[Zope-CMF] Re: Effective use of effective_date and expiration_date

[Raphael Ritz]

Tres Seaver schrieb:
[..]
> 
> Yep -- this is how the "typical" site uses those dates.  However, some
> folks want actual workflow transitions to happen ASAP after each date
> passes.  In that case, you need to write a periodic task which searches
> for objects which are in the "between" state (e.g., their expiration
> date has passed but they are still "active"), and cause the workflow
> tool to "tickle" the transition machinery.  E.g., as a Python Script::
> 
>   # untested
>   for brain in context.portal_catalog.searchResults(
>                         review_state="published",
>                         expiration_date={'query': ZopeTime(),
>                                          'operator': 'max'}):
>       obj = brain.getObject()
>       wf_tool.doActionFor(ob, 'expire')
> 
> 

Yep. And just reinforcing the obvious:
Trigger the script Tres mentioned on a regular basis
yourself, either using a cron job or Zope's ClockServer
from Chris (included in Zope 2.10 now?)

     http://plope.com/software/ClockServer/

Raphael