appypod-rattail/gen/mixins/__init__.py

'''This package contains mixin classes that are mixed in with generated classes:
   - mixins/BaseMixin is mixed in with standard Zope classes;
   - mixins/ToolMixin is mixed in with the generated application Tool class.'''

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
import os, os.path, sys, types, urllib, cgi
from appy import Object
import appy.gen as gen
from appy.gen.utils import *
from appy.gen.layout import Table, defaultPageLayouts, ColumnLayout
from appy.gen.descriptors import WorkflowDescriptor, ClassDescriptor
from appy.shared.utils import sequenceTypes,normalizeText,Traceback,getMimeType
from appy.shared.data import rtlLanguages
from appy.shared.xml_parser import XmlMarshaller
from appy.shared.diff import HtmlDiff

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
class BaseMixin:
    '''Every Zope class generated by appy.gen inherits from this class or a
       subclass of it.'''
    _appy_meta_type = 'Class'

    def get_o(self):
        '''In some cases, we want the Zope object, we don't know if the current
           object is a Zope or Appy object. By defining this property,
           "someObject.o" produces always the Zope object, be someObject an Appy
           or Zope object.'''
        return self
    o = property(get_o)

    def getInitiatorInfo(self):
        '''Gets information about a potential initiator object from the request.
           Returns a 3-tuple (initiator, pageName, field):
           * initiator is the initiator (Zope) object;
           * pageName is the page on the initiator where the origin of the Ref
             field lies;
           * field is the Ref instance.
        '''
        rq = self.REQUEST
        if not rq.get('nav', '').startswith('ref.'): return None, None, None
        splitted = rq['nav'].split('.')
        initiator = self.getTool().getObject(splitted[1])
        fieldName, page = splitted[2].split(':')
        return initiator, page, initiator.getAppyType(fieldName)

    def createOrUpdate(self, created, values,
                       initiator=None, initiatorField=None):
        '''This method creates (if p_created is True) or updates an object.
           p_values are manipulated versions of those from the HTTP request.
           In the case of an object creation from the web (p_created is True
           and a REQUEST object is present), p_self is a temporary object
           created in /temp_folder, and this method moves it at its "final"
           place. In the case of an update, this method simply updates fields
           of p_self.'''
        rq = getattr(self, 'REQUEST', None)
        obj = self
        if created and rq:
            # Create the final object and put it at the right place.
            tool = self.getTool()
            id = tool.generateUid(obj.portal_type)
            if not initiator:
                folder = tool.getPath('/data')
            else:
                folder = initiator.getCreateFolder()
                # Check that the user can add objects through this Ref.
                initiatorField.checkAdd(initiator)
            obj = createObject(folder, id, obj.portal_type, tool.getAppName())
        # Get the fields on the current page
        fields = None
        if rq: fields = self.getAppyTypes('edit', rq.get('page'))
        # Remember the previous values of fields, for potential historization
        previousData = None
        if not created and fields:
            previousData = obj.rememberPreviousData(fields)
        # Perform the change on the object
        if fields:
            # Store in the database the new value coming from the form
            for field in fields:
                value = getattr(values, field.name, None)
                field.store(obj, value)
        if previousData:
            # Keep in history potential changes on historized fields
            obj.historizeData(previousData)

        # Manage potential link with an initiator object
        if created and initiator: initiator.appy().link(initiatorField.name,obj)

        # Manage "add" permissions and reindex the object
        obj._appy_managePermissions()

        # Call the custom "onEdit" if available
        msg = None # The message to display to the user. It can be set by onEdit
        if obj.wrapperClass:
            appyObject = obj.appy()
            if hasattr(appyObject, 'onEdit'):
                msg = appyObject.onEdit(created)
        # Update last modification date
        if not created:
            from DateTime import DateTime
            obj.modified = DateTime()
        # Unlock the currently saved page on the object
        if rq: self.removeLock(rq['page'])
        obj.reindex()
        return obj, msg

    def updateField(self, name, value):
        '''Updates a single field p_name with new p_value.'''
        field = self.getAppyType(name)
        # Remember previous value if the field is historized.
        previousData = self.rememberPreviousData([field])
        # Store the new value into the database
        field.store(self, value)
        # Update the object history when relevant
        if previousData: self.historizeData(previousData)
        # Update last modification date
        from DateTime import DateTime
        self.modified = DateTime()

    def delete(self):
        '''This method is self's suicide.'''
        # Call a custom "onDelete" if it exists
        appyObj = self.appy()
        if hasattr(appyObj, 'onDelete'): appyObj.onDelete()
        # Any people referencing me must forget me now
        for field in self.getAllAppyTypes():
            if field.type != 'Ref': continue
            for obj in field.getValue(self):
                field.back.unlinkObject(obj, self, back=True)
        # Uncatalog the object
        self.reindex(unindex=True)
        # Delete the object
        self.getParentNode().manage_delObjects([self.id])

    def onDelete(self):
        '''Called when an object deletion is triggered from the ui.'''
        rq = self.REQUEST
        self.delete()
        if self.getUrl(rq['HTTP_REFERER'],mode='raw') ==self.getUrl(mode='raw'):
            # We were consulting the object that has been deleted. Go back to
            # the main page.
            urlBack = self.getTool().getSiteUrl()
        else:
            urlBack = self.getUrl(rq['HTTP_REFERER'])
        self.say(self.translate('delete_done'))
        self.goto(urlBack)

    def onDeleteEvent(self):
        '''Called when an event (from object history) deletion is triggered
           from the ui.'''
        rq = self.REQUEST
        # Re-create object history, but without the event corresponding to
        # rq['eventTime']
        history = []
        from DateTime import DateTime
        eventToDelete = DateTime(rq['eventTime'])
        key = self.workflow_history.keys()[0]
        for event in self.workflow_history[key]:
            if (event['action'] != '_datachange_') or \
               (event['time'] != eventToDelete):
                history.append(event)
        self.workflow_history[key] = tuple(history)
        appy = self.appy()
        self.log('Data change event deleted by %s for %s (UID=%s).' % \
                 (appy.user.getId(), appy.klass.__name__, appy.uid))
        self.goto(self.getUrl(rq['HTTP_REFERER']))

    def onUnlink(self):
        '''Called when an object unlinking is triggered from the ui.'''
        rq = self.REQUEST
        tool = self.getTool()
        sourceObject = tool.getObject(rq['sourceUid'])
        targetObject = tool.getObject(rq['targetUid'])
        field = sourceObject.getAppyType(rq['fieldName'])
        field.unlinkObject(sourceObject, targetObject)
        urlBack = self.getUrl(rq['HTTP_REFERER'])
        self.say(self.translate('unlink_done'))
        self.goto(urlBack)

    def onCreate(self):
        '''This method is called when a user wants to create a root object in
           the "data" folder or an object through a reference field. A temporary
           object is created in /temp_folder and the edit page to it is
           returned.'''
        rq = self.REQUEST
        className = rq.get('className')
        # Create the params to add to the URL we will redirect the user to
        # create the object.
        urlParams = {'mode':'edit', 'page':'main', 'nav':''}
        initiator, initiatorPage, initiatorField = self.getInitiatorInfo()
        if initiator:
            # The object to create will be linked to an initiator object through
            # a Ref field. We create here a new navigation string with one more
            # item, that will be the currently created item.
            splitted = rq.get('nav').split('.')
            splitted[-1] = splitted[-2] = str(int(splitted[-1])+1)
            urlParams['nav'] = '.'.join(splitted)
            # Check that the user can add objects through this Ref field
            initiatorField.checkAdd(initiator)
        # Create a temp object in /temp_folder
        tool = self.getTool()
        id = tool.generateUid(className)
        appName = tool.getAppName()
        obj = createObject(tool.getPath('/temp_folder'), id, className, appName)
        return self.goto(obj.getUrl(**urlParams))

    def setLock(self, user, page):
        '''A p_user edits a given p_page on this object: we will set a lock, to
           prevent other users to edit this page at the same time.'''
        if not hasattr(self.aq_base, 'locks'):
            # Create the persistent mapping that will store the lock
            # ~{s_page: (s_userId, DateTime_lockDate)}~
            from persistent.mapping import PersistentMapping
            self.locks = PersistentMapping()
        # Raise an error is the page is already locked by someone else. If the
        # page is already locked by the same user, we don't mind: he could have
        # used back/forward buttons of its browser...
        userId = user.getId()
        if (page in self.locks) and (userId != self.locks[page][0]):
            from AccessControl import Unauthorized
            raise Unauthorized('This page is locked.')
        # Set the lock
        from DateTime import DateTime
        self.locks[page] = (userId, DateTime())

    def isLocked(self, user, page):
        '''Is this page locked? If the page is locked by the same user, we don't
           mind and consider the page as unlocked. If the page is locked, this
           method returns the tuple (userId, lockDate).'''
        if hasattr(self.aq_base, 'locks') and (page in self.locks):
            if (user.getId() != self.locks[page][0]): return self.locks[page]

    def removeLock(self, page, force=False):
        '''Removes the lock on the current page. This happens:
           - after the page has been saved: the lock must be released;
           - or when an admin wants to force the deletion of a lock that was
             left on p_page for too long (p_force=True).
        '''
        if page not in self.locks: return
        # Raise an error if the user that saves changes is not the one that
        # has locked the page (excepted if p_force is True)
        if not force:
            userId = self.getUser().getId()
            if self.locks[page][0] != userId:
                from AccessControl import Unauthorized
                raise Unauthorized('This page was locked by someone else.')
        # Remove the lock
        del self.locks[page]

    def removeMyLock(self, user, page):
        '''If p_user has set a lock on p_page, this method removes it. This
           method is called when the user that locked a page consults
           view.pt for this page. In this case, we consider that the user has
           left the edit page in an unexpected way and we remove the lock.'''
        if hasattr(self.aq_base, 'locks') and (page in self.locks) and \
           (user.getId() == self.locks[page][0]):
            del self.locks[page]

    def onUnlock(self):
        '''Called when an admin wants to remove a lock that was left for too
           long by some user.'''
        rq = self.REQUEST
        tool = self.getTool()
        obj = tool.getObject(rq['objectUid'])
        obj.removeLock(rq['pageName'], force=True)
        urlBack = self.getUrl(rq['HTTP_REFERER'])
        self.say(self.translate('unlock_done'))
        self.goto(urlBack)

    def onCreateWithoutForm(self):
        '''This method is called when a user wants to create a object from a
           reference field, automatically (without displaying a form).'''
        rq = self.REQUEST
        self.appy().create(rq['fieldName'])

    def intraFieldValidation(self, errors, values):
        '''This method performs field-specific validation for every field from
           the page that is being created or edited. For every field whose
           validation generates an error, we add an entry in p_errors. For every
           field, we add in p_values an entry with the "ready-to-store" field
           value.'''
        rq = self.REQUEST
        for appyType in self.getAppyTypes('edit', rq.form.get('page')):
            if not appyType.validable: continue
            value = appyType.getRequestValue(rq)
            message = appyType.validate(self, value)
            if message:
                setattr(errors, appyType.name, message)
            else:
                setattr(values, appyType.name, appyType.getStorableValue(value))
            # Validate sub-fields within Lists
            if appyType.type != 'List': continue
            i = -1
            for row in value:
                i += 1
                for name, field in appyType.fields:
                    message = field.validate(self, getattr(row,name,None))
                    if message:
                        setattr(errors, '%s*%d' % (field.name, i), message)

    def interFieldValidation(self, errors, values):
        '''This method is called when individual validation of all fields
           succeed (when editing or creating an object). Then, this method
           performs inter-field validation. This way, the user must first
           correct individual fields before being confronted to potential
           inter-field validation errors.'''
        obj = self.appy()
        if not hasattr(obj, 'validate'): return
        msg = obj.validate(values, errors)
        # Those custom validation methods may have added fields in the given
        # p_errors object. Within this object, for every error message that is
        # not a string, we replace it with the standard validation error for the
        # corresponding field.
        for key, value in errors.__dict__.iteritems():
            resValue = value
            if not isinstance(resValue, basestring):
                resValue = self.translate('field_invalid')
            setattr(errors, key, resValue)
        return msg

    def onUpdate(self):
        '''This method is executed when a user wants to update an object.
           The object may be a temporary object created in /temp_folder.
           In this case, the update consists in moving it to its "final" place.
           If the object is not a temporary one, this method updates its
           fields in the database.'''
        rq = self.REQUEST
        tool = self.getTool()
        errorMessage = self.translate('validation_error')
        isNew = self.isTemporary()
        # If this object is created from an initiator, get info about him.
        initiator, initiatorPage, initiatorField = self.getInitiatorInfo()
        # If the user clicked on 'Cancel', go back to the previous page.
        buttonClicked = rq.get('button')
        if buttonClicked == 'cancel':
            if initiator:
                # Go back to the initiator page.
                urlBack = initiator.getUrl(page=initiatorPage, nav='')
            else:
                if isNew:
                   # Go back to the root of the site.
                   urlBack = tool.getSiteUrl()
                else:
                   urlBack = self.getUrl()
            self.say(self.translate('object_canceled'))
            self.removeLock(rq['page'])
            return self.goto(urlBack)

        # Object for storing validation errors
        errors = Object()
        # Object for storing the (converted) values from the request
        values = Object()

        # Trigger field-specific validation
        self.intraFieldValidation(errors, values)
        if errors.__dict__:
            rq.set('errors', errors.__dict__)
            self.say(errorMessage)
            return self.gotoEdit()

        # Trigger inter-field validation
        msg = self.interFieldValidation(errors, values)
        if not msg: msg = errorMessage
        if errors.__dict__:
            rq.set('errors', errors.__dict__)
            self.say(msg)
            return self.gotoEdit()

        # Before saving data, must we ask a confirmation by the user ?
        appyObj = self.appy()
        saveConfirmed = rq.get('confirmed') == 'True'
        if hasattr(appyObj, 'confirm') and not saveConfirmed:
            msg = appyObj.confirm(values)
            if msg:
                rq.set('confirmMsg', msg.replace("'", "\\'"))
                return self.gotoEdit()

        # Create or update the object in the database
        obj, msg = self.createOrUpdate(isNew, values, initiator, initiatorField)

        # Redirect the user to the appropriate page
        if not msg: msg = self.translate('object_saved')
        # If the object has already been deleted (ie, it is a kind of transient
        # object like a one-shot form and has already been deleted in method
        # onEdit), redirect to the main site page.
        if not getattr(obj.getParentNode().aq_base, obj.id, None):
            return self.goto(tool.getSiteUrl(), msg)
        # If the user can't access the object anymore, redirect him to the
        # main site page.
        if not obj.allows('View'):
            return self.goto(tool.getSiteUrl(), msg)
        if (buttonClicked == 'save') or saveConfirmed:
            obj.say(msg)
            if isNew and initiator:
                return self.goto(initiator.getUrl(page=initiatorPage, nav=''))
            else:
                return self.goto(obj.getUrl())
        if buttonClicked == 'previous':
            # Go to the previous page for this object.
            # We recompute the list of phases and pages because things
            # may have changed since the object has been updated (ie,
            # additional pages may be shown or hidden now, so the next and
            # previous pages may have changed). Moreover, previous and next
            # pages may not be available in "edit" mode, so we return the edit
            # or view pages depending on page.show.
            phaseInfo = self.getAppyPhases(currentOnly=True, layoutType='edit')
            pageName, pageInfo = self.getPreviousPage(phaseInfo, rq['page'])
            if pageName:
                # Return to the edit or view page?
                if pageInfo['showOnEdit']:
                    rq.set('page', pageName)
                    # I do not use gotoEdit here because I really need to
                    # redirect the user to the edit page. Indeed, the object
                    # edit URL may have moved from temp_folder to another place.
                    return self.goto(obj.getUrl(mode='edit', page=pageName))
                else:
                    return self.goto(obj.getUrl(page=pageName))
            else:
                obj.say(msg)
                return self.goto(obj.getUrl())
        if buttonClicked == 'next':
            # Go to the next page for this object.
            # We remember page name, because the next method may set a new
            # current page if the current one is not visible anymore.
            pageName = rq['page']
            phaseInfo = self.getAppyPhases(currentOnly=True, layoutType='edit')
            pageName, pageInfo = self.getNextPage(phaseInfo, pageName)
            if pageName:
                # Return to the edit or view page?
                if pageInfo['showOnEdit']:
                    # Same remark as above (click on "previous").
                    return self.goto(obj.getUrl(mode='edit', page=pageName))
                else:
                    return self.goto(obj.getUrl(page=pageName))
            else:
                obj.say(msg)
                return self.goto(obj.getUrl())
        return obj.gotoEdit()

    def reindex(self, indexes=None, unindex=False):
        '''Reindexes this object the catalog. If names of indexes are specified
           in p_indexes, recataloging is limited to those indexes. If p_unindex
           is True, instead of cataloguing the object, it uncatalogs it.'''
        path = '/'.join(self.getPhysicalPath())
        catalog = self.getPhysicalRoot().catalog
        if unindex:
            catalog.uncatalog_object(path)
        else:
            if indexes:
                catalog.catalog_object(self, path, idxs=indexes)
            else:
                # Get the list of indexes that apply on this object. Else, Zope
                # will reindex all indexes defined in the catalog, and through
                # acquisition, wrong methods can be called on wrong objects.
                iNames = self.wrapperClass.getIndexes().keys()
                catalog.catalog_object(self, path, idxs=iNames)

    def xml(self, action=None):
        '''If no p_action is defined, this method returns the XML version of
           this object. Else, it calls method named p_action on the
           corresponding Appy wrapper and returns, as XML, the its result.'''
        self.REQUEST.RESPONSE.setHeader('Content-Type','text/xml;charset=utf-8')
        # Check if the user is allowed to consult this object
        if not self.allows('View'):
            return XmlMarshaller().marshall('Unauthorized')
        if not action:
            marshaller = XmlMarshaller(rootTag=self.getClass().__name__,
                                       dumpUnicode=True)
            res = marshaller.marshall(self, objectType='appy')
        else:
            appyObj = self.appy()
            try:
                methodRes = getattr(appyObj, action)()
                res = XmlMarshaller().marshall(methodRes, objectType='appy')
            except Exception, e:
                tb = Traceback.get()
                res = XmlMarshaller().marshall(tb, objectType='appy')
        return res

    def say(self, msg, type='info'):
        '''Prints a p_msg in the user interface. p_logLevel may be "info",
           "warning" or "error".'''
        rq = self.REQUEST
        if 'messages' not in rq.SESSION.keys():
            plist = self.getProductConfig().PersistentList
            messages = rq.SESSION['messages'] = plist()
        else:
            messages = rq.SESSION['messages']
        messages.append( (type, msg) )

    def log(self, msg, type='info'):
        '''Logs a p_msg in the log file. p_logLevel may be "info", "warning"
           or "error".'''
        logger = self.getProductConfig().logger
        if type == 'warning': logMethod = logger.warn
        elif type == 'error': logMethod = logger.error
        else: logMethod = logger.info
        logMethod(msg)

    def do(self):
        '''Performs some action from the user interface.'''
        rq = self.REQUEST
        action = rq['action']
        if rq.get('objectUid', None):
            obj = self.getTool().getObject(rq['objectUid'])
        else:
            obj = self
        if rq.get('appy', None) == '1': obj = obj.appy()
        return getattr(obj, 'on'+action)()

    def rememberPreviousData(self, fields):
        '''This method is called before updating an object and remembers, for
           every historized field, the previous value. Result is a dict
           ~{s_fieldName: previousFieldValue}~'''
        res = {}
        for field in fields:
            if not field.historized: continue
            # appyType.historized can be a method or a boolean.
            if callable(field.historized):
                historized = field.callMethod(self, field.historized)
            else:
                historized = field.historized
            if historized:
                res[field.name] = field.getValue(self)
        return res

    def addHistoryEvent(self, action, **kw):
        '''Adds an event in the object history.'''
        userId = self.getUser().getId()
        from DateTime import DateTime
        event = {'action': action, 'actor': userId, 'time': DateTime(),
                 'comments': ''}
        event.update(kw)
        if 'review_state' not in event: event['review_state'] = self.State()
        # Add the event to the history
        histKey = self.workflow_history.keys()[0]
        self.workflow_history[histKey] += (event,)

    def addDataChange(self, changes, notForPreviouslyEmptyValues=False):
        '''This method allows to add "manually" a data change into the objet's
           history. Indeed, data changes are "automatically" recorded only when
           a HTTP form is uploaded, not if, in the code, a setter is called on
           a field. The method is also called by m_historizeData below, that
           performs "automatic" recording when a HTTP form is uploaded. Field
           changes for which the previous value was empty are not recorded into
           the history if p_notForPreviouslyEmptyValues is True.'''
        # Add to the p_changes dict the field labels
        for fieldName in changes.keys():
            appyType = self.getAppyType(fieldName)
            if notForPreviouslyEmptyValues and \
               appyType.isEmptyValue(changes[fieldName], self):
                del changes[fieldName]
            else:
                changes[fieldName] = (changes[fieldName], appyType.labelId)
        # Add an event in the history
        self.addHistoryEvent('_datachange_', changes=changes)

    def historizeData(self, previousData):
        '''Records in the object history potential changes on historized fields.
           p_previousData contains the values, before an update, of the
           historized fields, while p_self already contains the (potentially)
           modified values.'''
        # Remove from previousData all values that were not changed
        for field in previousData.keys():
            prev = previousData[field]
            appyType = self.getAppyType(field)
            curr = appyType.getValue(self)
            try:
                if (prev == curr) or ((prev == None) and (curr == '')) or \
                   ((prev == '') and (curr == None)):
                    del previousData[field]
            except UnicodeDecodeError, ude:
                # The string comparisons above may imply silent encoding-related
                # conversions that may produce this exception.
                pass
            if (appyType.type == 'Ref') and (field in previousData):
                previousData[field] = [r.title for r in previousData[field]]
        if previousData:
            self.addDataChange(previousData)

    def goto(self, url, msg=None):
        '''Brings the user to some p_url after an action has been executed.'''
        if msg: self.say(msg)
        return self.REQUEST.RESPONSE.redirect(url)

    def gotoEdit(self):
        '''Brings the user to the edit page for this object. This method takes
           care of not carrying any password value. Unlike m_goto above, there
           is no HTTP redirect here: we execute directly macro "edit" and we
           return the result.'''
        page = self.REQUEST.get('page', 'main')
        for field in self.getAppyTypes('edit', page):
            if (field.type == 'String') and (field.format in (3,4)):
                self.REQUEST.set(field.name, '')
        return self.ui.edit(self)

    def showField(self, name, layoutType='view'):
        '''Must I show field named p_name on this p_layoutType ?'''
        return self.getAppyType(name).isShowable(self, layoutType)

    def getMethod(self, methodName):
        '''Returns the method named p_methodName.'''
        # If I write "self.aq_base" instead of self, acquisition will be
        # broken on returned object.
        return getattr(self, methodName, None)

    def getCreateFolder(self):
        '''When an object must be created from this one through a Ref field, we
           must know where to put the newly create object: within this one if it
           is folderish, besides this one in its parent else.
        '''
        if self.isPrincipiaFolderish: return self
        return self.getParentNode()

    def getFieldValue(self, name, onlyIfSync=False, layoutType=None,
                      outerValue=None):
        '''Returns the database value of field named p_name for p_self.
           If p_onlyIfSync is True, it returns the value only if appyType can be
           retrieved in synchronous mode.'''
        appyType = self.getAppyType(name)
        if not onlyIfSync or (onlyIfSync and appyType.sync[layoutType]):
            # We must really get the field value.
            if '*' not in name: return appyType.getValue(self)
            # The field is an inner field from a List.
            listName, name, i = name.split('*')
            listType = self.getAppyType(listName)
            return listType.getInnerValue(outerValue, name, int(i))

    def getFormattedFieldValue(self, name, value, showChanges=False):
        '''Gets a nice, string representation of p_value which is a value from
           field named p_name.'''
        return self.getAppyType(name).getFormattedValue(self,value,showChanges)

    def getRequestFieldValue(self, name):
        '''Gets the value of field p_name as may be present in the request.'''
        # Return the request value for standard fields.
        if '*' not in name:
            return self.getAppyType(name).getRequestValue(self.REQUEST)
        # For sub-fields within Lists, the corresponding request values have
        # already been computed in the request key corresponding to the whole
        # List.
        listName, name, rowIndex = name.split('*')
        rowIndex = int(rowIndex)
        if rowIndex == -1: return ''
        allValues = self.REQUEST.get(listName)
        if not allValues: return ''
        return getattr(allValues[rowIndex], name, '')

    def getFileInfo(self, fileObject):
        '''Returns filename and size of p_fileObject.'''
        if not fileObject: return {'filename': '', 'size': 0}
        return {'filename': fileObject.filename, 'size': fileObject.size}

    def getAppyRefs(self, name, startNumber=None):
        '''Gets the objects linked to me through Ref field named p_name.
           If p_startNumber is None, this method returns all referred objects.
           If p_startNumber is a number, this method will return
           appyType.maxPerPage objects, starting at p_startNumber.'''
        field = self.getAppyType(name)
        return field.getValue(self, type='zobjects', someObjects=True,
                              startNumber=startNumber).__dict__

    def getSelectableAppyRefs(self, name):
        '''p_name is the name of a Ref field. This method returns the list of
           all objects that can be selected to be linked as references to p_self
           through field p_name.'''
        appyType = self.getAppyType(name)
        if not appyType.select:
            # No select method has been defined: we must retrieve all objects
            # of the referred type that the user is allowed to access.
            return self.appy().search(appyType.klass)
        else:
            return appyType.select(self.appy())

    xhtmlToText = re.compile('<.*?>', re.S)
    def getReferenceLabel(self, name, refObject, className=None):
        '''p_name is the name of a Ref field with link=True. I need to display,
           on an edit view, the p_refObject in the listbox that will allow
           the user to choose which object(s) to link through the Ref.
           The information to display may only be the object title or more if
           field.shownInfo is used.'''
        appyType = self.getAppyType(name, className=className)
        res = ''
        for fieldName in appyType.shownInfo:
            refType = refObject.o.getAppyType(fieldName)
            value = getattr(refObject, fieldName)
            value = refType.getFormattedValue(refObject.o, value)
            if refType.type == 'String':
                if refType.format == 2:
                    value = self.xhtmlToText.sub(' ', value)
                elif type(value) in sequenceTypes:
                    value = ', '.join(value)
            prefix = ''
            if res:
                prefix = ' | '
            res += prefix + value
        maxWidth = appyType.width or 30
        if len(res) > maxWidth:
            res = res[:maxWidth-2] + '...'
        return res

    def getReferenceUid(self, refObject):
        '''Returns the UID of referred object p_refObject.'''
        return refObject.o.UID()

    def getAppyRefIndex(self, fieldName, obj):
        '''Gets the position of p_obj within Ref field named p_fieldName.'''
        refs = getattr(self.aq_base, fieldName, None)
        if not refs: raise IndexError()
        return refs.index(obj.UID())

    def mayAddReference(self, name):
        '''May the user add references via Ref field named p_name in
           p_folder?'''
        return self.getAppyType(name).mayAdd(self)

    def isDebug(self):
        '''Are we in debug mode ?'''
        for arg in sys.argv:
            if arg == 'debug-mode=on': return True

    def getClass(self, reloaded=False):
        '''Returns the Appy class that dictates self's behaviour.'''
        if not reloaded:
            return self.getTool().getAppyClass(self.__class__.__name__)
        else:
            klass = self.appy().klass
            moduleName = klass.__module__
            exec 'import %s' % moduleName
            exec 'reload(%s)' % moduleName
            exec 'res = %s.%s' % (moduleName, klass.__name__)
            # More manipulations may have occurred in m_update
            if hasattr(res, 'update'):
                parentName= res.__bases__[-1].__name__
                moduleName= 'Products.%s.wrappers' % self.getTool().getAppName()
                exec 'import %s' % moduleName
                exec 'parent = %s.%s' % (moduleName, parentName)
                res.update(parent)
            return res

    def getAppyType(self, name, asDict=False, className=None):
        '''Returns the Appy type named p_name. If no p_className is defined, the
           field is supposed to belong to self's class.'''
        isInnerType = '*' in name # An inner type lies within a List type.
        subName = None
        if isInnerType:
            elems = name.split('*')
            if len(elems) == 2: name, subName = elems
            else:               name, subName, i = elems
        if not className:
            klass = self.__class__.wrapperClass
        else:
            klass = self.getTool().getAppyClass(className, wrapper=True)
        res = getattr(klass, name, None)
        if res and isInnerType: res = res.getField(subName)
        if res and asDict: return res.__dict__
        return res

    def getAllAppyTypes(self, className=None):
        '''Returns the ordered list of all Appy types for self's class if
           p_className is not specified, or for p_className else.'''
        if not className:
            klass = self.__class__.wrapperClass
        else:
            klass = self.getTool().getAppyClass(className, wrapper=True)
        return klass.__fields__

    def getGroupedAppyTypes(self, layoutType, pageName, cssJs=None):
        '''Returns the fields sorted by group. For every field, the appyType
           (dict version) is given. If a dict is given in p_cssJs, we will add
           it in the css and js files required by the fields.'''
        res = []
        groups = {} # The already encountered groups
        # If a dict is given in p_cssJs, we must fill it with the CSS and JS
        # files required for every returned appyType.
        collectCssJs = isinstance(cssJs, dict)
        css = js = None
        # If param "refresh" is there, we must reload the Python class
        refresh = ('refresh' in self.REQUEST)
        if refresh:
            klass = self.getClass(reloaded=True)
        for appyType in self.getAllAppyTypes():
            if refresh: appyType = appyType.reload(klass, self)
            if appyType.page.name != pageName: continue
            if not appyType.isShowable(self, layoutType): continue
            if collectCssJs:
                if css == None: css = []
                appyType.getCss(layoutType, css)
                if js == None: js = []
                appyType.getJs(layoutType, js)
            if not appyType.group:
                res.append(appyType.__dict__)
            else:
                # Insert the GroupDescr instance corresponding to
                # appyType.group at the right place
                groupDescr = appyType.group.insertInto(res, groups,
                                                  appyType.page, self.meta_type)
                GroupDescr.addWidget(groupDescr, appyType.__dict__)
        if collectCssJs:
            cssJs['css'] = css
            cssJs['js'] = js
        return res

    def getAppyTypes(self, layoutType, pageName):
        '''Returns the list of fields that belong to a given page (p_pageName)
           for a given p_layoutType. If p_pageName is None, fields of all pages
           are returned.'''
        res = []
        for field in self.getAllAppyTypes():
            if pageName and (field.page.name != pageName): continue
            if not field.isShowable(self, layoutType): continue
            res.append(field)
        return res

    def getCssJs(self, fields, layoutType, res):
        '''Gets, in p_res ~{'css':[s_css], 'js':[s_js]}~ the lists of
           Javascript and CSS files required by Appy types p_fields when shown
           on p_layoutType.'''
        # Lists css and js below are not sets, because order of Javascript
        # inclusion can be important, and this could be losed by using sets.
        css = []
        js = []
        for field in fields:
            field.getCss(layoutType, css)
            field.getJs(layoutType, js)
        res['css'] = css
        res['js'] = js

    def getCssFor(self, elem):
        '''Gets the name of the CSS class to use for styling some p_elem. If
           self's class does not define a dict "styles", the defaut CSS class
           to use will be named p_elem.'''
        klass = self.getClass()
        if hasattr(klass, 'styles') and (elem in klass.styles):
            return klass.styles[elem]
        return elem

    def getColumnsSpecifiers(self, columnLayouts, dir):
        '''Extracts and returns, from a list of p_columnLayouts, the information
           that is necessary for displaying a column in a result screen or for
           a Ref field.'''
        res = []
        tool = self.getTool()
        for info in columnLayouts:
            fieldName, width, align = ColumnLayout(info).get()
            align = tool.flipLanguageDirection(align, dir)
            field = self.getAppyType(fieldName, asDict=True)
            if not field:
                self.log('Field "%s", used in a column specifier, was not ' \
                         'found.' % fieldName, type='warning')
            else:
                res.append({'field':field, 'width':width, 'align': align})
        return res

    def getAppyTransitions(self, includeFake=True, includeNotShowable=False):
        '''This method returns info about transitions that one can trigger from
           the user interface.
           * if p_includeFake is True, it retrieves transitions that the user
             can't trigger, but for which he needs to know for what reason he
             can't trigger it;
           * if p_includeNotShowable is True, it includes transitions for which
             show=False. Indeed, because "showability" is only a GUI concern,
             and not a security concern, in some cases it has sense to set
             includeNotShowable=True, because those transitions are triggerable
             from a security point of view.
        '''
        res = []
        wf = self.getWorkflow()
        currentState = self.State(name=False)
        # Loop on every transition
        for name in dir(wf):
            transition = getattr(wf, name)
            if (transition.__class__.__name__ != 'Transition'): continue
            # Filter transitions that do not have currentState as start state
            if not transition.hasState(currentState, True): continue
            # Check if the transition can be triggered
            mayTrigger = transition.isTriggerable(self, wf)
            # Compute the condition that will lead to including or not this
            # transition
            if not includeFake:
                includeIt = mayTrigger
            else:
                includeIt = mayTrigger or isinstance(mayTrigger, gen.No)
            if not includeNotShowable:
                includeIt = includeIt and transition.isShowable(wf, self)
            if not includeIt: continue
            # Add transition-info to the result.
            label = self.getWorkflowLabel(name)
            tInfo = {'name': name, 'title': self.translate(label),
                     'confirm': '', 'may_trigger': True}
            if transition.confirm:
                cLabel = '%s_confirm' % label
                tInfo['confirm'] = self.translate(cLabel, format='js')
            if not mayTrigger:
                tInfo['may_trigger'] = False
                tInfo['reason'] = mayTrigger.msg
            res.append(tInfo)
        return res

    def getAppyPhases(self, currentOnly=False, layoutType='view'):
        '''Gets the list of phases that are defined for this content type. If
           p_currentOnly is True, the search is limited to the phase where the
           current page (as defined in the request) lies.'''
        # Get the list of phases
        res = [] # Ordered list of phases
        phases = {} # Dict of phases
        for appyType in self.getAllAppyTypes():
            typePhase = appyType.page.phase
            if typePhase not in phases:
                phase = PhaseDescr(typePhase, self)
                res.append(phase.__dict__)
                phases[typePhase] = phase
            else:
                phase = phases[typePhase]
            phase.addPage(appyType, self, layoutType)
            if (appyType.type == 'Ref') and appyType.navigable:
                phase.addPageLinks(appyType, self)
        # Remove phases that have no visible page
        for i in range(len(res)-1, -1, -1):
            if not res[i]['pages']:
                del phases[res[i]['name']]
                del res[i]
        # Compute next/previous phases of every phase
        for ph in phases.itervalues():
            ph.computeNextPrevious(res)
            ph.totalNbOfPhases = len(res)
        # Restrict the result to the current phase if required
        if currentOnly:
            rq = self.REQUEST
            page = rq.get('page', None)
            if not page:
                if layoutType == 'edit': page = self.getDefaultEditPage()
                else:                    page = self.getDefaultViewPage()
            for phaseInfo in res:
                if page in phaseInfo['pages']:
                    return phaseInfo
            # If I am here, it means that the page as defined in the request,
            # or the default page, is not existing nor visible in any phase.
            # In this case I find the first visible page among all phases.
            viewAttr = 'showOn%s' % layoutType.capitalize()
            for phase in res:
                for page in phase['pages']:
                    if phase['pagesInfo'][page][viewAttr]:
                        rq.set('page', page)
                        pageFound = True
                        break
            return phase
        else:
            # Return an empty list if we have a single, link-free page within
            # a single phase.
            if (len(res) == 1) and (len(res[0]['pages']) == 1) and \
               not res[0]['pagesInfo'][res[0]['pages'][0]].get('links'):
                return None
            return res

    def getSupTitle(self, navInfo=''):
        '''Gets the html code (icons,...) that can be shown besides the title
           of an object.'''
        appyObj = self.appy()
        if hasattr(appyObj, 'getSupTitle'): return appyObj.getSupTitle(navInfo)
        return ''

    def getSubTitle(self):
        '''Gets the content that must appear below the title of an object.'''
        appyObj = self.appy()
        if hasattr(appyObj, 'getSubTitle'): return appyObj.getSubTitle()
        return ''

    def getPreviousPage(self, phase, page):
        '''Returns the page that precedes p_page which is in p_phase.'''
        try:
            pageIndex = phase['pages'].index(page)
        except ValueError:
            # The current page is probably not visible anymore. Return the
            # first available page in current phase.
            res = phase['pages'][0]
            return res, phase['pagesInfo'][res]
        if pageIndex > 0:
            # We stay on the same phase, previous page
            res = phase['pages'][pageIndex-1]
            resInfo = phase['pagesInfo'][res]
            return res, resInfo
        else:
            if phase['previousPhase']:
                # We go to the last page of previous phase
                previousPhase = phase['previousPhase']
                res = previousPhase['pages'][-1]
                resInfo = previousPhase['pagesInfo'][res]
                return res, resInfo
            else:
                return None, None

    def getNextPage(self, phase, page):
        '''Returns the page that follows p_page which is in p_phase.'''
        try:
            pageIndex = phase['pages'].index(page)
        except ValueError:
            # The current page is probably not visible anymore. Return the
            # first available page in current phase.
            res = phase['pages'][0]
            return res, phase['pagesInfo'][res]
        if pageIndex < len(phase['pages'])-1:
            # We stay on the same phase, next page
            res = phase['pages'][pageIndex+1]
            resInfo = phase['pagesInfo'][res]
            return res, resInfo
        else:
            if phase['nextPhase']:
                # We go to the first page of next phase
                nextPhase = phase['nextPhase']
                res = nextPhase['pages'][0]
                resInfo = nextPhase['pagesInfo'][res]
                return res, resInfo
            else:
                return None, None

    def changeRefOrder(self, fieldName, objectUid, newIndex, isDelta):
        '''This method changes the position of object with uid p_objectUid in
           reference field p_fieldName to p_newIndex i p_isDelta is False, or
           to actualIndex+p_newIndex if p_isDelta is True.'''
        refs = getattr(self.aq_base, fieldName, None)
        oldIndex = refs.index(objectUid)
        refs.remove(objectUid)
        if isDelta:
            newIndex = oldIndex + newIndex
        else:
            pass # To implement later on
        refs.insert(newIndex, objectUid)

    def onChangeRefOrder(self):
        '''This method is called when the user wants to change order of an
           item in a reference field.'''
        rq = self.REQUEST
        # Move the item up (-1), down (+1) ?
        move = -1 # Move up
        if rq['move'] == 'down':
            move = 1 # Down
        isDelta = True
        self.changeRefOrder(rq['fieldName'], rq['refObjectUid'], move, isDelta)

    def onSortReference(self):
        '''This method is called when the user wants to sort the content of a
           reference field.'''
        rq = self.REQUEST
        fieldName = rq.get('fieldName')
        sortKey = rq.get('sortKey')
        reverse = rq.get('reverse') == 'True'
        self.appy().sort(fieldName, sortKey=sortKey, reverse=reverse)

    def notifyWorkflowCreated(self):
        '''This method is called every time an object is created, be it temp or
           not. The objective here is to initialise workflow-related data on
           the object.'''
        wf = self.getWorkflow()
        # Get the initial workflow state
        initialState = self.State(name=False)
        # Create a Transition instance representing the initial transition.
        initialTransition = gen.Transition((initialState, initialState))
        initialTransition.trigger('_init_', self, wf, '')

    def getWorkflow(self, name=False, className=None):
        '''Returns the workflow applicable for p_self (or for any instance of
           p_className if given), or its name, if p_name is True.'''
        if not className:
            wrapperClass = self.wrapperClass
        else:
            wrapperClass = self.getTool().getAppyClass(className, wrapper=True)
        wf = wrapperClass.getWorkflow()
        if not name: return wf
        return WorkflowDescriptor.getWorkflowName(wf)

    def getWorkflowLabel(self, stateName=None):
        '''Gets the i18n label for p_stateName, or for the current object state
           if p_stateName is not given. Note that if p_stateName is given, it
           can also represent the name of a transition.'''
        stateName = stateName or self.State()
        return '%s_%s' % (self.getWorkflow(name=True), stateName)

    def refreshSecurity(self):
        '''Refresh security info on this object. Returns True if the info has
           effectively been updated.'''
        wf = self.getWorkflow()
        try:
            # Get the state definition of the object's current state.
            state = getattr(wf, self.State())
        except AttributeError:
            # The workflow information for this object does not correspond to
            # its current workflow attribution. Add a new fake event
            # representing passage of this object to the initial state of his
            # currently attributed workflow.
            stateName = self.State(name=True, initial=True)
            self.addHistoryEvent(None, review_state=stateName)
            state = self.State(name=False, initial=True)
            self.log('Wrong workflow info for a "%s"; is now in state "%s".' % \
                     (self.meta_type, stateName))
        # Update permission attributes on the object if required
        updated = state.updatePermissions(wf, self)
        if updated:
            # Reindex the object because security-related info is indexed.
            self.reindex()
        return updated

    def applyUserIdChange(self, oldId, newId):
        '''A user whose ID was p_oldId has now p_newId. If the old ID was
           mentioned in self's local roles, update it to the new ID. This
           method returns 1 if a change occurred, 0 else.'''
        if oldId in self.__ac_local_roles__:
            localRoles = self.__ac_local_roles__.copy()
            localRoles[newId] = localRoles[oldId]
            del localRoles[oldId]
            self.__ac_local_roles__ = localRoles
            self.reindex()
            return 1
        return 0

    def findNewValue(self, field, history, stopIndex):
        '''This function tries to find a more recent version of value of p_field
           on p_self. It first tries to find it in history[:stopIndex+1]. If
           it does not find it there, it returns the current value on p_obj.'''
        i = stopIndex + 1
        while (i-1) >= 0:
            i -= 1
            if history[i]['action'] != '_datachange_': continue
            if field.name not in history[i]['changes']: continue
            # We have found it!
            return history[i]['changes'][field.name][0] or ''
        return field.getValue(self) or ''

    def getHistoryTexts(self, event):
        '''Returns a tuple (insertText, deleteText) containing texts to show on,
           respectively, inserted and deleted chunks of text in a XHTML diff.'''
        tool = self.getTool()
        userName = tool.getUserName(event['actor'])
        mapping = {'userName': userName.decode('utf-8')}
        res = []
        for type in ('insert', 'delete'):
            msg = self.translate('history_%s' % type, mapping=mapping)
            date = tool.formatDate(event['time'], withHour=True)
            msg = '%s: %s' % (date, msg)
            res.append(msg.encode('utf-8'))
        return res

    def hasHistory(self, fieldName=None):
        '''Has this object an history? If p_fieldName is specified, the question
           becomes: has this object an history for field p_fieldName?'''
        if hasattr(self.aq_base, 'workflow_history') and self.workflow_history:
            history = self.workflow_history.values()[0]
            if not fieldName:
                for event in history:
                    if event['action'] and (event['comments'] != '_invisible_'):
                        return True
            else:
                for event in history:
                    if (event['action'] == '_datachange_') and \
                       (fieldName in event['changes']) and \
                       event['changes'][fieldName][0]: return True

    def getHistory(self, startNumber=0, reverse=True, includeInvisible=False,
                   batchSize=5):
        '''Returns the history for this object, sorted in reverse order (most
           recent change first) if p_reverse is True.'''
        # Get a copy of the history, reversed if needed, whose invisible events
        # have been removed if needed.
        key = self.workflow_history.keys()[0]
        history = list(self.workflow_history[key][1:])
        if not includeInvisible:
            history = [e for e in history if e['comments'] != '_invisible_']
        if reverse: history.reverse()
        # Keep only events which are within the batch.
        res = []
        stopIndex = startNumber + batchSize - 1
        i = -1
        while (i+1) < len(history):
            i += 1
            # Ignore events outside range startNumber:startNumber+batchSize
            if i < startNumber: continue
            if i > stopIndex: break
            if history[i]['action'] == '_datachange_':
                # Take a copy of the event: we will modify it and replace
                # fields' old values by their formatted counterparts.
                event = history[i].copy()
                event['changes'] = {}
                for name, oldValue in history[i]['changes'].iteritems():
                    # oldValue is a tuple (value, fieldName).
                    field = self.getAppyType(name)
                    # Field 'name' may not exist, if the history has been
                    # transferred from another site. In this case we can't show
                    # this data change.
                    if not field: continue
                    if (field.type == 'String') and \
                       (field.format == gen.String.XHTML):
                        # For rich text fields, instead of simply showing the
                        # previous value, we propose a diff with the next
                        # version, excepted if the previous value is empty.
                        if field.isEmptyValue(oldValue[0]):
                            val = '-'
                        else:
                            newValue = self.findNewValue(field, history, i-1)
                            # Compute the diff between oldValue and newValue
                            iMsg, dMsg = self.getHistoryTexts(event)
                            comparator= HtmlDiff(oldValue[0],newValue,iMsg,dMsg)
                            val = comparator.get()
                        event['changes'][name] = (val, oldValue[1])
                    else:
                        val = field.getFormattedValue(self, oldValue[0]) or '-'
                        if isinstance(val, list) or isinstance(val, tuple):
                            val = '<ul>%s</ul>' % \
                                  ''.join(['<li>%s</li>' % v for v in val])
                        event['changes'][name] = (val, oldValue[1])
            else:
                event = history[i]
            res.append(event)
        return {'events': res, 'totalNumber': len(history)}

    def mayNavigate(self):
        '''May the currently logged user see the navigation panel linked to
           this object?'''
        appyObj = self.appy()
        if hasattr(appyObj, 'mayNavigate'): return appyObj.mayNavigate()
        return True

    def getDefaultViewPage(self):
        '''Which view page must be shown by default?'''
        appyObj = self.appy()
        if hasattr(appyObj, 'getDefaultViewPage'):
            return appyObj.getDefaultViewPage()
        return 'main'

    def getDefaultEditPage(self):
        '''Which edit page must be shown by default?'''
        appyObj = self.appy()
        if hasattr(appyObj, 'getDefaultEditPage'):
            return appyObj.getDefaultEditPage()
        return 'main'

    def mayAct(self):
        '''May the currently logged user see column "actions" for this
           object? This can be used for hiding the "edit" icon, for example:
           when a user may edit only a restricted set of fields on an object,
           we may avoid showing him the global "edit" icon.'''
        appyObj = self.appy()
        if hasattr(appyObj, 'mayAct'): return appyObj.mayAct()
        return True

    def mayDelete(self):
        '''May the currently logged user delete this object?'''
        res = self.allows('Delete objects')
        if not res: return
        # An additional, user-defined condition, may refine the base permission.
        appyObj = self.appy()
        if hasattr(appyObj, 'mayDelete'): return appyObj.mayDelete()
        return True

    def mayEdit(self, permission='Modify portal content'):
        '''May the currently logged user edit this object? p_perm can be a
           field-specific permission.'''
        res = self.allows(permission)
        if not res: return
        # An additional, user-defined condition, may refine the base permission.
        appyObj = self.appy()
        if hasattr(appyObj, 'mayEdit'): return appyObj.mayEdit()
        return True

    def executeAppyAction(self, actionName, reindex=True):
        '''Executes action with p_fieldName on this object.'''
        appyType = self.getAppyType(actionName)
        actionRes = appyType(self.appy())
        parent = self.getParentNode()
        parentAq = getattr(parent, 'aq_base', parent)
        if not hasattr(parentAq, self.id):
            # Else, it means that the action has led to self's deletion.
            self.reindex()
        return appyType.result, actionRes

    def onExecuteAppyAction(self):
        '''This method is called every time a user wants to execute an Appy
           action on an object.'''
        rq = self.REQUEST
        resultType, actionResult = self.executeAppyAction(rq['fieldName'])
        successfull, msg = actionResult
        if not msg:
            # Use the default i18n messages
            suffix = 'ko'
            if successfull: suffix = 'ok'
            msg = self.translate('action_%s' % suffix)
        if (resultType == 'computation') or not successfull:
            self.say(msg)
            return self.goto(self.getUrl(rq['HTTP_REFERER']))
        elif resultType.startswith('file'):
            # msg does not contain a message, but a file instance.
            response = self.REQUEST.RESPONSE
            response.setHeader('Content-Type', getMimeType(msg.name))
            response.setHeader('Content-Disposition', 'inline;filename="%s"' %\
                               os.path.basename(msg.name))
            response.write(msg.read())
            msg.close()
            if resultType == 'filetmp':
                # p_msg is a temp file. We need to delete it.
                try:
                    os.remove(msg.name)
                    self.log('Temp file "%s" was deleted.' % msg.name)
                except IOError, err:
                    self.log('Could not remove temp "%s" (%s).' % \
                             (msg.name, str(err)), type='warning')
                except OSError, err:
                    self.log('Could not remove temp "%s" (%s).' % \
                             (msg.name, str(err)), type='warning')
        elif resultType == 'redirect':
            # msg does not contain a message, but the URL where to redirect
            # the user.
            return self.goto(msg)

    def trigger(self, transitionName, comment='', doAction=True, doNotify=True,
                doHistory=True, doSay=True, noSecurity=False):
        '''Triggers transition named p_transitionName.'''
        # Check that this transition exists.
        wf = self.getWorkflow()
        if not hasattr(wf, transitionName) or \
           getattr(wf, transitionName).__class__.__name__ != 'Transition':
            raise 'Transition "%s" was not found.' % transitionName
        # Is this transition triggerable?
        transition = getattr(wf, transitionName)
        if not transition.isTriggerable(self, wf, noSecurity=noSecurity):
            raise 'Transition "%s" can\'t be triggered.' % transitionName
        # Trigger the transition
        transition.trigger(transitionName, self, wf, comment, doAction=doAction,
                           doNotify=doNotify, doHistory=doHistory, doSay=doSay)

    def onTrigger(self):
        '''This method is called whenever a user wants to trigger a workflow
           transition on an object.'''
        rq = self.REQUEST
        self.trigger(rq['workflow_action'], comment=rq.get('comment', ''))
        self.reindex()
        return self.goto(self.getUrl(rq['HTTP_REFERER']))

    def fieldValueSelected(self, fieldName, vocabValue, dbValue):
        '''When displaying a selection box (ie a String with a validator being a
           list), must the _vocabValue appear as selected?'''
        rq = self.REQUEST
        # Get the value we must compare (from request or from database)
        if rq.has_key(fieldName):
            compValue = rq.get(fieldName)
        else:
            compValue = dbValue
        # Compare the value
        if type(compValue) in sequenceTypes:
            if vocabValue in compValue: return True
        else:
            if vocabValue == compValue: return True

    def checkboxChecked(self, fieldName, dbValue):
        '''When displaying a checkbox, must it be checked or not?'''
        rq = self.REQUEST
        # Get the value we must compare (from request or from database)
        if rq.has_key(fieldName):
            compValue = rq.get(fieldName)
            compValue = compValue in ('True', 1, '1')
        else:
            compValue = dbValue
        # Compare the value
        return compValue

    def dateValueSelected(self, fieldName, fieldPart, dateValue, dbValue):
        '''When displaying a date field, must the particular p_dateValue be
           selected in the field corresponding to the date part?'''
        # Get the value we must compare (from request or from database)
        rq = self.REQUEST
        partName = '%s_%s' % (fieldName, fieldPart)
        if rq.has_key(partName):
            compValue = rq.get(partName)
            if compValue.isdigit():
                compValue = int(compValue)
        else:
            compValue = dbValue
            if compValue:
                compValue = getattr(compValue, fieldPart)()
        # Compare the value
        return compValue == dateValue

    def getSelectableYears(self, name):
        '''Gets the list of selectable years for Date field named p_name.'''
        return self.getAppyType(name).getSelectableYears()

    def getPossibleValues(self, name, withTranslations, withBlankValue,
                          className=None):
        '''Gets the possible values for field named p_name. This field must be a
           String with isSelection()=True. If p_withTranslations is True,
           instead of returning a list of string values, the result is a list
           of tuples (s_value, s_translation). If p_withBlankValue is True, a
           blank value is prepended to the list. If no p_className is defined,
           the field is supposed to belong to self's class.'''
        appyType = self.getAppyType(name, className=className)
        if className:
            # We need an instance of className, but self can be an instance of
            # another class. So here we will search such an instance.
            brains = self.executeQuery(className, maxResults=1, brainsOnly=True)
            if brains:
                obj = brains[0].getObject()
            else:
                obj = self
        else:
            obj = self
        return appyType.getPossibleValues(obj, withTranslations, withBlankValue)

    def getCaptchaChallenge(self, name):
        return self.getAppyType(name).getCaptchaChallenge(self.REQUEST.SESSION)

    def appy(self):
        '''Returns a wrapper object allowing to manipulate p_self the Appy
           way.'''
        # Create the dict for storing Appy wrapper on the REQUEST if needed.
        rq = getattr(self, 'REQUEST', None)
        if not rq:
            # We are in test mode or Zope is starting. Use static variable
            # config.fakeRequest instead.
            rq = self.getProductConfig().fakeRequest
        if not hasattr(rq, 'wrappers'): rq.wrappers = {}
        # Return the Appy wrapper if already present in the cache
        uid = self.UID()
        if uid in rq.wrappers: return rq.wrappers[uid]
        # Create the Appy wrapper, cache it in rq.wrappers and return it
        wrapper = self.wrapperClass(self)
        rq.wrappers[uid] = wrapper
        return wrapper

    # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Methods for computing values of standard Appy indexes
    # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    def UID(self):
        '''Returns the unique identifier for this object.'''
        return self._at_uid

    def Title(self):
        '''Returns the title for this object.'''
        title = self.getAppyType('title')
        if title: return title.getValue(self)
        return self.id

    def SortableTitle(self):
        '''Returns the title as must be stored in index "SortableTitle".'''
        return normalizeText(self.Title())

    def SearchableText(self):
        '''This method concatenates the content of every field with
           searchable=True for indexing purposes.'''
        res = []
        for field in self.getAllAppyTypes():
            if not field.searchable: continue
            res.append(field.getIndexValue(self, forSearch=True))
        return res

    def Creator(self):
        '''Who create this object?'''
        return self.creator

    def Created(self):
        '''When was this object created ?'''
        return self.created

    def Modified(self):
        '''When was this object last modified ?'''
        if hasattr(self.aq_base, 'modified'): return self.modified
        return self.created

    def State(self, name=True, initial=False):
        '''Returns information about the current object state. If p_name is
           True, the returned info is the state name. Else, it is the State
           instance. If p_initial is True, instead of returning info about the
           current state, it returns info about the workflow initial state.'''
        wf = self.getWorkflow()
        if initial or not hasattr(self.aq_base, 'workflow_history'):
            # No workflow information is available (yet) on this object, or
            # initial state is asked. In both cases, return info about this
            # initial state.
            res = 'active'
            for elem in dir(wf):
                attr = getattr(wf, elem)
                if (attr.__class__.__name__ == 'State') and attr.initial:
                    res = elem
                    break
        else:
            # Return info about the current object state
            key = self.workflow_history.keys()[0]
            res = self.workflow_history[key][-1]['review_state']
        # Return state name or state definition?
        if name: return res
        else: return getattr(wf, res)

    def ClassName(self):
        '''Returns the name of the (Zope) class for self.'''
        return self.portal_type

    def Allowed(self):
        '''Returns the list of roles and users that are allowed to view this
           object. This index value will be used within catalog queries for
           filtering objects the user is allowed to see.'''
        res = set()
        # Get, from the workflow, roles having permission 'View'.
        for role in self.getProductConfig().rolesForPermissionOn('View', self):
            res.add(role)
        # Add users having, locally, this role on this object.
        localRoles = getattr(self, '__ac_local_roles__', None)
        if not localRoles: return list(res)
        for id, roles in localRoles.iteritems():
            for role in roles:
                if role in res:
                    res.add('user:%s' % id)
        return list(res)

    def showState(self):
        '''Must I show self's current state ?'''
        stateShow = self.State(name=False).show
        if callable(stateShow):
            return stateShow(self.getWorkflow(), self.appy())
        return stateShow

    def showTransitions(self, layoutType):
        '''Must we show the buttons/icons for triggering transitions on
           p_layoutType?'''
        # Never show transitions on edit pages.
        if layoutType == 'edit': return
        # Use the default value if self's class does not specify it.
        klass = self.getClass()
        if not hasattr(klass, 'showTransitions'): return (layoutType=='view')
        showValue = klass.showTransitions
        # This value can be a single value or a tuple/list of values.
        if isinstance(showValue, basestring): return layoutType == showValue
        return layoutType in showValue

    def _appy_listStates(self):
        '''Lists the possible states for this object.'''
        res = []
        workflow = self.getWorkflow()
        for elem in dir(workflow):
            if getattr(workflow, elem).__class__.__name__ != 'State': continue
            res.append((elem, self.translate(self.getWorkflowLabel(elem))))
        return res

    def _appy_managePermissions(self):
        '''When an object is created or updated, we must update "add"
           permissions accordingly: if the object is a folder, we must set on
           it permissions that will allow to create, inside it, objects through
           Ref fields; if it is not a folder, we must update permissions on its
           parent folder instead.'''
        # Determine on which folder we need to set "add" permissions
        folder = self.getCreateFolder()
        # On this folder, set "add" permissions for every content type that will
        # be created through reference fields
        allCreators = {} # One key for every add permission
        addPermissions = self.getProductConfig().ADD_CONTENT_PERMISSIONS
        for appyType in self.getAllAppyTypes():
            if appyType.type != 'Ref': continue
            if appyType.isBack or appyType.link: continue
            # Indeed, no possibility to create objects with such Refs
            tool = self.getTool()
            refType = tool.getPortalType(appyType.klass)
            if refType not in addPermissions: continue
            # Get roles that may add this content type
            appyWrapper = tool.getAppyClass(refType, wrapper=True)
            creators = appyWrapper.getCreators(self.getProductConfig())
            # Add those creators to the list of creators for this meta_type
            addPermission = addPermissions[refType]
            if addPermission in allCreators:
                allCreators[addPermission] = allCreators[\
                                             addPermission].union(creators)
            else:
                allCreators[addPermission] = set(creators)
        # Update the permissions
        for permission, creators in allCreators.iteritems():
            updateRolesForPermission(permission, tuple(creators), folder)

    def _appy_getPortalType(self, request):
        '''Guess the portal_type of p_self from info about p_self and
           p_request.'''
        res = None
        # If the object is being created, self.portal_type is not correctly
        # initialized yet.
        if request.has_key('__factory__info__'):
            factoryInfo = request['__factory__info__']
            if factoryInfo.has_key('stack'):
                res = factoryInfo['stack'][0]
        if not res:
            res = self.portal_type
        return res

    getUrlDefaults = {'page':True, 'nav':True}
    def getUrl(self, base=None, mode='view', **kwargs):
        '''Returns a Appy URL.
           * If p_base is None, it will be the base URL for this object
             (ie, self.absolute_url()).
           * p_mode can be "edit", "view" or "raw" (a non-param, base URL)
           * p_kwargs can store additional parameters to add to the URL.
             In this dict, every value that is a string will be added to the
             URL as-is. Every value that is True will be replaced by the value
             in the request for the corresponding key (if existing; else, the
             param will not be included in the URL at all).'''
        # Define the URL suffix
        suffix = ''
        if mode != 'raw': suffix = '/ui/%s' % mode
        # Define base URL if omitted
        if not base:
            base = self.absolute_url() + suffix
        # If a raw URL is asked, remove any param and suffix.
        if mode == 'raw':
            if '?' in base: base = base[:base.index('?')]
            base = base.strip('/')
            for mode in ('view', 'edit'):
                suffix = 'ui/%s' % mode
                if base.endswith(suffix):
                    base = base[:-len(suffix)].strip('/')
                    break
            return base
        # Manage default args
        if not kwargs: kwargs = self.getUrlDefaults
        if 'page' not in kwargs: kwargs['page'] = True
        if 'nav'  not in kwargs: kwargs['nav'] = True
        # Create URL parameters from kwargs
        params = []
        for name, value in kwargs.iteritems():
            if isinstance(value, basestring):
                params.append('%s=%s' % (name, value))
            elif self.REQUEST.get(name, ''):
                params.append('%s=%s' % (name, self.REQUEST[name]))
        if params:
            params = '&'.join(params)
            if base.find('?') != -1: params = '&' + params
            else:                    params = '?' + params
        else:
            params = ''
        return '%s%s' % (base, params)

    def getUser(self):
        '''Gets the Zope object representing the authenticated user.'''
        from AccessControl import getSecurityManager
        user = getSecurityManager().getUser()
        if not user:
            from AccessControl.User import nobody
            return nobody
        return user

    def getTool(self):
        '''Returns the application tool.'''
        return self.getPhysicalRoot().config

    def getProductConfig(self):
        '''Returns a reference to the config module.'''
        return self.__class__.config

    def getParent(self):
        '''If this object is stored within another one, this method returns it.
           Else (if the object is stored directly within the tool or the root
           data folder) it returns None.'''
        parent = self.getParentNode()
        # Not-Managers can't navigate back to the tool
        if (parent.id == 'config') and not self.getUser().has_role('Manager'):
            return False
        if parent.meta_type not in ('Folder', 'Temporary Folder'): return parent

    def getBreadCrumb(self):
        '''Gets breadcrumb info about this object and its parents (if it must
           be shown).'''
        # Return an empty breadcrumb if it must not be shown.
        klass = self.getClass()
        if hasattr(klass, 'breadcrumb') and not klass.breadcrumb: return ()
        # Compute the breadcrumb
        res = [{'url': self.absolute_url(),
                'title': self.getFieldValue('title', layoutType='view')}]
        parent = self.getParent()
        if parent:
            res = parent.getBreadCrumb() + res
        return res

    def index_html(self):
        '''Redirects to /ui.'''
        rq = self.REQUEST
        if rq.has_key('do'):
            # The user wants to call a method on this object and get its result
            # as XML.
            return self.xml(action=rq['do'])
        else:
            # The user wants to consult the view page for this object
            return rq.RESPONSE.redirect(self.getUrl())

    def userIsAnon(self):
        '''Is the currently logged user anonymous ?'''
        return self.getUser().getUserName() == 'Anonymous User'

    def getUserLanguage(self):
        '''Gets the language (code) of the current user.'''
        if not hasattr(self, 'REQUEST'): return 'en'
        # Try the value which comes from the cookie. Indeed, if such a cookie is
        # present, it means that the user has explicitly chosen this language
        # via the language selector.
        rq = self.REQUEST
        if '_ZopeLg' in rq.cookies: return rq.cookies['_ZopeLg']
        # Try the LANGUAGE key from the request: it corresponds to the language
        # as configured in the user's browser.
        res = self.REQUEST.get('LANGUAGE', None)
        if res: return res
        # Try the HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE key from the request, which stores
        # language preferences as defined in the user's browser. Several
        # languages can be listed, from most to less wanted.
        res = self.REQUEST.get('HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE', None)
        if not res: return 'en'
        if ',' in res: res = res[:res.find(',')]
        if '-' in res: res = res[:res.find('-')]
        return res

    def getLanguageDirection(self, lang):
        '''Determines if p_lang is a LTR or RTL language.'''
        if lang in rtlLanguages: return 'rtl'
        return 'ltr'

    def formatText(self, text, format='html'):
        '''Produces a representation of p_text into the desired p_format, which
           is "html" by default.'''
        if 'html' in format:
            if format == 'html_from_text': text = cgi.escape(text)
            res = text.replace('\r\n', '<br/>').replace('\n', '<br/>')
        elif format == 'js':
            res = text.replace('\r\n', '').replace('\n', '')
            res = res.replace("'", "\\'")
        elif format == 'text':
            res = text.replace('<br/>', '\n')
        else:
            res = text
        return res

    def translate(self, label, mapping={}, domain=None, default=None,
                  language=None, format='html', field=None):
        '''Translates a given p_label into p_domain with p_mapping.

           If p_field is given, p_label does not correspond to a full label
           name, but to a label type linked to p_field: "label", "descr"
           or "help". Indeed, in this case, a specific i18n mapping may be
           available on the field, so we must merge this mapping into
           p_mapping.'''
        cfg = self.getProductConfig()
        if not domain: domain = cfg.PROJECTNAME
        # Get the label name, and the field-specific mapping if any.
        if field:
            # p_field is the dict version of a appy type or group
            if field['type'] != 'group':
                fieldMapping = field['mapping'][label]
                if fieldMapping:
                    if callable(fieldMapping):
                        appyField = self.getAppyType(field['name'])
                        fieldMapping=appyField.callMethod(self,fieldMapping)
                    mapping.update(fieldMapping)
            label = field['%sId' % label]
        # We will get the translation from a Translation object.
        # In what language must we get the translation?
        if not language: language = self.getUserLanguage()
        tool = self.getTool()
        try:
            translation = getattr(tool, language).appy()
        except AttributeError:
            # We have no translation for this language. Fallback to 'en'.
            translation = getattr(tool, 'en').appy()
        res = getattr(translation, label, '')
        if not res:
            # Fallback to 'en'.
            translation = getattr(tool, 'en').appy()
            res = getattr(translation, label, '')
        # If still no result, put the label instead of a translated message
        if not res: res = label
        else:
            # Perform replacements, according to p_format.
            res = self.formatText(res, format)
            # Perform variable replacements
            for name, repl in mapping.iteritems():
                if not isinstance(repl, basestring): repl = str(repl)
                res = res.replace('${%s}' % name, repl)
        return res

    def getPageLayout(self, layoutType):
        '''Returns the layout corresponding to p_layoutType for p_self.'''
        appyClass = self.wrapperClass.__bases__[-1]
        if hasattr(appyClass, 'layouts'):
            layout = appyClass.layouts[layoutType]
            if isinstance(layout, basestring):
                layout = Table(layout)
        else:
            layout = defaultPageLayouts[layoutType]
        return layout.get()

    def getPageTemplate(self, ui, templateName):
        '''Returns, in the ui folder, the page template corresponding to
           p_templateName.'''
        res = ui
        for name in templateName.split('/'): res = getattr(res, name)
        return res

    def download(self, name=None):
        '''Downloads the content of the file that is in the File field whose
           name is in the request. This name can also represent an attribute
           storing an image within a rich text field. If p_name is not given, it
           is retrieved from the request.'''
        name = self.REQUEST.get('name')
        if not name: return
        if '_img_' not in name:
            appyType = self.getAppyType(name)
        else:
            appyType = self.getAppyType(name.split('_img_')[0])
        if (not appyType.isShowable(self, 'view')) and \
           (not appyType.isShowable(self, 'result')):
            from zExceptions import NotFound
            raise NotFound()
        theFile = getattr(self.aq_base, name, None)
        if theFile:
            response = self.REQUEST.RESPONSE
            response.setHeader('Content-Disposition', 'inline;filename="%s"' % \
                               theFile.filename)
            # Define content type
            if theFile.content_type:
                response.setHeader('Content-Type', theFile.content_type)
            response.setHeader('Cachecontrol', 'no-cache')
            response.setHeader('Expires', 'Thu, 11 Dec 1975 12:05:05 GMT')
            return theFile.index_html(self.REQUEST, self.REQUEST.RESPONSE)

    def upload(self):
        '''Receives an image uploaded by the user via ckeditor and stores it in
           a special field on this object.'''
        # Get the name of the rich text field for which an image must be stored.
        params = self.REQUEST['QUERY_STRING'].split('&')
        fieldName = params[0].split('=')[1]
        ckNum = params[1].split('=')[1]
        # We will store the image in a field named [fieldName]_img_[nb].
        i = 1
        attrName = '%s_img_%d' % (fieldName, i)
        while True:
            if not hasattr(self.aq_base, attrName):
                break
            else:
                i += 1
                attrName = '%s_img_%d' % (fieldName, i)
        # Store the image. Create a fake File instance for doing the job.
        fakeFile = gen.File(isImage=True)
        fakeFile.name = attrName
        fakeFile.store(self, self.REQUEST['upload'])
        # Return the URL of the image.
        url = '%s/download?name=%s' % (self.absolute_url(), attrName)
        response = self.REQUEST.RESPONSE
        response.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/html')
        resp = "<script type='text/javascript'>window.parent.CKEDITOR.tools" \
               ".callFunction(%s, '%s');</script>" % (ckNum, url)
        response.write(resp)

    def allows(self, permission, raiseError=False):
        '''Has the logged user p_permission on p_self ?'''
        hasPermission = self.getUser().has_permission(permission, self)
        if not hasPermission and raiseError:
            from AccessControl import Unauthorized
            raise Unauthorized
        return hasPermission

    def getEditorInit(self, name):
        '''Gets the Javascript init code for displaying a rich editor for
           field named p_name.'''
        # Define the attributes that will initialize the ckeditor instance for
        # this field.
        field = self.getAppyType(name)
        ckAttrs = {'toolbar': 'Appy',
                   'format_tags': '%s' % ';'.join(field.styles)}
        if field.width: ckAttrs['width'] = field.width
        if field.allowImageUpload:
            ckAttrs['filebrowserUploadUrl'] = '%s/upload' % self.absolute_url()
        ck = []
        for k, v in ckAttrs.iteritems():
            if isinstance(v, int): sv = str(v)
            else: sv = '"%s"' % v
            ck.append('%s: %s' % (k, sv))
        return 'CKEDITOR.replace("%s", {%s})' % (name, ', '.join(ck))

    def getEditorInlineInit(self, name):
        '''Gets the Javascript init code for enabling inline edition of a rich
           field named p_name.'''
        field = self.getAppyType(name)
        uid = self.UID()
        return "CKEDITOR.disableAutoInline = true;\n" \
               "CKEDITOR.inline('%s_%s_ck', {on: {blur: " \
               "function( event ) { var data = event.editor.getData(); " \
               "askAjaxChunk('%s_%s','POST','%s','page','saveField', "\
               "{'fieldName':'%s', 'fieldContent': encodeURIComponent(data)}, "\
               "null, evalInnerScripts);}}});"% \
               (uid, name, uid, name, self.absolute_url(), name)

    def getCalendarInit(self, name, years):
        '''Gets the Javascript init code for displaying a calendar popup for
           field named p_name.'''
        return 'Calendar.setup({inputField: "%s", button: "%s_img", ' \
               'onSelect: onSelectDate, range:[%d,%d]});' % \
               (name, name, years[0], years[-1])

    def isTemporary(self):
        '''Is this object temporary ?'''
        parent = self.getParentNode()
        if not parent: # Is propably being created through code
            return False
        return parent.getId() == 'temp_folder'

    def onProcess(self):
        '''This method is a general hook for transfering processing of a request
           to a given field, whose name must be in the request.'''
        return self.getAppyType(self.REQUEST['name']).process(self)

    def callField(self, name, method, *args, **kwargs):
        '''This method i a general hook for calling a p_method defined on a
           field named p_name.'''
        field = self.getAppyType(name)
        exec 'res = field.%s(*args, **kwargs)' % method
        return res
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------