appypod-rattail/fields/action.py

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# This file is part of Appy, a framework for building applications in the Python
# language. Copyright (C) 2007 Gaetan Delannay

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import os.path
from appy.fields import Field
from appy.px import Px
from appy.shared import utils as sutils

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class Action(Field):
    '''An action is a Python method that can be triggered by the user on a
       given gen-class. An action is rendered as a button.'''

    # PX for viewing the Action button.
    pxView = pxCell = Px('''
     <form var="formId='%s_%s_form' % (zobj.id, name);
                label=_(field.labelId);
                descr=field.descrId and _(field.descrId) or None;
                buttonWidth=ztool.getButtonWidth(label)"
           id=":formId" action=":ztool.absolute_url() + '/do'"
           style="display:inline">
      <input type="hidden" name="action" value="ExecuteAction"/>
      <input type="hidden" name="objectUid" value=":zobj.id"/>
      <input type="hidden" name="fieldName" value=":name"/>
      <input type="hidden" name="comment" value=""/>
      <input if="field.confirm" type="button" class="button" title=":descr"
         var="labelConfirm=_(field.labelId + '_confirm');
              commentParam=(field.confirm == 'text') and 'true' or 'false'"
         value=":label"
         style=":'%s; %s' % (url('action', bg=True), buttonWidth)"
         onclick=":'askConfirm(%s,%s,%s,%s)' % (q('form'), q(formId), \
                                               q(labelConfirm), commentParam)"/>
      <input if="not field.confirm" type="submit" class="button" name="do"
             value=":label" title=":descr"
             style=":'%s; %s' % (url('action', bg=True), buttonWidth)"/>
     </form>''')

    # It is not possible to edit an action, not to search it.
    pxEdit = pxSearch = ''

    def __init__(self, validator=None, multiplicity=(1,1), default=None,
                 show=('view', 'result'), page='main', group=None, layouts=None,
                 move=0, indexed=False, searchable=False,
                 specificReadPermission=False, specificWritePermission=False,
                 width=None, height=None, maxChars=None, colspan=1, action=None,
                 result='computation', confirm=False, master=None,
                 masterValue=None, focus=False, historized=False, mapping=None,
                 label=None):
        # Can be a single method or a list/tuple of methods
        self.action = action
        # For the 'result' param:
        #  * value 'computation' means that the action will simply compute
        #    things and redirect the user to the same page, with some status
        #    message about execution of the action;
        #  * 'file' means that the result is the binary content of a file that
        #    the user will download.
        #  * 'redirect' means that the action will lead to the user being
        #    redirected to some other page.
        self.result = result
        # If following field "confirm" is True, a popup will ask the user if
        # she is really sure about triggering this action.
        self.confirm = confirm
        Field.__init__(self, None, (0,1), default, show, page, group, layouts,
                       move, indexed, False, specificReadPermission,
                       specificWritePermission, width, height, None, colspan,
                       master, masterValue, focus, historized, mapping, label,
                       None, None, None, None, False)
        self.validable = False
        self.renderLabel = False # Label is rendered directly within the button.

    def getDefaultLayouts(self): return {'view': 'l-f', 'edit': 'lrv-f'}

    def callAction(self, obj, method, hasParam, param):
        '''Calls p_method on p_obj. m_method can be the single action as defined
           in self.action or one of them is self.action contains several
           methods. Calling m_method can be done with a p_param (when p_hasParam
           is True), ie, when self.confirm is "text".'''
        if hasParam: return method(obj, param)
        else: return method(obj)

    def __call__(self, obj):
        '''Calls the action on p_obj.'''
        # Must we call the method(s) with a param ?
        hasParam = self.confirm == 'text'
        param = hasParam and obj.request.get('comment', None)
        if type(self.action) in sutils.sequenceTypes:
            # There are multiple Python methods
            res = [True, '']
            for act in self.action:
                actRes = self.callAction(obj, act, hasParam, param)
                if type(actRes) in sutils.sequenceTypes:
                    res[0] = res[0] and actRes[0]
                    if self.result.startswith('file'):
                        res[1] = res[1] + actRes[1]
                    else:
                        res[1] = res[1] + '\n' + actRes[1]
                else:
                    res[0] = res[0] and actRes
        else:
            # There is only one Python method
            actRes = self.callAction(obj, self.action, hasParam, param)
            if type(actRes) in sutils.sequenceTypes:
                res = list(actRes)
            else:
                res = [actRes, '']
        # If res is None (ie the user-defined action did not return anything),
        # we consider the action as successfull.
        if res[0] == None: res[0] = True
        return res

    def isShowable(self, obj, layoutType):
        if layoutType == 'edit': return
        return Field.isShowable(self, obj, layoutType)

    def onUiRequest(self, obj, rq):
        '''This method is called when a user triggers the execution of this
           action from the user interface.'''
        # Execute the action (method __call__).
        actionRes = self(obj.appy())
        parent = obj.getParentNode()
        parentAq = getattr(parent, 'aq_base', parent)
        if not hasattr(parentAq, obj.id):
            # The action has led to obj's deletion.
            obj.reindex()
        # Unwrap action results.
        successfull, msg = actionRes
        if not msg:
            # Use the default i18n messages.
            suffix = successfull and 'done' or 'ko'
            msg = obj.translate('action_%s' % suffix)
        if (self.result == 'computation') or not successfull:
            obj.say(msg)
            return obj.goto(obj.getUrl(rq['HTTP_REFERER']))
        elif self.result == 'file':
            # msg does not contain a message, but a file instance.
            response = rq.RESPONSE
            response.setHeader('Content-Type', sutils.getMimeType(msg.name))
            response.setHeader('Content-Disposition', 'inline;filename="%s"' %\
                               os.path.basename(msg.name))
            response.write(msg.read())
            msg.close()
        elif self.result == 'redirect':
            # msg does not contain a message, but the URL where to redirect
            # the user.
            return obj.goto(msg)
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