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diff --git a/docs/glossary.rst b/docs/glossary.rst index fc282b2da..e4de15bd6 100644 --- a/docs/glossary.rst +++ b/docs/glossary.rst @@ -342,14 +342,13 @@ Glossary file. It was developed by Ian Bicking. Chameleon - `chameleon <http://chameleon.repoze.org>`_ is an attribute - language template compiler which supports both the :term:`ZPT` and - :term:`Genshi` templating specifications. It is written and - maintained by Malthe Borch. It has several extensions, such as - the ability to use bracketed (Genshi-style) ``${name}`` syntax, - even within ZPT. It is also much faster than the reference - implementations of both ZPT and Genshi. :app:`Pyramid` offers - Chameleon templating out of the box in ZPT and text flavors. + `chameleon <http://chameleon.repoze.org>`_ is an attribute language + template compiler which supports the :term:`ZPT` templating + specification. It is written and maintained by Malthe Borch. It has + several extensions, such as the ability to use bracketed (Mako-style) + ``${name}`` syntax. It is also much faster than the reference + implementation of ZPT. :app:`Pyramid` offers Chameleon templating out + of the box in ZPT and text flavors. ZPT The `Zope Page Template <http://wiki.zope.org/ZPT/FrontPage>`_ @@ -564,9 +563,8 @@ Glossary also `PEP 318 <http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0318/>`_. configuration declaration - An individual method call made to an instance of a :app:`Pyramid` - :term:`Configurator` object which performs an arbitrary action, such as - registering a :term:`view configuration` (via the + An individual method call made to a :term:`configuration directive`, + such as registering a :term:`view configuration` (via the :meth:`~pyramid.config.Configurator.add_view` method of the configurator) or :term:`route configuration` (via the :meth:`~pyramid.config.Configurator.add_route` method of the @@ -922,7 +920,7 @@ Glossary database information. :mod:`pyramid_debugtoolbar` is configured into the ``development.ini`` of all applications which use a Pyramid :term:`scaffold`. For more information, see - https://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid_debugtoolbar/dev/ . + http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid_debugtoolbar/dev/ . scaffold A project template that helps users get started writing a Pyramid @@ -935,5 +933,53 @@ Glossary used in production applications, because the logger can be configured to log to a file, to UNIX syslog, to the Windows Event Log, or even to email. See its `documentation - <https://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid_exclog/dev/>`_. - + <http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid_exclog/dev/>`_. + + console script + A script written to the ``bin`` (on UNIX, or ``Scripts`` on Windows) + directory of a Python installation or virtualenv as the result of + running ``setup.py install`` or ``setup.py develop``. + + introspector + An object with the methods described by + :class:`pyramid.interfaces.IIntrospector` that is available in both + configuration code (for registration) and at runtime (for querying) that + allows a developer to introspect configuration statements and + relationships between those statements. + + conflict resolution + Pyramid attempts to resolve ambiguous configuration statements made by + application developers via automatic conflict resolution. Automatic + conflict resolution is described in + :ref:`automatic_conflict_resolution`. If Pyramid cannot resolve + ambiguous configuration statements, it is possible to manually resolve + them as described in :ref:`manually_resolving_conflicts`. + + configuration directive + A method of the :term:`Configurator` which causes a configuration action + to occur. The method :meth:`pyramid.config.Configurator.add_view` is a + configuration directive, and application developers can add their own + directives as necessary (see :ref:`add_directive`). + + action + Represents a pending configuration statement generated by a call to a + :term:`configuration directive`. The set of pending configuration + actions are processed when :meth:`pyramid.config.Configurator.commit` is + called. + + discriminator + The unique identifier of an :term:`action`. + + introspectable + An object which implements the attributes and methods described in + :class:`pyramid.interfaces.IIntrospectable`. Introspectables are used + by the :term:`introspector` to display configuration information about + a running Pyramid application. An introspectable is associated with a + :term:`action` by virtue of the + :meth:`pyramid.config.Configurator.action` method. + + asset descriptor + An instance representing an :term:`asset specification` provided by the + :meth:`pyramid.path.AssetResolver.resolve` method. It supports the + methods and attributes documented in + :class:`pyramid.interfaces.IAssetDescriptor`. |