[Zope-CMF] Re: [dev] GenericSetup: more refactoring - a small proposal

[Florent Guillaume]

yuppie wrote:
> The setup handlers for adapter based import / export are just 
> boilerplate. I'd like to move the complete responsibility for setting up 
> tools to importToolset / exportToolset.
> 
> toolset.xml already contains all the necessary information if we use the 
> ID of the tool for computing the file names. catalog.xml would e.g. 
> become portal_catalog.xml.
> 
> GenericSetup would need some BBB code to handle CMF 1.5 profiles. 
> Old-style tool handlers can still have their own registry step.
> 
> This would make writing and maintaining tool handlers much simpler. On 
> the other hand we loose some flexibility:
> 
> - import/export of selected tools from a bigger profile: don't think we 
> really need that
> 
> Right now each tool has its own import step and export step. The 'Import'
> and 'Export' tab of the setup tool allow to select single steps and run
> them independently. If tools become part of the 'Required tools' step you
> can just select / deselect them en bloc.

Hm I don't like it, I import/export tools individually all the time.

-1 from me.

Florent

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