provide 'actors' and 'condition' attributes for more control on actions/transitions

stateful/README.txt

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 Stateful Objects
 ================
 
-  ($Id$)
-
   >>> from cybertools.stateful.definition import StatesDefinition
   >>> from cybertools.stateful.definition import State, Transition
   >>> from cybertools.stateful.definition import registerStatesDefinition
@@ -13,7 +11,9 @@ We start with a simple demonstration class that provides stateful
 behaviour directly.
 
   >>> class Demo(Stateful):
-  ...     pass
+  ...     currentActors = None
+  ...     def getActors(self):
+  ...         return self.currentActors
 
   >>> demo = Demo()
 
@@ -57,6 +57,43 @@ of the current state we get an error.
   >>> demo.getState()
   'draft'
 
+Check condition
+---------------
+
+  >>> def checkIfEmpty(obj):
+  ...     return getattr(obj, 'empty', True)
+
+  >>> removeAction = demo.getStatesDefinition().transitions.remove
+  >>> removeAction.condition = checkIfEmpty
+  >>> removeAction in demo.getAvailableTransitions()
+  True
+
+  >>> demo.empty = False
+  >>> removeAction in demo.getAvailableTransitions()
+  False
+
+Check actors
+------------
+
+  >>> removeAction.actors = ['master']
+
+  >>> demo.getActors()
+
+  >>> demo.empty = True
+  >>> removeAction in demo.getAvailableTransitionsForUser()
+  True
+
+  >>> demo.currentActors = ['dummy']
+  >>> demo.getActors()
+  ['dummy']
+
+  >>> removeAction in demo.getAvailableTransitionsForUser()
+  False
+
+  >>> demo.currentActors = ['master']
+  >>> removeAction in demo.getAvailableTransitionsForUser()
+  True
+
 
 Stateful Adapters
 =================
@@ -94,3 +131,4 @@ back the state that is stored with the object.
   >>> statefulDemo = IStateful(demo)
   >>> statefulDemo.getState()
   'finished'
+

stateful/base.py

@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ class Stateful(object):
     def getStatesDefinition(self):
         return statesDefinitions.get(self.statesDefinition, None)
 
+    def getActors(self):
+        return None
+
     def notify(self, transition, previousState):
         """ To be implemented by subclass.
         """

stateful/definition.py

@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ class Action(object):
     allowed = True
     permission = None
     roles = []
+    actors = []
+    condition = None
     doBefore = []
     schema = None
 
@@ -69,8 +71,6 @@ class Transition(Action):
 
     implements(ITransition)
 
-    actors = None
-
     def __init__(self, name, title, targetState, **kw):
         super(Transition, self).__init__(name, title, **kw)
         self.targetState = targetState
@@ -123,12 +123,25 @@ class StatesDefinition(object):
     def isAllowed(self, action, obj):
         if not action.allowed:
             return False
+        if action.condition and not action.condition(obj):
+            return False
+        if not self.checkActors(action.actors, obj):
+            return False
         if not self.checkRoles(action.roles, obj):
             return False
         if not self.checkPermission(action.permission, obj):
             return False
         return True
 
+    def checkActors(self, actors, obj):
+        stfActors = obj.getActors()
+        if stfActors is None:
+            return True
+        for actor in actors:
+            if actor in stfActors:
+                return True
+        return False
+
     def checkRoles(self, roles, obj):
         return True
 

stateful/interfaces.py

@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ class IAction(Interface):
                     'to execute this action; no check when empty.')
     permission = Attribute('The name of a permission that is needed for '
                     'executing this action; no check when empty.')
+    actors = Attribute('A collection of names of actors or groups that should be '
+                    'able to execute this action; no check when empty. '
+                    'See the IStateful.getActors().')
+    condition = Attribute('A boolean function with a stateful object as '
+                    'parameter. The action is only allowed if return value '
+                    'is True. No check when condition is None.')
     schema = Attribute('An optional schema (a sequence of field specifications) '
                     'that provides information on fields to be shown in a '
                     'form used for executing the action.')
@@ -97,6 +103,17 @@ class IStateful(Interface):
             for the current state.
         """
 
+    def getActors():
+        """ Return a collection of names of actors or groups that will be
+            used for checking if a certain transition is allowed. May be 
+            None in which case not checking should be applied.
+        """
+
+    def notify(transition, previousState):
+        """ This method will be called upon completion of a transition.
+        """
+
+
     request = Attribute('Optional publication request.')