Added a new feature allowing to create objects by importing them from external sources instead of from filling a web form.

gen/__init__.py

@@ -8,11 +8,25 @@ r, w, d = ('read', 'write', 'delete')
 # Descriptor classes used for refining descriptions of elements in types
 # (pages, groups,...) ----------------------------------------------------------
 class Page:
+    '''Used for describing a page, its related phase, show condition, etc.'''
     def __init__(self, name, phase='main', show=True):
         self.name = name
         self.phase = phase
         self.show = show
 
+class Import:
+    '''Used for describing the place where to find the data to use for creating
+       an object.'''
+    def __init__(self, path, columnMethod=None, columnHeaders=(),
+                 sortMethod=None):
+        self.id = 'import'
+        self.path = path
+        self.columnMethod = columnMethod
+        # This method allows to split every element into subElements that can
+        # be shown as column values in a table.
+        self.columnHeaders = columnHeaders
+        self.sortMethod = sortMethod
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 class Type:
     '''Basic abstract class for defining any appy type.'''

gen/plone25/generator.py

@@ -102,14 +102,24 @@ class Generator(AbstractGenerator):
             msg('move_up', '', msg.REF_MOVE_UP),
             msg('move_down', '', msg.REF_MOVE_DOWN),
             msg('query_create', '', msg.QUERY_CREATE),
+            msg('query_import', '', msg.QUERY_IMPORT),
             msg('query_no_result', '', msg.QUERY_NO_RESULT),
             msg('query_consult_all', '', msg.QUERY_CONSULT_ALL),
+            msg('import_title', '', msg.IMPORT_TITLE),
+            msg('import_show_hide', '', msg.IMPORT_SHOW_HIDE),
+            msg('import_already', '', msg.IMPORT_ALREADY),
+            msg('import_many', '', msg.IMPORT_MANY),
+            msg('import_done', '', msg.IMPORT_DONE),
             msg('ref_invalid_index', '', msg.REF_INVALID_INDEX),
             msg('bad_int', '', msg.BAD_INT),
             msg('bad_float', '', msg.BAD_FLOAT),
             msg('bad_email', '', msg.BAD_EMAIL),
             msg('bad_url', '', msg.BAD_URL),
             msg('bad_alphanumeric', '', msg.BAD_ALPHANUMERIC),
+            msg('select_delesect', '', msg.SELECT_DESELECT),
+            msg('no_elem_selected', '', msg.NO_SELECTION),
+            msg('delete_confirm', '', msg.DELETE_CONFIRM),
+            msg('delete_done', '', msg.DELETE_DONE),
         ]
         # Create basic files (config.py, Install.py, etc)
         self.generateTool()

gen/plone25/installer.py

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class PloneInstaller:
         updateRolesForPermission('Add portal content', tuple(allCreators),
             appFolder)
         # Creates the "appy" Directory view
-        if not hasattr(site.aq_base, 'appy'):
+        if not hasattr(site.aq_base, 'skyn'):
             addDirView = self.ploneStuff['manage_addDirectoryView']
             addDirView(site, appy.getPath() + '/gen/plone25/skin',id='skyn')
 
@@ -266,18 +266,15 @@ class PloneInstaller:
                     current.append(self.toolInstanceName)
                     nvProps.manage_changeProperties(**{'idsNotToList': current})
 
-        # Remove workflow for the tool
-        #wfTool = self.ploneSite.portal_workflow
-        #wfTool.setChainForPortalTypes([self.toolName], '')
-
-        # Create the default flavour
         self.tool = getattr(self.ploneSite, self.toolInstanceName)
         self.appyTool = self.tool._appy_getWrapper(force=True)
         if self.reinstall:
-            self.tool.at_post_edit_script()
+            self.tool.createOrUpdate(False)
         else:
-            self.tool.at_post_create_script()
+            self.tool.createOrUpdate(True)
+
         if not self.appyTool.flavours:
+            # Create the default flavour
             self.appyTool.create('flavours', title=self.productName, number=1)
         self.updatePodTemplates()
 

gen/plone25/mixins/ToolMixin.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ NOT_UNO_ENABLED_PYTHON = '"%s" is not a UNO-enabled Python interpreter. ' \
                          'To check if a Python interpreter is UNO-enabled, ' \
                          'launch it and type "import uno". If you have no ' \
                          'ImportError exception it is ok.'
+jsMessages = ('no_elem_selected', 'delete_confirm')
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 class ToolMixin(AbstractMixin):
@@ -206,4 +207,91 @@ class ToolMixin(AbstractMixin):
         parent = obj.getParentNode()
         if parent.id == 'skyn': return parent.getParentNode()
         return rq['PUBLISHED']
+
+    def getAppyClass(self, contentType):
+        '''Gets the Appy Python class that is related to p_contentType.'''
+        # Retrieve first the Archetypes class corresponding to p_ContentType
+        portalType = self.portal_types.get(contentType)
+        atClassName = portalType.getProperty('content_meta_type')
+        appName = self.getProductConfig().PROJECTNAME
+        exec 'from Products.%s.%s import %s as atClass' % \
+            (appName, atClassName, atClassName)
+        # Get then the Appy Python class
+        return atClass.wrapperClass.__bases__[-1]
+        
+    def getCreateMeans(self, contentTypeOrAppyClass):
+        '''Gets the different ways objects of p_contentTypeOrAppyClass (which
+           can be a Plone content type or a Appy class) can be created
+           (via a web form, by importing external data, etc). Result is a
+           dict whose keys are strings (ie "form", "import"...) and whose
+           values are additional data bout the particular mean.'''
+        pythonClass = contentTypeOrAppyClass
+        if isinstance(contentTypeOrAppyClass, basestring):
+            pythonClass = self.getAppyClass(pythonClass)
+        res = {}
+        if not pythonClass.__dict__.has_key('create'):
+            res['form'] = None
+            # No additional data for this means, which is the default one.
+        else:
+            means = pythonClass.create
+            if means:
+                if isinstance(means, basestring): res[means] = None
+                elif isinstance(means, list) or isinstance(means, tuple):
+                    for mean in means:
+                        if isinstance(mean, basestring):
+                            res[mean] = None
+                        else:
+                            res[mean.id] = mean.__dict__
+                else:
+                    res[means.id] = means.__dict__
+        return res
+
+    def getImportElements(self, contentType):
+        '''Returns the list of elements that can be imported from p_path for
+           p_contentType.'''
+        appyClass = self.getAppyClass(contentType)
+        importParams = self.getCreateMeans(appyClass)['import']
+        columnMethod = importParams['columnMethod'].__get__('')
+        sortMethod = importParams['sortMethod']
+        if sortMethod: sortMethod = sortMethod.__get__('')
+        elems = []
+        for elem in os.listdir(importParams['path']):
+            elemFullPath = os.path.join(importParams['path'], elem)
+            niceElem = columnMethod(elemFullPath)
+            niceElem.insert(0, elemFullPath) # To the result, I add the full
+            # path of the elem, which will not be shown.
+            elems.append(niceElem)
+        if sortMethod:
+            elems = sortMethod(elems)
+        return [importParams['columnHeaders'], elems]
+
+    def onImportObjects(self):
+        '''This method is called when the user wants to create objects from
+           external data.'''
+        rq = self.REQUEST
+        appyClass = self.getAppyClass(rq.get('type_name'))
+        importPaths = rq.get('importPath').split('|')
+        appFolder = self.getAppFolder()
+        for importPath in importPaths:
+            if not importPath: continue
+            objectId = os.path.basename(importPath)
+            self.appy().create(appyClass, id=objectId)
+        self.plone_utils.addPortalMessage(self.translate('import_done'))
+        return rq.RESPONSE.redirect(rq['HTTP_REFERER'])
+
+    def isAlreadyImported(self, contentType, importPath):
+        appFolder = self.getAppFolder()
+        objectId = os.path.basename(importPath)
+        if hasattr(appFolder.aq_base, objectId):
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
+
+    def getJavascriptMessages(self):
+        '''Returns the translated version of messages that must be shown in
+           Javascript popups.'''
+        res = ''
+        for msg in jsMessages:
+            res += 'var %s = "%s";\n' % (msg, self.translate(msg))
+        return res
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

gen/plone25/mixins/__init__.py

@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ class AbstractMixin:
        inherits from this class. It contains basic functions allowing to
        minimize the amount of generated code.'''
 
+    def getAppyAttribute(self, name):
+        '''Returns method or attribute value corresponding to p_name.'''
+        return eval('self.%s' % name)
+
     def createOrUpdate(self, created):
         '''This method creates (if p_created is True) or updates an object.
            In the case of an object creation, p_self is a temporary object
@@ -53,7 +57,31 @@ class AbstractMixin:
         if obj._appy_meta_type == 'tool': self.unindexObject()
         else: obj.reindexObject()
         return obj
-        
+
+    def delete(self):
+        '''This methods is self's suicide.'''
+        self.getParentNode().manage_delObjects([self.id])
+
+    def onCreate(self):
+        '''This method is called when a user wants to create a root object in
+           the application folder or an object through a reference field.'''
+        rq = self.REQUEST
+        if rq.get('initiator', None):
+            # The object to create will be linked to an initiator object through
+            # a ref field.
+            initiatorRes=self.uid_catalog.searchResults(UID=rq.get('initiator'))
+            rq.SESSION['initiator'] = rq.get('initiator')
+            rq.SESSION['initiatorField'] = rq.get('field')
+            rq.SESSION['initiatorTarget'] = rq.get('type_name')
+        if self._appy_meta_type == 'tool':
+            baseUrl = self.getAppFolder().absolute_url()
+        else:
+            baseUrl = self.absolute_url()
+        objId = self.generateUniqueId(rq.get('type_name'))
+        urlBack = '%s/portal_factory/%s/%s/skyn/edit' % \
+            (baseUrl, rq.get('type_name'), objId)
+        return rq.RESPONSE.redirect(urlBack)
+
     def onUpdate(self):
         '''This method is executed when a user wants to update an object.
            The object may be a temporary object created by portal_factory in
@@ -106,6 +134,13 @@ class AbstractMixin:
                     rq.set('fieldset', rq.get('nextPage'))
             return obj.skyn.edit(obj)
 
+    def onDelete(self):
+        rq = self.REQUEST
+        msg = self.translate('delete_done')
+        self.delete()
+        self.plone_utils.addPortalMessage(msg)
+        rq.RESPONSE.redirect(rq['HTTP_REFERER'])
+
     def getAppyType(self, fieldName):
         '''Returns the Appy type corresponding to p_fieldName.'''
         res = None
@@ -407,7 +442,7 @@ class AbstractMixin:
         else:
             return res
 
-    def changeAppyRefOrder(self, fieldName, objectUid, newIndex, isDelta):
+    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.'''
@@ -421,6 +456,27 @@ class AbstractMixin:
             pass # To implement later on
         sortedObjectsUids.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) or at a given position ?
+        move = -1 # Move up
+        isDelta = True
+        if rq.get('moveDown.x', None) != None:
+            move = 1 # Move down
+        elif rq.get('moveSeveral.x', None) != None:
+            try:
+                move = int(rq.get('moveValue'))
+                # In this case, it is not a delta value; it is the new position
+                # where the item must be moved.
+                isDelta = False
+            except ValueError:
+                self.plone_utils.addPortalMessage(
+                    self.translate('ref_invalid_index'))
+        self.changeRefOrder(rq['fieldName'], rq['refObjectUid'], move, isDelta)
+        return rq.RESPONSE.redirect(rq['HTTP_REFERER'])
+
     def getWorkflow(self, appy=True):
         '''Returns the Appy workflow instance that is relevant for this
            object. If p_appy is False, it returns the DC workflow.'''
@@ -511,6 +567,38 @@ class AbstractMixin:
         self.reindexObject()
         return res
 
+    def onExecuteAppyAction(self):
+        '''This method is called every time a user wants to execute an Appy
+           action on an object.'''
+        rq = self.REQUEST
+        res, msg = self.executeAppyAction(rq['fieldName'])
+        if not msg:
+            # Use the default i18n messages
+            suffix = 'ko'
+            if res:
+                suffix = 'ok'
+            label='%s_action_%s' % (self.getLabelPrefix(rq['fieldName']),suffix)
+            msg = self.translate(label)
+        self.plone_utils.addPortalMessage(msg)
+        return rq.RESPONSE.redirect(rq['HTTP_REFERER'])
+
+    def onTriggerTransition(self):
+        '''This method is called whenever a user wants to trigger a workflow
+           transition on an object.'''
+        rq = self.REQUEST
+        self.portal_workflow.doActionFor(self, rq['workflow_action'],
+            comment = rq.get('comment', ''))
+        # Where to redirect the user back ?
+        urlBack = rq['HTTP_REFERER']
+        if urlBack.find('?') != -1:
+            # Remove params; this way, the user may be redirected to correct
+            # phase when relevant.
+            urlBack = urlBack[:urlBack.find('?')]
+        msg = self.translate(u'Your content\'s status has been modified.',
+            domain='plone')
+        self.plone_utils.addPortalMessage(msg)
+        return rq.RESPONSE.redirect(urlBack)
+
     def callAppySelect(self, selectMethod, brains):
         '''Selects objects from a Reference field.'''
         if selectMethod:

gen/plone25/skin/do.py

@@ -2,63 +2,14 @@
 ##bind context=context
 ##parameters=action
 rq = context.REQUEST
-urlBack = rq['HTTP_REFERER']
 
-if action == 'create':
-    # A user wants to create an object.
-    if rq.get('initiator', None):
-        # The object to create will be linked to an initiator object through a
-        # ref field.
-        initiatorRes= context.uid_catalog.searchResults(UID=rq.get('initiator'))
-        rq.SESSION['initiator'] = rq.get('initiator')
-        rq.SESSION['initiatorField'] = rq.get('field')
-        rq.SESSION['initiatorTarget'] = rq.get('type_name')
-    objId = context.generateUniqueId(rq.get('type_name'))
-    urlBack = '%s/portal_factory/%s/%s/skyn/edit' % \
-        (context.getParentNode().absolute_url(), rq.get('type_name'), objId)
-
-elif action == 'edit': return context.getParentNode().onUpdate()
-
-elif action == 'appyAction':
+# Get the object impacted by the action.
+if rq.get('objectUid', None):
     obj = context.uid_catalog(UID=rq['objectUid'])[0].getObject()
-    res, msg = obj.executeAppyAction(rq['fieldName'])
-    if not msg:
-        # Use the default i18n messages
-        suffix = 'ko'
-        if res:
-            suffix = 'ok'
-        label = '%s_action_%s' % (obj.getLabelPrefix(rq['fieldName']), suffix)
-        msg = obj.translate(label)
-    context.plone_utils.addPortalMessage(msg)
-
-elif action == 'changeRefOrder':
-    # Move the item up (-1), down (+1) or at a given position ?
-    obj = context.getParentNode()
-    move = -1 # Move up
-    isDelta = True
-    if rq.get('moveDown.x', None) != None:
-        move = 1 # Move down
-    elif rq.get('moveSeveral.x', None) != None:
-        try:
-            move = int(rq.get('moveValue'))
-            # In this case, it is not a delta value; it is the new position where
-            # the item must be moved.
-            isDelta = False
-        except ValueError:
-            context.plone_utils.addPortalMessage(
-                obj.translate('ref_invalid_index'))
-    obj.changeAppyRefOrder(rq['fieldName'], rq['objectUid'], move, isDelta)
-
-elif action == 'triggerTransition':
-    obj = context.getParentNode()
-    from Products.CMFPlone import PloneMessageFactory as _
-    context.portal_workflow.doActionFor(obj, rq['workflow_action'],
-                                        comment=rq.get('comment', ''))
-    if urlBack.find('?') != -1:
-        # Remove params; this way, the user may be redirected to correct phase
-        # when relevant.
-        urlBack = urlBack[:urlBack.find('?')]
-    context.plone_utils.addPortalMessage(
-        _(u'Your content\'s status has been modified.'))
-
-return rq.RESPONSE.redirect(urlBack)
+else:
+    obj = context.getParentNode() # An appy obj or in some cases the app folder.
+    if obj.portal_type == 'AppyFolder':
+        from Products.CMFCore.utils import getToolByName
+        portal = getToolByName(obj, 'portal_url').getPortalObject()
+        obj = portal.get('portal_%s' % obj.id.lower()) # The tool
+return obj.getAppyAttribute('on'+action)()

gen/plone25/skin/edit.pt

@@ -68,14 +68,14 @@
 
   <body>
     <metal:fill fill-slot="main">
-      <div metal:use-macro="here/skyn/macros/macros/showPagePrologue"/>
+      <div metal:use-macro="here/skyn/macros/macros/pagePrologue"/>
       <div metal:use-macro="here/skyn/macros/macros/showPageHeader"/>
 
       <form name="edit_form" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data"
             class="enableUnloadProtection atBaseEditForm"
             tal:attributes="action python: contextObj.absolute_url()+'/skyn/do'">
         <div metal:use-macro="here/skyn/macros/macros/listFields" />
-        <input type="hidden" name="action" value="edit"/>
+        <input type="hidden" name="action" value="Update"/>
         <input type="hidden" name="fieldset" tal:attributes="value fieldset"/>
         <input type="hidden" name="pageName" tal:attributes="value pageName"/>
         <input type="hidden" name="phase" tal:attributes="value phase"/>

gen/plone25/skin/import.pt

@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en"
+      lang="en" xmlns:tal="http://xml.zope.org/namespaces/tal"
+      xmlns:metal="http://xml.zope.org/namespaces/metal"
+      xmlns:i18n="http://xml.zope.org/namespaces/i18n"
+      metal:use-macro="here/main_template/macros/master">
+
+<tal:comment replace="nothing">Disable standard Plone green tabs</tal:comment>
+<div metal:fill-slot="top_slot">
+  <metal:block metal:use-macro="here/global_defines/macros/defines" />
+  <div tal:define="dummy python:request.set('disable_border', 1)" />
+</div>
+
+<tal:comment replace="nothing">Fill main slot of Plone main_template</tal:comment>
+<body>
+<metal:fill fill-slot="main"
+       tal:define="appFolder context/getParentNode;
+                   contentType request/type_name;
+                   tool python: portal.get('portal_%s' % appFolder.id.lower());
+                   importElems python: tool.getImportElements(contentType);
+                   global allAreImported python:True">
+
+  <div metal:use-macro="here/skyn/macros/macros/pagePrologue"/>
+  <script language="javascript">
+  <!--
+  var importedElemsShown = false;
+  function toggleViewableElements() {
+    var rows = cssQuery('#importedElem');
+    var newDisplay = 'table-row';
+    if (importedElemsShown) newDisplay = 'none';
+    for (var i=0; i<rows.length; i++) {
+       rows[i].style.display = newDisplay;
+    }
+    importedElemsShown = !importedElemsShown;
+  }
+
+  var checkBoxesChecked = true;
+  function toggleCheckboxes() {
+    var checkBoxes = cssQuery('#cbElem');
+    var newCheckValue = true;
+    if (checkBoxesChecked) newCheckValue = false;
+    for (var i=0; i<checkBoxes.length; i++) {
+       checkBoxes[i].checked = newCheckValue;
+    }
+    checkBoxesChecked = newCheckValue;
+  }
+
+  function importSingleElement(importPath) {
+    var f = document.forms['importElements'];
+    f.importPath.value = importPath;
+    f.submit();
+  }
+
+  function importManyElements() {
+    var f = document.forms['importElements'];
+    var importPaths = '';
+    // Get the values of the checkboxes
+    var checkBoxes = cssQuery('#cbElem');
+    for (var i=0; i<checkBoxes.length; i++) {
+      if (checkBoxes[i].checked) {
+        importPaths += checkBoxes[i].value + '|';
+      }
+    }
+    if (! importPaths) alert(no_elem_selected);
+    else {
+      f.importPath.value = importPaths;
+      f.submit();
+    }
+  }
+
+  -->
+  </script>
+  <tal:comment replace="nothing">Form for importing several meetings at once.</tal:comment>
+  <form name="importElements"
+        tal:attributes="action python: appFolder.absolute_url()+'/skyn/do'" method="post">
+    <input type="hidden" name="action" value="ImportObjects"/>
+    <input type="hidden" name="type_name" tal:attributes="value contentType"/>
+    <input type="hidden" name="importPath" value=""/>
+  </form>
+
+  <h1 tal:content="python: tool.translate('import_title')"></h1><br/>
+  <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="vertical listing" width="100%">
+    <tr>
+      <th tal:repeat="columnHeader python: importElems[0]">
+        <img tal:condition="python: repeat['columnHeader'].number() == 1"
+             tal:attributes="src string:$portal_url/skyn/eye.png;
+                             title python: tool.translate('import_show_hide')"
+             style="cursor:pointer" onClick="javascript:toggleViewableElements()" align="left" />
+        <span tal:replace="columnHeader"/>
+      </th>
+      <th tal:content="python: tool.translate('ref_actions')"></th>
+      <th width="20px"><img
+        tal:attributes="src string: $portal_url/skyn/select_elems.png;
+                        title python: tool.translate('select_delesect')"
+        onClick="javascript:toggleCheckboxes()" style="cursor:pointer"/>
+    </tr>
+    <tal:row repeat="row python: importElems[1]">
+    <tr tal:define="alreadyImported python: tool.isAlreadyImported(contentType, row[0]);
+                    global allAreImported python: allAreImported and alreadyImported"
+        tal:attributes="id python:test(alreadyImported, 'importedElem', 'notImportedElem');
+                        style python:test(alreadyImported, 'display:none', 'display:table-row')">
+      <td tal:repeat="elem python: row[1:]" tal:content="elem">
+      </td>
+      <td>
+        <input type="button" tal:condition="not: alreadyImported"
+               tal:attributes="onClick python: 'javascript:importSingleElement(\'%s\')' % row[0];
+                               value python: tool.translate('query_import')"/>
+        <span tal:condition="alreadyImported" tal:replace="python: tool.translate('import_already')"/>
+      </td>
+      <td align="center"><input type="checkbox" checked="checked" class="noborder" id="cbElem"
+          tal:attributes="value python: row[0]" tal:condition="not: alreadyImported"/></td>
+    </tr>
+    </tal:row>
+    <tr tal:condition="python: not importElems[1] or allAreImported"><td colspan="15" tal:content="python: tool.translate('query_no_result')"></td></tr>
+  </table>
+  <tal:comment replace="nothing">Button for importing several elements at once.</tal:comment>
+  <p align="right"><br/>
+    <input type="button" onClick="javascript:importManyElements()"
+           tal:condition="python: importElems[1] and not allAreImported"
+           tal:attributes="value python:tool.translate('import_many')"/>
+  </p>
+</metal:fill>
+</body>
+</html>

gen/plone25/skin/macros.pt

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 
 <div metal:define-macro="showActionField">
   <form name="executeAppyAction" action="skyn/do" method="POST">
-    <input type="hidden" name="actionType" value="appyAction"/>
+    <input type="hidden" name="action" value="ExecuteAppyAction"/>
     <input type="hidden" name="objectUid" tal:attributes="value contextObj/UID"/>
     <input type="hidden" name="fieldName" tal:attributes="value field/getName"/>
     <input type="submit" name="do" tal:attributes="value label"/>
@@ -300,56 +300,72 @@
   </dl>
 </span>
 
-<div metal:define-macro="showPagePrologue">
-  <tal:comment replace="nothing">Global Javascript functions, used in edit and
-      consult views, are defined gere.</tal:comment>
+<div metal:define-macro="pagePrologue">
+  <tal:comment replace="nothing">Global elements used in every page.</tal:comment>
 
+  <tal:comment replace="nothing">Javascript messages</tal:comment>
+  <script language="javascript" tal:content="tool/getJavascriptMessages"></script>
+
+  <tal:comment replace="nothing">"Static" javascripts</tal:comment>
   <script language="javascript">
-    <!--
-      // This function turns a checkbox into a radio button... sort of
-      function toggleCheckbox(visibleCheckbox, hiddenBoolean) {
-        vis = document.getElementById(visibleCheckbox);
-        hidden = document.getElementById(hiddenBoolean);
-        if (vis.checked) hidden.value = 'True';
-        else hidden.value = 'False';
+  <!--
+  // Function used by checkbox widgets for having radio-button-like behaviour
+  function toggleCheckbox(visibleCheckbox, hiddenBoolean) {
+    vis = document.getElementById(visibleCheckbox);
+    hidden = document.getElementById(hiddenBoolean);
+    if (vis.checked) hidden.value = 'True';
+    else hidden.value = 'False';
+  }
+  // Functions used for master/slave relationships between widgets
+  function getMasterValue(widget) {
+    // Returns an array of selected options in a select widget
+    res = new Array();
+    if (widget.type == 'checkbox') {
+      var mv = widget.checked + '';
+      mv = mv.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + mv.substr(1);
+      res.push(mv);
+    }
+    else { // SELECT widget
+      for (var i=0; i < widget.options.length; i++) {
+        if (widget.options[i].selected) res.push(widget.options[i].value);
       }
-      // Returns an array of selected options in a select widget
-      function getMasterValue(widget) {
-        res = new Array();
-        if (widget.type == 'checkbox') {
-          var mv = widget.checked + '';
-          mv = mv.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + mv.substr(1);
-          res.push(mv);
-        }
-        else { // SELECT widget
-          for (var i=0; i < widget.options.length; i++) {
-            if (widget.options[i].selected) res.push(widget.options[i].value);
-          }
-        }
-        return res;
+    }
+    return res;
+  }
+  function updateSlaves(masterValues, appyTypeId) {
+    // Given the value(s) selected in a master field, this function updates the
+    // state of all corresponding slaves.
+    var slaves = cssQuery('div.slave_' + appyTypeId);
+    for (var i=0; i< slaves.length; i++){
+      slaves[i].style.display = "none";
+    }
+    for (var i=0; i < masterValues.length; i++) {
+      var activeSlaves = cssQuery('div.slaveValue_' + appyTypeId + '_' + masterValues[i]);
+      for (var j=0; j < activeSlaves.length; j++){
+        activeSlaves[j].style.display = "";
       }
-      // Given the value(s) selected in a master field, this function updates the
-      // state of all corresponding slaves.
-      function updateSlaves(masterValues, appyTypeId) {
-        var slaves = cssQuery('div.slave_' + appyTypeId);
-        for (var i=0; i< slaves.length; i++){
-          slaves[i].style.display = "none";
-        }
-        for (var i=0; i < masterValues.length; i++) {
-          var activeSlaves = cssQuery('div.slaveValue_' + appyTypeId + '_' + masterValues[i]);
-          for (var j=0; j < activeSlaves.length; j++){
-            activeSlaves[j].style.display = "";
-          }
-        }
-      }
-      // Triggers a workflow transition
-      function triggerTransition(transitionId) {
-        var theForm = document.getElementById('triggerTransitionForm');
-        theForm.workflow_action.value = transitionId;
-        theForm.submit();
-      }
-    -->
-    </script>
+    }
+  }
+  // Function used for triggering a workflow transition
+  function triggerTransition(transitionId) {
+    var theForm = document.getElementById('triggerTransitionForm');
+    theForm.workflow_action.value = transitionId;
+    theForm.submit();
+  }
+  function onDeleteObject(objectUid) {
+    if (confirm(delete_confirm)) {
+       f = document.getElementById('deleteForm');
+       f.objectUid.value = objectUid;
+       f.submit();
+    }
+  }
+-->
+  </script>
+  <tal:comment replace="nothing">Global form for deleting an object</tal:comment>
+  <form id="deleteForm" method="post" action="skyn/do">
+    <input type="hidden" name="action" value="Delete"/>
+    <input type="hidden" name="objectUid"/>
+  </form>
 </div>
 
 <div metal:define-macro="showPageHeader"
@@ -681,10 +697,11 @@
                 <img src="edit.gif" title="Edit" i18n:domain="plone" i18n:attributes="title" />
             </a></td>
             <tal:comment replace="nothing">Delete the element</tal:comment>
-            <td class="noPadding"><a tal:attributes="href python: obj.absolute_url() + '/delete_confirmation'"
-                tal:condition="python: member.has_permission('Delete objects', obj)">
-                <img src="delete_icon.gif" title="Delete" i18n:domain="plone" i18n:attributes="title" />
-            </a></td>
+            <td class="noPadding">
+              <img tal:condition="python: member.has_permission('Delete objects', obj)"
+                   src="delete_icon.gif" title="Delete" i18n:domain="plone" i18n:attributes="title" style="cursor:pointer"
+                   tal:attributes="onClick python:'javascript:onDeleteObject(\'%s\')' % obj.UID()"/>
+            </td>
           </tr>
         </table>
       </td>
@@ -740,7 +757,7 @@
                    tal:condition="transitions">
   <form id="triggerTransitionForm" method="post"
         tal:attributes="action python: contextObj.absolute_url() + '/skyn/do'">
-    <input type="hidden" name="actionType" value="triggerTransition"/>
+    <input type="hidden" name="action" value="TriggerTransition"/>
     <input type="hidden" name="workflow_action"/>
     <table>
       <tr>

gen/plone25/skin/query.pt

@@ -3,62 +3,74 @@
 
 <tal:comment replace="nothing">This page presents results of queries</tal:comment>
 <body>
-    <div metal:fill-slot="top_slot">
-      <metal:block metal:use-macro="here/global_defines/macros/defines" />
-      <div tal:define="dummy python:request.set('disable_border', 1)" />
-    </div>
 
-    <tal:comment replace="nothing">We suppose we are in the app folder here.</tal:comment>
-    <div metal:fill-slot="main"
-         tal:define="appFolder context/getParentNode;
-                     appName appFolder/id;
-                     tool python: portal.get('portal_%s' % appName.lower());
-                     queryName python:context.REQUEST.get('query');
-                     flavourNumber python:context.REQUEST.get('flavourNumber');
-                     rootClasses tool/getRootClasses;
-                     rootTypes python: test(flavourNumber=='1', rootClasses, ['%s_%s' % (rc, flavourNumber) for rc in rootClasses]);
-                     rootClassesQuery python:','.join(rootClasses);
-                     mainTabSelected python: queryName.find(',') != -1">
+<tal:comment replace="nothing">Disable standard Plone green tabs</tal:comment>
+<div metal:fill-slot="top_slot">
+  <metal:block metal:use-macro="here/global_defines/macros/defines" />
+  <div tal:define="dummy python:request.set('disable_border', 1)" />
+</div>
 
-      <span tal:condition="python: queryName and (queryName != 'none')">
-        <span tal:define="queryResult python: tool.executeQuery(queryName, int(flavourNumber));
-                          batch queryResult">
+<tal:comment replace="nothing">We suppose we are in the app folder here.</tal:comment>
+<div metal:fill-slot="main"
+     tal:define="appFolder context/getParentNode;
+                 appName appFolder/id;
+                 tool python: portal.get('portal_%s' % appName.lower());
+                 queryName python:context.REQUEST.get('query');
+                 flavourNumber python:context.REQUEST.get('flavourNumber');
+                 rootClasses tool/getRootClasses;
+                 rootTypes python: test(flavourNumber=='1', rootClasses, ['%s_%s' % (rc, flavourNumber) for rc in rootClasses]);
+                 rootClassesQuery python:','.join(rootClasses);
+                 mainTabSelected python: queryName.find(',') != -1">
 
-        <tal:comment replace="nothing">Tabs</tal:comment>
-        <ul class="contentViews appyTabs">
-          <tal:comment replace="nothing">Tab "All objects"</tal:comment>
-          <li tal:define="selected python:mainTabSelected"
-              tal:attributes="class python:test(selected, 'selected', 'plain')"
-              tal:condition="python: len(rootClasses)>1">
+  <div metal:use-macro="here/skyn/macros/macros/pagePrologue"/>
+  <span tal:condition="python: queryName and (queryName != 'none')">
+    <span tal:define="queryResult python: tool.executeQuery(queryName, int(flavourNumber));
+                      batch queryResult">
 
-            <a tal:content="python: tool.translate('query_consult_all')"
-               tal:attributes="href python: '%s/skyn/query?query=%s&flavourNumber=%s' % (appFolder.absolute_url(), rootClassesQuery, flavourNumber)"></a>
-          </li>
-          <tal:comment replace="nothing">One tab for each root content type</tal:comment>
-          <tal:tab repeat="rootContentType rootTypes">
-            <li tal:define="selected python:queryName == rootContentType"
-                tal:attributes="class python:test(selected, 'selected', 'plain')">
-              <a tal:content="python: tool.translate(rootContentType)"
-                 tal:attributes="href python: '%s/skyn/query?query=%s&flavourNumber=%s' % (appFolder.absolute_url(), rootContentType, flavourNumber)"/>
-              <img style="cursor:pointer" class="appyPlusImg"
-                   tal:define="addPermission python: '%s: Add %s' % (appName, rootContentType)"
-                   tal:attributes="onClick python: 'href: window.location=\'%s/skyn/do?action=create&type_name=%s\'' % (appFolder.absolute_url(), rootContentType);
-                                   src string: $portal_url/skyn/plus.png;
-                                   title python: tool.translate('query_create')"
-                   tal:condition="python: member.has_permission(addPermission, appFolder)"/>
-            </li>
-          </tal:tab>
-        </ul>
-        <br/>
+    <tal:comment replace="nothing">Tabs</tal:comment>
+    <ul class="contentViews appyTabs">
+      <tal:comment replace="nothing">Tab "All objects"</tal:comment>
+      <li tal:define="selected python:mainTabSelected"
+          tal:attributes="class python:test(selected, 'selected', 'plain')"
+          tal:condition="python: len(rootClasses)>1">
 
-        <tal:comment replace="nothing">Query result</tal:comment>
-        <span tal:condition="queryResult">
-          <span metal:use-macro="here/skyn/macros/macros/queryResult"></span>
-        </span>
-        <span tal:condition="not: queryResult"
-              tal:content="python: tool.translate('query_no_result')">No result.</span>
-        </span>
-      </span>
-    </div>
+        <a tal:content="python: tool.translate('query_consult_all')"
+           tal:attributes="href python: '%s/skyn/query?query=%s&flavourNumber=%s' % (appFolder.absolute_url(), rootClassesQuery, flavourNumber)"></a>
+      </li>
+      <tal:comment replace="nothing">One tab for each root content type</tal:comment>
+      <tal:tab repeat="rootContentType rootTypes">
+        <li tal:define="selected python:queryName == rootContentType;
+                        addPermission python: '%s: Add %s' % (appName, rootContentType);
+                        userMayAdd python: member.has_permission(addPermission, appFolder);
+                        createMeans python: tool.getCreateMeans(rootContentType)"
+            tal:attributes="class python:test(selected, 'selected', 'plain')">
+          <a tal:content="python: tool.translate(rootContentType)"
+             tal:attributes="href python: '%s/skyn/query?query=%s&flavourNumber=%s' % (appFolder.absolute_url(), rootContentType, flavourNumber)"/>
+          <tal:comment replace="nothing">Create a new object from a web form</tal:comment>
+          <img style="cursor:pointer" class="appyPlusImg"
+               tal:condition="python: ('form' in createMeans) and userMayAdd"
+               tal:attributes="onClick python: 'href: window.location=\'%s/skyn/do?action=Create&type_name=%s\'' % (appFolder.absolute_url(), rootContentType);
+                               src string: $portal_url/skyn/plus.png;
+                               title python: tool.translate('query_create')"/>
+          <tal:comment replace="nothing">Create (a) new object(s) by importing data</tal:comment>
+          <img style="cursor:pointer" class="appyPlusImg"
+               tal:condition="python: ('import' in createMeans) and userMayAdd"
+               tal:attributes="onClick python: 'href: window.location=\'%s/skyn/import?type_name=%s\'' % (appFolder.absolute_url(), rootContentType);
+                               src string: $portal_url/skyn/import.png;
+                               title python: tool.translate('query_import')"/>
+        </li>
+      </tal:tab>
+    </ul>
+    <br/>
+
+    <tal:comment replace="nothing">Query result</tal:comment>
+    <span tal:condition="queryResult">
+      <span metal:use-macro="here/skyn/macros/macros/queryResult"></span>
+    </span>
+    <span tal:condition="not: queryResult"
+          tal:content="python: tool.translate('query_no_result')">No result.</span>
+    </span>
+  </span>
+</div>
 </body>
 </html>

gen/plone25/skin/ref.pt

@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@
         <img src="delete_icon.gif" title="label_remove" i18n:domain="plone" i18n:attributes="title" />
     </a></td>
     <tal:comment replace="nothing">Arrows for moving objects up or down</tal:comment>
-    <td class="noPadding" tal:condition="python: len(objs)>1">
+    <td class="noPadding" tal:condition="python: len(objs)&gt;1">
       <form tal:condition="python: member.has_permission('Modify portal content', obj)"
             tal:attributes="action python: contextObj.absolute_url() + '/skyn/do'"
             tal:define="objectIndex python:contextObj.getAppyRefIndex(field.getName(), obj)">
-        <input type="hidden" name="actionType" value="changeRefOrder"/>
+        <input type="hidden" name="action" value="ChangeRefOrder"/>
         <input type="hidden" name="fieldName" tal:attributes="value field/getName"/>
-        <input type="hidden" name="objectUid" tal:attributes="value obj/UID"/>
+        <input type="hidden" name="refObjectUid" tal:attributes="value obj/UID"/>
         <tal:comment replace="nothing">Arrow up</tal:comment>
         <span tal:condition="python: objectIndex &gt; 0">
         <input type="image" name="moveUp" class="imageInput"
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
   <img style="cursor:pointer" tal:condition="showPlusIcon"
        tal:attributes="src string:$portal_url/skyn/plus.png;
                        title python: tool.translate('add_ref');
-                       onClick python: 'href: window.location=\'%s/skyn/do?action=create&initiator=%s&field=%s&type_name=%s\'' % (folder.absolute_url(), contextObj.UID(), field.getName(), linkedPortalType)"/>
+                       onClick python: 'href: window.location=\'%s/skyn/do?action=Create&initiator=%s&field=%s&type_name=%s\'' % (folder.absolute_url(), contextObj.UID(), field.getName(), linkedPortalType)"/>
 </metal:plusIcon>
 
 <div metal:define-macro="showReference"

gen/plone25/skin/view.pt

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
                   phase request/phase|phaseInfo/name;
                   pageName python: contextObj.getAppyPage(isEdit, phaseInfo);
                   showWorkflow python: flavour.getAttr('showWorkflowFor' + contextObj.meta_type)">
-      <div metal:use-macro="here/skyn/macros/macros/showPagePrologue"/>
+      <div metal:use-macro="here/skyn/macros/macros/pagePrologue"/>
       <div metal:use-macro="here/skyn/macros/macros/showPageHeader"/>
       <div metal:use-macro="here/skyn/macros/macros/listFields" />
       <div metal:use-macro="here/skyn/macros/macros/showPageFooter"/>

gen/plone25/templates/Styles.css.dtml

@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
   float:right;
 }
 
+#importedElem {
+  color: grey;
+  font-style: italic;
+}
+
 .appyTabs {
   margin-bottom: 1em;
 }
@@ -126,10 +131,13 @@ dl.expandedInlineCollapsible dt.collapsibleHeader, dl.expandedBlockCollapsible d
 
 /* Minor layout changes in fieldsets and tables */
 fieldset {
-  margin: 0em 0em;
-  line-height: 1.0em;
+  margin: 0 0 0 0;
+  line-height: 1em;
 }
 
+.fieldset {
+  line-height: 1em;
+}
 /* Group fieldsets */
 .appyGroup {
   border-width: 2px;
@@ -192,6 +200,9 @@ fieldset {
   line-height: 1.0em;
 }
 
+.field {
+  margin: 0 0.2em 0.2em 0;
+}
 /* Portlet elements */
 .portletAppyItem {
   margin: 0;

gen/po.py

@@ -49,8 +49,14 @@ class PoMessage:
     REF_MOVE_DOWN = 'Move down'
     REF_INVALID_INDEX = 'No move occurred: please specify a valid number.'
     QUERY_CREATE = 'create'
+    QUERY_IMPORT = 'import'
     QUERY_CONSULT_ALL = 'consult all'
     QUERY_NO_RESULT = 'Nothing to see for the moment.'
+    IMPORT_TITLE = 'Importing data into your application'
+    IMPORT_SHOW_HIDE = 'Show / hide alreadly imported elements.'
+    IMPORT_ALREADY = 'Already imported.'
+    IMPORT_MANY = 'Import selected elements'
+    IMPORT_DONE = 'Import terminated successfully.'
     WORKFLOW_COMMENT = 'Optional comment'
     WORKFLOW_STATE = 'state'
     PHASE = 'phase'
@@ -71,6 +77,10 @@ class PoMessage:
     EMAIL_SUBJECT = '${siteTitle} - Action \\"${transitionName}\\" has been ' \
                     'performed on element entitled \\"${objectTitle}\\".'
     EMAIL_BODY = 'You can consult this element at ${objectUrl}.'
+    SELECT_DESELECT = '(Un)select all'
+    NO_SELECTION = 'You must select at least one element.'
+    DELETE_CONFIRM = 'Are you sure you want to delete this element?'
+    DELETE_DONE = 'The element has been deleted.'
 
     def __init__(self, id, msg, default, fuzzy=False, comments=[]):
         self.id = id