[gen] Added some layouts for Ref fields in Ref.wLayouts and Ref.wdLayouts; added a new, simpler way of defining auto-references (=Ref fields that refer to the class containing the field), via method appy.gen.autoref; stop catching exceptions raised by Actions (so a partial action can't be committed anymore).

gen/__init__.py

@@ -1729,6 +1729,12 @@ class File(Type):
             else: setattr(obj, self.name, None)
 
 class Ref(Type):
+    # Some default layouts. "w" stands for "wide": those layouts produce tables
+    # of Ref objects whose width is 100%.
+    wLayouts = Table('lrv-f', width='100%')
+    # "d" stands for "description": a description label is added.
+    wdLayouts = {'view': Table('l-d-f', width='100%')}
+
     def __init__(self, klass=None, attribute=None, validator=None,
                  multiplicity=(0,1), index=None, default=None, optional=False,
                  editDefault=False, add=False, addConfirm=False, noForm=False,
@@ -2037,6 +2043,26 @@ class Ref(Type):
             raise Unauthorized("User can't write Ref field '%s' (%s)." % \
                                (self.name, may.msg))
 
+def autoref(klass, field):
+    '''klass.field is a Ref to p_klass. This kind of auto-reference can't be
+       declared in the "normal" way, like this:
+
+       class A:
+           attr1 = Ref(A)
+
+       because at the time Python encounters the static declaration
+       "attr1 = Ref(A)", class A is not completely defined yet.
+
+       This method allows to overcome this problem. You can write such
+       auto-reference like this:
+
+       class A:
+           attr1 = Ref(None)
+       autoref(A, A.attr1)
+    '''
+    field.klass = klass
+    setattr(klass, field.back.attribute, field.back)
+
 class Computed(Type):
     def __init__(self, validator=None, multiplicity=(0,1), index=None,
                  default=None, optional=False, editDefault=False, show='view',
@@ -2139,7 +2165,6 @@ class Action(Type):
     def getDefaultLayouts(self): return {'view': 'l-f', 'edit': 'lrv-f'}
     def __call__(self, obj):
         '''Calls the action on p_obj.'''
-        try:
         if type(self.action) in sequenceTypes:
             # There are multiple Python methods
             res = [True, '']
@@ -2160,14 +2185,9 @@ class Action(Type):
                 res = list(actRes)
             else:
                 res = [actRes, '']
-            # If res is None (ie the user-defined action did not return
+        # If res is None (ie the user-defined action did not return anything),
-            # anything), we consider the action as successfull.
+        # we consider the action as successfull.
         if res[0] == None: res[0] = True
-        except Exception, e:
-            res = (False, 'An error occurred. %s' % str(e))
-            obj.log(Traceback.get(), type='error')
-            #import transaction
-            #transaction.abort()
         return res
 
     def isShowable(self, obj, layoutType):

gen/descriptors.py

@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ class ToolClassDescriptor(ClassDescriptor):
         fieldName = 'resultColumnsFor%s' % className
         fieldType = gen.String(multiplicity=(0,None), validator=gen.Selection(
             '_appy_getAllFields*%s' % className), page='userInterface',
-            group=classDescr.klass.__name__)
+            group=classDescr.klass.__name__, default=['title'])
         self.addField(fieldName, fieldType)
 
     def addSearchRelatedFields(self, classDescr):

gen/model.py

@@ -254,7 +254,8 @@ class Tool(ModelClass):
     translations = gen.Ref(Translation, multiplicity=(0,None), add=False,
                            link=False, show='view', page=pt, 
                            back=gen.Ref(attribute='trToTool', show=False))
-    loadTranslationsAtStartup = gen.Boolean(default=True, show=False, page=pt)
+    loadTranslationsAtStartup = gen.Boolean(default=True, show=False, page=pt,
+                                            layouts='f')
     pages = gen.Ref(Page, multiplicity=(0,None), add=True, link=False,
                     show='view', back=gen.Ref(attribute='toTool3', show=False),
                     page=gen.Page('pages', show=isManager))

gen/templates/wrappers.pyt

@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ tfw = {"edit":"f","cell":"f","view":"f"} # Layout for Translation fields
 <!Group!>
 <!Translation!>
 <!Page!>
-Page.pages.klass = Page
+autoref(Page, Page.pages)
-setattr(Page, Page.pages.back.attribute, Page.pages.back)
 
 <!Tool!>
 <!wrappers!>