source: main/waeup.sirp/trunk/src/waeup/sirp/applicants/container.py @ 6185

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## Started on  Thu Jan 20 04:33:18 2011 Uli Fouquet
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"""
Containers for university applicants.
"""
import grok
from waeup.sirp.applicants.interfaces import (
    IApplicantsContainer, IApplicantsContainerAdd,
    IApplicantsContainerProvider,
    )
from waeup.sirp.utils.helpers import attrs_to_fields

class ApplicantsContainer(grok.Container):
    """An applicants container contains university applicants.
    """
    grok.implements(IApplicantsContainer,IApplicantsContainerAdd)
    #grok.provides(IApplicantsContainer)

    #: These are 'class-attributes'. Do not fiddle around with it in
    #: instances of this class.
    #:
    #: The title of this container as displayed in add-forms. It should
    #: give some idea about what kind of container this is (one or two words)
    container_title = u'Basic'

    #: Another 'class-attribute'. Do not fiddle around with it in instances
    #: of this class.
    #:
    #: The `container_description` gives a short explanation about for what
    #: purposes this container type serves (a few words only).
    container_description = u'handles basic applicants'

    @property
    def local_roles(cls):
        return ['waeup.local.ApplicationsOfficer']

    def archive(self, app_ids=None):
        """Create on-dist archive of applicants stored in this term.

        If app_ids is `None`, all applicants are archived.

        If app_ids contains a single id string, only the respective
        applicants are archived.

        If app_ids contains a list of id strings all of the respective
        applicants types are saved to disk.
        """
        raise NotImplemented()

    def clear(self, app_ids=None, archive=True):
        """Remove applicants of type given by 'id'.

        Optionally archive the applicants.

        If id is `None`, all applicants are archived.

        If id contains a single id string, only the respective
        applicants are archived.

        If id contains a list of id strings all of the respective
        applicant types are saved to disk.

        If `archive` is ``False`` none of the archive-handling is done
        and respective applicants are simply removed from the
        database.
        """
        raise NotImplemented()

ApplicantsContainer = attrs_to_fields(ApplicantsContainer)

class ApplicantsContainerProvider(grok.GlobalUtility):
    """A utility that provides basic applicants containers.
    """
    grok.implements(IApplicantsContainerProvider)
    grok.name('waeup.sirp.applicants.ApplicantsContainer')

    #: The applicants container type this provider provides:
    #: :class:`ApplicantsContainer`.
    factory = ApplicantsContainer