cybertools/typology/interfaces.py
helmutm 1b0652a555 created the cybertools.typology package; + some related extensions and improvements on other packages
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#
# Copyright (c) 2006 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
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"""
interface definitions for the typology package.
$Id$
"""
from zope.app.container.interfaces import IContainer
from zope import schema
from zope.configuration.fields import GlobalObject
from zope.interface import Interface, Attribute
class IType(Interface):
""" Associated with an object (typically as an adapter) giving
information about the object's type.
"""
title = schema.TextLine(title=u'Title',
description=u'A readable representation',
required=True)
token = schema.ASCIILine(title=u'Token',
description=u'A representation used for identifying a type '
'temporarily, e.g. on forms',
required=True)
tokenForSearch = schema.ASCIILine(title=u'Token for Search',
description=u'A fairly unique token that may be used '
'e.g. for identifying types via a catalog index')
interfaceToProvide = GlobalObject(title=u'Interface to Provide',
description=u'An (optional) interface that objects of this '
'type will provide')
factory = GlobalObject(title=u'Factory',
description=u'A factory (or class) that may be used for '
'creating an object of this type')
defaultContainer = schema.Object(IContainer,
title=u'Default Container',
description=u'Where objects of this type will be created in '
'when no explicit container is given')
typeProvider = schema.Object(Interface,
title=u'Type Provider',
description=u'A usually long-living object that corresponds '
'to the type. Note that this object need not '
'provide the IType interface itself')
class ITypeManager(Interface):
""" A utility or utility-like object (e.g. a container) that may
manage (store, retrieve, assign) types.
"""