web/controller.py
author Sandrine Ribeau <sandrine.ribeau@logilab.fr>
Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:22:05 -0800
changeset 1 88d637274072
parent 0 b97547f5f1fa
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Add modules to list and to index to have docstring integrated into the documentation. Needs to be completed. Sphinx required to explicitely list which modules we want to include in the documentation.

"""abstract controler classe for CubicWeb web client


: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 mx.DateTime import strptime, Error as MxDTError, TimeDelta

from cubicweb import typed_eid
from cubicweb.common.registerers import priority_registerer
from cubicweb.common.selectors import in_group_selector
from cubicweb.common.appobject import AppObject
from cubicweb.web import LOGGER, Redirect, RequestError


NAVIGATION_PARAMETERS = (('vid', '__redirectvid'),
                         ('rql', '__redirectrql'),
                         ('__redirectpath', '__redirectpath'),
                         ('__redirectparams', '__redirectparams'),
                         )
NAV_FORM_PARAMETERS = [fp for ap, fp in NAVIGATION_PARAMETERS]

def redirect_params(form):
    """transform redirection parameters into navigation parameters
    """
    params = {}
    # extract navigation parameters from redirection parameters
    for navparam, redirectparam in NAVIGATION_PARAMETERS:
        if navparam == redirectparam:
            continue
        if redirectparam in form:
            params[navparam] = form[redirectparam]
    return params

def parse_relations_descr(rdescr):
    """parse a string describing some relations, in the form
    subjeids:rtype:objeids
    where subjeids and objeids are eids separeted by a underscore

    return an iterator on (subject eid, relation type, object eid) found
    """
    for rstr in rdescr:
        subjs, rtype, objs = rstr.split(':')
        for subj in subjs.split('_'):
            for obj in objs.split('_'):
                yield typed_eid(subj), rtype, typed_eid(obj)
        
def append_url_params(url, params):
    """append raw parameters to the url. Given parameters, if any, are expected
    to be already url-quoted.
    """
    if params:
        if not '?' in url:
            url += '?'
        else:
            url += '&'
        url += params
    return url


class Controller(AppObject):
    """a controller is responsible to make necessary stuff to publish
    a request. There is usually at least one standard "view" controller
    and another linked by forms to edit objects ("edit").
    """
    __registry__ = 'controllers'
    __registerer__ = priority_registerer
    __selectors__ = (in_group_selector,)
    require_groups = ()

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(Controller, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        # attributes use to control after edition redirection
        self._after_deletion_path = None
        self._edited_entity = None
        
    def publish(self, rset=None):
        """publish the current request, with an option input rql string
        (already processed if necessary)
        """
        raise NotImplementedError

    # generic methods useful for concret implementations ######################
    
    def check_expected_params(self, params):
        """check that the given list of parameters are specified in the form
        dictionary
        """
        missing = []
        for param in params:
            if not self.req.form.get(param):
                missing.append(param)
        if missing:
            raise RequestError('missing required parameter(s): %s'
                               % ','.join(missing))
    
    def parse_datetime(self, value, etype='Datetime'):
        """get a datetime or time from a string (according to etype)
        Datetime formatted as Date are accepted
        """
        assert etype in ('Datetime', 'Date', 'Time'), etype
        # XXX raise proper validation error
        if etype == 'Datetime':
            format = self.req.property_value('ui.datetime-format')
            try:
                return strptime(value, format)
            except MxDTError:
                pass
        elif etype == 'Time':
            format = self.req.property_value('ui.time-format')
            try:
                # (adim) I can't find a way to parse a Time with a custom format
                date = strptime(value, format) # this returns a DateTime
                return TimeDelta(date.hour, date.minute, date.second)
            except MxDTError:
                raise ValueError('can\'t parse %r (expected %s)' % (value, format))
        try:
            format = self.req.property_value('ui.date-format')
            return strptime(value, format)
        except MxDTError:
            raise ValueError('can\'t parse %r (expected %s)' % (value, format))


    def notify_edited(self, entity):
        """called by edit_entity() to notify which entity is edited"""
        # NOTE: we can't use entity.rest_path() at this point because
        #       rest_path() could rely on schema constraints (such as a required
        #       relation) that might not be satisfied yet (in case of creations)
        if not self._edited_entity:
            self._edited_entity = entity
        
    def delete_entities(self, eidtypes):
        """delete entities from the repository"""
        redirect_info = set()
        eidtypes = tuple(eidtypes)
        for eid, etype in eidtypes:
            entity = self.req.eid_rset(eid, etype).get_entity(0, 0)
            path, params = entity.after_deletion_path()
            redirect_info.add( (path, tuple(params.iteritems())) )
            entity.delete()
        if len(redirect_info) > 1:
            # In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.
            self._after_deletion_path = 'view', ()
        else:
            self._after_deletion_path = iter(redirect_info).next()
        if len(eidtypes) > 1:
            self.req.set_message(self.req._('entities deleted'))
        else:
            self.req.set_message(self.req._('entity deleted'))
        
    def delete_relations(self, rdefs):
        """delete relations from the repository"""
        # FIXME convert to using the syntax subject:relation:eids
        execute = self.req.execute
        for subj, rtype, obj in rdefs:
            rql = 'DELETE X %s Y where X eid %%(x)s, Y eid %%(y)s' % rtype
            execute(rql, {'x': subj, 'y': obj}, ('x', 'y'))
        self.req.set_message(self.req._('relations deleted'))
    
    def insert_relations(self, rdefs):
        """insert relations into the repository"""
        execute = self.req.execute
        for subj, rtype, obj in rdefs:
            rql = 'SET X %s Y where X eid %%(x)s, Y eid %%(y)s' % rtype
            execute(rql, {'x': subj, 'y': obj}, ('x', 'y'))

    
    def reset(self):
        """reset form parameters and redirect to a view determinated by given
        parameters
        """
        newparams = {}
        # sets message if needed
        if self.req.message:
            newparams['__message'] = self.req.message
        if self.req.form.has_key('__action_apply'):
            self._return_to_edition_view(newparams)
        if self.req.form.has_key('__action_cancel'):
            self._return_to_lastpage(newparams)
        else:
            self._return_to_original_view(newparams)


    def _return_to_original_view(self, newparams):
        """validate-button case"""
        # transforms __redirect[*] parameters into regular form parameters
        newparams.update(redirect_params(self.req.form))
        # find out if we have some explicit `rql` needs
        rql = newparams.pop('rql', None)
        # if rql is needed (explicit __redirectrql or multiple deletions for
        # instance), we have to use the old `view?rql=...` form
        if rql:
            path = 'view'
            newparams['rql'] = rql
        elif '__redirectpath' in self.req.form:
            # if redirect path was explicitly specified in the form, use it
            path = self.req.form['__redirectpath']
        elif self._after_deletion_path:
            # else it should have been set during form processing
            path, params = self._after_deletion_path
            params = dict(params) # params given as tuple
            params.update(newparams)
            newparams = params
        elif self._edited_entity:
            path = self._edited_entity.rest_path()
        else:
            path = 'view'
        url = self.build_url(path, **newparams)
        url = append_url_params(url, self.req.form.get('__redirectparams'))
        raise Redirect(url)
    

    def _return_to_edition_view(self, newparams):
        """apply-button case"""
        form = self.req.form
        if self._edited_entity:
            path = self._edited_entity.rest_path()
            newparams.pop('rql', None)
        # else, fallback on the old `view?rql=...` url form
        elif 'rql' in self.req.form:
            path = 'view'
            newparams['rql'] = form['rql']
        else:
            self.warning("the edited data seems inconsistent")
            path = 'view'
        # pick up the correction edition view
        if form.get('__form_id'):
            newparams['vid'] = form['__form_id']
        # re-insert copy redirection parameters
        for redirectparam in NAV_FORM_PARAMETERS:
            if redirectparam in form:
                newparams[redirectparam] = form[redirectparam]
        raise Redirect(self.build_url(path, **newparams))


    def _return_to_lastpage(self, newparams):
        """cancel-button case: in this case we are always expecting to go back
        where we came from, and this is not easy. Currently we suppose that
        __redirectpath is specifying that place if found, else we look in the
        request breadcrumbs for the last visited page.
        """
        if '__redirectpath' in self.req.form:
            # if redirect path was explicitly specified in the form, use it
            path = self.req.form['__redirectpath']
            url = self.build_url(path, **newparams)
            url = append_url_params(url, self.req.form.get('__redirectparams'))
        else:
            url = self.req.last_visited_page()
        raise Redirect(url)


from cubicweb import set_log_methods
set_log_methods(Controller, LOGGER)