  cardinality=entity.cardinality,
+                                  order=entity.ordernum,
+                                  description=entity.description,
+                                  default=default,
+                                  indexed=entity.indexed,
+                                  fulltextindexed=entity.fulltextindexed,
+                                  internationalizable=entity.internationalizable,
+                                  constraints=constraints,
+                                  eid=entity.eid)
+        sysource = session.pool.source('system')
+        attrtype = _type_from_constraints(sysource.dbhelper, rdef.object,
+                                          constraints)
+        # XXX should be moved somehow into lgc.adbh: sqlite doesn't support to
+        # add a new column with UNIQUE, it should be added after the ALTER TABLE
+        # using ADD INDEX
+        if sysource.dbdriver == 'sqlite' and 'UNIQUE' in attrtype:
+            extra_unique_index = True
+            attrtype = attrtype.replace(' UNIQUE', '')
+        else:
+            extra_unique_index = False
+        # added some str() wrapping query since some backend (eg psycopg) don't
+        # allow unicode queries
+        try:
+            session.system_sql(str('ALTER TABLE %s ADD COLUMN %s %s'
+                                   % (subj, rtype, attrtype)))
+            self.info('added column %s to table %s', rtype, subj)
+        except Exception, ex:
+            # the column probably already exists. this occurs when
+            # the entity's type has just been added or if the column
+            # has not been previously dropped
+            self.error('error while altering table %s: %s', subj, ex)
+        if extra_unique_index or entity.indexed:
+            try:
+                sysource.create_index(session, subj, rtype,
+                                      unique=extra_unique_index)
+            except Exception, ex:
+                self.error('error while creating index for %s.%s: %s',
+                           subj, rtype, ex)
+        # postgres doesn't implement, so do it in two times
+        # ALTER TABLE %s ADD COLUMN %s %s SET DEFAULT %s
+        if default is not None:
+            if isinstance(default, unicode):
+                default = default.encode(sysource.encoding)
+            try:
+                session.system_sql('ALTER TABLE %s ALTER COLUMN %s SET DEFAULT '
+                                   '%%(default)s' % (subj, rtype),
+                                   {'default': default})
+            except Exception, ex:
+                # not supported by sqlite for instance
+                self.error('error while altering table %s: %s', subj, ex)
+            session.system_sql('UPDATE %s SET %s=%%(default)s' % (subj, rtype),
+                               {'default': default})
+        AddErdefOp(session, rdef)
+
+def after_add_efrdef(session, entity):
+    AddEFRDefPreCommitOp(session, entity=entity)
+
+
+class AddENFRDefPreCommitOp(PreCommitOperation):
+    """an actual relation has been added:
+    * if this is an inlined relation, add the necessary column
+      else if it's the first instance of this relation type, add the
+      necessary table and set default permissions
+    * register an operation to add the relation definition to the
+      application's schema on commit
+
+    constraints are handled by specific hooks
+    """
+    def precommit_event(self):
+        session = self.session
+        entity = self.entity
+        fromentity = entity.from_entity[0]
+        relationtype = entity.relation_type[0] 
+        session.execute('SET X ordernum Y+1 WHERE X from_entity SE, SE eid %(se)s, X ordernum Y, X ordernum >= %(order)s, NOT X eid %(x)s',
+                        {'x': entity.eid, 'se': fromentity.eid, 'order': entity.ordernum or 0})
+        subj, rtype = str(fromentity.name), str(relationtype.name)
+        obj = str(entity.to_entity[0].name)
+        card = entity.get('cardinality')
+        rdef = RelationDefinition(subj, rtype, obj,
+                                  cardinality=card,
+                                  order=entity.ordernum,
+                                  composite=entity.composite,
+                                  description=entity.description,
+                                  constraints=get_constraints(session, entity),
+                                  eid=entity.eid)
+        schema = session.repo.schema
+        rschema = schema.rschema(rtype)
+        # this have to be done before permissions setting
+        AddErdefOp(session, rdef)
+        if rschema.inlined:
+            # need to add a column if the relation is inlined and if this is the
+            # first occurence of "Subject relation Something" whatever Something
+            # and if it has not been added during other event of the same
+            # transaction
+            key = '%s.%s' % (subj, rtype)
+            try:
+                alreadythere = bool(rschema.objects(subj))
+            except KeyError:
+                alreadythere = False
+            if not (alreadythere or
+                    key in session.query_data('createdattrs', ())):
+                add_inline_relation_column(session, subj, rtype)
+        else:
+            # need to create the relation if no relation definition in the
+            # schema and if it has not been added during other event of the same
+            # transaction
+            if not (rschema.subjects() or
+                    rtype in session.query_data('createdtables', ())):
+                try:
+                    rschema = schema[rtype]
+                    tablesql = rschema2sql(rschema)
+                except KeyError:
+                    # fake we add it to the schema now to get a correctly
+                    # initialized schema but remove it before doing anything
+                    # more dangerous...
+                    rschema = schema.add_relation_type(rdef)
+                    tablesql = rschema2sql(rschema)
+                    schema.del_relation_type(rtype)
+                # create the necessary table
+                for sql in tablesql.split(';'):
+                    if sql.strip():
+                        self.session.system_sql(sql)
+                session.add_query_data('createdtables', rtype)
+                
+def after_add_enfrdef(session, entity):
+    AddENFRDefPreCommitOp(session, entity=entity)
+
+
+# update ######################################################################
+
+def check_valid_changes(session, entity, ro_attrs=('name', 'final')):
+    errors = {}
+    # don't use getattr(entity, attr), we would get the modified value if any
+    for attr in ro_attrs:
+        origval = entity_attr(session, entity.eid, attr)
+        if entity.get(attr, origval) != origval:
+            errors[attr] = session._("can't change the %s attribute") % \
+                           display_name(session, attr)
+    if errors:
+        raise ValidationError(entity.eid, errors)
+
+def before_update_eetype(session, entity):
+    """check name change, handle final"""
+    check_valid_changes(session, entity, ro_attrs=('final',))
+    # don't use getattr(entity, attr), we would get the modified value if any
+    oldname = entity_attr(session, entity.eid, 'name')
+    newname = entity.get('name', oldname)
+    if newname.lower() != oldname.lower():
+        eschema = session.repo.schema[oldname]
+        UpdateEntityTypeName(session, eschema=eschema,
+                             oldname=oldname, newname=newname)
+
+def before_update_ertype(session, entity):
+    """check name change, handle final"""
+    check_valid_changes(session, entity)
+
+
+class UpdateEntityTypeName(SchemaOperation):
+    """this operation updates physical storage accordingly"""
+
+    def precommit_event(self):
+        # we need sql to operate physical changes on the system database
+        sqlexec = self.session.system_sql
+        sqlexec('ALTER TABLE %s RENAME TO %s' % (self.oldname, self.newname))
+        self.info('renamed table %s to %s', self.oldname, self.newname)
+        sqlexec('UPDATE entities SET type=%s WHERE type=%s',
+                (self.newname, self.oldname))
+        sqlexec('UPDATE deleted_entities SET type=%s WHERE type=%s',
+                (self.newname, self.oldname))
+        
+    def commit_event(self):
+        self.session.repo.schema.rename_entity_type(self.oldname, self.newname)
+
+
+class UpdateRdefOp(SchemaOperation):
+    """actually update some properties of a relation definition"""
+
+    def precommit_event(self):
+        if 'indexed' in self.values:
+            sysource = self.session.pool.source('system')
+            table, column = self.kobj[0], self.rschema.type
+            if self.values['indexed']:
+                sysource.create_index(self.session, table, column)
+            else:
+                sysource.drop_index(self.session, table, column)
+                
+    def commit_event(self):
+        # structure should be clean, not need to remove entity's relations
+        # at this point
+        self.rschema._rproperties[self.kobj].update(self.values)
+    
+def after_update_erdef(session, entity):
+    desttype = entity.to_entity[0].name
+    rschema = session.repo.schema[entity.relation_type[0].name]
+    newvalues = {}
+    for prop in rschema.rproperty_defs(desttype):
+        if prop == 'constraints':
+            continue
+        if prop == 'order':
+            prop = 'ordernum'
+        if prop in entity:
+            newvalues[prop] = entity[prop]
+    if newvalues:
+        subjtype = entity.from_entity[0].name
+        UpdateRdefOp(session, (subjtype, desttype), rschema=rschema,
+                     values=newvalues)
+
+
+class UpdateRtypeOp(SchemaOperation):
+    """actually update some properties of a relation definition"""    
+    def precommit_event(self):
+        session = self.session
+        rschema = self.rschema
+        if rschema.is_final() or not 'inlined' in self.values:
+            return # nothing to do
+        inlined = self.values['inlined']
+        entity = self.entity
+        if not entity.inlined_changed(inlined): # check in-lining is necessary/possible
+            return # nothing to do
+        # inlined changed, make necessary physical changes!
+        sqlexec = self.session.system_sql
+        rtype = rschema.type
+        if not inlined:
+            # need to create the relation if it has not been already done by another
+            # event of the same transaction
+            if not rschema.type in session.query_data('createdtables', ()):
+                tablesql = rschema2sql(rschema)
+                # create the necessary table
+                for sql in tablesql.split(';'):
+                    if sql.strip():
+                        sqlexec(sql)
+                session.add_query_data('createdtables', rschema.type)
+            # copy existant data
+            for etype in rschema.subjects():
+                sqlexec('INSERT INTO %s_relation SELECT eid, %s FROM %s WHERE NOT %s IS NULL'
+                        % (rtype, rtype, etype, rtype))
+            # drop existant columns
+            for etype in rschema.subjects():
+                DropColumnOp(session, table=str(etype), column=rtype)
+        else:
+            for etype in rschema.subjects():
+                try:
+                    add_inline_relation_column(session, str(etype), rtype)                    
+                except Exception, ex:
+                    # the column probably already exists. this occurs when
+                    # the entity's type has just been added or if the column
+                    # has not been previously dropped
+                    self.error('error while altering table %s: %s', etype, ex)
+                # copy existant data. 
+                # XXX don't use, it's not supported by sqlite (at least at when i tried it)
+                #sqlexec('UPDATE %(etype)s SET %(rtype)s=eid_to '
+                #        'FROM %(rtype)s_relation '
+                #        'WHERE %(etype)s.eid=%(rtype)s_relation.eid_from'
+                #        % locals())
+                cursor = sqlexec('SELECT eid_from, eid_to FROM %(etype)s, '
+                                 '%(rtype)s_relation WHERE %(etype)s.eid='
+                                 '%(rtype)s_relation.eid_from' % locals())
+                args = [{'val': eid_to, 'x': eid} for eid, eid_to in cursor.fetchall()]
+                if args:
+                    cursor.executemany('UPDATE %s SET %s=%%(val)s WHERE eid=%%(x)s'
+                                       % (etype, rtype), args)
+                # drop existant table
+                DropTableOp(session, table='%s_relation' % rtype)
+
+    def commit_event(self):
+        # structure should be clean, not need to remove entity's relations
+        # at this point
+        self.rschema.__dict__.update(self.values)
+    
+def after_update_ertype(session, entity):
+    rschema = session.repo.schema.rschema(entity.name)
+    newvalues = {}
+    for prop in ('meta', 'symetric', 'inlined'):
+        if prop in entity:
+            newvalues[prop] = entity[prop]
+    if newvalues:
+        UpdateRtypeOp(session, entity=entity, rschema=rschema, values=newvalues)
+
+# constraints synchronization #################################################
+
+from cubicweb.schema import CONSTRAINTS
+
+class ConstraintOp(SchemaOperation):
+    """actually update constraint of a relation definition"""
+    def prepare_constraints(self, rtype, subjtype, objtype):
+        constraints = rtype.rproperty(subjtype, objtype, 'constraints')
+        self.constraints = list(constraints)
+        rtype.set_rproperty(subjtype, objtype, 'constraints', self.constraints)
+        return self.constraints
+    
+    def precommit_event(self):
+        rdef = self.entity.reverse_constrained_by[0]
+        session = self.session
+        # when the relation is added in the same transaction, the constraint object
+        # is created by AddEN?FRDefPreCommitOp, there is nothing to do here
+        if rdef.eid in session.query_data('neweids', ()):
+            self.cancelled = True
+            return 
+        self.cancelled = False
+        schema = session.repo.schema
+        subjtype, rtype, objtype = schema.schema_by_eid(rdef.eid)
+        self.prepare_constraints(rtype, subjtype, objtype)
+        cstrtype = self.entity.type
+        self.cstr = rtype.constraint_by_type(subjtype, objtype, cstrtype)
+        self._cstr = CONSTRAINTS[cstrtype].deserialize(self.entity.value)
+        self._cstr.eid = self.entity.eid
+        # alter the physical schema on size constraint changes
+        if self._cstr.type() == 'SizeConstraint' and (
+            self.cstr is None or self.cstr.max != self._cstr.max):
+            try:
+                session.system_sql('ALTER TABLE %s ALTER COLUMN %s TYPE VARCHAR(%s)'
+                                   % (subjtype, rtype, self._cstr.max))
+                self.info('altered column %s of table %s: now VARCHAR(%s)',
+                          rtype, subjtype, self._cstr.max)
+            except Exception, ex:
+                # not supported by sqlite for instance
+                self.error('error while altering table %s: %s', subjtype, ex)
+        elif cstrtype == 'UniqueConstraint':
+            session.pool.source('system').create_index(
+                self.session, str(subjtype), str(rtype), unique=True)
+        
+    def commit_event(self):
+        if self.cancelled:
+            return
+        # in-place removing
+        if not self.cstr is None:
+            self.constraints.remove(self.cstr)
+        self.constraints.append(self._cstr)
+
+def after_add_econstraint(session, entity):
+    ConstraintOp(session, entity=entity)
+
+def after_update_econstraint(session, entity):
+    ConstraintOp(session, entity=entity)
+
+class DelConstraintOp(ConstraintOp):
+    """actually remove a constraint of a relation definition"""
+    
+    def precommit_event(self):
+        self.prepare_constraints(self.rtype, self.subjtype, self.objtype)
+        cstrtype = self.cstr.type()
+        # alter the physical schema on size/unique constraint changes
+        if cstrtype == 'SizeConstraint':
+            try:
+                self.session.system_sql('ALTER TABLE %s ALTER COLUMN %s TYPE TEXT'
+                                        % (self.subjtype, self.rtype))
+                self.info('altered column %s of table %s: now TEXT', 
+                          self.rtype,  self.subjtype)
+            except Exception, ex:
+                # not supported by sqlite for instance
+                self.error('error while altering table %s: %s', 
+                           self.subjtype, ex)
+        elif cstrtype == 'UniqueConstraint':
+            self.session.pool.source('system').drop_index(
+                self.session, str(self.subjtype), str(self.rtype), unique=True)
+                
+    def commit_event(self):
+        self.constraints.remove(self.cstr)
+
+
+def before_delete_constrained_by(session, fromeid, rtype, toeid):
+    if not fromeid in session.query_data('pendingeids', ()):
+        schema = session.repo.schema
+        entity = session.eid_rset(toeid).get_entity(0, 0)
+        subjtype, rtype, objtype = schema.schema_by_eid(fromeid)
+        try:
+            cstr = rtype.constraint_by_type(subjtype, objtype, entity.cstrtype[0].name)
+            DelConstraintOp(session, subjtype=subjtype, rtype=rtype, objtype=objtype,
+                            cstr=cstr)
+        except IndexError:
+            session.critical('constraint type no more accessible')
+
+
+def after_add_constrained_by(session, fromeid, rtype, toeid):
+    if fromeid in session.query_data('neweids', ()):
+        session.add_query_data(fromeid, toeid)
+
+    
+# schema permissions synchronization ##########################################
+
+class PermissionOp(Operation):
+    """base class to synchronize schema permission definitions"""
+    def __init__(self, session, perm, etype_eid):
+        self.perm = perm
+        try:
+            self.name = entity_name(session, etype_eid)
+        except IndexError:
+            self.error('changing permission of a no more existant type #%s',
+                etype_eid)
+        else:
+            Operation.__init__(self, session)
+
+class AddGroupPermissionOp(PermissionOp):
+    """synchronize schema when a *_permission relation has been added on a group
+    """
+    def __init__(self, session, perm, etype_eid, group_eid):
+        self.group = entity_name(session, group_eid)
+        PermissionOp.__init__(self, session, perm, etype_eid)
+        
+    def commit_event(self):
+        """the observed connections pool has been commited"""
+        try:
+            erschema = self.schema[self.name]
+        except KeyError:
+            # duh, schema not found, log error and skip operation
+            self.error('no schema for %s', self.name)
+            return
+        groups = list(erschema.get_groups(self.perm))
+        try:            
+            groups.index(self.group)
+            self.warning('group %s already have permission %s on %s',
+                         self.group, self.perm, erschema.type)
+        except ValueError:
+            groups.append(self.group)
+            erschema.set_groups(self.perm, groups)
+
+class AddRQLExpressionPermissionOp(PermissionOp):
+    """synchronize schema when a *_permission relation has been added on a rql
+    expression
+    """
+    def __init__(self, session, perm, etype_eid, expression):
+        self.expr = expression
+        PermissionOp.__init__(self, session, perm, etype_eid)
+        
+    def commit_event(self):
+        """the observed connections pool has been commited"""
+        try:
+            erschema = self.schema[self.name]
+        except KeyError:
+            # duh, schema not found, log error and skip operation
+            self.error('no schema for %s', self.name)
+            return
+        exprs = list(erschema.get_rqlexprs(self.perm))
+        exprs.append(erschema.rql_expression(self.expr))
+        erschema.set_rqlexprs(self.perm, exprs)
+
+def after_add_permission(session, subject, rtype, object):
+    """added entity/relation *_permission, need to update schema"""
+    perm = rtype.split('_', 1)[0]
+    if session.describe(object)[0] == 'EGroup':
+        AddGroupPermissionOp(session, perm, subject, object)
+    else: # RQLExpression
+        expr = session.execute('Any EXPR WHERE X eid %(x)s, X expression EXPR',
+                               {'x': object}, 'x')[0][0]
+        AddRQLExpressionPermissionOp(session, perm, subject, expr)
+    
+
+        
+class DelGroupPermissionOp(AddGroupPermissionOp):
+    """synchronize schema when a *_permission relation has been deleted from a group"""
+        
+    def commit_event(self):
+        """the observed connections pool has been commited"""
+        try:
+            erschema = self.schema[self.name]
+        except KeyError:
+            # duh, schema not found, log error and skip operation
+            self.error('no schema for %s', self.name)
+            return
+        groups = list(erschema.get_groups(self.perm))
+        try:            
+            groups.remove(self.group)
+            erschema.set_groups(self.perm, groups)
+        except ValueError:
+            self.error('can\'t remove permission %s on %s to group %s',
+                self.perm, erschema.type, self.group)
+
+        
+class DelRQLExpressionPermissionOp(AddRQLExpressionPermissionOp):
+    """synchronize schema when a *_permission relation has been deleted from an rql expression"""
+        
+    def commit_event(self):
+        """the observed connections pool has been commited"""
+        try:
+            erschema = self.schema[self.name]
+        except KeyError:
+            # duh, schema not found, log error and skip operation
+            self.error('no schema for %s', self.name)
+            return
+        rqlexprs = list(erschema.get_rqlexprs(self.perm))
+        for i, rqlexpr in enumerate(rqlexprs):
+            if rqlexpr.expression == self.expr:
+                rqlexprs.pop(i)
+                break
+        else:
+            self.error('can\'t remove permission %s on %s for expression %s',
+                self.perm, erschema.type, self.expr)
+            return
+        erschema.set_rqlexprs(self.perm, rqlexprs)
+
+                
+def before_del_permission(session, subject, rtype, object):
+    """delete entity/relation *_permission, need to update schema
+
+    skip the operation if the related type is being deleted
+    """
+    if subject in session.query_data('pendingeids', ()):
+        return
+    perm = rtype.split('_', 1)[0]
+    if session.describe(object)[0] == 'EGroup':
+        DelGroupPermissionOp(session, perm, subject, object)
+    else: # RQLExpression
+        expr = session.execute('Any EXPR WHERE X eid %(x)s, X expression EXPR',
+                               {'x': object}, 'x')[0][0]
+        DelRQLExpressionPermissionOp(session, perm, subject, expr)
+
+
+def rebuild_infered_relations(session, subject, rtype, object):
+    # registering a schema operation will trigger a call to
+    # repo.set_schema() on commit which will in turn rebuild
+    # infered relation definitions
+    UpdateSchemaOp(session)
+
+
+def _register_schema_hooks(hm):
+    """register schema related hooks on the hooks manager"""
+    # schema synchronisation #####################
+    # before/after add
+    hm.register_hook(before_add_eetype, 'before_add_entity', 'EEType')
+    hm.register_hook(before_add_ertype, 'before_add_entity', 'ERType')
+    hm.register_hook(after_add_eetype, 'after_add_entity', 'EEType')
+    hm.register_hook(after_add_ertype, 'after_add_entity', 'ERType')
+    hm.register_hook(after_add_efrdef, 'after_add_entity', 'EFRDef')
+    hm.register_hook(after_add_enfrdef, 'after_add_entity', 'ENFRDef')
+    # before/after update
+    hm.register_hook(before_update_eetype, 'before_update_entity', 'EEType')
+    hm.register_hook(before_update_ertype, 'before_update_entity', 'ERType')
+    hm.register_hook(after_update_ertype, 'after_update_entity', 'ERType')
+    hm.register_hook(after_update_erdef, 'after_update_entity', 'EFRDef')
+    hm.register_hook(after_update_erdef, 'after_update_entity', 'ENFRDef')
+    # before/after delete
+    hm.register_hook(before_del_eetype, 'before_delete_entity', 'EEType')
+    hm.register_hook(after_del_eetype, 'after_delete_entity', 'EEType')
+    hm.register_hook(before_del_ertype, 'before_delete_entity', 'ERType')
+    hm.register_hook(after_del_relation_type, 'after_delete_relation', 'relation_type')
+    hm.register_hook(rebuild_infered_relations, 'after_add_relation', 'specializes')
+    hm.register_hook(rebuild_infered_relations, 'after_delete_relation', 'specializes')    
+    # constraints synchronization hooks
+    hm.register_hook(after_add_econstraint, 'after_add_entity', 'EConstraint')
+    hm.register_hook(after_update_econstraint, 'after_update_entity', 'EConstraint')
+    hm.register_hook(before_delete_constrained_by, 'before_delete_relation', 'constrained_by')
+    hm.register_hook(after_add_constrained_by, 'after_add_relation', 'constrained_by')
+    # permissions synchronisation ################
+    for perm in ('read_permission', 'add_permission',
+                 'delete_permission', 'update_permission'):
+        hm.register_hook(after_add_permission, 'after_add_relation', perm)
+        hm.register_hook(before_del_permission, 'before_delete_relation', perm)