[Zope-CMF] Re: CMFSetup: workflow scripts as external methods

[Florent Guillaume]

Jens Vagelpohl wrote:
> There's an outstanding issue in the collector about workflow scripts  
> that are external methods. Currently, creating a snapshot of a site  
> with external methods on the Scripts tab of a DCWorkflow will just  blow 
> up. The real question here is: Do we want to support that at  all? 
> Taking a quick look at the code two options come to mind:
> 
> - When extracting workflow script information, external methods are  
> specifically ignored. The documentation is updated to reflect the  fact 
> that only DTMLMethods and Script (Python) (or items derived from  
> them/behaving like them) are supported as far as import/export goes.

That would be enough for me.

> - External methods gain support by extending the saved information to  
> collect module/function values for external methods instead of trying  
> to read the body. This *will* make an import blow up if the  filesystem 
> code the external method relies on is not in the expected  location.

Yeah the problem is that external method's content is non-local.

> I would favor the latter route, but would volunteer to implement  either 
> solution. What's the consensus? Or are there other alternatives?

I'm also ok with I/O of the external methods themselves, but I feel that's 
too much hassle. And it's not among my use cases.

Florent

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