[Zope] TransientObjectContainer.keys()

[Shannon -jj Behrens]

On Fri, Mar 07, 2003 at 12:22:13AM -0600, Edward Muller wrote:
> Isn't TransientObjectContainer a container for TransientObjects ?

Yes.

> You get the auto-delete from TransientObjectContainer. I assume (without
> looking at the code) that the dict in TransientObjectContainer stores
> some sort of references to TransientObjects ... which you then use ...

Yes.

> I could be very wrong ... since I'm not taking the time to read the
> code.

All of your statements are correct.  However, I still know of no way to way to 
get a complete list of TransientObject's from the TransientObjectContainer.
(This should not be confused with getting a list of keys from *an individual*
TransientObject).  Please set me straight if I'm wrong.

Thanks, 
-jj

> On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 19:02, Shannon -jj Behrens wrote:
> > Chris, 
> > 
> > Thank you for your reply!  I'm using 2.6.  According to the API docs, 
> > TransientObject has a keys method, but TransientObjectContainer doesn't.
> > Looking at TransienceInterfaces.py confirms that TransientObject implements
> > DictionaryLike whereas TransientObjectContainer doesn't.  Am I confused?
> > 
> > Best Regards,
> > -jj
> > 
> > On Thu, Mar 06, 2003 at 07:40:51PM -0500, Chris McDonough wrote:
> > > TransientObjectContainer does have a keys method.  At least in Zope 2.6
> > > and the Zope trunk it does...
> > > 
> > > On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 16:53, Shannon -jj Behrens wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > 
> > > > I'm using Zope as an application server for some weird, non-Web-related stuff.
> > > > TransientObjectContainer really matches my needs for a particular problem
> > > > (the dict-like interface and the auto-delete feature are quite useful), but 
> > > > TransientObjectContainer has no keys() method.  I can see why this is the case
> > > > considering sessions, but it's something that I absolutely need for my 
> > > > application.  I assume my options are:
> > > > 
> > > > o Hack Zope and submit a patch.
> > > > o Hack Zope and don't submit a patch, because it won't be accepted.
> > > > o Figure out some (really inconvenient) way to store a list of keys in the 
> > > >   TransientObjectContainer.
> > > > o Don't use TransientObjectContainer, just use normal Zope objects.  Use a cron
> > > >   job to implement auto-delete.
> > > > 
> > > > I welcome your advice.
> > > > 
> > > > Best Regards,
> > > > -jj

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