cybertools/reporter/interfaces.py
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#
# Copyright (c) 2006 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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#
"""
interface definitions for the reporter package.
$Id$
"""
import zope
from zope.interface import Interface, Attribute
# result set
class IResultSet(Interface):
"""A sequence of rows provided by a data source, report or
similar object, together with a schema that describes the columns
(fields, cells).
"""
schema = zope.schema.Iterable(title=u'Schema',
description=u'Collection of field specifications based '
'on the interfaces defined by zope.schema.')
rows = zope.schema.Iterable(title=u'Rows',
description=u'Sequence of row objects')
class IRow(Interface):
""" A sequence of cells containing the real data objects.
"""
cells = zope.schema.Dict(zope.schema.ASCIILine(),
title=u'Cells',
description=u'Mapping of data elements addressed by a name '
'that is the key to the mapping.')
resultSet = Attribute('The result set this row belongs to.')
class ICell(Interface):
""" A single cell of a listing or table.
"""
text = zope.schema.Text(title=u'Text',
description=u'Text to be displayed')
value = zope.schema.Object(Interface,
title=u'Value',
description=u'The real object, often identical to text.')
token = zope.schema.ASCIILine(title=u'Token',
description=u'May be used to identify a cell within'
'the result set, e.g. in forms')
row = Attribute('The row this cell belongs to.')
def sortKey():
""" Returns a value (typically a string or a sequence) that will
be used for comparing cells in order to sort rows.
"""
# data source
class IDataSource(Interface):
""" An iterable that may be used as a data source.
"""
def __iter__():
""" Return an iterable that provides the data to be evaluated.
"""