[Zope] Building a cache on an object

[Anthony Pfrunder]

On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, A.M. Kuchling wrote:

> I'd like to construct an associative cache of information, which would
> basically be a dictionary.  My first thought was to create a property
> that was a dictionary, and store values in the dictionary.
> Unfortunately, none of the allowable property types corresponds to a
> dictionary.  Can I add a dictionary directly to an object such as a
> folder or DTML method?  
> 
No, but you can subclass an object via zclasses and construct a custom
property interface ;)  Look for my forth-coming "policy suggestions" post
on zope-dev

> -- 
> A.M. Kuchling			http://starship.python.net/crew/amk/
> The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.
>     -- Horace Walpole

Cheers,

Anthony Pfrunder
Zope Community Development Partner