- Each of the follow methods of the Configurator now allow the

  below-named arguments to be passed as "dotted name strings"
  (e.g. "foo.bar.baz") rather than as actual implementation objects
  that must be imported:

  setup_registry
     root_factory, authentication_policy, authorization_policy,
     debug_logger, locale_negotiator, request_factory,
     renderer_globals_factory

  add_subscriber
     subscriber, iface

  derive_view
     view

  add_view
     view, for_, context, request_type, containment

  add_route()
     view, view_for, factory, for_, view_context

  scan
     package

  add_renderer
     factory

  set_forbidden_view
     view

  set_notfound_view
     view

  set_request_factory
     factory

  set_renderer_globals_factory()
     factory

  set_locale_negotiator
     negotiator

  testing_add_subscriber
     event_iface

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/docs/narr/hooks.rst b/docs/narr/hooks.rst
index 70e3f3759..b774c2012 100644
--- a/docs/narr/hooks.rst
+++ b/docs/narr/hooks.rst
@@ -351,7 +351,8 @@ request object.
 The class (aka "factory") that :mod:`repoze.bfg` uses to create a
 request object instance can be changed by passing a
 ``request_factory`` argument to the constructor of the
-:term:`configurator`.
+:term:`configurator`.  This argument can be either a callable or a
+:term:`Python dotted name` representing a callable.
 
 .. code-block:: python
    :linenos:
@@ -392,7 +393,7 @@ method:
        pass
 
    config = Configurator()
-   config.set_request_factory(MyRequestFactory)
+   config.set_request_factory(MyRequest)
 
 .. _adding_renderer_globals:
 
@@ -411,7 +412,9 @@ renderer.
 
 A callback that :mod:`repoze.bfg` will call every time a renderer is
 invoked can be added by passing a ``renderer_globals_factory``
-argument to the constructor of the :term:`configurator`.
+argument to the constructor of the :term:`configurator`.  This
+callback can either be a callable object or a :term:`Python dotted
+name` representing such a callable.
 
 .. code-block:: python
    :linenos: