[Zope3-dev] TTW Schema-based content types

Stephan Richter srichter@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu
Mon, 4 Aug 2003 12:42:13 -0400


On Monday 04 August 2003 12:01, Jim Fulton wrote:
> Once we have a schema, it should be easy to create a content type based on
> the schema.
> There should be a class with __getattr__, __setattr__ and __delattr__ that
> uses the
> schema to provide data management. =A0I suggest that these TTW schema sho=
uld
> have the
> property that each field should have a unique id. =A0The content class sh=
ould
> use
> the ids, rather than the field names to manage data. =A0That way, fields =
can
> be renamed
> without messing up existing instances.

I have addressed the security and data management (i.e. pickle the object)=
=20
aspects (including UI) of this in my recent workflow work.

Regards,
Stephan
=2D-=20
Stephan Richter
CBU Physics & Chemistry (B.S.) / Tufts Physics (Ph.D. student)
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