cybertools/typology/interfaces.py
helmutm 59f012b528 some minor fixes and improvements
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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
from zope.interface.interfaces import IInterface
class IType(Interface):
""" A collection of informations about a type; may be associated
with an object (typically as an adapter) specifying 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')
qualifiers = schema.List(title=u'Qualifiers',
description=u'A set of markers for a simple classifcation of '
'types, e.g. for selecting with '
'ITypeManager.listTypes()',
value_type=schema.ASCIILine())
typeInterface = schema.Object(IInterface,
title=u'Interface to Provide',
description=u'An (optional) interface that objects of this '
'type can be adapted to and that provides '
'additional functionality, schema fields, etc')
factory = schema.Object(Interface,
title=u'Factory',
description=u'A factory (or class) that can 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')
viewName = schema.ASCIILine(title=u'viewName',
description=u'Name of the default view to be used for '
'objects of this type',
required=False)
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 but it '
'should be adaptable to ITypeProvider')
options = schema.List(title=u'Options',
description=u'A list of optional settings to be used for '
'application or environment specific purposes')
optionsDict = Attribute('The options transformed to a dictionary')
# possible extensions:
# subTypes
# parentTypes
class ITypeManager(Interface):
""" A utility or utility-like object (e.g. a container) that may
manage (store, retrieve, assign) types.
"""
types = schema.Tuple(schema.Object(IType), unique=True,
title=u'Types',
description=u'A sequence of type objects managed by '
'this type manager')
def listTypes(**criteria):
""" Return a sequence of type objects probably restricted via
a set of query criteria.
A simple implementation would use keyword arguments like:
listTypes(include=('concept',), omit=('system',) where 'concept'
and 'system' would be elements in the qualifiers attributes
of the types.
"""
def getType(token):
""" Return a type object belonging to the token given.
"""
class ITypeProvider(Interface):
""" An object (probably used as an adapter) that may provide a
certain type object.
"""
def getType():
""" Return the type object this type provider provides.
"""