SAP interface: easy access to SAP results. Bugfix in search method.

gen/plone25/mixins/ToolMixin.py

@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ class ToolMixin(AbstractMixin):
            useful for some usages like knowing the number of objects without
            needing to get information about them). If no p_maxResults is
            specified, the method returns maximum
-           self.getNumberOfResultsPerPage(). p_maxResults is ignored if
+           self.getNumberOfResultsPerPage(). The method returns all objects if
+           p_maxResults equals string "NO_LIMIT". p_maxResults is ignored if
            p_brainsOnly is True.'''
         # Is there one or several content types ?
         if contentType.find(',') != -1:
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ class ToolMixin(AbstractMixin):
         brains = self.portal_catalog.searchResults(**params)
         if brainsOnly: return brains
         if not maxResults: maxResults = self.getNumberOfResultsPerPage()
+        elif maxResults == 'NO_LIMIT': maxResults = None
         res = SomeObjects(brains, maxResults, startNumber)
         res.brainsToObjects()
         # In some cases (p_remember=True), we need to keep some information

gen/plone25/mixins/__init__.py

@@ -197,7 +197,14 @@ class AbstractMixin:
            history, for example).'''
         # Which value will we use ?
         if useParamValue: v = value
-        else: v = eval('self.%s' % name)
+        else:
+            try:
+                v = eval('self.%s' % name)
+            except AttributeError:
+                # Probably a newly created attribute.
+                # In this case, return the default value.
+                v = None
+                if appyType: v = appyType['default']
         if not appyType: return v
         if (v == None) or (v == ''): return v
         vType = appyType['type']