Handle empty strings in HTML template Link function

Author: Richard Jones

roundup/cgi_client.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # BASIS, AND THERE IS NO OBLIGATION WHATSOEVER TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE,
 # SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
 # 
-# $Id: cgi_client.py,v 1.30 2001-10-09 07:38:58 richard Exp $
+# $Id: cgi_client.py,v 1.31 2001-10-14 10:55:00 richard Exp $
 
 import os, cgi, pprint, StringIO, urlparse, re, traceback, mimetypes
 import base64, Cookie, time
@@ -623,17 +623,19 @@ def main(self, dre=re.compile(r'([^\d]+)(\d+)'),
                 except IndexError:
                     raise NotFound
                 try:
-                    getattr(self, 'show%s'%self.classname)()
+                    func = getattr(self, 'show%s'%self.classname)
                 except AttributeError:
                     raise NotFound
+                func()
                 return
             m = nre.match(path[0])
             if m:
                 self.classname = m.group(1)
                 try:
-                    getattr(self, 'new%s'%self.classname)()
+                    func = getattr(self, 'new%s'%self.classname)
                 except AttributeError:
                     raise NotFound
+                func()
                 return
             self.classname = path[0]
             try:
@@ -777,6 +779,11 @@ def parsePropsFromForm(cl, form, nodeid=0):
 
 #
 # $Log: not supported by cvs2svn $
+# Revision 1.30  2001/10/09 07:38:58  richard
+# Pushed the base code for the extended schema CGI interface back into the
+# code cgi_client module so that future updates will be less painful.
+# Also removed a debugging print statement from cgi_client.
+#
 # Revision 1.29  2001/10/09 07:25:59  richard
 # Added the Password property type. See "pydoc roundup.password" for
 # implementation details. Have updated some of the documentation too.

roundup/htmltemplate.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # BASIS, AND THERE IS NO OBLIGATION WHATSOEVER TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE,
 # SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
 # 
-# $Id: htmltemplate.py,v 1.25 2001-10-09 07:25:59 richard Exp $
+# $Id: htmltemplate.py,v 1.26 2001-10-14 10:55:00 richard Exp $
 
 import os, re, StringIO, urllib, cgi, errno
 
@@ -213,11 +213,11 @@ def __call__(self, property=None, **args):
             value = self.cl.get(self.nodeid, property)
         else:
             if isinstance(propclass, hyperdb.Multilink): value = []
+            elif isinstance(propclass, hyperdb.Link): value = None
             else: value = ''
         if isinstance(propclass, hyperdb.Link):
             linkname = propclass.classname
-            if value is None:
-                return '[not assigned]'
+            if value is None: return '[no %s]'%property.capitalize()
             linkcl = self.db.classes[linkname]
             k = linkcl.labelprop()
             linkvalue = linkcl.get(value, k)
@@ -226,11 +226,14 @@ def __call__(self, property=None, **args):
             linkname = propclass.classname
             linkcl = self.db.classes[linkname]
             k = linkcl.labelprop()
+            if not value : return '[no %s]'%property.capitalize()
             l = []
             for value in value:
                 linkvalue = linkcl.get(value, k)
                 l.append('<a href="%s%s">%s</a>'%(linkname, value, linkvalue))
             return ', '.join(l)
+        if isinstance(propclass, hyperdb.String):
+            if value == '': value = '[no %s]'%property.capitalize()
         return '<a href="%s%s">%s</a>'%(self.classname, self.nodeid, value)
 
 class Count(Base):
@@ -753,6 +756,10 @@ def newitem(client, templates, db, classname, form, replace=re.compile(
 
 #
 # $Log: not supported by cvs2svn $
+# Revision 1.25  2001/10/09 07:25:59  richard
+# Added the Password property type. See "pydoc roundup.password" for
+# implementation details. Have updated some of the documentation too.
+#
 # Revision 1.24  2001/09/27 06:45:58  richard
 # *gak* ... xmp is Old Skool apparently. Am using pre again by have the option
 # on the plain() template function to escape the text for HTML.