[CPS-devel] how to "bind" product classes to flexible types ?

[Lennart Regebro]

Joachim Schmitz wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> In our product we use CPSFlexible Types heavily. We also define a class 
> for each Type to be able to programm specific behavior of that Type.
> 
> So we specify in our PortalTypes here is the xml-export:
> 
>  <property name="content_meta_type">StudentAdmission</property>
>  <property name="product">WAeUP_SRP</property>
>  <property name="factory">addStudentAdmission</property>
> 
> for that to work I have to specify in the products __init__.py
> 
> from Products.WAeUP_SRP.Students import StudentAdmission, 
> addStudentAdmission
> 
> and later:
> contentClasses = (list-of-Contentclasses)
> extra_constructors = (list-of-add Functions in the same order as above 
> list)
> fti = list of empty dictionarys for each ContentClass
> 
> 
> def initialize(registrar):
>     ContentInit('WAeUP Types',
>                 content_types = contentClasses,
>                 permission = AddPortalContent,
>                 extra_constructors = contentConstructors,
>                 fti = fti,
>                 ).initialize(registrar)
> 
>     # Extension profile registration
>     profile_registry.registerProfile(
>         'default',
>         'WAeUP_SRP',
>         "The WestAfrican e-University Project",
>         'profiles/default',
>         'WAeUP_SRP',
>         EXTENSION,
>         for_=ICPSSite)
> 
> Without the ContentInit I cannot access methods defined in the 
> contentclass. Isn't there a better way to do this ?

No, that looks pretty much correct. Yes, you need all that in CMF. :)

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