[ZODB-Dev] Ordering before commit hooks

[Dieter Maurer]

Jim Fulton wrote at 2005-8-23 14:22 -0400:
> ...
>>>For example, you could have gotten to the same end here
>>>with the old method, by registering your actions with an object of your own
>>>creation, and registering just one commit hook with the transaction, where
>>>that one hook looked at the actions you registered with your own object and
>>>ran them in whatever order _it_ determined was best.
>> 
>> 
>> Now plug and play comes into play:
>> 
>>   Assume two packages developped by independent people
>>   which all want to control the order of hook execution.
>
>Do we have evidence that such applications exist? So far, the
>only example I've seen is one where an application wanted a handler
>to go last. As I've pointed out in a separate note, this is achievable
>without the change.

I have a *package* (similar to Archetypes SQLStorage) that
wants to go after everything that might possibly change attributes
whether those changes are done by another component from me
or any package developped by someone else.

-- 
Dieter