[Zope-CMF] Hmmm... problems with dependencies ...

[Tres Seaver]

Dennis Allison wrote:
> On a fresh instance of CMF (CVS, unmodified) I set up index_html to be
> customized from skins/generic.  I also set up to be customized versions of
> <standard_html_header> and <standard_html_footer> and <standard_topbar>. 
> Viewing the index-html from the skins/custom folder works logged in as 
> admin works [Bjust fine.
> 
> Viewing the site from outside dies with a template expansion error....
> 
>  File /home/zope/ZopeSys/Zope-2.5.0-linux2-x86/lib/python/ZPublisher/Publish.py,
> line 39, in call_object
>     (Object: index_html)
>   File /home/zope/ZopeSys/Zope-2.5.0-linux2-x86/lib/python/OFS/DTMLMethod.py,
> line 127, in __call__
>     (Object: index_html)
>   File
> /home/zope/ZopeSys/Zope-2.5.0-linux2-x86/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_String.py, line 473, in __call__
>     (Object: index_html)
>   File
> /home/zope/ZopeSys/Zope-2.5.0-linux2-x86/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_Let.py,
> line 76, in render
>     (Object: folder_url=absolute_url)
>   File
> /home/zope/ZopeSys/Zope-2.5.0-linux2-x86/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_In.py,
> line 695, in renderwob
>     (Object: objectValues( [ 'Folder', 'Portal Folder' ] ))
> KeyError: Id
> 
> which stikes me as a dependency error.  The DTML index_html invokes stuff that
> apparently defaults to templates rather than the equivalent DHTML.  What to do?
> Is there an easy way to discover the dependencies?
> 
> I would prefer to maintain the option of building a mixed site, some pages built
> with templates, some with DTML, yet others with python scripts and external procedures.
> The skin mechanism and the associated defaulting seems to get in the way of this.
> Is there any reasonable way to accomplish this?  For example, how do I keep the
> same basic layout and skin when some pages are rendered using templates and
> others using DTML?

ZPT and DTML aren't designed to "mix and match" this way;  I recall seeing a 
recipe at the ZopeLabs Cookbook site which worked around the clash:

   http://www.zopelabs.com/cookbook/996477083

> Is there a way to use the templates mechanism to create DTML?
> 
> Finally, one more question.  Much of the CMF functionality is buried in the
> tools layer.  To change the functionality, I have to modify the tools.  Are the
> interfaces and API specified somewhere?  What's the recommended way to make such
> changes so that my system can track the CMF development?

The architecture for the tools is sketched out at:

   http://cmf.zope.org/design/system_architecture

The up-to-date interfaces for the "stock" tools are specified in the
'interfaces' sub-packge of CMFCore:

   http://cvs.zope.org/CMF/CMFCore/interfaces/


Tres.
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