[ZODB-Dev] [Problem] "_v_" variables too volatile

Steve Alexander steve at z3u.com
Wed Dec 10 09:12:35 EST 2003


>>Unless I do not here strong objections, I will extend
>>the ZODB such that:
>
> +1 

+1 from me too.

> 
>>  *  setting a "_v_" attribute of a "Persistent" object
>>     sets a "_p_volatile" attribute.
> 
> 
> Im not keen on the name, because objects in this state are _less_ volatile 
> than others. I think the name should say "lives until the end of a full 
> transaction", but I dont have a good suggestion.

_p_vital

_p_animate

_p_living

_p_operative

_p_zoetic


>>  *  "incrGC" gets an argument "flushVolatile", defaulting to "1".

Can we use True and False for boolean values in a Python API?


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Steve Alexander




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