[Zope] Re: Problems modifying a "global" attribute of a portal tool.

[Tres Seaver]

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JoseLuis de la Rosa Triviño wrote:

> I'm working with zope 2.9.1 in debug mode.
> 
> I have a tool (especifically who_online) where I have created a new
> class attribute and some methods to modify an read it. A python script
> is called with a user's click and uses those methods.
> > 
> My problem is that some times when a user modifies the value of the
> attribute (a python dicctionary) the action takes no effect or it takes
> effect only in the current transaction. I'm still newbie in zope.
> 
> The class attribute is called "members_rooms" and the methods are:
> 
> def joinedRoom(self, member, room):
>         """
>             Adds the member to the room's list of members.
>         """
>         self.members_rooms[member] = room
>         logger.info(" %s joined room %s ", member, room)
> 
> def leftRoom(self, member, room):
>         """
>             Removes the member from the room where it's supposed
>             to be joined. 
>         """
>         if self.members_rooms.has_key(member):
>             del self.members_rooms[member]
>             logger.info(" %s left the room %s ", member, room)
> 
> I get log info messages correctly and if I print the value of
> members_rooms before and after the statement (del or assignment) printed
> values are correct, but when I query the value of the attribute from a
> python script just after the "transaction" has finished, the attribute's
> value has not changed.
> 
> May some body help me? What am I doing wrong?
> 
> WhoOnline is a class (and portal tool) that inherits from SimpleItem,
> Implicit and PropertyManager.

Make your 'members_rooms' attribute a PersistentMapping, instead of a
dict, e.g.:

   from persistent.mapping import PersistentMapping

   class WhoOnline(SimpleItem, Implicit, PropertyManager):
         members_rooms = PersistentMapping()


Tres.
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