[Zope-dev] Refresh makes all imported modules = None

[Shane Hathaway]

William Trenker wrote:
> At 09:36 AM 6/3/02 -0400, Shane Hathaway wrote:
> 
>> Are you working with products that use the old style [of product 
>> initialization]?  Are they still around? ;-)
> 
> 
> I'm developing a Zope Database Adapter (DA) for the SQLite 
> (http://www.hwaci.com/sw/sqlite) embedded database.  Although a DA isn't 
> a Product in the usual sense, the front-end is registered like a product 
> and has a Management interface.
> 
> I've noticed that existing DA's that I'm studying for reference, 
> including DCOracle2, don't use the "new" method of Product 
> initialization / registration.  Are DA's considered "monkey patch" 
> products?  Is it possible to use the Refresh feature during development 
> of a DA?

Ah, good point.  I don't know whether it's possible.  You probably 
shouldn't maintain an open connection to the database durng refresh.

Shane