Small bugfix while searching string fields and added the possibility to define a text-transform on String fields.

gen/__init__.py

@@ -276,13 +276,20 @@ class String(Type):
                  show=True, page='main', group=None, move=0, indexed=False,
                  searchable=False, specificReadPermission=False,
                  specificWritePermission=False, width=None, height=None,
-                 master=None, masterValue=None, focus=False, historized=False):
+                 master=None, masterValue=None, focus=False, historized=False,
+                 transform='none'):
         Type.__init__(self, validator, multiplicity, index, default, optional,
                       editDefault, show, page, group, move, indexed, searchable,
                       specificReadPermission, specificWritePermission, width,
                       height, master, masterValue, focus, historized)
         self.format = format
         self.isSelect = self.isSelection()
+        # The following field has a direct impact on the text entered by the
+        # user. It applies a transformation on it, exactly as does the CSS
+        # "text-transform" property. Allowed values are those allowed for the
+        # CSS property: "none" (default), "uppercase", "capitalize" or
+        # "lowercase".
+        self.transform = transform
     def isSelection(self):
         '''Does the validator of this type definition define a list of values
            into which the user must select one or more values?'''

gen/plone25/mixins/ToolMixin.py

@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ class ToolMixin(AbstractMixin):
                 if isinstance(fieldValue, basestring) and \
                    fieldValue.endswith('*'):
                     v = fieldValue[:-1]
-                    params[attrName] = {'query':(v,v+'Z'), 'range':'minmax'}
+                    params[attrName] = {'query':(v,v+'z'), 'range':'min:max'}
+                    # Warning: 'z' is higher than 'Z'!
                 elif type(fieldValue) in sequenceTypes:
                     if fieldValue and isinstance(fieldValue[0], basestring):
                         # We have a list of string values (ie: we need to
@@ -430,6 +431,8 @@ class ToolMixin(AbstractMixin):
                 day = int(day)-1
         return res
 
+    transformMethods = {'uppercase': 'upper', 'lowercase': 'lower',
+                        'capitalize': 'capitalize'}
     def onSearchObjects(self):
         '''This method is called when the user triggers a search from
            search.pt.'''
@@ -471,6 +474,14 @@ class ToolMixin(AbstractMixin):
                         day   = rq.form['%s_to_day' % prefix]
                         toDate = self._getDateTime(year, month, day, False)
                         attrValue = (fromDate, toDate)
+                    elif attrType.startswith('string'):
+                        # In the case of a string, it could be necessary to
+                        # apply some text transform.
+                        if len(attrType) > 6:
+                            transform = attrType.split('-')[1]
+                            if (transform != 'none') and attrValue:
+                                exec 'attrValue = attrValue.%s()' % \
+                                     self.transformMethods[transform]
                 if isinstance(attrValue, list):
                     # It is a list of values. Check if we have an operator for
                     # the field, to see if we make an "and" or "or" for all

gen/plone25/skin/widgets.pt

@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
   <label tal:attributes="for widgetName" tal:content="python: tool.translate(appyType['label'])"></label><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;
   <tal:comment replace="nothing">Show a simple search field for most String fields.</tal:comment>
   <tal:simpleSearch condition="not: appyType/isSelect">
-    <input type="text" tal:attributes="name widgetName"/>
+    <input type="text" tal:attributes="name python: '%s*string-%s' % (widgetName, appyType['transform']);
+                                       style python: 'text-transform:%s' % appyType['transform']"/>
   </tal:simpleSearch>
   <tal:comment replace="nothing">Show a multi-selection box for fields whose validator defines a list of values, with a "AND/OR" checkbox.</tal:comment>
   <tal:selectSearch condition="appyType/isSelect">

gen/plone25/wrappers/__init__.py

@@ -436,16 +436,20 @@ class FileWrapper:
             convScript = '%s/converter.py' % os.path.dirname(appy.pod.__file__)
             cmd = '%s %s "%s" %s -p%d' % (tool.unoEnabledPython, convScript,
                 filePath, format, tool.openOfficePort)
-            errorMessage = executeCommand(cmd, ignoreLines='warning')
+            errorMessage = executeCommand(cmd)
+            # Even if we have an "error" message, it could be a simple warning.
+            # So we will continue here and, as a subsequent check for knowing if
+            # an error occurred or not, we will test the existence of the
+            # converted file (see below).
             os.remove(filePath)
-            if errorMessage:
-                tool.log(CONVERSION_ERROR % (cmd, errorMessage), type='error')
-                return
             # Return the name of the converted file.
             baseName, ext = os.path.splitext(filePath)
             if (ext == '.%s' % format):
                 filePath = '%s.res.%s' % (baseName, format)
             else:
                 filePath = '%s.%s' % (baseName, format)
+            if not os.path.exists(filePath):
+                tool.log(CONVERSION_ERROR % (cmd, errorMessage), type='error')
+                return
         return filePath
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