[Zope] Re: object modification email

[hazmat]

i would write a plugin index for the catalog, such that when an object 
is reindexed i apply my biz  rulz and send out emails if nesc. the other
option is to go with a full blow event channel (there are a couple out 
there), but i would still probably use a plugin index as basis for 
notifications for modifed content objects.

hth,

-p

AJ Coon wrote:
> Chris Muldrow wrote:
> 
>> On 12/20/02 11:01 AM, "AJ Coon" <aj@hostway.com> wrote:
>>
>>  
>>
>>> Is there a lightweight Zope product that anyone knows of which:
>>>
>>> -  Tracks changes of objects in Zope
>>> - Can send email to notify individuals when changes occur to objects
>>> that are being tracked
>>>
>>> I think using versioning or CMF workflow  for what we need would be like
>>> using chainsaw to slice butter.   ;-)
>>>
>>> Ideas, anyone?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> aj
>>>
>>>
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>> Unhelpful initial answer: I don't know of a product that does that.
>> Possibly helpful follow-up answer: Are you tracking a specific type of
>> object? 'Cause you could (just talking off the top of my head) go into the
>> manage_edit source and hook a sendmail method to it that checked against a
>> boolean property of the object. So:
>> if notify=='true':
>>    sendmail_method_somewhere_in_your_site()
>> - Chris
>>
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> Yeah, we're doing this in CMF, so we probably should just modify the 
> Content types we are using for these objects to include the email 
> functionality.
> 
> Also, I've thought about doing this at the folder level.  So say if an 
> object was added or removed to/from a Folder object, an email would be 
> generated letting people know something was modified 'in' the folder.
> 
> The latter is probably what we would start with as a simple 
> customization to Folder objects, and the former would be adopted over 
> time. 
> aj
>