[Zope-Coders] Creating a "default" error_log object

[Jeffrey P Shell]

On 7/18/02 10:07 AM, "Toby Dickenson" <tdickenson@geminidataloggers.com>
wrote:

> On Thursday 18 Jul 2002 4:22 pm, Chris McDonough wrote:
> 
>> I propose this:
>> 
>> - first of all, get rid of Data.fs.in.  It's dead, Jim.  The
>>   application init code does it all anyway.
>> 
>> - Second of all, create all "deletable" default objects only when
>>   populating a brand new database.  Change default initialization to
>>   write a  single flag out to signify that the deletable default
>>   elements have been created (the whole lot of them, sessions,
>> examples,
>>   standard "methodish" objects, etc).  This flag signifies a
>> terminal
>>   state for deletable default object creation -- once it is written,
>>   Zope initialization will never attempt to create future
>>   default objects within this database, even when a user upgrades to
>>   the latest Zope version.
> 
> It only needs a seperate flag if the creation is automatic. If creation needed
> a specific management action, then I dont think it is a problem that you
> _can_ create yet another 'Examples' folder after deleting the first - so long
> as you are not forced to.
> 
>> - Add a method with a well-known name on the application object to
>>   "upgrade" to the latest default object scheme.  Document this
>>   method.
> 
> Maybe a "Standard Fixtures" page in control panel with sections that
> say things like:
> 
> * This database already has a browser_id_manager object.
> 
> * This database doesnt have an Examples folder.    [add one now]
> 
> * This database doesnt have a standard_template.pt object. A new
> database created today would have one, and we strongly recommend
> that you fix this now                              [fix it now]
> 


+1 for something in the Control Panel.  Perhaps it can also point out when
Python Script objects need recompilation.

-1 for magic method names and URL's that can only be found out about by
watching error log traffic or knowing which *.txt file to find the bullet
item in.

-- 
Jeffrey P Shell 
www.cuemedia.com