Nodes and Views: Building Website structure
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.. currentmodule:: philo.models
+
+Nodes
+-----
+
+:class:`Node`\ s are the basic building blocks of a website using Philo. They define the URL hierarchy and connect each URL to a :class:`View` subclass instance which is used to generate an HttpResponse.
+
.. class:: Node
+ :class:`!Node` subclasses :class:`TreeEntity`. It defines the following additional methods and attributes:
+
.. attribute:: view
:class:`GenericForeignKey` to a non-abstract subclass of :class:`View`
As long as :mod:`philo.urls` is included somewhere in the urlpatterns, this will return the URL of this node. The returned value will always start and end with a slash.
+Views
+-----
+
+Abstract View Models
+++++++++++++++++++++
.. class:: View
- :class:`!View` is an abstract model that represents an item which can be "rendered", either in response to an :class:`HttpRequest` or as a standalone.
+ :class:`!View` is an abstract model that represents an item which can be "rendered", either in response to an :class:`HttpRequest` or as a standalone. It subclasses :class:`Entity`, and defines the following additional methods and attributes:
.. attribute:: accepts_subpath
- Defines whether this View class can handle subpaths.
+ Defines whether this View class can handle subpaths. Default: ``False``
.. attribute:: nodes
.. method:: actually_render_to_response(request[, extra_context=None])
- Concrete subclasses must override this method to provide the business logic for turning a ``request`` and ``extra_context`` into an :class:`HttpResponse`.
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+ Concrete subclasses must override this method to provide the business logic for turning a ``request`` and ``extra_context`` into an :class:`HttpResponse`.
+
+.. class:: MultiView
+
+ :class:`!MultiView` is an abstract model which represents a section of related pages - for example, a :class:`~philo.contrib.penfield.BlogView` might have a foreign key to :class:`Page`\ s for an index, an entry detail, an entry archive by day, and so on. :class:`!MultiView` subclasses :class:`View`, and defines the following additional methods and attributes:
+
+ .. attribute:: accepts_subpath
+
+ Same as :attr:`View.accepts_subpath`. Default: ``True``
+
+ .. attribute:: urlpatterns
+
+ Returns urlpatterns that point to views (generally methods on the class). :class:`!MultiView`\ s can be thought of as "managing" these subpaths.
+
+ .. method:: actually_render_to_response(request[, extra_context=None])
+
+ Resolves the remaining subpath left after finding this :class:`View`'s node using :attr:`self.urlpatterns <urlpatterns>` and renders the view function (or method) found with the appropriate args and kwargs.
+
+ .. method:: get_context()
+
+ Hook for providing instance-specific context - such as the value of a Field - to all views.
+
+ .. method:: basic_view(field_name)
+
+ Given the name of a field on ``self``, accesses the value of that field and treats it as a :class:`View` instance. Creates a basic context based on :meth:`get_context` and any extra_context that was passed in, then calls the :class:`View` instance's :meth:`~View.render_to_response` method. This method is meant to be called to return a view function appropriate for :attr:`urlpatterns`.
+
+Concrete View Subclasses
+++++++++++++++++++++++++
+
+.. class:: Redirect
+
+ A :class:`View` subclass. Defines a 301 or 302 redirect to a different url on an absolute or relative path.
+
+ .. attribute:: STATUS_CODES
+
+ A choices tuple of redirect status codes (temporary or permanent).
+
+ .. attribute:: target
+
+ A :class:`CharField` which may contain an absolute or relative URL. This will be validated with :class:`philo.validators.RedirectValidator`.
+
+ .. attribute:: status_code
+
+ An :class:`IntegerField` which uses :attr:`STATUS_CODES` as its choices. Determines whether the redirect is considered temporary or permanent.
+
+ .. method:: actually_render_to_response(request[, extra_context=None])
+
+ Returns an :class:`HttpResponseRedirect` to :attr:`self.target`.
+
+.. class:: File
+
+ A :class:`View` subclass. Stores an arbitrary file.
+
+ .. attribute:: mimetype
+
+ Defines the mimetype of the uploaded file. This will not be validated.
+
+ .. attribute:: file
+
+ Contains the uploaded file. Files are uploaded to ``philo/files/%Y/%m/%d``.
+
+ .. method:: __unicode__()
+
+ Returns the name of :attr:`self.file <file>`.
+
+Pages
+*****
+
+:class:`Page`\ s are the most frequently used :class:`View` subclass. They define a basic HTML page and its associated content. Each :class:`Page` renders itself according to a :class:`Template`. The :class:`Template` may contain :ttag:`container` tags, which define related :class:`Contentlet`\ s and :class:`ContentReference`\ s for any page using that :class:`Template`.
+
+.. class:: Page
+
+ A :class:`View` subclass. Represents a page - something which is rendered according to a template. The page will have a number of related Contentlets depending on the template selected - but these will appear only after the page has been saved with that template.
+
+ .. attribute:: template
+
+ A :class:`ForeignKey` to the :class:`Template` used to render this :class:`Page`.
+
+ .. attribute:: title
+
+ The name of this page. Chances are this will be used for organization - i.e. finding the page in a list of pages - rather than for display.
+
+ .. attribute:: containers
+
+ Returns :attr:`self.template.containers <Template.containers>` - a tuple containing the specs of all :ttag:`container`\ s defined in the :class:`Template`. The value will be cached on the instance so that multiple accesses will be less expensive.
+
+ .. method:: render_to_string([request=None, extra_context=None])
+
+ In addition to rendering as an :class:`HttpResponse`, a :class:`Page` can also render as a string. This means, for example, that :class:`Page`\ s can be used to render emails or other non-HTML-related content with the same :ttag:`container`-based functionality as is used for HTML.
+
+ .. method:: actually_render_to_response(request[, extra_context=None])
+
+ Returns an :class:`HttpResponse` with the content of the :meth:`render_to_string` method and the mimetype set to :attr:`self.template.mimetype <Template.mimetype>`.
+
+ .. clean_fields(self[, exclude=None)
+
+ This is an override of the default model clean_fields method. Essentially, in addition to validating the fields, this method validates the :class:`Template` instance that is used to render this :class:`Page`. This is useful for catching template errors before they show up as 500 errors on a live site.
+
+ .. method:: __unicode__()
+
+ Returns :meth:`self.title <title>`
+
+.. class:: Template
+
+ Subclasses :class:`TreeModel`. Represents a database-driven django template. Defines the following additional methods and attributes:
+
+ .. attribute:: name
+
+ The name of the template. Used for organization and debugging.
+
+ .. attribute:: documentation
+
+ Can be used to let users know what the template is meant to be used for.
+
+ .. attribute:: mimetype
+
+ Defines the mimetype of the template. This is not validated. Default: ``text/html``.
+
+ .. attribute:: code
+
+ An insecure :class:`~philo.models.fields.TemplateField` containing the django template code for this template.
+
+ .. attribute:: containers
+
+ Returns a tuple where the first item is a list of names of contentlets referenced by containers, and the second item is a list of tuples of names and contenttypes of contentreferences referenced by containers. This will break if there is a recursive extends or includes in the template code. Due to the use of an empty Context, any extends or include tags with dynamic arguments probably won't work.
+
+ .. method:: __unicode__()
+
+ Returns the results of the :meth:`~TreeModel.get_path` method, using the "name" field and a chevron joiner.
+
+.. class:: Contentlet
+
+ Defines a piece of content on a page. This content is treated as a secure :class:`~philo.models.fields.TemplateField`.
+
+ .. attribute:: page
+
+ The page which this :class:`Contentlet` is related to.
+
+ .. attribute:: name
+
+ This represents the name of the container as defined by a :ttag:`container` tag.
+
+ .. attribute:: content
+
+ A secure :class:`~philo.models.fields.TemplateField` holding the content for this :class:`Contentlet`. Note that actually using this field as a template requires use of the :ttag:`include_string` template tag.
+
+ .. method:: __unicode__()
+
+ Returns :attr:`self.name <name>`
+
+.. class:: ContentReference
+
+ Defines a model instance related to a page.
+
+ .. attribute:: page
+
+ The page which this :class:`ContentReference` is related to.
+
+ .. attribute:: name
+
+ This represents the name of the container as defined by a :ttag:`container` tag.
+
+ .. attribute:: content
+
+ A :class:`GenericForeignKey` to a model instance. The content type of this instance is defined by the :ttag:`container` tag which defines this :class:`ContentReference`.
+
+ .. method:: __unicode__()
+
+ Returns :attr:`self.name <name>`
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