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| author | Chris McDonough <chrism@plope.com> | 2010-10-25 17:41:12 -0400 |
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diff --git a/docs/tutorials/bfgwiki/definingviews.rst b/docs/tutorials/bfgwiki/definingviews.rst deleted file mode 100644 index f4d92371a..000000000 --- a/docs/tutorials/bfgwiki/definingviews.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,416 +0,0 @@ -============== -Defining Views -============== - -A :term:`view callable` in a traversal-based :mod:`pyramid` -application is typically a simple Python function that accepts two -parameters: :term:`context`, and :term:`request`. A view callable is -assumed to return a :term:`response` object. - -.. note:: A :mod:`pyramid` view can also be defined as callable - which accepts *one* arguments: a :term:`request`. You'll see this - one-argument pattern used in other :mod:`pyramid` tutorials and - applications. Either calling convention will work in any - :mod:`pyramid` application; the calling conventions can be used - interchangeably as necessary. In :term:`traversal` based - applications, such as this tutorial, the context is used frequently - within the body of a view method, so it makes sense to use the - two-argument syntax in this application. However, in :term:`url - dispatch` based applications, the context object is rarely used in - the view body itself, so within code that uses URL-dispatch-only, - it's common to define views as callables that accept only a request - to avoid the visual "noise". - -We're going to define several :term:`view callable` functions then -wire them into :mod:`pyramid` using some :term:`view -configuration` via :term:`ZCML`. - -The source code for this tutorial stage can be browsed via -`http://github.com/Pylons/pyramid/tree/master/docs/tutorials/wiki/src/views/ -<http://github.com/Pylons/pyramid/tree/master/docs/tutorials/wiki/src/views/>`_. - -Adding View Functions -===================== - -We're going to add four :term:`view callable` functions to our -``views.py`` module. One view (named ``view_wiki``) will display the -wiki itself (it will answer on the root URL), another named -``view_page`` will display an individual page, another named -``add_page`` will allow a page to be added, and a final view named -``edit_page`` will allow a page to be edited. - -.. note:: - - There is nothing automagically special about the filename - ``views.py``. A project may have many views throughout its codebase - in arbitrarily-named files. Files implementing views often have - ``view`` in their filenames (or may live in a Python subpackage of - your application package named ``views``), but this is only by - convention. - -The ``view_wiki`` view function -------------------------------- - -The ``view_wiki`` function will be configured to respond as the -default view of a ``Wiki`` model object. It always redirects to the -``Page`` object named "FrontPage". It returns an instance of the -:class:`webob.exc.HTTPFound` class (instances of which implement the -WebOb :term:`response` interface), and the -:func:`pyramid.url.model_url` API. -:func:`pyramid.url.model_url` constructs a URL to the ``FrontPage`` -page (e.g. ``http://localhost:6543/FrontPage``), and uses it as the -"location" of the HTTPFound response, forming an HTTP redirect. - -The ``view_page`` view function -------------------------------- - -The ``view_page`` function will be configured to respond as the -default view of a ``Page`` object. The ``view_page`` function renders -the :term:`ReStructuredText` body of a page (stored as the ``data`` -attribute of the context passed to the view; the context will be a -Page object) as HTML. Then it substitutes an HTML anchor for each -*WikiWord* reference in the rendered HTML using a compiled regular -expression. - -The curried function named ``check`` is used as the first argument to -``wikiwords.sub``, indicating that it should be called to provide a -value for each WikiWord match found in the content. If the wiki (our -page's ``__parent__``) already contains a page with the matched -WikiWord name, the ``check`` function generates a view link to be used -as the substitution value and returns it. If the wiki does not -already contain a page with with the matched WikiWord name, the -function generates an "add" link as the substitution value and returns -it. - -As a result, the ``content`` variable is now a fully formed bit of -HTML containing various view and add links for WikiWords based on the -content of our current page object. - -We then generate an edit URL (because it's easier to do here than in -the template), and we wrap up a number of arguments in a dictionary -and return it. - -The arguments we wrap into a dictionary include ``page``, ``content``, -and ``edit_url``. As a result, the *template* associated with this -view callable will be able to use these names to perform various -rendering tasks. The template associated with this view callable will -be a template which lives in ``templates/view.pt``, which we'll -associate with this view via the :term:`view configuration` which -lives in the ``configure.zcml`` file. - -Note the contrast between this view callable and the ``view_wiki`` -view callable. In the ``view_wiki`` view callable, we return a -:term:`response` object. In the ``view_page`` view callable, we -return a *dictionary*. It is *always* fine to return a -:term:`response` object from a :mod:`pyramid` view. Returning a -dictionary is allowed only when there is a :term:`renderer` associated -with the view callable in the view configuration. - -The ``add_page`` view function ------------------------------- - -The ``add_page`` function will be invoked when a user clicks on a -WikiWord which isn't yet represented as a page in the system. The -``check`` function within the ``view_page`` view generates URLs to -this view. It also acts as a handler for the form that is generated -when we want to add a page object. The ``context`` of the -``add_page`` view is always a Wiki object (*not* a Page object). - -The request :term:`subpath` in :mod:`pyramid` is the sequence of -names that are found *after* the view name in the URL segments given -in the ``PATH_INFO`` of the WSGI request as the result of -:term:`traversal`. If our add view is invoked via, -e.g. ``http://localhost:6543/add_page/SomeName``, the :term:`subpath` -will be a tuple: ``('SomeName',)``. - -The add view takes the zeroth element of the subpath (the wiki page -name), and aliases it to the name attribute in order to know the name -of the page we're trying to add. - -If the view rendering is *not* a result of a form submission (if the -expression ``'form.submitted' in request.params`` is ``False``), the -view renders a template. To do so, it generates a "save url" which -the template use as the form post URL during rendering. We're lazy -here, so we're trying to use the same template (``templates/edit.pt``) -for the add view as well as the page edit view. To do so, we create a -dummy Page object in order to satisfy the edit form's desire to have -*some* page object exposed as ``page``, and we'll render the template -to a response. - -If the view rendering *is* a result of a form submission (if the -expression ``'form.submitted' in request.params`` is ``True``), we -scrape the page body from the form data, create a Page object using -the name in the subpath and the page body, and save it into "our -context" (the wiki) using the ``__setitem__`` method of the -context. We then redirect back to the ``view_page`` view (the default -view for a page) for the newly created page. - -The ``edit_page`` view function -------------------------------- - -The ``edit_page`` function will be invoked when a user clicks the -"Edit this Page" button on the view form. It renders an edit form but -it also acts as the handler for the form it renders. The ``context`` -of the ``edit_page`` view will *always* be a Page object (never a Wiki -object). - -If the view execution is *not* a result of a form submission (if the -expression ``'form.submitted' in request.params`` is ``False``), the -view simply renders the edit form, passing the request, the page -object, and a save_url which will be used as the action of the -generated form. - -If the view execution *is* a result of a form submission (if the -expression ``'form.submitted' in request.params`` is ``True``), the -view grabs the ``body`` element of the request parameter and sets it -as the ``data`` attribute of the page context. It then redirects to -the default view of the context (the page), which will always be the -``view_page`` view. - -Viewing the Result of Our Edits to ``views.py`` -=============================================== - -The result of all of our edits to ``views.py`` will leave it looking -like this: - -.. literalinclude:: src/views/tutorial/views.py - :linenos: - :language: python - -Adding Templates -================ - -Most view callables we've added expected to be rendered via a -:term:`template`. Each template is a :term:`Chameleon` template. The -default templating system in :mod:`pyramid` is a variant of -:term:`ZPT` provided by Chameleon. These templates will live in the -``templates`` directory of our tutorial package. - -The ``view.pt`` Template ------------------------- - -The ``view.pt`` template is used for viewing a single wiki page. It -is used by the ``view_page`` view function. It should have a div that -is "structure replaced" with the ``content`` value provided by the -view. It should also have a link on the rendered page that points at -the "edit" URL (the URL which invokes the ``edit_page`` view for the -page being viewed). - -Once we're done with the ``view.pt`` template, it will look a lot like -the below: - -.. literalinclude:: src/views/tutorial/templates/view.pt - :linenos: - :language: xml - -.. note:: The names available for our use in a template are always - those that are present in the dictionary returned by the view - callable. But our templates make use of a ``request`` object that - none of our tutorial views return in their dictionary. This value - appears as if "by magic". However, ``request`` is one of several - names that are available "by default" in a template when a template - renderer is used. See :ref:`chameleon_template_renderers` for more - information about other names that are available by default in a - template when a Chameleon template is used as a renderer. - -The ``edit.pt`` Template ------------------------- - -The ``edit.pt`` template is used for adding and editing a wiki page. -It is used by the ``add_page`` and ``edit_page`` view functions. It -should display a page containing a form that POSTs back to the -"save_url" argument supplied by the view. The form should have a -"body" textarea field (the page data), and a submit button that has -the name "form.submitted". The textarea in the form should be filled -with any existing page data when it is rendered. - -Once we're done with the ``edit.pt`` template, it will look a lot like -the below: - -.. literalinclude:: src/views/tutorial/templates/edit.pt - :linenos: - :language: xml - -Static Resources ----------------- - -Our templates name a single static resource named ``style.css``. We -need to create this and place it in a file named ``style.css`` within -our package's ``templates/static`` directory. This file is a little -too long to replicate within the body of this guide, however it is -available `online -<http://github.com/Pylons/pyramid/blob/master/docs/tutorials/wiki/src/views/tutorial/templates/static/default.css>`_. - -This CSS file will be accessed via -e.g. ``http://localhost:6543/static/style.css`` by virtue of the -``static`` directive we've defined in the ``configure.zcml`` file. -Any number and type of static resources can be placed in this -directory (or subdirectories) and are just referred to by URL within -templates. - -Testing the Views -================= - -We'll modify our ``tests.py`` file, adding tests for each view -function we added above. As a result, we'll *delete* the -``ViewTests`` test in the file, and add four other test classes: -``ViewWikiTests``, ``ViewPageTests``, ``AddPageTests``, and -``EditPageTests``. These test the ``view_wiki``, ``view_page``, -``add_page``, and ``edit_page`` views respectively. - -Once we're done with the ``tests.py`` module, it will look a lot like -the below: - -.. literalinclude:: src/views/tutorial/tests.py - :linenos: - :language: python - -Running the Tests -================= - -We can run these tests by using ``setup.py test`` in the same way we -did in :ref:`running_tests`. Assuming our shell's current working -directory is the "tutorial" distribution directory: - -On UNIX: - -.. code-block:: text - - $ ../bin/python setup.py test -q - -On Windows: - -.. code-block:: text - - c:\bigfntut\tutorial> ..\Scripts\python setup.py test -q - -The expected result looks something like: - -.. code-block:: text - - ......... - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Ran 9 tests in 0.203s - - OK - -Mapping Views to URLs in ``configure.zcml`` -=========================================== - -The ``configure.zcml`` file contains ``view`` declarations which serve -to map URLs (via :term:`traversal`) to view functions. This is also -known as :term:`view configuration`. You'll need to add four ``view`` -declarations to ``configure.zcml``. - -#. Add a declaration which maps the "Wiki" class in our ``models.py`` - file to the view named ``view_wiki`` in our ``views.py`` file with - no view name. This is the default view for a Wiki. It does not - use a ``renderer`` because the ``view_wiki`` view callable always - returns a *response* object rather than a dictionary. - -#. Add a declaration which maps the "Wiki" class in our ``models.py`` - file to the view named ``add_page`` in our ``views.py`` file with - the view name ``add_page``. Associate this view with the - ``templates/edit.pt`` template file via the ``renderer`` attribute. - This view will use the :term:`Chameleon` ZPT renderer configured - with the ``templates/edit.pt`` template to render non-*response* - return values from the ``add_page`` view. This is the add view for - a new Page. - -#. Add a declaration which maps the "Page" class in our ``models.py`` - file to the view named ``view_page`` in our ``views.py`` file with - no view name. Associate this view with the ``templates/view.pt`` - template file via the ``renderer`` attribute. This view will use - the :term:`Chameleon` ZPT renderer configured with the - ``templates/view.pt`` template to render non-*response* return - values from the ``view_page`` view. This is the default view for a - Page. - -#. Add a declaration which maps the "Page" class in our ``models.py`` - file to the view named ``edit_page`` in our ``views.py`` file with - the view name ``edit_page``. Associate this view with the - ``templates/edit.pt`` template file via the ``renderer`` attribute. - This view will use the :term:`Chameleon` ZPT renderer configured - with the ``templates/edit.pt`` template to render non-*response* - return values from the ``edit_page`` view. This is the edit view - for a page. - -As a result of our edits, the ``configure.zcml`` file should look -something like so: - -.. literalinclude:: src/views/tutorial/configure.zcml - :linenos: - :language: xml - -Examining ``tutorial.ini`` -========================== - -Let's take a look at our ``tutorial.ini`` file. The contents of the -file are as follows: - -.. literalinclude:: src/models/tutorial.ini - :linenos: - :language: ini - -The WSGI Pipeline ------------------ - -Within ``tutorial.ini``, note the existence of a ``[pipeline:main]`` -section which specifies our WSGI pipeline. This "pipeline" will be -served up as our WSGI application. As far as the WSGI server is -concerned the pipeline *is* our application. Simpler configurations -don't use a pipeline: instead they expose a single WSGI application as -"main". Our setup is more complicated, so we use a pipeline. - -``egg:repoze.zodbconn#closer`` is at the "top" of the pipeline. This -is a piece of middleware which closes the ZODB connection opened by -the PersistentApplicationFinder at the end of the request. - -``egg:repoze.tm#tm`` is the second piece of middleware in the -pipeline. This commits a transaction near the end of the request -unless there's an exception raised. - -Adding an Element to the Pipeline ---------------------------------- - -Let's add a piece of middleware to the WSGI pipeline: -``egg:Paste#evalerror`` middleware which displays debuggable errors in -the browser while you're developing (not recommended for deployment). -Let's insert evalerror into the pipeline right below -"egg:repoze.zodbconn#closer", making our resulting ``tutorial.ini`` -file look like so: - -.. literalinclude:: src/views/tutorial.ini - :linenos: - :language: ini - -Viewing the Application in a Browser -==================================== - -Once we've set up the WSGI pipeline properly, we can finally examine -our application in a browser. The views we'll try are as follows: - -- Visiting ``http://localhost:6543/`` in a browser invokes the - ``view_wiki`` view. This always redirects to the ``view_page`` view - of the FrontPage page object. - -- Visiting ``http://localhost:6543/FrontPage/`` in a browser invokes - the ``view_page`` view of the front page page object. This is - because it's the *default view* (a view without a ``name``) for Page - objects. - -- Visiting ``http://localhost:6543/FrontPage/edit_page`` in a browser - invokes the edit view for the front page object. - -- Visiting ``http://localhost:6543/add_page/SomePageName`` in a - browser invokes the add view for a page. - -- To generate an error, visit ``http://localhost:6543/add_page`` which - will generate an ``IndexError`` for the expression - ``request.subpath[0]``. You'll see an interactive traceback - facility provided by evalerror. - - - - - |
