[Zope3-dev] Re: 'layer' vs. 'type'

[Gustavo Niemeyer]

> I wasn't sure about the layer to type renaming myself. Plus, it
> would've been one of those "janitorial changes" that just weren't
> worth it.  That's why I didn't do it.

It looks like the process has already started.  Should things
like these be reverted then (zope.app.component.metadirectives):


  class IBasicResourceInformation(zope.interface.Interface):
      """
      Basic information for resources
      """

    (...)
 
    type = zope.configuration.fields.GlobalInterface(
        title=_("Request type"),
        required=True
        )

  (...)

  class IResourceDirective(IBasicComponentInformation,
                           IBasicResourceInformation):
      """Register a resource"""
  
      # BBB 2006/02/18, to be removed after 12 months
      layer = LayerField(
          title=_("The layer the resource is in.  This argument has been "
                  "deprecated and will be removed in Zope 3.5.  Use the "
                  "'type' argument instead."),
          required=False,
          )

  (...)

  class IBasicViewInformation(zope.interface.Interface):
      """This is the basic information for all views."""

    (...)

    # BBB 2006/02/18, to be removed after 12 months
    layer = LayerField(
        title=_("The layer the view is in."),
        description=_("""
        *BBB: DEPRECATED*

        A skin is composed of layers. It is common to put skin
        specific views in a layer named after the skin. If the 'layer'
        attribute is not supplied, it defaults to 'default'."""),
        required=False,
        )


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