[Erp5-dev] proposed change to File class

[Bartek Gorny]

On 24/07/06, Jean-Paul Smets <jp at nexedi.com> wrote:
> Le samedi 22 juillet 2006 17:49, Bartek Gorny a écrit :
> > Hello
> >
> > I needed to put objects inside a class that inherits from File
> > (namely, I wanted to put Role Definition inside under OOoDocument
> > objects). To do that, I've made a change to
> > Product/ERP5/Document/File.py - made File inherit from XMLObject:
> >
> > line 115
> > - class File(Base,  CMFFile)
> > + class File(XMLObject, Base,  CMFFile)
> >
> > Works for me, but is it ok from the system's point of view? Can it be
> > safely commited?
>
> The main issue to check is the support for DAV. File should act as a
> terminating leaf from DAV point of view but should behave as a folder to
> support local roles.
>
> This probably requires to set the inheritance of webdav related methods on
> the File class.
>
> I advise to use konqueror or cadaver to test webdav. If a folder which
> contains files appears as empty from webdav point of view, it usually means
> that some exception was caught, for example the exception related to file
> size.

Ooops - yes, there seems to be a problem with WebDAV. I'll have to dig
deeper into this.

BG

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>
> >
> > Bartek
>
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