cybertools/composer/interfaces.py
helmutm 242c4a4921 extending composer and organize.schema to provide basis for tumsm
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#
# Copyright (c) 2007 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
#
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"""
Complex structures with templates/schemas.
$Id$
"""
from zope.interface import Interface, Attribute
# template side interfaces
class IComponent(Interface):
""" Basic building block. A component may be part of other components.
"""
class IElement(IComponent):
""" A final or elementary component, i.e. one that does not consist
of other components.
"""
class ICompound(IComponent):
""" A component that consists of other components.
"""
parts = Attribute('An ordered sequence of the components this '
'object consists of')
class ITemplate(Interface):
""" A structure, consisting of components, that may be used as a
template/schema/blueprint for client objects.
"""
components = Attribute('An ordered sequence of the components this '
'object is built upon')
# instances
class IInstance(Interface):
""" Represents (adapts) an object that uses a template.
"""
context = Attribute('Object this instance adapter has been created for')
template = Attribute('A template to be used for this instance')
aspect = Attribute('A dotted name that helps to store and retrieve the '
'template.')
def applyTemplate(*args, **kw):
""" Apply the template using the instance's context. Note that this
method is just an example - instance classes may define
other methods that provide more specific actions.
"""